Moataz Assem

Tagging some of the contributors on here: @earlkmiller.bsky.social @evfedorenko.bsky.social @hopekean.bsky.social @alexwoolgar.bsky.social @yaaraerez.bsky.social @tommanly.bsky.social @runhaolu.bsky.social @nancykanwisher.bsky.social @ashley-zhou.bsky.social

The special issue covers an amazing breadth of topics

Daniel Mitchell ran an analysis to predict the brain activations based on John Duncan's abstracts. Very familiar maps I'd say!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

The special issue celebrating John Duncan's retirement is now out! Check out all the gem articles here:
sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10QN6R7VQSM

and the editorial (see next figure in the thread for an entertaining analysis)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

Researchers from MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge and University of Cambridge showed that the brain stays in the adolescent phase until our early thirties. Find out more in the BBC article 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl6klez226o

Join us next tuesdsy for this not to be missed free event!

🚨New Results! Really excited to share this work -
Feedback doesn’t just signal right or wrong, it reorganizes population geometry of learning targets in vlPFC, moving representations toward future retrieval states. Notably, oscillations (TG-PAC & beta) gate when this transformation occurs.
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We are excited to announce #COGNESTIC 2026 @mrccbu.bsky.social in Cambridge, between 14-25 Sep 2026. Our 2-week summer school provides training in state-of-the-art methods for open neuroimaging analysis and great opportunities for professional networking:
www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/events/cogne...

It was a pleasure to help build neuroscience capacity in the middle east. I had so much fun!

Come listen to John Duncan and myself discussing his new book on 25 Nov. So much insight into the human condition. Definitely not an event to miss!

@arabsinneuro.bsky.social @mabdelhack.bsky.social

📣 New preprint from the Braga Lab! 📣

The ventral visual stream for reading converges on the transmodal language network

Congrats to Dr. Joe Salvo for this epic set of results

Big Q: What brain systems support the translation of writing to concepts and meaning?

Thread 🧵 ⬇️

If you're interested in the cognitive neuroscience of memory feel free to email me!

I do experimental psychology, brain imaging (fMRI and MEG) and a bit of modelling. Lab is doing stuff on forgetting, aging, schemas, and event boundaries, but we're not limited to that.

#psychscisky #neuroskyence

@mrccbu.bsky.social @camneuro.bsky.social

Fellowship Programme - Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowship programme Cambridge NeuroWorks is proud to introduce the Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowship Programme, offering two transformative fellowship streams …

If you are interested in a postdoc fellowship working on concurrent brain stimulation and imaging (e.g. TMS-fMRI doi.org/10.1101/2025...), then check out this unique opportunity and get in touch (deadline for expressions of interest is 13 Oct).

cambridgeneuroworks.org/programmes/f...

Sfn late breaking abstract?

This is hilarious 😂 and true

Support a student to attend #ISNeurotech25
We are looking to support ten more students to attend the Ibn Sina Neurotech school to learn all about fMRI and brain science
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...

Love seeing strong evidence that network borders matter. Matches our weird 2024 finding (doi.org/10.1093/cerc...). Boundaries aren’t just lines. They may be where the action is!

Excellent work!

Heading to Amsterdam for #CCN2025? Come by our posters on Tuesday and Wednesday! 🧠🏘️🧀

Tuesday🗓️
Bassel Arafat & @DiedrichsenJorn 's posters on the Multi-task framework

Wednesday🗓️
My poster on task vs. rest fMRI

UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

📢 Job announcement: Two (!) 3-year postdoc jobs in our lab at UCL 📢

🧠💫🔊 We are looking for postdocs interested in the abstract mechanisms underlying social cognition. Modelling, fMRI and non-invasive ultrasound, a new deep-brain stimulation method.

Please RT

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

I can't wait!

State-of-the-art of using implanted electrodes to stimulate cortical networks

Evidence from Formal Logical Reasoning Reveals that the Language of Thought is not Natural Language Humans are endowed with a powerful capacity for both inductive and deductive logical thought: we easily form generalizations based on a few examples and draw conclusions from known premises. Humans al...

Is the Language of Thought == Language? A Thread 🧵
New Preprint (link: tinyurl.com/LangLOT) with @alexanderfung.bsky.social, Paris Jaggers, Jason Chen, Josh Rule, Yael Benn, @joshtenenbaum.bsky.social, ‪@spiantado.bsky.social‬, Rosemary Varley, @evfedorenko.bsky.social
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Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route | Royal Society The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m ov...

Fantastic opportunity for mid-career researchers who would like to relocate their lab to the UK

Faraday Discovery fellowships

royalsociety.org/grants/farad...

Wowza!

Join us for lots of cool science and fun!

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!

#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Can humans use artificial limbs for body augmentation as flexibly as their own hands?
🚨 Our new interdisciplinary study put this question to the test with the Third Thumb (@daniclode.bsky.social), a robotic extra digit you control with your toes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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