Balázs Knakker
@bknakker.bsky.social
doing cognitive neuroscience, interested in stats and computational methods.
That would be great!
We need a term, a logo, some clear branding, to show products and projects are clean of slop.
"If your supply chain uses AI coding, you should assume it’s dangerous trash put out by morons. If any of your upstream dependencies has a .cursor folder, you need to assume they’re not competent, and remove that dependency pronto."
August 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
That would be great!
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this slide is from a colleague's introductory stats course, I think it fits many statisticians' experiences
August 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
this slide is from a colleague's introductory stats course, I think it fits many statisticians' experiences
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The lateral prefrontal cortex 🧠— which we think of as critical for goal driven behavior + is a target for psychiatric treatments— is fundamentally different in individuals relative to the group averages we’ve often studied.
👇see preprint and thread, led by Zach Ladwig
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
👇see preprint and thread, led by Zach Ladwig
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
August 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The lateral prefrontal cortex 🧠— which we think of as critical for goal driven behavior + is a target for psychiatric treatments— is fundamentally different in individuals relative to the group averages we’ve often studied.
👇see preprint and thread, led by Zach Ladwig
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
👇see preprint and thread, led by Zach Ladwig
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
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How does the brain stop thoughts? Find out in my article in @natrevneuro.nature.com with Subbu Subbulakshmi & Maite Crespo-Garcia www.nature.com/articles/s41... that integrates 25 yrs of psychology and neuroscience on this vital [email protected] sky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
Brain mechanisms underlying the inhibitory control of thought - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The capacity to prevent unwanted thoughts is important for cognitive function and mental health. Anderson et al. describe insights into the neural mechanisms of the inhibitory control of thought that ...
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May 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
How does the brain stop thoughts? Find out in my article in @natrevneuro.nature.com with Subbu Subbulakshmi & Maite Crespo-Garcia www.nature.com/articles/s41... that integrates 25 yrs of psychology and neuroscience on this vital [email protected] sky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
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I just read the following quote from Mel Robbins, presented as if it were good advice. It makes me shudder:
“You’ll never feel ready to change your life. One day you just get tired of your own excuses and force yourself to do it.”
There is so much badness in that single sentence.
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“You’ll never feel ready to change your life. One day you just get tired of your own excuses and force yourself to do it.”
There is so much badness in that single sentence.
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May 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I just read the following quote from Mel Robbins, presented as if it were good advice. It makes me shudder:
“You’ll never feel ready to change your life. One day you just get tired of your own excuses and force yourself to do it.”
There is so much badness in that single sentence.
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“You’ll never feel ready to change your life. One day you just get tired of your own excuses and force yourself to do it.”
There is so much badness in that single sentence.
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Our new paper - the first peer-reviewed brain and phenomenological examination of 5-MeO-DMT is out in Neuro of Consciousness.
TLDR: We tested whether ‘the mount Everest’ of psychedelics could induce a complete state of consciousness deconstruction while preserving awareness. 1/n
#neuroskyence
TLDR: We tested whether ‘the mount Everest’ of psychedelics could induce a complete state of consciousness deconstruction while preserving awareness. 1/n
#neuroskyence
April 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Our new paper - the first peer-reviewed brain and phenomenological examination of 5-MeO-DMT is out in Neuro of Consciousness.
TLDR: We tested whether ‘the mount Everest’ of psychedelics could induce a complete state of consciousness deconstruction while preserving awareness. 1/n
#neuroskyence
TLDR: We tested whether ‘the mount Everest’ of psychedelics could induce a complete state of consciousness deconstruction while preserving awareness. 1/n
#neuroskyence
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Excited to share our latest paper!
We argue that in MS, the primary immune attack isn’t on myelin or myelinated axons — but on the ion & water homeostasis machinery in astrocyte endfeet.
A short thread on this new perspective
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We argue that in MS, the primary immune attack isn’t on myelin or myelinated axons — but on the ion & water homeostasis machinery in astrocyte endfeet.
A short thread on this new perspective
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New online! Multiple sclerosis: an immune attack on astrocyte-mediated ion and water homeostasis
Multiple sclerosis: an immune attack on astrocyte-mediated ion and water homeostasis
Nature Reviews Neurology, Published online: 04 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41582-025-01081-yAutoimmunity in multiple sclerosis (MS) is generally considered to be directed against components of myelin or oligodendrocytes. However, this Perspective argues that an immune attack on the ion and water homeostasis machinery in astrocytic endfeet is the primary event in MS and that myelin damage results from astrocyte dysfunction.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Excited to share our latest paper!
We argue that in MS, the primary immune attack isn’t on myelin or myelinated axons — but on the ion & water homeostasis machinery in astrocyte endfeet.
A short thread on this new perspective
1/11
We argue that in MS, the primary immune attack isn’t on myelin or myelinated axons — but on the ion & water homeostasis machinery in astrocyte endfeet.
A short thread on this new perspective
1/11
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🔬 The Predicting Replicability Challenge seeks innovative teams to help transform how research credibility & trustworthiness are assessed.
Open to participants globally. 💰 prizes awarded to top teams in each round!
Learn more & submit a statement of interest by 8/18/25: www.cos.io/predictin...
Open to participants globally. 💰 prizes awarded to top teams in each round!
Learn more & submit a statement of interest by 8/18/25: www.cos.io/predictin...
March 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🔬 The Predicting Replicability Challenge seeks innovative teams to help transform how research credibility & trustworthiness are assessed.
Open to participants globally. 💰 prizes awarded to top teams in each round!
Learn more & submit a statement of interest by 8/18/25: www.cos.io/predictin...
Open to participants globally. 💰 prizes awarded to top teams in each round!
Learn more & submit a statement of interest by 8/18/25: www.cos.io/predictin...
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
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So, here we go: hello Bluesky! Reposting the last one from my Twitter. Looking forward to connecting!
Resources, costs and long-term value: an integrative perspective on serotonin and meta-decision making - new article out! Much enjoyed writing this together www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Resources, costs and long-term value: an integrative perspective on serotonin and meta-decision making - new article out! Much enjoyed writing this together www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Resources, costs and long-term value: an integrative perspective on serotonin and meta-decision making
Serotonin has been associated with a wide range of neural computations and behaviours, yet an overarching function of this neurotransmitter has been h…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:03 PM
So, here we go: hello Bluesky! Reposting the last one from my Twitter. Looking forward to connecting!
Resources, costs and long-term value: an integrative perspective on serotonin and meta-decision making - new article out! Much enjoyed writing this together www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Resources, costs and long-term value: an integrative perspective on serotonin and meta-decision making - new article out! Much enjoyed writing this together www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
this is very cool!
And now for the announcement:
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Yes students and postdocs you read that right: $1000
While many of our plans for the award funds will take time to implement, one can start immediately.
To thank our users and encourage scientific debate, we’re introducing $1,000 rewards for selected PubPeer comments!
Yes students and postdocs you read that right: $1000
November 27, 2024 at 8:45 AM
this is very cool!
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Hi #neuroskyence and #PsychSciSky friends! 🧪🧠⏰
The Timing Research Forum is now on Blue Sky! We're a 1500+ strong group of researchers devoted to studying the psych/neuro basis of time perception.
We have a newsletter, virtual journal clubs, and a biennial meeting! Check us out
#academicsky
The Timing Research Forum is now on Blue Sky! We're a 1500+ strong group of researchers devoted to studying the psych/neuro basis of time perception.
We have a newsletter, virtual journal clubs, and a biennial meeting! Check us out
#academicsky
October 27, 2023 at 5:40 PM
Hi #neuroskyence and #PsychSciSky friends! 🧪🧠⏰
The Timing Research Forum is now on Blue Sky! We're a 1500+ strong group of researchers devoted to studying the psych/neuro basis of time perception.
We have a newsletter, virtual journal clubs, and a biennial meeting! Check us out
#academicsky
The Timing Research Forum is now on Blue Sky! We're a 1500+ strong group of researchers devoted to studying the psych/neuro basis of time perception.
We have a newsletter, virtual journal clubs, and a biennial meeting! Check us out
#academicsky
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New paper! People often do not remember information they just searched for (link.springer.com/article/10.3...).
Subjects were asked to draw the contents of their memory immediately after searching for a target in a natural scene Thread!
Subjects were asked to draw the contents of their memory immediately after searching for a target in a natural scene Thread!
October 2, 2023 at 5:52 PM
New paper! People often do not remember information they just searched for (link.springer.com/article/10.3...).
Subjects were asked to draw the contents of their memory immediately after searching for a target in a natural scene Thread!
Subjects were asked to draw the contents of their memory immediately after searching for a target in a natural scene Thread!
This needs to be reposted regularly.
People: Correlation is not causation, how could you fall for such a trivial fallacy?
Same People: All analyses were performed with regression methods.
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Same People: All analyses were performed with regression methods.
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September 25, 2023 at 6:53 PM
This needs to be reposted regularly.
Done, don't you donate too? 🍩🍩🍩🍩
September 24, 2023 at 2:37 PM
Done, don't you donate too? 🍩🍩🍩🍩