Stephanie Simpson
Postdoctoral Researcher at CAMH | PhD from University of Toronto | brain-behaviour relationships, optimizing interventions for depression, episodic memory, sleep
- Reposted by Stephanie SimpsonPhD students: Do you have experience with structural or fMRI data analysis? Are you interested in data harmonization, open science, and cognitive aging? 🧠📊 💻 If yes, this post-doc position in my lab is perfect for you! Please share with your networks! jobs-ca.silkroad.com/Baycrest/Car...
- Successful Day 2 at #BrainHackToronto2026 🧠 Shireen Parimoo led a "whirlwind" and comprehensive tutorial on machine learning. I loved the live demos she provided at the end with random forest regression in R. Check out her work on this tutorial here: lnkd.in/eUfWrubb @sickkidsto.bsky.social
- Day 1 of #BrainHackToronto2026 👩💻 Today's speakers touched on: 📈 predictive models, 🧲 7T MRI scanners, 🎯 validity & reliability in our research methods, 🧬 biologically-inspired computational frameworks, and 🔬precision neuroradiology @sickkidsto.bsky.social @ontariobrain.bsky.social
- Is it time to put rest to rest? A great article by @esfinn.bsky.social , which cleverly lays out some unfound assumptions in the field of and an integrated way forward: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... It should be required reading for anyone using #resting-state or task-based #fMRI!
- This is genuinely one of the best explanations I've ever read about permutation testing! 🦙 www.jwilber.me/permutationt... Thank you @jwilber.bsky.social for breaking this down so clearly
- My first #SOBP was awesome! There were so many great sessions where I learned about the neurobiological underpinnings of #depression and new treatments the field is adopting. Thanks to all who came by my poster #SOBP2025
- Voted! #ElectionsCanada
- Reposted by Stephanie SimpsonExcited to kick off SOBP Brainhack Toronto! #SOBPBrainhack @erinwdickie.bsky.social @dnkennedy.bsky.social @juchiyu.bsky.social @stefsimpson.bsky.social @loliver4.bsky.social
- Excited to check out this talk tomorrow morning at 11:30 AM (EST) with @loliver4.bsky.social and Salim Mansour 🧠 We will learn about applying transcranial magnetic stimulation #TMS to treat #schizophrenia
- One way we treat #schizophrenia is with repeated #TMS. Yet the response rate is variable, possibly because of coil positioning or due to an individual's unique brain architecture. Using tech like BOONstim (bayesian optimization of #neurostimulation) helps us refine maps and leads to better outcomes!
- BOONStim is available as open-source code: github.com/TIGRLab/BOON... And for more information, check out their pre-print: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Stephanie SimpsonSEEKING POSTDOCS AND STUDENTS for computational/experimental collaboration on neuroscience of human rhythm perception! Thread!
- Reposted by Stephanie SimpsonThrilled to share our latest work on the importance of considering social identities in brain imaging research, now out in @natureneuro.bsky.social. rdcu.be/d4XWM
- Reposted by Stephanie SimpsonThanks to everyone's feedback, we have updated our calculator to optimize sample size N & scan time T for fMRI studies: leonoqr.github.io/ORSP_Calcula... The first new feature is that users can explore how different N & T leads to different accuracy, e.g., N=1000 & T=30min => 81% max accuracy. 🧵
- Reposted by Stephanie SimpsonRegistration for SOBP BrainHack is now open! www.repronim.org/SOBPHack-042...
- Reposted by Stephanie Simpson1/ The Trump administration is throwing science and scientists into turmoil – how should the scientific community respond? Read the latest opinion pieces below from our new collection: ‘Science Under Threat in the US’ #StandUpForScience elifesciences.org/collections/...
- Excited to check out this new piece: "Studying memory narratives with natural language processing" by Dr. Can Fenerci and colleagues in TiCS! www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
- Do standard group-level analyses generalize to individual participants? Mattoni et al. (2024) makes a convincing case that they often do not, and we need to do a better at considering #individualdifferences in the context of cognitive #neuroscience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Thrilled to see our study -- @diamondn.bsky.social @brianlevine.bsky.social and many others -- published in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social We find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events; and this advantage persisted for over a year! 😴
- @diamondn.bsky.social et al. find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events. The sleep-related advantage for sequences persists for over a year. @brianlevine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Check out this brief review of our work by Jessica Palmieri and @mschoenauer.bsky.social They do an excellent job of summarizing the main findings for a broader audience! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- A colleague of mine at #CAMH is looking for a #postdoc to work on unique precision fMRI, social cognition, and digital biomarkers in psychiatric disorders. Don't pass up this opportunity to join our collaborative team (imaging-genetics.camh.ca)!
- Reposted by Stephanie SimpsonLooking for a faculty position? How about a postdoc position? Canadian Women in STEM launches an easy to use Job Board. canadianwomeninstem.org/job-board/
- Dr. Aristotle Voineskos kicked off the Campbell Family Mental Health Speaker Series with a visionary talk about how we can implement our scientific discoveries @camhnews.bsky.social 1⃣ key take away is that we need a system that isn't afraid to adapt and refine itself when the data is clear 📈
- Last week I attended a great talk by Adriana DiMartino (from @childmindinstitute.bsky.social) who mentioned her open science initiative on the Autism Brian Imaging Data Exchange 🧠 One key take away is that using tools such as functional MRI can help build a bridge between biology and behaviour!
- You can learn more about the ABIDE project here: fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/abide/m... #Autism #openscience #research
- New study showing that a novel form of neuromodulatory therapy, magnetic seizure therapy, is just as effective at reducing depression vs. standard electroconvulsive therapy in 73 patients. These effects even endured 2 to 6 months later! Heroic effort by Deng and colleagues 👏 shorturl.at/XW4sb
- You can also read a nice summary of this paper by Dr. Gratzer on his page: davidgratzer.com/reading-of-t...
- I attended a great talk today by Drs. Kiss and Clark, in which they emphasized why studying #biomarkers matters, especially in the context of #depression Biomarker research provides 1) insights into underlying mechanisms, 2) better outcome prediction, and 3) more personalized treatments
