Doug Crawford
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
Distinguished Research Professor in Neuroscience; York Research Chair in Visuomotor Neuroscience; Director, Centre for Integrative and Applied Neuroscience; PI, Connected Minds Program, York University, Toronto 🍁
Medieval Historian Reacts to 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'
YouTube video by History Hit
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November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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14 months after submission, our article “Stimulus-modulated approach to steady state (SASS): a flexible paradigm for event-related fMRI" is now out in @natmethods.nature.com . You can read it here rdcu.be/ePJo6
It is the first first author paper from my student @renilmathew.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 …1/N
It is the first first author paper from my student @renilmathew.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 …1/N
Stimulus-modulated approach to steady state (SASS): a flexible paradigm for event-related fMRI
Nature Methods - Stimulus-modulated approach to steady state (SASS) is an acquisition scheme for event-related fMRI that generates data with high temporal signal-to-noise ratios interspaced with...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
14 months after submission, our article “Stimulus-modulated approach to steady state (SASS): a flexible paradigm for event-related fMRI" is now out in @natmethods.nature.com . You can read it here rdcu.be/ePJo6
It is the first first author paper from my student @renilmathew.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 …1/N
It is the first first author paper from my student @renilmathew.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 …1/N
Reposted by Doug Crawford
Excited to share our manuscript about BrainEffeX, a tool for exploring fMRI effect sizes. Includes why we made it, how to use it + contribute, and how we made it.
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
Shearer et al. introduce an interactive web application for exploring fMRI effect maps:
doi.org/10.52294/001...
@halleeshearer.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @ohbmossig.bsky.social
#OpenDatasets #SpecialIssue
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@halleeshearer.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @ohbmossig.bsky.social
#OpenDatasets #SpecialIssue
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Excited to share our manuscript about BrainEffeX, a tool for exploring fMRI effect sizes. Includes why we made it, how to use it + contribute, and how we made it.
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
Reposted by Doug Crawford
In the end, even basic brain connectivity is different between rodents and primates, with primates having more specialized, sparsely connected brain regions.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
In the end, even basic brain connectivity is different between rodents and primates, with primates having more specialized, sparsely connected brain regions.
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Reposted by Doug Crawford
Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of brain-computer interfaces and artificial neural networks. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk, write Cory Miller, @movshon.bsky.social and Doris Tsao.
#neuroskyence
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#neuroskyence
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Without monkeys, neuroscience has no future
Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of BCIs, ANNs. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of brain-computer interfaces and artificial neural networks. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk, write Cory Miller, @movshon.bsky.social and Doris Tsao.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/47MXYLH
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/47MXYLH
Reposted by Doug Crawford
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday for Doug Crawford's seminar on landmark-centred coding in the human reach system.
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday for Doug Crawford's seminar on landmark-centred coding in the human reach system.
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
Maple and Oak trees in front of our house. Fall is my favorite season.
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Maple and Oak trees in front of our house. Fall is my favorite season.
Reposted by Doug Crawford
“…every design choice expresses a vision of humanity.”
I wanna invite Pope Leo to my Intro to Science and Technology Studies class
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“…every design choice expresses a vision of humanity.”
Reposted by Doug Crawford
Fear, monkeys, and institutional courage
When news broke of an explosion inside Harvard’s neurobiology building early Saturday morning, every scientist who works with monkeys felt it—an involuntary jolt, a spike of cortisol, the silent thought: what if it had been us? Neither animals nor people…
When news broke of an explosion inside Harvard’s neurobiology building early Saturday morning, every scientist who works with monkeys felt it—an involuntary jolt, a spike of cortisol, the silent thought: what if it had been us? Neither animals nor people…
Fear, monkeys, and institutional courage
When news broke of an explosion inside Harvard’s neurobiology building early Saturday morning, every scientist who works with monkeys felt it—an involuntary jolt, a spike of cortisol, the silent thought: what if it had been us? Neither animals nor people were hurt, thankfully. It doesn’t appear to have been an attack. But it didn’t matter. For those of us who work with monkeys, the fear is always near the surface.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Fear, monkeys, and institutional courage
When news broke of an explosion inside Harvard’s neurobiology building early Saturday morning, every scientist who works with monkeys felt it—an involuntary jolt, a spike of cortisol, the silent thought: what if it had been us? Neither animals nor people…
When news broke of an explosion inside Harvard’s neurobiology building early Saturday morning, every scientist who works with monkeys felt it—an involuntary jolt, a spike of cortisol, the silent thought: what if it had been us? Neither animals nor people…
Reposted by Doug Crawford
CIAN seminar update:
Dr. Sato’s talk has been rescheduled to Jan 9.
Dr. Doug Crawford, CIAN Director, will present this Friday, Nov 7.
#neuroscience
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
Dr. Sato’s talk has been rescheduled to Jan 9.
Dr. Doug Crawford, CIAN Director, will present this Friday, Nov 7.
#neuroscience
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
CIAN seminar update:
Dr. Sato’s talk has been rescheduled to Jan 9.
Dr. Doug Crawford, CIAN Director, will present this Friday, Nov 7.
#neuroscience
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
Dr. Sato’s talk has been rescheduled to Jan 9.
Dr. Doug Crawford, CIAN Director, will present this Friday, Nov 7.
#neuroscience
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
Reposted by Doug Crawford
For your enjoyment (by @jagarikin)
October 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
For your enjoyment (by @jagarikin)
The lab, as of 10/31/2025
October 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The lab, as of 10/31/2025
Reposted by Doug Crawford
Is my blue your blue?
Test your color perception with this interactive test.
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September 3, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Reposted by Doug Crawford
🧠 How do our senses work together? The Merging of the Senses inspired decades of research – celebrated in a new Multisensory Research @multisensoryres.bsky.social special issue!
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October 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🧠 How do our senses work together? The Merging of the Senses inspired decades of research – celebrated in a new Multisensory Research @multisensoryres.bsky.social special issue!
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Exciting update: The Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) will host its 2026 Meeting at York University,(June 1–3, 2026), followed by the Cognition and Action Satellite Workshop (June 4–5).
@jdcrawford.bsky.social @yorku-cian.bsky.social
www.yorku.ca/research/cia...
@jdcrawford.bsky.social @yorku-cian.bsky.social
www.yorku.ca/research/cia...
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Exciting update: The Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) will host its 2026 Meeting at York University,(June 1–3, 2026), followed by the Cognition and Action Satellite Workshop (June 4–5).
@jdcrawford.bsky.social @yorku-cian.bsky.social
www.yorku.ca/research/cia...
@jdcrawford.bsky.social @yorku-cian.bsky.social
www.yorku.ca/research/cia...
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Here is a news story from York University about our new Nature paper
www.yorku.ca/news/2025/10...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Here is a news story from York University about our new Nature paper
www.yorku.ca/news/2025/10...
www.yorku.ca/news/2025/10...
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Join us on November 7 for the monthly CIAN seminar.
Dr. Takashi Sato, from @medunivsc.bsky.social, will present his research on stroke recovery.
Time: 2 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Kaneff Tower, room 519, York University, Keele campus.
#Neuroscience
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
Dr. Takashi Sato, from @medunivsc.bsky.social, will present his research on stroke recovery.
Time: 2 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Kaneff Tower, room 519, York University, Keele campus.
#Neuroscience
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Join us on November 7 for the monthly CIAN seminar.
Dr. Takashi Sato, from @medunivsc.bsky.social, will present his research on stroke recovery.
Time: 2 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Kaneff Tower, room 519, York University, Keele campus.
#Neuroscience
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
Dr. Takashi Sato, from @medunivsc.bsky.social, will present his research on stroke recovery.
Time: 2 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Kaneff Tower, room 519, York University, Keele campus.
#Neuroscience
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
Reposted by Doug Crawford
Understanding the flexibility of working memory: Compositionality, generative processing, anchors and holistic representations
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#neuroscience
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#neuroscience
Understanding the flexibility of working memory: Compositionality, generative processing, anchors and holistic representations
The typical conception of working memory is a mechanism to temporarily hold multiple discrete objects in service of other cognitive tasks in an item-b…
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October 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Understanding the flexibility of working memory: Compositionality, generative processing, anchors and holistic representations
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#neuroscience
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#neuroscience
Reposted by Doug Crawford
The Fascinating Neuroscience of Hitting a Baseball ⚾👀🧠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnGl...
The Fascinating Neuroscience of Hitting a Baseball
YouTube video by Michael MacKelvie
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October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Fascinating Neuroscience of Hitting a Baseball ⚾👀🧠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnGl...
Reposted by Doug Crawford
Open assistant professor position in noninvasive brain stimulation in cognition at Maastricht University: www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3557...
Assistant Professor in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Cognition
Welcome to the Brain Stimulation and Cognition lab at Maastricht University! Our goal: The Brain Stimulation and Cognition group at Maastricht University aims to unravel the psychological and neural m...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Open assistant professor position in noninvasive brain stimulation in cognition at Maastricht University: www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3557...
Canada's N.I.C.E. agent:
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When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
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October 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Canada's N.I.C.E. agent:
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Reposted by Doug Crawford
We’ve recently updated our collaborative open-access book, “Neural Networks in Cognitive Science”, adding a few new authors, chapters, and lots of content.
downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...
downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...
October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We’ve recently updated our collaborative open-access book, “Neural Networks in Cognitive Science”, adding a few new authors, chapters, and lots of content.
downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...
downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...
Reposted by Doug Crawford
𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻??
Astrocytes in the regulation of fear memories!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroskyence
h/t @claeneuro.bsky.social
Astrocytes in the regulation of fear memories!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroskyence
h/t @claeneuro.bsky.social
The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory - Nature
Emotional experience evokes signalling in astrocytes, which form an ensemble that is reinforced by secondary astrocytic state changes resulting from repeated experience, leading to memory stabilizatio...
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻??
Astrocytes in the regulation of fear memories!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroskyence
h/t @claeneuro.bsky.social
Astrocytes in the regulation of fear memories!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroskyence
h/t @claeneuro.bsky.social
Reposted by Doug Crawford
Our (@jdcrawford.bsky.social) new preprint review of 'Cortical Mechanisms for Transsaccadic Vision: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Feature Updating' is now up! Check it out: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
October 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our (@jdcrawford.bsky.social) new preprint review of 'Cortical Mechanisms for Transsaccadic Vision: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Feature Updating' is now up! Check it out: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Check out our preprint review of 'Cortical Mechanisms for Transsaccadic Vision: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Feature Updating', based largely on the PhD work of @bbaltaretu.bsky.social.
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osf.io/preprints/ps...
October 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Check out our preprint review of 'Cortical Mechanisms for Transsaccadic Vision: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Feature Updating', based largely on the PhD work of @bbaltaretu.bsky.social.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...