Alexandra Schmid

Centering cognitive neuroscience on task demands and generalization - Nature Neuroscience Task demands are a primary determiner of behavior and neurophysiology. Here the authors discuss how understanding their influence through multitask studies and tests of generalization is the key to ar...

Datasets like NSD & THINGS offer rich stimuli but often test a single task.

After great conversations at #CCN2025 on multi-task studies & generalization in brains & models, I thought I would repost our perspective for those interested in this topic. We need multiple tasks!👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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The Story So Far All Chapters So Far, In Temporal Order Of Posting

We’ve updated this post with the latest chapters of our story. Note that you can look at the chapters in any order! The content and format of each post varies, so start with the one that draws you in most…

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I’m coming out as a DID system.
This post is where I start to make that public.
If you’ve known me professionally, this might offer context—or raise questions. I’m okay with both.

@lisafeldmanbarrett.bsky.social I'd love to meet you and talk about consciousness.

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People talk a lot about objects, but what about the softness of a cushion, the greenness of an emerald, or the viscosity of oil? In our work just published @pnas.org, we shed light on how we make sense of the hundreds of materials around us.
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#SfN2023 Poster session is starting soon. Find me at board VV4 between 1-5pm!

Excited to share that I will join the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam as Assistant Professor for #CompCogNeuro in January!

My lab will study the link b/w spontaneous behaviors & brain activity during vision/recall/imagery - focusing on multi-task studies to find general principles. 🧠🟦 🧠🤖 #PsychSciSky

Material category of visual objects computed from specular image structure - Nature Human Behaviour Schmid et al. examine how humans perceive material classes from image structure produced by surface reflectance properties.

Excited to share my paper with K.Doerscher & P.Barla @NatHumBehav!

By varying the physical properties of (rendered photorealistic) objects, we show that image structure produced by specular reflections drives visual perception of material category!

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