I missed this last year—Language and Cognitive Processes is now Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience. Who knew!
Research fellow (postdoc) job at NHBRU in Nottingham→
/The NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit (NHBRU) is a partnership between Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, the University of Nottingham and the Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research.
Applications are due February 4th.
The big grants, the big papers: are we missing something?→
/Sad but true:
A perverse focus on research cash and high-impact publications threatens academics’ careers and the aims of science itself
NFL Bad Lip Reading is funny, and shows how underspecified visual speech is→
/All of the Bad Lip Reading videos are great for this — a single viseme corresponds to multiple phonemes.
Postdoc position in developmental MRI in Tübingen→
/Great opportunity to work with Marko Wilke's group. Command of German required.
Stevie Wonder Herbie Hancock Mashup by Pomplamoose→
/Awesome as always. I played french horn in a Chameleon cover in high school.
Asynchronies in AV signals regulate multisensory interactions→
/Audiovisual asynchronies affect the phase of low-frequency neural oscillations in voice-sensitive regions of primate cortex.
Frontiers research topic on the functions of musical rhythm→
/Lots of interesting-sounding articles in this one.
Auditory connections and functions of prefrontal cortex→
/Interesting review article from Plakke and Romanski on auditory connectivity and auditory functions of prefrontal cortex.
Saying "yes" in northern Sweden in an unusual way→
/Inhale quickly as if surprised and/or sucking on a mint. This would take some practice.
Spreading of pathology in neurodegenerative diseases (review)→
/Disease-related proteints may spread through neural connectivity. Maybe this is one reason why in many cases neurodegenerative atrophy appears to "target" specficic neural systems?
Human tonotopic organization using EMEG→
/Source-localized MEG/EEG responses to single words show tonotopic gradients in temporal cortex.
Machine Learning: Exceeding Chance Level By Chance→
/Possible warnings for machine learning studies? "Chance" classification depends on the number of samples - if samples are not infinite, it may be higher than expected.
UPDATE: The general consensus seems to be that permutation testing, as commonly done, is valid and avoids the potential problems laid out by the authors.
Hermione was the real hero of the Harry Potter saga→
/Harry has his moments but the kid had a rough and abusive childhood and so his principal talent is getting angry and doing stupid impulsive shit. Mainly, he's manipulated by Voldemort and Dumbledore into doing exactly what they want him to do, and he plays the part splendidly. On the other hand, Hermione is an amazing witch and has a real choice as to how she wants to apply her considerable talents. And she chooses goodness, friendship, and doing the right thing over comfort, power, and even her own family, every time.
