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Sydney E. Smith @syd-smith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy to share the final project from my PhD: "Simulated field potentials capture multiple simultaneous processes underlying human temporal attention," now a preprint on bioRxiv. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Marcus Siems @marcussiems.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

„Potential mechanisms and functional significance of aperiodic neural activity“ Timely review article by Michael Preston Jr, @syd-smith.bsky.social & Brad Voytek

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Sydney E. Smith @syd-smith.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

This article gives me hope: trust in science isn’t lost, and both scientists and the public want deeper connection. How do we build it? My favorite way is through real conversations that humanize science and make public funding transparent and accessible. What's yours?

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Sydney E. Smith @syd-smith.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

What makes some melodies feel "right" and others totally "off"? We have an intuitive affinity for some musical scales over others, like Bobby McFerrin shows here (youtu.be/ne6tB2KiZuk?...). Check out @omriraccah.bsky.social's paper - a clever collision of psychology and music - to learn more.

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Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale

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Stories of WiN @storiesofwin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Tomorrow is the last day to register for our in-person event! Join us, and our incredible lineup of speakers, on the UCSD campus Nov 15 from 9am-1pm. Registration is free! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sydney E. Smith @syd-smith.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

The latest Stories of WiN profile features Dr. Emi Nagoshi. Out now! I loved capturing her story--rich with serendipitous discoveries and humility, her resilient attitude towards "surviving academia" shines through. Check out Emi's profile and listen her interview to hear more about her science.

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Stories of WiN @storiesofwin.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Registration for our in-person event is still open! We hope to see you all in San Diego!

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Jacob Miller @neurojacob.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

U-Miami has a postdoctoral mentored research training program in Alzheimer's / neurodegeneration, with 2 years of funding for fellows. If you're interested in my lab and applying cognitive neuroscience and precision neuroimaging methods to studying AD, please reach out! mbi-umiami.org/training/

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

A thought-provoking piece in Nature Neuroscience by many neuroscience colleagues: "Science must break its silence to rebuild public trust". Lots to think about here. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Public engagement: building common ground
How can we help to bridge this divide? Simply producing more excep tional science will not be enough to rebuild public trust. Rather, we must adopt a new model that recognizes communication and advocacy as core pillars of science, on a par with rigor and reproducibility. Public engagement efforts should be valued for faculty promotions, much like obtaining grants and publishing our findings in scientific journals. Researchers should be recognized and rewarded for activities such as giving public talks, working with local schools, engaging with policy makers, developing social media campaigns and platforms or writing accessible articles for general audiences. Developing these skills must be an integral part of scientific training, reinforcing the notion that the responsibility to champion science lies with us. Courses that teach graduate students and postdocs to communicate complex ideas clearly, to use social media effectively and to advocate for evidencebased policies must be deemed critical and supported by our universities. These efforts should not be viewed as distractions from research but woven into the fabric of what we do as scientists. Rebuilding public trust requires a cultural paradigm shift: scientists must see themselves not just as producers of knowledge, but also as its ambassadors and translators. Such a fundamental change will occur only if it is embraced by our scientific leaders and institutions, emphasizing the critical role of public engagement for science to succeed.

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Tom Donoghue @tomdonoghue.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

📜🎉 I'm happy to share that my review of clinical research investigating aperiodic neural activity is now published! It examines 177 reports of aperiodic activity in clinical disorders summarizing findings, discussion topics, & making some recommendations! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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A Systematic Review of Aperiodic Neural Activity in Clinical Investigations

This systematic literature review examines aperiodic neural activity in clinical disorders, summarizing current findings and discussion topics. One-hundred seventy-seven reports from across 38 distin...

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Megan Kirchgessner, PhD @megkirch.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Gonna be in San Diego for #sfn25? Come join us for our first ever in-person event for @storiesofwin.bsky.social - registration is now OPEN!! 👇 gonna be a great time for getting inspired and building community (and stay tuned for an exciting lineup of 🤩speakers/panelists)! Help us spread the word!

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Sydney E. Smith @syd-smith.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This is a fascinating study dissecting the degree to which functional connectivity in EEG is driven by aperiodic activity instead of oscillations -- how robust are connectivity findings in a frequency band (theta, alpha) when oscillations are not omni-present? www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

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Functional connectivity is dominated by aperiodic, rather than oscillatory, coupling

Functional connectivity (FC) has attracted significant interest in the identification of specific circuits underlying brain (dys-)function. Classical analyses to estimate FC ( i.e ., filtering electro...

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Sydney E. Smith @syd-smith.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Changes in cognition are some of the first noticeable symptoms of mental health conditions like depression. This study is a roadmap for neuroscientists and clinicians looking to personalize psychiatric interventions and identify where cognitive deficits and diagnostic symptoms overlap in the brain.

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Stories of WiN @storiesofwin.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Our latest profile is here! Dr. Nicole Rust (@nicolecrust.bsky.social) studies the neural representations of mood & has recently published a book about new ways we can conduct neuroscience research to better undersand mental illness. Learn more below: www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...

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Dr. Nicole Rust — Stories of WiN

studies the neural representations of mood and has recently published a book about new ways we can conduct neuroscience research to better undersand mental illness.

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Let’s talk @storiesofwin.bsky.social. I’m flattered to be among their profiles (coming soon) & I want to elevate the team behind this terrific effort. /1 www.storiesofwin.org

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Meenakshi Asokan @meenakshiasokan.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Excited to share this profile + interview with Dr. Emily Jacobs! Amazing work on human precision brain imaging across hormonal fluctuations, and such an inspiring story! I had such a great time interviewing her!

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Sydney E. Smith @syd-smith.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Started a new postdoc at Yale in @brognition.bsky.social Lab with Kia Nobre! Studying adaptive cognition in humans using brain recordings—both on and in the head. New lab, new city, new chapter!

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Sydney E. Smith @syd-smith.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

New Stories of WiN profile. Writing about Melissa's journey was so fun. I love hearing about scientists who are having a blast doing research and it's a gift to pass along their enthusiasm!

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Christian Cazares, Ph.D. @fleabrained.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

We need multimodal data 💯 current frameworks overlook that single-nuclei transcriptomics reveals over 50 distinct inhibitory subtypes with potentially different contributions to circuit function throughout the lifespan! My research aims to relate these macro-scale measures to microcircuits 🙏

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Sydney E. Smith @syd-smith.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Just published a commentary in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science titled: 🧠 Analyzing the elephant: The search for electroencephalography biomarkers 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...

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