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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · 21d

Is it time to put rest to rest? A great article by @esfinn.bsky.social , which cleverly lays out some unfound assumptions in the field of and an integrated way forward: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

It should be required reading for anyone using #resting-state or task-based #fMRI!

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is genuinely one of the best explanations I've ever read about permutation testing! 🦙 www.jwilber.me/permutationt...

Thank you ‪@jwilber.bsky.social‬ for breaking this down so clearly

Permutation Test: Visual Explanation

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · May 2

My first #SOBP was awesome! There were so many great sessions where I learned about the neurobiological underpinnings of #depression and new treatments the field is adopting. Thanks to all who came by my poster #SOBP2025

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Apr 29

Voted! #ElectionsCanada

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Elvisha Dhamala @elvisha.bsky.social · Apr 22

Excited to kick off SOBP Brainhack Toronto! #SOBPBrainhack

@erinwdickie.bsky.social @dnkennedy.bsky.social
@juchiyu.bsky.social
@stefsimpson.bsky.social
@loliver4.bsky.social

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Apr 11

BOONStim is available as open-source code: github.com/TIGRLab/BOON...

And for more information, check out their pre-print: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Apr 11

One way we treat #schizophrenia is with repeated #TMS. Yet the response rate is variable, possibly because of coil positioning or due to an individual's unique brain architecture. Using tech like BOONstim (bayesian optimization of #neurostimulation) helps us refine maps and leads to better outcomes!

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Apr 10

Excited to check out this talk tomorrow morning at 11:30 AM (EST) with @loliver4.bsky.social and Salim Mansour 🧠 We will learn about applying transcranial magnetic stimulation #TMS to treat #schizophrenia

Translational-Neuroimaging @translationalni.bsky.social · Apr 9

This event is just around the corner! Scan the QR code to join for free!

Translational-Neuroimaging @translationalni.bsky.social · Mar 25

Join for our 12th event on April 10! We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Lindsay Oliver from CAMH to introduce their latest work on individualized TMS targeting in schizophrenia using Bayesian optimization. Scan the QR code to participate!

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joncannon-neuro.bsky.social @joncannon-neuro.bsky.social · Apr 1

SEEKING POSTDOCS AND STUDENTS for computational/experimental collaboration on neuroscience of human rhythm perception! Thread!

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Elvisha Dhamala @elvisha.bsky.social · Dec 27

Thrilled to share our latest work on the importance of considering social identities in brain imaging research, now out in @natureneuro.bsky.social.

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Visual highlighting how sociodemographic identities influence brain, behavior, and brain-behavior relationships.
Figure caption: key goal of research in the brain sciences is to capture relationships between the brain and behavior. When studying these brain–behavior relationships, it is crucial to recognize that sociodemographic factors, such as sex, gender, race, ethnicity, education, religion, spirituality, health, language, environment, age and socioeconomic status (among others), can independently and interdependently influence these reciprocal associations.

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Thomas Yeo @bttyeo.bsky.social · Jan 24

Thanks to everyone's feedback, we have updated our calculator to optimize sample size N & scan time T for fMRI studies: leonoqr.github.io/ORSP_Calcula...

The first new feature is that users can explore how different N & T leads to different accuracy, e.g., N=1000 & T=30min => 81% max accuracy. 🧵

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Erin W Dickie @erinwdickie.bsky.social · Feb 25

Registration for SOBP BrainHack is now open! www.repronim.org/SOBPHack-042...

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · Mar 26

1/ The Trump administration is throwing science and scientists into turmoil – how should the scientific community respond?

Read the latest opinion pieces below from our new collection: ‘Science Under Threat in the US’ #StandUpForScience
elifesciences.org/collections/...

Science Under Threat in the US

The new administration in the US is conducting an assault on science and scientists – how should the scientific community respond?

elifesciences.org

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Mar 23

Excited to check out this new piece: "Studying memory narratives with natural language processing" by Dr. Can Fenerci and colleagues in TiCS!

www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

Studying memory narratives with natural language processing

Cognitive neuroscience research has begun to use natural language processing (NLP) to examine memory narratives with the hopes of gaining a nuanced understanding of the mechanisms underlying differenc...

www.cell.com

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Mar 17

Do standard group-level analyses generalize to individual participants? Mattoni et al. (2024) makes a convincing case that they often do not, and we need to do a better at considering #individualdifferences in the context of cognitive #neuroscience

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Mar 12

Check out this brief review of our work by Jessica Palmieri and @mschoenauer.bsky.social

They do an excellent job of summarizing the main findings for a broader audience!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sleep studies enter the real world - Nature Human Behaviour

Memory for details fades over time, yet retaining the spatiotemporal associations inherent to our individual experiences may be adaptively relevant. Using an art tour as an experimental setting, Diamo...

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Mar 12

Thrilled to see our study -- @diamondn.bsky.social
@brianlevine.bsky.social and many others -- published in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social

We find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events; and this advantage persisted for over a year! 😴

Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · Mar 11

@diamondn.bsky.social et al. find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events. The sleep-related advantage for sequences persists for over a year. @brianlevine.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sleep selectively and durably enhances memory for the sequence of real-world experiences - Nature Human Behaviour

How does sleep transform the way we remember our experiences? This study finds that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events. The sleep-related...

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Mar 11

A colleague of mine at #CAMH is looking for a #postdoc to work on unique precision fMRI, social cognition, and digital biomarkers in psychiatric disorders. Don't pass up this opportunity to join our collaborative team (imaging-genetics.camh.ca)!

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Canadian Women in STEM @cdnwomenstem.bsky.social · Feb 18

Looking for a faculty position? How about a postdoc position?

Canadian Women in STEM launches an easy to use Job Board.

canadianwomeninstem.org/job-board/

Canadian Women in STEM - Job Board

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Feb 14

Dr. Aristotle Voineskos kicked off the Campbell Family Mental Health Speaker Series with a visionary talk about how we can implement our scientific discoveries @camhnews.bsky.social
1⃣ key take away is that we need a system that isn't afraid to adapt and refine itself when the data is clear 📈

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Feb 14

You can learn more about the ABIDE project here: fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/abide/m...
#Autism #openscience #research

Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Feb 14

Last week I attended a great talk by Adriana DiMartino (from
@childmindinstitute.bsky.social) who mentioned her open science initiative on the Autism Brian Imaging Data Exchange 🧠 One key take away is that using tools such as functional MRI can help build a bridge between biology and behaviour!

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Jan 17

You can also read a nice summary of this paper by Dr. Gratzer on his page: davidgratzer.com/reading-of-t...

Reading of the Week: MST vs ECT – the new JAMA Psych Study; Also, Dr. Niall Boyce on Frasier and the Latest in the News

From the Editor Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a highly effective treatment for depression. But patients often complain about side effects, including cognitive problems. Could magnetic seizu…

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Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Jan 16

I attended a great talk today by Drs. Kiss and Clark, in which they emphasized why studying #biomarkers matters, especially in the context of #depression

Biomarker research provides 1) insights into underlying mechanisms, 2) better outcome prediction, and 3) more personalized treatments

Stephanie Simpson @stefsimpson.bsky.social · Jan 14

New study showing that a novel form of neuromodulatory therapy, magnetic seizure therapy, is just as effective at reducing depression vs. standard electroconvulsive therapy in 73 patients. These effects even endured 2 to 6 months later!

Heroic effort by Deng and colleagues 👏 shorturl.at/XW4sb

Magnetic Seizure Therapy vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Major Depressive Episode

This randomized clinical trial investigates whether magnetic seizure therapy is as efficacious as ultrabrief pulse right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy in treating patients with major depressive...

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