Beth Fisher
@bethfisher.bsky.social
post doc researching the optimism bias, co-host
@mindsmatter.bsky.social
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Beth Fisher
@bethfisher.bsky.social
· Jan 31
An Active Inference Model of the Optimism Bias | Computational Psychiatry
Computational Psychiatry publishes original research articles and reviews that involve the application, analysis, or invention of theoretical, computational and statistical approaches to mental functi...
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Excited to have our new paper out in @cpsyjournal.bsky.social 🎉✨ with my amazing co-authors @christopherjwhyte.bsky.social @hohwy.bsky.social
We develop an active inference model of the optimism bias to model development, belief updating and optimistic action.
cpsyjournal.org/articles/10....
We develop an active inference model of the optimism bias to model development, belief updating and optimistic action.
cpsyjournal.org/articles/10....
Really looking forward to ASPP this year!
The keynote program is fantastic, including @claireocallaghan.bsky.social on neuromodulatory systems and @cmurrupstewart.bsky.social on First Nations social and emotional wellbeing. Both always give amazing talks!
The keynote program is fantastic, including @claireocallaghan.bsky.social on neuromodulatory systems and @cmurrupstewart.bsky.social on First Nations social and emotional wellbeing. Both always give amazing talks!
Come to Melbourne for the 2025 Conference of the Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology
Check out the great keynotes - submit your abstract
Come join this exciting community of researchers
Nov 24-25 - Register now!
#philosophy #neuroskyence #philsky
sites.google.com/monash.edu/a...
Check out the great keynotes - submit your abstract
Come join this exciting community of researchers
Nov 24-25 - Register now!
#philosophy #neuroskyence #philsky
sites.google.com/monash.edu/a...
ASPP 2025 Melbourne
Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology 2025 Conference
Melbourne, November 24th - 25th, 2025
sites.google.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Really looking forward to ASPP this year!
The keynote program is fantastic, including @claireocallaghan.bsky.social on neuromodulatory systems and @cmurrupstewart.bsky.social on First Nations social and emotional wellbeing. Both always give amazing talks!
The keynote program is fantastic, including @claireocallaghan.bsky.social on neuromodulatory systems and @cmurrupstewart.bsky.social on First Nations social and emotional wellbeing. Both always give amazing talks!
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Have you ever felt like your surroundings look unreal? Our new Registered Report (accepted in Neuroscience of Consciousness) studied derealisation and shows that altered visual experiences don’t change how we assess vividness. To find our more: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Have you ever felt like your surroundings look unreal? Our new Registered Report (accepted in Neuroscience of Consciousness) studied derealisation and shows that altered visual experiences don’t change how we assess vividness. To find our more: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
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Thank you so much for having me!! I always have a blast chatting with @bethfisher.bsky.social and this time was no different! 💕 Also I loved your reflections in the end and how both of you have change your mind perhaps a bit through sharing your experiences with each other. So cool and precious!
New episode!! Dr. Anikó Kusztor joins us this week to discuss the results of dissociation, and how they vary from person to person. Link in 🧵
September 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Thank you so much for having me!! I always have a blast chatting with @bethfisher.bsky.social and this time was no different! 💕 Also I loved your reflections in the end and how both of you have change your mind perhaps a bit through sharing your experiences with each other. So cool and precious!
New episode!! Dr. Anikó Kusztor joins us this week to discuss the results of dissociation, and how they vary from person to person. Link in 🧵
September 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Adaptive learning is coordinated across behaviour, time and neurobiology (from synapses and dendrites, to astrocytes and the systems level).
If you’ve ever wondered how noradrenaline helps shape these multiscale learning processes, you might like this: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
If you’ve ever wondered how noradrenaline helps shape these multiscale learning processes, you might like this: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
August 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Adaptive learning is coordinated across behaviour, time and neurobiology (from synapses and dendrites, to astrocytes and the systems level).
If you’ve ever wondered how noradrenaline helps shape these multiscale learning processes, you might like this: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
If you’ve ever wondered how noradrenaline helps shape these multiscale learning processes, you might like this: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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So excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
August 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
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Position open for a neuroimaging focused postdoc to come work with us in Sydney
Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
August 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Position open for a neuroimaging focused postdoc to come work with us in Sydney
Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
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New Episode! Dr. Aenne Brielmann (aennebrielmann.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to talk about their research on beauty and how computational models can be used to understand how we experience beauty.
Link in bio! 🔗
Link in bio! 🔗
July 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
New Episode! Dr. Aenne Brielmann (aennebrielmann.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to talk about their research on beauty and how computational models can be used to understand how we experience beauty.
Link in bio! 🔗
Link in bio! 🔗
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📣 Life update: Thrilled to announce that I’ll be starting as faculty at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems this Fall!
I’ll be recruiting PhD students in the upcoming cycle, as well as research interns throughout the year: lasharavichander.github.io/contact.html
I’ll be recruiting PhD students in the upcoming cycle, as well as research interns throughout the year: lasharavichander.github.io/contact.html
July 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
📣 Life update: Thrilled to announce that I’ll be starting as faculty at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems this Fall!
I’ll be recruiting PhD students in the upcoming cycle, as well as research interns throughout the year: lasharavichander.github.io/contact.html
I’ll be recruiting PhD students in the upcoming cycle, as well as research interns throughout the year: lasharavichander.github.io/contact.html
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How do we regulate each other's emotions? We talk big strategies (reappraisal, validation) and subtle mechanisms (acoustics, linguistics) in this new ep of @mindsmatter.bsky.social! Thanks for the fun convo @avamadesousa.bsky.social!
New Episode! Dr. Razia Sahi (@raziasahi.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to discuss the details of social emotion regulation, including the use of reappraisal and validation to help navigate difficult emotions!
Links in 🧵
Links in 🧵
June 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How do we regulate each other's emotions? We talk big strategies (reappraisal, validation) and subtle mechanisms (acoustics, linguistics) in this new ep of @mindsmatter.bsky.social! Thanks for the fun convo @avamadesousa.bsky.social!
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New Episode! Dr. Razia Sahi (@raziasahi.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to discuss the details of social emotion regulation, including the use of reappraisal and validation to help navigate difficult emotions!
Links in 🧵
Links in 🧵
June 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New Episode! Dr. Razia Sahi (@raziasahi.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to discuss the details of social emotion regulation, including the use of reappraisal and validation to help navigate difficult emotions!
Links in 🧵
Links in 🧵
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New Episode! What is addiction, and how does it show up in everyday habits? Dr. Keanan Joyner (@keananjoyner.bsky.social ) joins Ava & Beth to talk dopamine, disinhibition, and why addiction isn't just about choice. Plus: EEG bias, screen use & science with compassion. 🎧 Links below!
June 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
New Episode! What is addiction, and how does it show up in everyday habits? Dr. Keanan Joyner (@keananjoyner.bsky.social ) joins Ava & Beth to talk dopamine, disinhibition, and why addiction isn't just about choice. Plus: EEG bias, screen use & science with compassion. 🎧 Links below!
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New preprint modelling suppression depth in binocular rivalry and continuous flash suppression
with Hugh Wilson, @macshine.bsky.social,
& David Alais
with Hugh Wilson, @macshine.bsky.social,
& David Alais
A Minimal Physiological Model of Perceptual Suppression and Breakthrough in Visual Rivalry https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.28.656716v1
June 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
New preprint modelling suppression depth in binocular rivalry and continuous flash suppression
with Hugh Wilson, @macshine.bsky.social,
& David Alais
with Hugh Wilson, @macshine.bsky.social,
& David Alais
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New Episode!🤖
Have you ever seen a robot that looks almost human, but something feels a bit off? This week, we are joined by Dr. Julija Vaitonyté as she discusses her research regarding the phenomenon of the uncanny valley. Links in 🧵!
Have you ever seen a robot that looks almost human, but something feels a bit off? This week, we are joined by Dr. Julija Vaitonyté as she discusses her research regarding the phenomenon of the uncanny valley. Links in 🧵!
May 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New Episode!🤖
Have you ever seen a robot that looks almost human, but something feels a bit off? This week, we are joined by Dr. Julija Vaitonyté as she discusses her research regarding the phenomenon of the uncanny valley. Links in 🧵!
Have you ever seen a robot that looks almost human, but something feels a bit off? This week, we are joined by Dr. Julija Vaitonyté as she discusses her research regarding the phenomenon of the uncanny valley. Links in 🧵!
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🎉 FINALLY PUBLISHED! 🎉
We outline how to capture the #emergent dynamical structure in #biophysical neural models.
coauthored with a team dear to my heart; @thomasandrillon.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social, Lionel Barnett, and Olivia Carter.
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
We outline how to capture the #emergent dynamical structure in #biophysical neural models.
coauthored with a team dear to my heart; @thomasandrillon.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social, Lionel Barnett, and Olivia Carter.
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
May 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🎉 FINALLY PUBLISHED! 🎉
We outline how to capture the #emergent dynamical structure in #biophysical neural models.
coauthored with a team dear to my heart; @thomasandrillon.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social, Lionel Barnett, and Olivia Carter.
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
We outline how to capture the #emergent dynamical structure in #biophysical neural models.
coauthored with a team dear to my heart; @thomasandrillon.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social, Lionel Barnett, and Olivia Carter.
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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🎨🧑🎨 Looking for a tool to visualize subcortical/thalamic data in 2D? Check out this python-based package I put together (subcortex-visualization on PyPI), plus a guide for creating your own custom atlas meshes and vector graphics! All feedback/tips welcome 😊
anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
May 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🎨🧑🎨 Looking for a tool to visualize subcortical/thalamic data in 2D? Check out this python-based package I put together (subcortex-visualization on PyPI), plus a guide for creating your own custom atlas meshes and vector graphics! All feedback/tips welcome 😊
anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
A beautiful piece from @claireocallaghan.bsky.social
In science and poetry, analogy adds another dimension to our thinking, so the light hits it in a different way. But what are its limitations? buff.ly/hVG3hrn
Metaphors open up our minds – but can also shut them down | Psyche Ideas
The best analogies in poetry and science really crackle, but when do they expand our thinking and when do they constrain it?
buff.ly
May 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A beautiful piece from @claireocallaghan.bsky.social
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@christopherjwhyte.bsky.social and I introduce a novel data-driven framework to evaluate >200 connectivity-based neural correlates of consciousness! Results are used to quantitatively compare predictions from neurodynamical models tailored to theoretic predictions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
@christopherjwhyte.bsky.social and I introduce a novel data-driven framework to evaluate >200 connectivity-based neural correlates of consciousness! Results are used to quantitatively compare predictions from neurodynamical models tailored to theoretic predictions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Thank you all so much for having me!! It was a joy to share more about my research in psychology and law.
If you want to learn more about legal judgment & decision making, intriguing Supreme Court cases and what “objectively reasonable” actually means to people, listen to this episode!
If you want to learn more about legal judgment & decision making, intriguing Supreme Court cases and what “objectively reasonable” actually means to people, listen to this episode!
New ep! What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? @spruill.bsky.social shares her research on how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem and how lived experience influence jurors' priors
links in 🧵
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
links in 🧵
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thank you all so much for having me!! It was a joy to share more about my research in psychology and law.
If you want to learn more about legal judgment & decision making, intriguing Supreme Court cases and what “objectively reasonable” actually means to people, listen to this episode!
If you want to learn more about legal judgment & decision making, intriguing Supreme Court cases and what “objectively reasonable” actually means to people, listen to this episode!
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Don't miss the new Minds Matter Podcast episode with guest editor @spruill.bsky.social!!
New ep! What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? @spruill.bsky.social shares her research on how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem and how lived experience influence jurors' priors
links in 🧵
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
links in 🧵
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Don't miss the new Minds Matter Podcast episode with guest editor @spruill.bsky.social!!
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New ep! What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? @spruill.bsky.social shares her research on how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem and how lived experience influence jurors' priors
links in 🧵
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
links in 🧵
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
New ep! What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? @spruill.bsky.social shares her research on how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem and how lived experience influence jurors' priors
links in 🧵
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
links in 🧵
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
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Have you ever wondered how the built environment effects your mood? 💭🏘️ Is it true that red rooms make you angry? 😡 This week we sit down with Dr. Isabella Bower to discuss her on research on how the built environment can impact our mental health 🌇
(links in 🧵)
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
(links in 🧵)
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Have you ever wondered how the built environment effects your mood? 💭🏘️ Is it true that red rooms make you angry? 😡 This week we sit down with Dr. Isabella Bower to discuss her on research on how the built environment can impact our mental health 🌇
(links in 🧵)
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
(links in 🧵)
@monash-m3cs.bsky.social
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How do our beliefs about ourselves and the world influence the way we learn and make decisions? Tune into this week's episode as @hayleydorfman.bsky.social
shares how our sense of control shapes our learning processes, using Bayesian & reinforcement learning frameworks
(links in 🧵)
shares how our sense of control shapes our learning processes, using Bayesian & reinforcement learning frameworks
(links in 🧵)
February 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
How do our beliefs about ourselves and the world influence the way we learn and make decisions? Tune into this week's episode as @hayleydorfman.bsky.social
shares how our sense of control shapes our learning processes, using Bayesian & reinforcement learning frameworks
(links in 🧵)
shares how our sense of control shapes our learning processes, using Bayesian & reinforcement learning frameworks
(links in 🧵)
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A fabulous day of M3CS PhD presentations - Lars Sandved-Smith on pure awareness, @shawnprest.bsky.social on defabrication in meditation, @bethfisher.bsky.social Fisher on optimism and gratitude. All done brilliantly with active inference and FEP modelling.
#neuroskyence #philsky
#neuroskyence #philsky
February 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A fabulous day of M3CS PhD presentations - Lars Sandved-Smith on pure awareness, @shawnprest.bsky.social on defabrication in meditation, @bethfisher.bsky.social Fisher on optimism and gratitude. All done brilliantly with active inference and FEP modelling.
#neuroskyence #philsky
#neuroskyence #philsky
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I’m hiring a lab manager to start July 2025! Submit CV and cover letter as soon as possible as review will begin immediately. Link to the job ad is here: tinyurl.com/22ye3wsv
Please share with any undergrads or mentees who might be interested!
Please share with any undergrads or mentees who might be interested!
Lab Manager - Department of Psychology (CAS) - Research Aide III
The Cross-College Department of Psychology spans the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) and is recognized for excellence in advancing knowledge of psychological science...
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February 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I’m hiring a lab manager to start July 2025! Submit CV and cover letter as soon as possible as review will begin immediately. Link to the job ad is here: tinyurl.com/22ye3wsv
Please share with any undergrads or mentees who might be interested!
Please share with any undergrads or mentees who might be interested!