Hao-Ting Wang

The left is missing out on AI As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right

excellent piece, and should be required reading for anyone skeptical of the technical capabilities and policy implications of AI.

there are certainly exceptions, but by and large, the political left is currently treating what should be a five-alarm fire like a distasteful spectator sport.

everyone gets to decide for themselves what tools they want to use, and no one is obligated to try to help develop, steer, or regulate any technology, including AI. but remember that refusing to engage doesn't stall the conversation; it just means the people you disagree with get to drive it.

You can check this out now: compose.neurosynth.org

We're continuing to add even more features to streamline and automate meta-analysis-- making it a key part of every scientist's toolkit!

Very happy to see this last thesis paper in press @natcomms.nature.com! We combine intracranial EEG with multimodal MRI to study how interregional similarity in neurophysiology relates to different network scales ⚡ 🧠

Full story 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This release contains a lot of deprecation so make sure to check out the release notes to see if you may be affected by those breaking changes.

nilearn.github.io/stable/chang...

Nilearn 0.13.0 is out Hello y’all and happy new year !!! We have just released Nilearn 0.13.0! 🚀 This is a major release with some new features and a LOT of deprecations: Support for sklearn set_output to extract data ...

How about starting the new year with a new Nilearn release?

Sure: here is Nilearn 0.13.0 for y'all!!!

New features: extract data to pandas or polars dataframes, get cluster statistics for surface analysis...

More info here: neurostars.org/t/nilearn-0-...

LMAO I listened to both episodes it was a trip

Poster - Cognitive Neuroscience Society March 7 – 10, 2026 Submit a Poster

We'll be at #CNS2026!

Check out our abstract: www.cogneurosociety.org/poster/?id=7...

If you want to talk meta-analyses or extracting structured information from articles (NLP/LLMs) in person, let's connect ☕ (Vancouver March 7th-10th)

#Neuroskyence #Neuroscience #AcademicChatter

Very much looking forward to this series of workshops on the computational ingredients of reasoning. We have an amazing lineup of speakers from diverse backgrounds, and there will be lots of opportunities for discussion. Please consider attending!

I'm happy to announce the release 0.3 of hidimstat that provides variable importance analysis for high-dimensional predictive models.
The release features a new API and lots of novel methods: LOCO inference, Permutation Feature Importance, pdp, ...
hidimstat.github.io
pip install hidimstat

Happy to announce the 0.1.5 release of sanssouci. This lightweight library is the basis for tight post-hoc control of the false discovery proportion in high-dimensional (e.g. mass univariate) seetings.

github.com/sanssouci-or...

pip install sanssouci

🧠 New paper alert (the 1st one from our new lab)!
Led by 1st author & VR wizard @jaquent.bsky.social

@natcomms.nature.com

How do our brains distinguish novel from familiar places as we explore our environments, e.g., a new city?

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

🧵 Thread below with key findings ⬇️

Neurosynth Compose Quickstart Tutorial Series - YouTube Get started with Neurosynth Compose: https://compose.neurosynth.org/

💡🎥🎭 We have a short video series to help you get a jump-start on your Meta-Analyses! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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...

Also I found that even the vibe coding output can do the correct thing, it usually doesn't use higher level functions so the cognitive load of reading it is really high 🙃

Sapiens Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m

Episode 46: Sapiens

It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.

SIMBA: Scalable Image Modeling using a Bayesian Approach, A Consistent Framework for Including Spatial Dependencies in fMRI Studies Bayesian spatial modeling provides a flexible framework for whole-brain fMRI analysis by explicitly incorporating spatial dependencies, overcoming the limitations of traditional massive univariate app...

And the next step? Full voxel-level modeling.

Recent numerical advances cracked the scalability barrier. Voxel-level hierarchical modeling is now feasible, revealing just how punishing traditional multiple-comparison adjustments really are.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.12825

Northeastern University is recruiting an Assistant Professor in Music, AI and Brain Health. 🧠🎶

Faculty have the chance to be part of the (smart, fun) Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health (and be my neighbor).

Please help spread the word!

northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Thank you Micah. Let's find a time to zoom? I would love to see you again soon.

I worked with Jonny for 5 years during my formative years as a scientist. He influenced how I see life deeply. Although I won't hear him explain things to me again, his words and kindness will live through those whom he inspired. We were so lucky to have him in our lives. We miss you a lot, Jonny.

Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...

Y'all. N>3,800. !!!!!!!

Goodness gracious.

Community Review: BEP038 - Atlases and Templates · bids-standard bids-specification · Discussion #2250 We are pleased to announce the community review period for BIDS Extension Proposal (BEP) 038! BEP038 extends the BIDS standard to describe BIDS Derivatives datasets that are intended to be distribu...

We are pleased to announce that BIDS Extension Proposal 038 - Atlases is open for community review!

github.com/bids-standar...

The review period is open from November 10 - November 21.
#bids #neuroimaging

Over 5,000 researchers oppose order to share 25 years of federal grant applicant data More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a parliamentary committee order that they say draws parallels with the U.S. government’s crackdown on equity, diversity and ...

“It looks like the committee is looking to prove something that they already believe, rather than look objectively at the data to see what it does say,” Watson-Creed said.

Boy does it.

www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

If we’re talking about ‘generational investment’, Canada needs faculty positions for postdocs.

There have been virtually no cog psych/neuro jobs in the past three years.

It's my talk at noon ET today! People told me the QR code didn't work do here's the link to the event page - criugm.qc.ca/evenements/o...

Community members describe confrontation with federal agents - Evanston RoundTable Evanston community clashes with federal immigration authorities after car crash. Residents detained, pepper spray used. Mayor demands review.

My sister lives in #Evanston, IL and feels the severity of the situation is not well reported nationally. The local paper interviewed residents after the Halloween assaults, and she says that matches what she's seen herself and heard from neighbors.

evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...

Also the linkedin bro speech pattern is very off putting for engagement

How to even use social media for promoting research when many people are saturated with social media and online engagement? I have way less desire to post here than I did on Twitter back in the day.