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Greig de Zubicaray

@dezubg.bsky.social
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Professor of Psychology @ QUT. Psycholinguistics, neurobiology of language, etc. Husband & father.

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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you are at SNL for Poster session A today, please consider stopping by A25 to see Chandana present his PhD work on the heritability of cortical asymmetry of language regions
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Valentina Borghesani @vborghesani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
See you there, right?!
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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Inflated Statistics Lead to Incorrect Inference: How (Not) to Make Cognitive Network Group Comparisons: osf.io/mbq59
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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Are you an (associate) editor? Help Reviewer Zero improve our peer review culture! Join our Editor Learning Community, share your expertise, and benefit from the insights of your colleagues. Details below!
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Auditory-Visual Speech Association (AVISA) @avsp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The [DRAFT] program for AVSP 2026 is out! Check out project.inria.fr/avsp2026/wor... A terrific day to be had: Great presentations throughout An excellent keynote project.inria.fr/avsp2026/key... A 50th anniversary event re. the McGurk & MacDonald effect (there may be cake🎂) A lipreading contest😦
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Workshop program – AVSP2026
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We’re recruiting a new PhD student (full scholarship, tuition fee waiver) for our project investigating systematic form meaning mappings in natural language using fMRI and MEG. Candidates should have a masters degree with relevant training and experience. Email me for details!
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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Open until filled (🚨🚨apply now!🚨🚨): Postdoc, speech acoustics and major depressive disorder, with me!, Northwestern Linguistics (working with folks in Psychology and Psychiatry). faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/matt-goldric...
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
17 page review! Mostly a diatribe against collecting behavioural response data online for replication purposes. Oh, and word shadowing/repetition is not a spoken production task…
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The MARCS Institute @marcsinstitute.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📢 Applications now open for the Anne Cutler International Visiting Fellowship 2027. Open to researchers in #Linguistics, #SpeechScience, #Developmental & #Experimental Psychology, #Psycholinguistics, #ComputationalLinguistics, & #CommunicationEngineering. Learn more: tinyurl.com/5fy6bmt2
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Veronica Diveica @veronicadiveica.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New paper from the Special Issue on Conceptual Knowledge, published in Cortex! ✨ Greig de Zubicaray et al. show that statistical knowledge about non-arbitrary form–meaning mappings is a core component of how the brain represents the concreteness of concepts. 🧠 1/🧵
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Pleased to see this paper with @jarciuli.bsky.social @profkatie.bsky.social @vtolkacheva.bsky.social out now in Cortex: doi.org/10.1016/j.co... Using fMRI, we show non-arbitrary sublexical mappings between concrete/abstract meanings in words and nonwords activate the semantic network similarly
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AphasiaCRE @aphasiacre.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
August Seminar Registration open now. A little help from my friends: Researching and promoting social connection in people with aphasia. Presentation by: Prof Brent Archer, A/Prof Jamie Hartwell Azios Register here - latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Is it possible to create a 'pants on fire' badge for the papers in which authors state their raw fMRI data are openly available at an OSF or other repository link and the only thing they provide there is a text file stating "the data will be made available upon request".
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
New commentary article in which I reveal my hitherto unknown, glass half-empty perspective on the empirical evidence for embodied action semantics (warning: includes a rant about research practices): doi.org/10.1080/2327...
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Modelling in the midst of a replication crisis for embodied action semantics: a commentary on Carriere et al. (2026)
A substantial body of research has demonstrated that the motor system is involved in language processing, prompting questions about its role. Carriere et al. revisit the claim that the motor cortex...
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AphasiaCRE @aphasiacre.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📺 Free aphasia seminars, research updates and expert talks are available on the Aphasia CRE YouTube channel. Explore and subscribe now: www.youtube.com/@aphasiacre #Aphasia
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Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology @expsyanz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
⚠️ LAST CHANCE to submit your abstract. Submissions close 30 April 2026.
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ines-schoenmann.bsky.social @ines-schoenmann.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
New peer-reviewed paper w/ @mheilbron.bsky.social, @predictivebrain.bsky.social & Jakub Szewczyk! Pre-onset brain encoding has been taken as evidence that brains–like LLMs–predict upcoming words. We show that the same signatures arise in systems that cannot predict. (elifesciences.org) (1/8)
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Reuben Rideaux @reubenrideaux.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
🚨Job alert 🚨 Continuing Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sydney. Beaches, mountains, psychophysics... what more could you want? (mountains are optional) usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_E...
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com
Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Psychology
1 full-time continuing position available, located on the Camperdown Campus at the School of Psychology Opportunity to contribute to research and teaching in a world leading Psychology department Base...
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Dragan Rangelov @neuronomist.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
📢 Rare academic 💎 alert 📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Level B/C) in Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience @ Swinburne (Melbourne). Teach a brand‑new degree + access MRI, MEG, EEG & TMS/tDCS. ⏰ Apply by 17 May 2026, 11 pm 🔗 swinjobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm... Reach out for more info.
swinjobs.nga.net.au
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New paper exploring how shape features of white matter tracts predict post-operative speech production outcomes (open access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Shape features of white matter tracts associated with post-surgical speech production outcomes
Impairments in speech production occur at a high rate after surgical resection of primary brain tumours. Due to their spatial heterogeneity, tumours c…
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Very happy to see @vtolkacheva.bsky.social's paper on the role of premotor cortex in perception and misperception of speech now open access in Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience: direct.mit.edu/jocn/article...
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No Causal Role for Premotor Cortex in the Perception or Misperception of Degraded Speech: Evidence from Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Abstract. Although listeners can enhance perception by using prior knowledge to predict the content of degraded speech signals, this process can also elicit “misperceptions.” The neurobiological mecha...
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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Please tell friends & colleagues about our unique course “Genetics & Neurobiology of Language” July 27-Aug 3 2026. Expert tutors, interactive talks, panel discussions, all in a beautiful setting. Scholarships available: meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlbanbury.bsky.social
Group photograph of faculty and participants of the very first Cold Spring Harbor summer course on Genetics and Neurobiology of Language in 2014, taken as the sun was going down at the Banbury Campus, Lloyd Harbor.
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I'm guessing this copilot would fly into the side of a mountain...
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Stephen Wilson @smwilson.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
We have an opening for a postdoc research fellow on our NIH-funded study "Neural correlates of recovery from aphasia after stroke" in Brisbane, Australia. Ideal for anyone passionate about neuroimaging of language/brain. International applicants welcome! uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/uqcare...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Fellow – Neural Correlates of Recovery from Aphasia
Language Neuroscience Laboratory | School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Full-time, fixed-term position for 2 years commencing April 2026 (negotiable) Base salary will range from $83,698 - $138...
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Very happy to see this paper wth José Antonio out now. Iconicity ratings in 2 languages and the phonological variables that predict them. #openaccess doi.org/10.1177/1747...
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Relationships Between Subjective Iconicity Ratings and Phonological Variables in English and Spanish - Greig I. de Zubicaray, José A. Hinojosa, 2025
Iconicity (the extent to which word forms resemble their meanings) is proposed to be based on universally accessible form mappings that depict/express sensory i...
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Very happy to see @vtolkacheva.bsky.social's paper on the role of sublexical information in perception and misperception of speech now open access in Journal of Memory & Language: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @profkatie.bsky.social (7 experiments!!)
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Exploring the role of sublexical information in speech perception and misperception
Listeners are able to use previously acquired knowledge to predict the content of upcoming speech when the latter signal is distorted or degraded. How…
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
If you’re attending the ICONice workshop in Nice this week, please go and see Gustavo Estivalet’s talk on “Systematicity in the Phonology of French Words: From Lexical to Semantic Categories” sites.google.com/view/iconice...
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ICONice workshop
A workshop on words and interfaces between representations
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Vitória Piai @vipiai.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
New chapter on sentence production in "Speaking: The Free Book" bookdown.org/v_piai_resea... beautifully written by @drlearnasaurus.bsky.social Go check, very useful resource for free (!) for teaching & initiating folks on topic of language production (usually missing from textbooks on "language"!)
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Very happy to see Angelique's paper on semantic processing and the ATL with @vipiai.bsky.social, @profkatie.bsky.social out now in Cortex : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Are the ventral anterior temporal lobes involved in accessing conceptual knowledge during spoken word production? fMRI evidence from auditory naming
There is ongoing debate about the role of ventral anterior temporal lobe (vATL) regions in the initial stages of production, particularly in accessing…
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Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics @mpi-nl.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Linguistic structure as a guiding principle for human neuroscience. New paper by @annamai.bsky.social & @andreaeyleen.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106322
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
If you’re attending #AMLaP2025 in Prague, please go see Gustavo’s talk on form typically of French nouns and verbs! New work with @jarciuli.bsky.social
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Incredibly proud of @vtolkacheva.bsky.social who has been awarded her PhD for her research on the neurobiology of speech perception and misperception!
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Looking forward to this morning’s session on Language: Anatomy, Networks and Pathology! #OHBM2025
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Just a reminder that our annual PhD scholarship round is open now, and we're recruiting! If you have undergraduate and Masters degrees in psychology/cognitive science/linguistics we'd love to hear from you! www.qut.edu.au/research/stu...
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QUT - Applying for a research scholarship
Each year we accept applications for our research scholarship rounds. If you're an aspiring research student, make sure you apply.
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Just a reminder that our annual PhD scholarship round is open now, and we're recruiting! If you have undergraduate and Masters degrees in psychology/cognitive science/linguistics we'd love to hear from you! www.qut.edu.au/research/stu...
qut.edu.au
QUT - Applying for a research scholarship
Each year we accept applications for our research scholarship rounds. If you're an aspiring research student, make sure you apply.
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
New preprint by PhD student @vtolkacheva.bsky.social reporting results from 7 (!) experiments investigating the role of phonotactics in perceiving degraded speech: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Very happy to see this paper on the phonological structure of polysemous words now in press and open access: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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APA PsycNet
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Masud Husain @masudhusain.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
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Brielle Stark, PhD {she} @briellestark.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
We are recruiting persons with #aphasia for a study taking place (in person!) at University of Tech #Sydney! Please spread to your network. It's all about user experience; no tech expertise required! #SLPeeps #SLP
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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Come hang out with me and Kong Meng Liew -- will share what I've learned working with @reviewerzero.bsky.social about giving and receiving peer reviews
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Alas, my summer holiday is over and hinting that I should check in to see what I've missed here...
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Does anyone know a database with French semantic neighbourhood density or diversity norms for a large set of words?
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Laura Gwilliams @lauragwilliams.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
✨i'm hiring a lab manager, with a start date of ~September 2025! to express interest, please complete this google form: forms.gle/GLyAbuD779Rz... looking for someone to join our multi-disciplinary team, using OPM, EEG, iEEG and computational techniques to study speech and language processing! 🧠
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Google Forms: Sign-in
Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Could discussions about editorial board composition include geographic diversity, please?
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
This article is just super. Table 2 made my day. arxiv.org/pdf/2406.01538
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 27/10/2024
Thank you to everyone who ventured down under for #SNL2024! I feel blessed working in a field with such great people.
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Greig de Zubicaray @dezubg.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Safe travels to all making their way to Brisbane for the Neurobiology of Language conference. History is made by those who turn up. See you in a day or so!
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jim magnuson @jimmagnuson.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Looking for a PhD student to join my Comp Neuro group at BCBL in Spain for a funded position investigating the bases of human statistical learning using neural networks, EEG, and MEG: www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/j...
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FUNDED Ph.D. CANDIDATE POSITION – FUNDED PROJECT – RECURRENT NETWORK MODELS OF STATISTICAL LEARNING
at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) www.bcbl.eu
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