Steven Weisberg
@stevenmweisberg
Ass't Prof in Psychology at UTA | Cognitive Neuroscience / Spatial Navigation | Director: @SCANNLab | Husband and father | he/him
🚨I am recruiting PhD students!🚨 (Please re-post this!) If you are interested in #spatialNavigation, #fMRI, #aging, #virtualReality, #AlzheimersDisease and more, please consider applying to work with me! IMPORTANT: Please email me prior to applying!
Check out my interview with @SenseofPlacePod on why places are authentic and how that relates to our sense of authenticity as individuals!
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW: I'm joined by @ashnkrause to discuss the concept of place authenticity. Why is it that certain places feel more authentic to us, and what is it that underpins that experience? Listen here: senseofplacepod.com/podcast/episod…
Interested in the development of vision and the brain in the first years of life? The @bcdlab is expecting to hire a postdoc and a lab coordinator/tech in the coming months! Send me an email if interested and I’ll make sure to send you the job postings once open!
I had a chance earlier this season to watch some Ultimate Frisbee and it was a revelation to me: it's a majestic game. My guy Charlie Wagner with an incredible catch and then scoring pass in the title game 👌
Hey there science friends! Has your funding been cut or do you know someone whose funding has been cut? I’m starting a podcast to highlight your research in particular! If you’re interested in being featured, reach out by DM or email!
Science is under threat in the US. @elife have commissioned a series of articles discussing the implications and what we can do. The first three articles are now live. More to follow: elifesciences.org/articles/106702 elifesciences.org/articles/106704 elifesciences.org/articles/106710
Pick 6. That was Special! Always good to finish 2nd quarter with something special:)
The Heat broadcasters saying Philly is a “rough place for opposing fans” is only slightly more annoying than them pronouncing it “YaBOOsuhLAY”
An immediate addendum to my course. If not a full rewrite. Have to read the paper in full to see :).
Does the culture you grow up in shape the way you see the world? In a new Psych Review paper, @chazfirestone & I tackle this centuries-old question using the Müller-Lyer illusion as a case study. Come think through one of history's mysteries with us🧵(1/13):
Oscar noms be like: - The biopic - Nazis, amiright? - The one about the movie industry - Spielberg/Tarantino/Scorsese’s latest - America’s sordid past - Singing! - Unserious actor surprises! - Small family drama (won’t win) - WAR, what is it good for - The standout (winner)
Uh oh…
Trump blocks NIH review. I’m on a study section to review cancer grants but received this email today: NIH has paused all communication, as directed by the new administration (e.g. cnn.com/2025/01/21/hea… ), and that apparently includes a pause for all study section meetings
Ashley has profoundly influenced my thinking in this area! Great coverage of some really interesting research (that imo we don’t talk enough about in spatial navigation arenas!)
What makes places authentic, and why do some places feel uniquely genuine, comforting, and alive? Check out this coverage of my work on place authenticity in House Beautiful to find out! housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a629…
Something I've observed in academia but I suspect is true in industry as well: as you become more senior, you'll find that you can be much more productive if you spend all your time being a manager and letting junior people do all the real work. But after a few years of this,…
Having trouble sticking to your New Years resolutions so far? @stevenmweisberg can help! wuft.org/florida-good/2…
I am pleased to announce the publication of our special issue on scientific histories of hippocampal research in the journal Hippocampus! This special issue contains articles by many influential contributors to our field. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.100…
I am hiring a full-time technician (junior specialist)! Seeking a talented junior researcher with strong techinical skills to work on AI interpretability + computational neuroscience. Job ad & application here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09400 lab website: relcoglab.org