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Paul Taylor

@paultaylorbrain.bsky.social

University of Zürich, Psychology. Cognitive neuroscience of attention and/with: locomotion, visual & vestibular, TMS, tACS, NIBS-EEG, mobile EEG, SSVEPs, Machine learning.

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Paul Taylor @paultaylorbrain.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It was very interesting being interviewed by Mathieu Perreault from @lapresse.ca a about the general implications of TMS-induced phosphenes, as was Charlotte Marshall @tomrhysmarshall.bsky.social : Several readers contacted me since share their phosphene experiences - all quite eye-opening…

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La Presse @lapresse.ca · 21/06/2026

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Ce qu’on voit les yeux fermés

Quand on ferme les yeux, même dans l’obscurité la plus totale, on voit souvent des formes et des couleurs. Il s’agit de phosphènes, des phénomènes lumineux neuronaux. Des chercheurs tentent aujourd’hui de les utiliser pour améliorer le traitement de la dépression.

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James Dowsett @james-dowsett.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Our paper on decoding real-world visual scenes using flicker glasses and mobile EEG is now out. Every visual scene generates a unique SSVEP waveform shape, which is also unique to each individual, and we can decode with 5–10 s of data. Evoked gamma oscillations encode the most information.

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Will Harrison @willjharrison.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I'm looking for a skilled PhD student who doesn't want to work too hard but still do great science: unisc-cp.enquire.cloud/round/RND-00...

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How do Bayesian brains acquire priors?
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Summary of the Project
This project explores how the brain constructs perceptual experience from visual input, focusing on the role of Bayesian models in perception. A key challenge in vision science is understanding how humans interpret complex scenes from the limited information available in retinal images. Modern theories suggest that perception involves probabilistic inference, where the brain integrates sensory signals with prior expectations to make sense of the world. However, the origins and nature of these expectations remain poorly understood. This research aims to advance our understanding of perceptual experience by examining how structured patterns in visual input can inform models of perception. The work spans computational modelling and experimental approaches to uncover principles that explain how visual systems interpret properties such as shape, material, and lighting from images. By addressing fundamental questions about perception, this project will contribute to psychology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence, offering insights into how biological and artificial systems can learn to interpret complex environments.

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Paul Taylor @paultaylorbrain.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Thank you, that is cool, also I hope to share that with students. Currently I show them a video like this one (via Ali Moeeny, not on here afaik) youtu.be/8VdFf3egwfg?...

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Hubel & Wiesel - Cortical Neuron - V1

YouTube video by Ali Moeeny

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Paul Taylor @paultaylorbrain.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

.... from the really useful resource by @bachmichael.bsky.social

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Paul Taylor @paultaylorbrain.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

There's a cool online tool for playing round with parameters of this illusion by Michael Bach - you can toggle the effect if you make the small diamonds all have the same orientation for example michaelbach.de/ot/ang-SkyeG...

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Skye’s Oblique Grating

Demonstration of “Skye’s Oblique Grating”

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Franziska Knolle @franziskaknolle.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

JOB ALERT💡We (franziskaknolle.com 🇩🇪 and www.derosierelab.com 🇫🇷) are looking for a PhD student to investigate apathy in schizophrenia using computational modelling, imaging and novel subcortical non-invasive stimulation (tTIS). The project is funded by cofund-archifun.univ-lyon1.fr PM for more info🧠

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ArchiFun - Home

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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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Paul Taylor @paultaylorbrain.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Check out our new TED-Ed lesson on perception! Huge thanks to the TED Ed team, it was a great experience working with them. Looking forward to sharing it with my students next week! #scicomm ed.ted.com/lessons/what... youtu.be/G4VKiq9NEvM?...

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Lessons Worth Sharing

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