A really cool #scicomm campaign brought to life by @agatapatyczek.bsky.social & friends. I'm really proud to be part of this. The amazing markusfaerber.de transformed our study on #XAI for #brain-age into a comic, which is now hanging all over the city of Leipzig. sciencestreets.de/comics/brain...

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Online Now: The Umwelt Representation Hypothesis: rethinking Universality

The Umwelt Representation Hypothesis: rethinking Universality

Recent studies reveal striking representational alignment between artificial neural networks (ANNs) and biological brains, leading to proposals that all sufficiently capable systems converge on universal representations of reality. We argue that this claim of Universality is premature. We introduce the Umwelt Representation Hypothesis, which proposes that alignment arises not from convergence toward a single global optimum but from overlap in the ecological constraints under which systems develop. We review empirical evidence showing that representational differences between species, individuals, and ANNs are systematic and adaptive, which is difficult to reconcile with Universality. Finally, we reframe ANN model comparison as a method for mapping clusters of alignment in the ecological constraint space rather than as a search for a single optimal world model.

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This review began with the great Peter Hagoort asking after one of my talks: "What have we actually learned about the brain from brain–DNN comparisons?" 🔥 So eye-opening to survey NeuroAI work across vision and language--many questions have been answered in one field but remain open in the other!

Dota Tianai Dong@dotadotadota.bsky.social · 4w ago

1/5 Over a decade of comparing deep neural networks to the human brain—but what have we actually learned? Our new @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social Feature Review synthesizes a decade of brain–DNN comparisons, asking what they reveal about brain function across vision and language.

Very happy to announce that the journal publication is finally out: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... Thanks to all the great collaborators at the #NEUROHUM project, and especially to @michaelgaebler.com! Check it out if you are interested in face similarity judgments in 3D (aka David Marr's 2.5D).

Simon M. Hofmann@smnhfmnn.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are happy to share our new paper (under review) on human face perception! In this study, we investigated how face similarity judgments are affected by dynamic 3D vs. static 2D conditions 🗿. Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf... #FacePerception #3D #CognitiveScience #similarity #NeuroAI (1/n)

We are very much looking forward to our next CBS CoCoNUT talk by @mickbonner.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins) on "Computational principles of natural image representation in visual cortex" When: June 26, 2026, 9:30 am (CET) Where: Zoom & @mpicbs.bsky.social More: www.cbs.mpg.de/events/46063...

Prof. Mick Bonner | Computational principles of natural image representation in visual cortex

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We can expect an exciting talk tomorrow on hyperscanning and methods from geometry.

CBS CoCoNUT@cbs-coconut.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Dear friends of CBS CoCoNUT, We are excited to announce our next session, in which @nicohinrichs.bsky.social (@mpicbs.bsky.social, NeurDS Lab) will present his research: "On a Geometry of Interbrain Networks" When: June 12, 2026, 11:00 am (CET) Where: see below 👇

We were nominated for the Best Research Environment Award 2026 by @jungeakademie.bsky.social & @volkswagenstiftung.de Grateful and looking forward meeting the other amazing shortlisted teams on June 27th 🤝

Die Junge Akademie@jungeakademie.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎉 Die Mind-Body-Emotion Group @mbe-lab.bsky.social steht auf der Shortlist für das beste Forschungsumfeld 2026. Die Forschung zu Körper, Gehirn und Psyche findet in einem kollegialen Umfeld statt, das Austausch, Entwicklung und gemeinsames Wachstum fördert. 🔗 www.diejungeakademie.de/de/projekte/...

Looking forward to this session with @deniz-kucuk.bsky.social , @shreydixit.bsky.social , @andrejbicanski.bsky.social , Nico Scherf, Stéphane d‘Ascoli, & more

CBS CoCoNUT@cbs-coconut.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Meet & discuss with the 3 winning teams 🏆 of the 🌍-wide Algonauts Challenge 2025 (@algonautsproject.bsky.social). Join us for a deep dive into predicting 🧠 activity from natural movies with teams from @mpicbs.bsky.social & Meta Research. 🗓️ April 21 | 4 PM (CET) 📍 MPI CBS & Zoom (link below)

I recently created this overview of fMRI datasets for visual reconstruction, aimed at AI/ML people. Originally this was a 2018 post on a now inactive PhD lab blog. I had drafts expanding it for long time and thought now it's about time. RFC and feel free to share :) github.com/seelikat/neu...

GitHub - seelikat/neuro-visual-reconstruction-dataset-index: Index and overview of neuroimaging datasets for visual perception reconstruction.

Index and overview of neuroimaging datasets for visual perception reconstruction. - seelikat/neuro-visual-reconstruction-dataset-index

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Now, @martager.bsky.social presents our Brain-Body Analysis Special Interest Group (BBSIG) to facilitate and harmonise the processing and analysis of cardiac and respiratory data. Try it yourself! 🔗www.bbsig.de #MindBrainBody #MBBS2026

Marta Gerosa@martager.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today is the day. Looking forward to my Special Talk at the #MindBrainBody Symposium introducing the Brain-Body Analysis Special Interest Group (BBSIG)… for now, I’m having breakfast with my BBSIG-themed mug ☕️ 🗓️ March 11, 13:00-14:00 #MBBS2026

Here we gooo! Will fMRI become obsolete for measuring striatal reward signals? Probably not anytime soon… Still, in our latest paper, we use AI to take a step toward decoding striatal reward signals from EEG — maybe nudging the fMRI monopoly just a little :) direct.mit.edu/imag/article...

From surface to depth: Using deep learning to predict striatal fMRI reward signaling from EEG

Abstract. Reward processing is critical for motivation, learning, and decision making. It involves a network centered on the fronto-striatal circuit, with the ventral striatum (VS) playing a pivotal r...

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Nadine Herzog@ndherzog.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Woop woop 🎉 Excited to share that our paper has been accepted in Imaging Neuroscience! Can ventral striatal reward signals — originating from deep within the brain — be reconstructed from scalp EEG? We tried to answer this question using deep learning. More soon 👀 Stay tuned.

RIP redundancy reduction? Beautiful work by Liu & colleagues showing that neural redundancy increases with learning, as predicted by a Bayesian model: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Task learning increases information redundancy of neural responses in macaque visual cortex

How does the brain optimize sensory information for decision-making in new tasks? One hypothesis suggests that learning reduces redundancy in neural representations to improve efficiency, whereas anot...

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Can you recommend papers in epidemiology/biomedicine that do causal inference on observational data and thoroughly and explicitly discuss their underlying causal model and assumptions ? @dingdingpeng.the100.ci #episky

Datasets for Reconstructing Visual Perception from Brain Data | Discussion

GitHub - seelikat/neuro-visual-reconstruction-dataset-index: Index and overview of neuroimaging datasets for visual perception reconstruction.

Index and overview of neuroimaging datasets for visual perception reconstruction. - seelikat/neuro-visual-reconstruction-dataset-index

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As always, my last post of the year reminder... Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org. Thanks for being here in 2025! I appreciate all the support 🙂

This week is ideal to draft your submission for the #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026 so that you can let it rest over the (potential) holidays and finalise it first thing in 2026 (deadline: January 8, 2026). 😉 Looking forward to seeing you there and - in case - happy holidays! 🎄🧠🫀🫁

Mind-Body-Emotion Group@mbe-lab.bsky.social · 9mo ago

*13th MindBrainBody Symposium* 📆 Mar 9-11, 2026 🏠 #Berlin & virtual (deadline: Jan 8, 2026) Keynotes: - @ulrikebingel.bsky.social - Karl Friston (online) - @tinalonsdorf.bsky.social - Sonja Kotz - Julian Thayer ...& so much more: prizes, posters, talks, food, drinks, encounters. Let's meet!

I’m very delighted to share the great news that we will present on this year’s #NeurIPS 2025 workshop on Symmetry and Geometry in Neural Representations (NeurReps). openreview.net/forum?id=fu0... (1/x)

When #AI “thinks” like us - New research out now in @nature.com from @lukasmut.bsky.social & @lampinen.bsky.social & @tuberlin.bsky.social & @mpib-berlin.bsky.social forms a bridge between #human and #machine representation. tinyurl.com/nhd4ycsh

When AI “thinks” like us

New research forms a bridge between human and machine representation

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Many Max Planck scientists have started sharing their #research findings on #BlueSky. Follow their posts and join the conversation! 👋 go.bsky.app/BYcBy6R #StarterPack

Trying to build an experiment in Unity and slowly losing your patience? Spoiler: that’s completely normal! Meet EDIA - a modular framework for building studies in Unity. 🧩 Reusable modules 📊 Data sync 🕶️ Multi-headset support And yes, a “Find Waldo” demo is included - because science should be fun!

EDIA@ediatoolbox.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Deadlines are there to be made. EDIA XR Toolbox for research is now publicly available online. Check out edia-toolbox.github.io for more details. Minor updates are to be expected in coming weeks. We are excited and planning an online zoom session for interested parties soon.

Es ist Montag und wieder Zeit für die #Klimaschutz #Ringvorlesung an der @tuberlin.bsky.social. Heute geht es um Finanzielle Bildung und Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum. Es referiert Prof. Ulf Schrader, Fachg. Arbeitslehre, Ökonomie und nachhaltiger Konsum. Mehr Infos: www.tu.berlin/aloenk/studi...

How does subthalamic activity relate to Parkinson’s disease symptoms? In a truly collaborative effort across #DBS centers, we aggregated a diverse dataset of invasive recordings from 119 patients. Full article: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Main findings 🧵⬇️

Nick (@willenjoy.bsky.social) is obsessed with signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). And for good reason! It could explain many results. Our simulation toolbox meegsim enables setting up SNR of individual sources as well as SNR of all signal sources with respect to all noise sources. meegsim.readthedocs.io

Nice things for the **13th #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026** happening under the hood 😊 Save the date: 📆 March 9-11, 2026 (Berlin and virtual) Stay tuned for the call and announcement! (For info about the last 12 MBBSymposia: mindbrainbody.de) #interoception #neuroskyence

We're seeking the next Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics! Lead cutting-edge research in language & cognition. Nominations (incl. self) due 19 Dec 2025. mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max

🔍 Have we solved the replication crisis? Join us for an IGOR panel discussion on the state of Open Science in biological psychology more than a decade after the crisis first hit. 📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET 💻 Online (contact us for the link) #OpenScience #neuroskyence #academicsky [1/3]

In some way, it's trivial: The #brain & the rest of the #body (e.g. the #heart) are coupled. Yet, we spelled it out w/ A. Villringer & V. Nikulin for current scientists (below) w/ @martager.bsky.social @agatapatyczek.bsky.social @el-rei.bsky.social for future scientists bsky.app/profile/mart...

Trends in Neurosciences@cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social · 11mo ago

'Brain–body states as a link between cardiovascular and mental health' by Arno Villringer, Vadim Nikulin & Michael Gaebler @mbe-lab.bsky.social @michaelgaebler.com @mpicbs.bsky.social sky.social www.cell.com/trends/neuro...

📢Our peer-reviewed article about the AffectTracker is finally out! 😲🕹️📈 Traditional methods for rating emotion often miss the dynamic, moment-to-moment nature of feelings. We designed a tool to capture this continuous affective experience in real-time during dynamic emotional stimulation.

Frontiers | AffectTracker: real-time continuous rating of affective experience in immersive virtual reality

Subjective experience is key to understanding affective states, characterized by valence and arousal. Traditional experiments using post-stimulus summary rat...

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I am excited to share our latest research published in the EJEP! We used GAMMs to apply Rose’s theoretical work to prevention strategies targeting social isolation. Our results indicate that population strategies are more promising than individualized interventions.

We want to hear *your voice* on taboos in women's and gender diverse health! 💬🧠Your perspective will directly inform priorities in research and a women's health resource platform. Find survey link at our website: www.cbs.mpg.de/cbs/en/resea...

Cognitive Neuroendocrinology - Get Involved!

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