Thomas Hinault
@thinault.bsky.social
@Inserm
Associate Researcher (CRCN HDR). Neuroscientist/Neuropsychologist
INSERM-EPHE-UNICAEN U1077
M/EEG , brain rhythms, cognitive aging, temporal cognition
Associate Researcher (CRCN HDR). Neuroscientist/Neuropsychologist
INSERM-EPHE-UNICAEN U1077
M/EEG , brain rhythms, cognitive aging, temporal cognition
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Always good to see these kinds of complexities to counter simplistic narratives around dopamine "levels"...
Happy to share this Spotlight article, drawing attention to recent work by @borgkvistlab.bsky.social on the mechanisms of dopamine action in the SNr.
Read our summary and then read their paper! Many cool implications!
@cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
Read our summary and then read their paper! Many cool implications!
@cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
Dopamine’s secret agent: serotonin
Dopamine suppresses GABA release from striatal terminals in the substantia nigra pars
reticulata. Molinari et al. recently demonstrated that this suppression is frequency-dependent—instituting
a high-...
www.cell.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Always good to see these kinds of complexities to counter simplistic narratives around dopamine "levels"...
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The only surprise is they admit it
Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
February 4, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The only surprise is they admit it
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🎓 15 fully funded #PhD positions in EU-funded Doctoral Network. 🧪🧠
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social & @nin-knaw.bsky.social): 4-year PhD combining 7T MRI + MEG with computational modelling of vision & individual differences.
Apply: indibrain.eu
#AcademicJobs
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social & @nin-knaw.bsky.social): 4-year PhD combining 7T MRI + MEG with computational modelling of vision & individual differences.
Apply: indibrain.eu
#AcademicJobs
Characterizing individual brain differences to advance personalized diagnosis, treatment, and sustainable healthcare
indibrain.eu
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM
🎓 15 fully funded #PhD positions in EU-funded Doctoral Network. 🧪🧠
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social & @nin-knaw.bsky.social): 4-year PhD combining 7T MRI + MEG with computational modelling of vision & individual differences.
Apply: indibrain.eu
#AcademicJobs
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social & @nin-knaw.bsky.social): 4-year PhD combining 7T MRI + MEG with computational modelling of vision & individual differences.
Apply: indibrain.eu
#AcademicJobs
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Covers of the 2 leading science journals this week
@science.org and @nature.com
www.science.org/content/arti... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
@science.org and @nature.com
www.science.org/content/arti... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Covers of the 2 leading science journals this week
@science.org and @nature.com
www.science.org/content/arti... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
@science.org and @nature.com
www.science.org/content/arti... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Happy to announce that the CAESAR « VRTIME » project has been funded! The project will investigate the effects of VR on temporal cognition.
Stay tuned for upcoming position opening (1 Ph.D and 2 postdocs) #France2030 #CaeSAR
Stay tuned for upcoming position opening (1 Ph.D and 2 postdocs) #France2030 #CaeSAR
January 14, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Happy to announce that the CAESAR « VRTIME » project has been funded! The project will investigate the effects of VR on temporal cognition.
Stay tuned for upcoming position opening (1 Ph.D and 2 postdocs) #France2030 #CaeSAR
Stay tuned for upcoming position opening (1 Ph.D and 2 postdocs) #France2030 #CaeSAR
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Huh I wonder if there were any other global events happening in in 2008. Guess we’ll never know.
December 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Huh I wonder if there were any other global events happening in in 2008. Guess we’ll never know.
A multilayer of time
Kenza Bennis investigated daily reconfigurations of EEG functional networks in older adults and highlighted their associations with the presence of AD biomarkers, and longitudinal cognitive trajectories over seven years!
A great collaborative work !
doi.org/10.1007/s113...
Kenza Bennis investigated daily reconfigurations of EEG functional networks in older adults and highlighted their associations with the presence of AD biomarkers, and longitudinal cognitive trajectories over seven years!
A great collaborative work !
doi.org/10.1007/s113...
Diurnal dynamics of multilayer brain networks predict cognitive trajectories in aging - GeroScience
Resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) is a highly dynamic process that varies across different times of the day within each individual. Although this variability was long considered to be noise...
doi.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A multilayer of time
Kenza Bennis investigated daily reconfigurations of EEG functional networks in older adults and highlighted their associations with the presence of AD biomarkers, and longitudinal cognitive trajectories over seven years!
A great collaborative work !
doi.org/10.1007/s113...
Kenza Bennis investigated daily reconfigurations of EEG functional networks in older adults and highlighted their associations with the presence of AD biomarkers, and longitudinal cognitive trajectories over seven years!
A great collaborative work !
doi.org/10.1007/s113...
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Every prompt to chatbot software is “generate me some text.” If it generated you some text, it performed its function correctly. It never lies, it never wants anything, it’s text generating software that generates text.
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Every prompt to chatbot software is “generate me some text.” If it generated you some text, it performed its function correctly. It never lies, it never wants anything, it’s text generating software that generates text.
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Tomorrow 12pm (ET) at the MIT Consciousness Club. Consciousness Emerges From Neural Dynamics - Earl K. Miller (hey, that's me!). Join us via Zoom.
sites.google.com/view/mit-con...
#neuroscience
sites.google.com/view/mit-con...
#neuroscience
MIT Consciousness Club
The MIT Consciousness Club aims to foster interdisciplinary research on consciousness at MIT and in the broader Boston area by organizing a monthly event featuring an expert talk on consciousness foll...
sites.google.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Tomorrow 12pm (ET) at the MIT Consciousness Club. Consciousness Emerges From Neural Dynamics - Earl K. Miller (hey, that's me!). Join us via Zoom.
sites.google.com/view/mit-con...
#neuroscience
sites.google.com/view/mit-con...
#neuroscience
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I do wonder what will happen after years of heavy AI users receive every statement prefixed with clappy-toddler-encouragement. I find this stuff extremely annoying/inefficient/insincere, but presumably it's being selected strongly in the reinforcement learning from human feedback...
October 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I do wonder what will happen after years of heavy AI users receive every statement prefixed with clappy-toddler-encouragement. I find this stuff extremely annoying/inefficient/insincere, but presumably it's being selected strongly in the reinforcement learning from human feedback...
Vote now for the SEA-SIG elections!
🗳️ Voting is open NOW for the OHBM SEA-SIG elections!!
Cast your vote for the next Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer of the SEA-SIG!
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Cast your vote for the next Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer of the SEA-SIG!
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October 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Vote now for the SEA-SIG elections!
Excited to present the lab's latest results during the symposium "Time processing changes in healthy and pathological aging" at #TRF4 today!
October 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Excited to present the lab's latest results during the symposium "Time processing changes in healthy and pathological aging" at #TRF4 today!
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Wow! 👇 Too early for me as a Postdoc but maybe this sounds right for you?
📈🧠 We're looking for brains! 🧠📈
Postdoc + PhD positions are available to help pioneer fetal MEG with optically pumped magnetometers, measuring prenatal responses to sound and light to understand how we start making sense of the world even before we're born. 🐣
Please get in touch to hear more!
Postdoc + PhD positions are available to help pioneer fetal MEG with optically pumped magnetometers, measuring prenatal responses to sound and light to understand how we start making sense of the world even before we're born. 🐣
Please get in touch to hear more!
October 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Wow! 👇 Too early for me as a Postdoc but maybe this sounds right for you?
Just a few days left to apply and get involved in the SIG!
Make a difference within the OHBM community and help make it more sustainable!
The @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social positions of chair, secretary and treasurer are open for nominations.
Email ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com with a short statement (200 words) about why you and how you will get involved!
The @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social positions of chair, secretary and treasurer are open for nominations.
Email ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com with a short statement (200 words) about why you and how you will get involved!
September 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just a few days left to apply and get involved in the SIG!
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This ought to be engraved somewhere.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This ought to be engraved somewhere.
Make a difference within the OHBM community and help make it more sustainable!
The @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social positions of chair, secretary and treasurer are open for nominations.
Email ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com with a short statement (200 words) about why you and how you will get involved!
The @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social positions of chair, secretary and treasurer are open for nominations.
Email ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com with a short statement (200 words) about why you and how you will get involved!
September 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Make a difference within the OHBM community and help make it more sustainable!
The @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social positions of chair, secretary and treasurer are open for nominations.
Email ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com with a short statement (200 words) about why you and how you will get involved!
The @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social positions of chair, secretary and treasurer are open for nominations.
Email ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com with a short statement (200 words) about why you and how you will get involved!
The next @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social community meeting will take place on th 22nd of September at 4PM CEST / 10AM EDT.
Contact ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com If you want to know more about the SIG and be involved !
@ohbmofficial.bsky.social
Contact ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com If you want to know more about the SIG and be involved !
@ohbmofficial.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The next @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social community meeting will take place on th 22nd of September at 4PM CEST / 10AM EDT.
Contact ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com If you want to know more about the SIG and be involved !
@ohbmofficial.bsky.social
Contact ohbm.sea.sig@gmail.com If you want to know more about the SIG and be involved !
@ohbmofficial.bsky.social
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🗓️ Only ONE WEEK to register for the OHBM Virtual Satellite Meeting, hosted with the SEA-SIG @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social! There will be an educational course, 3 symposia, and a can’t-miss keynote from Dr. Michael Breakspear! You won’t want to miss it!
August 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🗓️ Only ONE WEEK to register for the OHBM Virtual Satellite Meeting, hosted with the SEA-SIG @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social! There will be an educational course, 3 symposia, and a can’t-miss keynote from Dr. Michael Breakspear! You won’t want to miss it!
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🌐 Join us for the OHBM & SEA-SIG Virtual Satellite Meeting, happening September 10–12!
🕒 Don’t wait - registration closes September 4 at 11:59 pm EST, USA.
📲 https://humanbrainmapping.org/25SEASIG
#OHBM #SEASIG #webinar #neuroscience
🕒 Don’t wait - registration closes September 4 at 11:59 pm EST, USA.
📲 https://humanbrainmapping.org/25SEASIG
#OHBM #SEASIG #webinar #neuroscience
August 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🌐 Join us for the OHBM & SEA-SIG Virtual Satellite Meeting, happening September 10–12!
🕒 Don’t wait - registration closes September 4 at 11:59 pm EST, USA.
📲 https://humanbrainmapping.org/25SEASIG
#OHBM #SEASIG #webinar #neuroscience
🕒 Don’t wait - registration closes September 4 at 11:59 pm EST, USA.
📲 https://humanbrainmapping.org/25SEASIG
#OHBM #SEASIG #webinar #neuroscience
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The Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference is in Amsterdam this year, but you don't have to go that far to attend. Local meetups/watch parties are being organized all over, including the one I'm hosting in New York!
Check them out and register (free!) here 👇
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
Check them out and register (free!) here 👇
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
Local Meetups
2025.ccneuro.org
June 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference is in Amsterdam this year, but you don't have to go that far to attend. Local meetups/watch parties are being organized all over, including the one I'm hosting in New York!
Check them out and register (free!) here 👇
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
Check them out and register (free!) here 👇
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
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Delighted to share our latest review in Nature Reviews Neuroscience!
We examine the growing evidence that vascular dysfunction plays a key role in cognitive decline in ageing and dementia, and argue that preserving/restoring CBF should be central to future therapies.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We examine the growing evidence that vascular dysfunction plays a key role in cognitive decline in ageing and dementia, and argue that preserving/restoring CBF should be central to future therapies.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The vascular contribution to cognitive decline in ageing and dementia - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Growing evidence suggests that reduced cerebral blood flow contributes to cognitive decline in ageing and dementia. Attwell and colleagues discuss the underlying mechanisms and functional consequences...
www.nature.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Delighted to share our latest review in Nature Reviews Neuroscience!
We examine the growing evidence that vascular dysfunction plays a key role in cognitive decline in ageing and dementia, and argue that preserving/restoring CBF should be central to future therapies.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We examine the growing evidence that vascular dysfunction plays a key role in cognitive decline in ageing and dementia, and argue that preserving/restoring CBF should be central to future therapies.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Registrations for the @ohbmofficial.bsky.social and @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social virtual satellite meeting are now open, with an exciting program !
August 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Registrations for the @ohbmofficial.bsky.social and @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social virtual satellite meeting are now open, with an exciting program !
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📣 La réunion annuelle de la SPNC se tiendra les 6 & 7 novembre 2025 à l’ICM à Paris
Thème : « Brain Insights into Memory and Consciousness »
Avec E. Barbeau, P. Piolino, L. Angel et L. Naccache
📌 Inscriptions & soumissions gratuites | Bourse jeune chercheur disponible !
Plus d’infos : www.spnc.fr
Thème : « Brain Insights into Memory and Consciousness »
Avec E. Barbeau, P. Piolino, L. Angel et L. Naccache
📌 Inscriptions & soumissions gratuites | Bourse jeune chercheur disponible !
Plus d’infos : www.spnc.fr
a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing on the floor .
ALT: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing on the floor .
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July 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
📣 La réunion annuelle de la SPNC se tiendra les 6 & 7 novembre 2025 à l’ICM à Paris
Thème : « Brain Insights into Memory and Consciousness »
Avec E. Barbeau, P. Piolino, L. Angel et L. Naccache
📌 Inscriptions & soumissions gratuites | Bourse jeune chercheur disponible !
Plus d’infos : www.spnc.fr
Thème : « Brain Insights into Memory and Consciousness »
Avec E. Barbeau, P. Piolino, L. Angel et L. Naccache
📌 Inscriptions & soumissions gratuites | Bourse jeune chercheur disponible !
Plus d’infos : www.spnc.fr
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Reposted by Thomas Hinault
The real effects of basic income (BI)
- BI does not make people lazy, the opposite is true.
- BI strengthens independence and self-determined decisions.
- BI has significant effects on participants’ satisfaction and mental health.
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de/en#studiener...
- BI does not make people lazy, the opposite is true.
- BI strengthens independence and self-determined decisions.
- BI has significant effects on participants’ satisfaction and mental health.
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de/en#studiener...
Basic Income Pilot Project / Study results
What does a universal basic income really achieve? Find the results of the first long-term German study here.
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de
July 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The real effects of basic income (BI)
- BI does not make people lazy, the opposite is true.
- BI strengthens independence and self-determined decisions.
- BI has significant effects on participants’ satisfaction and mental health.
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de/en#studiener...
- BI does not make people lazy, the opposite is true.
- BI strengthens independence and self-determined decisions.
- BI has significant effects on participants’ satisfaction and mental health.
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de/en#studiener...