Alejandro de la Vega
@neurozorro.bsky.social
Building tools for better neuroscience - Research Prof, UT Austin 🤘
I like cities and bikes 🚴 - Chair, Austin BAC
I like cities and bikes 🚴 - Chair, Austin BAC
the fact that the article didnt even note this is negligent
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
the fact that the article didnt even note this is negligent
I thought the article actually did a pretty poor job of explaining it...
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I thought the article actually did a pretty poor job of explaining it...
Yeah baby probably got some antibodies!
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Yeah baby probably got some antibodies!
My wife (and I) also caught Noro when she was pregnant. Very not fun! The only "silver lining" was she got it a lot less bad than me.
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My wife (and I) also caught Noro when she was pregnant. Very not fun! The only "silver lining" was she got it a lot less bad than me.
This is the right answer. Just have to give ample warning and users can transition.
Write a migration guide if necessary. But if you don't make the change in 5 years the problem will be even worse.
Write a migration guide if necessary. But if you don't make the change in 5 years the problem will be even worse.
October 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is the right answer. Just have to give ample warning and users can transition.
Write a migration guide if necessary. But if you don't make the change in 5 years the problem will be even worse.
Write a migration guide if necessary. But if you don't make the change in 5 years the problem will be even worse.
I really hope you fixed her bike by now though
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I really hope you fixed her bike by now though
You can use these tools easily using Python. To learn more, check out our quick start guide: litmining.github.io
Mining the biomedical scientific literature
Set of tools and workflow for easy and efficient text-mining of the biomedical scientific literature.
litmining.github.io
September 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
You can use these tools easily using Python. To learn more, check out our quick start guide: litmining.github.io
We showcase these tools by evaluating a heuristic based, and LLM based method for extracting participant demographics, namely sample size
September 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We showcase these tools by evaluating a heuristic based, and LLM based method for extracting participant demographics, namely sample size
Next up, we present labelbuddy, a simple, effective and flexible tool for annotating documents. We use this tool to generate manual labels for evaluating automated extraction methods
September 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Next up, we present labelbuddy, a simple, effective and flexible tool for annotating documents. We use this tool to generate manual labels for evaluating automated extraction methods
pubget makes it easy to downloads thousands of studies using a single command line operation. you also seamlesslyfit a neurosynth style meta-analysis to the results of your search.
September 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
pubget makes it easy to downloads thousands of studies using a single command line operation. you also seamlesslyfit a neurosynth style meta-analysis to the results of your search.
We present a set of tools to facilitate mining biomedical texts, and apply it to neuroimaging as an example.
First up, we make it easy to download texts from the open-access subset of PubMedCentral using pubget
First up, we make it easy to download texts from the open-access subset of PubMedCentral using pubget
September 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We present a set of tools to facilitate mining biomedical texts, and apply it to neuroimaging as an example.
First up, we make it easy to download texts from the open-access subset of PubMedCentral using pubget
First up, we make it easy to download texts from the open-access subset of PubMedCentral using pubget
Right?? And this was in the cradle of innovation that is Silicon Valley.
Now that I think about it, I still kinda don't like math and I'm going to blame that.
Now that I think about it, I still kinda don't like math and I'm going to blame that.
September 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Right?? And this was in the cradle of innovation that is Silicon Valley.
Now that I think about it, I still kinda don't like math and I'm going to blame that.
Now that I think about it, I still kinda don't like math and I'm going to blame that.
I then proceeded to score higher than the average native speaker on the first ESL test so they pulled me right out... but kept me in remedial math
September 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I then proceeded to score higher than the average native speaker on the first ESL test so they pulled me right out... but kept me in remedial math
Ironically though, that was really good for my language development and the next year they noticed and put me in ESL (remedial english) BUT also for no reason also remedial math??
Even though in Mexico I'd been in Montessori and covered algebra in 4th grade...
Even though in Mexico I'd been in Montessori and covered algebra in 4th grade...
September 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ironically though, that was really good for my language development and the next year they noticed and put me in ESL (remedial english) BUT also for no reason also remedial math??
Even though in Mexico I'd been in Montessori and covered algebra in 4th grade...
Even though in Mexico I'd been in Montessori and covered algebra in 4th grade...
What happened to me as an immigrant from Mexico to the US is that the first I was here (5th grade), nobody noticed I was brand new and I just got put into a regular class and everyone just thought I was "quiet", not you know... learning English.
September 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
What happened to me as an immigrant from Mexico to the US is that the first I was here (5th grade), nobody noticed I was brand new and I just got put into a regular class and everyone just thought I was "quiet", not you know... learning English.
Also even just doing this in person. Why isn't this an online form? Haha
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Also even just doing this in person. Why isn't this an online form? Haha
Oh, much much worse things happen in other countries lol
I mean the somewhat benign yet bureaucratic insistence sounded very German
I mean the somewhat benign yet bureaucratic insistence sounded very German
September 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Oh, much much worse things happen in other countries lol
I mean the somewhat benign yet bureaucratic insistence sounded very German
I mean the somewhat benign yet bureaucratic insistence sounded very German
Only in Germany
September 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Only in Germany