Jordan Theriault
@jtheriault.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @Northeastern. Psychology + Biology. Neuroimaging, brain metabolism + mental health. Director of IASLab with Lisa Feldman Barrett & Karen Quigley
https://www.affective-science.org/
http://www.jordan-theriault.com/
https://www.affective-science.org/
http://www.jordan-theriault.com/
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I'm leading a session with PhD students on developing elevator pitches for research. Does anyone have suggested readings, websites, or just general advice on the topic?
No one ever taught me how to do this and honestly I struggle with this skill. All suggestions welcome!
No one ever taught me how to do this and honestly I struggle with this skill. All suggestions welcome!
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'm leading a session with PhD students on developing elevator pitches for research. Does anyone have suggested readings, websites, or just general advice on the topic?
No one ever taught me how to do this and honestly I struggle with this skill. All suggestions welcome!
No one ever taught me how to do this and honestly I struggle with this skill. All suggestions welcome!
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Dr. Matt Colborn argues that, by denying the objective reality of what appears to us as the physical world out there, materialist cognitive science renders its own metaphysical assumptions untenable.
www.essentiafoundation.org/post-materia...
www.essentiafoundation.org/post-materia...
Post-materialist cognitive science: Is it viable?
Dr. Matt Colborn argues that, by denying the objective reality of what appears to us as the physical world out there, materialist cognitive science renders its own metaphysical assumptions untenable. ...
www.essentiafoundation.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Dr. Matt Colborn argues that, by denying the objective reality of what appears to us as the physical world out there, materialist cognitive science renders its own metaphysical assumptions untenable.
www.essentiafoundation.org/post-materia...
www.essentiafoundation.org/post-materia...
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I get this a lot too. I don't use ChatGPT or any LLMs in my work because I want my writing to sound like me, not like the averaged-out voice of the internet. But also, writing is thinking, and thinking is a habit. I don't want to get out of that habit.
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I get this a lot too. I don't use ChatGPT or any LLMs in my work because I want my writing to sound like me, not like the averaged-out voice of the internet. But also, writing is thinking, and thinking is a habit. I don't want to get out of that habit.
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Neat that my review of Zhang et al.'s "Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI" was quoted in this Research Briefing. It was one of my favorite papers I reviewed in 2024! rdcu.be/eOlTT by Jiahe Zhang, @lisafeldmanbarrett.com and others
Evidence from 7 Tesla fMRI of intrinsic network supporting allostasis in the human brain
Nature Neuroscience - Functional connectivity analyses using ultra-high precision 7 Tesla functional MRI identified a unified system for allostasis and interoception that included more than 96% of...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Neat that my review of Zhang et al.'s "Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI" was quoted in this Research Briefing. It was one of my favorite papers I reviewed in 2024! rdcu.be/eOlTT by Jiahe Zhang, @lisafeldmanbarrett.com and others
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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)? 👀
Turkey season. The time is nigh.
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Turkey season. The time is nigh.
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Our latest collaboration with @rongfan8.bsky.social, spatial triomics to investigate myelin and cortical brain development, and demyelination, spearheaded by Leslie Kirby in our lab @ki.se and Di Zhang in Rong's lab! Check it out @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Spatial dynamics of brain development and neuroinflammation - Nature
A tri-omic atlas of the mouse brain from postnatal day 0 to P21 reveals that layer-specific projection neurons have a role in coordinating axonogenesis and myelination.
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Our latest collaboration with @rongfan8.bsky.social, spatial triomics to investigate myelin and cortical brain development, and demyelination, spearheaded by Leslie Kirby in our lab @ki.se and Di Zhang in Rong's lab! Check it out @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Lineage-resolved atlas of the developing human cortex www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Lineage-resolved atlas of the developing human cortex - Nature
Lineage tracing in human tissue samples from gestational weeks 16 to 24 provides insight into lineage relationships between cortical cell types and shows a switch in progenitor output from glutamaterg...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Lineage-resolved atlas of the developing human cortex www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
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🚨I am in the most delightful position of having a postdoc land a faculty job! Which means I will be looking to hire at least one new postdoc this cycle! More to come soon but if you're interested feel free to email me or come say hi at @isdp.org in a week or two!
November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🚨I am in the most delightful position of having a postdoc land a faculty job! Which means I will be looking to hire at least one new postdoc this cycle! More to come soon but if you're interested feel free to email me or come say hi at @isdp.org in a week or two!
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📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
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We live in a tumultuous world. But I take solace in the fact that the 2010 University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey intro video remains the most unhinged thing I’ve ever seen.
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We live in a tumultuous world. But I take solace in the fact that the 2010 University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey intro video remains the most unhinged thing I’ve ever seen.
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There’s nothing given or innate to humans about our ability to read and write so we should preserve the conditions for learning these things, like universities…
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
There’s nothing given or innate to humans about our ability to read and write so we should preserve the conditions for learning these things, like universities…
Super useful. We've had VIF coded to output from our nilearn modeling pipelines for a while now, so the code made available here can be easily swapped in to better guide modeling decisions!
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 9:15 PM
Super useful. We've had VIF coded to output from our nilearn modeling pipelines for a while now, so the code made available here can be easily swapped in to better guide modeling decisions!
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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...
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In 2008, Google created an ad-powered wiki encyclopedia called Knol, seen as a "Wikipedia killer" amid its highly-publicized launch. And the Wikimedia Foundation gave an unbothered response that I quite like: "the more good free content, the better for the world." Anyway Knol instantly flopped
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In 2008, Google created an ad-powered wiki encyclopedia called Knol, seen as a "Wikipedia killer" amid its highly-publicized launch. And the Wikimedia Foundation gave an unbothered response that I quite like: "the more good free content, the better for the world." Anyway Knol instantly flopped
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I made my students a little “book” (just using Google slides) to show them how you all answered my question about how you take notes for research. Just to show the variety.
How Do Scholars Take Notes?
How do scholars take notes? I like seeing examples of different people’s notetaking, so I asked scholars to show me how they take notes for research.
docs.google.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I made my students a little “book” (just using Google slides) to show them how you all answered my question about how you take notes for research. Just to show the variety.
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A noninvasive, CSF-specific MRI technique that enables detailed in vivo measurement of CSF mobility in humans, down to the level of perivascular spaces located around penetrating vessels
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Region-specific drivers of CSF mobility measured with MRI in humans - Nature Neuroscience
Brain clearance mechanisms are challenging to visualize in humans. Using magnetic resonance imaging, the authors noninvasively mapped cerebrospinal fluid motion across the brain, showing region-specif...
www.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A noninvasive, CSF-specific MRI technique that enables detailed in vivo measurement of CSF mobility in humans, down to the level of perivascular spaces located around penetrating vessels
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Watch out for Antonietta! She's going to be doing some incredible things over the next couple of years! 🎉🎊🎉
Very excited to share that I have been awarded the APA of Graduate Students/Psi Chi Junior Scientist Fellowship! Many thanks to all of my mentors and friends for their thoughtful feedback, especially @jtheriault.bsky.social for his continued support.
October 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Watch out for Antonietta! She's going to be doing some incredible things over the next couple of years! 🎉🎊🎉
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Such a nice collection of brain-body interaction articles in the special issue of @currentbiology.bsky.social. Love the beautiful vagus nerve on the cover by Andreas Vesalius www.cell.com/current-biol...
October 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Such a nice collection of brain-body interaction articles in the special issue of @currentbiology.bsky.social. Love the beautiful vagus nerve on the cover by Andreas Vesalius www.cell.com/current-biol...
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BOLD signal changes can oppose oxygen metabolism across the human cortex | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
BOLD signal changes can oppose oxygen metabolism across the human cortex | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Excited to share our Current Biology Primer written with Dr. Audrey Chagnot in the Brain-Body Interactions special issue!
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57
The blood–brain barrier
In animals, the central nervous system (CNS) plays a crucial role as the primary organ responsible for integrating environmental information and coord…
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October 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Excited to share our Current Biology Primer written with Dr. Audrey Chagnot in the Brain-Body Interactions special issue!
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57