And if you have an extra minute, read the story @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social wrote about making a modern Mother and Child image in an MRI machine. (5/5) www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

In our recent review, @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social & I bring together fMRI & fNIRS findings from the last decade to argue that babies not only perceive faces but they also attribute meaning to those faces. It’s a short read and we’d love to hear your thoughts. (4/5) doi.org/10.1177/0963...

Do babies really infer meaning from the people around them? Are their brains able to process more than the onslaught of sights & sounds hitting their sensory organs? These Qs have fascinated philosophers & scientists for millennia. How do babies experience their environments? (3/5)

There many reasons the Madonna and Child image holds diverse audiences captive. It evokes not just the love a parent has a child but also the love a child has for a parent. The art depicts a relationship between 2 people, going beyond merely perceiving a collection of shapes. (2/5)

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Ah! I’ve been trying to do that, it seems more reasonable (compared to being an expert in their work) and actually a lot of fun. It’s really exciting to have a science convo when I feel like I can trust someone else’s expertise and, in turn, feel like they trust mine. Thanks!

Is there really an expectation during TT interviews that you know/understand the research of everyone you meet with? I thought just a general awareness, especially for people that don’t have overlapping research interests, would be sufficient….