Jessica Taubert

ARC Future Fellow. NARSAD Young Investigator. I am interested in the neural basis of social intelligence in humans and other animals.

[Jessica Taubert @jesstaubert]

Thanks to @SfNtweets @BodiesBig and @RufinVogels for putting together a stellar lineup for the neural encoding of bodies for primate social perception minisymposium at #SfN24 - what a honour to be counted among them.

The corresponding review is out now https://t.co/qgeV5bKM9d

[Jessica Taubert @jesstaubert]

@koyanokw Awesome!

[The BrisBrain Lab @Brisbrain_lab]

Here, @koyanokw et al. show that 🐒 neurons in certain face patches barely react to pareidolia (illusory faces in objects).
https://t.co/rqwaeLQ5qs

To those who have argued that the brain "obviously" processes stimuli that look like faces as faces—it's not that simple.

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

A happy face advantage for pareidolic faces in children and adults - @krizzyvj et al. https://t.co/GGi6qp7ioQ

[The MARCS Institute @MARCSInstitute]

🚨Join us! We're hiring a 3yr Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience with @DrQuekles
@ManuelVarlet @TGrootswagers @davidwhitephd to investigate decoding in super-recognisers. Applications close 14 Jan #postdoc #cogneuro #ACNS2024
https://t.co/8PIxqA7mub

[UNSW Face Lab @davidwhitephd]

Should be a great opportunity and project - excited to be involved!

[Susan Wardle @susanwardle]

In this new perspective piece, we argue for an alternative framework of visual function in occipitotemporal cortex that prioritizes the behavioral relevance of visual properties in real-world environments.

[Saloni Sharma @amrahS_inolaS]

Super pumped to announce that our new work “Face cells encode objects parts more than facial configuration of illusory faces” with @kasper_vinken, @akjags and Marge Livingstone is now out in @NatureComms! https://t.co/EHUbo9QDF2

[The BrisBrain Lab @Brisbrain_lab]

Are we sensitive to pain-related facial expressions?
Chris Buckland is interested in what genuine pain looks like and whether its recognition elicits approach or avoidance behaviors from observers.

His first paper looks at injury-related expressions:
https://t.co/8yWUIfavSK

[Hecht Lab @LabHecht]

Using non-invasive MRI, we found a pathway in dog brains that predicts receptive vocabulary size. It’s left-lateralized & connects regions that produce and perceive vocal communication. A convergently evolved arcuate fasciculis? Read at @CurrentBiology: https://t.co/nTrX3aQGPV

[RIKEN Center for Brain Science @RIKEN_CBS]

Get ready for Summer 2025📢
Applications for the RIKEN CBS Summer Program 2025 are opening soon.
With the theme “Neural Circuits: Coding, Computation and Cognition,” an exciting lineup awaits!
Follow us on X @RIKEN_CBS and #CBS_Summer for updates!
https://t.co/cooG2pm3Rh

[The BrisBrain Lab @Brisbrain_lab]

🎉 Huge congratulations to Zihe Wei on winning a People’s Choice Award at HDR Day @UQpsych! 🏆 Her presentation on the neural coding of faces for social perception captivated the audience and highlighted the exciting research she's been doing! Well done, Zihe! 🌟 #HDRDay

[Jessica Taubert @jesstaubert]

@Brisbrain_lab @UQPsych Amazing Wei! Very proud of you!

[Patrick F. Bloniasz (he/him) @PatrickBloniasz]

Are you an aspiring or practicing academic who wants to learn R and python for free? Dr. Russ Poldrack @russpoldrack from @Stanford has a great introductory virtual book with freely accessible code. A🧵 of some of the topics included:
@PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics 1/n

[Jessica Taubert @jesstaubert]

End of teaching semester face…

[Jessica Taubert @jesstaubert]

@HunterSchone @chettaaay @SfNtweets @kriti_kacker @malcolm_udeozor @susanwardle The OG poster back at #sfn2019 in Chicago as seen from directly above…

[Jessica Taubert @jesstaubert]

Chicago O’Hare, the perfect artistic representation of nerve conduction ahead of #SfN24

[Jessica Taubert @jesstaubert]

@BodiesBig After two missed connecting flights and over 28 hours of travel, I may have to deliver my talk using only non-verbal body cues.

[Beatrice de Gelder @BodiesBig]

On the 6th of October at 9:30 at #SfN24 the Symposium "Neural Encoding of Bodies for Primate Social Perception" (MIN08) with Rufin Vogels and Beatrice de Gelder as chairs and presentations from A. Bognar, J. Taubert, M. Poyo Solanas, E. Abassi, L. Isik, and M. Giese takes place.

[Jessica Taubert @jesstaubert]

Every year the UQ school of psychology challenges students (and staff) to transform their lecture material and research topics into art. Today, we showcased nearly 50 entries at the Psychology As Art Exhibition.

@UQPsych

Congratulations to all the winners!