Tarryn Balsdon
@tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social
Researcher in cognitive neuroscience, specialising in perception, metacognition, and decision-making
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Tarryn Balsdon
@tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social
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Confidence control for efficient behaviour in dynamic environments
Nature Communications - Feelings of confidence may have a functional role in decision-making. Here, the authors develop a neurobiologically plausible framework featuring confidence as an active...
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We know feelings of confidence in our decisions help us to learn and communicate.
Here we show evidence that confidence helps us make better decisions.
With Marios Philiastides @ccniuofg.bsky.social and LSP_ENS
A short summary (1/5)
We know feelings of confidence in our decisions help us to learn and communicate.
Here we show evidence that confidence helps us make better decisions.
With Marios Philiastides @ccniuofg.bsky.social and LSP_ENS
A short summary (1/5)
Come join us at BAMB!
Applications for BAMB! 2026 are officially open!
Join us in Barcelona (July 12–23) to master the art of behavioral modeling with our incredible faculty:
@meganakpeters.bsky.social
@marcelomattar.bsky.social
@khamascience.bsky.social
@thecharleywu.bsky.social
Apply now here: www.bambschool.org
Join us in Barcelona (July 12–23) to master the art of behavioral modeling with our incredible faculty:
@meganakpeters.bsky.social
@marcelomattar.bsky.social
@khamascience.bsky.social
@thecharleywu.bsky.social
Apply now here: www.bambschool.org
BAMB! 2026 | Barcelona Summer School for Advanced Modeling of Behavior
Intensive training for experienced researchers in cognitive science, computational neuroscience and neuro-AI. Five interconnected modules, expert faculty, hands-on projects. July 12-23, 2026.
www.bambschool.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Come join us at BAMB!
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Happy international day for women and girls in science! #WomenInScience
February 11, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Happy international day for women and girls in science! #WomenInScience
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Happy international day for women and girls in science! Feeling endlessly privileged for all the inspiring women I get to work with.
February 11, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Happy international day for women and girls in science! Feeling endlessly privileged for all the inspiring women I get to work with.
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Je réinstalle BlueSky pour relayer cette info de la librairie Violette and co qui mérite d'être connue dans le détail car il n'y a pas que la perquisition qui est très inquiétante. RT en masse s'il vous plait 💜
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Je réinstalle BlueSky pour relayer cette info de la librairie Violette and co qui mérite d'être connue dans le détail car il n'y a pas que la perquisition qui est très inquiétante. RT en masse s'il vous plait 💜
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I love this so much. After pushback on his recent "Medicine is the only field that reaches 6 sigma" with "my field, psychophysics is so awesome" he posted this. Hurray all Psychophysicists. LETS CELEBRATE PSYCHOPHYSICS. An island of large effects is us!
Psychophysics is a human-facing science with interventions arguably more robust than medicine.
1000 Hurts
Psychophysics is a human-facing science with interventions arguably more robust than medicine.
www.argmin.net
January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I love this so much. After pushback on his recent "Medicine is the only field that reaches 6 sigma" with "my field, psychophysics is so awesome" he posted this. Hurray all Psychophysicists. LETS CELEBRATE PSYCHOPHYSICS. An island of large effects is us!
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The program booklet for the SpiN workshop is now ready to download! Two days of intense discussions on psychoacoustics and psycholinguistics await at ENS Paris next week! https://2026.speech-in-noise.eu/files/SPIN2026-Programme.pdf
January 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The program booklet for the SpiN workshop is now ready to download! Two days of intense discussions on psychoacoustics and psycholinguistics await at ENS Paris next week! https://2026.speech-in-noise.eu/files/SPIN2026-Programme.pdf
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First woman to receive an academic PhD?
Elena Cornaro Piscopia, doctorate in #Philosophy, University of Padua (Italy) on 25 June 1678.
She originally applied for a doctorate in Theology. Church authorities refused as women were not permitted to teach or preach #theology. #education #highered
Elena Cornaro Piscopia, doctorate in #Philosophy, University of Padua (Italy) on 25 June 1678.
She originally applied for a doctorate in Theology. Church authorities refused as women were not permitted to teach or preach #theology. #education #highered
December 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
First woman to receive an academic PhD?
Elena Cornaro Piscopia, doctorate in #Philosophy, University of Padua (Italy) on 25 June 1678.
She originally applied for a doctorate in Theology. Church authorities refused as women were not permitted to teach or preach #theology. #education #highered
Elena Cornaro Piscopia, doctorate in #Philosophy, University of Padua (Italy) on 25 June 1678.
She originally applied for a doctorate in Theology. Church authorities refused as women were not permitted to teach or preach #theology. #education #highered
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Excited to announce our symposium on how AI and humans shape each other
“Humans and Artificial Minds: Mutual Influences”
9 Jan at ENS Paris.
Talks by @smfleming.bsky.social, Valeria Giardino, Silvia Tulli, @thecharleywu.bsky.social, Laurence Devillers & @summerfieldlab.bsky.social .
Program ↓
“Humans and Artificial Minds: Mutual Influences”
9 Jan at ENS Paris.
Talks by @smfleming.bsky.social, Valeria Giardino, Silvia Tulli, @thecharleywu.bsky.social, Laurence Devillers & @summerfieldlab.bsky.social .
Program ↓
December 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Excited to announce our symposium on how AI and humans shape each other
“Humans and Artificial Minds: Mutual Influences”
9 Jan at ENS Paris.
Talks by @smfleming.bsky.social, Valeria Giardino, Silvia Tulli, @thecharleywu.bsky.social, Laurence Devillers & @summerfieldlab.bsky.social .
Program ↓
“Humans and Artificial Minds: Mutual Influences”
9 Jan at ENS Paris.
Talks by @smfleming.bsky.social, Valeria Giardino, Silvia Tulli, @thecharleywu.bsky.social, Laurence Devillers & @summerfieldlab.bsky.social .
Program ↓
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Congratulations to @nadiahosseinizaveh.bsky.social on a brilliant PhD defense: "Evolution and Dynamics of Perceptual Confidence: From Perceptual Learning to Global Confidence Formation". Impressive work advancing our understanding of perception and metacognition.
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congratulations to @nadiahosseinizaveh.bsky.social on a brilliant PhD defense: "Evolution and Dynamics of Perceptual Confidence: From Perceptual Learning to Global Confidence Formation". Impressive work advancing our understanding of perception and metacognition.
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Baby otter doing baby otter stuff
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Baby otter doing baby otter stuff
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That’s a wrap on the first batch of 25 participants, measuring MEG-EEG, ECG, respiration, electrogastrography, facial EMG, and EDA during story listening, mental imagery, and rest (+MRI & questionnaires 😅). Now I’m off on maternity leave while our amazing team continues with the next batch! 💪
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
That’s a wrap on the first batch of 25 participants, measuring MEG-EEG, ECG, respiration, electrogastrography, facial EMG, and EDA during story listening, mental imagery, and rest (+MRI & questionnaires 😅). Now I’m off on maternity leave while our amazing team continues with the next batch! 💪
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"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
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I can’t help but think of this childhood song with news from the US right now… we all know frogs go ladidadida… youtu.be/GHzTuZuUBUc?...
Der Glumph Da Gloomf Dar Glumf Play School
YouTube video by Benjamin Lang
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September 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I can’t help but think of this childhood song with news from the US right now… we all know frogs go ladidadida… youtu.be/GHzTuZuUBUc?...
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Will you be at #ICON2025 in Porto?
Then drop at our symposium on "Decision Signal(s) In The Electro-encephalogram" (SY23, Thursday at 13.45) with @redmondoconnell.bsky.social @nunezanalyzed.bsky.social @tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social @hcp4715.bsky.social organized by Leendert van Maanen and Jelmer Borst
Then drop at our symposium on "Decision Signal(s) In The Electro-encephalogram" (SY23, Thursday at 13.45) with @redmondoconnell.bsky.social @nunezanalyzed.bsky.social @tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social @hcp4715.bsky.social organized by Leendert van Maanen and Jelmer Borst
September 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Will you be at #ICON2025 in Porto?
Then drop at our symposium on "Decision Signal(s) In The Electro-encephalogram" (SY23, Thursday at 13.45) with @redmondoconnell.bsky.social @nunezanalyzed.bsky.social @tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social @hcp4715.bsky.social organized by Leendert van Maanen and Jelmer Borst
Then drop at our symposium on "Decision Signal(s) In The Electro-encephalogram" (SY23, Thursday at 13.45) with @redmondoconnell.bsky.social @nunezanalyzed.bsky.social @tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social @hcp4715.bsky.social organized by Leendert van Maanen and Jelmer Borst
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In his new book, Daniel Yon explains how our brain is constantly constructing reality
Your Brain Is Hallucinating—And That’s How It’s Supposed to Work
In his new book, Daniel Yon explains how our brain is constantly constructing reality
www.scientificamerican.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In his new book, Daniel Yon explains how our brain is constantly constructing reality
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Would you like some good news? A new vaccine has just been approved for protecting koalas from chlamydia, which is one of their leading causes of death.
Australia approves first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia
A vaccine to protect Australia's koalas against chlamydia has been approved for the first time, a development that scientists believe could stop the spread of the deadly disease that has ravaged populations of the beloved endangered animal.
www.reuters.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Would you like some good news? A new vaccine has just been approved for protecting koalas from chlamydia, which is one of their leading causes of death.
Australians have learnt how to protest! >100,000 people!
This powerful message to our representatives in Canberra and the rest of the world:
This drone footage of the march for Palestine over the Sydney Harbour Bridge yesterday.
🎥 ahmed.bassal.official
#Australia #auspol #Palestine
This drone footage of the march for Palestine over the Sydney Harbour Bridge yesterday.
🎥 ahmed.bassal.official
#Australia #auspol #Palestine
August 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Australians have learnt how to protest! >100,000 people!
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@tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social and @nadiahosseinizaveh.bsky.social had a great time at #ASSC28.
Thank you organizers @assc28.bsky.social!
Thank you organizers @assc28.bsky.social!
July 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
@tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social and @nadiahosseinizaveh.bsky.social had a great time at #ASSC28.
Thank you organizers @assc28.bsky.social!
Thank you organizers @assc28.bsky.social!
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Very pleased to say that we are (almost) ready for the 1.0.0 of our HMP #Python package to decompose #EEG into single-trial task related events:
github.com/GWeindel/hmp
There's now a nice documentation:
hmp.readthedocs.io/en/latest/we...
We just need some beta testers, thus RT appreciated!
github.com/GWeindel/hmp
There's now a nice documentation:
hmp.readthedocs.io/en/latest/we...
We just need some beta testers, thus RT appreciated!
Welcome — hmp 1.0.0-b.1 documentation
hmp.readthedocs.io
July 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Very pleased to say that we are (almost) ready for the 1.0.0 of our HMP #Python package to decompose #EEG into single-trial task related events:
github.com/GWeindel/hmp
There's now a nice documentation:
hmp.readthedocs.io/en/latest/we...
We just need some beta testers, thus RT appreciated!
github.com/GWeindel/hmp
There's now a nice documentation:
hmp.readthedocs.io/en/latest/we...
We just need some beta testers, thus RT appreciated!
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Good time to announce that there will be a symposium on "Decision Signal(s) In The Electro-encephalogram" at #ICON
Chaired by Leendert van Maanen and Jelmer Borst. With @redmondoconnell.bsky.social, @tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social, @nunezanalyzed.bsky.social, @hcp4715.bsky.social and myself as speakers
Chaired by Leendert van Maanen and Jelmer Borst. With @redmondoconnell.bsky.social, @tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social, @nunezanalyzed.bsky.social, @hcp4715.bsky.social and myself as speakers
July 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Good time to announce that there will be a symposium on "Decision Signal(s) In The Electro-encephalogram" at #ICON
Chaired by Leendert van Maanen and Jelmer Borst. With @redmondoconnell.bsky.social, @tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social, @nunezanalyzed.bsky.social, @hcp4715.bsky.social and myself as speakers
Chaired by Leendert van Maanen and Jelmer Borst. With @redmondoconnell.bsky.social, @tarrynbalsdon.bsky.social, @nunezanalyzed.bsky.social, @hcp4715.bsky.social and myself as speakers