Jonathan Peelle
@jpeelle.bsky.social
PI + parent = professional cat-herder • inclusiveness • he/him • studying the neuroscience of language at Northeastern University
Textbook: The Neuroscience of Language (Cambridge University Press)
http://jonathanpeelle.net/the-neuroscience-of-language
Textbook: The Neuroscience of Language (Cambridge University Press)
http://jonathanpeelle.net/the-neuroscience-of-language
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Jonathan Peelle
@jpeelle.bsky.social
· Sep 25
I’m scheduled for surgery today on my Achilles tendon, followed by 2 weeks of no weight bearing.😵💫
So, like any good scientist, I got together 7 colleagues to study consequences of limb disuse.
Introducing the HEALING study
with @laurelgd.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @briemreid.bsky.social
So, like any good scientist, I got together 7 colleagues to study consequences of limb disuse.
Introducing the HEALING study
with @laurelgd.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @briemreid.bsky.social
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Excited to head to @isdp.org this week! And thrilled that I'll be recruiting graduate students and postdocs this cycle to join PINE Lab!
Please come say hi if interested (current lab studies here: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/current-stud...)
Please come say hi if interested (current lab studies here: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/current-stud...)
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Excited to head to @isdp.org this week! And thrilled that I'll be recruiting graduate students and postdocs this cycle to join PINE Lab!
Please come say hi if interested (current lab studies here: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/current-stud...)
Please come say hi if interested (current lab studies here: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/current-stud...)
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Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
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Same two-day-old zebrafish larvae, same.
This is all of us in 2025.
This is all of us in 2025.
Two-day-old zebrafish larvae, as seen through a scanning electron microscope
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Same two-day-old zebrafish larvae, same.
This is all of us in 2025.
This is all of us in 2025.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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I appreciate @bmj.com follows a formal process, but just how much evidence do they need before adding an Expression of Concern.
Numerous PubPeer comments for stem cell for heart disease paper - which had huge media attention hailing it as a medical breakthrough.
pubpeer.com/publications...
Numerous PubPeer comments for stem cell for heart disease paper - which had huge media attention hailing it as a medical breakthrough.
pubpeer.com/publications...
PubPeer - Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart fail...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (P...
pubpeer.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I appreciate @bmj.com follows a formal process, but just how much evidence do they need before adding an Expression of Concern.
Numerous PubPeer comments for stem cell for heart disease paper - which had huge media attention hailing it as a medical breakthrough.
pubpeer.com/publications...
Numerous PubPeer comments for stem cell for heart disease paper - which had huge media attention hailing it as a medical breakthrough.
pubpeer.com/publications...
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I’m in a college football pool using my usual strategy. I pick teams by the quality of their Ed Psych program. So far, I’m beating 1/2 the guys in our pool.
a man in a striped shirt is pointing at the camera and making a face .
Alt: a man in a striped shirt is pointing at the camera and making a face .
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I’m in a college football pool using my usual strategy. I pick teams by the quality of their Ed Psych program. So far, I’m beating 1/2 the guys in our pool.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
"metropolis" is not the mass noun of spiders I would ever like to encounter
Nightmare #423:
-- 1,140 sq ft spider web
-- populated by a metropolis of 111,000 spiders
-- in a cave
😱
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
-- 1,140 sq ft spider web
-- populated by a metropolis of 111,000 spiders
-- in a cave
😱
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"metropolis" is not the mass noun of spiders I would ever like to encounter
I encourage every PhD student to set up an academic website, even if they don't feel like they have a lot to put on it. Why? Helps to get discovered by search engines and establish a search-friendly presence.
What platforms work well for simple websites and are cheap (or better yet, free)? 👀
What platforms work well for simple websites and are cheap (or better yet, free)? 👀
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I encourage every PhD student to set up an academic website, even if they don't feel like they have a lot to put on it. Why? Helps to get discovered by search engines and establish a search-friendly presence.
What platforms work well for simple websites and are cheap (or better yet, free)? 👀
What platforms work well for simple websites and are cheap (or better yet, free)? 👀
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Looking for graduate students for next year! We have fully-funded positions open to study signed languages, cognitive/educational neuroscience, development, and educational technology! Email me for more info or see here: tinyurl.com/EdNeuro2026
Please share!!
Please share!!
Educational Neuroscience PhD: Application Information
Fully-Funded Ph.D. Positions in Educational Neuroscience At Gallaudet University in Washington, DC The Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) Program at Gallaudet University invites prospective st...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Looking for graduate students for next year! We have fully-funded positions open to study signed languages, cognitive/educational neuroscience, development, and educational technology! Email me for more info or see here: tinyurl.com/EdNeuro2026
Please share!!
Please share!!
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Blown away after visiting INM-1 led by Katrin Amunts this Monday – Markus Axer and her showed us their setup of acquiring whole-brain slices (e.g. 7,000 of them to make up Bigbrain 1) – and the mesmerizing effects of polarized light on cryosectioned (raw) brain sections as can be seen in the video.
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Blown away after visiting INM-1 led by Katrin Amunts this Monday – Markus Axer and her showed us their setup of acquiring whole-brain slices (e.g. 7,000 of them to make up Bigbrain 1) – and the mesmerizing effects of polarized light on cryosectioned (raw) brain sections as can be seen in the video.
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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Unlike other places, The Onion is quadrupling down on being a pain in the ass, politically.
Please subscribe.
Please subscribe.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
membership.theonion.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Unlike other places, The Onion is quadrupling down on being a pain in the ass, politically.
Please subscribe.
Please subscribe.
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Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
Just said "no" to something
a woman wearing glasses is waving her hand while sitting on a couch
Alt: Liz Lemon giving herself a high five
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Just said "no" to something
If, like me, you have reached a time of year where you feel more overwhelmed and behind than usual, please take a beat and take care of yourself. Eat well, exercise, get some sleep, and lean into some social interactions. We've got this!
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If, like me, you have reached a time of year where you feel more overwhelmed and behind than usual, please take a beat and take care of yourself. Eat well, exercise, get some sleep, and lean into some social interactions. We've got this!
Martin Freeman did a fairly good job of avoiding being typecast, didn't he.
(I've just discovered The Responder.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...
(I've just discovered The Responder.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...
Martin Freeman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Martin Freeman did a fairly good job of avoiding being typecast, didn't he.
(I've just discovered The Responder.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...
(I've just discovered The Responder.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...
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The psychology program at NYU Abu Dhabi has open rank open area positions in cognition-perception-cogneuro. Wonderful colleagues, excellent research infrastructure (incl MRI, MEG, EEG), close ties to NYU New York. Superfast growing part of the research world
apply.interfolio.com/175417
#neuroskyence
apply.interfolio.com/175417
#neuroskyence
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November 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The psychology program at NYU Abu Dhabi has open rank open area positions in cognition-perception-cogneuro. Wonderful colleagues, excellent research infrastructure (incl MRI, MEG, EEG), close ties to NYU New York. Superfast growing part of the research world
apply.interfolio.com/175417
#neuroskyence
apply.interfolio.com/175417
#neuroskyence
Let the taxing of the Halloween spoils commence
November 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Let the taxing of the Halloween spoils commence
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Ok scientists, how many of you did this as a kid? 🙋♀️
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Ok scientists, how many of you did this as a kid? 🙋♀️
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There still seems to be a lot of confusion about significance testing in psych. No, p-values *don’t* become useless at large N. This flawed point also used to be framed as "too much power". But power isn't the problem – it's 1) unbalanced error rates and 2) the (lack of a) SESOI. 1/ >
But here's, the thing, p values and significance become useless at such large sample sizes. When you're dividing the coefficient by the SE and the sample size is in the tens of thousands, EVERYTHING IS SIGNIFICANT. All you're testing is whether the coefficient is different than zero.
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
There still seems to be a lot of confusion about significance testing in psych. No, p-values *don’t* become useless at large N. This flawed point also used to be framed as "too much power". But power isn't the problem – it's 1) unbalanced error rates and 2) the (lack of a) SESOI. 1/ >
Best of luck to parents tonight 🎃
a woman is covering her mouth with her hand in a field .
Alt: Katniss gestures for bravery
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Best of luck to parents tonight 🎃
Every time I see this show advertised I think it’s “Poldrack” as in @russpoldrack.org 😂
October 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Every time I see this show advertised I think it’s “Poldrack” as in @russpoldrack.org 😂
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If you are on the job market this fall, listen to this! The tips here are great for everyone, not just for quant folks. I have a couple of additional comments:
Coming tomorrow. It’s almost that time of year…
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you are on the job market this fall, listen to this! The tips here are great for everyone, not just for quant folks. I have a couple of additional comments:
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Our new paper is out! It offers a tool to assess collinearity impact on contrast estimates
*and*
uses simulations + MID data to show how common collinearity avoidance strategies can bias results.
Huge thanks to @russpoldrack.org , M Demidenko, and the ABCD folks.
🔗 direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
*and*
uses simulations + MID data to show how common collinearity avoidance strategies can bias results.
Huge thanks to @russpoldrack.org , M Demidenko, and the ABCD folks.
🔗 direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Unintended bias in the pursuit of collinearity solutions in fMRI analysis
Abstract. In task functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), collinearity between task regressors in time series models may impact power. When collinearity is identified after data collection, rese...
direct.mit.edu
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Our new paper is out! It offers a tool to assess collinearity impact on contrast estimates
*and*
uses simulations + MID data to show how common collinearity avoidance strategies can bias results.
Huge thanks to @russpoldrack.org , M Demidenko, and the ABCD folks.
🔗 direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
*and*
uses simulations + MID data to show how common collinearity avoidance strategies can bias results.
Huge thanks to @russpoldrack.org , M Demidenko, and the ABCD folks.
🔗 direct.mit.edu/imag/article...