Julian Matthews
@quining.bsky.social
Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology
cognitive science, philosophy of mind, metacognition, consciousness.
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cognitive science, philosophy of mind, metacognition, consciousness.
(he/him) 🇦🇺➡️🇯🇵➡️🇦🇺
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Julian Matthews
@quining.bsky.social
· Sep 30
🚨 Out now in @commspsychol.nature.com 🚨
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Our #RegisteredReport tested whether the order of task decisions and confidence ratings bias #metacognition.
Some said decisions → confidence enhances metacognition. If true, decades of findings will be affected.
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Our #RegisteredReport tested whether the order of task decisions and confidence ratings bias #metacognition.
Some said decisions → confidence enhances metacognition. If true, decades of findings will be affected.
It was a pleasure publishing with CommsPsychol in the RR format. Highly recommended! 🌟
Decisions and confidence ratings are crucial to metacognition research. This Registered Report finds that the order in which first and second order ratings are collected has little effect on metacognitive efficiency.
@quining.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@quining.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The order of task decisions and confidence ratings has little effect on metacognition - Communications Psychology
Decisions and confidence ratings are crucial to metacognition research. A concern is whether the order in which first and second order ratings are collected may affect results. This Registered Report finds order has little effect on metacognitive efficiency.
www.nature.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It was a pleasure publishing with CommsPsychol in the RR format. Highly recommended! 🌟
🚨 Out now in @commspsychol.nature.com 🚨
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Our #RegisteredReport tested whether the order of task decisions and confidence ratings bias #metacognition.
Some said decisions → confidence enhances metacognition. If true, decades of findings will be affected.
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Our #RegisteredReport tested whether the order of task decisions and confidence ratings bias #metacognition.
Some said decisions → confidence enhances metacognition. If true, decades of findings will be affected.
September 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🚨 Out now in @commspsychol.nature.com 🚨
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Our #RegisteredReport tested whether the order of task decisions and confidence ratings bias #metacognition.
Some said decisions → confidence enhances metacognition. If true, decades of findings will be affected.
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Our #RegisteredReport tested whether the order of task decisions and confidence ratings bias #metacognition.
Some said decisions → confidence enhances metacognition. If true, decades of findings will be affected.
Reposted by Julian Matthews
CIFAR invites applications for senior PhD and postdocs to participate in the Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School, held in Montebello, Canada Dec 10-12, 2025. The Winter School is hosted by members of CIFAR’s Brain, Mind, and Consciousness program. Please repost.
cifar.ca/next-generat... 🧠🧪
cifar.ca/next-generat... 🧠🧪
June 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
CIFAR invites applications for senior PhD and postdocs to participate in the Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School, held in Montebello, Canada Dec 10-12, 2025. The Winter School is hosted by members of CIFAR’s Brain, Mind, and Consciousness program. Please repost.
cifar.ca/next-generat... 🧠🧪
cifar.ca/next-generat... 🧠🧪
My family and I will take part in the Memory Walk this year supporting those living with dementia and their current/former carers ♥️
We would appreciate any donations you can spare: www.memorywalk.com.au/fundraisers/...
We would appreciate any donations you can spare: www.memorywalk.com.au/fundraisers/...
Help Anna Raise Funds To Beat Dementia!
On Saturday, 24 May, I'm taking part in Redcliffe's Memory Walk & Jog to raise funds to support Australians impacted by dementia. This is a cause close to my heart and I would love your support. Pleas...
www.memorywalk.com.au
April 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
My family and I will take part in the Memory Walk this year supporting those living with dementia and their current/former carers ♥️
We would appreciate any donations you can spare: www.memorywalk.com.au/fundraisers/...
We would appreciate any donations you can spare: www.memorywalk.com.au/fundraisers/...
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Using a confidence-accuracy dissociation paradigm, the study finds that multisensory integration follows subjective confidence instead of objective accuracy. Further modeling suggests shared computations between confidence and multisensory integration.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Automatic multisensory integration follows subjective confidence rather than objective performance - Communications Psychology
Using a confidence-accuracy dissociation paradigm, the study finds that multisensory integration follows subjective confidence instead of objective accuracy. Further modeling suggests shared computati...
www.nature.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Using a confidence-accuracy dissociation paradigm, the study finds that multisensory integration follows subjective confidence instead of objective accuracy. Further modeling suggests shared computations between confidence and multisensory integration.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Lovely/comprehensive review of metacognition and functional neurological disorder; a condition that demands a metacognitive interpretation: doi.org/10.1093/brai...
The emerging picture aligns with findings in psychopathology more broadly—metacognitive performance is often equivalent to controls.
The emerging picture aligns with findings in psychopathology more broadly—metacognitive performance is often equivalent to controls.
Going ‘meta’: a systematic review of metacognition and functional neurological disorder
Sadnicka et al., overview experimental data that has examined metacognition in patients with functional neurological disorders (FND). Interestingly, most s
doi.org
January 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Lovely/comprehensive review of metacognition and functional neurological disorder; a condition that demands a metacognitive interpretation: doi.org/10.1093/brai...
The emerging picture aligns with findings in psychopathology more broadly—metacognitive performance is often equivalent to controls.
The emerging picture aligns with findings in psychopathology more broadly—metacognitive performance is often equivalent to controls.
Reposted by Julian Matthews
Having now read two dozen or so ARC Discovery Project EOIs the best advice I can give everyone preparing one is to simplify their writing a lot. You're not writing for experts, the whole College of Experts is involved, you'll have people who have no clue about your discipline assessing this
December 3, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Having now read two dozen or so ARC Discovery Project EOIs the best advice I can give everyone preparing one is to simplify their writing a lot. You're not writing for experts, the whole College of Experts is involved, you'll have people who have no clue about your discipline assessing this
Reposted by Julian Matthews
Excited to be here with @bethfisher.bsky.social and Mengting Zhang from @monash-m3cs.bsky.social at ACNS mers.cventevents.com/event/ACNS20... @acnsau.bsky.social
I'll be presenting active inference modelling work on meditative deconstruction and letting go.
I'll be presenting active inference modelling work on meditative deconstruction and letting go.
HOME - ACNS 2024 Conference
mers.cventevents.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Excited to be here with @bethfisher.bsky.social and Mengting Zhang from @monash-m3cs.bsky.social at ACNS mers.cventevents.com/event/ACNS20... @acnsau.bsky.social
I'll be presenting active inference modelling work on meditative deconstruction and letting go.
I'll be presenting active inference modelling work on meditative deconstruction and letting go.
Reposted by Julian Matthews
now out in Cerebral Cortex! my newest opinion piece,
"Introspective psychophysics for the study of subjective experience"
#neuroskyence #neuroAI #consciousness #introspection #psychology
academic.oup.com/cercor/advan...
"Introspective psychophysics for the study of subjective experience"
#neuroskyence #neuroAI #consciousness #introspection #psychology
academic.oup.com/cercor/advan...
Introspective psychophysics for the study of subjective experience
Abstract. Studying subjective experience is hard. We believe that pain is not identical to nociception, nor pleasure a computational reward signal, nor fea
academic.oup.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:49 PM
now out in Cerebral Cortex! my newest opinion piece,
"Introspective psychophysics for the study of subjective experience"
#neuroskyence #neuroAI #consciousness #introspection #psychology
academic.oup.com/cercor/advan...
"Introspective psychophysics for the study of subjective experience"
#neuroskyence #neuroAI #consciousness #introspection #psychology
academic.oup.com/cercor/advan...
Reposted by Julian Matthews
finally published! Optimal metacognitive decision strategies in signal detection theory -- with the brilliant Brian Maniscalco and Lucie Charles
#neuroskyence #neuroAI #metacognition #consciousness #psychology
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
#neuroskyence #neuroAI #metacognition #consciousness #psychology
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Optimal metacognitive decision strategies in signal detection theory - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Signal detection theory (SDT) has long provided the field of psychology with a simple but powerful model of how observers make decisions under uncertainty. SDT can distinguish sensitivity from respons...
link.springer.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:05 PM
finally published! Optimal metacognitive decision strategies in signal detection theory -- with the brilliant Brian Maniscalco and Lucie Charles
#neuroskyence #neuroAI #metacognition #consciousness #psychology
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
#neuroskyence #neuroAI #metacognition #consciousness #psychology
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
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In this new preprint @smfleming.bsky.social and I present a new theory of the functions and evolution of conscious vision. This is a big project: osf.io/preprints/ps.... We'd love to get your comments!
November 22, 2024 at 7:20 PM
In this new preprint @smfleming.bsky.social and I present a new theory of the functions and evolution of conscious vision. This is a big project: osf.io/preprints/ps.... We'd love to get your comments!
ABC's Philosopher's Zone is a favourite of mine from the radio station's stable.
Here's the wonderful recent episode on animal+ sentience with @birchlse.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Here's the wonderful recent episode on animal+ sentience with @birchlse.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Sentience - ABC listen
Sentience is a puzzle - and an increasingly important one. The question of exactly what constitutes sentience, and which organisms possess it, is hotly contested. But with scientific evidence emerging...
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2024 at 5:14 AM
ABC's Philosopher's Zone is a favourite of mine from the radio station's stable.
Here's the wonderful recent episode on animal+ sentience with @birchlse.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Here's the wonderful recent episode on animal+ sentience with @birchlse.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Reposted by Julian Matthews
Is perceptual novelty important in your research? We created, standardised, and validated a database of truly novel perceptual stimuli (matched to BOSS objects on size, contrast, luminance & colourfulness) so you don't have to! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#cogpsy #psychology #EEG #neuroskyence
#cogpsy #psychology #EEG #neuroskyence
Standardised images of novel objects created with generative adversarial networks - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Standardised images of novel objects created with generative adversarial networks
www.nature.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Is perceptual novelty important in your research? We created, standardised, and validated a database of truly novel perceptual stimuli (matched to BOSS objects on size, contrast, luminance & colourfulness) so you don't have to! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#cogpsy #psychology #EEG #neuroskyence
#cogpsy #psychology #EEG #neuroskyence
Reposted by Julian Matthews
Our latest work, up as a preprint to enjoy.
We gave LLMs tasks adapted from experimental psychology to see how they contribute to teamwork.
We found LLMs were reasonable at monitoring tasks but were poor at tasks requiring planning and strategising.
We gave LLMs tasks adapted from experimental psychology to see how they contribute to teamwork.
We found LLMs were reasonable at monitoring tasks but were poor at tasks requiring planning and strategising.
How well do Large Language Models perform as team members? Testing teamwork capabilities of LLMs: http://osf.io/qyfrw/
November 15, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Our latest work, up as a preprint to enjoy.
We gave LLMs tasks adapted from experimental psychology to see how they contribute to teamwork.
We found LLMs were reasonable at monitoring tasks but were poor at tasks requiring planning and strategising.
We gave LLMs tasks adapted from experimental psychology to see how they contribute to teamwork.
We found LLMs were reasonable at monitoring tasks but were poor at tasks requiring planning and strategising.
Reposted by Julian Matthews
It was only a matter of time - a metacognition starter pack!
Do let me know if I’ve missed people or if you’d like to be added
#neuroskyence 🧪
go.bsky.app/9PSjwLF
Do let me know if I’ve missed people or if you’d like to be added
#neuroskyence 🧪
go.bsky.app/9PSjwLF
November 13, 2024 at 8:20 AM
It was only a matter of time - a metacognition starter pack!
Do let me know if I’ve missed people or if you’d like to be added
#neuroskyence 🧪
go.bsky.app/9PSjwLF
Do let me know if I’ve missed people or if you’d like to be added
#neuroskyence 🧪
go.bsky.app/9PSjwLF
Reposted by Julian Matthews
In our latest work on curiosity, we show how autistic traits influence free exploration! Out now in PLOSCompBiol!
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Autistic traits foster effective curiosity-driven exploration
Author summary Research has long recognized that individuals display curiosity and explore their environments in order to learn. It is suggested that personal characteristics, including autistic trait...
journals.plos.org
November 13, 2024 at 5:34 PM
In our latest work on curiosity, we show how autistic traits influence free exploration! Out now in PLOSCompBiol!
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Reposted by Julian Matthews
New preprint where @mmrobinson93.bsky.social and I jump into the literature on meta-cognition (hopefully in a useful way!): osf.io/preprints/os... We show that a simple memory model (TCC) can be straightforwardly adapted to make predictions about confidence #neuroscience #psychscisky
November 13, 2024 at 7:22 PM
New preprint where @mmrobinson93.bsky.social and I jump into the literature on meta-cognition (hopefully in a useful way!): osf.io/preprints/os... We show that a simple memory model (TCC) can be straightforwardly adapted to make predictions about confidence #neuroscience #psychscisky
Reposted by Julian Matthews
I think it was missing to I created a Consciousness Science Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/T8z9NP4
I can still add ~90 people so if you want to jump in, let me know!
And if you don't want to be there, let me know as well of course.
The boundaries of consciousness research can be hard to determine!
go.bsky.app/T8z9NP4
I can still add ~90 people so if you want to jump in, let me know!
And if you don't want to be there, let me know as well of course.
The boundaries of consciousness research can be hard to determine!
November 12, 2024 at 10:14 AM
I think it was missing to I created a Consciousness Science Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/T8z9NP4
I can still add ~90 people so if you want to jump in, let me know!
And if you don't want to be there, let me know as well of course.
The boundaries of consciousness research can be hard to determine!
go.bsky.app/T8z9NP4
I can still add ~90 people so if you want to jump in, let me know!
And if you don't want to be there, let me know as well of course.
The boundaries of consciousness research can be hard to determine!
Reposted by Julian Matthews
Welcome Mel! Great to have you on here
Just joined Bluesky. Looking forward to this new adventure.
November 8, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Welcome Mel! Great to have you on here
Reposted by Julian Matthews
Hi Bluesky! ☀️
We are an open-source statistics program that is free, friendly, & flexible. Armed with an easy-to-use GUI, we enable both classical & Bayesian analyses.
Over 340 universities in over 70 countries use JASP.
Follow us to get notified on our latest features & stats news.
We are an open-source statistics program that is free, friendly, & flexible. Armed with an easy-to-use GUI, we enable both classical & Bayesian analyses.
Over 340 universities in over 70 countries use JASP.
Follow us to get notified on our latest features & stats news.
October 29, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Hi Bluesky! ☀️
We are an open-source statistics program that is free, friendly, & flexible. Armed with an easy-to-use GUI, we enable both classical & Bayesian analyses.
Over 340 universities in over 70 countries use JASP.
Follow us to get notified on our latest features & stats news.
We are an open-source statistics program that is free, friendly, & flexible. Armed with an easy-to-use GUI, we enable both classical & Bayesian analyses.
Over 340 universities in over 70 countries use JASP.
Follow us to get notified on our latest features & stats news.
Reposted by Julian Matthews
Our latest paper: "Users do not trust recommendations from a large language model more than AI-sourced snippets” www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
Frontiers | Users do not trust recommendations from a large language model more than AI-sourced snippets
BackgroundThe ability of large language models to generate general purpose natural language represents a significant step forward in creating systems able to...
www.frontiersin.org
October 8, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Our latest paper: "Users do not trust recommendations from a large language model more than AI-sourced snippets” www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
I don't have a substack but I do make music in my free time 🐧
It's not everyday that a synthesiser turns 40. You can check out my new EP on bandcamp: julianpalindrone.bandcamp.com/album/so-thi...
It's not everyday that a synthesiser turns 40. You can check out my new EP on bandcamp: julianpalindrone.bandcamp.com/album/so-thi...
so, this is 40, by palindrone
3 track album
julianpalindrone.bandcamp.com
October 4, 2024 at 8:25 AM
I don't have a substack but I do make music in my free time 🐧
It's not everyday that a synthesiser turns 40. You can check out my new EP on bandcamp: julianpalindrone.bandcamp.com/album/so-thi...
It's not everyday that a synthesiser turns 40. You can check out my new EP on bandcamp: julianpalindrone.bandcamp.com/album/so-thi...
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I can't support Twitter anymore. I was going to hold out until after the election, but not with shit like this. I am shifting over to here on Bluesky. You may see some personal posts sprinkled in with my photos from here on out. Thanks for being a much nicer place to be. I love y'all. 💜
September 16, 2024 at 1:34 AM
I can't support Twitter anymore. I was going to hold out until after the election, but not with shit like this. I am shifting over to here on Bluesky. You may see some personal posts sprinkled in with my photos from here on out. Thanks for being a much nicer place to be. I love y'all. 💜
Reposted by Julian Matthews
New preprint by Rishi Maran, Eli Muller:
"Analyzing the Brain's Dynamic Response to Targeted Stimulation using Generative Modeling"
A review/perspective on why new mechanisms may be found by modeling brain stimulation dynamics 🧠⚡️
arxiv.org/abs/2407.19737
"Analyzing the Brain's Dynamic Response to Targeted Stimulation using Generative Modeling"
A review/perspective on why new mechanisms may be found by modeling brain stimulation dynamics 🧠⚡️
arxiv.org/abs/2407.19737
August 5, 2024 at 12:44 AM
New preprint by Rishi Maran, Eli Muller:
"Analyzing the Brain's Dynamic Response to Targeted Stimulation using Generative Modeling"
A review/perspective on why new mechanisms may be found by modeling brain stimulation dynamics 🧠⚡️
arxiv.org/abs/2407.19737
"Analyzing the Brain's Dynamic Response to Targeted Stimulation using Generative Modeling"
A review/perspective on why new mechanisms may be found by modeling brain stimulation dynamics 🧠⚡️
arxiv.org/abs/2407.19737