matthiasnau.bsky.social
Cognitive Neuroscientist | Assistant Prof at VU Amsterdam | Active vision, memory, imagery | Multi-task studies, fMRI, eye tracking | https://bcn-lab.com
👤 Joined on 04 August 2023
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@matthiasnau.bsky.socialNew conference paper on use of AI agents in fMRI contains at least one AI-hallucinated/non-existent reference (number 14). FFS. I mean, come on guys, even undergrads know to check their references these days. www.avestia.com/EECSS2026_Pr...
Show PostA new fMRI study just out on precision functional mapping of imagined and experienced pain, led by Michael Sun (Sun et al., 2026, Nature Communications). How strongly does imagining pain activate nociceptive representations in the brain? doi.org/10.1038/s41... Thread below 👇
Show PostCan we find shared neural spaces across subjects? Yes! We introduce Multi-encoder-decoder-VAE (MED-VAE), a method for model-guided cross-subject shared spaces. Fantastic work led by @pangeliki.bsky.social #CCN2026 (selected for a talk) 🧵 1/6
Show PostI recently got introduced to this astonishing follow-up journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Show PostOh these murky waters! There are 4 types of cog scientists: 1. those who have never heard the term “construct validity”, 2. those who regard it as fundamental for progress; 3. those who accept the idea but reject its implementation 4. those who shrug & know that new constructs increase P(tenure).
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