Alireza Karami | علیرضا کرمی
@alirezakr.bsky.social
Cognitive neuroscientist | AI 🤖 × Neuroscience 🧠 | NeuroSpin • CIMeC • SUT https://linktr.ee/alirezakr
I'm recruiting two postdocs (or potentially PhD students) to work on projects at the intersection of cognition, neuroscience, and AI (with a particular emphasis on mechanistic interpretability). Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... and please share!
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Next in the Glushko Dissertation Prize Symposium, Alireza Karami @alirezakr.bsky.social explores ‘The Representation of Numerosity in the Human Brain and Machines’, comparing how humans and AI systems perceive and represent quantity. #CogSci2026
Very interesting work by @benhayden.bsky.social, @hanlin-zhu.bsky.social, and colleagues. Below are my thoughts on some of the findings and claims. 👇
Ben Hayden@benhayden.bsky.social · 3w agoNew preprint from the lab! “A number simplex in the human medial temporal lobe” led by @hanlin-zhu.bsky.social 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
I am *thrilled* to share this review in @currentbiology.bsky.social out today, by yours truly, @myoo.bsky.social, @michalk.bsky.social, Taro Toyoizumi, @tyrellturing.bsky.social, @taylorwwebb.bsky.social, & @hakwan.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧵👇
Looking to the brain to improve energy efficiency of AI
Modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems have achieved remarkable capabilities, but at an extraordinary energy cost. Training and running large-sca…
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Great paper! could someone please point me to a paper or two that has seriously pushed for ideas that would be in contradiction with this decoder? I know @benhayden.bsky.social, @pessoabrain.bsky.social et al have done that on bluesky but an actual research paper? Feels like a total straw man
Shahab Bakhtiari@shahabbakht.bsky.social · 3w agoImportant paper: "The response profiles of neurons in different brain regions differ enough that a decoder can determine the region to which a particular neuron belongs." Sounds like the perfect antidote to the "everything is everywhere" view.
🧠 Hiring! UNICOG/NeuroSpin (Paris-Saclay) seeks a Research Assistant for "Math-O-Meter," studying how kids (7–17) learn math across the school years, combining behavioral testing + fMRI. 2-year position, starts Oct–Dec 2026. Fluent French required. 🔗 unicog.org/we-are-hirin...
Research Assistant Open Position – the “Math-O-Meter” project – Unicog_2025
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"There won’t be more discoveries, and we’ll just stop at what we already know." @cantlonlab.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
She Studied Ways to Make People Smarter. Then Her Grant Was Cut.
Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.
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Indicators -- especially theory-derived ones -- of consciousness simply aren't enough. Signatures aren't enough either. We need a whole new evidential and inferential framework. My group is building one. Sneak peak roadmap paper, currently in revision so stay tuned for v2: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Stanislas Dehaene@standehaene.bsky.social · last mo.The global neuronal workspace (GNW) is currently the best documented neuroscience mechanism by which conscious processing arises in the human brain — and now Anthropic researchers have discovered a similar workspace inside their large language model ! www.anthropic.com/research/glo...
❗3x scholar-at-risk positions (2 post MSc, 1 postdoc) at Uni Trento (several departments incl. CIMeC)❗ 1 year + possibility of 1 year extension. Must hold asylum seeker / refuge or SAR status. Please contact me for more info. Please share!
Missed my talk at #MCLS2026? Here's a brief thread on our work combining fMRI, MEG, and representational similarity analysis (RSA) to investigate how numerosity (the number of items in a set) is represented across space and time in the human brain. @mcls-official.bsky.social
Alireza Karami | علیرضا کرمی@alirezakr.bsky.social · last mo.Back in Italy after two years for my talk at @mcls-official.bsky.social , “How Our Brain Sees Number.” The first day was already inspiring, with fascinating talks by David Burr, @gvallortigara.bsky.social , and Marco Zorzi.
Back in Italy after two years for my talk at @mcls-official.bsky.social , “How Our Brain Sees Number.” The first day was already inspiring, with fascinating talks by David Burr, @gvallortigara.bsky.social , and Marco Zorzi.
A reporting checklist for large language models in behavioural science
A reporting checklist for large language models in behavioural science
Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02492-7Large language models offer new opportunities for behavioural science, but their rapid evolution poses challenges for research rigour. We introduce a consensus-based reporting checklist to improve transparency, reproducibility and ethical accountability of large-language-model-based research in the behavioural sciences.
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Only one week left until our PhD application deadline @mpicybernetics.bsky.social. If you’re interested in the intersection of RL, RNNs, and analyses of neural & behavioral data from novel, cross-species foraging experiments, make sure to submit your application by June 15! #NeuroJobs More info👇
Roxana Zeraati@roxana-zeraati.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf these research directions resonate with you and you're interested in joining our team, we now have 2 open PhD positions! More information about the positions: nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/... More information about our research: www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/906930/natur... #NeuroJobs
Join us at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig as a fully funded 4-year postdoc position (m/f/d) in Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience (Area: Social Cognition). Excellent infrastructure with a leading scientific network. Apply by 13 July: recruitingapp-5218.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/44...?
1. How common is LLM use in scientific publishing, and how does it vary across field, publisher, journal prestige, author demographics etc.? @kylesiler.bsky.social has new paper in PNAS that addresses this question on a massive scale: 7.3 million papers from Elsevier, PLOS, MDPI, and Frontiers.
The diffusion of large language models in published academic articles | PNAS
Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly changing academic research, raising questions of who is adopting these tools and under what conditions. Th...
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🚀 PhD position in #NeuroAI & neurodevelopment 🚀 Co-supervised by Sarah Lippé and myself, to investigate visual processing & cognition abnormalities in children with neurodevelopmental disorders in a neuroAI framework. Full project details and how to apply here: tinyurl.com/kbuyntpn 🧠🤖 📈
"Countries that want durable innovation systems must therefore widen their definition of innovation policy. It does not begin only in elite labs or high-tech firms — it also begins in school systems that can sustain scientific curiosity, rigorous teaching ..." www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Innovation starts in schools — lessons from China
Countries that want successful innovation systems must invest in science education and science teachers.
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New course launching in 2027!🎉 🤓 Neuromatch and @connectedminds.bsky.social are developing a Computational Behaviour course. A two-week, fully remote course open to participants worldwide! Learn more: neuromatch.io/computationa... #ComputationalScience #ComputationalBehaviour #Neuroscience
New preprint as my first post! "Monosynaptic connections link functionally similar regions in human cortex." We use electrical stimulation + fMRI in epilepsy patients to map whole-brain monosynaptic connectivity at 42 cortical sites. doi.org/10.64898/202... 1/n
I'm proud to say we are releasing LAION-fMRI, a densely sampled 7T fMRI dataset of natural images, with very broad stimulus sampling for testing countless hypotheses and for deeply exploring brain representations. The dataset is now available at laion-fmri.hebartlab.com What does LAION-fMRI offer? 🧵
LAION-fMRI - a 7T fMRI dataset of human vision
LAION-fMRI (LfMRI / LAION MRI dataset): 5 subjects, 25,052 launch-release natural images, 165 acquired 7T fMRI sessions with single-trial GLMsingle betas, retinotopy, localizers, and diffusion.
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Finally, today is the day: Josefine Zerbe will present and release our new multi-echo 7T fMRI dataset LAION-fMRI during #VSS2026, with >30 fMRI session per subject and unprecedented stimulus diversity. Come to Talk Room 1 (Scene perception) today at 5:15. Details will follow in a separate thread!
Come work with us!
Neuromatch@neuromatch.bsky.social · 3mo ago📣 Applications close on 17 May! We’re #hiring! Neuromatch is looking for an experienced Program Manager to lead our portfolio of career development & field-building initiatives. Fully #remote, mission-driven role with real ownership & global reach! Learn more & apply: neuromatch.io/careers/
A new preprint from the lab: nailing down the timing (MEG) and the cortical localization (7T fMRI) of access to 15 elementary mathematical concepts from 3 categories: integers, fractions, and geometric shapes.
Alireza Karami | علیرضا کرمی@alirezakr.bsky.social · 3mo agoOur new study (Debray*, Karami* et al.) explores how the brain encodes basic math concepts (integers, fractions, shapes). Samuel Debray led the 7T fMRI & behavioral work; I led the MEG. @danielavalerio.bsky.social @chrplr.bsky.social @standehaene.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Now reading 📖 Cruz, Nicole (2026). Illusions of Understanding from Outsourcing Thinking to LLMs. Computational Brain & Behavior doi.org/10.1007/s421... 1/🧵
Illusions of Understanding from Outsourcing Thinking to LLMs - Computational Brain & Behavior
Computational Brain & Behavior - Some illusions of understanding are an inevitable part of the research process, while others can be avoided or overcome by careful critical thinking and...
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It's increasingly clear to me that scholarly publications need AI disclosure statements! Here's a very thoughtful proposal about how this should be done, based on CRediT: crln.acrl.org/index.php/cr... @ocul-libraries.bsky.social
The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework: An Introduction | Weaver | College & Research Libraries News
The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework: An Introduction
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Happy to announce the 3rd iteration of NEAT (Neuro-AI-Talks), which will take place in Osnabrück September 14th-15th 2026. NEAT is a (deliberately small scale) NeuroAI workshop that brings together researchers from neuroscience and AI. www.kietzmannlab.org/neat2026/ More information below 👇
NEAT 2026
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megan peters 🧠@meganakpeters.bsky.social · 4mo ago🚨🚨JOB ALERT🚨🚨 I'm hiring a cogsci/philosophy/compneuro postdoc at @ucl.ac.uk @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @uclpals.bsky.social! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRH486/p... Come to London & work on frameworks for "testing" for consciousness using Bayesian belief updating & latent variable modeling. Pls share!
