megan peters 🧠
@meganakpeters.bsky.social
assoc prof, uc irvine cogsci & LPS: perception+metacognition+subjective experience, fMRI+models+AI
phil sci, education for all
2026: UCI-->UCL!
prez+co-founder, neuromatch.io
fellow, CIFAR brain mind consciousness
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phil sci, education for all
2026: UCI-->UCL!
prez+co-founder, neuromatch.io
fellow, CIFAR brain mind consciousness
meganakpeters.org
she/her💖💜💙views mine
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@meganakpeters.bsky.social
· Oct 13
📣 BIG NEWS EVERYONE. I am so excited to announce…
🎉 I’m moving to University College London @ucl.ac.uk to join the Experimental Psychology department in @uclpals.bsky.social! 🎉
The big move happens in spring/summer. So I’m already exploring recruiting staff & students at UCL for fall 2026!
🎉 I’m moving to University College London @ucl.ac.uk to join the Experimental Psychology department in @uclpals.bsky.social! 🎉
The big move happens in spring/summer. So I’m already exploring recruiting staff & students at UCL for fall 2026!
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I'm biased, but I think Neuromatch has done a lot of good in helping make computational science education accessible. Please consider donating to help us continue!
Today is #GivingTuesday! Join us in helping to make computational science education accessible to everyone, everywhere!
Since, 2021, Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy have supported nearly 14,000 learners from 135 countries.
Your support makes this possible.
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Since, 2021, Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy have supported nearly 14,000 learners from 135 countries.
Your support makes this possible.
neuromatch.io/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I'm biased, but I think Neuromatch has done a lot of good in helping make computational science education accessible. Please consider donating to help us continue!
Please help spread the word! All contributions tax deductible!
Today is #GivingTuesday! Join us in helping to make computational science education accessible to everyone, everywhere!
Since, 2021, Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy have supported nearly 14,000 learners from 135 countries.
Your support makes this possible.
neuromatch.io/donate/
Since, 2021, Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy have supported nearly 14,000 learners from 135 countries.
Your support makes this possible.
neuromatch.io/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Please help spread the word! All contributions tax deductible!
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The best brain-machine interface remains the mouth. Evolution spent 4B years of evolution on R&D developing the device, so I guess it's not that surprising. Yet it still rarely appears as a baseline in evaluations of new devices.
December 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The best brain-machine interface remains the mouth. Evolution spent 4B years of evolution on R&D developing the device, so I guess it's not that surprising. Yet it still rarely appears as a baseline in evaluations of new devices.
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This is such an important point often lost in discussions about neuroimaging (e.g., no-report paradigms) or artificial intelligence (e.g., purported classification of, say, mental states or personality types). Any indirect measures tracking subjective states *depend* on subjective reports.
I've seen some people argue that such devices could be useful when self-report is unreliable. But I don't see how this is possible. The reliability of self-report is usually an upper bound on the reliability of devices trained on self-report data.
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This is such an important point often lost in discussions about neuroimaging (e.g., no-report paradigms) or artificial intelligence (e.g., purported classification of, say, mental states or personality types). Any indirect measures tracking subjective states *depend* on subjective reports.
congratulations @pietroamerio.bsky.social! fabulous news!
Super proud of @pietroamerio.bsky.social who successfully defended his thesis on « vision at very short durations » today. Congrats!
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
congratulations @pietroamerio.bsky.social! fabulous news!
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We met @sepehrgourabi.bsky.social in person at #SfN2025 Now doing his PhD in the USA, Sepehr knows what a difference Neuromatch Academy can make.
“Nueromatch changed my life!”
➡️ Read his full story here: www.linkedin.com/posts/neurom...
“Nueromatch changed my life!”
➡️ Read his full story here: www.linkedin.com/posts/neurom...
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We met @sepehrgourabi.bsky.social in person at #SfN2025 Now doing his PhD in the USA, Sepehr knows what a difference Neuromatch Academy can make.
“Nueromatch changed my life!”
➡️ Read his full story here: www.linkedin.com/posts/neurom...
“Nueromatch changed my life!”
➡️ Read his full story here: www.linkedin.com/posts/neurom...
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"Neuroscientists need better training in computational methods."
We got you.
Join us in July: neuromatch.io/courses/
Our #ComputationalNeuroscience course is the perfect way to gain practical experience and build a strong foundation in this field.
We got you.
Join us in July: neuromatch.io/courses/
Our #ComputationalNeuroscience course is the perfect way to gain practical experience and build a strong foundation in this field.
As neuroscience expands, @thetransmitter.bsky.social asks, how can neuroscience training programs best meet the needs of students and the field? See what survey respondents had to say: www.thetransmitter.org/training/how...
#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
Survey: How will neuroscience training need to change?
Training in computational neuroscience, data science and statistics is needed but must be balanced with grounding in the scientific method, say respondents.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Neuroscientists need better training in computational methods."
We got you.
Join us in July: neuromatch.io/courses/
Our #ComputationalNeuroscience course is the perfect way to gain practical experience and build a strong foundation in this field.
We got you.
Join us in July: neuromatch.io/courses/
Our #ComputationalNeuroscience course is the perfect way to gain practical experience and build a strong foundation in this field.
This #GivingTuesday, @neuromatch.bsky.social is reaching out to our community to ask for your support. Have you or a friend benefitted? Do you know someone who might benefit from Neuromatch's programs? Would your company like to hit their Q4 philanthropic targets? All donations tax deductible!
Did you know that Neuromatch is a nonprofit? Neuromatch empowers thousands of learners worldwide through Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy.
This #GivingTuesday even a small donation can make a huge difference in keeping our programs accessible.
➡️ Learn more here: neuromatch.io/donate/
This #GivingTuesday even a small donation can make a huge difference in keeping our programs accessible.
➡️ Learn more here: neuromatch.io/donate/
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This #GivingTuesday, @neuromatch.bsky.social is reaching out to our community to ask for your support. Have you or a friend benefitted? Do you know someone who might benefit from Neuromatch's programs? Would your company like to hit their Q4 philanthropic targets? All donations tax deductible!
At @neuromatch.bsky.social, we tackle all these concerns by offering extremely affordable (or even free), truly accessible training in computational neuroscience & related disciplines. With Neuromatch Academy, Impact Scholars, & more we tick all the boxes -- except an actual degree (for now...?)!
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
At @neuromatch.bsky.social, we tackle all these concerns by offering extremely affordable (or even free), truly accessible training in computational neuroscience & related disciplines. With Neuromatch Academy, Impact Scholars, & more we tick all the boxes -- except an actual degree (for now...?)!
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Nature Sci Rep publishes incoherent AI slop. eLife publishes a paper which the reviewers didn't agree with, making all the comments and responses public with thoughtful commentary. One of these journals got delisted by Web of Science for quality concerns from not doing peer review. Guess which one?
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Nature Sci Rep publishes incoherent AI slop. eLife publishes a paper which the reviewers didn't agree with, making all the comments and responses public with thoughtful commentary. One of these journals got delisted by Web of Science for quality concerns from not doing peer review. Guess which one?
fabulous resource.
are you a new PI? get yourself added to the list!
are you a new PI? get yourself added to the list!
@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s “New Lab Directory” features a list of new neuroscience labs that opened in 2024-2025, and some set to launch in 2026. Check out the list to learn about the work of more than 50 new neuroscience labs. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
#StateOfNeuroscience
#StateOfNeuroscience
The Transmitter’s New Lab Directory
Learn about neuroscience labs launched in the past two years, plus a few opening their doors in 2026.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
fabulous resource.
are you a new PI? get yourself added to the list!
are you a new PI? get yourself added to the list!
which scientists, exactly?
look: i work in consciousness science.
no. just... no.
look: i work in consciousness science.
no. just... no.
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
which scientists, exactly?
look: i work in consciousness science.
no. just... no.
look: i work in consciousness science.
no. just... no.
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** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
🎉🥳🎊🥂🙌🎆
I just successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation studying metacognition across domains! Thank you to @meganakpeters.bsky.social and so so many others for your support over the last 5 years!
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🎉🥳🎊🥂🙌🎆
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO DOCTOR @norabradford.bsky.social who has just passed her defense with flying colors!
Beautiful body of work & important contributions. I'm so proud & grateful to have worked with you. Can't wait to see what comes next!
Check out all of Nora's work at www.norabradford.com!
Beautiful body of work & important contributions. I'm so proud & grateful to have worked with you. Can't wait to see what comes next!
Check out all of Nora's work at www.norabradford.com!
www.norabradford.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO DOCTOR @norabradford.bsky.social who has just passed her defense with flying colors!
Beautiful body of work & important contributions. I'm so proud & grateful to have worked with you. Can't wait to see what comes next!
Check out all of Nora's work at www.norabradford.com!
Beautiful body of work & important contributions. I'm so proud & grateful to have worked with you. Can't wait to see what comes next!
Check out all of Nora's work at www.norabradford.com!
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Postdoc fellowship opportunity for ECRs (<3 yrs post-PhD). Note that if you want to apply to work with me as your mentor, our dept has an internal deadline of Dec 4th so please email me asap. Our internal process is shorter than the full application. 🤖🧠🧪
royalcommission1851.org/fellowships/...
royalcommission1851.org/fellowships/...
Research Fellowships
Our Mission to “increase the means of industrial education and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry” Supplemental Charter of 1851
royalcommission1851.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Postdoc fellowship opportunity for ECRs (<3 yrs post-PhD). Note that if you want to apply to work with me as your mentor, our dept has an internal deadline of Dec 4th so please email me asap. Our internal process is shorter than the full application. 🤖🧠🧪
royalcommission1851.org/fellowships/...
royalcommission1851.org/fellowships/...
huge congrats, Mohamed! so well deserved!
Thank you to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for selecting me among the Rising Stars in Neuroscience 2025. It's an honor to be among a list of great scientists that I look up to. Check them out here: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
huge congrats, Mohamed! so well deserved!
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hello - we're looking for a postdoc / staff scientist to do NHP fMRI work at the center (cnir.ibs.re.kr). pls email cv to hakwan@skku.edu to learn more
ibs.re.kr
cnir.ibs.re.kr
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
hello - we're looking for a postdoc / staff scientist to do NHP fMRI work at the center (cnir.ibs.re.kr). pls email cv to hakwan@skku.edu to learn more
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What an incredible week at #SfN2025!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Neuromatch booth, joined our sessions, and came to our social event.
➡️ If you didn’t get a chance to visit us, you can still join our mailing list & leave us a note here: airtable.com/appWO8lu7xm3...
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Neuromatch booth, joined our sessions, and came to our social event.
➡️ If you didn’t get a chance to visit us, you can still join our mailing list & leave us a note here: airtable.com/appWO8lu7xm3...
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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#SfN Poster 6 of 6
TODAY! Wednesday 11/19 1-5p
@aliekhlasi.bsky.social
PSTR469.12 / NN8 Reproducible and open-source fMRI decoding pipelines for arbitrating theories of consciousness, with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
www.abstractsonline....
TODAY! Wednesday 11/19 1-5p
@aliekhlasi.bsky.social
PSTR469.12 / NN8 Reproducible and open-source fMRI decoding pipelines for arbitrating theories of consciousness, with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
www.abstractsonline....
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
#SfN Poster 6 of 6
TODAY! Wednesday 11/19 1-5p
@aliekhlasi.bsky.social
PSTR469.12 / NN8 Reproducible and open-source fMRI decoding pipelines for arbitrating theories of consciousness, with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
www.abstractsonline....
TODAY! Wednesday 11/19 1-5p
@aliekhlasi.bsky.social
PSTR469.12 / NN8 Reproducible and open-source fMRI decoding pipelines for arbitrating theories of consciousness, with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
www.abstractsonline....
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DecNef is a powerful tool for brain modulation, but it remains difficult to optimize; we built DecNefLab, a simulation framework using “virtual subjs” as ML generative models to prototype protocols before exps, & showed conditions in which DecNef fails to induce learning
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
DecNefLab: A Modular and Interpretable Simulation Framework for Decoded Neurofeedback
arxiv.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
DecNef is a powerful tool for brain modulation, but it remains difficult to optimize; we built DecNefLab, a simulation framework using “virtual subjs” as ML generative models to prototype protocols before exps, & showed conditions in which DecNef fails to induce learning
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
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I have so many issues with this podcast with @earlkmiller.bsky.social . I think that this podcast nicely shows why I have trouble with such approaches. Lets go through some of the claims.
Giant Shoulders podcast: Meet the MIT Neuroscientist Proving Brainwaves are the Secret to Consciousness.
youtu.be/7OFb-NG3jIw
#neuroscience
youtu.be/7OFb-NG3jIw
#neuroscience
Meet the MIT Neuroscientist Proving Brain Waves Are the Secret Engine Behind Consciousness
YouTube video by Giant's Shoulder
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I have so many issues with this podcast with @earlkmiller.bsky.social . I think that this podcast nicely shows why I have trouble with such approaches. Lets go through some of the claims.
#SfN Poster 5 of 6
TODAY! Tuesday 11/18 1-5p
@rochellekaper.bsky.social
PSTR363.17 / UU13 Quantifying the emergence of metacognition in structure learning
www.abstractsonline....
TODAY! Tuesday 11/18 1-5p
@rochellekaper.bsky.social
PSTR363.17 / UU13 Quantifying the emergence of metacognition in structure learning
www.abstractsonline....
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#SfN Poster 5 of 6
TODAY! Tuesday 11/18 1-5p
@rochellekaper.bsky.social
PSTR363.17 / UU13 Quantifying the emergence of metacognition in structure learning
www.abstractsonline....
TODAY! Tuesday 11/18 1-5p
@rochellekaper.bsky.social
PSTR363.17 / UU13 Quantifying the emergence of metacognition in structure learning
www.abstractsonline....
#SfN2025 Poster 4 of 6
TODAY! Tuesday 11/18 1-5p
@hazimi.bsky.social
PSTR363.09 / UU5 Modeling Prior-like Higher-Order Representations in DecNef with a Generative NERD Model
www.abstractsonline....
TODAY! Tuesday 11/18 1-5p
@hazimi.bsky.social
PSTR363.09 / UU5 Modeling Prior-like Higher-Order Representations in DecNef with a Generative NERD Model
www.abstractsonline....
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
#SfN2025 Poster 4 of 6
TODAY! Tuesday 11/18 1-5p
@hazimi.bsky.social
PSTR363.09 / UU5 Modeling Prior-like Higher-Order Representations in DecNef with a Generative NERD Model
www.abstractsonline....
TODAY! Tuesday 11/18 1-5p
@hazimi.bsky.social
PSTR363.09 / UU5 Modeling Prior-like Higher-Order Representations in DecNef with a Generative NERD Model
www.abstractsonline....