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Matt Davis

@drmattdavis.bsky.social
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Cognitive Neuroscientist studying Speech and Hearing, at the MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University. Co-director of @camlangsci.bsky.social. London-based parent of twins. Cyclist. Sailor. Nerd.

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Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Delighted to be welcomed to Geneva airport by @snlmtg.bsky.social
Large display advert welcoming arrivals for the SNL 2026 conference. It displayed a watch advert immediately after!
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EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hello 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
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Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So pleased to see this paper published. Great work from @gtmai1.bsky.social, Emily Upton, Holly Robson and their team at @uclpals.bsky.social
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Rhodri Cusack @rhodricusack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We'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
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Dr. Ethan Kutlu @ethankutlu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Do 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
Illustration of a tapas table set with small plates of food, one labeled /tapa/. The image is created by Adriana Ojeda. Text reads: TAPA, Toolkit for Acoustic Phonetic Analysis. Runs on your local machine. Open source, free.
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Jon Simons @jonsimons.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The 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-...
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Hatton Professorship of Sustainability
The 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...
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speechpapers.bsky.social @speechpapers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Electrophysiological indices of hierarchical speech processing differentially reflect the comprehension of speech in noise pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42642328
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Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The 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...
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Open Letter in Support of the Cognition Group, University of Exeter
To 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...
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I 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.
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Dr 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…
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Itai 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
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SNL Annual Meeting @snlmtg.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Wow! 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! 🙏🏼
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Emma James @emljames.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We 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...
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Survey | Supporting Vocabulary at Secondary School
Schools 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...
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026
The 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.
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Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Delighted 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
Photo of the candidate and her two examiners in the common room at the CBU
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Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
It’s actually on Friday 12th June - but an excellent change to join me in celebrating a fantastic researcher
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Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I'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...
Diagram showing a speaker and listener interacting with each other. 

The speaker predicts they will say "head", but actually produces "had". The resulting sensory prediction error is minimised by active inference - changing speech movements to correct for this error.

The listener predicts they will hear "head" but hears "had" and performs perceptual inference to minimise their sensory prediction error - updating their predictions during perception.
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SNL Annual Meeting @snlmtg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Poster 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...
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EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Hello 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
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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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Cliona O'Doherty @clionaod.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
1/7 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.
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Mel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A 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.
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speechpapers.bsky.social @speechpapers.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Cutaneous alternating current stimulation can cause a phasic modulation of speech perception pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41617605
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The Experimental Psychology Society @exppsychsoc.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Thank 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/
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Next Meeting
EPS 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…
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Alexander Huth @alexanderhuth.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
This 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!
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Season's Greetings! From all at the MRC CBU 🎄☃️🎅
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languagemit.bsky.social @languagemit.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
New 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...
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speechpapers.bsky.social @speechpapers.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Modulating speech tracking through brain state-dependent changes in audio loudness pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41435423
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European Society for Cognitive Psychology @escop.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Postdoctoral 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.
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Jobs - The University of York
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Cambridge Language Sciences @camlangsci.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The 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...
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The AI Con: In Conversation with Professor Emily M. Bender
Will new technology help to make the world a better place, or is AI just another tech bubble that will benefit the few?
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Matt Davis @drmattdavis.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Excited 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
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Join 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...
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
1 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
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Cambridge Language Sciences @camlangsci.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Hello 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
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Agnieszka Graham @agnieszkagraham.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The 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
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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Past 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...
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Memory and the Brain: Using, Losing, and Improving
Memory 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 ...
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Jenni Rodd @jennirodd.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The 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/
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EPS 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 …
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Laura Gwilliams @lauragwilliams.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
postdoc 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/
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge.
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Auditory-Visual Speech Association (AVISA) @avsp.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
The 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-beta
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The human auditory cortex concurrently tracks syllabic and phonemic timescales via acoustic spectral flux
Human auditory cortex tracks specific acoustic features, providing a multiscale temporal template for subsequent speech parsing.
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Rik Henson @rhens.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Registration open for our Neuroimaging summer school in Cambridge in September 2025: www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/events/cogne...
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cognestic-2025
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Mirjana Bozic @mirjanabozic.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Interested 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...
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FindAPhD : Funded studentships available with the CAM-Doctoral Training Partnership at University of Cambridge
Apply for a PhD: Funded studentships available with the CAM-Doctoral Training Partnership at University of Cambridge
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Daniel Yon @danieljamesyon.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I’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.
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