Stephanie Simpson
@stefsimpson.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher at CAMH | PhD from University of Toronto | brain-behaviour relationships, optimizing neuromodulatory interventions for treatment-resistant depression, episodic memory
Is it time to put rest to rest? A great article by @esfinn.bsky.social , which cleverly lays out some unfound assumptions in the field of and an integrated way forward: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
It should be required reading for anyone using #resting-state or task-based #fMRI!
It should be required reading for anyone using #resting-state or task-based #fMRI!
September 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Is it time to put rest to rest? A great article by @esfinn.bsky.social , which cleverly lays out some unfound assumptions in the field of and an integrated way forward: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
It should be required reading for anyone using #resting-state or task-based #fMRI!
It should be required reading for anyone using #resting-state or task-based #fMRI!
This is genuinely one of the best explanations I've ever read about permutation testing! 🦙 www.jwilber.me/permutationt...
Thank you @jwilber.bsky.social for breaking this down so clearly
Thank you @jwilber.bsky.social for breaking this down so clearly
Permutation Test: Visual Explanation
Permutation Test: Visual Explanation
www.jwilber.me
August 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is genuinely one of the best explanations I've ever read about permutation testing! 🦙 www.jwilber.me/permutationt...
Thank you @jwilber.bsky.social for breaking this down so clearly
Thank you @jwilber.bsky.social for breaking this down so clearly
My first #SOBP was awesome! There were so many great sessions where I learned about the neurobiological underpinnings of #depression and new treatments the field is adopting. Thanks to all who came by my poster #SOBP2025
May 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My first #SOBP was awesome! There were so many great sessions where I learned about the neurobiological underpinnings of #depression and new treatments the field is adopting. Thanks to all who came by my poster #SOBP2025
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Excited to kick off SOBP Brainhack Toronto! #SOBPBrainhack
@erinwdickie.bsky.social @dnkennedy.bsky.social
@juchiyu.bsky.social
@stefsimpson.bsky.social
@loliver4.bsky.social
@erinwdickie.bsky.social @dnkennedy.bsky.social
@juchiyu.bsky.social
@stefsimpson.bsky.social
@loliver4.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Excited to kick off SOBP Brainhack Toronto! #SOBPBrainhack
@erinwdickie.bsky.social @dnkennedy.bsky.social
@juchiyu.bsky.social
@stefsimpson.bsky.social
@loliver4.bsky.social
@erinwdickie.bsky.social @dnkennedy.bsky.social
@juchiyu.bsky.social
@stefsimpson.bsky.social
@loliver4.bsky.social
Excited to check out this talk tomorrow morning at 11:30 AM (EST) with @loliver4.bsky.social and Salim Mansour 🧠 We will learn about applying transcranial magnetic stimulation #TMS to treat #schizophrenia
This event is just around the corner! Scan the QR code to join for free!
Join for our 12th event on April 10! We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Lindsay Oliver from CAMH to introduce their latest work on individualized TMS targeting in schizophrenia using Bayesian optimization. Scan the QR code to participate!
April 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Excited to check out this talk tomorrow morning at 11:30 AM (EST) with @loliver4.bsky.social and Salim Mansour 🧠 We will learn about applying transcranial magnetic stimulation #TMS to treat #schizophrenia
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SEEKING POSTDOCS AND STUDENTS for computational/experimental collaboration on neuroscience of human rhythm perception! Thread!
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
SEEKING POSTDOCS AND STUDENTS for computational/experimental collaboration on neuroscience of human rhythm perception! Thread!
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Thrilled to share our latest work on the importance of considering social identities in brain imaging research, now out in @natureneuro.bsky.social.
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December 27, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Thrilled to share our latest work on the importance of considering social identities in brain imaging research, now out in @natureneuro.bsky.social.
rdcu.be/d4XWM
rdcu.be/d4XWM
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Thanks to everyone's feedback, we have updated our calculator to optimize sample size N & scan time T for fMRI studies: leonoqr.github.io/ORSP_Calcula...
The first new feature is that users can explore how different N & T leads to different accuracy, e.g., N=1000 & T=30min => 81% max accuracy. 🧵
The first new feature is that users can explore how different N & T leads to different accuracy, e.g., N=1000 & T=30min => 81% max accuracy. 🧵
January 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thanks to everyone's feedback, we have updated our calculator to optimize sample size N & scan time T for fMRI studies: leonoqr.github.io/ORSP_Calcula...
The first new feature is that users can explore how different N & T leads to different accuracy, e.g., N=1000 & T=30min => 81% max accuracy. 🧵
The first new feature is that users can explore how different N & T leads to different accuracy, e.g., N=1000 & T=30min => 81% max accuracy. 🧵
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Registration for SOBP BrainHack is now open! www.repronim.org/SOBPHack-042...
February 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Registration for SOBP BrainHack is now open! www.repronim.org/SOBPHack-042...
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1/ The Trump administration is throwing science and scientists into turmoil – how should the scientific community respond?
Read the latest opinion pieces below from our new collection: ‘Science Under Threat in the US’ #StandUpForScience
elifesciences.org/collections/...
Read the latest opinion pieces below from our new collection: ‘Science Under Threat in the US’ #StandUpForScience
elifesciences.org/collections/...
Science Under Threat in the US
The new administration in the US is conducting an assault on science and scientists – how should the scientific community respond?
elifesciences.org
March 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
1/ The Trump administration is throwing science and scientists into turmoil – how should the scientific community respond?
Read the latest opinion pieces below from our new collection: ‘Science Under Threat in the US’ #StandUpForScience
elifesciences.org/collections/...
Read the latest opinion pieces below from our new collection: ‘Science Under Threat in the US’ #StandUpForScience
elifesciences.org/collections/...
Excited to check out this new piece: "Studying memory narratives with natural language processing" by Dr. Can Fenerci and colleagues in TiCS!
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Studying memory narratives with natural language processing
Cognitive neuroscience research has begun to use natural language processing (NLP)
to examine memory narratives with the hopes of gaining a nuanced understanding of
the mechanisms underlying differenc...
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March 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Excited to check out this new piece: "Studying memory narratives with natural language processing" by Dr. Can Fenerci and colleagues in TiCS!
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Do standard group-level analyses generalize to individual participants? Mattoni et al. (2024) makes a convincing case that they often do not, and we need to do a better at considering #individualdifferences in the context of cognitive #neuroscience
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Do standard group-level analyses generalize to individual participants? Mattoni et al. (2024) makes a convincing case that they often do not, and we need to do a better at considering #individualdifferences in the context of cognitive #neuroscience
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thrilled to see our study -- @diamondn.bsky.social
@brianlevine.bsky.social and many others -- published in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social
We find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events; and this advantage persisted for over a year! 😴
@brianlevine.bsky.social and many others -- published in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social
We find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events; and this advantage persisted for over a year! 😴
@diamondn.bsky.social et al. find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events. The sleep-related advantage for sequences persists for over a year. @brianlevine.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sleep selectively and durably enhances memory for the sequence of real-world experiences - Nature Human Behaviour
How does sleep transform the way we remember our experiences? This study finds that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events. The sleep-related...
www.nature.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thrilled to see our study -- @diamondn.bsky.social
@brianlevine.bsky.social and many others -- published in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social
We find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events; and this advantage persisted for over a year! 😴
@brianlevine.bsky.social and many others -- published in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social
We find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events; and this advantage persisted for over a year! 😴
A colleague of mine at #CAMH is looking for a #postdoc to work on unique precision fMRI, social cognition, and digital biomarkers in psychiatric disorders. Don't pass up this opportunity to join our collaborative team (imaging-genetics.camh.ca)!
March 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A colleague of mine at #CAMH is looking for a #postdoc to work on unique precision fMRI, social cognition, and digital biomarkers in psychiatric disorders. Don't pass up this opportunity to join our collaborative team (imaging-genetics.camh.ca)!
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Looking for a faculty position? How about a postdoc position?
Canadian Women in STEM launches an easy to use Job Board.
canadianwomeninstem.org/job-board/
Canadian Women in STEM launches an easy to use Job Board.
canadianwomeninstem.org/job-board/
Canadian Women in STEM - Job Board
canadianwomeninstem.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Looking for a faculty position? How about a postdoc position?
Canadian Women in STEM launches an easy to use Job Board.
canadianwomeninstem.org/job-board/
Canadian Women in STEM launches an easy to use Job Board.
canadianwomeninstem.org/job-board/
Dr. Aristotle Voineskos kicked off the Campbell Family Mental Health Speaker Series with a visionary talk about how we can implement our scientific discoveries @camhnews.bsky.social
1⃣ key take away is that we need a system that isn't afraid to adapt and refine itself when the data is clear 📈
1⃣ key take away is that we need a system that isn't afraid to adapt and refine itself when the data is clear 📈
February 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Dr. Aristotle Voineskos kicked off the Campbell Family Mental Health Speaker Series with a visionary talk about how we can implement our scientific discoveries @camhnews.bsky.social
1⃣ key take away is that we need a system that isn't afraid to adapt and refine itself when the data is clear 📈
1⃣ key take away is that we need a system that isn't afraid to adapt and refine itself when the data is clear 📈
Last week I attended a great talk by Adriana DiMartino (from
@childmindinstitute.bsky.social) who mentioned her open science initiative on the Autism Brian Imaging Data Exchange 🧠 One key take away is that using tools such as functional MRI can help build a bridge between biology and behaviour!
@childmindinstitute.bsky.social) who mentioned her open science initiative on the Autism Brian Imaging Data Exchange 🧠 One key take away is that using tools such as functional MRI can help build a bridge between biology and behaviour!
February 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Last week I attended a great talk by Adriana DiMartino (from
@childmindinstitute.bsky.social) who mentioned her open science initiative on the Autism Brian Imaging Data Exchange 🧠 One key take away is that using tools such as functional MRI can help build a bridge between biology and behaviour!
@childmindinstitute.bsky.social) who mentioned her open science initiative on the Autism Brian Imaging Data Exchange 🧠 One key take away is that using tools such as functional MRI can help build a bridge between biology and behaviour!
I attended a great talk today by Drs. Kiss and Clark, in which they emphasized why studying #biomarkers matters, especially in the context of #depression
Biomarker research provides 1) insights into underlying mechanisms, 2) better outcome prediction, and 3) more personalized treatments
Biomarker research provides 1) insights into underlying mechanisms, 2) better outcome prediction, and 3) more personalized treatments
January 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I attended a great talk today by Drs. Kiss and Clark, in which they emphasized why studying #biomarkers matters, especially in the context of #depression
Biomarker research provides 1) insights into underlying mechanisms, 2) better outcome prediction, and 3) more personalized treatments
Biomarker research provides 1) insights into underlying mechanisms, 2) better outcome prediction, and 3) more personalized treatments
New study showing that a novel form of neuromodulatory therapy, magnetic seizure therapy, is just as effective at reducing depression vs. standard electroconvulsive therapy in 73 patients. These effects even endured 2 to 6 months later!
Heroic effort by Deng and colleagues 👏 shorturl.at/XW4sb
Heroic effort by Deng and colleagues 👏 shorturl.at/XW4sb
Magnetic Seizure Therapy vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Major Depressive Episode
This randomized clinical trial investigates whether magnetic seizure therapy is as efficacious as ultrabrief pulse right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy in treating patients with major depressive...
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January 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
New study showing that a novel form of neuromodulatory therapy, magnetic seizure therapy, is just as effective at reducing depression vs. standard electroconvulsive therapy in 73 patients. These effects even endured 2 to 6 months later!
Heroic effort by Deng and colleagues 👏 shorturl.at/XW4sb
Heroic effort by Deng and colleagues 👏 shorturl.at/XW4sb
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What sad news - Dr. Eleanor Maguire
#neuropsychology #cognition #memory #neuroscience
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
#neuropsychology #cognition #memory #neuroscience
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
Eleanor Maguire | 1970 - 2025 | Online-Tribute.com
Learning and memory are so fundamental to us, so enmeshed throughout cognition, that ‘solving’ memory, unpacking its neural mechanisms and being able to conceptualise it fully will, I believe, res…
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January 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What sad news - Dr. Eleanor Maguire
#neuropsychology #cognition #memory #neuroscience
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
#neuropsychology #cognition #memory #neuroscience
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire