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Shawn Prest
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Researcher at the intersection of meditation, consciousness, perception and active inference at the Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies (Monash University).
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Testing if this works... Trying to make a starter pack for researchers in #perception#academicskygo.bsky.app/V99fSBK

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Hi, great initiative! I'd like to be added to the list if possible, thanks! :)

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Hello Blueskyers, I'll be recruiting a fully funded PhD student in the coming year, for the study of working memory and attention. If you have any students who are interested, you can ask them to contact me at bwyble@gmail.com

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🚨 Exciting opportunity for trainees 🚨 Join us For the New York #ComputationalPsychiatryform.jotform.com/242484145124...center-for-computational-psychiatry.github.io/course_nycpw/

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I'm looking forward to attending and participating in the UQ Compassion Symposium next week psychology.uq.edu.au/event/4514/c...@hohwy.bsky.social@kevinberryman.bsky.social@jameskirby.bsky.social

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Long overdue thread on: ✨The generalised hierarchical Gaussian filter (gHGF)✨ Ever wanted to build your own HGF without deriving/implementing new equations? Ever wondered how volatility beliefs in the HGF relate to predictive coding? Check this out: arxiv.org/abs/2305.10937

The generalized Hierarchical Gaussian Filter
The generalized Hierarchical Gaussian Filter

Hierarchical Bayesian models of perception and learning feature prominently in contemporary cognitive neuroscience where, for example, they inform computational concepts of mental disorders. This...

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Looking forward to reading this!

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accessibility tip for my fellow 🧠 scientists 🧪 consider minimizing or even eliminating abbreviations from your write-ups & presentations! maintaining these unnecessarily increases working memory load, your audience is already engaging ample cognitive effort to follow along #cogsci#neurodiversity

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Shawn Prest
@shawnprest.bsky.social
Researcher at the intersection of meditation, consciousness, perception and active inference at the Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies (Monash University).
191 followers695 following8 posts