Stephen J. Gotts
@sjgotts.bsky.social
Cognitive neuroscientist interested in vision, conceptual processing, learning and memory. Views and opinions my own.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen-Gotts
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Making single unit neuron neurophysiology great again. Love it. Let’s link non-smooth tuning function to cell type properties.
1. New preprint resolving a conundrum in systems neuroscience with an AI scientist, and humans Reilly Tilbury, Dabin Kwon, @haydari.bsky.social, @jacobmratliff.bsky.social, @bio-emergent.bsky.social, @carandinilab.net, @kevinjmiller.bsky.social, @neurokim.bsky.social
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Characterizing neuronal population geometry with AI equation discovery
The visual cortex contains millions of neurons, whose combined activity forms a population code representing visual stimuli. There is, however, a discrepancy between our understanding of this code at ...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Making single unit neuron neurophysiology great again. Love it. Let’s link non-smooth tuning function to cell type properties.
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So true, nothing is more deflationary than *checks notes* radically shifting the labor supply curve inward.
Fed Governor Stephen Miran: "Cutting down net migration to 0, potentially even negative because of the deportations that have been occurring, I think is very deflationary."
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
So true, nothing is more deflationary than *checks notes* radically shifting the labor supply curve inward.
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Murphy on the shutdown cave: "Trump was showing signs of cracking. What did he do Wednesday? He called all Republicans to the WH & said, 'end the filibuster.' They basically told him no. His only play would have been to come to Ds to cut a deal, but we were so impatient we didn't even get there."
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Murphy on the shutdown cave: "Trump was showing signs of cracking. What did he do Wednesday? He called all Republicans to the WH & said, 'end the filibuster.' They basically told him no. His only play would have been to come to Ds to cut a deal, but we were so impatient we didn't even get there."
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“I gave this very impassioned speech about the administration not respecting our rights, but that if we gave them up in advance, then they’re gone. I basically told all my colleagues that I expected to be fired, and then I was fired two hours later,” she said.
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NIH abruptly places outspoken critic of Trump administration on leave
Jenna Norton, a vocal critic of Trump administration actions at the NIH, was abruptly placed on administrative leave this week.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“I gave this very impassioned speech about the administration not respecting our rights, but that if we gave them up in advance, then they’re gone. I basically told all my colleagues that I expected to be fired, and then I was fired two hours later,” she said.
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It’s a new era for brain/mind research ushered in by new measurements! This is a plot of the activation of over *10,000 human brain cells* as people said 8 phrases. Data from Eddie Chang, recorded with neuropixels. Wow!
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It’s a new era for brain/mind research ushered in by new measurements! This is a plot of the activation of over *10,000 human brain cells* as people said 8 phrases. Data from Eddie Chang, recorded with neuropixels. Wow!
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1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
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2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
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Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
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Unfortunately, due to the government shutdown, I had to cancel my travels to #SfN25. I was looking forward to presenting my poster on my current reality monitoring project, but I hope to attend VSS (or another conference, stay tuned) soon! I’ll be sure to keep up with the SfN chatter online :)
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Unfortunately, due to the government shutdown, I had to cancel my travels to #SfN25. I was looking forward to presenting my poster on my current reality monitoring project, but I hope to attend VSS (or another conference, stay tuned) soon! I’ll be sure to keep up with the SfN chatter online :)
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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:
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@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
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Limited slots for custom brains now available at www.brainedglass.com/product/cust...
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Limited slots for custom brains now available at www.brainedglass.com/product/cust...
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Update: our latest paper is now available with open access: doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
Hou and colleagues reveal the unique role of both the hippocampus and angular gyrus in supporting high fidelity episodic memories!
Hou and colleagues reveal the unique role of both the hippocampus and angular gyrus in supporting high fidelity episodic memories!
fMRI BOLD signals in the left angular gyrus and hippocampus are associated with memory precision
Abstract. It has been proposed that the neural correlates of successful memory retrieval can be dissociated from the correlates of retrieval precision (fidelity). The specific findings supporting this...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Update: our latest paper is now available with open access: doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
Hou and colleagues reveal the unique role of both the hippocampus and angular gyrus in supporting high fidelity episodic memories!
Hou and colleagues reveal the unique role of both the hippocampus and angular gyrus in supporting high fidelity episodic memories!
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Happening Sunday!
Please help spread the word to all who will be in San Diego on Sunday, Nov. 16th. As part of SFN, SFN's scicomm arm is sponsoring an event.
It's me, Shrek Chalasani (Salk), Kumar Narayanan (UIowa) and the brainfacts.org team. Short talks; trivia; lots of fun. Join us!
It's free. Register here.
It's me, Shrek Chalasani (Salk), Kumar Narayanan (UIowa) and the brainfacts.org team. Short talks; trivia; lots of fun. Join us!
It's free. Register here.
Dive into the depths of the brain with neuroscientists from across the country at Little Bird Brewing on Sunday, November 16th from 6:30pm to 9pm.
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Happening Sunday!
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I give you American tech bro AI
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I give you American tech bro AI
Wow, this is really striking.
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Wow, this is really striking.
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A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
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Beginning concussion protocol after slapping my forehead so hard. bsky.app/profile/atru...
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Beginning concussion protocol after slapping my forehead so hard. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Democrats in office need to know: all of us with very few exceptions want all of you with very few exception to lose your god damn jobs because you refuse to do them.
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Democrats in office need to know: all of us with very few exceptions want all of you with very few exception to lose your god damn jobs because you refuse to do them.
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Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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Anyone who believes that the Senators who voted for the non-deal did so without Schumer’s consent while he votes no for show is gullible & naive. You either do this with a plan and exit strategy or you don’t do it at all. There is a disconnect between Dem voters & Sen leadership.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Anyone who believes that the Senators who voted for the non-deal did so without Schumer’s consent while he votes no for show is gullible & naive. You either do this with a plan and exit strategy or you don’t do it at all. There is a disconnect between Dem voters & Sen leadership.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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Also, it is so cringe to force prostrate authors to cite your papers. Don't do that!
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Also, it is so cringe to force prostrate authors to cite your papers. Don't do that!
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I'm pretty comfortable not using a technology that coerces people to commit suicide, actually.
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I'm pretty comfortable not using a technology that coerces people to commit suicide, actually.
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One lesson of the Sandwich Guy Case is now more than ever when you are called to jury duty you should go
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
One lesson of the Sandwich Guy Case is now more than ever when you are called to jury duty you should go
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In short: Shitty parties should get to enact shitty policies. An electorate that elects a shitty party should have to suffer the shitty consequences. And a party that enacts shitty policies should have to suffer the electoral consequences.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In short: Shitty parties should get to enact shitty policies. An electorate that elects a shitty party should have to suffer the shitty consequences. And a party that enacts shitty policies should have to suffer the electoral consequences.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.