postlelab

Cognitive neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
@[email protected]

[Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience @JOCN_Journal]

The Roles of Alpha Oscillations in Attentional Blink https://t.co/qgTIDbh1df

[Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience @JOCN_Journal]

Real-world Objects Scaffold Visual Working Memory for Features: Increased Neural Engagement When Colors Are Remembered as Part of Meaningful Objects https://t.co/WGv6fO8kDp

[postlelab @postlelab]

@DesrochersLab Congrats to Hannah!

[Thilo Womelsdorf @thiwomTO]

Multi-Neuromodulatory fingerprints of an adaptive cognitive state: Cognitive engagement was predicted by joint GABA & ACh/Choline in PFC; by Dopamine & Cholinergic changes in striatum. Glutamate & ACh correlated across states. Kudos to team + Dr Pawliszyn https://t.co/ZixWi7y7g0

[nature @Nature]

Nature research paper: Neural representation of action symbols in primate frontal cortex

https://t.co/EyzryyZSG1

[Eivinas Butkus @eivinasbutkus]

1/ New preprint + VSS poster! Attention has long been thought to enable efficient vision. But does it? First demonstration that attention—consuming just 4-5% of the energy budget—can cut the energetic costs of vision in half. #VSS2026

[Martin Hebart @martin_hebart]

I'm proud we are releasing LAION-fMRI, a densely sampled 7T fMRI dataset of natural images, with very broad stimulus sampling for testing countless hypotheses & deeply exploring brain representations. It is now available at
https://t.co/hOnILHonf9
What does LAION-fMRI offer? 🧵

[Earl K. Miller @MillerLabMIT]

The paper shows that high‑gamma field activity and local spiking are distinct. The “hashy” signal often treated as a proxy for spiking is partly generated by other biophysics like dendritic and network‑level currents, not just summed spikes.
https://t.co/LtELJqqPPh
#neuroscience

[postlelab @postlelab]

@MillerLabMIT wow

[postlelab @postlelab]

@PessoaBrain "... and face the real challenge: uncovering, in concrete detail, how simple parts can give rise to complex wholes." To rephrase, it's saying "it's time to drop the magic word 'emergence' and face the real challenge: understanding emergence."

[postlelab @postlelab]

@PessoaBrain The teaser at beginning of article says "But philosopher John Heil calls this out as an intellectual sleight of hand. “Emergence,” he argues, doesn’t reveal hidden truths—it masks our ignorance, mistaking gaps in explanation for gaps in reality. It’s time to drop the magic word

[Tim Behrens @behrenstimb]

Wait this is the cover of NN??? What about this: https://t.co/gawZ4YR3ut

Soo revealing about the speed of publishing (not just NN) paper already debunked on biorxiv before it is the cover of NN.

[Steve W. C. Chang @stevewcchang]

The deadline for the Neurobiology of Cognition Gordon Conference is coming soon. We have an awesome lineup of speakers. We will begin assigning fellowships in mid May, so don't delay, apply now! Spread the word! 🧪 🧠 #neuroscience #cognition https://t.co/PDyRGKEIwa

[eLife - the journal @eLife]

Alpha-band phase modulates perceptual sensitivity by changing internal noise and sensory tuning
https://t.co/pwrnYF8Yv7

[Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeurosci]

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Lindsey Power, Sylvain Baillet, et al:

A neuroscientist’s guide to neural burst detection

https://t.co/TvBUvip0uc

[Working Memory Symposium @WMSymposium]

Abstract submission for WMS2026 (July 14th-17th) is now open! If you are an early career researcher of working memory, please let us hear about your cool work by submitting your abstract (https://t.co/mhO2vi9Egq). Deadline is May 31st.

[Earl K. Miller @MillerLabMIT]

Brain waves dynamics (EEG/MEG) were used to create precise maps of cortical activity.
A geometry aware framework enhances noninvasive mapping of whole human brain dynamics
https://t.co/myBlcKNoAP
#neuroscience

[Nicholas Branigan @NKBranigan]

What are the neural correlates of human behavior?

Much research has approached versions of this question between individuals but not within individuals. Are results from these 2 approaches similar? No!

In over 4000 individuals, the neural correlates of cognitive control diverged between vs. within individuals -- a case of non-ergodicity and Simpson’s paradox.

We think that non-ergodicity may be an important principle in human neuroscience. [1/12]

[postlelab @postlelab]

Effects of TMS on the Decoding and Electrophysiology of Priority in Working Memory https://t.co/h7afA8jRAE

More evidence for a (not-inhibitory) role for oscillatory dynamics in the low beta band for the encoding of priority in WM