Karla Kaun

karlakaun.bsky.social

19 October 2026 22:05

Hunger can make us drink more - but can it affect how much we prefer alcohol? Kavin Nunez, Lewis Sherer et al discovered in flies 🪰, a single neuron with octopamine (the analog of norepinephrine) becomes more active with hunger and speeds the switch from alcohol aversion to seeking 🧠. /3

Lucas Castillo

lcastillo.bsky.social

19 October 2026 18:55

🎉 New paper at Behavior Research Methods!!! We present the samplr package for R, which helps use sampling algorithms and cognitive models for human data - show theoretical background + examples. Thanks to @yunxiao-li.bsky.social and @asanborn.bsky.social. Paper link.springer.com/article/10.3...

Biological Psychiatry

biologicalpsych.bsky.social

19 October 2026 12:06

Certain MRI quality control metrics actually capture meaningful biological differences between participants rather than just technical noise, and regressing out their effects could inadvertently erase real signal.

Aaron HM

aaronhm.bsky.social

19 October 2026 06:04

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

Ulrich Ettinger

ulrichettinger.bsky.social

18 October 2026 16:39

"Functional Connectivity during Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements in Major Depressive Disorder" - our new paper out now in Psychiatry Research! @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...