Cat Camacho
catcamacho.bsky.social
Cat Camacho
@catcamacho.bsky.social
Neuroscientist at WashU in St. Louis studying emotions, brain development, anxiety, and depression | she/her pronouns | 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇲🇽
https://sites.wustl.edu/crablab/
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📣🔥Thrilled to announce that 2026 Computational Psychiatry Conference will take place in New Haven, CT, btw July 14-16 -
www.cpconf.org

@robbrutledge.bsky.social @drrickadams.bsky.social @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social @docqhuys.bsky.social @clairegillan.bsky.social Sonia Bishop

More info to come soon!
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Yes, PINE Lab is accepting doctoral applications this cycle in Psychology! Apps due Dec 1! Interested in early life human neuroplasticity? how early pre- and post-natal experiences/exposures (promotional/adverse) shape malleable brains? Current research here: drive.google.com/file/d/1wFZj...
Laurel_Gabard-Durnam_Research Statement.pdf
drive.google.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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We are recruiting a lab manager/research assistant to start in early 2026! The successful candidate will conduct awake infant fMRI, meet cute babies, and join a fun team!

More details (e.g. responsibilities): soc.stanford.edu/people/#join...

Apply here: careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/social-...
People – Scaffolding of Cognition Team
soc.stanford.edu
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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When do interaction/moderation effects stabilize in linear regression?: https://osf.io/35t84
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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📣 Calling experimental, computational, or theoretical researchers!

WTI's Postdoc Fellowships application is now open, offering a competitive salary, structured mentorship, world-class facilities + more: wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...

Apply by November 10: apply.interfolio.com/174525

#KnowTogether
October 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Had a great time chatting with CASNL alum @sudkrc.bsky.social and sharing our recent work on arousal!

Her editing/producing skills are next-level - she somehow wrangled my scattered brain into something that actually sounds coherent...

A true miracle worker 😅
NEW EPISODE OUT🧠!! In this episode, Su
@sudkrc.bsky.social chats with Dr. YC Leong @ycleong.bsky.social
of The University of Chicago on how dynamic brain connectivity predicts emotional arousal while watching Sherlock🕵️🧐
🎧LISTEN NOW: open.spotify.com/episode/5W22...
161 - Yuan Chang (YC) Leong: Emotional arousal & dynamic brain connectivity
open.spotify.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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ATTN: Two faculty positions are available in my department (neuroscience) at the University of Minnesota. This is a general search with no topic focus. November 20th application deadline.

Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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More Vanderbilt hiring!

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Computation & Psychology, College of Connected Computing

We're searching for multiple Assistant (tenure-track), Associate, and Full Professors working at the intersection of psychology with computation or AI. 1/
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Once again, EVERY R1 research university depends on federal funding for ~15-25% of its budget. You simply can't unplug the largest or 2nd-largest source of $$ of every R1 university & expect it not to have devastating consequences for graduate education, which will spill over to undergrad education.
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs

- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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We were deeply saddened to hear Dr. Nolan Williams' passing. He dedicated his life to developing innovative treatments for depression & other brain health conditions. We were honored to include him in our documentary and remain inspired by his vision & compassion. 💙 nolanrwilliams.com
Nolan Williams, M.D.
Nolan Williams, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab.
nolanrwilliams.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Excited to share that I'm joining WashU in January as an Assistant Prof in Psych & Brain Sciences! 🧠✨!

I'm also recruiting grad students to start next September - come hang out with us! Details about our lab here: www.deckerlab.com

Reposts are very welcome! 🙌 Please help spread the word!
DeckerLab
www.deckerlab.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Exciting news! 🎉 Our Computational Neuroscience course has been awarded NIH BRAIN Initiative funding! Students will get hands-on experience w real BRAIN Initiative datasets, helping them build computational skills that are essential for the future of neuroscience.

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
September 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Any tips out there for PsyD applicants on how to judge the value of a program (esp in DC->Boston area)?

Student came to me today having received some very critical reactions to their plan to get a PsyD. I know there are some strong programs out there but lacking the experience to guide them
September 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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NeRD lab has a new opening for a long-term position! Clinical Research Manager - need 5+ years of research experience and masters or PhD. Please repost! I'm so excited to find someone who can help me manage the day-to-day research activities in the lab! jobs.bostonchildrens.org/job/22350688...
Clinical Research Manager I
Careers at Boston Children’s Hospital will help you reach your goals – both in and out of the workplace.
jobs.bostonchildrens.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Student-led demonstration for #academicfreedom TOMORROW at Texas A&M 6pm! 👏✊👇
September 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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New findings from my lab in Nature Communications suggest that racial stereotypes can lead the brain's perceptual system to temporarily "see" weapons where they don't exist.

Led by: @dongwonoh.bsky.social

Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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September 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Our weekly #TWiNPP drop is here!

See below for some of the latest articles in #NPP featuring a lived experience of psychosis and the latest research on aging, neurodevelopment, ethanol intake, emotional regulation, and more!
September 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Universities must be bastions of open inquiry, not battlegrounds for partisan intimidation.

Please sign & share.
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Happy #BlackInNeuro Week 2025!!! ❤️🎉

So much has changed over the past 5 years and we’d love to see how you’ve grown! Use the link below to make your own Then & Now post 🥰

#BINW25 #BlackInNeuroRollCall #5YearsOfBIN 🙌🏾 🧠
September 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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We’ve come a long way since 2020, and so have you! 🥳 Create your ‘then and now’ roll call post with the #BINW25 template using the link or QR code below.

Tag your post on social media with #BlackInNeuroRollCall

As always, we can't wait to connect with everyone 👋🏽

drive.google.com/drive/folder...
September 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Is precision functional brain imaging in babies possible? YES! We show this in not one but two new preprints out of WashU and @umn-midb.bsky.social! 1️⃣: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 2️⃣: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🐣👶🧠
August 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Calling all FIT'NG Trainees: Come have lunch with 11 leaders in our field, including 4 of our invited speakers, at 12.15pm - right after this session! Walk-ins are welcome.
September 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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How do we protect Black futures in an age of AI? 🤖🧠

Join the #BINW25 #BlackInNeuroFutures Keynote with Dr. @timnitgebru.bsky.social
“Protecting Black Futures from B(AI)S”

🗓 Sept 11 | 🕝 1:30–3:00 PM ET
🎥 You can still register to attend virtually!
🔗 tinyurl.com/BINW25

#5YearsOfBIN
September 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Launched in 2023, Imaging Neuroscience is now firmly established, with full indexing (PubMed, etc.) and 700 papers to date.

We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.

Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.
September 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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The APC at @imagingneurosci.bsky.social is now only $1400! Keep the great submissions coming 🧠 @ohbmofficial.bsky.social @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social
Launched in 2023, Imaging Neuroscience is now firmly established, with full indexing (PubMed, etc.) and 700 papers to date.

We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.

Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.
September 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM