"My advice: go for the messes — that's where the action is." As a psychosis researcher, I love this advice! If you also sometimes wonder if you picked the wrong research field because it's too difficult, this piece might lift your spirits: nature.com/articles/42638…

It is with great pleasure we announce that the 28th Annual Meeting of the ASSC will be held at the Cultural Conference Center of Heraklion, Crete on July 6-9, 2025 ✨ Head to our website to find out more bit.ly/3WLuIka #28thassc2025 #consciousness #meeting

From an evolutionary perspective, what distinguishes the human brain? You may say, the neocortex. Surprisingly, in humans and other great apes, the expansion of the cerebellum accelerated faster than the enlargement of the cerebral cortex. cell.com/current-biolog…

Astounding!

Language is neither necessary nor sufficient for thought! Fantastic review by Ev (like in 'evidence', not Eve) Fedorenko 🇺🇦 et al arguing that language is for communication 👇 This view is useful for understanding why hallucinations in psychosis typically involve language. nature.com/articles/s4158…

On the centenary of the first human #EEG recording, Faisal Mushtaq et al. ask more than 500 experts to reflect on the impact of this discovery and potential of its application in science and society over the next 100 years. nature.com/articles/s4156…

We are likely to advertise a postdoc position in the next month or so. If you are interested in brains, speech, language, oscillations, computational modeling, multisensory integration, predictive perception, please reach out and I can tell you more. RTs appreciated.

Really excited to share our latest publication - authors.elsevier.com/a/1jgnSbotq3zUH

New tenure-track faculty opening!! Assistant Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences University of Rochester Focus is on Human Cognition! The department is thriving with lots of collaboration with other departments/institutes (e.g., Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience) Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/153296

Welcome to #ECHR24 Follow along with our annual conference here or on Threads for presentations from our excellent members. instagram.com/echrgroup?igsh…

Ready for #echr2024 - I’m online this year but will be covering the conference presentations on Early Career Hallucinations Research Group and instagram.com/echrgroup?igsh…

A great big THANK YOU to the fantastic organizers of ECHR and ICHR Ben Alderson-Day and Ana P. Pinheiro 👏👏👏👏👏

📢📢We are hiring!! At least one postdoc research position. If you are interested in brains, speech, language, oscillations, computational modeling, multisensory integration, predictive perception, please see the ad below. RTs appreciated.