Thomas Christophel (He/Him)
@tbchristophel.bsky.social
Cognitive Neuroscientist, Working Memory, fMRI & MVPA.
Humboldt University & BCCN, Berlin
Dad, nerd, wonk & goof ball
Humboldt University & BCCN, Berlin
Dad, nerd, wonk & goof ball
Pinned
I think, I should introduce myself. I am that guy :
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New work led by Jackie Fulvio that adds to growing evidence that dynamics in parietooccipital low-beta oscillations play an important role in the encoding of priority in visual working memory. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Effects of TMS on the decoding, electrophysiology, and representational geometry of priority in working memory
The flexible control of working memory (WM) requires prioritizing immediately task-relevant information while maintaining information with potential future relevance in a deprioritized state. Using do...
doi.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
New work led by Jackie Fulvio that adds to growing evidence that dynamics in parietooccipital low-beta oscillations play an important role in the encoding of priority in visual working memory. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
The IfaDo sessions have become really a community staple and I am very glad to be able to chip in.
On the 23rd of September we will welcome @tbchristophel.bsky.social for our IfADo colloquium at 16:00 (CET). The event is hybrid and open online. You can reach me out for Zoom invitation, or use the following link to sign up for both the link and our email list.
www.ifado.de/en/press/eve...
www.ifado.de/en/press/eve...
September 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The IfaDo sessions have become really a community staple and I am very glad to be able to chip in.
And while you are doing all that you can find Rosanne's and my students allover ECVP doing all the cool stuff ...
And while you’re at #ECVP seeking out @bradpostle.bsky.social, you may as well stay for the rest of the symposium with the amazing @tbchristophel.bsky.social, Maria Servetnik, and Clay Curtis (and me).
Attending #ECVP next week? Please seek me out if you're potentially interested in a postdoc:
Thursday – 08-28-2025 - 08:30 am
Out of sight, but not out of mind: How the human brain represents images that are not directly seen
Chair, Rosanne Rademaker
Thursday – 08-28-2025 - 08:30 am
Out of sight, but not out of mind: How the human brain represents images that are not directly seen
Chair, Rosanne Rademaker
August 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
And while you are doing all that you can find Rosanne's and my students allover ECVP doing all the cool stuff ...
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And while you’re at #ECVP seeking out @bradpostle.bsky.social, you may as well stay for the rest of the symposium with the amazing @tbchristophel.bsky.social, Maria Servetnik, and Clay Curtis (and me).
Attending #ECVP next week? Please seek me out if you're potentially interested in a postdoc:
Thursday – 08-28-2025 - 08:30 am
Out of sight, but not out of mind: How the human brain represents images that are not directly seen
Chair, Rosanne Rademaker
Thursday – 08-28-2025 - 08:30 am
Out of sight, but not out of mind: How the human brain represents images that are not directly seen
Chair, Rosanne Rademaker
August 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
And while you’re at #ECVP seeking out @bradpostle.bsky.social, you may as well stay for the rest of the symposium with the amazing @tbchristophel.bsky.social, Maria Servetnik, and Clay Curtis (and me).
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I am incredibly excited to catch-up on the latest #workingmemory research and to be amongst the community at WMS; especially as someone who is missing/avoiding US-based conferences (VSS, OPAM, Psychonomics). I will be absolutely ruining my sleep habits to be a part of the fun!
Can you believe that WMS2025 (July 8-11) is less than a week away? If you are interested in Working Memory Research, WMS2025 is THE BEST online conference with THE AWESOMEST community of researchers across the globe! So DON'T FORGET TO CHECK IT OUT!
www.wmsymposium.org/home
www.wmsymposium.org/home
Working Memory Symposium
Date: July 8-11 Program is now Available!
www.wmsymposium.org
July 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I am incredibly excited to catch-up on the latest #workingmemory research and to be amongst the community at WMS; especially as someone who is missing/avoiding US-based conferences (VSS, OPAM, Psychonomics). I will be absolutely ruining my sleep habits to be a part of the fun!
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Curious about the visual human brain, a vibrant and collaborative lab, and pursuing a PhD in the heart of Europe? My lab is recruiting for a 3-year PhD position. More details: www.rademakerlab.com/job-add
PhD position — Rademaker lab
www.rademakerlab.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Curious about the visual human brain, a vibrant and collaborative lab, and pursuing a PhD in the heart of Europe? My lab is recruiting for a 3-year PhD position. More details: www.rademakerlab.com/job-add
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We have a PhD position for an upcoming project in metacognition research in Potsdam / Berlin. A great opportunity for those interested in cognitive modeling of confidence and EEG.
More information at coconeuro.github.io/phd2025
Kindly share this opportunity with potential candidates - Thanks!
More information at coconeuro.github.io/phd2025
Kindly share this opportunity with potential candidates - Thanks!
Computation and Cognition @ HMU Potsdam
Computation and Cognition @ HMU Potsdam
coconeuro.github.io
June 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
We have a PhD position for an upcoming project in metacognition research in Potsdam / Berlin. A great opportunity for those interested in cognitive modeling of confidence and EEG.
More information at coconeuro.github.io/phd2025
Kindly share this opportunity with potential candidates - Thanks!
More information at coconeuro.github.io/phd2025
Kindly share this opportunity with potential candidates - Thanks!
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🎉 Our paper "Criterion placement threatens the construct validity of neural measures of consciousness" is now out in eLife! 🎉
TL;DR: Both simulations and empirical data show that you should not post-hoc sort neural data based on subjective measures of consciousness.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
TL;DR: Both simulations and empirical data show that you should not post-hoc sort neural data based on subjective measures of consciousness.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
Criterion placement threatens the construct validity of neural measures of consciousness
elifesciences.org
December 3, 2024 at 8:27 AM
🎉 Our paper "Criterion placement threatens the construct validity of neural measures of consciousness" is now out in eLife! 🎉
TL;DR: Both simulations and empirical data show that you should not post-hoc sort neural data based on subjective measures of consciousness.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
TL;DR: Both simulations and empirical data show that you should not post-hoc sort neural data based on subjective measures of consciousness.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
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It was AWESOME seeing some of the working memory ECRs at VSS2025! Regardless of VSS attendance, WMS is a PERFECT opportunity to disseminate and discuss your cool working memory research with colleagues across the globe! Don't forget to submit your abstract at www.wmsymposium.org by May 31st!
bruno mars is holding a sign that says `` 10 days to go '' .
ALT: bruno mars is holding a sign that says `` 10 days to go '' .
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May 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It was AWESOME seeing some of the working memory ECRs at VSS2025! Regardless of VSS attendance, WMS is a PERFECT opportunity to disseminate and discuss your cool working memory research with colleagues across the globe! Don't forget to submit your abstract at www.wmsymposium.org by May 31st!
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Ich möchte nicht exzellent sein. Ich möchte keine Spitzenforschung machen. Ich möchte einfach meine Arbeit tun — ohne Befristungs-Schleudersitz, ständigen Bewerbungszwang, wechselnde Arbeitsorte, zig Stunden pro Woche in verspäteten Zügen & den wiederholten Verlust sozialer Kontakte. #IchBinHanna
May 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ich möchte nicht exzellent sein. Ich möchte keine Spitzenforschung machen. Ich möchte einfach meine Arbeit tun — ohne Befristungs-Schleudersitz, ständigen Bewerbungszwang, wechselnde Arbeitsorte, zig Stunden pro Woche in verspäteten Zügen & den wiederholten Verlust sozialer Kontakte. #IchBinHanna
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wmo.int/publication-...
Key messages:
- 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record
- 86% chance that at least one of next five years will be more than 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average
Key messages:
- 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record
- 86% chance that at least one of next five years will be more than 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average
WMO Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update (2025-2029)
wmo.int
May 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
wmo.int/publication-...
Key messages:
- 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record
- 86% chance that at least one of next five years will be more than 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average
Key messages:
- 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record
- 86% chance that at least one of next five years will be more than 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average
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Paper finally published in JEP General!
Individual variability in mental imagery vividness does not predict perceptual interference with imagery: A replication study of Cui et al., 2007: osf.io/preprints/os...
A study cited over 500 times couldn't be replicated, even in extreme imagery... a 🧵
1/8
Individual variability in mental imagery vividness does not predict perceptual interference with imagery: A replication study of Cui et al., 2007: osf.io/preprints/os...
A study cited over 500 times couldn't be replicated, even in extreme imagery... a 🧵
1/8
OSF
osf.io
May 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Paper finally published in JEP General!
Individual variability in mental imagery vividness does not predict perceptual interference with imagery: A replication study of Cui et al., 2007: osf.io/preprints/os...
A study cited over 500 times couldn't be replicated, even in extreme imagery... a 🧵
1/8
Individual variability in mental imagery vividness does not predict perceptual interference with imagery: A replication study of Cui et al., 2007: osf.io/preprints/os...
A study cited over 500 times couldn't be replicated, even in extreme imagery... a 🧵
1/8
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I just learned that there is an open postdoc position for AI in Psychology with us. The deadline is in two days, but if you are interested and willing to write a quick proposal, let me know. Potential topics: comp. modeling of VWM/perception, brain decoding.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
LEAD AI postdoctoral research fellow position at the Faculty of Psychology (276920) | University of Bergen
Job title: LEAD AI postdoctoral research fellow position at the Faculty of Psychology (276920), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, May 11, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
May 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I just learned that there is an open postdoc position for AI in Psychology with us. The deadline is in two days, but if you are interested and willing to write a quick proposal, let me know. Potential topics: comp. modeling of VWM/perception, brain decoding.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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I'm not on twitter anymore, but this tweet from 2 years ago is sadly more accurate than ever
December 5, 2024 at 12:45 PM
I'm not on twitter anymore, but this tweet from 2 years ago is sadly more accurate than ever
Stunning new work by Hsin-Hung Li and colleagues
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Prioritization in spatial memory, decoding, top-down correlations.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Prioritization in spatial memory, decoding, top-down correlations.
Neural mechanisms of resource allocation in working memory
Feedback signals from frontal cortex control the allocation of working memory resource by modulating neural gain in visual cortex.
www.science.org
April 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Stunning new work by Hsin-Hung Li and colleagues
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Prioritization in spatial memory, decoding, top-down correlations.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Prioritization in spatial memory, decoding, top-down correlations.
Could not agree more ....
Absolutely delighted to see that one of my favorite researchers, longtime colleague, and friend, Jody Culham, @culhamari-lab.bsky.social is the recipient of the 2025 Davida Teller Award from the Vision Sciences Society @vssmtg.bsky.social. So well-deserved. 🧪🧠
www.visionsciences.org/2025-davida-...
www.visionsciences.org/2025-davida-...
VSS 2025 Davida Teller Award – Jody Culham2025 Davida Teller Award – Jody Culham – Vision Sciences Society
www.visionsciences.org
March 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Could not agree more ....
Research work is an inherent commitment to positive change. Part of our commitment must be acknowledging the need for a change in the way we do research.
How Germany's elite research institution fails young scientists | DW Documentary
YouTube video by DW Documentary
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March 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Research work is an inherent commitment to positive change. Part of our commitment must be acknowledging the need for a change in the way we do research.
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Before my kids grew out of diapers, I could change a dirty one in under 30 seconds. It takes me about that much time also to swap a car seat between cars. Bath time is much more variable obvs. Their meal preferences are like little scars seared into my flesh.
In this fatherhood essay I will
In this fatherhood essay I will
One thing that bothers me about all these guys touting masculinity and traditional families is that they’re clearly terrible fathers.
Like I guarantee Musk and Trump have never changed a diaper or given their kids a bath.
And I wouldn’t trust any of these rich dumbasses to install a car seat.
Like I guarantee Musk and Trump have never changed a diaper or given their kids a bath.
And I wouldn’t trust any of these rich dumbasses to install a car seat.
March 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Before my kids grew out of diapers, I could change a dirty one in under 30 seconds. It takes me about that much time also to swap a car seat between cars. Bath time is much more variable obvs. Their meal preferences are like little scars seared into my flesh.
In this fatherhood essay I will
In this fatherhood essay I will
The lab is running a talk watching series and we are looking for recorded talks we can watch. What's your favorite talk from recent years?
February 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The lab is running a talk watching series and we are looking for recorded talks we can watch. What's your favorite talk from recent years?
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Das #Klima war jeden Tag im Wahlkampf, es war der heißeste Januar jemals, das WEF hat gewarnt, der BND hat gewarnt, die Wissenschaft auch. Und da auf die politischen Spitzen kein Verlass ist, dazu laut zu werden, machen wir das. Mit über 10k in Berlin & vielen mehr bundesweit.
February 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Das #Klima war jeden Tag im Wahlkampf, es war der heißeste Januar jemals, das WEF hat gewarnt, der BND hat gewarnt, die Wissenschaft auch. Und da auf die politischen Spitzen kein Verlass ist, dazu laut zu werden, machen wir das. Mit über 10k in Berlin & vielen mehr bundesweit.
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We're hiring! Know anyone who wants a tenure-track teaching position with a focus on undergraduate statistics and research methods and who also wants to live in a pretty awesome area in 🇨🇦? Tell them to apply!
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Assistant Professor, Probationary Tenure-Track Teaching-Intensive, Psychology
This position is part of the BUFA (Employee Group) Brock University is one of Canada’s leading comprehensive universities, a Top Employer in Hamilton-Niagara, ranked #3 as Canada’s Best Employers and ...
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February 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We're hiring! Know anyone who wants a tenure-track teaching position with a focus on undergraduate statistics and research methods and who also wants to live in a pretty awesome area in 🇨🇦? Tell them to apply!
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...
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