Lénárd Döme
@lenarddome.bsky.social
computational cognitive scientist @tuebingen
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Lénárd Döme
@lenarddome.bsky.social
· Apr 16
This one is finally out! 🎉
We introduce g-distance, a measure that assesses model adequacy by comparing the range of behaviours exhibited by models to that of humans. #computationalmodeling #cognitivescience
psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...
We introduce g-distance, a measure that assesses model adequacy by comparing the range of behaviours exhibited by models to that of humans. #computationalmodeling #cognitivescience
psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...
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A brain injury was reported in a trial using ultrasound, framed as low-intensity TUS. Kim Butts Pauly and I reviewed the case and disagreed with how it's presented. Key acoustic data are missing.
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
Brain Injury During Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Substance Use Disorder
www.sciencedirect.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A brain injury was reported in a trial using ultrasound, framed as low-intensity TUS. Kim Butts Pauly and I reviewed the case and disagreed with how it's presented. Key acoustic data are missing.
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
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Reading the discussion below the quoted post I am astonished at how fucking privileged and ignorant some researchers are when it comes to very obvious issues like biases.
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Reading the discussion below the quoted post I am astonished at how fucking privileged and ignorant some researchers are when it comes to very obvious issues like biases.
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anybody as immature and brain rotted as me 🌝
October 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
anybody as immature and brain rotted as me 🌝
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Come and say hi to @seowxft.bsky.social @floorburghoorn.bsky.social @lenarddome.bsky.social & @kenzakdr.bsky.social who will be demonstrating our brain explorer app and research at the @medresfdn.bsky.social stand at New Scientist Live event in London
@uclqsion.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social
@uclqsion.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social
New Scientist Live 2025 is taking place next weekend! ✨
📍 18-19 October | Excel London
We're thrilled to be returning to the exhibition once again! Visit us at stand C20, where you can meet our wonderful staff volunteers and world-class researchers.
➡️ See what we've got planned: shorturl.at/dEVmn
📍 18-19 October | Excel London
We're thrilled to be returning to the exhibition once again! Visit us at stand C20, where you can meet our wonderful staff volunteers and world-class researchers.
➡️ See what we've got planned: shorturl.at/dEVmn
October 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Come and say hi to @seowxft.bsky.social @floorburghoorn.bsky.social @lenarddome.bsky.social & @kenzakdr.bsky.social who will be demonstrating our brain explorer app and research at the @medresfdn.bsky.social stand at New Scientist Live event in London
@uclqsion.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social
@uclqsion.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social
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📢 NEW PREPRINT 📢 We show a metacognitive paradox (not blanket deficit!) in OCD: confidence is persistently lower, but fluctuations track evidence more tightly and are nearer Bayes-optimal.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
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www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
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The metacognitive paradox of OCD: confidence is globally reduced but shows increased
sensitivity to local evidence
Confidence is a critical metacognitive signal that guides performance. Biases in confidence, such
as excessive doubt, are hallmark features of mental health disorders, especially obsessive-
compulsive...
www.researchsquare.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
📢 NEW PREPRINT 📢 We show a metacognitive paradox (not blanket deficit!) in OCD: confidence is persistently lower, but fluctuations track evidence more tightly and are nearer Bayes-optimal.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
🧵👇
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
🧵👇
A new preprint 📝 with @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social @kenzakdr.bsky.social @benjwagner.bsky.social
and Andrew Webb accompanying our cpm-toolbox.net python modelling library - including details about our motivations, toolbox features, framework and workflows!
👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...
and Andrew Webb accompanying our cpm-toolbox.net python modelling library - including details about our motivations, toolbox features, framework and workflows!
👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...
September 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A new preprint 📝 with @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social @kenzakdr.bsky.social @benjwagner.bsky.social
and Andrew Webb accompanying our cpm-toolbox.net python modelling library - including details about our motivations, toolbox features, framework and workflows!
👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...
and Andrew Webb accompanying our cpm-toolbox.net python modelling library - including details about our motivations, toolbox features, framework and workflows!
👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...
Some really cool stuff here! Really glad to have been involved in the making 📝🥳
day-to-day fluctuations of confidence (across multiple domains) relate to OCD symptom reports
day-to-day fluctuations of confidence (across multiple domains) relate to OCD symptom reports
🚨New pre-print out! 🍂
Using daily gamified smartphone 📱 tracking, we found that reductions in both self- and decision-making confidence precede when people are likely to report experiencing symptoms of OCD.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Using daily gamified smartphone 📱 tracking, we found that reductions in both self- and decision-making confidence precede when people are likely to report experiencing symptoms of OCD.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Metacognitive antecedents to states of mental ill-health: Drops in confidence precede symptoms of OCD
Mental health symptoms, like those in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), show pronounced fluctuations over time. However, little is known about the underlying factors driving these fluctuations. Whi...
www.researchsquare.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Some really cool stuff here! Really glad to have been involved in the making 📝🥳
day-to-day fluctuations of confidence (across multiple domains) relate to OCD symptom reports
day-to-day fluctuations of confidence (across multiple domains) relate to OCD symptom reports
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Journal publishers *are* bundling your papers up in "data licensing agreements" for big tech companies to use for AI model training. Our publisher, T&F, got £75m from Microsoft for that last year alone.
September 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Journal publishers *are* bundling your papers up in "data licensing agreements" for big tech companies to use for AI model training. Our publisher, T&F, got £75m from Microsoft for that last year alone.
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Our research on video game loot boxes was cited in a recent Forbes article about Labubus. The article was a systematic review exploring the links between loot boxes, problem gambling and problem video gaming. In other words, purchases with chance-based outcomes. 1/2
www.forbes.com/sites/traver...
www.forbes.com/sites/traver...
2 Reasons Behind The Sudden ‘Labubu’ Craze, According To A Psychologist
Some are baffled by how quickly Labubu’s have taken the world by storm. But, psychologically, trends like these are anything but surprising.
www.forbes.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our research on video game loot boxes was cited in a recent Forbes article about Labubus. The article was a systematic review exploring the links between loot boxes, problem gambling and problem video gaming. In other words, purchases with chance-based outcomes. 1/2
www.forbes.com/sites/traver...
www.forbes.com/sites/traver...
New models (three variants of Prospect Theory), new features (more ways to manage parameters, more model components to use), and of course bug fixes. If you want to make your computational modelling reproducible and robust, check out and install the new version of *cpm*:
github.com/DevComPsy/cp...
github.com/DevComPsy/cp...
Release v0.23.18 - New Prospect Models, improved parameter management, and a few bug fixes · DevComPsy/cpm
Install
You can install the new release straight from the PyPi repository:
pip install cpm-toolbox
Added
Add input validation and error handling in all cpm.optimisation.minimise methods
Add test u...
github.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
New models (three variants of Prospect Theory), new features (more ways to manage parameters, more model components to use), and of course bug fixes. If you want to make your computational modelling reproducible and robust, check out and install the new version of *cpm*:
github.com/DevComPsy/cp...
github.com/DevComPsy/cp...
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AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge
This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at t…
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
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Ever have a symptom & assume the worst? That’s the Inverse Base Rate Effect—we over-focus on rare outcomes. A new #psynomPBR study by Dome @lenarddome.bsky.social & Wills finds distraction & time pressure can reduce this bias. Post by Alyssa Asmar. buff.ly/FTDQE25
Don’t think too much … it might make you irrational
Every so often, I get random chest pain and immediately spiral – is this it? Am I having a heart attack? Then I remind myself that I’m 25, probably overcaffeinated, and maybe just a little stressed…
buff.ly
August 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ever have a symptom & assume the worst? That’s the Inverse Base Rate Effect—we over-focus on rare outcomes. A new #psynomPBR study by Dome @lenarddome.bsky.social & Wills finds distraction & time pressure can reduce this bias. Post by Alyssa Asmar. buff.ly/FTDQE25
I wonder how much tax money goes into research programmes likely this? In Europe for example? A shame indeed
this is what happens when infinite resources are poured into a technology based on 'promises' and 'potentials' rather than verifiable evidence (standard that applies everywhere except AI)
The purpose of a system is what it does
July 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I wonder how much tax money goes into research programmes likely this? In Europe for example? A shame indeed
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So excited to share that the NeNa registrations are open now! Can’t wait to see everyone in Heidelberg this October. 🎓🍂
🚨 NeNa 2025 registrations are OPEN! Don’t miss your spot — sign up now: nenaconference.github.io
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Thank you for our sponsors: @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social, @hih-tuebingen.bsky.social, @mpicybernetics.bsky.social, and Centre for Integrative Neuroscience
#NeNa2025 #Heidelberg
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Thank you for our sponsors: @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social, @hih-tuebingen.bsky.social, @mpicybernetics.bsky.social, and Centre for Integrative Neuroscience
#NeNa2025 #Heidelberg
July 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
So excited to share that the NeNa registrations are open now! Can’t wait to see everyone in Heidelberg this October. 🎓🍂
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5. The right-wing enthusiasm for AI science is not about doing better science faster. It’s about eliminating one of the most effective forms of societal resistance to authoritarian control.
July 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
5. The right-wing enthusiasm for AI science is not about doing better science faster. It’s about eliminating one of the most effective forms of societal resistance to authoritarian control.
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“Even the term 'Artificial Intelligence' … is widely misused, with conceptual unclarity coopted to advance industry agendas and undermine scholarly discussions. It is our task to demystify and to challenge 'AI' in our teaching, research & engagement with society.” openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth
June 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“Even the term 'Artificial Intelligence' … is widely misused, with conceptual unclarity coopted to advance industry agendas and undermine scholarly discussions. It is our task to demystify and to challenge 'AI' in our teaching, research & engagement with society.” openletter.earth/open-letter-...
A quote from Rumelhart/McClelland: "...real biological systems cannot be Turing machines because they have finite hardware."
A sentiment somewhat related to our g-distance framework. What portion of unobserved but possible results your model rejects?
A sentiment somewhat related to our g-distance framework. What portion of unobserved but possible results your model rejects?
This one is finally out! 🎉
We introduce g-distance, a measure that assesses model adequacy by comparing the range of behaviours exhibited by models to that of humans. #computationalmodeling #cognitivescience
psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...
We introduce g-distance, a measure that assesses model adequacy by comparing the range of behaviours exhibited by models to that of humans. #computationalmodeling #cognitivescience
psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...
July 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A quote from Rumelhart/McClelland: "...real biological systems cannot be Turing machines because they have finite hardware."
A sentiment somewhat related to our g-distance framework. What portion of unobserved but possible results your model rejects?
A sentiment somewhat related to our g-distance framework. What portion of unobserved but possible results your model rejects?
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#CPConf2025 is exploring multidimensional reward functions #RufusTempleOrchestra
July 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#CPConf2025 is exploring multidimensional reward functions #RufusTempleOrchestra
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I'm very excited to share that @wellcometrust.bsky.social has awarded us a big grant on studying information gathering biases in #OCD and #Schizophrenia in patients, rodents, using modelling & clinical interventions.
More details here: devcompsy.org/2025/07/15/n...
More details here: devcompsy.org/2025/07/15/n...
devcompsy.org
July 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm very excited to share that @wellcometrust.bsky.social has awarded us a big grant on studying information gathering biases in #OCD and #Schizophrenia in patients, rodents, using modelling & clinical interventions.
More details here: devcompsy.org/2025/07/15/n...
More details here: devcompsy.org/2025/07/15/n...
Come check out my poster on an accessible new python library cpm (cpm-toolbox.net) designed to ease you into modelling in computational psychiatry #CPConf2025
I’m poster 1.2 👀
I’m poster 1.2 👀
July 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Come check out my poster on an accessible new python library cpm (cpm-toolbox.net) designed to ease you into modelling in computational psychiatry #CPConf2025
I’m poster 1.2 👀
I’m poster 1.2 👀
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A packed cinema for Charlotte Fraza's tutorial on normative modelling #CPConf2025
July 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A packed cinema for Charlotte Fraza's tutorial on normative modelling #CPConf2025
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Serious FOMO here #CPConf2025
Here we go - #CPConf2025 is on! Fabulous to see so many people attending,n 🥳🥨
July 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Serious FOMO here #CPConf2025
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a couple of hours before my keynote, I went through an intense negotiation with the organisers (for over a hour) where we went through my slides and had to remove anything that mentions 'Palestine' 'Israel' and replace 'genocide' with 'war crimes'
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my keynote happening in a few mins. registration here to stream it
aiforgood.itu.int/summit25/reg...
aiforgood.itu.int/summit25/reg...
July 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
a couple of hours before my keynote, I went through an intense negotiation with the organisers (for over a hour) where we went through my slides and had to remove anything that mentions 'Palestine' 'Israel' and replace 'genocide' with 'war crimes'
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Save the date! The 2026 *gasp* Australasian MathPsych conference will be in Singapore -- looks to be a great one :)
@ozmathpsych.bsky.social
@ozmathpsych.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Save the date! The 2026 *gasp* Australasian MathPsych conference will be in Singapore -- looks to be a great one :)
@ozmathpsych.bsky.social
@ozmathpsych.bsky.social