kwitschas @kwitschas@social.cleverlibre.org

@NicoleCRust @albertcardona @matthewcobb
One of the things I've been struggling with recently is how the vast majority of papers (including most or arguably all of mine) don't propose an idea that could in principle get us closer to understanding how the brain does what it does. I have the feeling that there was this moment in time when people were coming up with tons of crazy theories. They were all wrong (probably) but it was exciting. Now we're just talking about how many dimensions a 'neural manifold' has and I just can't get excited about that (sorry manifold people). In my case, I think I've had a small handful of ideas that went in the direction I'd like neuroscience to be going in of proposing ideas that could scale to part of a full explanation of the brain, but I haven't pursued them because they were hard to define or get funding for. My resolution for 2023 is to focus more on those interesting questions and less on things that I think are easy to get published or get funding. For what it's worth, the biggest challenge to neuroscience I reckon is how it can operate in a stable way based on what seems to be a surprisingly unstable substrate (e.g. synaptic turnover). If I had a good idea about how to solve that problem, that's what I'd be working on.

Please Boost! We have an amazing REU Program in Integrative Biology at UT Austin that is focused on Biodiversity Science! Fieldwork, collections-based research, organisms... and to boot amazing mentors! Help spread the word to your undergrads!
https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/academics/stengl-wyer-reu-program

thanks to everyone who's been supporting this post. i haven't gotten contacted yet but i'm still hopeful. i should add, i want a data entry position but i will take any fully remote non-customer-facing wfh job. clerical work and other admin assistance stuff like that is fine.

hi, im an autistic adult looking for fully remote work in data entry. i type 100 WPM+ with years of computer experience and i'm fully available all times of day except thursday afternoon. i keep getting contacted by indeed scams so the website is unusable. if you know a real company looking for fully remote data entry workers, please contact me.

#wfh #jobsearching #dataentry

Received 270 review invites in 2022.

Let's assume I reject all, but do my due diligence.

1. carefully read email & abstract
2. consider request
3. reject x2
4. think & recommend 1 or 2 reviewers
5. write awkward "sorry" email to editor in case it's a friend

That's ~10min each, not counting interrupted workflow, ~45 hours.

Genuinely interested how others deal w this. I don't feel comfortable just deleting review requests, but it's totally gotten out of hand.

What are sustainable solutions?

Also, remember that #Elsevier owns #Mendeley, which it uses to collect data on you. #Zotero is #OpenSource and not run a by an EvilCorp.

See this blog by @eikofried and Robin Kok on Elsevier's #data extraction and collection practices.

Lots of reasons to ditch anything to do with Elsevier.

#OpenScience #OpenAccess #research
https://eiko-fried.com/welcome-to-hotel-elsevier-you-can-check-out-any-time-you-like-not/

date: 2022-12-27 13:22:17
by: Oiwi Parker Jones

AWS and EPSRC are kindly funding a #PhDposition (DPhil) to work with me on deep learning and electrophysiology (for neural speech prosthetics). Deadline 20 Jan: https://aims.robots.ox.ac.uk/media/12256/parker-jones-2022-aws-aims-cdt-dphil-advert.pdf @OxEngSci @OxfordRobots #BrainComputerInterface #Neuroscience #DeepLearning #OxfordUniversity

Source🦖:
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1607728577931366402
#PhdPosition

#StarTrek

New paper! Full text is now available.

Working Memory Is Complex and Dynamic, Like Your Thoughts
https://direct.mit.edu/jocn/article/35/1/17/113628/Working-Memory-Is-Complex-and-Dynamic-Like-Your
#neuroscience

Call for papers on: “The influence of the group on cognition and emotion”

@Nature’s Scientific Reports calls for psychology and neuroscience work on the influence of social groups on cognition and emotion.

Submission deadline: 21st June 2023

For more info see https://www.nature.com/collections/hahdhchhjh

Editors on Mastodon:
@amykrosch
@zogmaister

#Psychology
@psychology
#SocialPsychology
#SocialScience
@socialpsych
#Cognition
#Emotion
#Neuroscience

It's almost 2023, and I'm ready!

***RIKEN BTCC Talk Series***
[Title]
How People Form Beliefs

[Speaker]
Tali Sharot
Professor
University College London

[Date & Time]
2023/1/18, 18:00- (JST)

[Event Format]
ZOOM Webinar

[Registration Link]
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lq50xd0oSg6Wvej4pvw4VQ

#Neuroscience
#Psychology
#DecisionScience

8. How was this the best year of my life?

2022 was a rough year for many reasons but if you're reading this that means you got through it.

By asking this question you focus your mind on gratitude and place yourself in the best position to make the most of 2023.

#xp

The historic MBL Physiology Course is now accepting applications! If you're interested in learning more about the course and the application process, be sure to join us on Friday, January 13 at 9 AM PT for a virtual open house (https://berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlc-6gpjgjEt3OkOiHp6MCLgLm1HQiPOX6).

More info about the course is available here: https://www.mbl.edu/education/advanced-research-training-courses/course-offerings/physiology-modern-cell-biology-using-microscopic-biochemical-and-computational-approaches

Interesting pi positions in Tübingen https://ellis.eu/PI2023

Every year at Christmas now I think about Christmas 8 years ago when I nearly died with my wife, child and in-laws.

I share this every year over on the Bird Site and will share it here now.

It was Christmas Eve. 9 year old was just 1. We were staying at my in-laws who had an acreage just outside Red Deer at the time. We went to bed a bit late but the night was good. 1 year old wasn’t up too much.

Is there a pre-existing hashtag on Mastodon to find PhD position posts? I'm interested in seeing if there's anything out there in the Not-particularly-faddish directions I pursue.

Inspired by @RichardKeppler ’s post over on the old site, I’d like to wish a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all you awesome people who were in this online space before me (thank you for your welcome, acceptance, and/or tolerance) and all of you newbies with whom I flocked over here.

Here’s to a beautiful 2023.