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π¨ JOB alert: π’
We are looking for a PhD student to work on our international @wellcometrust.bsky.social project on information gathering in OCD and Schizophrenia!
If you have a background in computational psychiatry / neuroimnaging and speak German, apply here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
23.02.2026 07:37 β
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Congratulations! Super cool work
09.02.2026 17:25 β
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π§ New year, new preprint!
Why does motor learning involve multiple brain regions? We propose that the cortico-cerebellar system learns a "map" of actions where similar movements are nearby, while basal ganglia do RL in this simplified space.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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There are 3 Oxford-based post doc positions for this Wellcome Trust project that will be advertised soon!
If you have experinece in neurostimulation (tms/tus) and/or modelling of cogneuro data in humans do contact one of us (me, @mkflugge.bsky.social @lilweb.bsky.social, Jacinta OShea) to discuss!
20.11.2025 12:21 β
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Congrats Wanjun! Look forward to reading π
10.11.2025 12:00 β
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βI wish I had taken part soonerβ: how a medical trial transformed a young personβs life
Exclusive: Gulliver Waite signed up after antidepressants and talking therapies failed to alleviate clinical depression
Gulliver Waite took part in the PAX-D trial testing Pramipexole for treatment resistant depression @ox.ac.uk. He told @theguardian.com how being part of the study made a difference to his life.
π Gulliver's story
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
π The findings www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/parkins...
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UCL β 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).
Post doc job alert π’! Announcing a v exciting job on a Wellcome-funded project in my group at UCL, looking at auditory hallucinations... Advert here π: rb.gy/230w8l - deadline is end of Oct. Please apply! 1/5
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Development of robust, single-subject markers of predictive inference for computational psychiatry
Looking for a PhD next year? Want to come and work on the next generation of OPM-MEG/EEG biomarkers in computational psychiatry?
Apply for our MRC iCase studentship with @mkflugge.bsky.social, collabs with @lilweb.bsky.social + industrial placement at P1Vital:
www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/study/gradua...
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well done ondrej!! this is the best!!!
24.09.2025 16:51 β
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Computational postdoc ad for KCL funded by the Wellcome Trust on the NEPTUNE project
π§ We're hiring a computational postdoc!
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
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π’ We're hiring a Research Assistant in cognitive neuroscience & computational psychiatry! π’
Join us at UCL to conduct an MEG study of reward & memory, exploring how brain signals link to variability in apathy and anhedonia.
π apply from next week: lmdlab.github.io
π¨closes September 12th!
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a penguin is sticking his head out of a hole next to a job application
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π’ We are hiring! π’
For our @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant on information gathering biases in #OCD and #Schizophrenia, we are looking for a Postdoc in Computational Modelling, supervised by Peter Dayan and myself.
Interested? See all the details in the job advert here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
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UCL β 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).
We are recruiting a new PI at the FIL @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social, Associate or Full Professor. This is an amazing place to do cognitive neuroscience, in the heart of London. If you or someone you know might be interested, please pass it on. #neuroskyence
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL β 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).
π’ Job announcement: Two (!) 3-year postdoc jobs in our lab at UCL π’
π§ π«π 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/...
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In our preprint "Limited evidence for reduced learning rate adaptation in anxious-depression, before or after treatment", led by @stephsuddell.bsky.social and Lili Zhang, we fail to find a robust association between anxious-depression and learning rate adaptation
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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π¨ Job adverts LIVE! π¨
We want to understand how the brain supports abstract cognition in psychosis, using cutting-edge neuroscience.
Non-Clinical RA:
lnkd.in/eva-Zzfj
Clinical RA:
lnkd.in/eSgdad_F
Postdoc:
lnkd.in/eid8gtbR
Oxford University
Due June 23
28.05.2025 09:50 β
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Feel like doing some really exciting mouse work with a fantastic PI in Oxford? Come join our lab!!
13.05.2025 11:11 β
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Fantastic opportunity on a very cool project!
12.05.2025 10:09 β
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If anyone is interested in coming to London to work on interesting computational psychiatry questions feel free to get in touch!
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09.05.2025 12:27 β
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mad!
09.04.2025 20:59 β
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π¨π«π€ RLDM Workshop announcement:
"Game on: Leveraging Gamification in Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience"
Contributed talks submissions now OPEN: shorturl.at/0p0Jd
Looking forward to seeing you in Dublin!
w/ @luiantaverra.bsky.social & @ingrdmrtn.bsky.social
21.02.2025 10:12 β
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Well done Sam!! π₯³
12.02.2025 16:35 β
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come and work in the UCL Neuroscience & Mental Health group, with @olijrobinson.bsky.social!
06.02.2025 13:18 β
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BAMB!
Course philosophy
Our goal isβ to teach advanced techniques in model-based analysis of behavior (humans and other animals) to cognitive and computational neuroscientists at PhD and early career levels...
Our Barcelona-based summer school, BAMB! (bambschool.org) just opened applications! Come join us: 15-24th July, to learn how to model behavioral data using RL, Bayesian, latent variable models, RNNs, DDMs & more! #BAMB2025
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** We are hiring ** Associate Prof / Full Prof position in Cognitive Neuroscience. Amazing department, rated top in the UK for research power in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Can hire internationally, so flagging for USA colleagues (all countries welcome). Come join us in London
22.01.2025 22:36 β
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Very excited that our (@ingrdmrtn.bsky.social, Luianta Verra & myself) RLDM 2025 Workshop "Game on: Leveraging Gamification to Understand Cognitive and Computational Mechanisms" has been accepted!
We will soon be opening a call for contributed talks - stay tuned if you are interested!
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