Aliona Tsypes
@atsypes.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at PittPsychiatry|Clinical psychologist|Studying suicide, protective factors, reinforcement learning, EEG/ERP🧠. She/her.
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Is risk-taking shaped by decision-making or by learning? In new work, we show that in experience-based risk-taking, very little variance is explained by decision-making (top), but a lot is explained by learning (bottom). www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Is risk-taking shaped by decision-making or by learning? In new work, we show that in experience-based risk-taking, very little variance is explained by decision-making (top), but a lot is explained by learning (bottom). www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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An important point getting overlooked:
When NIH cancels "diversity" grants (e.g., diversity supplements, Fs, Ks, etc), they aren't canceling the grants based on *what* the grant studies.
They're cancelling them based on *who* is doing the research. And that disallowed "who" is anyone not white.
When NIH cancels "diversity" grants (e.g., diversity supplements, Fs, Ks, etc), they aren't canceling the grants based on *what* the grant studies.
They're cancelling them based on *who* is doing the research. And that disallowed "who" is anyone not white.
April 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
An important point getting overlooked:
When NIH cancels "diversity" grants (e.g., diversity supplements, Fs, Ks, etc), they aren't canceling the grants based on *what* the grant studies.
They're cancelling them based on *who* is doing the research. And that disallowed "who" is anyone not white.
When NIH cancels "diversity" grants (e.g., diversity supplements, Fs, Ks, etc), they aren't canceling the grants based on *what* the grant studies.
They're cancelling them based on *who* is doing the research. And that disallowed "who" is anyone not white.
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🧵Censor, purge, defund - how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science & universities.
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
March 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🧵Censor, purge, defund - how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science & universities.
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
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📢 Join us for the Stand Up for Science rally in Pittsburgh! We are bringing together a lineup of speakers from different backgrounds, who will share how science has made a difference in the world and in their own experiences.
The speakers include…🧵(1/3)
The speakers include…🧵(1/3)
#StandUpforScience local rally in Pittsburgh is confirmed!
📅 March 7, 2025
⏰ 11 AM-1:30 PM
📍Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh
Follow the local rally’s Instagram @savesciencepgh for updates
Spread the word 🔥
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceForAll
#ScienceNotSilence
#STEM
📅 March 7, 2025
⏰ 11 AM-1:30 PM
📍Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh
Follow the local rally’s Instagram @savesciencepgh for updates
Spread the word 🔥
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceForAll
#ScienceNotSilence
#STEM
March 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
📢 Join us for the Stand Up for Science rally in Pittsburgh! We are bringing together a lineup of speakers from different backgrounds, who will share how science has made a difference in the world and in their own experiences.
The speakers include…🧵(1/3)
The speakers include…🧵(1/3)
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Thank you friends for Standing Up for Science.
33 packages of Science Advocate pins are on their way to folks attending Friday @standupforscience.bsky.social rallies. They're heading to MA, DC, PA, NC, TX, NM, MJ, TN, AL, GA, MD, MN, CA, MS, FL, OH, WA, & NY.
The village is showing up!
33 packages of Science Advocate pins are on their way to folks attending Friday @standupforscience.bsky.social rallies. They're heading to MA, DC, PA, NC, TX, NM, MJ, TN, AL, GA, MD, MN, CA, MS, FL, OH, WA, & NY.
The village is showing up!
March 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Thank you friends for Standing Up for Science.
33 packages of Science Advocate pins are on their way to folks attending Friday @standupforscience.bsky.social rallies. They're heading to MA, DC, PA, NC, TX, NM, MJ, TN, AL, GA, MD, MN, CA, MS, FL, OH, WA, & NY.
The village is showing up!
33 packages of Science Advocate pins are on their way to folks attending Friday @standupforscience.bsky.social rallies. They're heading to MA, DC, PA, NC, TX, NM, MJ, TN, AL, GA, MD, MN, CA, MS, FL, OH, WA, & NY.
The village is showing up!
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Local traditional media still works!
We shot this interview on the grounds of the former J&L steel mill, where buildings including my lab are today. The threat to biomedical research in Pittsburgh is on par with the threat to the mills 50 years ago.
www.wtae.com/article/pitt...
We shot this interview on the grounds of the former J&L steel mill, where buildings including my lab are today. The threat to biomedical research in Pittsburgh is on par with the threat to the mills 50 years ago.
www.wtae.com/article/pitt...
Pittsburgh researcher warns NIH cuts could harm patient care, economic growth
Pittsburgh's economy once relied heavily on the steel industry, which lined Second Avenue with miles of mills. When that industry collapsed, medicine and education filled the economic void.
www.wtae.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Local traditional media still works!
We shot this interview on the grounds of the former J&L steel mill, where buildings including my lab are today. The threat to biomedical research in Pittsburgh is on par with the threat to the mills 50 years ago.
www.wtae.com/article/pitt...
We shot this interview on the grounds of the former J&L steel mill, where buildings including my lab are today. The threat to biomedical research in Pittsburgh is on par with the threat to the mills 50 years ago.
www.wtae.com/article/pitt...
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In my latest article for @science.org, I reflect on the current challenges faced by early-career researchers, including delays in grant reviews, uncertainty around NIH funding freezes and changes, and the critical need for continued support and advocacy.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
I’m an NIH-funded researcher, drowning in uncertainty
“I’ll keep doing what I can to move my research forward. But I, and so many others, can’t do this indefinitely,” this assistant professor writes
www.science.org
February 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In my latest article for @science.org, I reflect on the current challenges faced by early-career researchers, including delays in grant reviews, uncertainty around NIH funding freezes and changes, and the critical need for continued support and advocacy.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget.
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
go.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget.
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
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The court ordered that NIH grant funding be unfrozen, so The Regime found a way around it. For NIH grants to be funded, a review panel must rank them. In order for a review panel to meet, they must post it on the Federal Register. Submissions to the Federal Register are now on hold “indefinitely”.
I just covered this for @thetransmitter.bsky.social — will keep following! www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The court ordered that NIH grant funding be unfrozen, so The Regime found a way around it. For NIH grants to be funded, a review panel must rank them. In order for a review panel to meet, they must post it on the Federal Register. Submissions to the Federal Register are now on hold “indefinitely”.
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Great explainer on the Federal Register block and how it affects all NIH grant-related activities 👇
A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Great explainer on the Federal Register block and how it affects all NIH grant-related activities 👇
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This is a good analysis explaining why the scientic migration to bluesky worked when it failed to take hold with mastadon, threads, or linkedin.
The key is network effects: Moving an entire community is hard and people are reluctant to leaveit www.science.org/content/arti...
The key is network effects: Moving an entire community is hard and people are reluctant to leaveit www.science.org/content/arti...
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 12:44 PM
This is a good analysis explaining why the scientic migration to bluesky worked when it failed to take hold with mastadon, threads, or linkedin.
The key is network effects: Moving an entire community is hard and people are reluctant to leaveit www.science.org/content/arti...
The key is network effects: Moving an entire community is hard and people are reluctant to leaveit www.science.org/content/arti...
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Writing is thinking.
It’s not a part of the process that can be skipped; it’s the entire point.
It’s not a part of the process that can be skipped; it’s the entire point.
This is what's so baffling about so many suggestions for AI in the humanities classroom: they mistake the product for the point. Writing outlines and essays is important not because you need to make outlines and essays but because that's how you learn to think with/through complex ideas.
I'm sure many have said this before but I'm reading a student-facing document about how students might use AI in the classroom (if allowed) and one of the recs is: use AI to make an outline of your reading! But ISN'T MAKING THE OUTLINE how one actually learns?
December 12, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Writing is thinking.
It’s not a part of the process that can be skipped; it’s the entire point.
It’s not a part of the process that can be skipped; it’s the entire point.
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you don't say
"Women full professors are 19% more likely than men at the same career stage to leave academia, as compared with 6% for women assistant professors and 10% for associates."
Women faculty feel ‘pushed’ from academia by poor workplace climate
The gender gap in faculty attrition worsens after tenure, according to a new study
www.science.org
December 9, 2024 at 7:25 PM
you don't say
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A scientist new to Bluesky? @steveharoz.com and @markrubin.bsky.social have put together some great resources to get you started!
A guide to BlueSky for Scientists
* Common questions
* Links to resources
* An explanation of feeds
* A directory of science feeds
Please share with scientists on BlueSky!
Written by me and @markrubin.bsky.social
🧪 #stats #PsychSciSky #neuroscience
* Common questions
* Links to resources
* An explanation of feeds
* A directory of science feeds
Please share with scientists on BlueSky!
Written by me and @markrubin.bsky.social
🧪 #stats #PsychSciSky #neuroscience
BlueSky for Scientists
BlueSky for Scientists Authors: Steve Haroz and Mark Rubin URL: http://blueskyscience.steveharoz.com Features you may miss from Twitter or Mastodon As BlueSky is in beta, some features are not impleme...
blueskyscience.steveharoz.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:31 PM
A scientist new to Bluesky? @steveharoz.com and @markrubin.bsky.social have put together some great resources to get you started!
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Social expectations in depression
Review by Lukas Kirchner, Tobias Kube, Max Berg, Anna-Lena Eckert, Benjamin Straube, Dominik Endres & Winfried Rief
Web: go.nature.com/41kXLO1
PDF: rdcu.be/d2yHr
#psychology #psychscisky #clinpsy
Review by Lukas Kirchner, Tobias Kube, Max Berg, Anna-Lena Eckert, Benjamin Straube, Dominik Endres & Winfried Rief
Web: go.nature.com/41kXLO1
PDF: rdcu.be/d2yHr
#psychology #psychscisky #clinpsy
December 5, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Social expectations in depression
Review by Lukas Kirchner, Tobias Kube, Max Berg, Anna-Lena Eckert, Benjamin Straube, Dominik Endres & Winfried Rief
Web: go.nature.com/41kXLO1
PDF: rdcu.be/d2yHr
#psychology #psychscisky #clinpsy
Review by Lukas Kirchner, Tobias Kube, Max Berg, Anna-Lena Eckert, Benjamin Straube, Dominik Endres & Winfried Rief
Web: go.nature.com/41kXLO1
PDF: rdcu.be/d2yHr
#psychology #psychscisky #clinpsy
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Naturalistic encoding of concepts in the brain
@viktorkewenig.bsky.social shows that, while concepts generally encode habitual experiences, the underlying neurobiological organisation is not fixed but depends dynamically on available contextual information. 👏🍾🐐
elifesciences.org/articles/91522
@viktorkewenig.bsky.social shows that, while concepts generally encode habitual experiences, the underlying neurobiological organisation is not fixed but depends dynamically on available contextual information. 👏🍾🐐
elifesciences.org/articles/91522
December 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Naturalistic encoding of concepts in the brain
@viktorkewenig.bsky.social shows that, while concepts generally encode habitual experiences, the underlying neurobiological organisation is not fixed but depends dynamically on available contextual information. 👏🍾🐐
elifesciences.org/articles/91522
@viktorkewenig.bsky.social shows that, while concepts generally encode habitual experiences, the underlying neurobiological organisation is not fixed but depends dynamically on available contextual information. 👏🍾🐐
elifesciences.org/articles/91522
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This is an excellent conversation with leading treatment developers on the state of the science in effective suicide-focused care and how to get these treatments to be widely implemented so that they're accessible to those who need them.
Watch the Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s new webinar recording to learn about evidence-based treatments for #SuicidePrevention: ow.ly/O6XY50UlaRz
Evidence-Based Treatments for Suicide Prevention – Suicide Prevention Resource Center
ow.ly
December 5, 2024 at 6:29 PM
This is an excellent conversation with leading treatment developers on the state of the science in effective suicide-focused care and how to get these treatments to be widely implemented so that they're accessible to those who need them.
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I would add: be sensitive to the purpose this diagnosis is serving in ur clinical context (is this your way of saying that this is a “difficult patient” or your way of recognizing deeper recurrent dynamics beneath mood issues to guide treatment) & whether the patient finds the diagnosis acceptable…
How to diagnose #borderline personality:
1. Explain diagnostic process
2. Assess thoroughly
3. Explore how the features affect everyday life
4. Link the diagnosis to evidence-based treatments & hope
From:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37997227
More in podcast
www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-...
1. Explain diagnostic process
2. Assess thoroughly
3. Explore how the features affect everyday life
4. Link the diagnosis to evidence-based treatments & hope
From:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37997227
More in podcast
www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-...
December 1, 2024 at 11:45 PM
I would add: be sensitive to the purpose this diagnosis is serving in ur clinical context (is this your way of saying that this is a “difficult patient” or your way of recognizing deeper recurrent dynamics beneath mood issues to guide treatment) & whether the patient finds the diagnosis acceptable…
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I've now read a bunch of papers like this -- ABMs where the agents' behaviors are driven by generative AIs. They often tell us interesting things about the AI algorithms, but never in my experience have we learned anything new about people.
I am genuinely curious abt the planned uses for these agents
Science is asking questions & allowing for unexpected answers
How can an agent surprise us in an experiment? In a survey?
An agent is a predictive model
Such models are often proved wrong by field experiments
arxiv.org/pdf/2411.10109
November 25, 2024 at 11:37 PM
I've now read a bunch of papers like this -- ABMs where the agents' behaviors are driven by generative AIs. They often tell us interesting things about the AI algorithms, but never in my experience have we learned anything new about people.
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Crisis framing activates fatalism (a sense the world is beyond repair), which makes people apathetic.
A far better strategy for inspiring action is to show that change is not only desirable but also possible www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/opinion/public-health-crisis-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
A far better strategy for inspiring action is to show that change is not only desirable but also possible www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/opinion/public-health-crisis-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Opinion | ‘We Tire Very Quickly of Being Told That Everything Is on Fire’
Why invoking a public health crisis too often can lead society astray.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Crisis framing activates fatalism (a sense the world is beyond repair), which makes people apathetic.
A far better strategy for inspiring action is to show that change is not only desirable but also possible www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/opinion/public-health-crisis-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
A far better strategy for inspiring action is to show that change is not only desirable but also possible www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/opinion/public-health-crisis-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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I’m excited to share our new, open-access paper published today in NatMentHealth, “Latent mechanisms of language disorganization relate to specific dimensions of psychopathology”. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 25, 2024 at 6:36 PM
I’m excited to share our new, open-access paper published today in NatMentHealth, “Latent mechanisms of language disorganization relate to specific dimensions of psychopathology”. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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If you think Bluesky is cool now, just wait until we start getting sophisticated feeds that curate cool papers, data, or code based on intelligent custom algorithms. This will become a second layer of scholarly communication.
November 25, 2024 at 1:49 PM
If you think Bluesky is cool now, just wait until we start getting sophisticated feeds that curate cool papers, data, or code based on intelligent custom algorithms. This will become a second layer of scholarly communication.
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Do you ever wonder whether the work you do matters? Like whether anyone needs to hear what you have to say?
I do. A 🧵
Funny thing happened to me this week. I was giving a talk where I reviewed my work.
I started with the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP).
1/
I do. A 🧵
Funny thing happened to me this week. I was giving a talk where I reviewed my work.
I started with the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP).
1/
November 23, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Do you ever wonder whether the work you do matters? Like whether anyone needs to hear what you have to say?
I do. A 🧵
Funny thing happened to me this week. I was giving a talk where I reviewed my work.
I started with the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP).
1/
I do. A 🧵
Funny thing happened to me this week. I was giving a talk where I reviewed my work.
I started with the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP).
1/