Modelling experiences and memories as trajectories through word-embedding spaces: Andy Heusser, Paxton Fitzpatrick, and Jeremy Manning examine the idiosyncratic ways people preserve or distort the “shapes” of their experiences when they encode them into memories buff.ly/2NhB0GO

We're thrilled to announce that the latest addition to the "Sherlock papers" family is now live! This was a super cool paper to work on, and it builds on awesome science from janice chen, Chris Baldassano, Norman Lab, Hasson Lab, and others.🧵...

So happy to finally get this out. It was a multi-year endeavor spanning births, deaths, new jobs, a pandemic and more. Would not have been possible without the Herculean effort from Paxton Fitzpatrick to get this across the finish line and unwavering support/mentoring from Jeremy Manning

Introducing PyMC Labs - our new Bayesian consultancy. Read about our mission: pymc-labs.io/blog-posts/sav… Over the last couple of months we have quietly been building an amazing team and working on fascinating client projects. Couldn't be more excited to share what we've been up to!

My paper is out @nature! Afraid of living in this era of uncertainty? No worries, your brain knows what to do. Facing novel situations resets brain circuitry, enabling rapid information updating and adaptation to novel situations. nature.com/articles/s4158…

How it started / how it's going

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Hello, I'm pleased to announce that we *finally* received approval for a job posting in my lab! We are looking to hire a full-time research assistant. Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested. Thanks! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04226

I’ve just put a release candidate for seaborn 0.11.2 up on PyPI and GitHub: github.com/mwaskom/seabor… This version required a fair amount of tricky manual backporting. It would be really helpful for people to try it out and report any unexpected behavior. pip install —pre seaborn

What gets us absorbed in movies and stories? Is there a neural signature of attentional engagement to narratives? Does this neural signature predict what we will go on to remember about a story? work with Monica Rosenberg Emily Finn now out! 1/4 pnas.org/content/118/33…

Interested in working memory, cognitive control, and neuroimaging? Come join my lab at UT Austin! We’re hiring a postdoc. In collaboration with Marie Banich at Colorado, we are studying how people remove emotional thoughts from mind. Keep Austin weird!

Interested in translating brain science into real-world solutions? Visit our brand-new website for the Brainstorm program Carney Institute for Brain Science Brown University: ccbs.carney.brown.edu/brainstorm #translationalresearch #mentalhealth #brainscience #MEDTECH Franklab_LNCC

The scarcest resource in life is not time, energy, or love. It's attention. Succumbing to distractions is a decision to lower your cognitive, emotional, and social intelligence. Concentration is a precious commodity. Your most important priorities deserve your undivided focus.

THE HUMAN JUST GRABBED THEIR KEYS. AND MY LEASH. THEY ARE PUTTING ON. THEIR OUTSIDE FEET. I DO BELIEVE. IT IS ADVENTURE TIME

Our physical neural networks paper published in @nature last week. The main message: Everything can be a neural network (and can be trained efficiently with backpropagation). In light of common reactions/questions, a commentary 🧵 on key ideas, limitations, and futures. 1/n

We have set up a fund for Sarah DuBrow's daughter, Eve, for any immediate needs and for a 529 plan for her college education. gofund.me/dcf9eef0

A fascinating discussion on using #Bayesian methods to test a range of computational models. 🔽 🖥️Likelihood Approximations for Cognitive Modeling with #PyMC 🎙️Andy Heusser, Titi Ala'ilima, Thomas Wiecki, Alexander Fengler #statistics #python youtu.be/LD03v_eOo88

Check out our new preprint on learning from Khan Academy videos (by Paxton Fitzpatrick, Andy Heusser, and Jeremy Manning)! We use text embeddings to model and map what people know and how knowledge changes over time. Preprint: psyarxiv.com/dh3q2 Code/data: github.com/ContextLab/eff…

Today I learned that Columbia University will not be promoting me or putting me up for tenure. I have multiple active grants (including an R01 and a CAREER award) plenty of publications, a teaching award, and a history of DEI advocacy. Open to all opportunities in and out of academia.

If you, or an adult you care about, may have ADHD, there is an FDA authorized technology (ie non drug option) for treating ADHD that is now in a product you can get without a prescription. And unlike stimulants, there are very low side effects and the effects appear to last