Rik Henson
@rhens.bsky.social
Father, husband, academic, cognitive neuroscientist, atheist, europhile, Arsenal fan. Posts are personal views.
Reposted by Rik Henson
Elon Musk is deliberately using his platform to poison our politics and divide our country.
It's time for the government to wake up to the threat he poses to our democracy.
It's time for the government to wake up to the threat he poses to our democracy.
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Elon Musk is deliberately using his platform to poison our politics and divide our country.
It's time for the government to wake up to the threat he poses to our democracy.
It's time for the government to wake up to the threat he poses to our democracy.
Reposted by Rik Henson
Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” […]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” […]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
Reposted by Rik Henson
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Reposted by Rik Henson
New blogpost on @elife.bsky.social's new Replication study type deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/prob.... tldr = I think it's doomed.
#Replication #Publishing #Reproducibility
#Replication #Publishing #Reproducibility
Problems with ELife's new article type: Replication studies
I was interested to receive an email from eLife last week, telling me that "As part of our commitment to open science, scientific rigour ...
deevybee.blogspot.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
New blogpost on @elife.bsky.social's new Replication study type deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/prob.... tldr = I think it's doomed.
#Replication #Publishing #Reproducibility
#Replication #Publishing #Reproducibility
Reposted by Rik Henson
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
Reposted by Rik Henson
Stop scrolling and go to bed! But first look at the comedy wildlife photo finalists from this year www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/fina...
These images are for viewing only and must not be copied :: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards - Conservation through Competition
www.comedywildlifephoto.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Stop scrolling and go to bed! But first look at the comedy wildlife photo finalists from this year www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/fina...
Reposted by Rik Henson
We look forward to welcoming Professor Carol Brayne CBE on Monday for her lecture: Reflections on dementia research and ageing societies. @camneuro.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social
Monday 27 October 2025, 18:00 – 19:00
BOOKING: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Monday 27 October 2025, 18:00 – 19:00
BOOKING: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We look forward to welcoming Professor Carol Brayne CBE on Monday for her lecture: Reflections on dementia research and ageing societies. @camneuro.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social
Monday 27 October 2025, 18:00 – 19:00
BOOKING: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Monday 27 October 2025, 18:00 – 19:00
BOOKING: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Reposted by Rik Henson
Public health is under attack by a deluge of misinformation. We offer a consensus report from the American Psychological Association summarizing what we know & what interventions are effective in countering it. We provide 8 concrete recommendations. Open-access - awspntest.apa.org/fulltext/202...
October 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Public health is under attack by a deluge of misinformation. We offer a consensus report from the American Psychological Association summarizing what we know & what interventions are effective in countering it. We provide 8 concrete recommendations. Open-access - awspntest.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Reposted by Rik Henson
Over 12,500 brain scans from cognitively healthy adults reveal that sex differences in age-related brain atrophy can’t explain why women have higher rates of Alzheimer's disease. The authors call for research into alternative explanations. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/hIYj50XgiCn
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Over 12,500 brain scans from cognitively healthy adults reveal that sex differences in age-related brain atrophy can’t explain why women have higher rates of Alzheimer's disease. The authors call for research into alternative explanations. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/hIYj50XgiCn
Reposted by Rik Henson
New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le...
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
A LEAP into the future, or off a cliff: Wellcome LEAP's new $50M program
A few days ago, I saw this post on LinkedIn: How does the gut microbiome shape early brain development? That’s what FORM, a new $50 million...
deevybee.blogspot.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le...
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
Reposted by Rik Henson
Episode 8 of Mempathy is out! We explore why people with memory loss frequently repeat the same stories and how best to respond. We also look at ways to harness this tendency to boost old and new memories. Find it here or on usual podcast platforms: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-494xk-...
Episode 8: Repeating the same stories
What do you do when someone tells the same story over and over again, and why does it happen? This episode discusses the tendency for repetition in people with memory loss, how it can get difficult, b...
www.podbean.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Episode 8 of Mempathy is out! We explore why people with memory loss frequently repeat the same stories and how best to respond. We also look at ways to harness this tendency to boost old and new memories. Find it here or on usual podcast platforms: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-494xk-...
Reposted by Rik Henson
🏆 Your #neuroscience deserves to be celebrated! Could you be our next prizewinner? Applications for 2025 BNA Awards & Prizes close on 31st October.
www.bna.org.uk/membership/a...
#postgraduate #undergraduate #publicengagement
www.bna.org.uk/membership/a...
#postgraduate #undergraduate #publicengagement
October 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🏆 Your #neuroscience deserves to be celebrated! Could you be our next prizewinner? Applications for 2025 BNA Awards & Prizes close on 31st October.
www.bna.org.uk/membership/a...
#postgraduate #undergraduate #publicengagement
www.bna.org.uk/membership/a...
#postgraduate #undergraduate #publicengagement
Sad goodbyes at the “Arabs in Neuroscience” course at NYU Abu Dhabi. Thanks to Mohamed and Abdullah for all their hard work! So inspiring to meet such smart and talented young scientists…
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sad goodbyes at the “Arabs in Neuroscience” course at NYU Abu Dhabi. Thanks to Mohamed and Abdullah for all their hard work! So inspiring to meet such smart and talented young scientists…
Reposted by Rik Henson
Another interesting paper from LifeBrain consortium suggesting that sex differences in healthy brain aging are unlikely to explain higher prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in women www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Sex differences in healthy brain aging are unlikely to explain higher Alzheimer’s disease prevalence in women | PNAS
As Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is diagnosed more frequently in women, understanding the
role of sex has become a key priority in AD research. However,...
www.pnas.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Another interesting paper from LifeBrain consortium suggesting that sex differences in healthy brain aging are unlikely to explain higher prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in women www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Very useful tips…
Here are your 10 -essential- AI prompts for academics ... make your life easy with help from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/10-ai-prom...
10 AI Prompts for Academics
making those hard jobs a little easier ...
profserious.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Very useful tips…
Such a loss for Mother Nature, but a message of hope…
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Such a loss for Mother Nature, but a message of hope…
Very much enjoyed a day helping with the @drcmr.bsky.social training programme in development and aging www.drcmr.dk/news-events/... - great questions from attentive students!
PhD Course in Tracing brain and behavioural changes across the life span: Influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors
The PhD course is offered by the Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance in collaboration with the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Aim and content This course i...
www.drcmr.dk
October 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Very much enjoyed a day helping with the @drcmr.bsky.social training programme in development and aging www.drcmr.dk/news-events/... - great questions from attentive students!
Reposted by Rik Henson
The brain represents the world around us as a series of neural states - stable patterns of activity that change as we move from one event to the next.
New paper by @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social showing that neural states get longer as people age. #PsychSciSky
nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08792-4
New paper by @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social showing that neural states get longer as people age. #PsychSciSky
nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08792-4
Temporal dedifferentiation of neural states with age during naturalistic viewing - Communications Biology
Movie fMRI data reveals age-related lengthening of neural states in visual and prefrontal regions, reflecting reduced temporal differentiation while preserved alignment with perceived events suggests stable coarse event segmentation.
www.nature.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The brain represents the world around us as a series of neural states - stable patterns of activity that change as we move from one event to the next.
New paper by @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social showing that neural states get longer as people age. #PsychSciSky
nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08792-4
New paper by @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social showing that neural states get longer as people age. #PsychSciSky
nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08792-4
Reposted by Rik Henson
Wow! This is amazing news. Having friends who are confronted with Huntington's, this brings a ray of hope.
bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Wow! This is amazing news. Having friends who are confronted with Huntington's, this brings a ray of hope.
bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Rik Henson
That reminded me of a favorite quote from Lester Pearson, a former Canadian Prime Minister and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
December 28, 2024 at 1:20 AM
That reminded me of a favorite quote from Lester Pearson, a former Canadian Prime Minister and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Reposted by Rik Henson
NEWS! Nation capable of spotting spurious link between paracetamol and autism still baffled by obvious link between guns and mass shootings
Nation capable of spotting spurious link between paracetamol and autism still baffled by obvious link between guns and mass shootings
The United States has once again demonstrated its unique talent for scientific deduction by confidently declaring there may be a link between pregnant women taking paracetamol and children developi…
buff.ly
September 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
NEWS! Nation capable of spotting spurious link between paracetamol and autism still baffled by obvious link between guns and mass shootings
Reposted by Rik Henson
Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
Reposted by Rik Henson
"CamCAN 15 years on" - a new preprint reviewing all findings about the cognitive neuroscience of ageing from sharing CamCAN data, led by @rhens.bsky.social : osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
September 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"CamCAN 15 years on" - a new preprint reviewing all findings about the cognitive neuroscience of ageing from sharing CamCAN data, led by @rhens.bsky.social : osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Rik Henson
Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.
September 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.
Reposted by Rik Henson
Here we go again - a room full of attendees from all over the world at #COGNESTIC 2025, excited to learn about #neuroimaging analysis. Kshipra Gurunandan starts it off with a Primer to #Python. @mrccbu.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Here we go again - a room full of attendees from all over the world at #COGNESTIC 2025, excited to learn about #neuroimaging analysis. Kshipra Gurunandan starts it off with a Primer to #Python. @mrccbu.bsky.social