Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Delighted to be welcomed to Geneva airport by @snlmtg.bsky.social 0110
Reposted by Matt DavisEngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hello E-DLD followers! Today's study aimed to investigate whether a jury’s opinions are different when they know that a defendant has DLD. Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/does-a-... Original article/Full text available at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #DevLangDis #DLD #Jury 133
Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026So pleased to see this paper published. Great work from @gtmai1.bsky.social, Emily Upton, Holly Robson and their team at @uclpals.bsky.social 070
Reposted by Matt DavisRhodri Cusack @rhodricusack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We're hiring! 2 postdocs + 3 PhD students to join InfantNeuroAI at Trinity College Dublin: awake infant fMRI & OPM-MEG, plus computational models of how infants learn. Aims: understand infant visual cognition, infant neuroimaging methods, more energy-efficient learning 🧵 www.cusacklab.org/vacancies 16651
Reposted by Matt DavisDr. Ethan Kutlu @ethankutlu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Do you work with production data? We have some updates for you. My students and I developed a tool that was accepted for publication in Behavior Research Methods. The tool is called: TAPA (Toolkit for Acoustic-Phonetic Analysis). Yes, the name is influenced by the tapas tradition. #speechscience 22912
Reposted by Matt DavisJon Simons @jonsimons.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The advert for the Hatton Professorship of Sustainability is now out. A fantastic opportunity for someone with expertise in social psychology, behavioural science, etc, to help address the greatest threat of our age. Please share with anyone who might be interested! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/hatton-...cam.ac.ukHatton Professorship of SustainabilityThe Board of Electors to the Hatton Professorship of Sustainability invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship (combining be... 069
Reposted by Matt Davisspeechpapers.bsky.social @speechpapers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Electrophysiological indices of hierarchical speech processing differentially reflect the comprehension of speech in noise pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42642328 011
Reposted by Matt DavisGavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The Cognition Group in the Psychology dept at Exeter are at risk of redundancy because "basic cognitive psychology research does not align with the current priorities of funding bodies" If you think this is overtly wrong and misguided, please sign this open letter docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOpen Letter in Support of the Cognition Group, University of ExeterTo Executive members of the University of Exeter, including Vice Chancellor Prof. Lisa Roberts, Senior Vice-President and Provost Prof. Dan Charman, Pro Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean Prof. Sallie... 128591
Reposted by Matt DavisMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I was not informed by the BBC that they would have a right wing political figure or lobbyist on after me to rebut what I said. The individual in question went on to spout lies about China, etc. to distract attention from the Trump administration's assault on climate action. This is unacceptable. 751419491
Reposted by Matt DavisDr Michele V @micheleveldsman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026📢📢📢 Neuroscientists and psychologists with kids Did your research interests change as a result of (or after) having kids? Would you mind telling me how/why if it has? Appreciate a repost for reach… 007
Reposted by Matt DavisItai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 24/06/2026🔥 Published today, and just in time for summer conferences, here are your guidelines for presenting badly www.nature.com/articles/s41... rdcu.be/fqa92 13533199
Reposted by Matt DavisSNL Annual Meeting @snlmtg.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Wow! A record-breaking 688 abstracts have been submitted for #SNL2026! 🤯 As we finalize the review process, please hang tight - decisions will drop on June 29th. In the meantime, please join us in thanking our amazing Reviewers for their hard work! 🙏🏼 0131
Reposted by Matt DavisEmma James @emljames.bsky.social · 11/06/2026We would really appreciate a few more perspectives over the next week! 🙏 Please let us know what vocabulary support looks like in your classroom/school, and the kinds of challenges you encounter. #EduSky #edchat #secondaryschool tinyurl.com/UoYVocabular...tinyurl.comSurvey | Supporting Vocabulary at Secondary SchoolSchools are increasingly prioritising vocabulary and spoken language. But what is actually working in classrooms? And what is left to do? We are running a short survey to understand how vocabulary is... 024
Reposted by Matt DavisCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026The criticism of Trump, Kennedy, and Bhattacharya that was so subversive that the ADA had to eject the Editor-in-Chief of their flagship journal from their annual meeting for sharing it? Prior today it had fewer than 1000 views. Do your thing. 21849344
Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Delighted to celebrate today @jvonseth.bsky.social from @mrccbu.bsky.social passing her PhD viva. Special thanks to examiners @olafhauk.bsky.social and @pattiadank.bsky.social for asking all the right questions 0111
Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026It’s actually on Friday 12th June - but an excellent change to join me in celebrating a fantastic researcher 140
Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I'm pleased to share this excellent paper from @abbiebradshawphd.bsky.social with @clarepress.bsky.social that presents an active inference account of speech motor control doi.org/10.3758/s134... 1198
Reposted by Matt DavisSNL Annual Meeting @snlmtg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Poster submissions for #SNL2026 are now officially open! Don't miss this chance to showcase your work and connect with colleagues in the field. 🗓️ Deadline: May 22 / 📣 Notifications: June 24 More info: 2026.neurolang.org/abstract-sub... 074
Reposted by Matt DavisEngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Hello followers! Today we have more information about the E-DLD event taking place on Friday 13th March, 10-11am with Professor Saloni Krishnan from UCL Don’t miss out! Sign up for your free ticket today: e-dld.ticketbud.com/cognitive-an... #DevLangDis #DLD #Event 044
Reposted by Matt DavisSimon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Please 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 24029
Reposted by Matt DavisCliona O'Doherty @clionaod.bsky.social · 02/02/20261/7 Can infants recognise the world around them? 👶🧠 As part of the FOUNDCOG project, we scanned 134 awake infants using fMRI. Published today in Nature Neuroscience, our research reveals 2-month-old infants already possess complex visual representations in VVC that align with DNNs. 415570
Reposted by Matt DavisMel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible. 331303616
Reposted by Matt Davisspeechpapers.bsky.social @speechpapers.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Cutaneous alternating current stimulation can cause a phasic modulation of speech perception pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41617605 022
Reposted by Matt DavisThe Experimental Psychology Society @exppsychsoc.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Thank you to everyone who attended, presented and helped organise #EPSLondon 2026! EPS meetings are coming up fast in 2026, with the next to be held at Newcastle University between Monday 30th March – Wednesday 1st April. Portals open on Monday 12th January, 10am UK time! eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/eps.ac.ukNext MeetingEPS Meeting: Newcastle University. Monday 30th March – Wednesday 1st April 2026. This meeting will include the 24th EPS Mid-Career Prize lecture by Elizabeth Jefferies (and accompanying sympo… 0128
Reposted by Matt DavisAlexander Huth @alexanderhuth.bsky.social · 05/01/2026This paper had a pretty shocking headline result (40% of voxels!), so I dug into it, and I think it is wrong. Essentially: they compare two noisy measures and find that about 40% of voxels have different sign between the two. I think this is just noise! 8241100
Reposted by Matt DavisMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Season's Greetings! From all at the MRC CBU 🎄☃️🎅 051
Reposted by Matt Davislanguagemit.bsky.social @languagemit.bsky.social · 24/12/2025New book! I have written a book, called Syntax: A cognitive approach, published by MIT Press. This is open access; MIT Press will post a link soon, but until then, the book is available on my website: tedlab.mit.edu/tedlab_websi...tedlab.mit.edu 212541
Reposted by Matt Davisspeechpapers.bsky.social @speechpapers.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Modulating speech tracking through brain state-dependent changes in audio loudness pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41435423 011
Reposted by Matt DavisEuropean Society for Cognitive Psychology @escop.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of York, York, UK The Research Associate would be working on a project funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), examining multilingual language control and use in younger and older adults. Application deadline: 31 August 2025.jobs.york.ac.ukJobs - The University of York 182
Reposted by Matt DavisCambridge Language Sciences @camlangsci.bsky.social · 27/06/2025The AI Con: In Conversation with Prof. Emily M. Bender Wednesday 16 July, 18:00–19:30 Computer Laboratory, Cambridge Will new technology help make the world better, or is AI just another tech bubble that benefits the few? Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ai-con...eventbrite.co.ukThe AI Con: In Conversation with Professor Emily M. BenderWill new technology help to make the world a better place, or is AI just another tech bubble that will benefit the few? 0176
Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Excited for CBU post-doc James Webb who will demonstrate eye-tracking methods for studying speech understanding at Science Night. Come and see webcam eye-tracking with WebGazer supported by @gorillapsych.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Matt DavisMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Join us tomorrow (19 March from 6pm) at the MRC CBU for our 'Science Night' open evening. We have a fantastic line up of speakers talking on various topics of interest in cognition and neuroscience research! Event details: www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/events/scien... 043
Reposted by Matt DavisMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 12/03/20251 week to go! ‘Inside the Mind: Exploring the Human Brain’ on Wednesday 19 March from 6pm. Enjoy hands-on activities, tours of Unit facilities and excellent short talks @mrccbu.bsky.social Full details: mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/events/scien... @cambridgefestival.bsky.social 054
Reposted by Matt DavisCambridge Language Sciences @camlangsci.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Hello Bluesky community, we’re new here! Cambridge Language Sciences is a virtual interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Cambridge. Follow us to stay updated on all things language sciences – events, funding, research, news, and more. Website: www.languagesciences.cam.ac.uk 063
Reposted by Matt DavisAgnieszka Graham @agnieszkagraham.bsky.social · 17/01/2025The International #CognitiveDevelopment Seminar Series continues in February with Dr Nadine Gaab (Harvard University) discussing "The Typical and Atypical Reading Brain." Don’t miss it—join us on 4th February! 🌟 Sign up: lnkd.in/eVERArbw details about the series: lnkd.in/ebQz_fXd 1107
Reposted by Matt DavisBritish Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Past BNA President, John Aggleton, has published a remarkable book dedicated to his late son, who passed away from a brain tumour. In honour of this, all royalties from the book will be donated to @braintumourrsch.bsky.social 20% discount from Routledge in January. routledge.com/Memory-and-t...routledge.comMemory and the Brain: Using, Losing, and ImprovingMemory and the Brain explores the fascinating psychology and neuroscience of human memory. Written by a world expert in the field, John P. Aggleton, this book covers learning and memory from the very ... 01715
Reposted by Matt DavisJenni Rodd @jennirodd.bsky.social · 17/01/2025The April @exppsychsoc.bsky.social meeting opens for submissions on Monday. I'm giving a prize lecture & Jo Taylor has organised an amazing symposium: Recent perspectives on the mental lexicon. eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/eps.ac.ukNext MeetingEPS Meeting: Lancaster University. 2nd – 4th April 2025. This meeting will include the joint 23rd EPS Mid-Career Prize Lecture by Jennifer Rodd (with an accompanying symposium organised by Jo … 11813
Reposted by Matt DavisLaura Gwilliams @lauragwilliams.bsky.social · 14/01/2025postdoc opportunity in @alexwoolgar.bsky.social and my lab, based in Cambridge UK! seeking someone with excellent analytical skills to join our project using time-resolved human neuroimaging to study receptive language processing in non-speaking autistic individuals 🧠✨ www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48835/jobs.cam.ac.ukPostdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of CambridgePostdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge. 26237
Reposted by Matt DavisAuditory-Visual Speech Association (AVISA) @avsp.bsky.social · 21/12/2024The human auditory cortex concurrently tracks syllabic and phonemic timescales via acoustic spectral flux www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... iEEG. 1. syllabic & phonemic timescales both reflected in the acoustic spectral flux 2. cortex tracks syllabic timescale: theta range, phonemic via alpha-betascience.orgThe human auditory cortex concurrently tracks syllabic and phonemic timescales via acoustic spectral fluxHuman auditory cortex tracks specific acoustic features, providing a multiscale temporal template for subsequent speech parsing. 03110
Reposted by Matt DavisRik Henson @rhens.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Registration open for our Neuroimaging summer school in Cambridge in September 2025: www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/events/cogne...mrc-cbu.cam.ac.ukcognestic-2025 02114
Reposted by Matt DavisMirjana Bozic @mirjanabozic.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Interested in doing a PhD on how to help people learn a new language? We have an ESRC-funded PhD studentship available, to work on the project ‘Individualised second language learning’ from Oct 2025. Application deadline is 3 Dec. More information at www.findaphd.com/phds/program...findaphd.comFindAPhD : Funded studentships available with the CAM-Doctoral Training Partnership at University of CambridgeApply for a PhD: Funded studentships available with the CAM-Doctoral Training Partnership at University of Cambridge 01313
Reposted by Matt DavisDaniel Yon @danieljamesyon.bsky.social · 12/11/2024I’m still hiring! 🧠 Two weeks left to apply for this postdoc w/ me @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social You’ll use fMRI to study how metacognition, social cognition, prediction and learning connect. And you’ll join a collaborative team across Birkbeck, Oxford, Yale and the Institute of Philosophy. 01115