Riccardo Fusaroli
@fusaroli.bsky.social
Cognitive Science at Aarhus Uni. Curious about social interactions, symbolic behaviors, and meta-science. Focus on stats, computational modeling, machine learning, complex systems, language, exp semiotics and neuropsychiatric conditions. He/They.
just spotted this while double checking a collaborator's scripts before uploading them to OSF - @solomonkurz.bsky.social :-)
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
just spotted this while double checking a collaborator's scripts before uploading them to OSF - @solomonkurz.bsky.social :-)
I happened to (re)read an autobiography of an Italian ethnographer, Fosco Maraini, amazing (biased) character. His childhood and ebullient youth climbing mountains meshing with intellectuals, his trips to Tibet and Japan, the japanese prison camp for being an anti-fascist and much more. BUT 1/
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I happened to (re)read an autobiography of an Italian ethnographer, Fosco Maraini, amazing (biased) character. His childhood and ebullient youth climbing mountains meshing with intellectuals, his trips to Tibet and Japan, the japanese prison camp for being an anti-fascist and much more. BUT 1/
It never gets old, does it?
October 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
It never gets old, does it?
This "unfamiliarity effect" also revealed how individual skills are deployed. In TD kids, higher social cognition skills were linked to faster responses, but only with the stranger. It seems these skills are recruited more heavily when the interaction is less predictable. 4/
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This "unfamiliarity effect" also revealed how individual skills are deployed. In TD kids, higher social cognition skills were linked to faster responses, but only with the stranger. It seems these skills are recruited more heavily when the interaction is less predictable. 4/
But here's where it gets nuanced. This "faster" pattern was most pronounced when children talked with an unfamiliar experimenter. In the comfort of a conversation with their own parent, the group differences were much smaller. Familiarity scaffolds interaction. 3/
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
But here's where it gets nuanced. This "faster" pattern was most pronounced when children talked with an unfamiliar experimenter. In the comfort of a conversation with their own parent, the group differences were much smaller. Familiarity scaffolds interaction. 3/
The proper looks of autumn
October 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The proper looks of autumn
The kids’ find of the day was my great great grandfather’s clock in silver. About 40 years ago I inherited it, it didn’t work and I tried to open it to fix it. Still open since and not working :-)
October 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The kids’ find of the day was my great great grandfather’s clock in silver. About 40 years ago I inherited it, it didn’t work and I tried to open it to fix it. Still open since and not working :-)
This one of the many papers coming out of eSymb (which was masterminded by Kristian Tylén) in which we use cogsci experiments as counterfactual setups: what if the world was (simplified) like this? how would the results resemble (or not) the very sparse archeological records?
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This one of the many papers coming out of eSymb (which was masterminded by Kristian Tylén) in which we use cogsci experiments as counterfactual setups: what if the world was (simplified) like this? how would the results resemble (or not) the very sparse archeological records?
Key finding 1: Side and oblique views performed equally well for recognition and aesthetics (as predicted by ecological psychology), outperforming frontal and rear views. This suggests cave art was not simply optimizing for recognition 6/
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Key finding 1: Side and oblique views performed equally well for recognition and aesthetics (as predicted by ecological psychology), outperforming frontal and rear views. This suggests cave art was not simply optimizing for recognition 6/
We tested how different viewing angles (frontal, oblique, side, rear) and outline styles (complete vs. abbreviated) affect both animal recognition and aesthetic appreciation among modern participants. 4/
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We tested how different viewing angles (frontal, oblique, side, rear) and outline styles (complete vs. abbreviated) affect both animal recognition and aesthetic appreciation among modern participants. 4/
Why does Western Paleolithic cave art strongly prefer animal side views and often use abbreviations? Our new paper in Topics in Cognitive Science challenges long-held assumptions about these artistic choices using cognitive science experiments. A thread 1/n
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Why does Western Paleolithic cave art strongly prefer animal side views and often use abbreviations? Our new paper in Topics in Cognitive Science challenges long-held assumptions about these artistic choices using cognitive science experiments. A thread 1/n
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I keep getting the equivalent of this (on much more complex models, see screenshot): github.com/vincentarelb... But I'm currently unable to compile the latest dev version, so I'll need to wait til I solve that issue to see if my new repr ex would have an issue w that.
August 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I keep getting the equivalent of this (on much more complex models, see screenshot): github.com/vincentarelb... But I'm currently unable to compile the latest dev version, so I'll need to wait til I solve that issue to see if my new repr ex would have an issue w that.
my scandinavian partner as I rehearse a presentation: could you please chill out? I get stressed at the enthusiasm, even from the other room.
the american (I guess) ppt coach:
the american (I guess) ppt coach:
August 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
my scandinavian partner as I rehearse a presentation: could you please chill out? I get stressed at the enthusiasm, even from the other room.
the american (I guess) ppt coach:
the american (I guess) ppt coach:
exactly! "alignment" is seen as good in td kids, why bad in autism? (bsky.app/profile/fusa...) also, almost done draft w qualitative coding of the exact repetitions (again w only minimal differences in how echolalia is used, at least at the pop-level). I'll make sure to post it here when it's ready!
August 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
exactly! "alignment" is seen as good in td kids, why bad in autism? (bsky.app/profile/fusa...) also, almost done draft w qualitative coding of the exact repetitions (again w only minimal differences in how echolalia is used, at least at the pop-level). I'll make sure to post it here when it's ready!
time for a deconstructed carbonara? (also, I wonder whether the next trend will be a reconstructed carbonara and whether it'll differ from a normal carbonara, or it'll only be in the gustatory experience of the discerned diner)
August 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
time for a deconstructed carbonara? (also, I wonder whether the next trend will be a reconstructed carbonara and whether it'll differ from a normal carbonara, or it'll only be in the gustatory experience of the discerned diner)
. #CulturalEvolution people! I am analyzing a transmission chain study where participants receive navigation instructions to find a goal (in one of 2 conditions), find it, then produce instructions for a similar task for the next generation, and draw a map (untransmitted). I can 1/
August 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
. #CulturalEvolution people! I am analyzing a transmission chain study where participants receive navigation instructions to find a goal (in one of 2 conditions), find it, then produce instructions for a similar task for the next generation, and draw a map (untransmitted). I can 1/
this is obvious in observational medical research! e.g. in pharmacovigilance the dogma is: no causal claims from spontaneous reports of drug side-effects, and therefore 1000s of papers report associations without worrying to actually explore the biases & generative mechanisms...
August 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
this is obvious in observational medical research! e.g. in pharmacovigilance the dogma is: no causal claims from spontaneous reports of drug side-effects, and therefore 1000s of papers report associations without worrying to actually explore the biases & generative mechanisms...
this keeps not disappointing, tho' the geese (not pictured) are a tad overprotective of the path :-)
July 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
this keeps not disappointing, tho' the geese (not pictured) are a tad overprotective of the path :-)
not the worst place to run northern edition (tho' I do miss the early morning runs on the beach in 24-28 degrees)
July 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
not the worst place to run northern edition (tho' I do miss the early morning runs on the beach in 24-28 degrees)
The process of figuring out temperature is also v instructive in this regard
July 20, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The process of figuring out temperature is also v instructive in this regard
LM/ML models are being developed to detect neurodev & psychiatric conditions from speech. Are we building the right things? What are we overlooking?
We built a framework rooted in ethics & real-world needs: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI... w @rockberta.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com Maheswari 1/
We built a framework rooted in ethics & real-world needs: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI... w @rockberta.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com Maheswari 1/
June 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
LM/ML models are being developed to detect neurodev & psychiatric conditions from speech. Are we building the right things? What are we overlooking?
We built a framework rooted in ethics & real-world needs: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI... w @rockberta.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com Maheswari 1/
We built a framework rooted in ethics & real-world needs: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI... w @rockberta.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com Maheswari 1/
we also saw this in other domain, e.g. vocal atypicalities in schizophrenia, p of being able to access the data (conditioned on being able to find a working contact of any of the authors)
June 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
we also saw this in other domain, e.g. vocal atypicalities in schizophrenia, p of being able to access the data (conditioned on being able to find a working contact of any of the authors)
Including turn-by-turn dynamics further improve the model: children both auto-correlate (going slower at turn t is related to going slower at t+1) and follow the adult's timing. Conversation is a feedback loop, not isolated acts. 9/
June 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Including turn-by-turn dynamics further improve the model: children both auto-correlate (going slower at turn t is related to going slower at t+1) and follow the adult's timing. Conversation is a feedback loop, not isolated acts. 9/
However, development driven by skills, not age per se.
- Socio-cognitive + linguistic + motor scores jointly explain all timing gains in ASD and most in TD.
- Higher social ability → fewer/shorter overlaps & tighter gaps.
- Strong vocab & motor control → smoother transitions.
8/
- Socio-cognitive + linguistic + motor scores jointly explain all timing gains in ASD and most in TD.
- Higher social ability → fewer/shorter overlaps & tighter gaps.
- Strong vocab & motor control → smoother transitions.
8/
June 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
However, development driven by skills, not age per se.
- Socio-cognitive + linguistic + motor scores jointly explain all timing gains in ASD and most in TD.
- Higher social ability → fewer/shorter overlaps & tighter gaps.
- Strong vocab & motor control → smoother transitions.
8/
- Socio-cognitive + linguistic + motor scores jointly explain all timing gains in ASD and most in TD.
- Higher social ability → fewer/shorter overlaps & tighter gaps.
- Strong vocab & motor control → smoother transitions.
8/
Adequately modeling the data (ex-gaussian including overlapping, left): fast responses, speeding w age, surprisingly autistic children are faster! replicating methodological pitfalls (right): >1s, slower in autism. 7/
June 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Adequately modeling the data (ex-gaussian including overlapping, left): fast responses, speeding w age, surprisingly autistic children are faster! replicating methodological pitfalls (right): >1s, slower in autism. 7/