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✨🎬 “Psychophys Is” 2025 videos are lighting up the contest! This video was submitted by Olivia Quintana, Mark Lavelle, Kumar Narayana & James F. Cavanagh. Submit your video before October 1, 2025: sprweb.org/spr-video-contest…

Our work from a great collaboration now out at Brain Stimulation: doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2025.0… We find that 4 Hz STN stimulation in *humans* changes decision thresholds: Data: narayanan.lab.uiowa.edu/ and osf.io/hsz3u

New paper coming out in BP:CNNI soon. I'll post a link to paper and data when available. But I'm done posting here. Find me @jimfcav.bsky.social instead.

Hogeveen et al., contrary to predictions, found no evidence of clinically significant depression after adolescent mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Depression in youth post-mTBI may not be as significant as in adults. Read at: tinyurl.com/5ywe2kda @JeremyHogeveen @JimCav

Yay! Thanks to @DaveSegar, @JimCav, and @LnccBrown and others for an awesome collab! 🤩 We’re excited to share our findings on how complementary dynamics in the basal ganglia contribute to behavioral adaptability! 🧠🤓

I will accept a PhD student (Clinical Psychology or Cognition, Brain & Behavior focused) to start at @UNM in Fall 2025. Please visit our website to learn more: thehinojosalab.com/for-stude… Please feel free to reach out with any questions!

Our forum discussing how 1-8 Hz delta/theta rhythms linked with cognitive control are decreased in Parkinson's patients with dementia and cognitive impairments is out at @TrendsCognSci pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3900… Key for new biomarkers and treatments. w/@rachelclarkcole @JimCav

Ahem. $1.1M.

Exciting news! We'll be re-opening our application cycle one last time for our final FIRST hire! We plan on opening this week (week of May 20) so keep an eye out and help spread the word! #academictwitter #academichiring #unmfirst #nihfirst

#psynomCABN Special Issue! Elevated parietal alpha power is an EEG #biomarker for measuring motivation-related behavior in cross-species progressive ratio breakpoint tasks #amphetamine. @pharmichaelogy @JimCav @JaredWYoung bit.ly/3JZj1yS

#psynomCABN Special Issue! This study unveils a rodent version of the #Reward #Positivity. By localizing cortical sources in mice, they show its relevance to reward processing & #learning. @JimCav bit.ly/44yHtRi

It is with great pride that I officially announce that I will be joining the Department of Psychology at the University of New Mexico as an Assistant Professor in January 2025! To get my lab up and running I AM HIRING!!! (1/5)