Tracy Centanni
@tmcentanni.bsky.social
Assoc Prof, Speech Language Hearing at UF 🐊. Focused on neural correlates of perception and plasticity, with an emphasis on reading. All views my own.
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Career Advice | 10 Dos and Don’ts for Ph.D. Applications
Common mistakes can undermine your chances for admission. https://bit.ly/442KytF
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Common mistakes can undermine your chances for admission. https://bit.ly/442KytF
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Career Advice | 10 Dos and Don’ts for Ph.D. Applications
Common mistakes can undermine your chances for admission. https://bit.ly/442KytF
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Common mistakes can undermine your chances for admission. https://bit.ly/442KytF
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Good for you, MIT! Proud to have spent some of my postdoc years there.
MIT Rejects the Compact!
I am so proud.
"The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief ...
I am so proud.
"The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief ...
October 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Good for you, MIT! Proud to have spent some of my postdoc years there.
Postdoc opening!!
We’re looking for a postdoc to support our DoD funded study, using noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation and EEG to study speech in noise perception in veterans with TBI.
Please share and reach out to start the conversation if interested!
bit.ly/478e3ME
We’re looking for a postdoc to support our DoD funded study, using noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation and EEG to study speech in noise perception in veterans with TBI.
Please share and reach out to start the conversation if interested!
bit.ly/478e3ME
GAPPLab_PostDoc_opening
Classification Title: Postdoctoral Associate Job Description: The Genetics of Auditory and visual Perception and Plasticity (GAPP Lab) Lab in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences...
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October 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Postdoc opening!!
We’re looking for a postdoc to support our DoD funded study, using noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation and EEG to study speech in noise perception in veterans with TBI.
Please share and reach out to start the conversation if interested!
bit.ly/478e3ME
We’re looking for a postdoc to support our DoD funded study, using noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation and EEG to study speech in noise perception in veterans with TBI.
Please share and reach out to start the conversation if interested!
bit.ly/478e3ME
Congrats to @drsrishtin.bsky.social and team!!!
New paper alert! Systematic epidemiological analyses of up to 39,000 people illuminate biological/clinical links between impaired musical rhythm abilities & disorders affecting speech-language development. International collaboration led by @drsrishtin.bsky.social, out in @natcomms.nature.com. 👇🧪
Musical rhythm abilities and risk for developmental speech-language problems and disorders: epidemiological and polygenic associations - Nature Communications
Impaired musical rhythm abilities and developmental speech-language related disorders are biologically and clinically intertwined. Here, the authors explore the correlation between the two traits, finding evidence of epidemiological associations and genetic overlap.
www.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Congrats to @drsrishtin.bsky.social and team!!!
The world continues to make my heart hurt.
To fill my cup and bring back some optimism, I’m excited to attend my favorite conference @snlmtg.bsky.social
Search my last name to find the lab’s two EEG + dyslexia posters, one on musical training and one on inverted text processing.
To fill my cup and bring back some optimism, I’m excited to attend my favorite conference @snlmtg.bsky.social
Search my last name to find the lab’s two EEG + dyslexia posters, one on musical training and one on inverted text processing.
September 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The world continues to make my heart hurt.
To fill my cup and bring back some optimism, I’m excited to attend my favorite conference @snlmtg.bsky.social
Search my last name to find the lab’s two EEG + dyslexia posters, one on musical training and one on inverted text processing.
To fill my cup and bring back some optimism, I’m excited to attend my favorite conference @snlmtg.bsky.social
Search my last name to find the lab’s two EEG + dyslexia posters, one on musical training and one on inverted text processing.
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Delighted that PINE Lab will be accepting applications for PhD students to start Fall 2026! Please share with applicants looking for developmental & neuroscience programs? Our website is updated with current studies, questions, and guidance about fit: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/join-us
Contact 3 — Plasticity in Neurodevelopment Lab
www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Delighted that PINE Lab will be accepting applications for PhD students to start Fall 2026! Please share with applicants looking for developmental & neuroscience programs? Our website is updated with current studies, questions, and guidance about fit: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/join-us
Say it again.
"Any book worth banning is a book worth reading."
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
August 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Say it again.
In typical fashion, I couldn’t help myself and looked at the data from the first three participants in our new taVNS optimization study. The data fall exactly as I expected.
I know, I know, WAY. TOO. SOON…but still kinda nice to have some validation of the hypothesis, right?
I know, I know, WAY. TOO. SOON…but still kinda nice to have some validation of the hypothesis, right?
August 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In typical fashion, I couldn’t help myself and looked at the data from the first three participants in our new taVNS optimization study. The data fall exactly as I expected.
I know, I know, WAY. TOO. SOON…but still kinda nice to have some validation of the hypothesis, right?
I know, I know, WAY. TOO. SOON…but still kinda nice to have some validation of the hypothesis, right?
Reposted by Tracy Centanni
We now have a Society for the Neurobiology of Language Bluesky account @snlmtg.bsky.social! Follow for updates on the meeting. I'm really excited for our fantastic lineup of speakers!
#SNL2025
#SNL2025
Explore the #SNL2025 Keynote Speakers lineup! Find full details at: 2025.neurolang.org
August 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We now have a Society for the Neurobiology of Language Bluesky account @snlmtg.bsky.social! Follow for updates on the meeting. I'm really excited for our fantastic lineup of speakers!
#SNL2025
#SNL2025
The danger of the “at first I said nothing because they came for someone else…” policy.
Eventually, they will come for everyone.
Eventually, they will come for everyone.
Trump Administration Freezes Research Grants to UCLA chroni.cl/4lVkVC4
Trump Administration Freezes Research Grants to UCLA
<i>The Chronicle</i> is tracking executive orders, statements from Trump, and agency actions that affect higher education, plus legal challenges directed at those measures. Here’s the latest.
chroni.cl
August 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The danger of the “at first I said nothing because they came for someone else…” policy.
Eventually, they will come for everyone.
Eventually, they will come for everyone.
Another reason open science is important!
38 research teams analyzed the same fNIRS data...Really nice visualization of the variety of processing pipelines people use from Meryem Yücel, Rob Luke, et al.:
"fNIRS reproducibility varies with data quality, analysis pipelines, and researcher experience"
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
"fNIRS reproducibility varies with data quality, analysis pipelines, and researcher experience"
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
August 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Another reason open science is important!
Grant funding still exists!
After many weeks of delays, I’m so relieved and excited to share that we just received NOA on a 2-year DoD project to investigate speech in noise deficits in veterans with TBI, and explore non-invasive vagus nerve stim as an intervention. 🍾🎉
After many weeks of delays, I’m so relieved and excited to share that we just received NOA on a 2-year DoD project to investigate speech in noise deficits in veterans with TBI, and explore non-invasive vagus nerve stim as an intervention. 🍾🎉
July 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Grant funding still exists!
After many weeks of delays, I’m so relieved and excited to share that we just received NOA on a 2-year DoD project to investigate speech in noise deficits in veterans with TBI, and explore non-invasive vagus nerve stim as an intervention. 🍾🎉
After many weeks of delays, I’m so relieved and excited to share that we just received NOA on a 2-year DoD project to investigate speech in noise deficits in veterans with TBI, and explore non-invasive vagus nerve stim as an intervention. 🍾🎉
Officially feel like faculty. My #SSSR2025 talk is tomorrow morning and it’s still not done.
Come see me present about rat models of dyslexia genes in the 10:30 symposium!
Come see me present about rat models of dyslexia genes in the 10:30 symposium!
July 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Officially feel like faculty. My #SSSR2025 talk is tomorrow morning and it’s still not done.
Come see me present about rat models of dyslexia genes in the 10:30 symposium!
Come see me present about rat models of dyslexia genes in the 10:30 symposium!
It’s been a rainy but beautiful welcome in Calgary!
Attending SSSR? Come see my talk on Saturday in the 10:30 panel on white matter structure and reading development!!
Attending SSSR? Come see my talk on Saturday in the 10:30 panel on white matter structure and reading development!!
July 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It’s been a rainy but beautiful welcome in Calgary!
Attending SSSR? Come see my talk on Saturday in the 10:30 panel on white matter structure and reading development!!
Attending SSSR? Come see my talk on Saturday in the 10:30 panel on white matter structure and reading development!!
Great to see our work on taVNS highlighted in this new article! Some exciting projects ongoing - can’t wait to share findings!
Vagus nerve stimulation is touted as a potential treatment for a wide range of conditions from inflammatory bowel disease to autism spectrum disorder. But does it really work? MBI researchers weigh in. @tmcentanni.bsky.social
Learn more: bit.ly/3FTsEkm
Learn more: bit.ly/3FTsEkm
June 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Great to see our work on taVNS highlighted in this new article! Some exciting projects ongoing - can’t wait to share findings!
Never thought I’d see the day where I regularly watch c-span…yet here we are.
🚨 NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya is testifying before the US Senate Appropriations Committee today.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
June 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Never thought I’d see the day where I regularly watch c-span…yet here we are.
#JobPosting for a full-time OPS Laboratory Technician. This position will mainly support two projects, both of which evaluate the effect of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation on speech in noise perception. Please share!
For more details, please see bit.ly/4jdiEjs
For more details, please see bit.ly/4jdiEjs
GAPPLab_LabTech_2025
The GAPP Lab is looking for a full-time research technician for 1-year to assist with two new projects. This OPS position reports to Professor Tracy Centanni. Please contact her with questions and/or ...
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May 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
#JobPosting for a full-time OPS Laboratory Technician. This position will mainly support two projects, both of which evaluate the effect of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation on speech in noise perception. Please share!
For more details, please see bit.ly/4jdiEjs
For more details, please see bit.ly/4jdiEjs
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#Pitch perception deficits may interfere w/ complex #acoustic categorization & persist in some individuals w/ #dyslexia despite prior music experiences. on.asha.org/4moYaay
@tmcentanni.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #AUDPeeps
@tmcentanni.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #AUDPeeps
Complex Pitch Perception Deficits in Dyslexia Persist Regardless of Previous Musical Experiences
Purpose: Pitch perception is important for speech sound learning, and reading acquisition
requires integration of speech sounds and written lette...
on.asha.org
May 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#Pitch perception deficits may interfere w/ complex #acoustic categorization & persist in some individuals w/ #dyslexia despite prior music experiences. on.asha.org/4moYaay
@tmcentanni.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #AUDPeeps
@tmcentanni.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #AUDPeeps
Congratulations to lab PhD student, Delaney Kelemen, on the publication of her first first-author paper in JSLHR! She found that young adults with dyslexia performed worse than their typically developing peers on both simple and complex pitch perception tasks. 1/n
Complex Pitch Perception Deficits in Dyslexia Persist Regardless of Previous Musical Experiences
Purpose: Pitch perception is important for speech sound learning, and reading acquisition
requires integration of speech sounds and written lette...
pubs.asha.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Congratulations to lab PhD student, Delaney Kelemen, on the publication of her first first-author paper in JSLHR! She found that young adults with dyslexia performed worse than their typically developing peers on both simple and complex pitch perception tasks. 1/n
It always brightens my day when I get to pilot new things. Testing out our combined taVNS + EEG setup during a task so I can validate the artifact removal process.
Now we just need the NOA for this project to officially come though….🤞🤞🤞
Now we just need the NOA for this project to officially come though….🤞🤞🤞
May 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It always brightens my day when I get to pilot new things. Testing out our combined taVNS + EEG setup during a task so I can validate the artifact removal process.
Now we just need the NOA for this project to officially come though….🤞🤞🤞
Now we just need the NOA for this project to officially come though….🤞🤞🤞
Applications for the MBI Gator Neuroscholars postdoc fellowship are due 7/13!
I’d love to work with someone interested in non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for communication or cognition.
Please reach out if you’re interested in applying to work with me!
I’d love to work with someone interested in non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for communication or cognition.
Please reach out if you’re interested in applying to work with me!
May 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Applications for the MBI Gator Neuroscholars postdoc fellowship are due 7/13!
I’d love to work with someone interested in non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for communication or cognition.
Please reach out if you’re interested in applying to work with me!
I’d love to work with someone interested in non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for communication or cognition.
Please reach out if you’re interested in applying to work with me!
Neurons are so cool 🤓
“Apical plasticity drives the formation of functional clusters of learning-related synapses for nonlinear integration, whereas basal plasticity favors the formation of Hebbian ensembles for reliable pattern completion” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
April 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Neurons are so cool 🤓
Reposted by Tracy Centanni
The arcuate fasciculus = a key white-matter tract implicated in human language. A study of chimpanzees in @natcomms.nature.com links individual variation in anatomy & asymmetry of the tract to individual diffs in use of both communicative gestures & sounds under volitional orofacial motor control.👇🧪
Individual variation in the chimpanzee arcuate fasciculus predicts vocal and gestural communication - Nature Communications
Here, authors reveal the anatomy of the chimpanzee arcuate fasciculus predicts use of intentional, communicative gestures and sounds. The chimpanzee arcuate is not left-asymmetric at the population le...
www.nature.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The arcuate fasciculus = a key white-matter tract implicated in human language. A study of chimpanzees in @natcomms.nature.com links individual variation in anatomy & asymmetry of the tract to individual diffs in use of both communicative gestures & sounds under volitional orofacial motor control.👇🧪
Took a few minutes today to join my kids for a nap in the sun while working from home. Time well spent.
April 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Took a few minutes today to join my kids for a nap in the sun while working from home. Time well spent.
Lab PhD student Delaney Kelemen closed out PHHP Days with a great talk on her work on pitch perception in dyslexia. Her paper on this work was recently accepted at JSLHR!
April 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Lab PhD student Delaney Kelemen closed out PHHP Days with a great talk on her work on pitch perception in dyslexia. Her paper on this work was recently accepted at JSLHR!