Dezső Németh
@nemeth.bsky.social
Cognitive Neuroscientist at Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, INSERM
| statistical learning | memory consolidation | predictive processing | implicit cognition | (local) sleep |
| statistical learning | memory consolidation | predictive processing | implicit cognition | (local) sleep |
Our new preprint is out!
Across 473 participants, we found no sex differences in implicit statistical learning — a core mechanism of predictive processing.
The predictive brain appears remarkably universal.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
Across 473 participants, we found no sex differences in implicit statistical learning — a core mechanism of predictive processing.
The predictive brain appears remarkably universal.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
No sex differences in predictive processing
Statistical learning, defined as the implicit extraction of environmental regularities, is recognized as a universal and evolutionarily conserved mechanism, and constitutes a fundamental aspect of pre...
doi.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Our new preprint is out!
Across 473 participants, we found no sex differences in implicit statistical learning — a core mechanism of predictive processing.
The predictive brain appears remarkably universal.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
Across 473 participants, we found no sex differences in implicit statistical learning — a core mechanism of predictive processing.
The predictive brain appears remarkably universal.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
New study
Our team shows that statistical learning & inhibitory control cooperate during behavior.
A flexible brain optimizes both automatic & controlled processes together - not either/or.
Preprint:Cooperative interaction between statistical learning and inhibitory control
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Our team shows that statistical learning & inhibitory control cooperate during behavior.
A flexible brain optimizes both automatic & controlled processes together - not either/or.
Preprint:Cooperative interaction between statistical learning and inhibitory control
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New study
Our team shows that statistical learning & inhibitory control cooperate during behavior.
A flexible brain optimizes both automatic & controlled processes together - not either/or.
Preprint:Cooperative interaction between statistical learning and inhibitory control
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Our team shows that statistical learning & inhibitory control cooperate during behavior.
A flexible brain optimizes both automatic & controlled processes together - not either/or.
Preprint:Cooperative interaction between statistical learning and inhibitory control
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Reposted by Dezső Németh
"Your Brain Isn't Hardware Running Software" | Clip of an interview with @anilseth.bsky.social and Michael Levin on Theories Of Everything
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZl...
Your Brain Isn't Hardware Running Software
YouTube video by Curt Jaimungal
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November 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"Your Brain Isn't Hardware Running Software" | Clip of an interview with @anilseth.bsky.social and Michael Levin on Theories Of Everything
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZl...
New preprint!
ADHD-like traits don’t just affect inhibition or learning — they reshape their interaction.
A key problem in neuroscience is studying functions in isolation, but cognition emerges from their interplay.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
ADHD-like traits don’t just affect inhibition or learning — they reshape their interaction.
A key problem in neuroscience is studying functions in isolation, but cognition emerges from their interplay.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
ADHD-like traits reshape the balance between inhibitory control and predictive processes
Adaptive behavior relies on a dynamic balance between flexible, goal-directed control and efficient, automatic processes. This equilibrium is often disrupted in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorde...
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
New preprint!
ADHD-like traits don’t just affect inhibition or learning — they reshape their interaction.
A key problem in neuroscience is studying functions in isolation, but cognition emerges from their interplay.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
ADHD-like traits don’t just affect inhibition or learning — they reshape their interaction.
A key problem in neuroscience is studying functions in isolation, but cognition emerges from their interplay.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
Our new preprint is online.
People who experienced more childhood unpredictability show faster implicit statistical learning in adulthood.
Supports the “hidden talents” view of adversity.
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
People who experienced more childhood unpredictability show faster implicit statistical learning in adulthood.
Supports the “hidden talents” view of adversity.
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
Faster adult implicit probabilistic statistical learning following childhood adversity
According to deficit models, early life adversity disrupts normal development, leading to long-term emotional, behavioural, and cognitive difficulties. However, some evidence suggests that certain psy...
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Our new preprint is online.
People who experienced more childhood unpredictability show faster implicit statistical learning in adulthood.
Supports the “hidden talents” view of adversity.
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
People who experienced more childhood unpredictability show faster implicit statistical learning in adulthood.
Supports the “hidden talents” view of adversity.
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
October 21-22: Conference on statistical learning in Spain
gccognitive.es/conference-2...
gccognitive.es/conference-2...
Conference on the Mechanisms of Statistical Learning and Predictive Brain Function - Gran Canaria Cognitive Research Center
Conference on Mechanisms of Statistical Learning and Predictive Brain Function: Developmental, Clinical, and Intervention Perspectives October 20-24 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainOrganized by Gra...
gccognitive.es
October 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
October 21-22: Conference on statistical learning in Spain
gccognitive.es/conference-2...
gccognitive.es/conference-2...
Interesting to compare meta-analyses on sleep spindles & memory. Ujma (2024) found no correlation. The latest eLife meta also shows spindle amplitude not significantly tied to memory:CI [−0.04, 0.18]. But they also report hints about coupling. These processes are complex — it’s not just yes or no.
#sleeppeeps check out this new meta-analysis which provides great guidance on spindle-slow oscillation measurement which has been highly variable across papers! This work was done in my lab @umass by Thea Ng, an undergraduate @MountHolyoke!
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
Does slow oscillation-spindle coupling contribute to sleep-dependent memory consolidation? A Bayesian meta-analysis
elifesciences.org
October 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Interesting to compare meta-analyses on sleep spindles & memory. Ujma (2024) found no correlation. The latest eLife meta also shows spindle amplitude not significantly tied to memory:CI [−0.04, 0.18]. But they also report hints about coupling. These processes are complex — it’s not just yes or no.
Reposted by Dezső Németh
July 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Dezső Németh
Curious about the human ability to extract regularities from sensory input (i.e., “statistical learning”) and individual differences therein? #CognitiveScience #Learning
Our #Consensus paper presents the collective insights of 27 researchers worldwide 🌎 💬 🌍 💬 🌏 💬:
🔗 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Our #Consensus paper presents the collective insights of 27 researchers worldwide 🌎 💬 🌍 💬 🌏 💬:
🔗 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
September 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Curious about the human ability to extract regularities from sensory input (i.e., “statistical learning”) and individual differences therein? #CognitiveScience #Learning
Our #Consensus paper presents the collective insights of 27 researchers worldwide 🌎 💬 🌍 💬 🌏 💬:
🔗 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Our #Consensus paper presents the collective insights of 27 researchers worldwide 🌎 💬 🌍 💬 🌏 💬:
🔗 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Excited to share our latest paper! We show that autistic traits are associated with a different speed-accuracy strategy when the environment changes. This highlights the power of a dimensional approach over rigid categorical views.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Autism #Learning #StatisticalLearning
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Autism #Learning #StatisticalLearning
Autistic traits relate to speed/accuracy trade-off but not statistical learning and updating - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Autistic traits relate to speed/accuracy trade-off but not statistical learning and updating
doi.org
August 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Excited to share our latest paper! We show that autistic traits are associated with a different speed-accuracy strategy when the environment changes. This highlights the power of a dimensional approach over rigid categorical views.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Autism #Learning #StatisticalLearning
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Autism #Learning #StatisticalLearning
Our new paper is out!
How do executive functions shape our ability to rewire habits / update predictive models?
✔️ Better inhibition = easier habit change
❌ Strong semantic fluency = harder to update old patterns because of the long-term memory access.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
How do executive functions shape our ability to rewire habits / update predictive models?
✔️ Better inhibition = easier habit change
❌ Strong semantic fluency = harder to update old patterns because of the long-term memory access.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The interplay between executive functions and updating predictive representations - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The interplay between executive functions and updating predictive representations
doi.org
August 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our new paper is out!
How do executive functions shape our ability to rewire habits / update predictive models?
✔️ Better inhibition = easier habit change
❌ Strong semantic fluency = harder to update old patterns because of the long-term memory access.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
How do executive functions shape our ability to rewire habits / update predictive models?
✔️ Better inhibition = easier habit change
❌ Strong semantic fluency = harder to update old patterns because of the long-term memory access.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Our new preprint is out!
We go beyond studying goal-directed & habitual control in isolation — using an unsupervised learning approach to see how they interact.
OC tendencies tip the balance toward rigid habits over flexible goals.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#OCD #PsychSciSky
#StatsSky
#neuroskyence
We go beyond studying goal-directed & habitual control in isolation — using an unsupervised learning approach to see how they interact.
OC tendencies tip the balance toward rigid habits over flexible goals.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#OCD #PsychSciSky
#StatsSky
#neuroskyence
Obsessive-Compulsive Tendencies Shift the Balance Between Competitive Neurocognitive Processes
Theoretical models of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) propose that its symptoms stem from an imbalance between habitual and goal-directed processes, marked by a bias toward habitual behavior and d...
doi.org
August 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Our new preprint is out!
We go beyond studying goal-directed & habitual control in isolation — using an unsupervised learning approach to see how they interact.
OC tendencies tip the balance toward rigid habits over flexible goals.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#OCD #PsychSciSky
#StatsSky
#neuroskyence
We go beyond studying goal-directed & habitual control in isolation — using an unsupervised learning approach to see how they interact.
OC tendencies tip the balance toward rigid habits over flexible goals.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#OCD #PsychSciSky
#StatsSky
#neuroskyence
New preprint!
Inhibiting the right or both dorsolateral prefrontal cortices with rTMS boosts unsupervised statistical learning.
Likely by shifting toward a more exploratory processing style.
#PsychSciSky
#StatsSky
#neuroskyence
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroscience #predictiveprocessing
Inhibiting the right or both dorsolateral prefrontal cortices with rTMS boosts unsupervised statistical learning.
Likely by shifting toward a more exploratory processing style.
#PsychSciSky
#StatsSky
#neuroskyence
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroscience #predictiveprocessing
Inhibiting the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex selectively enhances unsupervised statistical learning
The brain must balance the automatic extraction of environmental regularities with top-down cognitive control, yet the causal neural mechanisms governing this interplay are debated. In particular, the...
biorxiv.org
August 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
New preprint!
Inhibiting the right or both dorsolateral prefrontal cortices with rTMS boosts unsupervised statistical learning.
Likely by shifting toward a more exploratory processing style.
#PsychSciSky
#StatsSky
#neuroskyence
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroscience #predictiveprocessing
Inhibiting the right or both dorsolateral prefrontal cortices with rTMS boosts unsupervised statistical learning.
Likely by shifting toward a more exploratory processing style.
#PsychSciSky
#StatsSky
#neuroskyence
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroscience #predictiveprocessing
Our new preprint: Mind wandering is a cognitive trade-off.
Our study shows MW impairs executive control but BOOSTS implicit learning of hidden patterns. We found that the weaker the control, the greater the learning gain.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#statisticallearning
#sleeppeeps #psychscisky
Our study shows MW impairs executive control but BOOSTS implicit learning of hidden patterns. We found that the weaker the control, the greater the learning gain.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#statisticallearning
#sleeppeeps #psychscisky
A functional trade-off between executive control and implicit statistical learning is dynamically gated by mind wandering
Human cognition must balance goal-directed behavior with the need to learn from environmental regularities. Mind wandering (MW), a state of attentional decoupling from the task at hand, is paradoxical...
doi.org
August 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Our new preprint: Mind wandering is a cognitive trade-off.
Our study shows MW impairs executive control but BOOSTS implicit learning of hidden patterns. We found that the weaker the control, the greater the learning gain.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#statisticallearning
#sleeppeeps #psychscisky
Our study shows MW impairs executive control but BOOSTS implicit learning of hidden patterns. We found that the weaker the control, the greater the learning gain.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#statisticallearning
#sleeppeeps #psychscisky
Reposted by Dezső Németh
***🚨 New Paper 🚨***
Both #sleep and eyes-closed waking rest improve memory. But sleep also increases FALSE recall in some paradigms.
Q: Does eyes-closed rest similarly increase false recall?
A: No.
Free access link:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lYgb3qNaA...
#sleeppeeps #psychscisky 🧠🟦
Both #sleep and eyes-closed waking rest improve memory. But sleep also increases FALSE recall in some paradigms.
Q: Does eyes-closed rest similarly increase false recall?
A: No.
Free access link:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lYgb3qNaA...
#sleeppeeps #psychscisky 🧠🟦
August 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
***🚨 New Paper 🚨***
Both #sleep and eyes-closed waking rest improve memory. But sleep also increases FALSE recall in some paradigms.
Q: Does eyes-closed rest similarly increase false recall?
A: No.
Free access link:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lYgb3qNaA...
#sleeppeeps #psychscisky 🧠🟦
Both #sleep and eyes-closed waking rest improve memory. But sleep also increases FALSE recall in some paradigms.
Q: Does eyes-closed rest similarly increase false recall?
A: No.
Free access link:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lYgb3qNaA...
#sleeppeeps #psychscisky 🧠🟦
Our latest research on mind wandering just got covered by Scientific American — check it out!
Do you actually learn more when you let your mind wander? A study suggests you might be better at implicit learning when your mind is elsewhere.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/when...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/when...
When Letting Your Mind Wander Helps You Learn
Zoning out reveals hidden patterns in tasks
www.scientificamerican.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Our latest research on mind wandering just got covered by Scientific American — check it out!
If you're an international PhD student at Harvard working on learning and memory in cognitive neuroscience or psychology—and your visa has been cancelled—don’t lose hope. Get in touch with me. I’m confident we can find you an inspiring place to continue your research and thrive.
May 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you're an international PhD student at Harvard working on learning and memory in cognitive neuroscience or psychology—and your visa has been cancelled—don’t lose hope. Get in touch with me. I’m confident we can find you an inspiring place to continue your research and thrive.
Must read
Reliability paradox. It is not a paradox. osf.io/mu896_v1
OSF
osf.io
May 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Must read
Our recent study on mind wandering and local sleep has received additional media coverage.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/expe...
#predictiveprocessing #Neuroscience #statisticallearning #cognition
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/expe...
#predictiveprocessing #Neuroscience #statisticallearning #cognition
A Wandering Mind Improves Inferential Learning
Leverage the power of the spontaneously wandering mind to enhance learning, problem-solving, and creativity.
www.psychologytoday.com
May 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our recent study on mind wandering and local sleep has received additional media coverage.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/expe...
#predictiveprocessing #Neuroscience #statisticallearning #cognition
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/expe...
#predictiveprocessing #Neuroscience #statisticallearning #cognition
Reposted by Dezső Németh
✈️ I'm still recovering from jetlag but had a great time at #SRCD2025!
Thrilled about our symposium on cognitive control and statistical learning. @nemeth.bsky.social and Rachel Foster gave fantastic talks—Rachel did amazingly well for her 1st conference and will soon be on the job market!
Thrilled about our symposium on cognitive control and statistical learning. @nemeth.bsky.social and Rachel Foster gave fantastic talks—Rachel did amazingly well for her 1st conference and will soon be on the job market!
May 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
✈️ I'm still recovering from jetlag but had a great time at #SRCD2025!
Thrilled about our symposium on cognitive control and statistical learning. @nemeth.bsky.social and Rachel Foster gave fantastic talks—Rachel did amazingly well for her 1st conference and will soon be on the job market!
Thrilled about our symposium on cognitive control and statistical learning. @nemeth.bsky.social and Rachel Foster gave fantastic talks—Rachel did amazingly well for her 1st conference and will soon be on the job market!
Reposted by Dezső Németh
Excited to be opening for this symposium today with @nemeth.bsky.social, Rachel Foster, and Qianqian Wang.
Join us today at 10:00AM in Room 203AB
#SRCD #statisticallearning #cognitivecontrol
Join us today at 10:00AM in Room 203AB
#SRCD #statisticallearning #cognitivecontrol
Excited to present at SRCD in Minneapolis! I'll be speaking in the 'Developmental Dynamics Between Higher-Order Cognitive Control and Bottom-Up Statistical Learning' symposium. I'm going speak about our new longitudinal study. Join me Thursday at 10:00 AM in Room 203AB! #SRCD2025
May 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Excited to be opening for this symposium today with @nemeth.bsky.social, Rachel Foster, and Qianqian Wang.
Join us today at 10:00AM in Room 203AB
#SRCD #statisticallearning #cognitivecontrol
Join us today at 10:00AM in Room 203AB
#SRCD #statisticallearning #cognitivecontrol
Excited to present at SRCD in Minneapolis! I'll be speaking in the 'Developmental Dynamics Between Higher-Order Cognitive Control and Bottom-Up Statistical Learning' symposium. I'm going speak about our new longitudinal study. Join me Thursday at 10:00 AM in Room 203AB! #SRCD2025
April 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Excited to present at SRCD in Minneapolis! I'll be speaking in the 'Developmental Dynamics Between Higher-Order Cognitive Control and Bottom-Up Statistical Learning' symposium. I'm going speak about our new longitudinal study. Join me Thursday at 10:00 AM in Room 203AB! #SRCD2025
Our paper is out! We found that when the human brain builds predictive representations implicitly, mind wandering can support the process—linked to slow and delta-range oscillations.
#statisticallearning
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
#statisticallearning
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Mind wandering during implicit learning is associated with increased periodic EEG activity and improved extraction of hidden probabilistic patterns
Mind wandering, occupying 30-50% of our waking time, remains an enigmatic phenomenon in cognitive neuroscience. A large number of studies showed a negative association between mind wandering and atten...
www.jneurosci.org
April 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Our paper is out! We found that when the human brain builds predictive representations implicitly, mind wandering can support the process—linked to slow and delta-range oscillations.
#statisticallearning
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
#statisticallearning
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
📢 New research
Can people with obsessive-compulsive tendencies still learn hidden patterns?
✔️ Yes. We found that implicit statistical learning and updating remained remarkably robust even at higher OC levels in non-clinical samples.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#CognitiveScience #OCD #ImplicitLearning
Can people with obsessive-compulsive tendencies still learn hidden patterns?
✔️ Yes. We found that implicit statistical learning and updating remained remarkably robust even at higher OC levels in non-clinical samples.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#CognitiveScience #OCD #ImplicitLearning
Individual differences in probabilistic learning and updating predictive representations in individuals with obsessive-compulsive tendencies - BMC Psychiatry
Background Obsessive-compulsive (OC) tendencies involve intrusive thoughts and rigid, repetitive behaviours that also manifest at the subclinical level in the general population. The neurocognitive fa...
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
📢 New research
Can people with obsessive-compulsive tendencies still learn hidden patterns?
✔️ Yes. We found that implicit statistical learning and updating remained remarkably robust even at higher OC levels in non-clinical samples.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#CognitiveScience #OCD #ImplicitLearning
Can people with obsessive-compulsive tendencies still learn hidden patterns?
✔️ Yes. We found that implicit statistical learning and updating remained remarkably robust even at higher OC levels in non-clinical samples.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#CognitiveScience #OCD #ImplicitLearning
Reposted by Dezső Németh
For the francophones out there, we've just launched a national online survey about social network use in adults and adolescents. Don't hesitate to participate (15-20 min) and spread the word! www.sual.fr/about-5
@juliadeter.bsky.social @joelbillieux.bsky.social @benjaminrolland.bsky.social
@juliadeter.bsky.social @joelbillieux.bsky.social @benjaminrolland.bsky.social
Etude PURPLE | AddictoLyon
www.sual.fr
April 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
For the francophones out there, we've just launched a national online survey about social network use in adults and adolescents. Don't hesitate to participate (15-20 min) and spread the word! www.sual.fr/about-5
@juliadeter.bsky.social @joelbillieux.bsky.social @benjaminrolland.bsky.social
@juliadeter.bsky.social @joelbillieux.bsky.social @benjaminrolland.bsky.social