Daniel Yon

Thank you!

That’s so kind of you, Thomas! I’m really pleased you enjoyed it.

Precision and the Bayesian brain In this Primer, Daniel Yon and Chris Frith explain ‘precision’, a key concept in Bayesian models of the mind and brain. The idea of precision is central to current thinking across the cognitive scienc...

Yes! www.cell.com/current-biol...

Next Wednesday Dec 10th, we are excited to have Dr @danieljamesyon.bsky.social join us for our last session of the year. Dr Yon will tell us about how our interactions with others alter metacognitive states of mind. Full details on our website (surl.li/mqtofs). All are welcome in person!

Looking forward to it!

Last Consciousness Club of term tomorrow, Wed 3rd Dec 11am-1230pm UK time

Daniel Yon @danieljamesyon.bsky.social will be telling us about “The private life of public confidence”

Looking forward to it!

All welcome- for more info see metacoglab.org/consciousnes...

Thanks so much, David! I’m pleased you’ve enjoyed it

Excellent book on the predicting mind.

YouTube video by UCL PALS McGettigan and Press Inaugural Professorial Lectures 2025

I finally gave my Professorial Inaugural Lecture. A great night with friends, family, & colleagues, & sharing the stage with a good friend @cmcgettigan.bsky.social🥂

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsTG... Bookmarks flag both my lecture and
@celiaheyes.bsky.social’s (far more entertaining!) intro

Bad photos of an extraordinary weekend at #NewScientistLive.

1. @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, @danieljamesyon.bsky.social and @chamkaurghag.bsky.social tell @rowhoop.bsky.social and myself all about their fascinating research on a special live episode of The World, The Universe & Us (on feeds soon).

How does the brain invent your reality? Great to be speaking at New Scientist Live this weekend - and signing a few copies of the book! 🧠 🍎

Thanks @newscientist.com and @waterstones.bsky.social

Next in line in our super cool Psychological Sciences Seminar Series:
🎤 Jim A.C. Everett from University of Kent
🗓 Wed 22 Oct, 1–2 pm
📍 Room 612, Malet Street, + online via Teams

@birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social @jimaceverett.bsky.social

Next in line in our Psychological Sciences Seminar Series:
🎤 Connor Keating
🗓 Wed 15 Oct, 1–2 pm
📍 Room 612, Malet Street, + online via Teams

@connortkeating.bsky.social @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social

Thank you, Martijon! That’s really kind. And I’m really pleased you’ve enjoyed it.

Next week for all you South East Londoners! 👇

🚨 PhD Opportunity! 🚨

Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook - @thechbh.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social

MIBTP-funded PhD, using behavioural, computational and pharmacological approaches. Get in touch and please share!

Poster for a CHBH seminar with Dr Daniel Yon on uncertainty in perception and social interaction, held on 9 October 2025 at the University of Birmingham. Includes event details, a photo of Dr Yon, a QR code, and the CHBH University slogan.

Join us for a CHBH Seminar with @danieljamesyon.bsky.social on 'Learning about uncertainty from ourselves and others'
Thur 9 Oct 1–2pm
LT6 Strathcona/Zoom
Hosted by Prof Jennifer Cook
Event info/registration: bit.ly/4gWAPdO
#CognitiveNeuroscience#Metacognition#Learning #Uncertainty #SocialCognition

We are delight to have @kjedlovszky.bsky.social visiting from @danieljamesyon.bsky.social lab, despite appearances we do not work in the Nakatomi Plaza from Die Hard!

Looking forward to being in conversation with Stacey Humphries about A TRICK OF THE MIND - next month at Waterstones Greenwich.

Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...

@waterstones.bsky.social

Your Brain Is Hallucinating—And That’s How It’s Supposed to Work In his new book, Daniel Yon explains how our brain is constantly constructing reality

In his new book, Daniel Yon explains how our brain is constantly constructing reality

Wonderful - thanks! I hope you enjoy it.

The point in that section (and the work by Conway, Catmur, Bird et al described) is that there is nonetheless a genuine correlation structure between the dimensions. And those who can appreciate it are better mind readers than others. (2/2)

Thanks Sebastiaan. I’m glad you are enjoying the book!

Of course you’re right the personality traits correlate more with themselves than each other (that’s how the dimensions are identified!) (1/2)

Thanks Sebastiaan! I hope you enjoy it.

Looking forward to reading A Trick of the Mind by @danieljamesyon.bsky.social! About the relationship between consciousness and prediction. #booksky #science #psychology

Deadline for these jobs is 5th September, so you've got until next week on Friday to apply! Come join us in beautiful York, complete with Minsters, snickelways, fMRI and OPMs - what more could you ask for?!

#neuroskyence #neurojobs #psychscisky #cognition #psychjobs

Why living in a volatile age may make our brains truly innovative The unpredictability of our times isn't all bad, as it may help us think up some genuine new ideas, says Daniel Yon, author of A Trick of the Mind

The unpredictability of our times isn't all bad, as it may help us think up some genuine new ideas, says Daniel Yon, author of A Trick of the Mind

What does living through uncertain times do to our minds and brains? Delighted to have this piece in the latest New Scientist - talking about some of the ideas in my new book ‘A Trick of the Mind’ !

…the major parts of the book that reveal the theory-laden nature of much cognition and choice in many contexts, not just what we perceive.

Thank you again!

…hinge on this question. E.g., if an agent believes they have had an experience, or have actually had the experience, the downstream consequences for cognition and action are much the same.

So I would hope even radical skeptics on the consciousness point can still draw something from… (4)