Simon M. Hofmann
Research in XAI @ Max Plack Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences @mpicbs.bsky.social | in the cinema @ Berlinale Generation
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannAs always, my last post of the year reminder... Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org. Thanks for being here in 2025! I appreciate all the support 🙂
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannThis week is ideal to draft your submission for the #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026 so that you can let it rest over the (potential) holidays and finalise it first thing in 2026 (deadline: January 8, 2026). 😉 Looking forward to seeing you there and - in case - happy holidays! 🎄🧠🫀🫁
- *13th MindBrainBody Symposium* 📆 Mar 9-11, 2026 🏠 #Berlin & virtual (deadline: Jan 8, 2026) Keynotes: - @ulrikebingel.bsky.social - Karl Friston (online) - @tinalonsdorf.bsky.social - Sonja Kotz - Julian Thayer ...& so much more: prizes, posters, talks, food, drinks, encounters. Let's meet!
- I’m very delighted to share the great news that we will present on this year’s #NeurIPS 2025 workshop on Symmetry and Geometry in Neural Representations (NeurReps). openreview.net/forum?id=fu0... (1/x)
- Led by Nahid Torbati, we propose novel geometric approaches using Ollivier Ricci Curvature & Ricci Flow for representational analysis of human-aligned #DL models that match human behavior in a large-scale perceptual paradigm exploring face similarity judgements under 2D&3D viewing conditions. (2/x)
- Check our paper & poster here: openreview.net/forum?id=fu0... In case you are in San Diego, meet me on Sunday, Dec. 7, at our poster. (3/x)
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- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannWhen #AI “thinks” like us - New research out now in @nature.com from @lukasmut.bsky.social & @lampinen.bsky.social & @tuberlin.bsky.social & @mpib-berlin.bsky.social forms a bridge between #human and #machine representation. tinyurl.com/nhd4ycsh
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannMany Max Planck scientists have started sharing their #research findings on #BlueSky. Follow their posts and join the conversation! 👋 go.bsky.app/BYcBy6R #StarterPack
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannTrying to build an experiment in Unity and slowly losing your patience? Spoiler: that’s completely normal! Meet EDIA - a modular framework for building studies in Unity. 🧩 Reusable modules 📊 Data sync 🕶️ Multi-headset support And yes, a “Find Waldo” demo is included - because science should be fun!
- Deadlines are there to be made. EDIA XR Toolbox for research is now publicly available online. Check out edia-toolbox.github.io for more details. Minor updates are to be expected in coming weeks. We are excited and planning an online zoom session for interested parties soon.
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannEs ist Montag und wieder Zeit für die #Klimaschutz #Ringvorlesung an der @tuberlin.bsky.social. Heute geht es um Finanzielle Bildung und Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum. Es referiert Prof. Ulf Schrader, Fachg. Arbeitslehre, Ökonomie und nachhaltiger Konsum. Mehr Infos: www.tu.berlin/aloenk/studi...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannHow does subthalamic activity relate to Parkinson’s disease symptoms? In a truly collaborative effort across #DBS centers, we aggregated a diverse dataset of invasive recordings from 119 patients. Full article: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Main findings 🧵⬇️
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannNick (@willenjoy.bsky.social) is obsessed with signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). And for good reason! It could explain many results. Our simulation toolbox meegsim enables setting up SNR of individual sources as well as SNR of all signal sources with respect to all noise sources. meegsim.readthedocs.io
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannNice things for the **13th #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026** happening under the hood 😊 Save the date: 📆 March 9-11, 2026 (Berlin and virtual) Stay tuned for the call and announcement! (For info about the last 12 MBBSymposia: mindbrainbody.de) #interoception #neuroskyence
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannWe're seeking the next Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics! Lead cutting-edge research in language & cognition. Nominations (incl. self) due 19 Dec 2025. mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max
- Reposted by Simon M. Hofmann🔍 Have we solved the replication crisis? Join us for an IGOR panel discussion on the state of Open Science in biological psychology more than a decade after the crisis first hit. 📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET 💻 Online (contact us for the link) #OpenScience #neuroskyence #academicsky [1/3]
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannIn some way, it's trivial: The #brain & the rest of the #body (e.g. the #heart) are coupled. Yet, we spelled it out w/ A. Villringer & V. Nikulin for current scientists (below) w/ @martager.bsky.social @agatapatyczek.bsky.social @el-rei.bsky.social for future scientists bsky.app/profile/mart...
- 'Brain–body states as a link between cardiovascular and mental health' by Arno Villringer, Vadim Nikulin & Michael Gaebler @mbe-lab.bsky.social @michaelgaebler.com @mpicbs.bsky.social sky.social www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
- Reposted by Simon M. Hofmann📢Our peer-reviewed article about the AffectTracker is finally out! 😲🕹️📈 Traditional methods for rating emotion often miss the dynamic, moment-to-moment nature of feelings. We designed a tool to capture this continuous affective experience in real-time during dynamic emotional stimulation.
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannI am excited to share our latest research published in the EJEP! We used GAMMs to apply Rose’s theoretical work to prevention strategies targeting social isolation. Our results indicate that population strategies are more promising than individualized interventions.
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannWe want to hear *your voice* on taboos in women's and gender diverse health! 💬🧠Your perspective will directly inform priorities in research and a women's health resource platform. Find survey link at our website: www.cbs.mpg.de/cbs/en/resea...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannThe rumors are true! #CCN2026 will be held at NYU. @toddgureckis.bsky.social and I will be executive-chairing. Get in touch if you want to be involved!
- Reposted by Simon M. Hofmann📢 Call for Papers: NeurReps 2025 ‼️‼️‼️ 🧠 Submit your research on symmetry, geometry, and topology in artificial and biological neural networks. Two tracks: Proceedings (9 pages) and Extended Abstract (4 pages). Deadline: Aug 22, 2025. www.neurreps.org/call-for-pap...
- Reposted by Simon M. Hofmann🚨 We’re running a short self-report study on how BREATHING interacts with your daily life 🫁🌍 We're struggling to find participants and would truly appreciate your help; it only takes a few minutes. 👉 You can participate here: shorturl.at/rwwXc 🙏 Feel free to share the link with others. Thank you!
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannSerious concerns about a new cortical biomarker for pain sensitivity jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... We (with @tspisak.bsky.social, @christianbuchel.bsky.social) published a commentary on Chowdhury, Bi et al. (2025, JAMA Neurology) raising serious concerns about their reported results. 👇 1/13
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannWerner Reichardt, credited with discovering the neural circuitry for motion detection in the retina in the 1950s, did so on borrowed time.
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannHilft künstliche Intelligenz bei der #Demenz - Diagnose? Simon Hofmann @mpicbs.bsky.social erklärt im neuen #AchMensch Podcast, wie sich Ärzte in Zukunft durch #KI unterstützen lassen können und woran der Einsatz bislang scheitert detektor.fm/wissen/ach-m... #Medizin #Gehirn @detektorfm.bsky.social
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannIf you found out a paper with striking results, You should start with the critical point of view. But it's not for the reason of lacking of trust. What you know is unlike from what authors may knew. When you have a critic of substantial length, You can make it a paper and publish yourself.
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannWhat makes humans similar or different to AI? In a paper out in @natmachintell.nature.com led by @florianmahner.bsky.social & @lukasmut.bsky.social, w/ Umut Güclü, we took a deep look at the factors underlying their representational alignment, with surprising results. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannCheck out my published PhD work including links to analysis code and EEG data (n=83): www.nature.com/articles/s44... Big thank you to my co-authors, the editor and the reviewers.
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannWe're happy to announce the Berlin Consciousness Symposium, an in-person event bringing together expert speakers to discuss new trends in the neuroscience of consciousness. Date: 3rd of July 2025 at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @ccnberlin.bsky.social www.ewi-psy.fu-berlin.de/en/psycholog...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannExcited to share this project specifying a research direction I think will be particularly fruitful for theory-driven cognitive science that aims to explain natural behavior! We're calling this direction "Naturalistic Computational Cognitive Science"
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannSo happy to see such a rich and big repertoire of events at the MPIB for Long Night of Science!
- Wir öffnen unsere Türen zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften! ✨ Vielfältiges Programm für Groß & Klein – kommt vorbei! 📍 Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Berlin (Lentzeallee 94) 📆 28. Juni 2025 💸 Jubiläumstickets online: nur 5 € 🔗 Programm: www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2047157/prog...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannHow does subthalamic nucleus activity relate to Parkinson’s disease symptoms? My last 5 years of Parkinson’s disease research summarized in 5 minutes at the DGKN Congress 2025 :) youtu.be/M9alDh836oU ⬇️ Full preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... #Parkinsonsdisease #Parkinsons #DeepBrainStimulation
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannAre you sure that your Heartbeat Evoked Potential (HEP) effect is real? In our new paper, we show that task-evoked activity can overlap with HEPs, creating false positive effects - unless you correct for it.
- New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Paul Steinfath, Arno Villringer, et al: Validating genuine changes in heartbeat-evoked potentials using pseudotrials and surrogate procedures doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
- Reposted by Simon M. Hofmann>>>Job alert<<< For my lab, I am currently recruiting a research assistant (with possibility of extension into full PhD position) in fMRI-TMS. Feel free to reach out if interested! www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/833081/resea...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannWe are looking for reviewers to serve on the Program Committee of the Symmetry and Geometry in Neural Representations (NeurReps) workshop at NeurIPS 2025! If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form: forms.gle/wgUXHT7Mq71n... @neurreps.bsky.social
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannI am so happy—this is the first 1st author paper I have written, since the cancer diagnosis of my late wife seven years ago. 📑 PAPER ALERT: "Beyond binding: from modular to natural vision" in Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2025) sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Simon M. Hofmann🚨 Science communicators! Doing science communication in any form - talks, videos, blogs, comics, whatever? First of all: Thank you. Please keep doing it! And if you feel like getting some credit for your work — check out the Science Communication Prize of the DGPs & DGPA💥
- Hast du dich schon beworben? Einen Monat hast du noch Zeit! 🤩 @dgps.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannThis is an utterly amazing paper.
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannJoin us for the talk by @lukasmut.bsky.social (Google Deep Mind, TU Berlin) on "Representational alignment of humans and machines for computer vision" Starting soon at 10 AM (CET), March 28 Find the Zoom Link here: www.cbs.mpg.de/en/cbs-coconut
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannHow can we make progress in developing a general model of neural computation rather than a series of disjointed models tied to specific experimental circumstances, ask Eva Dyer and @tyrellturing.bsky.social in the latest entry in our NeuroAI series. www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/acce...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannFellow academics. Do you also feel that the #climate crisis doesn't get the attention it deserves in German politics? Please consider signing this petition by @de.scientists4future.org today! It'll be handed to the new Bundestag/Parliament tomorrow www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannPlease repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
- Reposted by Simon M. Hofmann🏆 Research integrity consultant and image forensics expert @elisabethbik.bsky.social has uncovered fraudulent data in over 7,600 scientific papers and exposed the practices of ‘paper mills’ that produce counterfeit scientific articles. She is honoured with the €200K Individual Award. Congrats!
- Together with @olegolt.bsky.social , @fraukeb.bsky.social and our great colleagues, we are happy to share that our study is published in @imagingneurosci.bsky.social now. #XAI for #MRI doi.org/10.1162/imag...
- With @olegolt.bsky.social & @fraukeb.bsky.social, and a wonderful team of colleagues, we looked into "The utility of explainable A.I. for #MRI analysis" Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.27.… #compneurosky #NeuroAI #compneuro #neuroscience #neuroskyence #XAI 👇 (1/7)
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannNew paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Simon M. Hofmann, Frauke Beyer, et al: The utility of explainable AI for MRI analysis: Relating model predictions to neuroimaging features of the aging brain doi.org/10.1162/imag...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannPeople talk a lot about objects, but what about the softness of a cushion, the greenness of an emerald, or the viscosity of oil? In our work just published @pnas.org, we shed light on how we make sense of the hundreds of materials around us. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannDid you know a women’s heartbeat changes throughout her menstrual cycle? In our contribution to this SI, @cogneuroend.bsky.social and I explore how these cyclical variations shape the brain-heart connection. Read it here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannHow the #MenstrualCycle shapes #heart and #brain health - @jellinap.bsky.social together with Julia Sacher @cogneuroend.bsky.social & Arno Villringer describe how these naturally occurring variations might influence #stress, mood, and long-term #womenshealth: tinyurl.com/35pu6447
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannJoin our Igor pack to discuss and share a specific topic and interest related to open science, bio/cognitive/psychopy & neuroscience - even job/ grant opportunities! go.bsky.app/7GAoP8iat://did:plc:g6fqdldlxngww422tgw5dibe/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lik7pqz7ky2g
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannGreat news: Thomas‘ study on shared and distinct mechanisms of PD therapeutics out soon! Thanks for the important work and great collaboration over the last years, @tsbinns.com , @julianneumann.bsky.social .
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannI've just released pleasenox.com – Convert any x.com thread to Bluesky 🦋 #indiehackers #buildinpublic #twitter – Perfect for those who have left Twitter but wish to comment upon a thread there
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannHappy LoveDataWeek everyone 💝 So many exciting activities happening around #LoveData25 😍 incl @datatrain.bsky.social events: 1. Data Story by @smnhfmnn.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/data... 2. Starter Track "Data Protection and licenses" by @kipker.bsky.social www.bremen-research.de/data-train/c...
- 🔍 New to research data management? Want to make your projects open-science-ready with ease? Join our Data Story to explore scilaunch 🚀, a simple, beginner-friendly tool for organizing, standardizing & sharing research. 📅 Feb 12, 2025 | 12 PM 🎙️ @smnhfmnn.bsky.social 🔗 shorturl.at/GwrdC #LoveData25
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannI was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
- Reposted by Simon M. HofmannTurning videos into 3D humans has never been easier or more accurate. MoCapade 3.0 improves everything over 2.0 while adding 3D camera tracking (and output) and multi-person capture. Try out the new state-of-the-art. Of course, there's more to come.
- I'm looking forward to give a talk at this great event👇 about scilaunch 🚀 shescher.github.io/scilaunch/ scilaunch 🚀 is a small convenience tool that I developed with the goal of easing the launch of new research projects, providing a useful skeleton for data, code, and organizational aspects.
- 🔍 New to research data management? Want to make your projects open-science-ready with ease? Join our Data Story to explore scilaunch 🚀, a simple, beginner-friendly tool for organizing, standardizing & sharing research. 📅 Feb 12, 2025 | 12 PM 🎙️ @smnhfmnn.bsky.social 🔗 shorturl.at/GwrdC #LoveData25
- Reposted by Simon M. Hofmann▶️ Does it have or can it develop goals or subgoals that may be detrimental to us (like self-preservation, power-seeking)? (yes, already seen in recent months with experiments with OpenAI's and Anthropic's models). 4/8
