Matt Mattoni
Temple Clinical Psychology PhD Student 🦉 | Heterogeneity in Brain Networks & Psychopathology | First Gen | NRSA F31 Fellow
- Reposted by Matt MattoniMany thanks to @mattmattoni.bsky.social for presenting his interesting work in persons vs. people neuroscience this afternoon at @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social Read Matt's wise and varied papers: scholar.google.com/citations?hl...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniNew paper & a thread on the results 👇 ‘Reward-specific learning parameters change across normative adolescent development and are blunted in youth with high risk for depression’ acamh-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezp3.lib.umn.edu/doi/full/10....
- Update: now it feels personal
- In the big 2026 can we agree to not require a seperate document for all these items that are already in the manuscript file
- Reposted by Matt MattoniCheck out this cool new experimental study by Jonas Dora, et al on the effects of negative mood ☹️ and alcohol intoxication 🍺🍸on reinforcement learning!!
- Our experimental study on the effects of negative mood and alcohol intoxication on reinforcement learning in the Iowa Gambling Task is now published OA in Judgment and Decision Making: doi.org/10.1017/jdm.... as always, anonymized data, materials, and code can be found on the OSF: osf.io/ky3aj/
- Reposted by Matt MattoniI was fortunate to write this paper with some of the smartest and most courageous folks in any room: @lluaces.bsky.social @sheilacrowell.bsky.social @junegruber.bsky.social @tinaboisseau.bsky.social @anthonyperillo.bsky.social @jenperillo.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social 9/9
- Reposted by Matt MattoniJust accepted at Nature Mental Health: Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz4… 1/9
- Reposted by Matt Mattoni🆕 New open neuroimaging dataset released! I’m happy to share that our Naturalistic Neuroimaging Database (NNDb3T+) is now publicly available! NNDb3T+ captures rich, multimodal brain activity in a naturalistic setting with 40 participants and over 160 hours of scanning!
- Reposted by Matt MattoniWhy do brain networks vary? Do these differences shape behavior? If every 🧠 is unique, how can we detect common features of brain organization? @rodbraga.bsky.social and I dig in, in @annualreviews.bsky.social (ahead of print): go.illinois.edu/Gratton2025-... #neuroskyence #psychscisky #MedSky 🧵👇
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View full threadReposted by Matt Mattoni🧵8 We focused on fMRI studies of 🧠 networks… but there’s so much more neat idiographic work being done in other neuroimaging & psychology domains! See @mattmattoni.bsky.social's recent review for more thoughts on uniting these perspectives www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniNew work led by @mattmattoni.bsky.social “Overall, results suggest that BOLD activation to reward tasks, and likely other fMRI tasks, is more appropriate for within-person study than between-person study, highlighting a need for intensive longitudinal neuroimaging designs.”
- Precision Imaging for Intraindividual Investigation of the Reward Response biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
- 🚨🚨New precision imaging study and open dataset 🚨🚨 Featuring almost 200 functional runs acquired in 3-4d intervals and behavioral manipulations focused on intraindividual study of the reward response - The Night Owls Scan Club (NOSC) With @dvsmith.bsky.social and @olinotom.bsky.social!
- Precision Imaging for Intraindividual Investigation of the Reward Response biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
- 4 participants were scanned ~12 times each. Each session included 4 reward tasks, a positive mood induction, and resting state or neuromelanin (NM not yet available). With our focus on intraindividual changes in the reward response, we included a positive mood induction and tracked mood across time.
- As others have found, test-retest reliability was very low. We show this reliability is not improved with precision imaging data with short retest intervals.
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View full threadBig thanks to the team, particularly David’s lab to get this study done with a highly reproducible and open workflow! We hope the dataset is of interest to others and are very excited to see where precision imaging goes next! Data can be found on OpenNeuro: openneuro.org/datasets/ds0...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniThis may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniDelighted that PINE Lab will be accepting applications for PhD students to start Fall 2026! Please share with applicants looking for developmental & neuroscience programs? Our website is updated with current studies, questions, and guidance about fit: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/join-us
- Final version!
- New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Matthew Mattoni, Thomas M. Olino, et al: Functional connectivity heterogeneity and consequences for clinical and cognitive prediction: Stage 2 registered report doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniAbsolutely thrilled to share the 🌟 FIRST PAPER 🌟 from ACORN Lab! 🐿️ I’m beyond proud of all-star grad student @heatherarobinson.bsky.social for this review of “exposome” effects on neurodevelopment & cognition! Paper here rdcu.be/ezUqx & thread below 👇 /1 #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #devsky #cogdev
- Reposted by Matt Mattoni📣 New preprint from the SCIMaP team! Across three studies, we show that communicating the economic impact of NIH funding cuts—especially with interactive quizzes and maps—decreases approval and motivates action to oppose the cuts, across the political spectrum. 🧵 1/8 osf.io/preprints/ps...
- My dissertation / first RR is out now in Imaging Neuroscience! Lots of folks discuss how between-person heterogeneity may limit the utility of group-averages for brain functioning - we empirically tested that idea! doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
- Neat registered report from @mattmattoni.bsky.social @dvsmith.bsky.social @mindimager.bsky.social and @olinotom.bsky.social diving into the tension between nomothetic (group-level) v. idiographic (individual specific) in functional connectivity models. #Neuroskyence direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
- Not doing a full thread (abstract and figures should hopefully cover that?), but we (1) quantified how well a group-average network reflects individuals and (2) assessed how that (dis)similarity hindered brain-based behavioral predicted. Personally, I thought results were pretty interesting!
- One thing - It was a scary thought of having my dissertation be a RR, but the RR editor, reviewers, and my co-authors/committee all made it a seemless and collaborative process! Big thanks to @olinotom.bsky.social @dvsmith.bsky.social @mindimager.bsky.social Hope to continue RRs going forward!
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- The National Institutes of Health has removed gender identity variables from the ongoing Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, @thetransmitter.bsky.social has learned. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/gender/abcd-...
- Reposted by Matt Mattoni🚨📚 New book! I’m thrilled to share that our edited volume, Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions (Springer Nature), will be out later this year. Co-edited with @thepsychologist.bsky.social and @dfareri.bsky.social — huge thanks to all our brilliant contributors. 🧵 (1/12)
- Reposted by Matt MattoniThe Academy of Psychological Clinical Science is offering dissertation awards to students in our member programs. Please see: www.acadpsychclinicalscience.org/07-07-25-apc... for all the details, deadline 9/1/25. We also need reviewers, details at same link!
- Reposted by Matt MattoniIs anyone talking about the big design flaws in this study, e.g. 1) small N, btwn subject design, 2) v. heterogeneous sample, 3) writing prompt confounded with condition (really!), 4) vast number of measures with no preregistration? I can't believe this is getting so much press...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniNEW: Statement from the PCI RR Managing Board on the withdrawal of Infant and Child Development as a PCI RR-friendly journal, and the decision by Wiley to refuse preprints that have been peer-reviewed by @peercommunityin.bsky.social / @pci-regreports.bsky.social Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh
- Reposted by Matt MattoniAs a part of the @standupforscience.bsky.social Summer Fight for Science campaign, we want to host 1000 teach ins across the US between now and Sept 30th. Yeah, it’s a big, hairy, audacious goal. I know. Here is a running list of ideas, please scoop and do! 🧵🪡
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- Reposted by Matt MattoniAs @kypsychassoc.bsky.social and others have been saying, attacks on DEI have real consequences for healthcare! kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/07/l... Appreciate @kentuckylantern.com @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social for covering! @cherilev.bsky.social does great work that we needs funding!
- Reposted by Matt MattoniAn open, fully-processed data resource for studying mood and sleep variability in the developing brain | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniPlease consider making a public comment opposing the possibility of making NIH directors, program officers, and other staff (e.g. SRO, GMS) political appointees. This only took me ~90 seconds. Please repost. Thanks 👍
- The notice and COMMENT PERIOD OPENED TODAY AND CLOSES MAY 23. Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... 6/n
- Reposted by Matt MattoniChaewon Lee lead a (recently accepted) tutorial paper for psychologists who want to classify/predict using autoML: osf.io/preprints/os... autoML lets you conduct and compare multiple machine learning algorithms quickly without requiring computer scientist-level knowledge of optimization. Try it!
- Reposted by Matt MattoniStatement from APA re/autism and what the science really says: updates.apaservices.org/autism
- Dissertation ✅️
- Reposted by Matt MattoniIt's shocking how little is known about the brainstem red nucleus. In our new paper “The human brainstem’s red nucleus was upgraded to support goal-directed action” out now in @naturecomms.bsky.social we show that current thinking on the red nucleus is in need of a serious upgrade. rdcu.be/ehbOy
- Reposted by Matt MattoniWriting for Local Impact - a new webinar on April 14 @spiantado.bsky.social will introduce participants to the @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social movement and explore how researchers can write effective opinion pieces for local newspapers. member.psychologicalscience.org/events/event...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniThis disconnect in research and practice priorities limits science-practice integration and suggests clinical researchers should focus more on within person questions. With @aidangcw.bsky.social @whitneyringwald.bsky.social Vera Békés Katie Aafjes-van Doorn Xiaochen Luo
- Reposted by Matt MattoniWe then reviewed six high impact journals in assessment, psychopathology, and psychotherapy. Between-person designs predominate.
- Reposted by Matt MattoniWe asked clinicians what kind of research questions are most important to them, focusing on questions that could be addressed with between and within-person designs. For practice, within-person questions are at least as/more important
- If you only support something when it's convenient, is it really your value?
- Extremely disappointing & cowardly. The American Psychological Association is rescinding diversity requirements. Not due to any actual mandate from the federal government, but only because it may *someday* face pressure from the government www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniExtremely disappointing & cowardly. The American Psychological Association is rescinding diversity requirements. Not due to any actual mandate from the federal government, but only because it may *someday* face pressure from the government www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniToday You Tube announced a new initiative......based on psych science and a report with APA!!!! Hooray!! YouTube and industry leaders announce the Youth Digital Wellbeing Initiative blog.youtube/news-and-eve...
- Reposted by Matt MattoniMany psychological scientists are now calling for a “heterogeneity revolution,” focused on uncovering individual and contextual differences in experimental outcomes.
- Reposted by Matt MattoniDamnit. I’ve been sucked in. The SAT has done more to reduce inequality in college admissions than probably any intervention other than maybe Pell grants and scrapping it because it picks up on bias in our educational system would be catastrophic for a whole generation
- Reposted by Matt MattoniAmazing speech by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social inspiring us to be "bad" for the greater good - Embrace chaos and break the right rules. #StandUpForScience2025 #Philadelphia
- Reposted by Matt MattoniThere’s something emerging in all this: pushback (especially senior-level) is effective. For anyone in that type of role, (say professors with a big “P”), please note - this is not the time for hide-and-see; this is the time to use our privilege to protect those that don’t have it. Let’s step up 💙
