Reposted by Alex ShackmanDr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 7hToday in “why men”, I I bought another bike from the local bike shop where I buy all my bikes. I wanted a “cheap” bike to put on the trainer for the winter, so I don’t have to put my fancy carbon fiber on it. I have an account there. They can see what I’ve bought. 35112
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026things i've learned working w/ claude over the past 6 months - better ways to implement robust regression, better techniques for comparing dependent correlations, better ways to systematically test the robustness/fragility of brain-beh/-symptom associations, stronger exp critique (biases/confou) 110
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026h/t claude - link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comHistory and nature of the Jeffreys–Lindley paradox - Archive for History of Exact SciencesThe Jeffreys–Lindley paradox exposes a rift between Bayesian and frequentist hypothesis testing that strikes at the heart of statistical inference. Contrary to what most current literature suggests, t... 100
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026h/t Claude - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govOn the interpretation of removable interactions: A survey of the field 33 years after LoftusIn a classic 1978 Memory & Cognition article, Geoff Loftus explained why noncrossover interactions are removable. These removable interactions are tied to the scale of measurement for the dependent va... 000
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026academic.oup.com/schizophreni... Advancing Generative Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Assessment: Commentary on Chen, Horga, and Escola 2026 George Chatzisofroniou and Alex S Cohenacademic.oup.comValidate User 000
Reposted by Alex ShackmanJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/09/2026Whatever you do, don't smoke an entire brisket at a job interview, it's a lot of equipment to bring in, it takes a really long time to do it right and those conference rooms have notoriously poor ventilation 2938479841
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3... loads of interesting work on emo expression from an all-star group of scientistsroyalsocietypublishing.orgVolume 381 Issue 1959 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | The Royal SocietyInfluential themed journal issues across the life sciences. 031
Reposted by Alex ShackmanMark Baxter 🏳️🌈🧂 @markgbaxter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If you work with international personnel, you may want to comment on this proposed rule change that would put visa holders out of status immediately (instead of after a 60 day grace period) when their employment ends keepthe60days.comkeepthe60days.comKeep the 60 Days: H-1B, E-3, L-1, O-1 & TN grace periodDHS proposes ending the 60-day grace period after a layoff for H-1B, E-3, L-1, O-1 and TN visa holders. Comment on USCIS-2026-0364 before November 10, 2026. 02839
Reposted by Alex ShackmanScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.scientificamerican.comHow apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruitAnd how they might have helped save the future of American apples 401121388
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.cell.com/trends/cogni...cell.comThe next generation of fear generalizationGeneralizing from past experience is a fundamental feature of cognition. Although generalization has been of long-standing interest to diverse domains in psychological science, the past decade has see... 021
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026this week's lab journal club h/t @dsbarra.bsky.social ... that thread of yours was the gift that keeps on keeping on. enjoy the rosy fingered tucson dawn. off to teach! 120
Reposted by Alex ShackmanCarole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Having lived through those years, I remember the fear many reporters faced but carried on despite all. Thank you. 412190665405
Reposted by Alex ShackmanMark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The psychology job market may be showing some early signs of regaining strength, relative to last year. A week ago last year, fewer than 200 jobs had been listed - today, it is nearly 300, a figure we didn't hit till early October in '25. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs 37415
Reposted by Alex ShackmanDylan Gee, PhD @dylanggee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The ABCD Study at Yale is hiring a new post-baccalaureate research assistant! This is a great position to gain hands-on research experience in the field and to learn more about adolescent brain and behavioral development! 🧠 @theabcdstudy.bsky.social candlab.yale.edu/sites/defaul...candlab.yale.edu 02930
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comEffects of psychosocial stress on opioid self-administration in healthy participants: a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial - Nature Mental HealthIn this triple-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial, Eikemo et al. tested whether acute psychosocial stress increases opioid self-administration using controlled stress induction, oxy... 000
Reposted by Alex ShackmanSociety for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 08/09/2026Late-breaking abstract submissions for #SfN26 are open now. Bring your most recent and exciting research to thousands of colleagues from around the world. Learn more and submit today: vist.ly/5hpjc #neurosky #neuroskyence #scisky 098
Reposted by Alex ShackmanFree Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 07/09/2026He has a tattoo of his ex #Cat #Caturday 277170761736
Reposted by Alex ShackmanJonas Dora @jonasdora.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I'm super excited to share a new preprint in which @kevinmking.bsky.social and I propose an update to the affect regulation theory of alcohol use: "A mathematical and computational formalization of the affect regulation hypothesis of alcohol use" doi.org/10.31234/osf... 65325
Reposted by Alex ShackmanElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 253116683307
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026but! infrastructure matters - see Suppl - shackmanlab.org/wp-content/u...shackmanlab.org 000
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026trainees "are uniquely placed to build communities that bridge theoretical and methodological divides" - i agree!! www.cell.com/trends/cogni...cell.comScience from the bottom upHow a scientific community is organized can affect whether disagreement drives progress or leads to isolation. Students and postdocs are uniquely placed to build communities that bridge theoretical an... 000
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026it's that time of year again. time to teach, amuse, and inspire (w/ a little help from my friends) 030
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026#AIinHigherEd - Co-brainstorm creative solutions to a last minute teaching conundrum - 100
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026claude.com/programs/tea...claude.comClaude Team plan for scientists | Claude by AnthropicScientists at academic and nonprofit research institutions around the world can now get Claude at no cost to start. Shared projects, Claude Science, and admin controls at rates built for grant budgets... 000
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 28/08/20261/3. #OSF #ShackLab #AI4OpenScience - We came up with a process and a plan for navigating the OSF transition. Links and instructions in the first 2 comments b/c FB is dumb. Feel free to redistribute. Hopefully, this will save you time, even if you simply tweak my prompts or skim the findings. 133
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comDolly Parton dies aged 80 — researchers celebrate her contributions to scienceThe country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities. 041
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.sfn.org/publications...sfn.orgProtect Scientific Peer Review: The Research Community Must Respond to NIH’s Proposal 110
Reposted by Alex ShackmanDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026From literacy for children to helping make the covid vaccine a reality, Dolly Parton was just a damn good person. A sad day. Rest in Power. 16710
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026skimmed - did not laugh. re-read at read-speed. laughed out loud 020
Reposted by Alex ShackmanJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 24/08/2026Actually, they tried to implement a function for THE standard error but got into trademark trouble with Ohio State University. 5605
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgModality-specific neurovascular coupling via layer-segregated arteriole networksThe brain’s vascular system dynamically regulates energy supply through neurovascular coupling. In this study, we show that in mice, neurovascular coupling is modality-dependent: Distinct sensory inpu... 020
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026formernih.substack.com/p/nih-direct...formernih.substack.comNIH Directors Decide, Except When HHS Says NoA June 2026 Nature report revealed that mandatory reviews by top officials, checking for a list of 235 disfavored terms, have left hundreds of meritorious NIH applications in administrative limbo (Koz... 010
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comA mosaic of whole-body representations on the human precentral gyrus - NatureA comprehensive map of the human motor cortex at single-neuron resolution is described. 032
Reposted by Alex ShackmanDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Would Newton be able to submit his travel receipts for reimbursement through Concur? 44011
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 13/08/20261/n. timely! brings together a bunch of things @foxdotdrew.bsky.social and i have been talking about this week www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comNeural basis of compositional control - NatureBehaviour of human participants in a prey-pursuit task reflects dynamic blending of goal-specific control policies, with hippocampus estimating latent states, anterior cingulate cortex orchestrating p... 161
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Staying up til 2 reading Hail Mary ain't helping the jet leg. Gahhhhh 030
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I support the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics. Read and sign the declaration: leidendeclaration.aileidendeclaration.aiLeiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and MathematicsThis declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research. 000
Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Target article for today's jetlagged lab meeting 260
Reposted by Alex ShackmanTim Verstynen @tdverstynen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026My friend is a co-lead on this project (my wife is a collaborator). Let me tell you what it was about and why Battacharya’s decision simply amplifies the consequences of structural racism that the project was attempting to understand. A 🧵 1/12 15739
Reposted by Alex ShackmanLorenzo Posani @lorenzoposani.com · 06/08/2026For a neural circuit to be "specialized", does it need specialized neurons? In our new work - now out in @NatureNeuro - we address this question in the BLA, using representational geometry to propose a new population-centric way of defining circuit specialization. 🧵👇 1/ 39228
Reposted by Alex ShackmanJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 06/08/2026So happy this one wasn't patched yet 613127
Reposted by Alex ShackmanVishnu Sreekumar @vishnusreekumar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026📢 ***Call for papers at Psychological Science (APS)*** Dr Roni Porat and I are editing a special issue, "From Lab to Life: Psychological Science in the Real World.” Please see the detailed call here (www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...) and send us your best work! 41923
Reposted by Alex Shackmanalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 04/08/2026i don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys 1515339734