Dr Matthew Nour
MD PhD | NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry.
Cog Neuro | Computational Psychiatry | NeuroAI
University of Oxford and UCL
- Reposted by Dr Matthew Nour🧠 How do transformers learn relational reasoning? We trained small transformers on transitive inference (if A>B and B>C, then A>C) and discovered striking differences between learning paradigms. Our latest work reveals when and why AI systems generalize beyond training data 🤖
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- 🚨 Job adverts LIVE! 🚨 We want to understand how the brain supports abstract cognition in psychosis, using cutting-edge neuroscience. Non-Clinical RA: lnkd.in/eva-Zzfj Clinical RA: lnkd.in/eSgdad_F Postdoc: lnkd.in/eid8gtbR Oxford University Due June 23
- ❗RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES❗ We're hiring for an ambitious @wellcometrust.bsky.social project exploring brain mechanisms of planning/inference in psychosis 🧠 Tackled at multiple scales: from single neurons to human behaviour/fMRI and neural networks. Opportunities for 1 post-doc 1 clinical fellow 👀
- Reposted by Dr Matthew NourHow do cognitive maps fail? And how can this help us understand/treat psychosis? My lab at @oxexppsy.bsky.social is hiring a Postdoc tinyurl.com/2p935hhz and RA tinyurl.com/3myfpb78 to answer these questions in mouse models. Here's why you might want to join: 🧵
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- Reposted by Dr Matthew NourNew paper from our lab now in @nature.com . We show that our brains use basis functions or "building blocks" to navigate social interactions. Rather than tracking every individual separately, social information is compressed into patterns that can be flexibly combined. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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- Reposted by Dr Matthew NourWhy academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
- ❗RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES❗ We're hiring for an ambitious @wellcometrust.bsky.social project exploring brain mechanisms of planning/inference in psychosis 🧠 Tackled at multiple scales: from single neurons to human behaviour/fMRI and neural networks. Opportunities for 1 post-doc 1 clinical fellow 👀
- 💥 Some POST DOC JOB news 👀... I'm very happy to say that @melgaby.bsky.social, @mattnour.bsky.social, @mariaeckstein.bsky.social and I have been awarded funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social to look at how planning 📝and mental models of the world 🌍 are affected by psychosis...
- ❗Pre-doctoral fellow (clinical)❗ You'll be supported to lead a clinical fMRI study, and embedded within an academic psychiatry group studying neurobiology of psychosis. Ideal for a junior doctor at the start of their academic journey, keen to learn! 4 years, potential PhD.
- Reposted by Dr Matthew NourHope you'll forgive a quick thread as I take over as the new EiC of @elife.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Matthew NourComment on our recent paper challenging the link between MMN dysfunction and positive symptoms: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Thanks @mattnour.bsky.social I may have missed it but cognitive map dysfunction is also unrelated to positive symptoms so far?
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- Very excited to lead this work at @ox.ac.uk. We're developing computational tools for neuroimaging data and naturalistic behaviour, some based on LLMs. We hope these will yield new insights into the mechanisms of CNS drugs, neurobiology of psychosis, and human cognition more broadly.
- 🌟 We’re thrilled to announce new funding for 8 brilliant scientists through our Launchpad Grants in #MentalHealth! 🌟 These exceptional researchers are tackling critical mental health challenges - from #ADHD and youth mental health to psychosis: www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/news/new-rou...
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- Reposted by Dr Matthew Nour💥 Some POST DOC JOB news 👀... I'm very happy to say that @melgaby.bsky.social, @mattnour.bsky.social, @mariaeckstein.bsky.social and I have been awarded funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social to look at how planning 📝and mental models of the world 🌍 are affected by psychosis...
- Reposted by Dr Matthew NourThere's a movement in neuroscience suggesting we should be pursuing bigger bets with larger teams. I think there's a case for doing a bit of this, but I think it's a bad idea to prioritise it for two reasons, and a good case for saying we should be moving in the exact opposite direction. 🧠🧪
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- Reposted by Dr Matthew NourOK If we are moving to Bluesky I am rescuing my favourite ever twitter thread (Jan 2019). The renamed: Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)
