I started copying @conjh.bsky.social's version of this trick for writing science papers: sit down with the other lead authors and one person reads the manuscript draft out line by line, paragraph by paragraph, then perform live surgery together on shared doc. Incredibly good way to improve the text
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
A note to people considering applying for either of the postdoc roles in our group. Either position can be physically based at either University of Oxford or Trinity College Dublin (as long as one postdoc is in each location). So if you apply, please let me know if you have a preference.
Differences between species should be treated as informative constraints that refine theory, not as inconsistencies to be explained away, writes @suthanalab.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
Please repost: Applications for the CSHA Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience Summer School are open! Join us this summer in Suzhou for a fantastic and unique experience. Deadline April 1st: ccnss.net
Pace of ecology drives the tempo of visual perception across the animal kingdom www.nature.com/articles/s41... - new paper with Clinton Haarlem, Cliodhna Hynes and colleagues
Different species see the world as fast as they need to...
Our new paper is now out showing how time perception in animals is linked to their ecology. Using data from 237 species we show temporal perception is faster in species that fly and pursuit predators www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌐
yes, open to applicants of any nationality!
I'm sorry, if you don't have a quote from an article in The Transmitter, it doesn't count.
What about those baby chickens Con?
And if you're a PI, perhaps consider writing in a paid pre-PhD research role into your next grant (and consider the social implications of accepting free labour).
I specifically created the Research Assistant role as there are few paid research roles pre-PhD, and many great potential scientists can't afford to work for free. I'd love to hear from candidates from low socioeconomic backgrounds who are interested in going to a PhD.
Job 3: Research Assistant in Neuro-AI my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
#neuroskyence #neurojobs
Job 2:
Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Neuroanatomy & Artificial Intelligence my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
#neuroskyence #neurojobs
Job 1: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cross-Species Neuro-AI
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
#neuroskyence #neurojobs
If you want to tackle the "biggest problem holding neuroscience back right now" - comparing mechanisms of cognition across species - join us in @ox.ac.uk and @tcddublin.bsky.social . Please share!
3x Job Details below:
(fantastic article @suthanalab.bsky.social ) #neuroskyence #neurojobs
The biggest problem holding neuroscience back right now isn’t data or tools, thanks in large part to the BRAIN Initiative.
It’s fragmentation across species. I wrote this to hopefully spark discussion around an issue that can only be solved as a community👇
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
One community addressing the "species problem" is the Gordon Research Conference on the Frontal Cortex, which intentionally built itself on bridging connections between researchers studying human, NHP, and rodents of all kinds. www.grc.org/frontal-cort...
Paper is here www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Huge thanks to the team behind it and particularly @ashbylab.bsky.social who has been a generous collaborator and huge help in getting the lab set up at Bristol.
To better understand the mechanisms behind this process we teamed up with @cianodonnell.bsky.social and a great student in his lab @jajmca.bsky.social who helped us model the incorporation of PSD95 into nascent synapses and how this influences their number, strength and stability.
Our data show adolescence is a key period for the development and stabilisation of top-down connections to L1. This seems to mirror findings from human studies where feedforward networks develop prior to the emergence of feedback during adolescence. e.g www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New preprint from the lab on synapse development in the nascent neocortical hierarchy!
Using mice that label MAGUK proteins developed by Seth Grant we find key differences in the laminar maturation of association and sensory motor cortices, including delayed, cortex-wide maturation of L1 synapses.
Thrilled to share that our work on neural circuits and economic decision-making is now published in @cp-neuron.bsky.social . Huge thanks to @camillopadoasch.bsky.social and @xjwanglab for this journey.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Ever wondered how the Dalmatian Dog effect works?
The human brain can quickly learn from a single experience and generalize it to related experiences — an impressive feat so far not matched by AI.
Our new paper in @natcomms.nature.com reveals how this works.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A few years ago we dreamed about having an automated system in which our animals could live in and train on any behavioral task 24/7 w/o any human intervention. Today, we are very happy to share the Training Village (TV), an open system that can be used to train mice/rats in almost any task (1/4).
1/7 Can infants recognise the world around them? 👶🧠 As part of the FOUNDCOG project, we scanned 134 awake infants using fMRI. Published today in Nature Neuroscience, our research reveals 2-month-old infants already possess complex visual representations in VVC that align with DNNs.
Deadline in 3 days (Thursday 5th) to apply for a PhD with me and @ktsetsos.bsky.social at Trinity College Dublin in Cognitive Computational Neuroscience / neuro-AI. Please share!
Nine subcortical/cerebellar atlases included in the subcortex_visualization Python package (and subcortexVisualizationR package in R). The atlases are depicted in two-dimensional vector graphic format.
The extended version of my thesis procrastination project/subcortex visualization package is out now in both Python and R, now that I’ve graduated 🤠 This figure shows the 9 atlases included (and counting)!
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Website: anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
Seems like a dream postdoc opportunity! Such a cool project, team and city
We go around the room with 5 questions.
1) What did you like about the paper?
2) What did you learn?
3) What would you like to understand better?
4) What would you like to see to improve the paper?
5) What ideas did this spark for your research?
