BJKS Podcast

Benjamin James Kuper-Smith

A podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related. Long-form interviews with people whose work I find interesting.

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95. Emily Finn: Neural fingerprinting, 'naturalistic' stimuli, and taking time before starting a PhD
Mar 2 2024
95. Emily Finn: Neural fingerprinting, 'naturalistic' stimuli, and taking time before starting a PhD
Emily Finn is an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. We talk about her research on neural fingerprinting, naturalistic stimuli, how Emily got into science, the year she spent in Peru before her PhD, advice for writing well, and much more.There are occasional (minor) audio disturbances when Emily's speaking. Sorry about that, still trying to figure out where they came from so that it won't happen again.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: Supportive peer review0:03:25: Why study linguistics?0:11:05: Uncertainties about doing a PhD/taking time off0:18:05: Emily's year-and-a-half in Peru0:25:17: Emily's PhD0:29:34: Neural fingerprints0:49:25: Naturalistic stimuli in neuroimaging1:24:01: How to write good scientific articles1:30:55: A book or paper more people should read1:34:58: Something Emily wishes she'd learnt sooner1:39:20: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtEmily's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/finn-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/finn-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/finn-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences and linksEpisode w/ Nachum Ulanovsky: https://geni.us/bjks-ulanovskyByrge & Kennedy (2019). High-accuracy individual identification using a “thin slice” of the functional connectome. Network Neuroscience.Burkeman (2021). Four thousand weeks: Time management for mortals.Finn, ... & Constable (2014). Disruption of functional networks in dyslexia: a whole-brain, data-driven analysis of connectivity. Biological psychiatry.Finn, Shen, ... & Constable (2015). Functional connectome fingerprinting: identifying individuals using patterns of brain connectivity. Nature Neuroscience.Finn, ... & Constable (2018). Trait paranoia shapes inter-subject synchrony in brain activity during an ambiguous social narrative. Nature Communications.Finn, ... & Bandettini (2020). Idiosynchrony: From shared responses to individual differences during naturalistic neuroimaging. NeuroImage.Finn & Bandettini (2021). Movie-watching outperforms rest for functional connectivity-based prediction of behavior. NeuroImage.Finn (2021). Is it time to put rest to rest?. Trends in cognitive sciences.Finn & Rosenberg (2021). Beyond fingerprinting: Choosing predictive connectomes over reliable connectomes. NeuroImage.Grall & Finn (2022). Leveraging the power of media to drive cognition: A media-informed approach to naturalistic neuroscience. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.Hasson, ... & Malach (2004). Intersubject synchronization of cortical activity during natural vision. Science.Hedge, Powell & Sumner (2018). The reliability paradox: Why robust cognitive tasks do not produce reliable individual differences. Behavior research methods.Sava-Segal, ... & Finn (2023). Individual differences in neural event segmentation of continuous experiences. Cerebral Cortex.
94. David Van Essen: The Human Connectome Project, hierarchical processing, and the joys of collaboration
Feb 18 2024
94. David Van Essen: The Human Connectome Project, hierarchical processing, and the joys of collaboration
David Van Essen is an Alumni Endowed Professor of Neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In this conversation, we talk about David's path to becoming a neuroscientist, the Human Connectome project, hierarhical processing in the cerebral cortex, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: David's childhood: ravens, rockets, and radios0:05:00: From physics to neuroscience (via chemistry)0:13:55: Quantitative and qualitative approaches to science0:19:17: Model species in neuroscience0:31:35: Hierarchical processing in the cortex0:46:54: The Human Connectome Project0:55:00: A book or paper more people should read0:58:01: Something David wishes he'd learnt sooner1:00:31: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtDavid's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/VanEssen-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/VanEssen-scholarBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences & linksDavid's autobiographical sketch for the Society for Neuroscience (in Volume 9): https://www.sfn.org/about/history-of-neuroscience/autobiographical-chaptersFelleman & Van Essen (1991). Distributed hierarchical processing in the primate cerebral cortex. Cerebral Cortex.Glasser, Coalson, Robinson, Hacker, Harwell, Yacoub, ... & Van Essen (2016). A multi-modal parcellation of human cerebral cortex. Nature.Hubel & Wiesel (1962). Receptive fields, binocular interaction and functional architecture in the cat's visual cortex. The Journal of physiology.Maunsell & Van Essen (1983). The connections of the middle temporal visual area (MT) and their relationship to a cortical hierarchy in the macaque monkey. Journal of Neuroscience.Sheldrake (2021). Entangled life: How fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures.Van Essen & Kelly (1973). Morphological identification of simple, complex and hypercomplex cells in the visual cortex of the cat. In Intracellular Staining in Neurobiology (pp. 189-198).Van Essen & Maunsell (1980). Two‐dimensional maps of the cerebral cortex. Journal of Comparative Neurology.Van Essen (2012). Cortical cartography and Caret software. Neuroimage.Van Essen, Smith, Barch, Behrens, Yacoub, Ugurbil & WU-Minn HCP Consortium. (2013). The WU-Minn human connectome project: an overview. Neuroimage.Wooldridge (1963). The machinery of the brain.
93. Nachum Ulanovsky: Bats, spatial navigation, and natural neuroscience
Feb 9 2024
93. Nachum Ulanovsky: Bats, spatial navigation, and natural neuroscience
Nachum Ulanovsky is a professor at the Weizman Institute. We talk about his research on spatial navigation in bats, how Nachum started working with bats, the importance of natural behaviour, how to build a 700m long tunnel for neuroscience, and much more.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: How Nachum started working with bats0:09:29: The technical difficulties of working with bats and in a new species0:16:03: The Egyptian Fruit Bat0:19:42: Wild bats vs lab-born bats / spatial navigation in very large spaces0:26:28: How to build a 700m long tunnel for neuroscience0:44:30: 2 random questions about bats0:53:48: The social lives of bats & social place cells1:05:09: Why are there so many types of cells for spatial navigation?1:13:01: Natural neuroscience1:17:33: A book or paper more people should read1:20:39: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtNachum's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/ulanovsky-webBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences & linksBracken Cave in Texas, with millions of bats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNPioS_roREThe Onion video on scientist who wasted life studying anteaters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXD9HnrNrvkEilam-Altstadter ... (2021). Stereotaxic brain atlas of the Egyptian fruit bat.Eliav ... (2021). Multiscale representation of very large environments in the hippocampus of flying bats. Science.Finkelstein ... (2015). Three-dimensional head-direction coding in the bat brain. Nature.Geva-Sagiv ... (2015). Spatial cognition in bats and rats: from sensory acquisition to multiscale maps and navigation. Nat Rev Neuro.Geva-Sagiv ... (2016). Hippocampal global remapping for different sensory modalities in flying bats. Nat Neuro.Hafting ... (2005). Microstructure of a spatial map in the entorhinal cortex. Nature.Hodgkin & Huxley (1952). A quantitative description of membrane current and its application to conduction and excitation in nerve. The J phys.Hubel & Wiesel (1962). Receptive fields, binocular interaction and functional architecture in the cat's visual cortex. The J phys.Lettvin... (1959). What the frog's eye tells the frog's brain. Proceedings of IRE.Miller (1956). The magical number seven, plus or minus two ... Psych Rev.O'Keefe & Dostrovsky (1971). The hippocampus as a spatial map ... Brain research.Omer ... (2018). Social place-cells in the bat hippocampus. Science.Sarel ... (2017). Vectorial representation of spatial goals in the hippocampus of bats. Science.Sarel ... (2022). Natural switches in behaviour rapidly modulate hippocampal coding. Nature.Tsoar ... (2011). Large-scale navigational map in a mammal. PNAS.Ulanovsky ... (2003). Processing of low-probability sounds by cortical neurons. Nature neuroscience.Ulanovsky & Moss (2007). Hippocampal cellular and network activity in freely moving echolocating bats. Nat Neuro.Yartsev & Ulanovsky (2013). Representation of three-dimensional space in the hippocampus of flying bats. Science.
92. Tom Hardwicke: Meta-research, reproducibility, and post-publication critique
Feb 2 2024
92. Tom Hardwicke: Meta-research, reproducibility, and post-publication critique
Tom Hardwicke is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. We talk about meta-science, incuding Tom's work on post-publication critique and registered reports, what his new role as editor at Psychological Science entails, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: What is meta-science/meta-research?0:03:15: How Tom got involved in meta-science0:21:51: Post-publication critique in journals0:39:30: How Tom's work (registered reports) led to policy changes at journals0:44:08: Tom is now the STAR (statistics, transparency, and rigor) editor at Psychological Science0:48:17: How to best share data that can be used by people with different backgrounds0:54:51: A book or paper more people should read0:56:36: Something Tom wishes he'd learnt sooner1:00:13: Jobs in meta-science1:03:29: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtTom's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/hardwicke-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/hardwicke-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/hardwicke-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences & linksEpisodes w/ Nosek, Vazire, & Chambers: https://geni.us/bjks-nosekhttps://geni.us/bjks-vazirehttps://geni.us/bjks-chambersFoamhenge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoamhengeMETRICS: https://metrics.stanford.edu/AIMOS: https://www.youtube.com/@aimosinc4164Chambers & Mellor (2018). Protocol transparency is vital for registered reports. Nature Human Behaviour.Hardwicke, Jameel, Jones, Walczak & Weinberg (2014). Only human: Scientists, systems, and suspect statistics. Opticon1826.Hardwicke & Ioannidis (2018). Mapping the universe of registered reports. Nature Human Behaviour.Hardwicke, Serghiou, Janiaud, Danchev, Crüwell, Goodman & Ioannidis (2020). Calibrating the scientific ecosystem through meta-research. Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application.Hardwicke, Thibault, Kosie, Tzavella, Bendixen, Handcock, ... & Ioannidis (2022). Post-publication critique at top-ranked journals across scientific disciplines: a cross-sectional assessment of policies and practice. Royal Society Open Science.Hardwicke & Vazire (2023). Transparency Is Now the Default at Psychological Science. Psychological Science.Kidwell, Lazarević, Baranski, Hardwicke, Piechowski, Falkenberg, ... & Nosek (2016). Badges to acknowledge open practices: A simple, low-cost, effective method for increasing transparency. PLoS biology.Nosek, Hardwicke, Moshontz, Allard, Corker, Dreber, ... & Vazire (2022). Replicability, robustness, and reproducibility in psychological science. Annual review of psychology.Ritchie (2020). Science fictions: Exposing fraud, bias, negligence and hype in science.
91. Jessica Polka: Preprints, publishing peer reviews, and the joys of pipetting
Jan 26 2024
91. Jessica Polka: Preprints, publishing peer reviews, and the joys of pipetting
Jessica Polka is Executive Director of ASAPbio, a non-profit that promotes innovation and transparency in life science publishing. We talk about her work at ASAPbio, how she got into it, preprints,  the many functions of peer review, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: The Jessica-Polka0:01:25: What is ASAPbio?0:03:53: Do we still need to convince people to use preprints in 2024? / Different uses for preprints0:17:53: Are preprints really that beneficial?0:24:05: Peer review's many functions and audiences0:36:36: Do we still need journals?0:41:27: Why should we publish peer review?0:54:08: What can we do as individual scientists (other than hope for systemic change)?0:56:55: How Jessica got involved with ASAPbio, and her day-to-day work1:08:20: A book or paper more people should read1:11:13: Something Jessica wishes she'd learnt sooner1:13:18: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtJessica's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/polka-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/polka-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/polka-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtLinks mentionedThe Jessica-Polka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=lDdnQytp2eY(there seem to be many versions)ASAPbio: https://asapbio.org/Review Commons: https://www.reviewcommons.org/Jessica's interview with Everything Hertz: https://everythinghertz.com/51The Ingelfinger rule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingelfinger_ruleCrowd preprint review: https://asapbio.org/crowd-preprint-reviewPeer Community in Registered Reports: https://rr.peercommunityin.org/cOAlition S: Towards Responsible Publishing: https://www.coalition-s.org/towards-responsible-publishing/https://scite.aiPublish your reviews: https://asapbio.org/publishyourreviewsASAPbio fellows program: https://asapbio.org/fellows References Abbott (1884). Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.Cialdini (1984). Influence: The psychology of persuasion.Eckmann & Bandrowski (2023). PreprintMatch: A tool for preprint to publication detection shows global inequities in scientific publication. Plos One.Moran & Lennington (2013). The 12 Week Year: Get more Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months.Penfold & Polka (2020). Technical and social issues influencing the adoption of preprints in the life sciences. PLoS Genetics.Polka, Kiley, Konforti, Stern & Vale (2018). Publish peer reviews. Nature.
90. Brian Boyd: The life & works of Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, and writing biographies
Jan 19 2024
90. Brian Boyd: The life & works of Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, and writing biographies
Brian Boyd is a Distinguished Professor in English and Drama at the University of Auckland. We talk mainly about Vladimir Nabokov: Brian wrote the defining biography on Nabokov (in addition to books on more specific aspects about Nabokov), so we discuss Nabokov's life & work, Brian's approachh to writing biographies, with some hints of the new biography Brian is writing about Karl Popper.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: Why this is a special episode for me0:07:02: Nabokov's family & childhood0:15:54: The Russian Revolution, starting in 19170:19:52: Nabokov's study years in Cambridge and emigre years in Berlin in the 1920s and 30s0:30:19: Nabokov's early American years: teaching and butterflies0:35:56: Nabokov's Russian vs English works, and the problem of translations0:41:48: Lolita0:50:13: Pale Fire1:02:46: Nabokov's writing process1:07:26: Nabokov's reception1:10:00: Writing Nabokov's biography: how it started, meeting Nabokov's family, researching and writing, and the responsibility of writing the defining work on someone1:28:26: Which Nabokov book should new readers read first?1:30:58: A book or paper more people should read1:35:03: Something Brian wishes he'd learnt sooner1:38:47: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtBrian's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/boyd-webBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences and linksThe estate Nabokov inherent and immediately lost in th revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rozhdestveno_Memorial_EstateAda online, Brian's line-by-line annotations to Nabokov's Ada: https://www.ada.auckland.ac.nz/ Boyd (1985/2001). Nabokov's Ada: The Place of Consciousness. Boyd (1990). Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years. Boyd (1991). Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years.Boyd & Pyle (eds) (2000).  Nabokov’s Butterflies .Boyd (2001). Nabokov's Pale Fire: The Magic of Artistic Discovery.Grass (1959). Die Blechtrommel.James (1897). What Maisie Knew. Machado de Assis (1882). The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas. [The 2 new translations are by Thomson-DeVeaux (Penguin Classics), and by Jull Costa & Patterson (Liveright)]Nabokov (1929). The (Luzhin) Defense. Nabokov (1936). Invitation to a Beheading. Nabokov (1947). Bend Sinister. Nabokov (1955). Lolita. Nabokov (1957). Pnin. Nabokov (1962). Pale Fire. Nabokov (1967). Speak, Memory. Nabokov (1969). Ada or Ardor.Tarnowsky (1908). Les femmes homicides. [Nabokov's great-aunt; see also:  Huff-Corzine & Toohy (2023). The life and scholarship of Pauline Tarnowsky: Criminology's mother. Journal of Criminal Justice]Vila, Bell, Macniven, Goldman-Huertas, Ree, Marshall, ... & Pierce (2011). Phylogeny and palaeoecology of Polyommatus blue butterflies show Beringia was a climate-regulated gateway to the New World. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
89. Camillo Padoa-Schioppa: Value in the brain, orbitofrontal cortex, and causality in neuroscience
Jan 13 2024
89. Camillo Padoa-Schioppa: Value in the brain, orbitofrontal cortex, and causality in neuroscience
Camillo Padoa-Schioppa is a Professor of Neuroscience at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In this conversation, we talk about Camillo's work on economic values in the brain, whether it is causally involved in choice, Camillo's career, working with different species, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: The historic background of economic value0:12:31: How Camillo became a neuroeconomist0:38:50: What does neuroscience add to our understanding of behaviour?0:47:52: Value in the brain / discussing Camillo's 2006 Nature paper1:05:47: Does the brain even need to compute value?1:11:59: Causality in neuroscience / discussing Camillo's 2020 Nature paper1:27:19: Trivial decisions1:31:26: Is it wise to do neuroscience in humans and in animals, or should I focus on one approach?1:40:15: A book or paper more people should read1:43:19: Something Camillo wishes he'd learnt sooner1:45:53: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtCamillo's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/padoa-schioppa-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/padoa-schioppa-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/padoa-schioppa-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferencesBallesta ... & Padoa-Schioppa (2020). Values encoded in orbitofrontal cortex are causally related to economic choices. Nature.Bentham (1780). An introduction to the principles of morals and legislation.Gigerenzer & Gaissmaier (2011). Heuristic decision making. Annual review of psychology.Hayden & Niv (2021). The case against economic values in the orbitofrontal cortex (or anywhere else in the brain). Behavioral Neuroscience.Homer. Iliad.Homer. Odyssey.Padoa-Schioppa (2009). Range-adapting representation of economic value in the orbitofrontal cortex. Journal of Neuroscience.Padoa-Schioppa (2011). Neurobiology of economic choice: a good-based model. Annual review of neuroscience.Padoa-Schioppa & Assad (2006). Neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex encode economic value. Nature.Padoa-Schioppa & Conen (2017). Orbitofrontal cortex: a neural circuit for economic decisions. Neuron.Padoa-Schioppa ... & Visalberghi (2006). Multi-stage mental process for economic choice in capuchins. Cognition.Padoa-Schioppa, Li & Bizzi (2002). Neuronal correlates of kinematics-to-dynamics transformation in the supplementary motor area. Neuron.Smith (1759). The theory of moral sentiments.Salzman ... & Newsome (1990). Cortical microstimulation influences perceptual judgements of motion direction. Nature.Salzman ... & Newsome (1992). Microstimulation in visual area MT: effects on direction discrimination performance. Journal of Neuroscience.Visalberghi & Trinca (1989). Tool use in capuchin monkeys: Distinguishing between performing and understanding. Primates. Episode w/ Smaldino: https://geni.us/bjks-smaldino_2
88. Juliana Schroeder: Talking to strangers, undersociality, and replicable field studies
Jan 5 2024
88. Juliana Schroeder: Talking to strangers, undersociality, and replicable field studies
Juliana Schroder is a professor at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. In this conversation, we talk about her research in which she asks people to talk to strangers, and how this experience is usually a lot more pleasant than people expect. We talk about how the research came to be, what they found, how culture and norms affect the results, how to create robust and replicable field studies, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps00:00: The origin of Juliana's studies on talking to strangers02:15: Why don't people talk to strangers (during commutes)?05:46: What happens when strangers are forced to talk to each other?08:47: How to start a conversation13:31: Cultural differences in talking to strangers31:19: How to create robust and replicable field studies48:04: What's next for this line of research?54:14: A book or paper more people should read55:26: Something Juliana wishes she'd learnt sooner57:13: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtJuliana's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/schroeder-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/schroeder-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/schroeder-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferencesBoothby, Cooney, Sandstrom & Clark (2018). The liking gap in conversations: Do people like us more than we think? Psychological Science.Epley (2015). Mindwise: Why we misunderstand what others think, believe, feel, and want.Epley, Kardas, Zhao, Atir & Schroeder (2022). Undersociality: Miscalibrated social cognition can inhibit social connection. Trends in Cognitive Sciences.Epley & Schroeder (2014). Mistakenly seeking solitude. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.Kardas, Schroeder & O'Brien (2022). Keep talking: (Mis) understanding the hedonic trajectory of conversation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.Roy (1997). The god of small things.Sandstrom, Boothby & Cooney (2022). Talking to strangers: A week-long intervention reduces psychological barriers to social connection. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Sandstrom & Boothby (2021). Why do people avoid talking to strangers? A mini meta-analysis of predicted fears and actual experiences talking to a stranger. Self and Identity.Schroeder, Lyons & Epley (2022). Hello, stranger? Pleasant conversations are preceded by concerns about starting one. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
87. Rick Betzel: Network neuroscience, generative modeling, and collaborations
Jan 1 2024
87. Rick Betzel: Network neuroscience, generative modeling, and collaborations
Rick Betzel is an Associate professor at India University Bloomington. We talk about his research on network neuroscience, how to find good collaborators, Rick's path to network neuroscience, and much more.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: What's the purpose of connectomics if understanding a species' entire connectome (as in C elegans) doesn't allow us to fully understand its behaviour?0:03:57: Rick's very very linear path to network neuroscience0:19:41: Multi-scale brain networks0:43:40: Collaborations (between people who collect data and people who analyse data)0:52:33: The future of network neuroscience: generative modeling, network control, and edge-centric connectomics1:13:15: A book or paper more people should read1:15:55: Something Rick wishes he'd learnt sooner1:18:01: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtRick's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/betzel-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/betzel-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/betzel-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferencesAkarca ... (2021). A generative network model of neurodevelopmental diversity in structural brain organization. Nat Comm.Barabási (2003). Linked.Barabási & Albert (1999). Emergence of scaling in random networks. Science.Betzel (2022). Network neuroscience and the connectomics revolution. In Connectomic deep brain stimulation.Betzel & Bassett (2017). Multi-scale brain networks. Neuroimage.Betzel & Bassett (2017). Generative models for network neuroscience: prospects and promise. Journal of The Royal Society Interface.Betzel ... (2012). Synchronization dynamics and evidence for a repertoire of network states in resting EEG. Front comp neuro.Bullmore & Sporns (2009). Complex brain networks: graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional systems. Nat Rev Neuro.Cook ... (2019). Whole-animal connectomes of both Caenorhabditis elegans sexes. Nature.Feltner & Dapena (1986). Dynamics of the shoulder and elbow joints of the throwing arm during a baseball pitch. J Appl Biomech.Lindsay (2021). Models of the mind.Nieminen ... (2022). Multi-locus transcranial magnetic stimulation system for electronically targeted brain stimulation. Brain stimulation.Oh ... (2014). A mesoscale connectome of the mouse brain. Nature.Rubinov & Sporns (2010). Complex network measures of brain connectivity: uses and interpretations. Neuroimage.Scheffer ... (2020). A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain. Elife.Sporns (2016). Networks of the Brain.Van Den Heuvel & Sporns (2011). Rich-club organization of the human connectome. J Neuro.Watts & Strogatz (1998). Collective dynamics of ‘small-world’networks. Nature.White ... (1986). The structure of the nervous system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B.Winding ... (2023). The connectome of an insect brain. Science.Yan ... (2017). Network control principles predict neuron function in the Caenorhabditis elegans connectome. Nature.
86. Elisabeth Bik: Reporting scientific misconduct, the arms race between fraud & fraud detection, and the microbiome of dolphins
Dec 22 2023
86. Elisabeth Bik: Reporting scientific misconduct, the arms race between fraud & fraud detection, and the microbiome of dolphins
Elisabeth Bik is a science integrity consultant. In this conversation, we talk about her work on reporting scientific errors and misconduct, how one becomes a full-time scientific integrity consultant, her postdoc work on the microbiome of dolphins, reactions to her work (both positive and negative), how to deal with online abuse, the arms race between fraudsters and fraud detectors, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: How Elisabeth became a full-time science integrity consultant0:04:45: The microbiome of dolphins0:12:02: What should I do if I find errors or fraud in a paper?0:28:58: Reactions to Elisabeth's work: awards, online abuse, and lots of silence from journals0:52:23: Should you report misconduct if you're in a vulnerable position?0:58:19: What problems are worth reporting?1:05:51: How does one become a (full-time) research integrity consultant?1:13:21: The arms race between people commiting fraud and people detecting fraud1:22:49: A book or paper more people should read1:25:26: Something Elisabeth wishes she'd learnt sooner1:29:09: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtElisabeth's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bik-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bik-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bik-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences & linksPubPeer: https://pubpeer.com/COPE: https://publicationethics.org/John Maddox Prize: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddox_PrizeEpisode w/ Joe Hilgard: https://geni.us/bjks-hilgardBik, Casadevall  & Fang (2016). The prevalence of inappropriate image duplication in biomedical research publications. MBio.Bik, Costello, Switzer, Callahan, Holmes, Wells, ... & Relman (2016). Marine mammals harbor unique microbiotas shaped by and yet distinct from the sea. Nature Communications.Brown & Heathers (2017). The GRIM test: A simple technique detects numerous anomalies in the reporting of results in psychology. Social Psychological and Personality Science.Reich (2009): Plastic fantastic: How the Biggest Fraud in Physics Shook the Scientific
85. Peter Bandettini: The history, present, and future of fMRI
Dec 15 2023
85. Peter Bandettini: The history, present, and future of fMRI
Peter Bandettini is director of the fMRI core facility at the National Institute of Mental Health. In this episode, we talk about the history, present, and future of fMRI, alongside Peter's career.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: How Peter got started working on fMRI in the early 1990s0:05:48: What was possible in neuroimaging in the late 80s0:18:44: Major advances in fMRI in the 1990s0:26:39: History of structural MRI0:29:02: Major advances in fMRI since 20000:40:11: The future of fMRI0:58:19: What is Peter working on?1:06:31: A book or paper more people should read1:14:36: Something Peter wishes he'd learnt sooner1:21:52: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtPeter's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bandettini-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bandettini-scholarBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarReferencesThis episode broke the character limit of show notes, couldn't include all references. Bandettini ... (1992). Time course EPI of human brain function during task activation. Magnetic resonance in medicine.Belliveau ... (1991). Functional mapping of the human visual cortex by magnetic resonance imaging. Science.Biswal ... (1995). Functional connectivity in the motor cortex of resting human brain using echo‐planar MRI. Magnetic resonance in medicine.Blamire ... (1992). Dynamic mapping of the human visual cortex by high-speed magnetic resonance imaging. PNAS.Engel ... (1994). fMRI of human visual cortex. Nature.Finn ... (2015). Functional connectome fingerprinting: identifying individuals using patterns of brain connectivity. Nat Neuro.Gordon ... (2017). Precision functional mapping of individual human brains. Neuron.Gordon ... (2023). A somato-cognitive action network alternates with effector regions in motor cortex. Nature.Hasson ... (2004). Intersubject synchronization of cortical activity during natural vision. Science.Huber ... (2017). High-resolution CBV-fMRI allows mapping of laminar activity and connectivity of cortical input and output in human M1. Neuron.Huth ... (2012). A continuous semantic space describes the representation of thousands of object and action categories across the human brain. Neuron.Kamitani ... (2005). Decoding the visual and subjective contents of the human brain. Nat Neuro.Kwong ... (1992). Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of human brain activity during primary sensory stimulation. PNAS.Newbold ... (2020). Plasticity and spontaneous activity pulses in disused human brain circuits. Neuron.Norman ... (2006). Beyond mind-reading: multi-voxel pattern analysis of fMRI data. TiCS.Ogawa ... (1990). Brain magnetic resonance imaging with contrast dependent on blood oxygenation. PNAS.Ogawa ... (2000). An approach to probe some neural systems interaction by functional MRI at neural time scale down to milliseconds. PNAS.Sereno ... (1995). Borders of multiple visual areas in humans revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Science.Toi ... (2022). In vivo direct imaging of neuronal activity at high temporospatial resolution. Science.
84. Brian Nosek: Improving science, the past & future of the Center for Open Science, and failure in science
Dec 8 2023
84. Brian Nosek: Improving science, the past & future of the Center for Open Science, and failure in science
Brian Nosek is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, and Co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Open Science. In this conversation, we discuss the Center for Open Science, Brian's early interest in improving science, how COS got started, what Brian would like to do in the future, and how to figure out whether ideas are working.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps00:00: Brian's early interest in improving science15:24: How the Center for Open Science got funded (by John and Laura Arnold)26:08: How long is COS financed into the future?29:01: What if COS isn't benefitting science anymore?35:42: Is Brian a scientist or an entrepreneur?40:58: The future of the Center for Open Science51:13: A book or paper more people should read54:42: Something Brian wishes he'd learnt sooner58:53: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtBrian's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/nosek-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/nosek-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/nosek-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences & LinksArticle about John Arnold: https://www.wired.com/2017/01/john-arnold-waging-war-on-bad-science/Scientific virtues (including stupidity): https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2022/02/10/the-scientific-virtues/Cohen (1994). The earth is round (pAmerican psychologist.Greenwald (1975). Consequences of prejudice against the null hypothesis. Psychological bulletin.Greenwald, McGhee & Schwartz (1998). Measuring individual differences in implicit cognition: the implicit association test. Journal of personality and social psychology.Hardwicke & Ioannidis (2018). Mapping the universe of registered reports. Nature Human Behaviour.Meehl (1967). Theory-testing in psychology and physics: A methodological paradox. Philosophy of science.Nosek, Banaji & Greenwald (2002). Harvesting implicit group attitudes and beliefs from a demonstration web site. Group Dynamics: Theory, research, and practice.Nosek & Bar-Anan (2012). Scientific utopia: I. Opening scientific communication. Psychological Inquiry. Nosek, Spies & Motyl (2012). Scientific utopia: II. Restructuring incentives and practices to promote truth over publishability. Perspectives on Psychological Science.Rosenthal (1979). The file drawer problem and tolerance for null results. Psychological bulletin.Open Science Collaboration (2015). Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Science.Schwartz (2008). The importance of stupidity in scientific research. Journal of Cell Science.Uhlmann, Ebersole, Chartier, Errington, Kidwell, Lai, McCarthy, Riegelman, Silberzahn & Nosek (2019). Scientific utopia III: Crowdsourcing science. Perspectives on Psychological Science.
83. Rachel Bedder: Rumination, teaching without grades, and managing yourself as a PhD student
Dec 3 2023
83. Rachel Bedder: Rumination, teaching without grades, and managing yourself as a PhD student
Rachel Bedder is a postdoc with Yael Niv at Princeton. In this conversation, we talk about her research on rumination and repetitive negative thinking (in the context of a partially observable Markov decision process), her work as a curator, why she enjoys teaching without grades, how to manage yourself as a PhD student, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: Teaching maths in prison0:06:40: Teaching without grades0:15:42: Working as a full-time research assistant (after BSc) and dealing with lots of rejections0:25:51: How Rachel ended up doing a postdoc with Yael Niv0:32:08: Discussing Rachel's conference proceedings 'Modelling Rumination as a State-Inference Process' (featuring partially observable Markov decision processes)0:56:49: Rachel's background in art and curation1:10:58: How to not turn hobbies into a stressful thing you need to get done1:14:46: A book or paper more people should read1:16:47: Something Rachel wishes she'd learnt sooner1:19:05: Advice for PhD students/postdocs, with a twist: 5 tips for managing yourself during a PhDPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtRachel's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bedder-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bedder-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bedder-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences and linksEpisodes with Matthias Stangl and Toby Wise about postdoc jobs & fellowships:https://geni.us/bjks-wise-postdochttps://geni.us/bjks-postdoc-stanglEpisode with Paul Smaldino on modelling social behaviour, and with Eiko Fried on theories in psychologyhttps://geni.us/bjks-smaldino_2https://geni.us/bjks-friedPOMDPs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partially_observable_Markov_decision_processDear World Project: https://engagement.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/projects/dear-world-project/5 tips for managing yourself during a PhD: https://www.rachelbedder.com/phdtipsScientific virtues (including stupidity): https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2022/02/10/the-scientific-virtues/Bedder, Pisupati & Niv (2023) Modelling Rumination as a State-Inference Process. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/tfjqnBurkeman (2021). Four thousand weeks: Time management for mortals.McCullers (1940). The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.Montague, Dolan, Friston & Dayan (2012). Computational psychiatry. Trends in cognitive sciences.
82. Geoff Cumming: p-values, estimation, and meta-analytic thinking
Nov 24 2023
82. Geoff Cumming: p-values, estimation, and meta-analytic thinking
Geoff Cumming is an Emeritus Professor at La Trobe University. In this conversation, we discuss his work on New Statistics: estimation instead of hypothesis testing, meta-analytic thinking, and many related topics.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: A brief history of statistics, p-values, and confidence intervals0:32:02: Meta-analytic thinking0:42:56: Why do p-values seem so random?0:45:59: Are p-values and estimation complementary?0:47:09: How do I know how many participants I need (without a power calculation)?0:50:27: Problems of the estimation approach (big data)1:00:08: A book or paper more people should read1:02:50: Something Geoff wishes he'd learnt sooner1:04:52: Advice for PhD students and postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtGeoff's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/cumming-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/cumming-scholarMastodon: https://nerdculture.de/@thenewstatsBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences/linksDance of the p-values: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OL1RqHrZQ8Significance roulette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcJImS16jR4Episode with Simine Vazire (SIPS): https://geni.us/bjks-vazireCoulson, ...(2010). Confidence intervals permit, but don't guarantee, better inference than statistical significance testing. Front in Psychol.Cumming & Calin-Jageman (2016/2024). Introduction to the new statistics: Estimation, open science, and beyond.Cumming (2014). The new statistics: Why and how. Psychol Sci.Cumming & Finch (2005). Inference by eye: confidence intervals and how to read pictures of data. American Psychol.Errington, ... (2021) Reproducibility in Cancer Biology: Challpenges for assessing replicability in preclinical cancer biology. eLife.Errington, ... (2021) Investigating the replicability of preclinical cancer biology. eLife.Finch & Cumming (2009). Putting research in context: Understanding confidence intervals from one or more studies. J of Pediatric Psychol.Hedges (1987). How hard is hard science, how soft is soft science? The empirical cumulativeness of research. American Psychologist.Hunt (1997). How science takes stock: The story of meta-analysis.Ioannidis (2005). Why most published research findings are false. PLoS Medicine.Loftus (1996). Psychology will be a much better science when we change the way we analyze data. Curr direct psychol sci.Maxwell, ... (2008). Sample size planning for statistical power and accuracy in parameter estimation. Annu Rev Psychol.Oakes (1986). Statistical inference: A commentary for the social and behavioural sciences.Pennington (2023). A Student's Guide to Open Science: Using the Replication Crisis Reform Psychology.Rothman (1986). Significance questing. Annals of Int Med.Schmidt (1996). Statistical significance testing and cumulative knowledge in psychology: Implications for training of researchers. Psychol Methods.
81. Brooke Macnamara: Growth mindset, deliberate practice, and the benefits of diverse experiences
Nov 17 2023
81. Brooke Macnamara: Growth mindset, deliberate practice, and the benefits of diverse experiences
Brooke Macnamara is an associate professor at Case Western Reserve University. In this conversation, we talk about her research on growth mindset and deliberate practice, whether deliberate practice is falsifiable, the benefits of diverse experiences, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: How Brooke started working on mindset and deliberate practice0:02:10: (Growth) mindset: does it matter?0:21:10: Mindset interventions0:36:48: Deliberate practice0:47:06: Benefits of diverse experiences0:56:20: Is the theory of deliberate practice unfalsifiable?0:59:36: What can we take practically from the growth mindset and deliberate pratice research?1:01:06: A book or paper more people should read1:02:10: Something Brooke wishes she'd learnt sooner1:04:32: Advice for PhD students and postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtBrooke's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/macnamara-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/macnamara-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/macnamara-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences/links Brainology mindset intervention: https://www.mindsetworks.com/programs/brainology-for-schoolsTrello: https://trello.comBurgoyne, Hambrick, & Macnamara (2020). How firm are the foundations of mind-set theory? The claims appear stronger than the evidence. Psychol Science.Dweck (2006). Mindset-Changing the way you think to fulfil your potential.Epstein (2021). Range: Why generalists triumph in a specialized world.Ericsson & Harwell (2019). Deliberate practice and proposed limits on the effects of practice on the acquisition of expert performance. Frontiers in Psychol.Ericsson, Krampe & Tesch-Römer (1993). The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance. Psychol Rev.Gladwell (2008). Outliers: The story of success.Macnamara & Burgoyne (2023). Do growth mindset interventions impact students’ academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis with recommendations for best practices. Psychol Bull.Macnamara, Hambrick & Oswald (2014). Deliberate practice and performance in music, games, sports, education, and professions: A meta-analysis. Psychol Science.Macnamara & Maitra (2019). The role of deliberate practice in expert performance: Revisiting Ericsson, Krampe & Tesch-Römer (1993). Royal Society Open Science.Macnamara, Moreau & Hambrick (2016). The relationship between deliberate practice and performance in sports: A meta-analysis. Perspec Psychol Science. Macnamara, Prather & Burgoyne (2023).  Beliefs about success are prone to cognitive fallacies. Nat Rev Psychol.Sisk, Burgoyne, Sun, Butler & Macnamara (2018). To what extent and under which circumstances are growth mind-sets important to academic achievement? Two meta-analyses. Psychol Science.
80. Simine Vazire: Scientific editing, the purpose of journals, and the future of psychological science
Nov 10 2023
80. Simine Vazire: Scientific editing, the purpose of journals, and the future of psychological science
Simine Vazire is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne. In this conversation, we talk about her work on meta-science, the purpose of journals and peer review, Simine's plans for being Editor-in-Chief at Psychological Science, the hidden curriculum of scienitic publishing, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: What is SIPS and why did Simine cofound it?0:05:10: Why Simine resigned from the NASEM Reproducibility & Replicability committee0:13:07: Do we still need journals and peer review in 2023?0:28:04: What does an Editor-in-Chief actually do?0:37:09: Simine will be EiC of Psychological Science0:59:44: The 'hidden curriculum' of scientific publishing1:04:03: Why Siminie created a GoFundMe for DataColada1:15:10: A book or paper more people should read1:17:10: Something Simine wishes she'd learnt sooner1:18:44: Advice for PhD students and postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtSimine's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/vazire-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/vazire-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/vazire-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences/linksEpisode of Black Goat Podcast I mentioned: https://blackgoat.podbean.com/e/simine-flips-out/Mini-interview with Simine in Science: https://www.science.org/content/article/how-reform-minded-new-editor-psychology-s-flagship-journal-will-shake-thingsMy 2nd interview w/ Adam Mastroianni, and his blog post on peer review:https://geni.us/bjks-mastroianni_2Interview w/ Chris Chambers and Peer community in RRhttps://geni.us/bjks-chambersSimine's vision statement for Psychological Sciencehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1mozmB2m5kxOoPvQSqDSguRrP5OobutU6/viewGOFUNDME for Data Colada's legal feeshttps://www.gofundme.com/f/uhbka-support-data-coladas-legal-defenseFrancesca  Gino's responsehttps://www.francesca-v-harvard.org/NYT Magazine article about Amy Cuddy (and Joe Simmons)https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/magazine/when-the-revolution-came-for-amy-cuddy.htmlStreisand effecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effectHolcombe (during dogwalk). On peer review. Personal communication to Simine.Open Science Collaboration (2015). Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Science.Reich (2009): Plastic fantastic: How the Biggest Fraud in Physics Shook the Scientific
79. Nanthia Suthana: Invasive brain recordings in humans, learning as a PI, and the joys of mentorship
Nov 3 2023
79. Nanthia Suthana: Invasive brain recordings in humans, learning as a PI, and the joys of mentorship
Nanthia Suthana is an Associate Professor at UCLA. In this conversation, we talk about her research using invasive brain recordings from humans, how the technologies have changed and what might happen in the future. We also talk about how she runs her lab, how to learn as a PI, and what Nanthia enjoys about mentoring students and postdocs.We had some minor audio issues, so Nanthia switched her recording setup twice during the conversation. Sound should still be good though.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps00:00: Was it good that Nanthia finished school so young?01:27: How invasive recordings in humans have changed over the past 15 years10:45: The future of invasive recordings in humans19:29: Mentorship in academia30:01: Learning as a PI36:02: Book or paper more people should read40:53: Something Nanthia wishes she'd learnt sooner45:42: Advice for PhD students and postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtNanthia's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/suthana-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/suthana-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/suthana-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences and linksNanthia's episode in Stories of Women in Neuroscience: https://www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/2021/3/24/dr-nanthia-suthanaEpisodes w/ Matthias Stangl and Gareth Barnes:https://geni.us/bjks-barneshttps://geni.us/bjks-stanglhttps://geni.us/bjks-postdoc-stanglBoto et al (2018). Moving magnetoencephalography towards real-world applications with a wearable system. Nature.Feinsinger et al (2022). Ethical commitments, principles, and practices guiding intracranial neuroscientific research in humans. Neuron.Gill et al (2023). A pilot study of closed-loop neuromodulation for treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder. Nature Communications.Hafting, Fyhn, Molden, Moser & Moser (2005). Microstructure of a spatial map in the entorhinal cortex. Nature.O'Keefe & Dostrovsky (1971). The hippocampus as a spatial map: preliminary evidence from unit activity in the freely-moving rat. Brain research.Preston, Kuper-Smith & Ehrsson (2015). Owning the body in the mirror: The effect of visual perspective and mirror view on the full-body illusion. Scientific Reports.Sacks (1985). The man who mistook his wife for a hat.Scoville & Milner (1957). Loss of recent memory after bilateral hippocampal lesions. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry.Stangl, Topalovic,  ... & Suthana (2021). Boundary-anchored neural mechanisms of location-encoding for self and others. Nature.Stangl, Maoz & Suthana (2023). Mobile cognition: imaging the human brain in the ‘real world’. Nature Reviews Neuroscience.Topalovic et al (2023). A wearable platform for closed-loop stimulation and recording of single-neuron and local field potential activity in freely moving humans. Nature Neuroscience.
78. Gillian Coughlan: Dementia, spatial navigation, and menopause
Oct 27 2023
78. Gillian Coughlan: Dementia, spatial navigation, and menopause
Gillian Coughlan is a postdoc whose work focuses on the role of spatial navigation in dementia. In this conversation, we talk about how Gillian went from Ireland to doing a PhD in the UK, different ways for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, what beta-amyloid and tau are, what spatial navigation has to do with dementia, and whether early menopause can affect women's spatial navigation performance and risk of getting dementia.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps00:00: Playing the piano07:13: How Gillian ended up doing her PhD with Michael Hornberger in Norwich14:02: How to find a good mentor16:48: Sea Hero Quest22:28: Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease32:37: The role of Beta-Amyloid and tau in dementia34:41: Spatial navigation, the entorhinal cortex, and dementia44:14: Does menopause affect spatial navigation and risk of dementia?50:31: Book or paper more people should read52:37: Something Gillain wishes she'd learnt sooner55:31: Advice for PhD students and postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtGillian's linksGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/coughlan-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/coughlan-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences and linksEpisodes with Michael Hornberger and Hugo Spiershttps://geni.us/bjks-hornbergerhttps://geni.us/bjks-spiers  Coughlan, DeSouza, Zhukovsky, Hornberger, Grady & Buckley (2023). Spatial cognition is associated with levels of phosphorylated-tau and β-amyloid in clinically normal older adults. Neurobiology of Aging.Coughlan, ... Buckley (2023). Association of age at menopause and hormone therapy use with tau and β-amyloid positron emission tomography. JAMA Neurology.Coughlan, Coutrot, Khondoker, Minihane, Spiers & Hornberger (2019). Toward personalized cognitive diagnostics of at-genetic-risk Alzheimer’s disease. PNAS.Coughlan, Laczó, Hort, Minihane & Hornberger (2018). Spatial navigation deficits—overlooked cognitive marker for preclinical Alzheimer disease?. Nature Reviews Neurology.Eger (2017). The Choice.Pertesi, Coughlan, Puthusseryppady, Morris & Hornberger (2019). Menopause, cognition and dementia–A review. Post reproductive health.
77. Lynn Nadel: Collaboration, Hippocampal History, and clinical applications of hippocampal development
Oct 20 2023
77. Lynn Nadel: Collaboration, Hippocampal History, and clinical applications of hippocampal development
Lynn Nadel is an emeritus professor at the University of Arizona, where his research focuses on the role of the hippocampus in memory. This is our second conversation. We discuss how the Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map was received, Lynn's career, including his years as head of department at the University of Arizona, how to foster collaboration, why Lynn started the Hippocampal History project, and the development and clinical aspects of the hippocampus.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps00:00: Who was A. Black?03:38: How was The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map received?08:08: Lynn's wandering years15:46: At the University of Arizona21:24: How to foster collaboration28:29: Being a head of department38:22: The Hippocampal History project42:56: Lynn's developmental workPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtLynn's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/nadel-webMastodon: https://geni.us/nadel-mastodonBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferencesLynn's first episode: https://geni.us/bjks-nadelBlack, Nadel & O'Keefe (1977). Hippocampal function in avoidance learning and punishment. Psychological Bulletin.Edgin, Spano, Kawa & Nadel (2014). Remembering things without context: development matters. Child development.Goddard (1964). Functions of the amygdala. Psychological bulletin.Lynch (1979). Representations in the Brain: The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map. John O'Keefe and Lynn Nadel. Science.Nadel & Moscovitch (1997). Memory consolidation, retrograde amnesia and the hippocampal complex. Current opinion in neurobiology.Nadel, Samsonovich, Ryan & Moscovitch (2000). Multiple trace theory of human memory: computational, neuroimaging, and neuropsychological results. Hippocampus.Nadel, Willner & Kurz (1986). The neurobiology of mental representations. In Myles Brand (ed.), The Representation of Knowledge and Belief. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.O'Keefe & Nadel (1978) The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map. Free download: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10103569/O'Keefe & Nadel (1979). Précis of O'Keefe & Nadel's The hippocampus as a cognitive map. Behavioral and Brain Sciences.Pennington, Moon, Edgin, Stedron & Nadel (2003). The neuropsychology of Down syndrome: evidence for hippocampal dysfunction. Child development.Ravindran (2022). Profile of Lynn Nadel. PNAS. Squire, Nadel & Slater (1981). Anterograde amnesia and memory for temporal order. Neuropsychologia.Sutherland & Rudy (1989). Configural association theory: The role of the hippocampal formation in learning, memory, and amnesia. Psychobiology.
76. Adam Mastroianni: Paradigms in psychology, science as a strong-link problem, and The Psychology House
Oct 13 2023
76. Adam Mastroianni: Paradigms in psychology, science as a strong-link problem, and The Psychology House
Adam Mastroianni is a scientist who writes the Substack 'Experimental History'. This is our second conversation. We discuss science as a strong-link problem, why everyone is allowed to do science, and some of Adam's suggestions for how science can be done differently.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: Adam's Substack is now his main thing0:05:32: Paradigms in psychology0:16:40: Who's allowed to do science? Science as a strong-link problem0:36:41: A fleet of ships, The Psychology House, and Dan Gilbert's supervsion1:06:53: How to cultivate good feedback1:13:20: A book, paper, or blog post more people should read1:16:26: Something Adam wishes he'd learnt sooner1:18:34: Any advice for PhD students or postdocs?Podcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtAdam's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/mastroianni-webSubstack: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/Google Scholar: https://geni.us/mastroianni-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/mastroianni-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtLinks1st episode with Adam: https://geni.us/bjks-mastroianniPure green in Blackadder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDIJiwNk2n8Blog postshttps://www.experimental-history.com/p/lets-build-a-fleet-and-change-thehttps://www.experimental-history.com/p/an-invitation-to-a-secret-societyhttps://www.experimental-history.com/p/science-is-a-strong-link-problem https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-experimental-history-experimenthttps://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-reviewhttps://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/psychology-is-okhttps://slimemoldtimemold.com/2022/02/10/the-scientific-virtues/Behind the Bastard's episode about libertarians recreating governments at sea: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-the-not-at-all-sad-history-of-89890804/ References Cosmides & Tooby (2015). Neurocognitive adaptations designed for social exchange. The handbook of evo psych.Gilbert (2006). Stumbling on happiness.Hesse (1922). Siddhartha.Mastroianni, AM & Ludwin-Peery, EJ. (2022). Things could be better. https://psyarxiv.com/2uxwk Richerson & Boyd (1978). A dual inheritance model of the human evolutionary process. J of Soc and Bio Structu