@sciam.bsky.social has a new special edition entitled The Conscious Brain (www.scientificamerican.com/issue/specia...). It contains our feature article "The Brain Science of Elusive 'Aha moments'" from the March 2025 issue which you can read here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

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Medieval preacher invoked chivalric hero as a meme in sermon. "This is very early evidence of a preacher weaving pop culture into a sermon to keep his audience hooked." It also resolves a long-standing Chaucerian mystery. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

My latest installment of brain state modeling in creativity is out @ Psychophysiology! We found generating novel metaphors is associated with widespread alpha-band synchronization early on in ideation and, paradoxically, alpha-desynch right before response. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Awesome new interview on the decades-long quest to understand neurobiological + genetic risk factors for severe mental illness, with Prof Carrie Bearden, shared by @mjalbrzikowski.bsky.social
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I could not be more thrilled! 🧠 That the award is named in Lila Gleitman's honor makes it all the more meaningful. Thanks to the prize committee and to my lab @ldm-nyu.bsky.social, my colleagues, my mentors, and the NSF for their support. Thanks especially to all the infant and child participants! 👶

'For all their benefits, funding for [public] libraries is never a priority, trumped by the more urgent demands of healthcare and schools. And yet, properly resourced, they can help alleviate the pressures on both'. Guardian editorial key point after our chat www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...