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The origins of hallucinations are traced in specialized brain cells

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Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · 4d

Why do optical illusions work? The culprit may be a group of neurons in the visual cortex that help us fill in missing information.

@markjohnpost.bsky.social for @washingtonpost.com dives into the science and how it could help demystify visual hallucinations: www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Researchers used lasers to record and stimulate the activity of neurons in mice to learn how the brain processes and interprets optical illusions.

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 5d

Good one this week!

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 5d

An OpenScope project featured in The Washington Post! www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Brain Observatories work. Step by step, we are building them for everyone.

The origins of hallucinations are traced in specialized brain cells

Researchers used lasers to record and stimulate the activity of neurons in mice to learn how the brain processes and interprets optical illusions.

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 7d

Here is the recording from Farzaneh Najafi presentation today on pure temporal predictions in the visual cortex. youtu.be/MJMDnYNliiA
What do you all think ? None ?

You can use YouTube's latest features!

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 8d

Tomorrow , we will host a public presentation from Farzaneh Najafi on her lab recent publication on temporal predictive processing : allenneuraldynamics.github.io/openscope-co...

All are welcome to join at 10AM PST time. The Microsoft team link is in the meeting link.

2025-10-03 - OpenScope Community Predictive Processing

2025-10-03 - OpenScope Community Predictive Processing

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 14d

On Friday 10/03, 10AM PST, Farzaneh Najafi is visiting the Allen Institute and will present her recent lab work on temporal predictions from the institute.
allenneuraldynamics.github.io/openscope-co...
All meetings will be public on Teams. Everyone is welcome to join. Check the provided links.

2025-09-30 - OpenScope Community Predictive Processing

Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 14d

Next week, we will host 2 meetings as part of the OpenScope predictive processing community project.

On Tuesday 09/30, 9AM PST, we will finalize our Neuropixels pilot design and provide updates on the review journal submission.
allenneuraldynamics.github.io/openscope-co...

Predictive Processing Community Project - Weekly meeting 09/23/2025

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 17d

As usual, here is today weekly meeting recording for the OpenScope predictive processing community project.
youtu.be/xHohtVkmzl0

YouTube video by OpenScope - Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 18d

As usual, we will meet tomorrow morning (9AM PST) to discuss plans for our incoming pilot experiments with Neuropixels recordings. Tomorrow, Dimitri Yatsenko from DataJoint will present on Trippy.
allenneuraldynamics.github.io/openscope-co...

Open to all! Team link and agenda is in the website

2025-09-23 - OpenScope Community Predictive Processing

When a neuroscientist is bored with chickens over the weekend…

Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 19d

Yes, the chicken was doing some kind of turn every time on this day. It was fun to watch as it predicted the decision to ring.

Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 19d

Chickens are smarter than you might think....
youtube.com/shorts/SNMK7...

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Science in Seattle @scienceinseattle.com · 22d

🧠 Scientists shot lasers into brain cells to uncover how illusions work.

This study, published in @natneuro.nature.com, was supported by the @alleninstitute.org’s OpenScope program and could help us better understand neuropsychiatric disorders.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Kb0Ute

#Neuroscience

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 22d

As usual, here is our weekly meeting recording for the OpenScope predictive processing community project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Gw...
Next week, @dimitriyatsenko.bsky.social will present on Trippy!
allenneuraldynamics.github.io/openscope-co...

Predictive Processing Community Project - Weekly meeting 09/16/2025

YouTube video by OpenScope - Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics

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The World's Observatory of the Mind | OpenScope

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Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · 24d

Thank you @fox13seattle.bsky.social for sharing a recent #OpenScope study on the science of illusions!

@hyeyoungshin.bsky.social shared how this research helps the world better understand how schizophrenia and other mental conditions work.

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Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · 24d

Open science is more than just datasets. It's also opening access to scientific facilities and pipelines.

OpenScope allows researchers from around the world to pitch experiments to be run – at not cost to them – in the Allen Brain Observatory.

#OpenScienceWeek

🧠📈 youtu.be/13r9n0pSDLc?...

YouTube video by Allen Institute

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 25d

Tomorrow, as usual at 9AM PST, we will meet to discuss ongoing experiments for the predictive processing project, All are welcome. Meeting agenda and team invite is available here :
allenneuraldynamics.github.io/openscope-co...

2025-09-16 - OpenScope Community Predictive Processing

OpenScope - Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics

Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · 25d

Still ongoing ! To follow our progress : youtube.com/@openscope-a...

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geekwire.com @geekwire.com · 25d

Scientists shine a laser light on the brain cells that show us illusions https://www.geekwire.com/2025/laser-light-brain-cells-illusions/

Predictive Processing Community Project - Weekly meeting 09/09/2025

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Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · 25d

Do you see a white square?

A new study, supported by our #OpenScope team, identified the key neural circuit and cell type involved with inferring details that don't exist in illusions like the one below.

🔗 alleninstitute.org/news/scienti...

#OpenScienceWeek

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · Sep 10

As usual, here is our weekly recording from our OpenScope predictive processing community project meeting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwcI...

In this Journal Club session, Sophie Skriabine and Maxwell Shinn, from Ken Harris and Matteo Carandini lab, present and discuss their latest research, recently published on bioRxiv: “Mapping the…

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Jérôme Lecoq @jeromelecoq.bsky.social · Sep 8

Open to all! 9AM PST. Link to teams here : allenneuraldynamics.github.io/openscope-co...

2025-09-09 - OpenScope Community Predictive Processing