Reposted by Taraz LeeAmitai Shenhav @ashenhav.bsky.social · 28/09/20262 yrs ago, I briefly laid out a new theory of how motivation works (AGH). Here, I expand on the problems AGH was trying to solve, why they are hard to solve, what my solution looks like, and how this should change our understanding of thoughts & actions. osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵A few highlights: 16637
Reposted by Taraz LeeAdam Steel @neurosteel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Out today with @pangeli95.bsky.social (co-lead) & @carolinerobertson.bsky.social ! The brain integrates internal thoughts with sensory information. Yet the networks serving functions are viewed as independent. How does the brain integrate across these systems? elifesciences.org/articles/110...elifesciences.orgRetinotopic coding organizes the interaction between internally and externally oriented brain networksInternally and externally oriented brain networks are functionally coupled at a voxel scale through a common visuospatial code. 14310
Reposted by Taraz LeeEthan Solomon @esolomon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Excited to share a new discovery from @stanfordpntlab.bsky.social about the effects of neurostimulation on brain activity. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6... With our colleagues at the University of Iowa, we explored how intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) changes neural excitability. A 🧵medrxiv.orgiTBS induces a suppression-rebound pattern in human cortical excitabilityIntermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) is a widely used form of brain stimulation, developed on the premise that it promotes long-term potentiation (LTP) and neural excitation. However, this is n... 12815
Reposted by Taraz LeeMatt Makel @mattmakel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I made a mistake. And because of that mistake, I no longer have confidence that results that I reported in several research papers are an accurate reflection of replication rates. 1/ 19430
Reposted by Taraz Leetor @torwager.bsky.social · 01/09/202642 new #fmri tutorials to accompany our new book Elements of fMRI, with @fMRIstats. Run code in both #python and #matlab in your browser to explore. 7 sections, from conceptual foundations to machine learning and AI. torwager.github.io/elements-of-...torwager.github.ioElements of fMRI Analysis — Interactive TutorialsHands-on tutorials for the book Elements of fMRI Analysis: runnable MATLAB and Python code, thought questions, and self-quizzes for all 42 chapters. 17129
Reposted by Taraz Leejoshcashaback.bsky.social @joshcashaback.bsky.social · 31/08/2026My research group is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to study control principles between human-human and human-agent pairs. Ad below. Please retweet! 0914
Reposted by Taraz LeeSam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026On behalf of the Motor Learning & Motor Control Conference (MLMC): 🔔 Official announcement! 🔔 We are pleased to announce MLMC 2026 -> Friday November 13th (Satellite Meeting to SfN) Abstracts due September 25th. See you in DC! motor-conference.org/openconf.phpmotor-conference.orgOCC - OpenConf Peer Review & Conference Management System 0123
Reposted by Taraz LeeDebbie Yee @debyee.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Are you on the #neurojob #psychjob market this fall? Come be my colleague! The Psych and Brain Sciences department @psychiowa.bsky.social is hiring TT faculty in clinical science and neuroscience, as well as clinical-track faculty. The initial review deadline is Sept 28. More info below!👇 21812
Reposted by Taraz LeeSfN Journals @sfnjournals.bsky.social · 12/08/2026#JNeurosci: Findings from Leach et al. provide evidence that the frontoparietal cortex influences behaviors, dynamically adjusting communication between brain networks as decisions progress. doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0594-26.2… 0169
Reposted by Taraz LeeAaron L Wong @aaronlwong.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Excited that this work is finally out! It raises some interesting questions about the basal ganglia and the impact of Parkinson's disease. 0145
Reposted by Taraz LeeTarkesh Singh @tarkeshsingh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I am recruiting a PhD student in sensorimotor neuroscience to join my lab, with a start date of January 2027. This position is fully funded. If you are interested, please send your CV and a brief letter of interest by email. Reposts appreciated. 02125
Reposted by Taraz LeeSara J Hussain @sarahussain.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Interested in rehab, motor control, neurophysiology, and neuroengineering? Our group is recruiting a new PhD student for fall 2027. Funding is available via a research or teaching assistantship. See attached for info, and please share! 185
Reposted by Taraz LeeBlake Richards @tyrellturing.bsky.social · 19/08/2026People should actually read this short article in the Economist if they can. Not included in this image is data showing if you control for how long students spend studying, then students using AI actually perform equal or better. So, it's the obvious: Skip the homework and you don't learn! 1013437
Reposted by Taraz LeeAndrew Pruszynski @andpru.bsky.social · 18/08/2026We looking for a postdoc with NHP electrophysiology experience to do simultaneous Neuropixel recordings across the corticothalamic motor circuit to better understand the neural control of reaching and grasping. We start looking at applications on August 31st. docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comPruszynski Postdoc 2026Postdoctoral Researcher, Control Policies in the Primate Motor Circuit Pruszynski Lab @ Sensorimotor Superlab The Pruszynski Laboratory at Western University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to j... 22624
Reposted by Taraz LeeBen Hayden @benhayden.bsky.social · 13/08/2026New paper from the BCM Neurosurgery research team! "Neural basis of compositional control" led by @assiachericoni.bsky.social and @justfineneuro.bsky.social ! 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comNeural basis of compositional control - NatureBehaviour of human participants in a prey-pursuit task reflects dynamic blending of goal-specific control policies, with hippocampus estimating latent states, anterior cingulate cortex orchestrating p... 39546
Reposted by Taraz LeeBlack In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Applications are open for the 2026–27 Black In Neuro Mentorship Cohort! 🧠✨ Apply as a mentor or mentee for 1:1 matching, application support, professional development & a global neuro community. 📲 Scan the QR code to apply! #BlackInNeuro 01312
Reposted by Taraz Leejoshcashaback.bsky.social @joshcashaback.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Our latest from the lab by the outstanding, John Buggeln. "Successful reinforcement history suppresses explicit and implicit error corrections". journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...journals.plos.orgSuccessful reinforcement history suppresses explicit and implicit error correctionsAuthor summary Conflicting previous work has suggested that reinforcement feedback leads to either greater or smaller movement corrections. Here we elucidate that past successful actions lead to a sup... 0106
Reposted by Taraz LeeJeremy Hogeveen @jeremyhogeveen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I'm thrilled to share I will be joining 🇨🇦Queen's University🇨🇦 as a Queen's National Scholar and Associate Prof of Psychology beginning July 2027! I'll remain at UNM this year to wrap projects. I am infinitely grateful to the colleagues, mentors, and students who have made my time here so fantastic!queensu.caJeremy Hogeveen | Department of Psychology 11644
Reposted by Taraz LeeJan R. Wessel @janw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026New preprint from the lab. We think we have a solution (two, actually) to a long-standing problem in the field of response inhibition. Using two different mathematical approaches, we think we can identify long-hypothesized inhibitory 'trigger failure' trials. More in🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgTwo types of response inhibition failures in humansResponse inhibition is a key control function that allows humans to perform safe, goal-directed behaviors. The dominant behavioral-computational model holds that response inhibition fails when the inh... 13718
Reposted by Taraz LeeJulia Strand @juliafstrand.bsky.social · 31/07/2026My department is hiring 2 (TWO!) Tenure Track faculty in Developmental Psych and Biological Psych, to start Fall 2027. Deadlines 9/1 (Developmental) and 10/1 (Biological). More info here: www.carleton.edu/psychology/i.... Reach out with questions! carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Carlet...carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor in Developmental PsychologyThe Carleton Psychology Department is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Developmental Psychology (preferably with a focus on social, personality, and/or identity de... 03041
Reposted by Taraz LeeIan Greenhouse @iangreenhouse.bsky.social · 31/07/2026We have a few spots left in our upcoming workshop in Eugene, OR October 12-14, 2026. Please join us! greenhouselab.github.io/motorbrainst... #neuroskyence #sensorimotor #TranscranialMagneticStimulationgreenhouselab.github.ioMapping the Motor System with Brain Stimulation WorkshopOctober 12-14, 2026 0118
Reposted by Taraz LeeRuimin Gao 高睿敏 @ruimingao.bsky.social · 30/07/2026How many subjects do you actually need for reliable task fMRI studies? Much larger samples are often recommended—but that depends on how you analyze the data. New preprint with @neuranna.bsky.social biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgScaling laws for group-constrained, subject-specific task fMRI analysesFunctional MRI provides a powerful way to characterize the architecture of the human brain. Yet individual brains often vary in the exact anatomic locations of functionally specific regions; as a resu... 2349
Reposted by Taraz LeeAndrew Pruszynski @andpru.bsky.social · 27/07/2026We're hiring! Postdoc position to study the neural control of reaching using high-density multi-area electrophysiology. 5 years of funding, great collaborative environment. Please share with anyone who may be interested. For details, see: docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comPruszynski Postdoc 2026Postdoctoral Researcher, Control Policies in the Primate Motor Circuit Pruszynski Lab @ Sensorimotor Superlab The Pruszynski Laboratory at Western University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to j... 03835
Reposted by Taraz LeeReza Shadmehr @rezashadmehr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026If an action results in error, each neuron requires an individualized teaching signal that guides change in its output. This is the credit assignment problem of learning. Are there neurons in the brain that can compute such a sophisticated teaching signal? Yes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgClimbing fibers encode the gradient of a loss function for the cerebellumNeurons in the brain are often many synapses away from motoneurons, yet if a movement results in error, each distant neuron needs a teacher that considers its specific contribution to production of th... 218170
Reposted by Taraz LeeNick Gaspelin @ngaspelin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026We have recently published work in Psych Science and JEP:LMC showing a surprising relationship between initial capture and learned suppression of salient distractors. Ultimately, this has led us to believe that attentional control is much more flexible than often assumed. Read more on my blog!gaspelinblog.wordpress.comFrom Capture to Suppression: How Distraction Shapes Attentional ControlBy Nick Gaspelin and Yue Zhang Zhang, Y. & Gaspelin, N. (2026a). From capture to control: Initial capture increases learned suppression. Psychological Science. 37(4), 2… 2239
Reposted by Taraz LeeTaylor Webb @taylorwwebb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I'm recruiting two postdocs (or potentially PhD students) to work on projects at the intersection of cognition, neuroscience, and AI (with a particular emphasis on mechanistic interpretability). Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... and please share!docs.google.com 37142
Reposted by Taraz LeeSam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The cerebellum plays a role in motor learning and reinforcement learning. But does cerebellar learning generalize to all sorts of tasks? Here we test strong prediction: that cerebellar activity tracks passively learned sensory-sensory associations (statistical learning). See below for the answer! 25316
Reposted by Taraz LeeShawn Rhoads @shawnrhoadsphd.com · 13/07/20261/ I am thrilled to begin sharing the latest release of pyEM, a Python package I built for fitting cognitive computational models to behavioral data using hierarchical expectation maximization (EM) with maximum a posteriori estimation (MAP). github.com/shawnrhoads/... 14418
Reposted by Taraz LeeSam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Our cerebellum+RL paper is now out in the Journal of Neuroscience! "The Human Cerebellum Encodes Temporally Sensitive Reinforcement Learning Signals" @sfnjournals.bsky.social @sfn.org www.jneurosci.org/content/46/2...jneurosci.orgThe Human Cerebellum Encodes Temporally Sensitive Reinforcement Learning SignalsIn addition to supervised motor learning, the cerebellum also supports nonmotor forms of learning, including reinforcement learning (RL). Recent studies in animal models have identified core RL signal... 0356
Reposted by Taraz LeeAndrew Pruszynski @andpru.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Natural behavior unfolds as a continuous stream of actions. Because these actions often occur in rapid succession, the brain must prepare multiple future actions while the current action is being executed. Our TICS piece explores how this works. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 39533
Reposted by Taraz LeeIan Greenhouse @iangreenhouse.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Have you thought about how you type? A new preprint from graduate student Rubi Ruopp changes how we think about automaticity in everyday behaviors. Automatic ≠ skilled www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #sensorimotor #neuroskyence #neurosky #psychsciskybiorxiv.orgMotor automaticity in natural keyboard typingCertain features of everyday motor skills become automatic while others remain controlled. Here we use a novel keyboard typing task to investigate whether motor automaticity depends on the frequency o... 074
Reposted by Taraz LeeKimberly Chiew @kimberlychiew.bsky.social · 09/06/2026✨ VERY excited to share our new paper led by Holly Bowen (SMU) & former ugrad Kyle Thurmann "Effects of reward anticipation on memory encoding and cognitive control outcomes: A meta-analysis" finally in press @ Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 💵🧠 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Thread 1/nsciencedirect.comEffects of reward anticipation on memory encoding and cognitive control outcomes: A meta-analysisExtensive evidence suggests that cognitive performance is typically enhanced under increased motivation, often in the form of reward anticipation. Whi… 23112
Reposted by Taraz LeeWouter Kool @wouterkool.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I forgot to link the paper! 🤦♂️ I'm blaming my new four-month old. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...psycnet.apa.orgAPA PsycNet 191
Reposted by Taraz LeeWouter Kool @wouterkool.bsky.social · 05/06/2026🚨Paper alert!🚨 Across 5 expts, @mileritayar.bsky.social's new JEPG paper shows that people explicitly avoid switching between attention control states. Using demand selection tasks, we find that people don't just avoid cognitive conflict, but also switching between congruent and incongruent trials. 14118
Reposted by Taraz LeeBlack In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 03/06/2026🎉Save the date! Black In Neuro Week 2026 is July 27–Aug 2. We're celebrating our 6th annual BIN Week with returning favorites like #NeuroRacism, #NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora, and #BINRollCall plus a brand new theme: #BlackInTime. ✨ 🧠 #BINW26 #AReimaginedFuture 05749
Reposted by Taraz LeeBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"A coalition of ~40 organizations representing hard-science disciplines...recently told Congress...that losing the SBE division could lead to 'long-lasting, potentially permanent' damage to national research... The stickiest barriers to progress in... AI, biotechnology—are 'fundamentally human'" 25832
Reposted by Taraz LeeAngela Radulescu @angelaradulescu.bsky.social · 01/06/2026In 2011, my interests in cognitive neuroscience converged on one stubborn intuition: it made no sense that how the brain learns and how it pays attention should be two fundamentally different processes. 14115
Reposted by Taraz LeeTK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 30/05/2026🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades. 622923923
Reposted by Taraz LeeTaraz Lee @tarazlee.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Super excited by this manuscript led by the amazing @brissend.bsky.social By combining fMRI, TMS, and modeling, we finally have causal evidence that the cerebellum is contributing to brain-wide working memory representations and recall performance! 1/n 27534
Taraz Lee @tarazlee.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Super excited by this manuscript led by the amazing @brissend.bsky.social By combining fMRI, TMS, and modeling, we finally have causal evidence that the cerebellum is contributing to brain-wide working memory representations and recall performance! 1/n 27534
Reposted by Taraz LeeWMSymposium.bsky.social @wmsymposium.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Working Memory Early-career Researchers all around the world! A reminder that it’s 3 more days until WMS abstract submission deadline (May 31st). If you have cool WM research that you want to share to the vibrant community of WM researchers, please submit your abstract (forms.gle/MccRLJC1xXQ3...)static.klipy.comMinion Memory Alert AnimationALT: Minion Memory Alert Animation 044
Reposted by Taraz LeeSimon W Davis @woodforbrains.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Perceptual and conceptual influences on memory judgments New paper in @commspsychol.nature.com by the prolific @rmt93.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44... We tested predictions of the global matching model to quantify the interference associated with perceptual or conceptual lure similarity 1124
Reposted by Taraz LeeCaterina Gratton @caterinagratton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Very excited about this project, led by @zachladwig.bsky.social We show that an individual’s lateral prefrontal cortex has reliable and highly detailed network organization missed in past group approaches. Full🧵 coming soon! 16123
Reposted by Taraz LeeHan Zhang @hanzhang.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Trying to read while people talk nearby? Our new eye-tracking study shows that irrelevant speech increases rereading for low-frequency and semantically unpredictable words, despite little evidence for disruption during initial lexical processing. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comI’m trying to read here! How does irrelevant speech affect how you read? - Cognitive ProcessingReading involves a remarkable coordination of perceptual and linguistic processes. This coordination is reflected by a close coupling between reading eye movements and lexical properties of words, suc... 0111
Reposted by Taraz LeeLisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 07/05/2026One year later - my reflections on what's happened to US science since the National Science Foundation grant terminations last year. The problem of misinformation isn't going away, but our ability to study and understand it is under attack. 1/ 🧪 www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...tennessean.comI researched misinformation, until the government stopped me | OpinionA researcher's NSF grant termination reveals a broader attack on science funding and misinformation research, despite rising AI-generated falsehoods. 322195
Reposted by Taraz Leejoshcashaback.bsky.social @joshcashaback.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Thrilled about our latest paper published in eLife where we found something cool: A representation of your partner's goals and actions modulates your own "intelligent reflexes", prior to voluntary movement. Led by the phenomenal, Seth Sullivan. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre... 1218
Reposted by Taraz LeeGagan Wig @gaganwig.bsky.social · 06/05/2026We're hiring! FT research assistant @ UT Dallas Join our team to work on a longitudinal neuroimaging study of midlife brain aging. Strong opportunity for those interested in brain networks, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease risk. App. deadline now May 15. Details: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/31680 01310