Samuel Evans
@speechandbrains.bsky.social
Cognitive neuroscientist. Trying to work out how the brain understands language.
Our latest preprint - Reading ability in both deaf and hearing adults is linked to neural representations of abstract phonology derived from visual speech:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reading ability in both deaf and hearing adults is linked to neural representations of abstract phonology derived from visual speech
Learning to read provides access to life-long educational and vocational opportunities. Some, but not all, deaf children find learning to read challenging, due to reduced access to language, whether s...
www.biorxiv.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Our latest preprint - Reading ability in both deaf and hearing adults is linked to neural representations of abstract phonology derived from visual speech:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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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...
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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-...
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I'm so sorry to share that Friedemann Pulvermüller, brilliant neuroscientist, has passed. He gave Embodiment ideas legs and worked tirelessly on treatments for stroke victims during his storied career. His kindness and wry humor made him sparkle.
October 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm so sorry to share that Friedemann Pulvermüller, brilliant neuroscientist, has passed. He gave Embodiment ideas legs and worked tirelessly on treatments for stroke victims during his storied career. His kindness and wry humor made him sparkle.
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Imagine an apple 🍎. Is your mental image more like a picture or more like a thought? In a new preprint led by Morgan McCarty—our lab's wonderful RA—we develop a new approach to this old cognitive science question and find that LLMs excel at tasks thought to be solvable only via visual imagery. 🧵
Artificial Phantasia: Evidence for Propositional Reasoning-Based Mental Imagery in Large Language Models
This study offers a novel approach for benchmarking complex cognitive behavior in artificial systems. Almost universally, Large Language Models (LLMs) perform best on tasks which may be included in th...
arxiv.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Imagine an apple 🍎. Is your mental image more like a picture or more like a thought? In a new preprint led by Morgan McCarty—our lab's wonderful RA—we develop a new approach to this old cognitive science question and find that LLMs excel at tasks thought to be solvable only via visual imagery. 🧵
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Ep 3 of Mempathy is now out! Sometimes people with dementia-related memory loss are absolutely convinced that something happened but others know it isn’t true. Why does this happen? Should you correct them? Sonia and I discuss our personal experiences and chew over the science
mempathy.podbean.com
mempathy.podbean.com
Mempathy | Mempathy
Mempathy is a podcast about dementia-related memory loss, hosted by Professor Catherine Loveday, a memory expert who has spent the last 12 years putting her research into practice to support her own m...
mempathy.podbean.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Ep 3 of Mempathy is now out! Sometimes people with dementia-related memory loss are absolutely convinced that something happened but others know it isn’t true. Why does this happen? Should you correct them? Sonia and I discuss our personal experiences and chew over the science
mempathy.podbean.com
mempathy.podbean.com
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Applications are open for a #psychology #postgrad #reseachfunding opportunity for £7,922.50 and a 13-week fellowship from to support the creation of materials for MPs with POST ! 💻🧑🎓
#PhD #research #fellowship @bpsofficial.bsky.social #POST
If you're interested apply by 4th May: shorturl.at/Mk8EI
#PhD #research #fellowship @bpsofficial.bsky.social #POST
If you're interested apply by 4th May: shorturl.at/Mk8EI
Joint Postgraduate Award with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology | BPS
This grant scheme provides an opportunity for a postgraduate psychologist to be seconded to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST).
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March 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Applications are open for a #psychology #postgrad #reseachfunding opportunity for £7,922.50 and a 13-week fellowship from to support the creation of materials for MPs with POST ! 💻🧑🎓
#PhD #research #fellowship @bpsofficial.bsky.social #POST
If you're interested apply by 4th May: shorturl.at/Mk8EI
#PhD #research #fellowship @bpsofficial.bsky.social #POST
If you're interested apply by 4th May: shorturl.at/Mk8EI
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🚨 HIRING 🚨 a Postdoctoral Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social
My group's research aims to understand how social and physical environments impact brain and behaviour development.
Application window closes in three days!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX655/p...
My group's research aims to understand how social and physical environments impact brain and behaviour development.
Application window closes in three days!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX655/p...
Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at King's College London
Recruiting now: Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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March 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨 HIRING 🚨 a Postdoctoral Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social
My group's research aims to understand how social and physical environments impact brain and behaviour development.
Application window closes in three days!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX655/p...
My group's research aims to understand how social and physical environments impact brain and behaviour development.
Application window closes in three days!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX655/p...
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Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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March 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
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I'm looking for someone with neuroimaging experience to join my lab for a year - please do repost!
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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February 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I'm looking for someone with neuroimaging experience to join my lab for a year - please do repost!
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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In time for World #Book Day! Our new paper, led by Hannah Jones, suggests that adults with #dyslexia find #reading enjoyable. However, they are less #motivated to continue reading.
doi.org/10.1002/dys....
We speculate why (and why it matters) in our blog: www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/when...
doi.org/10.1002/dys....
We speculate why (and why it matters) in our blog: www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/when...
Investigating Reading Enjoyment in Adults With Dyslexia
Previous studies have suggested that adults with dyslexia do not enjoy reading, based on data from trait-based questionnaires. This study uses state-based measures of reading to offer greater insight....
doi.org
March 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
In time for World #Book Day! Our new paper, led by Hannah Jones, suggests that adults with #dyslexia find #reading enjoyable. However, they are less #motivated to continue reading.
doi.org/10.1002/dys....
We speculate why (and why it matters) in our blog: www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/when...
doi.org/10.1002/dys....
We speculate why (and why it matters) in our blog: www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/when...
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Happy 30th birthday year to SPM!! 🎈🍰
To get the party started, we are delighted to announce SPM 25.01, a major new version of the open-source neuroimaging software.
Read the preprint to discover what's new arxiv.org/pdf/2501.12081 and download SPM for free from Github github.com/spm/spm/rele...
To get the party started, we are delighted to announce SPM 25.01, a major new version of the open-source neuroimaging software.
Read the preprint to discover what's new arxiv.org/pdf/2501.12081 and download SPM for free from Github github.com/spm/spm/rele...
arxiv.org
January 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Happy 30th birthday year to SPM!! 🎈🍰
To get the party started, we are delighted to announce SPM 25.01, a major new version of the open-source neuroimaging software.
Read the preprint to discover what's new arxiv.org/pdf/2501.12081 and download SPM for free from Github github.com/spm/spm/rele...
To get the party started, we are delighted to announce SPM 25.01, a major new version of the open-source neuroimaging software.
Read the preprint to discover what's new arxiv.org/pdf/2501.12081 and download SPM for free from Github github.com/spm/spm/rele...
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Do you have a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience or Neuroimaging & are looking for a post-doc?
Do you want to join a friendly lab?
Do you want to live in Norwich (UK) - gorgeous city close to the beach? You can surf, meet seals, do wonderful walks, eat gelato & enjoy gorgeous sunsets!
Do you want to join a friendly lab?
Do you want to live in Norwich (UK) - gorgeous city close to the beach? You can surf, meet seals, do wonderful walks, eat gelato & enjoy gorgeous sunsets!
January 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Do you have a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience or Neuroimaging & are looking for a post-doc?
Do you want to join a friendly lab?
Do you want to live in Norwich (UK) - gorgeous city close to the beach? You can surf, meet seals, do wonderful walks, eat gelato & enjoy gorgeous sunsets!
Do you want to join a friendly lab?
Do you want to live in Norwich (UK) - gorgeous city close to the beach? You can surf, meet seals, do wonderful walks, eat gelato & enjoy gorgeous sunsets!
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Morning all. In case you missed it, I wrote a Film article for the Guardian! (Been reading their film section since I was a teenager, so fun to see it up there....)
Presence on Presence: I watched Soderbergh's new film and wrote a bit for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
Are you being watched? Soderbergh’s ghost voyeur movie taps strange truths
Presence, the story of a family haunting where the camera’s eye is the spectre’s point of view, draws on what are for many people all too palpable phenomena
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Morning all. In case you missed it, I wrote a Film article for the Guardian! (Been reading their film section since I was a teenager, so fun to see it up there....)
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Pre-announcement: UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ukri-metascience-ai-early-career-fellowships/
"The UK Metascience Unit will fund a cohort of early career fellows to build our understanding of:
- how the growing adoption of AI is changing the […]
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ukri-metascience-ai-early-career-fellowships/
"The UK Metascience Unit will fund a cohort of early career fellows to build our understanding of:
- how the growing adoption of AI is changing the […]
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January 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Pre-announcement: UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ukri-metascience-ai-early-career-fellowships/
"The UK Metascience Unit will fund a cohort of early career fellows to build our understanding of:
- how the growing adoption of AI is changing the […]
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ukri-metascience-ai-early-career-fellowships/
"The UK Metascience Unit will fund a cohort of early career fellows to build our understanding of:
- how the growing adoption of AI is changing the […]
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Speaking of grant applications, will not forget when I asked ChatGPT to rewrite my application to Donald Trump style
January 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Speaking of grant applications, will not forget when I asked ChatGPT to rewrite my application to Donald Trump style
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Neural specialization for ‘visual’ concepts emerges... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Are the sensory capacities of our bodies shaped the cognitive & neural basis of our concepts? Compared semantic similarity judgments & fMRI of ‘visual’ categories for congenitally blind & sighted adults
Neural specialization for ‘visual’ concepts emerges in the absence of vision
The ‘different-body/different-concepts hypothesis’ central to some embodiment theories proposes that the sensory capacities of our bodies shape the co…
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January 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Neural specialization for ‘visual’ concepts emerges... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Are the sensory capacities of our bodies shaped the cognitive & neural basis of our concepts? Compared semantic similarity judgments & fMRI of ‘visual’ categories for congenitally blind & sighted adults
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To mark the completion of my textbook, The Neuroscience of Language, I'll be posting some tidbits from my book over the coming months. Some will be languagey and some will be little rabbit holes that distracted me along the way. Enjoy!
#neuroscienceoflanguage
jonathanpeelle.net/the-neurosci...
#neuroscienceoflanguage
jonathanpeelle.net/the-neurosci...
The Neuroscience of Language — Jonathan Peelle
An authoritative and accessible textbook on the neuroscience of language intended for people new to the field, including undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, neuroscience, speech and hea...
jonathanpeelle.net
January 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
To mark the completion of my textbook, The Neuroscience of Language, I'll be posting some tidbits from my book over the coming months. Some will be languagey and some will be little rabbit holes that distracted me along the way. Enjoy!
#neuroscienceoflanguage
jonathanpeelle.net/the-neurosci...
#neuroscienceoflanguage
jonathanpeelle.net/the-neurosci...
Each year my Xmas present is (just one more game...plus...) the offer that someone in my house will play board games with me. Setting up this year's selection.
December 22, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Each year my Xmas present is (just one more game...plus...) the offer that someone in my house will play board games with me. Setting up this year's selection.
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🎉 A huge congratulations to Alex Voce, winner of the 2024 BNA Undergraduate Prize!
Alex has been recognised for her resilience and unwavering passion for #neuroscience .
www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
#NeuroscienceAwards #BNAPrizeWinner #UndergraduateAchievement #WomenInSTEM
Alex has been recognised for her resilience and unwavering passion for #neuroscience .
www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
#NeuroscienceAwards #BNAPrizeWinner #UndergraduateAchievement #WomenInSTEM
December 13, 2024 at 4:58 PM
🎉 A huge congratulations to Alex Voce, winner of the 2024 BNA Undergraduate Prize!
Alex has been recognised for her resilience and unwavering passion for #neuroscience .
www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
#NeuroscienceAwards #BNAPrizeWinner #UndergraduateAchievement #WomenInSTEM
Alex has been recognised for her resilience and unwavering passion for #neuroscience .
www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
#NeuroscienceAwards #BNAPrizeWinner #UndergraduateAchievement #WomenInSTEM
1st 'skeet' to celebrate success of Alex Voce in winning BNA Undergraduate Prize. Alex is from our 2nd ever cohort of Neuroscience & Psychology BSc - amazing thesis on functional connectivity between brainstem and cervical spinal cord: www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/... @britishneuro.bsky.social
Celebrating Dedication to Neuroscience: BNA Prize Winners 2024 | Media | The British Neuroscience Association
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December 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM
1st 'skeet' to celebrate success of Alex Voce in winning BNA Undergraduate Prize. Alex is from our 2nd ever cohort of Neuroscience & Psychology BSc - amazing thesis on functional connectivity between brainstem and cervical spinal cord: www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/... @britishneuro.bsky.social