One neat trick to end extreme poverty An age-old problem might have a surprisingly simple solution

One neat trick to end extreme poverty
economist.com/finance-and-...

By design they are featuring some controversial folks.  Hopefully it will spark some good dialogue.

Florida bans sociology from core curriculum at state universities

I just have to say… sociology is *not* a radical discipline.

www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

how to give a great talk:
"Mystery... Create puzzles for your audience, and bring them along for the solution. This is where scientific talks can excel, because the whole scientific process is aimed at uncovering a mystery."

Electroencephalography, pupillometry, and behavioral evidence for locus coeruleus-noradrenaline system related tonic hyperactivity in older adults Neuroimaging studies have shown that age-related dysregulation of the locus coeruleus-noradrenaline (LC-NA) system is associated with cognitive declin…

✨ SHINY NEW PAPER ✨

Evidence of locus coeruleus-noradrenaline (LC-NA) hyperactivity in older adults using behavioral, pupil and EEG data

@maramather.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I tried to buy a scientific paper YouTube video by Christophe

A journalist attempts to buy a first author publication and uncovers the full suite of products available. youtu.be/SEwiOykoXXc

Scientific Publishing: Rethinking how research is reviewed and published Taking a radical new approach to the publication process resulted in eLife losing its impact factor, but authors, reviewers, editors and funders support the journal and its efforts to reform scientifi...

elifesciences.org/articles/110...

Sounds like an amazing opportunity. What in particular stood out from this observation regarding the challenges?

"Freezing and hoping that it will all somehow go away is neither individually nor collectively effective."

zenodo.org/records/1569...

Daily Paced Breathing Sessions Induce Left Orbitofrontal Volume Changes Linked to Cognitive Outcomes Oscillatory coupling between respiration, heart rate, and cortical function is fundamental to physiological regulation yet remains poorly characterized in humans. Diminished respiratory heart rate var...

New preprint highlighting the involvement of the left orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in oscillatory cardiorespiratory dynamics

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

This is a big "ouch" for brain atlases based on post-mortem tissue.

Respiratory coordination of excitability states across the human wake-sleep cycle While the respiratory rhythm is increasingly recognized as a key modulator of oscillatory brain activity across the wake-sleep cycle in humans, very l…

Our paper on respiratory modulation of excitability during sleep is now online!

Open access link:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

First of hopefully many collabs with the @tschreiner.bsky.social Lab and led by @asanchezcorzo.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

New paper with Andy Kim, @santimoralesphd.bsky.social, and Josh Senior just published! "Electroencephalography, pupillometry, and behavioral evidence for locus coeruleus-noradrenaline system related tonic hyperactivity in older adults" authors.elsevier.com/c/1mCryivP7S...

Various lines of evidence indicate that there should be influences of breathing on locus coeruleus activity (and therefore on pupil dilation) yet demonstrating these relationships has been challenging. Kluger et al. used phase coherence to quantify oscillatory coupling between the two signals.

A Dynamic Link between Respiration and Arousal - PubMed Viewing brain function through the lens of other physiological processes has critically added to our understanding of human cognition. Further advances though may need a closer look at the interactions between these physiological processes themselves. Here we characterize the interplay of the highly …

Another paper I reviewed in 2024 that I thought was outstanding is also now published: www.jneurosci.org/content/44/4...
‪by @danlikesbrains.bsky.social‬
@jgross.bsky.social
@ckeitelsci.bsky.social

Evidence from 7 Tesla fMRI of intrinsic network supporting allostasis in the human brain Nature Neuroscience - Functional connectivity analyses using ultra-high precision 7 Tesla functional MRI identified a unified system for allostasis and interoception that included more than 96% of...

Neat that my review of Zhang et al.'s "Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI" was quoted in this Research Briefing. It was one of my favorite papers I reviewed in 2024! rdcu.be/eOlTT by Jiahe Zhang, @lisafeldmanbarrett.com and others

I will be recruiting 🌟PhD students🌟 for my newish lab! If you're interested in learning & memory mechanisms applied to individual, interactive & collective behavior using computational modeling, real-world experiments and fMRI, email me! RTs much appreciated 🙏 rouhanilab.com

Kudos to this amazing resource!

A randomized clinical trial reveals effects of mindfulness and slow breathing on plasma amyloid beta levels Prior research suggests that meditation may slow brain aging and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, we lack research systematically examining what aspect(s) of meditation may drive ...

Our paper showing opposing effects of mindfulness alone and mindfulness + slow breathing on the Alzheimer's-related amyloid-beta peptide was just accepted for publication at Psychophysiology!
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Just came across this face image database that lists different databases from A-Z libguides.princeton.edu/facedatabases A very nice collection, thanks to
@mtesterman.bsky.social

Great to see more steps towards eliminating dependence on journals that charge large fees.

I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet

and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains

forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad

I strongly second this! 👏🏾

When talking about science communication, I also always stress that *all* forms and forums of communication matter 🔄

Whether it’s a big, factually correct but details-lite TV show or movie…or just chatting to granny or your mates in a pub 🗣️

Look at academia giving me a little hope

Project Assistant (Fixed-Term) The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles and is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. USC is consistently ranked...

We are hiring a full time project assistant! Please forward to any bright, curious team players you know who might be interested in applying:

usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/ExternalUSCC...

Check out our new article for young readers (ages 8-15) on heart-brain interactions and interoception! 🧠🫀

I had so much fun co-writing this with @agatapatyczek.bsky.social @el-rei.bsky.social with the support of @michaelgaebler.com ✍️

👉 Share it widely with curious young minds
Yay for #scicomm ✨

GitHub - jmumford/randomise-prep: Generate design matrices, contrasts, and scripts to set up FSL randomise analyses. Generate design matrices, contrasts, and scripts to set up FSL randomise analyses. - jmumford/randomise-prep

Do you ever wish you could just use python to pull together the files and code for running FSL's randomise? Me too! I made this: github.com/jmumford/ran... It will even replace the numbers in the file outputs with contrast names of your choosing (and replace corrp with 1minusp).

House LHHS Subcommittee Approves FY26 Budget for NIH, IES – FABBS Upon returning from the August recess on September 2, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Here is an informative report on the current status of NIH's budget for next year.

fabbs.org/news/2025/09...

IJFMR -Academic Journal Submit Paper for Publication

This is harassment! Checking the tennis scores on ESPN and look at the presumably personalised banner ad.

An abbreviation (ABB) in a journal article (JA) or Grant Application (GA) is rarely worth the words it saves. Every ABB requires cognitive resources (CR) and at my age by the time I'm halfway through a JA or GA I no longer have the CR to remember what your ABB stood for.