Developmental computational cognitive neuroscientist at Trinity College Dublin. We scan infants to understand the emergence of cognition, and how it is disrupted by brain injury. Director of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience.https://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3moxcq3td5s2pDelighted to share that I’ve been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for #InfantNeuroAI The project will investigate how human infants learn to understand the visual world, by combining awake infant neuroimaging (fMRI and OPM-MEG) with computational models from AI.23 Jun 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxcq3td5s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3mfmn4eftwk2pThe Transmitter writes about @clionaod.bsky.social's work with @ainedineen.bsky.social, @annatruzzi.bsky.social, Graham King, @lorinanaci.bsky.social, Keelin Harrison, Enna-Louise D'Arcy, Jessica White, @chiarac.bsky.social, Tamrin Holloway, Anna Kravchenko, @diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social! https://www.thetransmitter.org/cognitive-neuroscience/infant-visual-system-categorizes-common-objects-by-2-months-of-age/?swcfpc=124 Feb 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmn4eftwk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3mdvbzop5ms2eAnd thank you so much to all of our participants and their families! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvbzop5ms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3mdvbw3o3ok2eInfants organise their visual world into categories at two-months-old! So happy to see these results published - congratulations Cliona and the rest of the FOUNDCOG team. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvbw3o3ok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3ly3r7z7u6s2aAmazing talk from @sjblakemore.bsky.social at #flux2025 - childhood and the age of legal responsibility; voting age; graduated driving licenses.05 Sep 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3r7z7u6s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3lxzacpp3p22gWearable TCD brain scanner a 'gamechanger' for research https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0904/1531690-trinity-brain-scanner/ @trinityneuro.bsky.social04 Sep 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzacpp3p22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3lucjp5ozuk2qIreland launches global talent fund! https://www.researchireland.ie/funding/global-talent-ireland/ If you're a neuroscience professor (assistant/associate/full) and would consider relocating to the vibrant and booming city of Dublin, please get in touch!19 Jul 2025 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lucjp5ozuk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3lt7o3e657k25Thank you very much for the discussion, Martin, @marielgoddu.bsky.social and Ruthe! Look forward to discussing more. Will any of you make it to CCN in Amsterdam? [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jul 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7o3e657k25https://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3lsyk4foy5c2bThanks to fellow defenders @clionaod.bsky.social, Marc'Aurelio Ranzato, and @charvetcj.bsky.social Defending the foundation model view of infant development https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136466132500119602 Jul 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyk4foy5c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3lshi4tghjk2yNot just one, but two fantastic chances to discuss how infant development can inform machine learning and vice-versa at CCN 2025 in Amsterdam!!! Satellite workshop https://sites.google.com/view/child2mlandback?usp=sharing and Generative Adversarial Collaboration https://sites.google.com/ccneuro.org/gac2020/gacs-by-year/2025-gacs/2025-225 Jun 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshi4tghjk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3lpvljnpk3s2zExcited to see our response published https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/abstract/S1364-6613(25)00119-6 to Zettersten at al's thoughtful commentary https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/abstract/S1364-6613(25)00022-1 on our TiCS perspective "Helpless infants are learning a foundation model" https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(24)00114-1 @trinityneuro.bsky.social @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social24 May 2025 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpvljnpk3s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3lprendxfdk22Great to see this award to Peter Gorman, from Trinity-Columbia's joint BA programme. https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/2025/peter-gorman-valedictorian/ @trinityneuro.bsky.social22 May 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprendxfdk22https://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3lmec7enwtc2vFabulous chance to study brain health in athletes! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2025 05:50 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmec7enwtc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhodricusack.bsky.social/post/3llch44iwxk2jJoin us as an Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology. https://my.corehr.com/pls/trrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=03813326 Mar 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:bd3vs3a4d7ouxieqv6g45mu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3llch44iwxk2j