Stephanie Noble

Other paper-writing realities include:

“The most important element of a paper is the title—think of the ratio of the number of titles you read to the number of papers you read.”

“The abstract is, for most readers, the only part of the paper that will be read.”

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Always be wary of:
1) test > train performance
2) great accuracy predicting cognition from brain data

(okay, #2 is less strict, but we do tend to see modest performance predicting cognitive scores in humans)

Nice tips and conversation in here for promotion letter writing

OPINION: Moments are being taken away from the next generation of scientists I’m 17 years old. In AP Psychology, our final project is to design an experiment, collect data, and write up the results. My teacher suggests that our group, fascinated by

"Science is not just something I do; it’s a core facet of who I am. If science is taken from me, an important piece of me will be gone."- @feliciatuchman.bsky.social
@sciforgood.bsky.social

Bravo, friend! So well done. We can't just switch off what inspires us, especially when it is under attack.

Brenda Milner just turned 107. Happy birthday!
On my very first day as a PI at the MNI, she was right in front of me in the cafeteria line.
She was already nearly 100, and still coming to work.
What a legend.

Numbers on how much we’re seeing a decrease in both non-competitive (i.e., continuations of existing award) and moreso new grants.

For those interested in the latest in thinking about indirect cost reimbursement...

Here is a one-page summary of the FAIR model.

www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...

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Poster for an in-person “Rally & Teach-In” organized by Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island on Saturday, July 19th at 1:00 PM PT at Lake Merritt Amphitheater in Oakland, CA. The event is part of the Summer Fight for Science and marks the launch of “Stop Billionaires Summer” in the SF Bay Area. The poster includes a red and beige color scheme, bold red text, and an illustration of the Statue of Liberty holding a raised fist. It invites scientists, activists, and community members to speak out for science, democracy, and the planet. Logos for Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island and Stand Up for Science appear at the bottom, along with a QR code and the website Standupforscience.net.

📣 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We’ve got an exciting rally & teach-in coming up July 19th in Oakland, CA.

Want to help? 💥 Be part of the in-person OR virtual crew making this event possible.

🧪 ✊ Sign up to volunteer here:
👉 www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AAB...

#Oakland
#California

Oh wow...everything old really is new again.

In the early days of search engines (think HotBot, Alta Vista, Ask Jeeves etc), website developers would often trick them into giving their sites higher rankings by adding a bunch of key words/phrases into the site as white text on a white background.

Excited for #ASSC and presenting some of our lab’s recent projects on LLM introspection and on what visual features make mental images vivid. 🧵 #consciousness

This remains an incredible case of red state Attorney Generals preferring loyalty to Trump over the material outcomes of their citizens. Trump illegally cut off resources to their universities and state economies and they were fine with it.

Also Fri + Sat, check out @alexkfischbach.bsky.social new approach for correcting subcortical CSF artifact. She loves hearing people’s thoughts about all things subctx so do stop by!

bsky.app/profile/alex...

Fri + Sat, check out @halleeshearer.bsky.social ‘s talk & poster on her BrainEffeX web app
(+ great reliability x naturalistic talk yesterday!)

bsky.app/profile/hall...

a kangaroo is holding a guitar in its paws while standing on its hind legs . ALT: a kangaroo is holding a guitar in its paws while standing on its hind legs .

Loving the program for #OHBM2025 ! If you’re into subcortical measurement (@alexkfischbach.bsky.social) or brain stats (@halleeshearer.bsky.social), we’ve got some additions for you 👇🏽

The Open Science Room has been an exciting space at the OHBM Meeting for many years, but its future is threatened. Please sign this petition to signal your support for preserving a dedicated space for the OSR at future meetings. ohbm.github.io/osr2025/peti...

🧠 Join us at Brainhack 2025 in Brisbane!
We’re running a Neurodesk workshop on reproducible, portable neuroimaging workflows.
📅 21 June
🌐 Learn, hack, and contribute! 💻🌏
🔗 ohbm.github.io/hackathon202...

#Neurodesk #Brainhack2025 #Neuroimaging #OpenScience

A look at the state-of-the-art in precision psychiatry 👇🏽

Excited to share our latest research on predictive models of cognitive functioning in early psychosis, now out in @dpn-journal.bsky.social rdcu.be/epkaQ

Today I will be attending a conference at Stanford University, in honor of Susan Holmes, who is retiring. She has been an essential driving force for our microbiome research.

Bridging Biology and Statistics: Insights and Innovations for Modern Biology

www.eventcreate.com/e/stats4mode...

I had a heartbreaking conversation with a talented trainee who spent 1 month on their Hanna Gray application (only have that program canceled after submission). Followed by a pep talk. And an insightful brainstorm around the Q: how can we (professors) do better for trainees in uncertain times?

Woo great news! We’re lucky to have you 💪🏽

It might not be immediately apparent to someone who's not faculty working full-time in a specific research area, but there's a huge amount of junk out there that looks very similar to quality research. LLMs struggle to avoid it. It gums up the results for Elicit, Consensus, etc.

A graphic detailing the NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize on a turquoise and blue background. In the top left is the NINDS logo. Below it is a bullhorn with the text, “Deadline Extended! June 6th, 2025”. To the right is the text, “Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize”. Below is a white box with yellow arrows on the left side and a fallout saying, “WE WANT YOU”. To the right is the text: “-For individuals and small teams of early-career rigor champions enhancing attention to rigor, -Provide responses to six prompts describing your efforts, -Up to two $10,000, three $5,000, and six $2,500 cash awards!” Learn more: Details and how to enter: https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=ninds-early-career-rigor-champions-prize Informational video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyszRbPyfHY” In the bottom right is an image of Rodin’s “The Thinker” sculpture.

📢 Calling all early-career scientists who have promoted enhanced research rigor:

The deadline for the NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions prize has been extended to 6/6/25!

Describe your efforts in six short prompts for your chance to win a CASH prize of up to $10k!

Up to 11 awards will be made!

Join us in beautiful Santa Barbara! We're hiring a full-time junior specialist/research technician to play a central role in data collection & analysis of brain imaging studies of pregnancy & menopause.

Learn more & apply at: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02974

Or help us spread the word 💫

Alright, time for a thread! This new collaboration with Erkan is an extension of our stats-heavy approach to understanding reproducibility and replications. It is based on our theoretical framework and previous results reported over a series of papers in the last five years.

#metasci #sts #philsci

Thanks for having me, Northwestern Neuro! So invigorating to discuss vital work to understand brain health & disease here and nearby @rodbraga.bsky.social @brightmg.bsky.social @katieinsel.bsky.social &c

Let’s keep investing in these critical research hubs 🚀

"I would not have dared to dream that metastatic melanoma would become a treatable disease in my lifetime. Yet here we are today, with 43% of people diagnosed with metastatic melanoma living 10 years or more, due to treatments that we broadly refer to as cancer immunotherapy." Barry P. Sleckman, UAB

IMO it's one of those perfect words. Very fitting for lots of situations

Glad you enjoy it! It has such a colorful story behind it too, super relatable for so many of us

A wonderful word, in fact: ultracrepidation

From “ne sutor ultra crepidam” (above the shoe), referring to a story where a cobbler criticizes a painting above the foot

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@psychonetrics.bsky.social