Ali Mohebi
@mohebial.bsky.social
Loves stories. Behavioral Neurobiologist. Dopamine. Science. Technology. Reason. Photography. Baking. Films. Roger's Pink Floyd.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, UW-Madison
http://mohebi-associates.org/
Assistant Professor of Psychology, UW-Madison
http://mohebi-associates.org/
Local chapters gathering at the airport?
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Local chapters gathering at the airport?
We then conducted polls before and after to see who convinced whom and whether editors would accept the paper or send it back for revisions. It was a fun activity, and I would do it again!
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We then conducted polls before and after to see who convinced whom and whether editors would accept the paper or send it back for revisions. It was a fun activity, and I would do it again!
Last year in our graduate seminar, we had everyone read a paper. Right before the JC, students were randomly assigned to advocate, adversary, or editor roles. Advocates were only allowed to promote the paper, adversaries only to criticize it, and editors asked questions neutrally.
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Last year in our graduate seminar, we had everyone read a paper. Right before the JC, students were randomly assigned to advocate, adversary, or editor roles. Advocates were only allowed to promote the paper, adversaries only to criticize it, and editors asked questions neutrally.
This one from Bruchas' group has done a good job investigating some of the concerns, using well-designed controls:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Stimulus-Dependent Dopamine Dynamics from Locus Coeruleus Axons
Arousal is essential for survival, and maladaptive arousal processing leads to an inability to focus, anxiety-like behavior, and dysregulated affective states. Norepinephrine (NE) is known to regulate...
www.biorxiv.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This one from Bruchas' group has done a good job investigating some of the concerns, using well-designed controls:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Hahaha. It's not a BAGS talk, if you don't show THAT NEURON
October 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hahaha. It's not a BAGS talk, if you don't show THAT NEURON
To a first approximation :)
October 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
To a first approximation :)
Reposted by Ali Mohebi
Thanks all for the feedback. Some slight updates on this version, along with some further explanation on my neglected Medium page here: medium.com/metascientif...
October 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thanks all for the feedback. Some slight updates on this version, along with some further explanation on my neglected Medium page here: medium.com/metascientif...
Sponsored by Mr. Wayne?
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October 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sponsored by Mr. Wayne?
Congrats, Armin and team. This looks great!
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Congrats, Armin and team. This looks great!