Al Powers

Psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Yale. I use computational approaches to understand how sensory systems might go awry to produce hallucinations.

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

@DanielJDrucker @uoftmedicine @SinaiHealth @VanderbiltU @VUMChealth Sadly, different Al Powers. :)

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

How do perceptual processes contribute to the development of psychiatric illness? @KhalsaLab and I have compiled this volume with experts from across the world to begin to answer this question.

[Sahib Khalsa @KhalsaLab]

What if many psychiatric disorders share the same hidden glitch in how the brain infers reality? In a new volume, @AlPowers7 and I gather experts to examine how disrupted sensory inference across #vision, #touch, #proprioception and #interoception might unify our understanding.

[Yale Psychiatry @YalePsych]

Dr. Albert Powers of #yalepsych has been studying how people who hear voices may exert control over the voices — turning them on and off. He spoke to @undarkmag about his work. https://t.co/Ygbb1mNAou

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

@PeterKokNeuro Well deserved!

[Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience @KavliAtYale]

So far, @ShanaeAerts has mentored a group of 1st-year graduate students, developed professional development workshops for the entire 1st-year class @yalegsas, & enjoyed recruiting students in person at universities with large populations of historically excluded students. [3/5]

[Anne Collins @Anne_On_Tw]

If you're doing hierarchical bayesian modeling for cognitive models, @bbbbaribault Beth's new paper is a must read! Highlighting all the most recent best practices, includes a new @matlab toolbox for visualization
https://t.co/lnzBFHDy8L

[Yale Psychiatry @YalePsych]

Dr. Al Kaye, left, and @DrChrisPitt have been awarded a federal research grant to study the effects of the drugs MDMA and methylone as possible treatments for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. https://t.co/OzBzRPBrUe

[Ryan Smith (@rssmith.bsky.social) @RyanSmith_LIBR]

New paper in @molpsychiatry by David Benrimoh, @AlPowers7 et al. highlighting current challenges to integrating computational psychiatry methods into clinical practice. I appreciated the chance to make a (small) contribution to this important discussion. https://t.co/unv1zPM5mS

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

So excited to get to work with Alex Bond @__zetetic__, coming soon to @ThePowersLab ! The possibilities are endless... :-)

[Alexandria Bond, PhD @__zetetic__]

Excited to join the Powers Lab @YaleMed in August! Exploring neurodivergent state transitions, focusing on hallucinations. Developing machine learning models to track their evolution. Stay tuned for updates! #neurodiversity #precisionmedicine

[Inês Pereira @nespereira_]

This year's Computational Psychiatry Course is approaching at full speed!

🚀 The program is OUT

🌍 The event will be fully hybrid again

⚠️ @CompPsychiatry has moved to Mastodon: https://t.co/lLteyqbVm3
Head up there for more updates 🗞️

Who's joining?

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

Congratulations to @StephanHeckers, MD, Chair of VUMC Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, who was presented with the prestigious and well-deserved #SIRS2023 Outstanding Translational Research Award!
Learn more:
https://t.co/a8D7CQdEjb
@VUMCResearch @SIRSGlobal

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

Excited about what looks to be a very useful new installment of Yale MAPS over the next three weeks, covering Dynamic Causal Modeling. :) Thanks to the organizers for continuing to offer this valuable resource @YalePsych and elsewhere!

https://t.co/Ewpx0tAP7e

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

Come work with us! We have two openings for post-docs using computational methods to understand voluntary control over voice-hearing experiences AND risk factors for development of psychosis during menopause. Would love to chat more about it. DM if interested. :)

[thepowerslab @ThePowersLab]

To apply, please DM or send your CV, a writing sample and/or first-authored publication, and the names of three references to [email protected] (@AlPowers7)

[thepowerslab @ThePowersLab]

The Powers Lab is looking for a full-time research assistant to help launch several upcoming projects. We're especially interested in people with coding experience, particularly in MATLAB and JS. DM us or email [email protected] #AcademicTwitter #MedTwitter #AcademicChatter

[Mittal ADAPT Lab @AdaptProg]

BIG week for one of our incredible research coordinators @karp_erica! Erica's FIRST first-author article is live AND she has officially accepted her offer to begin her clinical psych PhD journey at @CWRU with @DrSHLincoln this fall. 🥳🎉

https://t.co/i5U2pTADof

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

@dr_alexharris @chmathys It was great to see you in attendance, btw. :) Thanks for joining us.

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

@dr_alexharris Hi! Much of this was directly inspired by Klaas Enno Stephan's writing on the potential of computational psychiatry for fundamentally altering psychiatric nosology. This 2014 paper from Klaas and @chmathys is a good example: https://t.co/NInqdb81C2

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

@AdaptProg Well deserved. Congratulations. :)

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

@Bertalan_Polner Thanks, Bertalan! Hope you’re well.

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

Also grateful for the insights of @PaulPcf22 and @teufelchristoph in an accompanying commentary. Much more work to be done! https://t.co/S2nnL9M6CG

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

Are the mechanisms that drive hallucinations static or do they change with hallucination severity? In this issue of @BiologicalPsyc1, we show that prior hyper-precision reflects overall risk for hallucinations but is also sensitive to current severity. https://t.co/DielAX17QF

[Al Powers @AlPowers7]

This work draws on the collaboration of voice-hearers throughout the world as part of the Yale COPE Project. Our Advisory Committee has been especially crucial. The voices of those with lived experience continue to inspire and shape our work. https://t.co/gJAqC3l80y