Richard Huskey
@richardhuskey.bsky.social
Associate Professor, UC Davis. PI, Cognitive Communication Science Lab. Associate Editor, Journal of Communication. Ski bum at heart. https://cogcommscience.com/
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In Jan 2022, over 🌮s, Jason & I kicked off a project on sequential media selection. A theory article (doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...) laid the foundation. Now, a new preprint using real-world data, careful experimentation, & computational modeling shows how curiosity modulates exploration. Way to go Jason!
BREAKING: SF not a shithole after all www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Super Bowl Visitors Find San Francisco Better Than Its Apocalyptic Image
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
BREAKING: SF not a shithole after all www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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New work from the lab! With @jameswyngaarden.bsky.social
α-tACS Modulates Reward-Dependent Pupil Responses and Corticostriatal Connectivity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.30.702963v1
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
New work from the lab! With @jameswyngaarden.bsky.social
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In case the link does not work, here is the official website with all the pre conferences where you can also find the registration link for the Hackathon. - Looking forward to seeing you in Stellenbosch www.icahdq.org/BlankCustom....
International Communication Association
www.icahdq.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
In case the link does not work, here is the official website with all the pre conferences where you can also find the registration link for the Hackathon. - Looking forward to seeing you in Stellenbosch www.icahdq.org/BlankCustom....
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📅 Also: Registration for the Hackathon is now open on the official ICA Pre- and Post-Conferences Site — register here! www.icahdq.org/events/regis...
International Communication Association
www.icahdq.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
📅 Also: Registration for the Hackathon is now open on the official ICA Pre- and Post-Conferences Site — register here! www.icahdq.org/events/regis...
Great post! I’m one of these people.
Most people can call up pictures in their minds, visualizing the past & summoning images of the future. But for ~4% of us, such mental imagery is weak or absent. New edition of @nature.com has a nice introduction to how research on this phenomenon (aphantasia) opens up novel windows into the brain.🧪
Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?
People with aphantasia are offering a window into consciousness.
www.nature.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Great post! I’m one of these people.
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I'm very excited about the most recent @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Element in Politics & Communication, "Catching Fire in the News
The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun, @jilllaufer.bsky.social, @dallascard.bsky.social & Noah Smith. Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/9781....
The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun, @jilllaufer.bsky.social, @dallascard.bsky.social & Noah Smith. Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/9781....
Catching Fire in the News
Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Catching Fire in the News
doi.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I'm very excited about the most recent @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Element in Politics & Communication, "Catching Fire in the News
The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun, @jilllaufer.bsky.social, @dallascard.bsky.social & Noah Smith. Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/9781....
The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun, @jilllaufer.bsky.social, @dallascard.bsky.social & Noah Smith. Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/9781....
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🚨Thrilled to share I am able to hire someone (PhD preferred) with coding expertise to work on our HAPPE software for EEG! Knowledge of Matlab, Python, and EEG signal processing required. Enthusiasm for teaching/mentoring, collaboration, and developmental science preferred!
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🚨Thrilled to share I am able to hire someone (PhD preferred) with coding expertise to work on our HAPPE software for EEG! Knowledge of Matlab, Python, and EEG signal processing required. Enthusiasm for teaching/mentoring, collaboration, and developmental science preferred!
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How many versions of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) exist? And how much does this affect research using the IGT? More than you might think. 🧵
Methodological Flexibility in the Iowa Gambling Task Undermines Interpretability: A Meta-method Review: https://osf.io/4g3vr
January 25, 2026 at 11:16 AM
How many versions of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) exist? And how much does this affect research using the IGT? More than you might think. 🧵
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What do collecting dog poop on the streets of Paris, interlocking corporate boards, and the allotropes of carbon have in common? They illustrate that, in the life of a scientist, there is often a Long Reach of Things You Learn.
New For the Love of Science vlog:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyLU...
New For the Love of Science vlog:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyLU...
The Long Reach of Things You Learn
YouTube video by For the Love of Science
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM
What do collecting dog poop on the streets of Paris, interlocking corporate boards, and the allotropes of carbon have in common? They illustrate that, in the life of a scientist, there is often a Long Reach of Things You Learn.
New For the Love of Science vlog:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyLU...
New For the Love of Science vlog:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyLU...
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The worse content makes us feel, the more likely we are to keep consuming it.
Our brains prioritize negative and exciting content, especially when we’re in a bad mood.
Curiosity offers a way out by nudging us toward new, more rewarding, choices.
lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/rage-bait-cu...
Our brains prioritize negative and exciting content, especially when we’re in a bad mood.
Curiosity offers a way out by nudging us toward new, more rewarding, choices.
lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/rage-bait-cu...
Why Rage Bait Works and How Curiosity Can Help Us Stop Doomscrolling
To provoke outrage is the point of rage bait. Research in communication is starting to explain how rage bait hacks the way our brains decide what we choose to read, watch and even click and swipe onli...
lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu
January 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The worse content makes us feel, the more likely we are to keep consuming it.
Our brains prioritize negative and exciting content, especially when we’re in a bad mood.
Curiosity offers a way out by nudging us toward new, more rewarding, choices.
lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/rage-bait-cu...
Our brains prioritize negative and exciting content, especially when we’re in a bad mood.
Curiosity offers a way out by nudging us toward new, more rewarding, choices.
lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/rage-bait-cu...
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Had a great time chatting with Ava about our latest conversation research. If you're interested in what makes for a good conversation, check it out!
www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/s5-ep-01-you...
www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/s5-ep-01-you...
S5 Ep01: Your Mind on Conversation
What makes for a great conversation? Dr. Sebastian Spear shares his research using hyperscanning (neuroimaging on multiple brains at once) to study people's brains during real conversations. We discus...
www.mindsmatterpodcast.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Had a great time chatting with Ava about our latest conversation research. If you're interested in what makes for a good conversation, check it out!
www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/s5-ep-01-you...
www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/s5-ep-01-you...
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New study out in Neuron: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne.... This work led by Zaid Zada uses fMRI hyperscanning of real dyads to show that speaking and listening rely on shared neural systems; and that conversation recruits unique brain processes that aren't observed in passive comprehension.
Redirecting
doi.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
New study out in Neuron: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne.... This work led by Zaid Zada uses fMRI hyperscanning of real dyads to show that speaking and listening rely on shared neural systems; and that conversation recruits unique brain processes that aren't observed in passive comprehension.
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Editors of Developmental Psychology have put together a great summary for early career scholars on how to do a good peer review for their journal. doi.org/10.1111/desc...
A Guide to Peer Review in Developmental Psychology
Click on the article title to read more.
doi.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Editors of Developmental Psychology have put together a great summary for early career scholars on how to do a good peer review for their journal. doi.org/10.1111/desc...
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If you've been accepted to the #ICA26 conference and are looking for your visa letter, check your ScholarOne account! 👉 You can find your letter of invitation or visa letter in your ScholarOne account under Messages. 🔗 ica2026.abstractcentral.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
If you've been accepted to the #ICA26 conference and are looking for your visa letter, check your ScholarOne account! 👉 You can find your letter of invitation or visa letter in your ScholarOne account under Messages. 🔗 ica2026.abstractcentral.com
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✨Conference registration for the 76th Annual ICA Conference is now open!✨ Anyone can attend, but be sure to log in before registering for discounted rates if you are an active ICA member! 👉 www.icahdq.org/event/ICA26
International Communication Association
9/4/2024Student Column: Reflections on Non-Traditional Academic Journeys. Perspectives of an Incoming ICA SEC Board Representative
www.icahdq.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
✨Conference registration for the 76th Annual ICA Conference is now open!✨ Anyone can attend, but be sure to log in before registering for discounted rates if you are an active ICA member! 👉 www.icahdq.org/event/ICA26
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💫 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 - HackingCommSci 💫
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January 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
💫 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 - HackingCommSci 💫
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With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world:
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world:
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
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NEW we are hiring 2-3 Postdocs in Social & Decision Neuroscience (SDN) at Caltech. The posting is here www.hss.caltech.edu/about/job-op...
Applications are due 15 February 2026.
Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong
Applications are due 15 February 2026.
Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong
Chen Center Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Social & Decision Neuroscience
From the Caltech Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
www.hss.caltech.edu
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
NEW we are hiring 2-3 Postdocs in Social & Decision Neuroscience (SDN) at Caltech. The posting is here www.hss.caltech.edu/about/job-op...
Applications are due 15 February 2026.
Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong
Applications are due 15 February 2026.
Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong
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After 20 years studying neuroscience, I can confidently say that the brain is up to something.
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
After 20 years studying neuroscience, I can confidently say that the brain is up to something.
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Can someone else figure out my syllabi and also set up my canvas shells
January 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Can someone else figure out my syllabi and also set up my canvas shells
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As you make your New Year's resolutions, remember to be kind to your future self, who will likely have less time to work on those resolutions than your current self thinks.
@stephanietepper.bsky.social and I wrote about this longstanding time (mis)perception problem a few years ago.
@stephanietepper.bsky.social and I wrote about this longstanding time (mis)perception problem a few years ago.
December 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
As you make your New Year's resolutions, remember to be kind to your future self, who will likely have less time to work on those resolutions than your current self thinks.
@stephanietepper.bsky.social and I wrote about this longstanding time (mis)perception problem a few years ago.
@stephanietepper.bsky.social and I wrote about this longstanding time (mis)perception problem a few years ago.
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Sleep and digital health in autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy new year to all !
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy new year to all !
An open science resource for accelerating scalable digital health research in autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions - Nature Neuroscience
This paper describes the Simons Sleep Project, an open resource designed to accelerate research into the sleep and daily behaviors of autistic children using synchronized recordings from multiple wear...
www.nature.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Sleep and digital health in autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy new year to all !
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy new year to all !