Reposted by Nichol CastroDr. Natasha Rajah, Ph.D. @mnrajah.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Sad to hear of the passing of Dr. Denise Park, Center for Longevity, UT Dallas. Denise’s work on dedifferentiation, #memory & #cogaging were very important to the way many of us approach our research today. May she rest in peace 💐 #RIP 192
Reposted by Nichol CastroJefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute @mossresearch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Now published in Cortex! Drs. Laurel Buxbaum & postdoc Amy Lebkuecher provide overview of structure, organization, and neural substrates of action semantics in neuropsychological populations and discuss methodological approaches for future research 🧠📈 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41411702 0102
Reposted by Nichol CastroRachel Ryskin @ryskin.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Does our "semantic space" get stuck in the past as we age? New work by @ellscain.bsky.social uses historical embeddings + behavioral data to show we are truly lifelong learners. Older adults don't rely on historical meanings—they update them to match current language! 🧠✨ doi.org/10.1162/OPMI...doi.orgSemantic Representations Are Updated Across the Lifespan Reflecting Diachronic Language ChangeAbstract. Humans learn the meanings of words from the contexts in which they are used. Patterns of language use change over time, suggesting that the contexts in which some words are experienced chang... 3549
Reposted by Nichol CastroJose G Centeno @centenoj.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Call for papers 👇👇👇🚨 clinicalaphasiologyconference.org/cac-2026/clinicalaphasiologyconference.orgCAC 2026The 55th Clinical Aphasiology Conference Tuesday May 26th – Friday May 29th, 2026Sheraton Hotel at Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA The annual Clinical Aphasiology Conference (CA… 033
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 16/11/2025PhD application deadline Dec 15th Excited to bring on a mentee to advance our precision rehabilitation of anomia research at the intersection of #cogsci and #aphasia 032
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 29/10/2025We are hiring for a Clinical Faculty member in our CDS department at #UBuffalo Support student supervision and education of MA SLP students #slpeeps Focus area - motor speech and dysphagia Start date in January Come join us in Buffalo! www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/59734ubjobs.buffalo.eduClinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor, Communicative Disorders and SciencesThe Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences (CDS), University at Buffalo, The State University of New York invites applications to apply for a full-time, twelve-month, term position in Clin... 030
Reposted by Nichol CastroAnne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 06/10/2025It is the honor of my lifetime to share that @universitypress.cambridge.org will publish the @lingsocam.bsky.social's new Journal of Black Language & Culture. www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation on Black language & culture through a global, diasporic lens. 26017
Reposted by Nichol CastroNichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 24/07/2025I'm open to accepting a #PhD student in #CDS beginning Fall 2026 at #UBuffalo! Join me in tackling questions about precision rehab of #anomia to improve communication and quality of life of people living with #aphasia A few things to consider, but also *please* reach out 133
Reposted by Nichol CastroArturo Hernandez @draehernandez.bsky.social · 11/09/2025We live in an era of overproduction—AI, social media, megaphones everywhere. My new piece, “The Whisperers,” is about choosing a different path: words that don’t scream, but whisper. open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/... #AI #SocialMedia #WritingCommunity #SubstackWritersopen.substack.comThe WhisperersOn bookstores, celebrity shelves, and what lingers beyond the noise 022
Reposted by Nichol CastroFederica Bulgarelli @fedebulgarelli.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Our department is hiring! We're looking for a cognitive/developmental psychologist who uses computational approaches to study human cognition and behavior to address learning, development, and education. Feel free to reach out with questions! 02725
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 29/08/2025New paper! This was a passion project for me. As first gen who received no career counseling, it took me a bit to find my through college & into the CSD field. When I taught our Intro course, I incorporated a lot of career counseling based on student feedback. Happy to put some data behind it! 040
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 15/08/2025#UBuffalo Dept of Psychology is hiring as part of SUNY's Empire Innovation program Assoc or Full Prof at the intersection of behavioral development and AI models of detection and intervention Job ad: www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/58513 Buffalo is a great place to work and live!ubjobs.buffalo.eduProfessor OR Associate Professor, PsychologyThe Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo (UB). The State University of New York, is recruiting for a SUNY Empire Innovation faculty hire at the rank of Professor or Associate Professo... 010
Reposted by Nichol CastroMatt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Important to check out if you're interested in discrete vs. gradient representations and notions like 'cascading activation' in speech production 183
Reposted by Nichol CastroSamuel Aeschbach @aeschbach.bsky.social · 12/08/2025New semantic network paper in @plosone.org with @ruimata.bsky.social at @unibas.ch and @dirkwulff.bsky.social at @arc-mpib.bsky.social! We ran large-scale simulations to test how well common behavioral tasks measure a person's semantic network. doi.org/10.1371/jour...doi.orgMeasuring individual semantic networks: A simulation studyAccurately capturing individual differences in semantic networks is fundamental to advancing our mechanistic understanding of semantic memory. Past empirical attempts to construct individual-level sem... 1104
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Check out our new paper on #phonological treatments for #anomia in #aphasia. Lots of good data to support phonological treatment but more work needed for maximizing treatment generalization, expanding outcome measures, and assessing treatment ingredients for patient matching. 140
Reposted by Nichol CastroASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Treatment characteristics, participant demographic characteristics, and outcomes in the research literature for phonological treatment for anomia are summarized in this new #AJSLP scoping review. on.asha.org/3HahgRY @sigperspectives.bsky.socialon.asha.orgPhonological Treatment for Anomia: A Scoping ReviewPurpose: The aim of this scoping review was to summarize treatment characteristics (with a focus on treatment ingredients), participant demograph... 093
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 24/07/2025I'm open to accepting a #PhD student in #CDS beginning Fall 2026 at #UBuffalo! Join me in tackling questions about precision rehab of #anomia to improve communication and quality of life of people living with #aphasia A few things to consider, but also *please* reach out 133
Reposted by Nichol CastroBrielle Stark, PhD {she} @briellestark.bsky.social · 21/07/2025I'm delighted to share my picture book written for young kids who are experiencing a loved one with #aphasia. Filled with inclusive language as well as resources, it's made for young kids (3 - 10 years old). More info & how to buy: www.neuralresearchlab.com/childrens-bookneuralresearchlab.comChildren's Book — NEURAL Research Lab 195
Reposted by Nichol CastroChujun Lin @chujunlin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025First paper from my lab out @commspsychol.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44271-025-00275-w Latent factor models are popular for mental representation of people, e.g. warmth & competence But we show in naturalistic contexts, more complex representations are needed: high-dimensional networksnature.com 2289
Reposted by Nichol CastroAyanna Kim Thomas @ayannakim.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Happy to report that the @sparksociety.bsky.social NSF grant has been reinstated! 1016218
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I received the Human Resources' Pillars of Pride Employee Recognition Award for Inclusion! #UBuffalo #UBTrueBlue @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social @ubuffalo.bsky.social Thank you to Jon Chirico for the nomination, my department for engaging in DEI work, and my mentors for guiding me on this path! 260
Reposted by Nichol CastroJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Important update about local impacts of funding cuts. Depressing but compelling... Thanks to @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and his team for putting this together. scienceimpacts.orgscienceimpacts.orgSCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical ResearchDeveloped by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide 2225151
Reposted by Nichol CastroCaroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 19/06/2025🆓🔓in @sigperspectives.bsky.social Adithya Chandregowda writes, "speech-language pathologist" represents our role as diagnosticians (pathologists). "We need a title that emphasizes on our role in promoting communication regardless of one's “diagnosis.”" pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIESpubs.asha.orgSpeech-Language Pathology/Pathologist: Time to Revise Our Titles? 183
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Brian is living with #aphasia and is a research participant in my lab. Learn about Brian and why he participates: stream.asha.org/ashfoundatio... Brian and all our participants with aphasia inspire me to persist, no matter the obstacles! @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.socialstream.asha.orgASHFoundation Impact: Brian PatersonIn 2017, Brian Paterson suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, leaving him with aphasia—a condition that... 061
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Super excited for our annual Aphasia Health Fair at #UBuffalo on June 14th in Buffalo, NY! This is a FREE event, open to the public ✅Learn about aphasia from two people living with aphasia ✅Receive health and wellness resources ✅Get a hearing check-up 020
Reposted by Nichol CastroJamie Reilly 🦜 @reilly-coglab.com · 23/05/2025After you review >5 times for a journal ask the EIC to add you to their editorial review board. You can indeed self nominate your way to the excellence. 081
Reposted by Nichol CastroNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 13/05/2025"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant." 311285939
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Proud of Gabi and Peyton for their hardwork this semester providing Phonomotor Treatment to a person with aphasia as a part of a larger clinic-research partnership. They gave a phenomenal poster presentation last week! 020
Reposted by Nichol CastroDebra Titone @dtitone.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Language matters: training care staff to minimize elderspeak in assisted living/nursing homes led to reductions in non-compliance and use of antipsychotics among patients. Sometimes the “affected” person isn’t the problem. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/h...nytimes.comHoney, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak (Gift Article)A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults. 34011
Reposted by Nichol CastroCSDisseminate @csdisseminate.bsky.social · 29/04/2025We’ve got some exciting news: OpenCSD and CSDisseminate are joining forces and becoming 1 working group! Our mission is still the same: to spread the word about #OpenScience in communication sciences and disorders. But now we’re doing it together. www.csdisseminate.com/Announcement... #SLP #AuD #CSD 1179
Reposted by Nichol CastroAnne Pisor @annepisor.bsky.social · 29/04/2025📢 Today I was supposed to be in DC, highlighting what the NSF Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences delivers to US taxpayers. NSF had one of the highest returns on investment (ROIs) of federal grantors 👏🏻 (1) and NSF SBE funded 63% of US social and psychological science research (2). 🧵 4172111
Reposted by Nichol CastroLaurel Brehm @drlearnasaurus.bsky.social · 25/04/2025The closing statement:“We want scientists who hold identities that may be under attack to know that we are proud to be your colleagues, and that our science is stronger as a result of your being in this field. We will advocate for you, and we stand ready to assist you in whatever ways we can.” 061
Reposted by Nichol CastroJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025 ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM Implementation of Schedule F This is what a lot of us have been worried about. This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs. BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD... 1/nmedia.tenor.comthe word alert is in a purple circleALT: the word alert is in a purple circle 17362446
Reposted by Nichol CastroAdele Goldberg @adelegoldberg.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Thanks to Evan Kidd, @mcxfrank.bsky.social & @asifamajid.bsky.social (Eds) for organizing the awesome *Open* Encyc. of Cog. Sci. and entrusting me with/ the honor of penning the entry on "Language" (in < 3500 words, so do see other entries for much, MUCH more!) oecs.mit.edu/pub/ho9e9c80...oecs.mit.eduLanguage 36420
Reposted by Nichol CastroThe Spark Society @sparksociety.bsky.social · 22/04/2025The Spark Society appreciates your support. Thank you all for your donations. In addition to donations, I encourage those who study animal or human cognition to become a member of the Spark Society. If you support diverse voices and building inclusive spaces in Cognitive Psy/Sci, you belong! 02613
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 22/04/2025What can you do to support scholars of color in the cognitive sciences? JOIN! $25/yr www.sparksociety.org/join-renew It's not just about the money... membership numbers matter too! I do it for my students, my colleagues, and all those who deserve to be here but haven't (yet) made it in 000
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 22/04/2025This is such a cool tool to see how much NIH has done for different medical conditions. I research aphasia. Here's what it says... just wow! 042
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 22/04/2025The SPARK Society supports scholars of color in the cognitive sciences. Learn about the SPARK Society and get involved if you can! www.sparksociety.org You can also help the SPARK Society achieve their mission by donating at buy.stripe.com/3cs03h1be38D...sparksociety.orgSPARK Society 02914
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 17/04/2025New paper in Stroke led by Andrea Jones, MD-PhD #Multilayer #networks used to examine social determinants of health on stroke outcomes. Data from >2.9 million patients in GTWG-Stroke Registry 👀 Key nodes: county-level poverty, health insurance, homelessness, race @ahajournals.bsky.social Link⬇️ 130
Reposted by Nichol CastroThomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Does the mind degrade or become enriched as we grow old? To explain healthy aging effects, the evidence supports enrichment. Indeed, the evidence suggests changes in crystallized (enrichment) and fluid intelligence (slowing) share a common cause. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...psycnet.apa.orgAPA PsycNet 0104
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 10/04/2025We're celebrating #aphasia awareness month with our annual Aphasia Health Fair 🗣️💬 at #UBuffalo Save the date! 📆Saturday, June 14 | 10 a.m.–12 p.m. 📍 403 Hayes Hall, University at Buffalo South Campus, Buffalo, NY @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social 110
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Any have leads on postdoc, faculty, research staff position for an amazing postdoc whose #NIH Diversity Supplement was terminated? They work at the nexus of #linguistics, #aphasia, and #multilingualism. Any tips appreciated! 133
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Our goose couple has returned. They come back every year 020
Reposted by Nichol CastroAPA Journals @apajournals.bsky.social · 25/03/2025New special issue of @cjep.bsky.social on network science in experimental psychology, covering topics such as collective #cognition, vocabulary learning, and socially based #language entropy bit.ly/4hkQv9s, guest edited by @yoedkenett.bsky.social et al. @canadianpsychology.bsky.social 064
Reposted by Nichol CastroCanadian Journal of Experimental Psychology @cjep.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Our Special Issue 'Network Science in Experimental Psychology' is out now! We will be featuring articles all week @dtitone.bsky.social Check out the table of contents here: psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES... 052
Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Huge congrats to Peyton Tripp, MA student in Speech-Language Pathology at University at Buffalo, for receiving an #ASHFoundation Graduate Student Scholarship! 🎉 She's passionate about advancing #bilingual services for #Aphasia and is providing phonomotor treatment for one of our research studies 170
Reposted by Nichol CastroNetwork Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025@nunetsi.bsky.social hosted the "2025 Future of Network Science Summit & Collabathon", bringing together junior scholars from across the U.S. and Europe, with a focus on advancing the research around multi-layer and higher-order networks. More about the Summit + Collabathon ➡️ bit.ly/4hZoYvf 043
Reposted by Nichol CastroAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too! 29656615019495
Reposted by Nichol CastroLora Park @lorapark.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Apply to University at Buffalo’s Visiting Future Faculty program which brings outstanding URM doctoral candidates to UB Sept 14-19, 2025 to engage with UB faculty & students, meet other scholars in the program, and tour the region. Apply here: www.buffalo.edu/inclusion/st... Deadline March 28, 2025tinyurl.comVisiting Future Faculty ProgramThe Visiting Future Faculty Program (VITAL) is an exciting and rewarding four-day program that brings promising doctoral scholars from all disciplines to UB. 062