My office view for the day! Hello, Northwestern.

Congrats to my former student, Adam Cotton, for one of the best paper titles, on a very interesting topic--does the presence of ultrasonic frequencies enhance the restorativeness of nature sounds. Short answer--no. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Welcome to the jungle: Aesthetic preference mediates soundscape evaluation, with limited effects of ultrasound exposure

Listening to nature soundscapes has been associated with aspects of psychological restoration, including increased cognitive performance and positive …

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NEW reporting from @19thnews.org on the Epstein files shows how academic research funding intersected with women scientists and institutional power shaped by male influence. An important story about accountability, impact and who gets protected -- and who doesn't. 19thnews.org/2026/02/epst...

The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM

In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

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I've experienced lots of technical difficulties when giving talks, but this might be the first talk in a brewery experiencing a power outage...

My university has announced a special international graduate fellowship for PhD students whose acceptance at a US university has been rescinded. Check it out: grad.uwo.ca/finances/wes...

US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Award

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

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Please tell me you knew about this, @drmarcj.bsky.social lfpress.com/entertainmen...

Western University hosts global trombone festival, a first for Canada

Musicians from around the world gather at Western University this week for the International Trombone Festival.

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Some nice coverage of PhD candidate Riya Sidhu's recent paper. lfpress.com/news/local-n...

So you think you can dance? Researchers studied what makes you want to

There’s something about early-2010s pop music that just won’t quit and no, it’s not just the catchy beats. It’s your brain.

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Western Institute for Neuroscience (WIN)@westernuwin.bsky.social · last yr.

"Throwbacks that move us: The dance-inducing power of nostalgic songs" - read more about it in a new paper by #WIN member @neurobeats.bsky.social and colleagues: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

If you have an interest in non-human primate systems neuroscience and/or imaging esp. if it relates to development or learning, call me! These are major chair positions that come with at least $4M or $8M over 8 years, depending on career stage.

Jibran Khokhar@drjkhokhar.bsky.social · last yr.

Come join us at @westernuresearch.bsky.social as a Canada Excellence Research Chair! DM me with questions/interest about theme 2! Be a part of a strong and well-equipped (e.g., imaging, behaviour) neuroscience community! uwo.ca/research/cer... @westernuwin.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social

Any of my colleagues want to come to Canada? uwo.ca/research/cer... [One priority area is Neuroscience and Brain Health. We have awesome facilities and people]. @westernuwin.bsky.social

Canada Excellence Research Chair Positions

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

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And now I get to listen to you in my kitchen on the CBC! Great stuff.

I wrote a piece about all those patriotic anti-Trump songs that us Canadians keep seeing on our socials. theconversation.com/elbows-up-ca...

In the words of our fearless leader @cdelawalla.bsky.social, Get in dorks, we're going protesting!

Chicago, IL

Location: Federal Plaza 211 S Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States Address: 211 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60604 Time: 12-4 PM

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February 24 - the PhysPharm Seminar Series features #WIN member @neurobeats.bsky.social - Western University www.events.westernu.ca/events/schul...

Marc Joanisse@drmarcj.bsky.social · 2y ago

Fans of #structuredliteracy, #reading and public radio: I'll be the guest of CBC's "Just Asking" call-in show this afternoon at 5 pm ET. Answering questions about teaching kids to read. Will I say something "out of pocket", as the kids say? Time will tell! www.cbc.ca/radio/justas...

Always a pleasure to have @drmarcj.bsky.social and his expertise beamed into my kitchen @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social :)

and none of those pieces are being written by people who understand how that level of constant abuse CHANGES you it’s not a mere tedious cleanup process, blocking today’s round of trolls just like sorting out the junk mail from the bills and birthday cards it does not live on you that lightly

Louisa@louisathelast.bsky.social · 2y ago

The thing that keeps getting me about all the pieces fretting about Bluesky being too insular is that the argument seems to be that those of us who are most likely to be abused by the right (BIPOC people, trans people, queer people, etc) must put up with being abused for the sake of public discourse

Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost, the air & noise pollution, the huge space difference, etc… @theconversation.bsky.social theconversation.com/cycling-is-t...

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.

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“They weren’t lazy about it—they didn’t just throw up barriers & ban cars,” @BrentToderian.bsky.social said. He also marvelled at how much was done with comparatively little funds—little over C$1 million. “It might be the best bargain I’ve ever heard.” #Montreal www.theenergymix.com/montreal-add...

Montreal Adds Nine More Car-Free Streets after ‘Mind Blowing’ Success

Four years after Montreal decided to make a 2.5-kilometre stretch of a busy downtown artery car-free every summer, the transformation continues to receive rave reviews from users and local businesses.

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Come see our poster presentations in Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2024, Toronto; Brandon (Yu) Hu will present on Monday at 8 to 10 AM; Diana Dima’s presentation is on Tuesday at 8 to 10 AM. #CNS2024

"No one I spoke to for this piece could name a recent sizable pedestrianization or traffic-reduction scheme that had been reversed once it had been given time to have an effect." www.wired.com/story/car-fr...

Can you spare 15 minutes to take part in our study exploring the cultural influences on music and memory? We need big numbers so please share as widely as possible: tinyurl.com/MusicUoW #PsychSciSky #musicscience

Faculty, if you have grad students, are you required to pay them a stipend out of your grant funds? I know this is required in some departments but not all. Trying to build a case to support our students. #PsychSciSky

New paper day! "Multiband acquisition sequences for fMRI: Proceed with caution" apertureneuro.org/article/9129... VERY proud of this one as it's my first editorial piece. Big thanks to @layerfmri.bsky.social and @fmri-today.bsky.social for asking me to do it. #neuroskyence

New paper: of 5000 PhDs awarded at large Dutch uni, men were about twice as likely to receive a cum laude degree even if they had same supervisor. Difference most severe with all male PhD committees & reduces with more female members. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Gender inequality in cum laude distinctions for PhD students - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Gender inequality in cum laude distinctions for PhD students

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Ahm, Cortex - I have questions: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky

Enhanced Mind-Matter Interactions Following rTMS Induced Frontal Lobe Inhibition

A major barrier to acceptance of psi is that effects are small and hard to replicate. To address this issue, we developed a novel neurobiological mode…

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Oh hey #musicscience folks! Come by poster BB9 (and Alex Billig is at BB8 🤖!) from 1 to 5 tomorrow at #sfn2023

Christina Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden@christinavbdn.bsky.social · 3y ago

Finally getting back to this platform! Are you at #sfn2023? Come find me tomorrow at poster 273.23 from 1-5pm to learn more about how neural tracking relates to rhythmic regularity in speech and song.

Application portal now open, please encourage qualified undergraduate trainees (and please 'resky' ('reblue'?) psych.wisc.edu/nsf-reu-site...

2 assistant professor positions at Maastricht University (The Netherlands) in: 1 fMRI research of human cognition: bit.ly/47bgJ9r 2 data analysis and modeling of cognitive neuroscience data: bit.ly/3QEi2bv Application deadline Nov. 19th

We are hiring! I’m not on this search committee, but would be great to see some #musicscience peeps apply northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...