Psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Yale. I use computational approaches to understand how sensory systems might go awry to produce hallucinations.
New Haven, CT
Joined August 2015
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How do perceptual processes contribute to the development of psychiatric illness? @KhalsaLab and I have compiled this volume with experts from across the world to begin to answer this question.
What if many psychiatric disorders share the same hidden glitch in how the brain infers reality? In a new volume, @AlPowers7 and I gather experts to examine how disrupted sensory inference across #vision, #touch, #proprioception and #interoception might unify our understanding.
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Dr. Albert Powers of #yalepsych has been studying how people who hear voices may exert control over the voices — turning them on and off. He spoke to @undarkmag about his work. tinyurl.com/3rb7meu8
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So far, @ShanaeAerts has mentored a group of 1st-year graduate students, developed professional development workshops for the entire 1st-year class @yalegsas, & enjoyed recruiting students in person at universities with large populations of historically excluded students. [3/5]
ALT Quote from Shanae Aerts: "These students are qualified, intelligent and excited for graduate school. It's just a simple confidence boost and little guidance that makes the difference in if they apply or not. The opportunity to provide the tools students need to make it to and survive in graduate school is one of the greatest honors I've had at Yale so far."
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If you're doing hierarchical bayesian modeling for cognitive models, @bbbbaribault Beth's new paper is a must read! Highlighting all the most recent best practices, includes a new @matlab toolbox for visualization
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Dr. Al Kaye, left, and @DrChrisPitt have been awarded a federal research grant to study the effects of the drugs MDMA and methylone as possible treatments for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. bit.ly/3Npe30X
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New paper in @molpsychiatry by David Benrimoh, @AlPowers7 et al. highlighting current challenges to integrating computational psychiatry methods into clinical practice. I appreciated the chance to make a (small) contribution to this important discussion. nature.com/articles/s41380-0…
So excited to get to work with Alex Bond @__zetetic__, coming soon to @ThePowersLab ! The possibilities are endless... :-)
Excited to join the Powers Lab @YaleMed in August! Exploring neurodivergent state transitions, focusing on hallucinations. Developing machine learning models to track their evolution. Stay tuned for updates! #neurodiversity #precisionmedicine
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This year's Computational Psychiatry Course is approaching at full speed!
🚀 The program is OUT
🌍 The event will be fully hybrid again
⚠️ @CompPsychiatry has moved to Mastodon: fediscience.org/@CompPsychia…
Head up there for more updates 🗞️
Who's joining?
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Congratulations to @StephanHeckers, MD, Chair of VUMC Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, who was presented with the prestigious and well-deserved #SIRS2023 Outstanding Translational Research Award!
Learn more:
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Excited about what looks to be a very useful new installment of Yale MAPS over the next three weeks, covering Dynamic Causal Modeling. :) Thanks to the organizers for continuing to offer this valuable resource @YalePsych and elsewhere!
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Come work with us! We have two openings for post-docs using computational methods to understand voluntary control over voice-hearing experiences AND risk factors for development of psychosis during menopause. Would love to chat more about it. DM if interested. :)
To apply, please DM or send your CV, a writing sample and/or first-authored publication, and the names of three references to [email protected] (@AlPowers7)
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The Powers Lab is looking for a full-time research assistant to help launch several upcoming projects. We're especially interested in people with coding experience, particularly in MATLAB and JS. DM us or email [email protected] #AcademicTwitter #MedTwitter #AcademicChatter
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BIG week for one of our incredible research coordinators @karp_erica! Erica's FIRST first-author article is live AND she has officially accepted her offer to begin her clinical psych PhD journey at @CWRU with @DrSHLincoln this fall. 🥳🎉
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Are the mechanisms that drive hallucinations static or do they change with hallucination severity? In this issue of @BiologicalPsyc1, we show that prior hyper-precision reflects overall risk for hallucinations but is also sensitive to current severity. tinyurl.com/yc4hk98b
This work draws on the collaboration of voice-hearers throughout the world as part of the Yale COPE Project. Our Advisory Committee has been especially crucial. The voices of those with lived experience continue to inspire and shape our work. tinyurl.com/4ukxfbts
Also grateful for the insights of @PaulPcf22 and @teufelchristoph in an accompanying commentary. Much more work to be done! tinyurl.com/5n8ddf84
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If you want to learn to build generative models of behavioral tasks using POMDPS in Matlab, simulate behavior using active inference, and fit models to behavioral data, consider joining our CPC tutorial session!
Tutorial B: Active Inference using SPM with @RyanSmith_LIBR, @chrisjackwhyte and @rowan_hodson
The Powers lab is hiring technically-oriented research associates in anticipation of new projects in computational psychiatry! See tinyurl.com/y4zd8mx6 for description. Lots of opportunity for growth as part of a great team. DM with any questions or apply directly. #JobAlert