Simon W Davis
@woodforbrains.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Indiana University
Mnemology Lab: mnemology.org
Mnemology Lab: mnemology.org
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The billboard on the west side is the first, but there could be more. If IU doesn’t come to the table, the campaign will run through the end of the football season. @the_real_sand
www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
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FIRE says more anti-IU billboards if university doesn't engage on free speech
If IU doesn’t come to the table, FIRE says the campaign will run through the end of the football season.
www.ipm.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The billboard on the west side is the first, but there could be more. If IU doesn’t come to the table, the campaign will run through the end of the football season. @the_real_sand
www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
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Our new paper in @natcomms.nature.com introduces improv, a flexible software platform that integrates models with experiments in real-time. Traditional experiments collect all data first, then analyze it later. With improv, models analyze data as it streams in and actively guide what to do next.
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our new paper in @natcomms.nature.com introduces improv, a flexible software platform that integrates models with experiments in real-time. Traditional experiments collect all data first, then analyze it later. With improv, models analyze data as it streams in and actively guide what to do next.
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Mnemonic maps of visual space in human prefrontal cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.683147v1
October 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Mnemonic maps of visual space in human prefrontal cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.683147v1
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One of my colleagues was just removed from her class “Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice” for showing a graphic discussing overt vs covert forms of racism…
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Sign the Petition
Reinstate Lecturer Jessica Adams
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
One of my colleagues was just removed from her class “Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice” for showing a graphic discussing overt vs covert forms of racism…
c.org/ywjHswNppr
c.org/ywjHswNppr
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New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Mingzhu Hou, Michael D. Rugg, et al:
fMRI BOLD signals in the left angular gyrus and hippocampus are associated with memory precision
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
fMRI BOLD signals in the left angular gyrus and hippocampus are associated with memory precision
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Mingzhu Hou, Michael D. Rugg, et al:
fMRI BOLD signals in the left angular gyrus and hippocampus are associated with memory precision
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
fMRI BOLD signals in the left angular gyrus and hippocampus are associated with memory precision
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
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Coming to San Diego for SfN and/or APAN? Come check out the intracranial work from the lab (7 posters)! There's a bit of everything this year, so come say hello!
#Sfn2025 #Neuroscience #neuroskyence
@dukebrain.bsky.social @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social @dukeengineering.bsky.social
#Sfn2025 #Neuroscience #neuroskyence
@dukebrain.bsky.social @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social @dukeengineering.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Coming to San Diego for SfN and/or APAN? Come check out the intracranial work from the lab (7 posters)! There's a bit of everything this year, so come say hello!
#Sfn2025 #Neuroscience #neuroskyence
@dukebrain.bsky.social @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social @dukeengineering.bsky.social
#Sfn2025 #Neuroscience #neuroskyence
@dukebrain.bsky.social @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social @dukeengineering.bsky.social
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Check out our new preprint, led by @dcosme.bsky.social, highlighting evidence-based strategies to motivate youth to vote!
Young voters played a key role in elections across the country last week. It’s fantastic to see record turnout in so many communities AND we still have so much room to grow!
For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary:
osf.io/kyzh9_v1
Key points in 🧵
For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary:
osf.io/kyzh9_v1
Key points in 🧵
OSF
osf.io
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Check out our new preprint, led by @dcosme.bsky.social, highlighting evidence-based strategies to motivate youth to vote!
New paper from our lab by Ricardo Morales-Torres (@rmt93.bsky.social) on the visual and semantic properties that shape the vividness of mental representations for events past.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
The short answer to the title, "What Makes Memories Vivid?" is ... meaning!
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The short answer to the title, "What Makes Memories Vivid?" is ... meaning!
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New paper from our lab by Ricardo Morales-Torres (@rmt93.bsky.social) on the visual and semantic properties that shape the vividness of mental representations for events past.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
The short answer to the title, "What Makes Memories Vivid?" is ... meaning!
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
The short answer to the title, "What Makes Memories Vivid?" is ... meaning!
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New paper (and thread) on the representational dynamics of the main dimensions of object space: jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx... 1/n
Representational dynamics of the main dimensions of object space: Face/body selectivity aligns temporally with animal taxonomy but not with animacy | JOV | ARVO Journals
jov.arvojournals.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New paper (and thread) on the representational dynamics of the main dimensions of object space: jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx... 1/n
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"Faculty, students, and community members at Indiana University hold a press conference to call on IU leadership to reject the Trump Compact for Academic Excellence and to stop what speakers describe as “over-compliance” with political pressure." youtu.be/At3T3YNyXW8?...
IU AAUP Press Conference on SEA 202, Academic Freedom, and the Case of Jessica Adams (Nov. 7, 2025)
YouTube video by The Bloomingtonian
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Faculty, students, and community members at Indiana University hold a press conference to call on IU leadership to reject the Trump Compact for Academic Excellence and to stop what speakers describe as “over-compliance” with political pressure." youtu.be/At3T3YNyXW8?...
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Unions in higher ed can coordinate rapid response trainings with longstanding immigration advocacy groups to respond to ICE assaults on our communities & campuses.
Aaron Krall of UIC United Faculty discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
@icirr.bsky.social
@seiulocal73.bsky.social
Aaron Krall of UIC United Faculty discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
@icirr.bsky.social
@seiulocal73.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Unions in higher ed can coordinate rapid response trainings with longstanding immigration advocacy groups to respond to ICE assaults on our communities & campuses.
Aaron Krall of UIC United Faculty discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
@icirr.bsky.social
@seiulocal73.bsky.social
Aaron Krall of UIC United Faculty discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
@icirr.bsky.social
@seiulocal73.bsky.social
Am I doing this right?
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Am I doing this right?
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Now that we have Hidden Markov Models do we still need correlation matrices?? 😀
For example, this looks cool.
(I'm aware that HMMs are not new, I played with them in grad school...)
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#neuroskyence
For example, this looks cool.
(I'm aware that HMMs are not new, I played with them in grad school...)
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#neuroskyence
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Now that we have Hidden Markov Models do we still need correlation matrices?? 😀
For example, this looks cool.
(I'm aware that HMMs are not new, I played with them in grad school...)
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#neuroskyence
For example, this looks cool.
(I'm aware that HMMs are not new, I played with them in grad school...)
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#neuroskyence
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for all the lil gremlins (affectionate) — but not the gremlins (derogatory) — you might like to hear it read out by a wonderful person who randomly just did this (if you read this: thank you!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJNO...
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
for all the lil gremlins (affectionate) — but not the gremlins (derogatory) — you might like to hear it read out by a wonderful person who randomly just did this (if you read this: thank you!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJNO...
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Noise ceilings are really useful: You can estimate the reliability of your data and get an index of how well your model can possibly perform given the noise in the data.
But, contrary to what you may think, noise ceilings do not provide an absolute index of data quality.
Let's dive into why. 🧵
But, contrary to what you may think, noise ceilings do not provide an absolute index of data quality.
Let's dive into why. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Noise ceilings are really useful: You can estimate the reliability of your data and get an index of how well your model can possibly perform given the noise in the data.
But, contrary to what you may think, noise ceilings do not provide an absolute index of data quality.
Let's dive into why. 🧵
But, contrary to what you may think, noise ceilings do not provide an absolute index of data quality.
Let's dive into why. 🧵
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🚨 UNC Psych & Neuro is hiring TWO Teaching Assistant Professors (one Psych, one Neuro) starting July 2026!
If you love creating engaging classroom experiences and mentoring undergrads, please consider applying or sharing widely. Check it out + apply by Jan 14
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
If you love creating engaging classroom experiences and mentoring undergrads, please consider applying or sharing widely. Check it out + apply by Jan 14
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
Teaching Assistant Professor
Teach three courses per semester for a total of six courses each academic year, along with service/administrative responsibilities.
unc.peopleadmin.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
🚨 UNC Psych & Neuro is hiring TWO Teaching Assistant Professors (one Psych, one Neuro) starting July 2026!
If you love creating engaging classroom experiences and mentoring undergrads, please consider applying or sharing widely. Check it out + apply by Jan 14
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
If you love creating engaging classroom experiences and mentoring undergrads, please consider applying or sharing widely. Check it out + apply by Jan 14
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
"Gorsuch followed up with a straightforward query: 'Could the president impose a 50 percent tariff on gas-powered cars and autoparts to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat from abroad of climate change?' "
😲😲😲
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😲😲😲
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The Supreme Court’s Tariffs Arguments Were a Bloodbath for Trump
Going into Supreme Court arguments over President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday, it was genuinely difficult to guess how the justices would rule.
slate.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Gorsuch followed up with a straightforward query: 'Could the president impose a 50 percent tariff on gas-powered cars and autoparts to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat from abroad of climate change?' "
😲😲😲
slate.com/news-and-pol...
😲😲😲
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Talairach Lecture - huge thanks to OHBM for putting this (very nervous) lecture online! youtube.com/watch?v=3iWp...
OHBM 2025 Keynote Lecture
Speaker: Paul Thompson
Title: Talairach Lecture: Worldwide Collaboration & Artificial Intelligence in the Global Quest to Map Human Brain Diseases.
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OHBM 2025 Keynote Lecture
Speaker: Paul Thompson
Title: Talairach Lecture: Worldwide Collaboration & Artificial Intelligence in the Global Quest to Map Human Brain Diseases.
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OHBM 2025 | Talairach Lecture | Paul Thompson | Worldwide Collaboration and Artificial Intelligence
YouTube video by Organization for Human Brain Mapping
youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Talairach Lecture - huge thanks to OHBM for putting this (very nervous) lecture online! youtube.com/watch?v=3iWp...
OHBM 2025 Keynote Lecture
Speaker: Paul Thompson
Title: Talairach Lecture: Worldwide Collaboration & Artificial Intelligence in the Global Quest to Map Human Brain Diseases.
👇
OHBM 2025 Keynote Lecture
Speaker: Paul Thompson
Title: Talairach Lecture: Worldwide Collaboration & Artificial Intelligence in the Global Quest to Map Human Brain Diseases.
👇
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AAUP: IU is not MAGA University! Faculty and students speak against the Trump Compact and abuses by the IU upper administration.
Meet us on November 7 at 11 by the Herman B Wells statue to show your support.
Learn more: iubaaup.org/2025/11/05/p...
Meet us on November 7 at 11 by the Herman B Wells statue to show your support.
Learn more: iubaaup.org/2025/11/05/p...
Press Release: IU is Not MAGA University
On Friday at 11 am, the Indiana University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) will hold a press conference to declare its opposition to the Trump Compact for Academ…
iubaaup.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
AAUP: IU is not MAGA University! Faculty and students speak against the Trump Compact and abuses by the IU upper administration.
Meet us on November 7 at 11 by the Herman B Wells statue to show your support.
Learn more: iubaaup.org/2025/11/05/p...
Meet us on November 7 at 11 by the Herman B Wells statue to show your support.
Learn more: iubaaup.org/2025/11/05/p...
Lovely write-up of our postdoc Maxi Becker's magical work on insight and it's role in memory.
www.quantamagazine.org/how-your-bra...
www.quantamagazine.org/how-your-bra...
How Your Brain Creates ‘Aha’ Moments and Why They Stick | Quanta Magazine
A sudden flash of insight is a product of your brain. Neuroscientists track the neural activity underlying an “aha” and how it might boost memory.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Lovely write-up of our postdoc Maxi Becker's magical work on insight and it's role in memory.
www.quantamagazine.org/how-your-bra...
www.quantamagazine.org/how-your-bra...
Needs to be updated with 2 more novels and an amazing bookstore in the state that needs it most.
@legroff.bsky.social
@thelynxbooks.bsky.social
@legroff.bsky.social
@thelynxbooks.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Needs to be updated with 2 more novels and an amazing bookstore in the state that needs it most.
@legroff.bsky.social
@thelynxbooks.bsky.social
@legroff.bsky.social
@thelynxbooks.bsky.social