Henry Railo
@henryrailo.bsky.social
Assistant prof at University of Turku Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology
PI of a group studying (un)conscious motor control of speech. Also interested in visual (un)consciousness and blindsight
PI of a group studying (un)conscious motor control of speech. Also interested in visual (un)consciousness and blindsight
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Henry Railo
@henryrailo.bsky.social
· May 17
Conscious and unconscious perception of pitch shifts in auditory feedback during vocalization: Behavioral functions and event-related potential correlates
During vocalization, mismatches between expected and perceived auditory feedback are processed rapidly and automatically, suggesting that feedback con…
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Does conscious perception play a role in auditory feedback control of speech? Our results suggest feedback control of speech is initiated by unconscious processes but modulated by conscious perception www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New preprint: Did you hear what you said? Inattentional deafness of pitch shifts inself-producedvocalization osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
New preprint: Did you hear what you said? Inattentional deafness of pitch shifts inself-producedvocalization osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Henry Railo
5 years since our first pilot, and 25,000 participants later, I'm super happy this work with Makaela Nartker, @chazfirestone.bsky.social and Howard Egeth on inattentional blindness is now out in eLife! A little 🧵 of what we found... 1/12 elifesciences.org/articles/100...
Sensitivity to visual features in inattentional blindness
As a group, inattentionally blind participants can successfully report the location, color, and shape of stimuli they deny noticing, and exhibit a systematic bias to report not noticing.
elifesciences.org
May 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
5 years since our first pilot, and 25,000 participants later, I'm super happy this work with Makaela Nartker, @chazfirestone.bsky.social and Howard Egeth on inattentional blindness is now out in eLife! A little 🧵 of what we found... 1/12 elifesciences.org/articles/100...
Does conscious perception play a role in auditory feedback control of speech? Our results suggest feedback control of speech is initiated by unconscious processes but modulated by conscious perception www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Conscious and unconscious perception of pitch shifts in auditory feedback during vocalization: Behavioral functions and event-related potential correlates
During vocalization, mismatches between expected and perceived auditory feedback are processed rapidly and automatically, suggesting that feedback con…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Does conscious perception play a role in auditory feedback control of speech? Our results suggest feedback control of speech is initiated by unconscious processes but modulated by conscious perception www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New study I was happy to be part of: Gestational Duration and Postnatal Age-Related Changes in Aperiodic and Periodic Parameters in Neonatal and Toddler Electroencephalogram (EEG) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #EEG #neuroimaging
January 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
New study I was happy to be part of: Gestational Duration and Postnatal Age-Related Changes in Aperiodic and Periodic Parameters in Neonatal and Toddler Electroencephalogram (EEG) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #EEG #neuroimaging
New preprint: We found that aperiodic prameters of fMRI power spectrum predict preterm birth and neonatal age www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... #Neuroimaging
Aperiodic parameters of the fMRI power spectrum associate with preterm birth and neonatal age
While strong associations of structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) with preterm birth and post-menstrual age (PMA) have been reported, such associations for functional MRI (fMRI) have been cons...
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December 27, 2024 at 9:19 AM
New preprint: We found that aperiodic prameters of fMRI power spectrum predict preterm birth and neonatal age www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... #Neuroimaging
Reposted by Henry Railo
🎉 Our paper "Criterion placement threatens the construct validity of neural measures of consciousness" is now out in eLife! 🎉
TL;DR: Both simulations and empirical data show that you should not post-hoc sort neural data based on subjective measures of consciousness.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
TL;DR: Both simulations and empirical data show that you should not post-hoc sort neural data based on subjective measures of consciousness.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
Criterion placement threatens the construct validity of neural measures of consciousness
elifesciences.org
December 3, 2024 at 8:27 AM
🎉 Our paper "Criterion placement threatens the construct validity of neural measures of consciousness" is now out in eLife! 🎉
TL;DR: Both simulations and empirical data show that you should not post-hoc sort neural data based on subjective measures of consciousness.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
TL;DR: Both simulations and empirical data show that you should not post-hoc sort neural data based on subjective measures of consciousness.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
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A new experimentally-supported theoretical framework to analyze individual variability in biological and artificial systems performing flexible decision-making tasks
A fresh Nature paper from the Brody lab 🍾
#neuroskyence #neuroAI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A fresh Nature paper from the Brody lab 🍾
#neuroskyence #neuroAI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Individual variability of neural computations underlying flexible decisions - Nature
XXX.
www.nature.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:52 PM
A new experimentally-supported theoretical framework to analyze individual variability in biological and artificial systems performing flexible decision-making tasks
A fresh Nature paper from the Brody lab 🍾
#neuroskyence #neuroAI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A fresh Nature paper from the Brody lab 🍾
#neuroskyence #neuroAI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Henry Railo
academic.oup.com/cercor/advan...
Analysis of recordings of conversations with the only carefully studied bilateral human blindsight patient reveals that he knows he is seeing red without, apparently, perceptual phenomenology of redness. 1/
Analysis of recordings of conversations with the only carefully studied bilateral human blindsight patient reveals that he knows he is seeing red without, apparently, perceptual phenomenology of redness. 1/
On the bright side of blindsight. Considerations from new observations of awareness in a blindsight patient
Abstract. Blindsight refers to the ability to make accurate visual discriminations without conscious awareness of the stimuli. In this study, we present ne
academic.oup.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 AM
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Analysis of recordings of conversations with the only carefully studied bilateral human blindsight patient reveals that he knows he is seeing red without, apparently, perceptual phenomenology of redness. 1/
Analysis of recordings of conversations with the only carefully studied bilateral human blindsight patient reveals that he knows he is seeing red without, apparently, perceptual phenomenology of redness. 1/
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I just preprinted a little perspective piece / mini review on the history of the study of aperiodic neural activity - arguing there is more out there in literature than one might expect!
📜 A historical overview of the study of aperiodic neural activity:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
📜 A historical overview of the study of aperiodic neural activity:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
November 21, 2024 at 6:49 PM
I just preprinted a little perspective piece / mini review on the history of the study of aperiodic neural activity - arguing there is more out there in literature than one might expect!
📜 A historical overview of the study of aperiodic neural activity:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
📜 A historical overview of the study of aperiodic neural activity:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Abstract submissions for the Learning and Plasticity 2025 conference are open! Deadline December 2nd. lapmeeting.fi
* Dates: April 6-9, 2025
* Special Theme: Interventions to promote cognition and well-being
* Keynote speakers: Daphne Bavelier, Martin Lövdén, Tiia Ngandu
* Dates: April 6-9, 2025
* Special Theme: Interventions to promote cognition and well-being
* Keynote speakers: Daphne Bavelier, Martin Lövdén, Tiia Ngandu
November 23, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Abstract submissions for the Learning and Plasticity 2025 conference are open! Deadline December 2nd. lapmeeting.fi
* Dates: April 6-9, 2025
* Special Theme: Interventions to promote cognition and well-being
* Keynote speakers: Daphne Bavelier, Martin Lövdén, Tiia Ngandu
* Dates: April 6-9, 2025
* Special Theme: Interventions to promote cognition and well-being
* Keynote speakers: Daphne Bavelier, Martin Lövdén, Tiia Ngandu
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(YouTube) Moving eyes make the ears squeak www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ge... "Scientists can now pinpoint where someone is looking just by listening to their ears"; #neuroscience
Moving Eyes Make the Ears Squeak
Scientists can now pinpoint where someone is looking just by listening to their ears. Following Duke researchers’ initial discovery that the ears emit subtle...
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November 25, 2023 at 5:43 PM
(YouTube) Moving eyes make the ears squeak www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ge... "Scientists can now pinpoint where someone is looking just by listening to their ears"; #neuroscience
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Nature
Wi-Fi for neurons: first map of wireless nerve signals unveiled in worms
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Wi-Fi for neurons: first map of wireless nerve signals unveiled in worms
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Wi-Fi for neurons: first map of wireless nerve signals unveiled in worms
Studies find a densely connected network of neurons that communicate over long distances, rather than across synapses. Studies find a densely connected network of neurons that communicate over long di...
www.nature.com
November 22, 2023 at 12:57 PM
Nature
Wi-Fi for neurons: first map of wireless nerve signals unveiled in worms
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Wi-Fi for neurons: first map of wireless nerve signals unveiled in worms
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Peter Sekaer, Phrenologist's Window, New Orleans, 1936
November 22, 2023 at 9:41 AM
Peter Sekaer, Phrenologist's Window, New Orleans, 1936
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I'd like a Lego set with cortical EEG setup from 1949 Jasper and Penfield paper, when they shown a sensorimotor beta. Pretty please. 🧠🟦 🧠🤖
November 21, 2023 at 9:39 AM
I'd like a Lego set with cortical EEG setup from 1949 Jasper and Penfield paper, when they shown a sensorimotor beta. Pretty please. 🧠🟦 🧠🤖
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Against cortical reorganisation elifesciences.org/articles/84716 A case against sensory substitution? Does Nature fail to employ POTS-like functional rewiring (functional reorganization) in the brain to learn and adapt? #neuroscience
Against cortical reorganisation
A critical re-evaluation of some of the quintessential examples given as evidence for cortical reorganisation argues that, contrary to the prevalent view, any opportunities for functional change in co...
elifesciences.org
November 21, 2023 at 11:38 AM
Against cortical reorganisation elifesciences.org/articles/84716 A case against sensory substitution? Does Nature fail to employ POTS-like functional rewiring (functional reorganization) in the brain to learn and adapt? #neuroscience
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Recommended reading - comprehensive overview of domain-generality in metacognition by @audreymazancieux.bsky.social and colleagues. Concludes in favour of “weak” domain-generality (some shared processes) + lots of neat ideas for future work
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Towards a common conceptual space for metacognition in perception and memory - Nature Reviews Psycho...
Metacognition is the evaluation, control, or representation of one’s own cognition. In this Review, Mazancieux et al. discuss whether metacognition is general or specific across domains, focusing on...
www.nature.com
November 21, 2023 at 7:00 AM
Recommended reading - comprehensive overview of domain-generality in metacognition by @audreymazancieux.bsky.social and colleagues. Concludes in favour of “weak” domain-generality (some shared processes) + lots of neat ideas for future work
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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My latest for Aeon. 30 years ago we gave up the assumption that language is needed for consciousness, with great results. But consciousness remains puzzling. I suggest we can make real progress into the nature of consciousness by giving up the assumption that it requires a complex brain.
Are we ready to study consciousness in crabs and the like? | Aeon Essays
Consciousness science should move past a focus on complex mammalian brains to study the behaviour of ‘simpler’ animals
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November 20, 2023 at 12:48 PM
My latest for Aeon. 30 years ago we gave up the assumption that language is needed for consciousness, with great results. But consciousness remains puzzling. I suggest we can make real progress into the nature of consciousness by giving up the assumption that it requires a complex brain.
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Delete your ResearchGate account, they are now in partnership with the predatory publisher MDPI
Click your photo > Settings > Delete account
Click your photo > Settings > Delete account
So, are we gonna talk about how someone thought it was a good idea to see if they could do ResearchGate worse than Elon did Twitter?
🌍🧪 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #WomeninSTEM
🌍🧪 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #WomeninSTEM
November 20, 2023 at 10:32 AM
Delete your ResearchGate account, they are now in partnership with the predatory publisher MDPI
Click your photo > Settings > Delete account
Click your photo > Settings > Delete account
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Research Council of Finland investigates merger of Academy Professor and Centre of Excellence funding schemes.
Researchers and research organisations can have their say in November–December, call slated for late spring 2024.
If interested (as I am), take the survey.
www.aka.fi/en/about-us/...
Researchers and research organisations can have their say in November–December, call slated for late spring 2024.
If interested (as I am), take the survey.
www.aka.fi/en/about-us/...
Research Council of Finland investigates merger of Academy Professor and Centre of Excellence fundin...
The Research Council of Finland is currently assessing the Academy Professor and Centre of Excellence funding instruments. The aim is to find out whether it would be beneficial to merge the instrument...
www.aka.fi
November 19, 2023 at 5:24 AM
Research Council of Finland investigates merger of Academy Professor and Centre of Excellence funding schemes.
Researchers and research organisations can have their say in November–December, call slated for late spring 2024.
If interested (as I am), take the survey.
www.aka.fi/en/about-us/...
Researchers and research organisations can have their say in November–December, call slated for late spring 2024.
If interested (as I am), take the survey.
www.aka.fi/en/about-us/...
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November 16, 2023 at 9:31 AM
🧪 Scientist?
🟦 New to BlueSky?
👀 Wanna find posts by other people in your area and use the right hashtags in your own posts?
📃 Here’s a regularly-updated list of 190 science-related feeds and their hashtags.
#AcademicSky #PhDSky
🟦 New to BlueSky?
👀 Wanna find posts by other people in your area and use the right hashtags in your own posts?
📃 Here’s a regularly-updated list of 190 science-related feeds and their hashtags.
#AcademicSky #PhDSky
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We’re hiring 1–2 Senior Resercher(s) in psychology, sociology, economics or political science! 🤩
Read more and apply 👇
#Sociology #EconSky #Psychology #PoliSci
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Read more and apply 👇
#Sociology #EconSky #Psychology #PoliSci
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November 13, 2023 at 8:59 AM
We’re hiring 1–2 Senior Resercher(s) in psychology, sociology, economics or political science! 🤩
Read more and apply 👇
#Sociology #EconSky #Psychology #PoliSci
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Read more and apply 👇
#Sociology #EconSky #Psychology #PoliSci
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Töitä tarjolla! Etsimme joukkoomme psykologian, sosiologian, taloustieteen tai valtio-opin erikoistutkijaa 🤩
Lue lisää ja hae 👇
#Sociology #EconSky #Psychology #PoliSci #AcademicSky
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Lue lisää ja hae 👇
#Sociology #EconSky #Psychology #PoliSci #AcademicSky
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November 14, 2023 at 7:38 AM
Töitä tarjolla! Etsimme joukkoomme psykologian, sosiologian, taloustieteen tai valtio-opin erikoistutkijaa 🤩
Lue lisää ja hae 👇
#Sociology #EconSky #Psychology #PoliSci #AcademicSky
ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...
Lue lisää ja hae 👇
#Sociology #EconSky #Psychology #PoliSci #AcademicSky
ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...
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Investigation of contributions from cortical and subcortical brain structures for speech decoding https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.12.566678v1
Investigation of contributions from cortical and subcortical brain structures for speech decoding https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.12.566678v1
Language impairments often arise from severe neurological disorders, prompting the development of ne
www.biorxiv.org
November 13, 2023 at 11:15 AM
Investigation of contributions from cortical and subcortical brain structures for speech decoding https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.12.566678v1
Reposted by Henry Railo
Reposted by Henry Railo
QuantaMagazine
Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better
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Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better
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Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better | Quanta Magazine
The discovery that the brain has different systems for representing small and large numbers provokes new questions about memory, attention and mathematics.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 11, 2023 at 3:36 PM
QuantaMagazine
Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better
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Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better
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