Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 17hthis will be of interest to those at #SNL2026 1144
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDecision, Action, and Neural Computation (DANC) lab @danclab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Our multilayer MEG paper is out today in Nature Communications: depth-resolved laminar inference in humans 🧠#neuroskyence www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMultilayer MEG source modelling enables depth-resolved laminar inference in humans - Nature CommunicationsResearchers developed a multilayer MEG framework that estimates activity across cortical depth non-invasively. Simulations and three human datasets show when reliable laminar inference is possible, en... 17942
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsTim Verstynen @tdverstynen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Looking for a postdoc in comp neuro and human brain imaging? Interested in foraging? Join our international collaboration with Jon Rubin, @jyotikab.bsky.social, & @davidrobbe.bsky.social be.bsky.social to study the neural basis of foraging behavior! cmu.wd115.myworkdayjobs.com/CMU/job/Pitt...cmu.wd115.myworkdayjobs.comPostdoctoral Research Associate – Cognitive Axon Lab – Dietrich CollegeThe Cognitive Axon Lab, in the Department of Psychology and Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute, seeks applications for a multi-year Postdoctoral Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University. T... 02118
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hard to imagine what that would be like 23875171267
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 163970660
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it 58982771861
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDan Handwerker @danielhandwerker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Great postdoc opportunity with Peter Bandettini @fmri-today.bsky.social (and me).jobs.humanbrainmapping.orgPostdoctoral Researcher in fMRI methods Job Opening in Bethesda, Maryland - Organization for Human Brain MappingA new Postdoctoral Researcher in fMRI methods job is available in Bethesda, Maryland. Check it out on Organization for Human Brain Mapping. 077
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsChristina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🧵NEW: Kennedy drew $4 million in book advances from Tony Lyons, a publisher who also runs MAHA groups that accept $$ from health companies with business before HHS. The advances were set the month when Kennedy dropped his presidential bid to back Trump: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comKennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA (Gift Article)A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda. 1015787
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsNima Dehghani @neurovium.bsky.social · 23/09/2026XJ Wang left ?!? What a loss for the US (and NYU) Everyday I get some news that a prominent scientist is leaving. The chaos of the science budget and downfall of the American science are spiralling down very fast. This is disheartening. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...eurekalert.orgWorld-renowned computational neuroscientist professor Xiao-Jing Wang joins HKU as Chair ProfessorThe University of Hong Kong (HKU) announces the appointment of Professor Xiao-Jing Wang, a pioneer in theoretical and computational neuroscience, to its faculty as a Chair Professor. Professor Wang wi... 1277
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Gentlemen, our 29% approval rating is too high. Let's start take away people's health care." 742730440
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsbioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Computational simulation reveals the critical role of spike-timing-dependent plasticity in synchrony www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 021
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 18945992953
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsBlasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Never a bad time to mention that Vought cancelled research on the disease his daughter suffers from. This is who they are. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comProject 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kidIts architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking. 25622
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Tear it down in broad daylight 1131583158
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China. 8527271074
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026As a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you that Hegseth is running the military like a megachurch youth pastor, which as a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you is a bad idea. 261126248
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsAlicia Izquierdo @aliciaizquierdo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Dr. Eydie London was a force for good, a dear colleague, and a pioneering neuroscientist. She leaves an indelible mark in our hearts and minds. @jdavidjentsch.bsky.social started a collection to establish an ✨ACNP Travel Award✨ in her honor. Please consider donating via Venmo @ elondontravelaward 2229
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Trump admin is currently preparing temporary signs that will accuse the National Museum of American History of ideological bias. The National Park Service is planning to add about a dozen signs outside the museum at an estimated cost of $84,000, according to a letter from the Interior Sec'y.theatlantic.comThe Next Change Trump Has Planned for the SmithsonianA letter from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum revealed new details about warning signs the White House will install near the American-history museum. 98587366
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The cuts in staff across federal health agencies are staggering. Great analysis from @ourpublicservice.bsky.social. 1 in 5 people gone from NIH. More than 1 in 4 gone from CDC. Nearly 7 in 10 gone from AHRQ. ourpublicservice.org/resource/the...ourpublicservice.orgThe Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity 3154109
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsSamantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I do not want a Briefing or a summary Please just go away - a Haiku about AI 28421
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 21446901283
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026He says he‘s doing all this because he wants his grandkids to get the best education. Yeah, man, closing programs and chasing away top scholars is definitely going to do that. Great work, peepaw. 934421
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yeah dude - the more I pay at the pump the less I fear nuclear attack by people who don’t have nukes and who wouldn’t be able to have them if you idiots didn’t tear up obama’s deal and start a self-defeating war about it. 521740
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“Our national parks are in crisis” - former national parks superintendents protectnps.org/2026/09/02/f...protectnps.orgFormer National Park Superintendents Warn Interior Secretary: National Parks Are in Crisis – The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks 13817
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This is what shutting down scientific debate actually looks likebloomberg.comA Top Virus Scientist Stared Down Covid Lab-Leak Proponents. Now His Life’s Work Is at StakeThe battle over Covid’s origins has come for Bob Garry, who’s faced some of the world’s deadliest viral threats. 172056582
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The current NIH Director’s animus against NIAID to sign away much needed research funds so we can continue bombing another country is… a staggering betrayal of Congressional intentions and authority. Not surprising but still staggering. 5466116
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsProPublica @propublica.org · 03/09/2026The success of the U.S. vaccination system depends on two fundamental pillars: parents trusting in vaccines and children having access to them. Under RFK Jr., both are in peril. (Published March)propublica.orgHow Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood PlaguesThe health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back... 291051486
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsMarc Coutanche @marccoutanche.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Cog Neuro/Cog Psych to join us at Rice! Please spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/192080apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 24642
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Y'all think that the Supreme Court is going to intervene to stop a Dem president from demolishing Trump's stupid ballroom but that's probably wrong; the Supreme Court will intervene to stop the Dem president from demolishing Trump's stupid ballroom after Congress passes a law and he signs it. 312718
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsPaul Taylor @afni-pt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Have you ever felt like something was missing from your #fmri results? Have you been worried about potential reproducibility issues? Well, this new @natmethods.nature.com article with 40+ coauthors shows how the simple change to transparent thresholding helps both. Go Figure! rdcu.be/B4tikBETdQZa 19151
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsUnion of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 31/08/20261/ At a time when 17,000 people have been sickened by the food-borne #cyclospora parasite, the Trump USDA is cutting its parasite research budget and forcing out the very scientists who could help avert the next catastrophe. 🧵 ⬇️politico.comUSDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocationsThe shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply. 65737
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This was so stupid I had to check to see if it's real, and yes. Ted Cruz, the man who once told a story about the "basketball ring," is trying to tell a guy who literally played lacrosse at Michigan how Michigan athletes refer to their rival. 1302105246
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsSam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 29/08/2026If anyone wants to actually learn something about the entry into humans of the SARS-CoV2 virus, here is a great summary of evidence. It is a little technical but it actually considers both major hypotheses. The authors are leading virologists. journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.... 25017
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Lake Ontario's name comes from the Wyandot word Ontarí'io, which is typically translated as "beautiful lake". The Kanienʼkéha called it Katarokwi. Samuel de Champlain called it Lac de St. Louis. The name Lacus Ontario was first recorded in 1660 by Francis Creuxius. 812677823
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsCommunications Biology @commsbio.nature.com · 26/08/2026Simultaneous EEG and fMRI recording suggests that repetition-related changes in behavior and neural activity may result from earlier, more rapid increases in synchronized neural activity in task-involved brain regions. PDF available: www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comRepetition-related reductions in neural activity support improved behavior through increases in oscillatory power - Communications BiologySimultaneous EEG and fMRI recording suggests that repetition-related changes in behavior and neural activity may result from earlier, more rapid increases in synchronized neural activity in task-invol... 1114
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJohn Cluverius @johncluverius.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Legendary public health and medical program vows that more vaccine skeptics are needed 1629860
Reposted by Stephen J. Gottsjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/08/2026tl;dw: the job of the dem majority over the next two years, should it materialize, is to make life hell for the white house, not find points of cooperationyoutube.comWhat Democrats can learn from Mitch McConnellYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 15360231280
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.thelancet.comEvaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysisUSAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a... 5435191809
Reposted by Stephen J. Gottsᴢᴇɴ sɪᴍᴍᴏɴs @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 23/08/202616 months ago: Never forget how it started. 7572733495
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 23/08/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Two Canadian Scientists Develop an Inhaled Vaccine Mist That Delivers Immunity Directly to the Lungs, Right Where Viruses Enter Two scientists, Fiona Smaill and Zhou Xing, developed AeroVax, an inhaled vaccine mist designed to reach the lungs in just 2 minutes. 512184984968
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 21/08/2026Trump's pick to lead the FDA, Heidi Overton, says the FDA, CDC, and NIH need to be "reformed" to fund more "conservative-based" research instead of peer-reviewed and evidence-backed medical science. #Trump #Overton #Science #StandUpForScience #FDA 139544312
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute @mossresearch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Our Institute brings together a diverse group of talented scientists & administrators from various backgrounds to conduct world-class research in a supportive and collaborative environment. Visit our website to learn more about our team: rehabilitationresearch.jefferson.ed… 021
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsRomy Lorenz @romy-lorenz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Please share widely! 🚀 I am recruiting a PhD student for an exciting cross-species collaborative project using layer fMRI to investigate how interoception shapes cognitive control - Application deadline is: 1.10.2026 - Start: Jan 2027 www.mpg.de/26934670/phd...mpg.dePhD Position (m/f/d) | Ultra-High-Field Layer fMRI of Cognitive Control and InteroceptionPhD Position in Ultra-High-Field Layer fMRI of Cognitive Control and Interoception 17064
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsMatthias Nau @matthiasnau.bsky.social · 19/08/2026🚨 Job alert 🚨 Our department @vuamsterdam.bsky.social is hiring an Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience! Join our lovely community here in beautiful Amsterdam! 🧠🔥 Deadline: October 15 Apply: workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/as...workingat.vu.nlVacancy — Assistant Professor in Cognitive NeuroscienceJoin the Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) as Assistant Professor in cognitive neuroscience. 16348
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsPeter Angeli @pangeli95.bsky.social · 19/08/2026New paper out in @sfnjournals.bsky.social with @neurosteel.bsky.social and @carolinerobertson.bsky.social! We use 7T data from the NSD to characterize a bivalent (positive and negative) retinotopic code in the hippocampus that patterns hippocampal activity even during rest. tinyurl.com/3pm43w6s 2186
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsAlex Fornito @alexfornito.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Thank-you @thetransmitter.bsky.social for covering our recent work led by @trangcao.bsky.social on the reproducibility of MRI phenotypes in psychiatry Story: www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/neu... Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...thetransmitter.orgNeuropsychiatric MRI brain signatures fail reproducibility testSmall neuroimaging studies are unlikely to capture consistent anatomical changes related to conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and mood disorders, according to a new “wake-up call” study. 13511
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDavid Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The NIH just released an RFI (request for Information) on a proposed new format for reporting the scores of grant applications determined by study sections. If implemented, this new system will make it easier to hide political manipulation of grant funding. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-opposite...sciencebasedmedicine.orgThe opposite of “transparency”: Sneaking Lysenkoism into NIH peer reviewOn Friday, the NIH released an RFI (request for Information) on a proposed new format for reporting the scores of grant applications determined by study sections. If implemented, this new system will 59261