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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 2d

New paper on BioRXiv:
Astrocytes and neurons encode natural stimuli with partially shared but distinct composite receptive fields
Sihao Lu, Simon Schultz, Andriy Kozlov
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Astrocytes and neurons encode natural stimuli with partially shared but distinct composite receptive fields

Astrocytes are increasingly recognized as active participants in sensory processing, but whether they show selective responses to stimulus features, analogous to neuronal receptive fields, is not yet ...

www.biorxiv.org

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 3d

Here is the YouTube version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp6F...

Equality & Diversity in Neuroscience

YouTube video by Mahnaz Arvaneh

www.youtube.com

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 3d

Mahnaz Arvaneh created this great video on the importance of equality and diversity in brain research and neurotechnology:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2cuxv...

www.dropbox.com

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 8d

And here is the video version on BBC Tech Now:

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Tech Now - Brain Cells and Biocomputing

Zoe Kleinman meets the scientists in Switzerland trying to make living computers using brain cells. Adrienne Murray is in Denmark to see the world’s first commercial-scale plant making green methanol.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 8d

I’m on at 7:46 am for those who have access to bbc:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds

Listen live to BBC Radio 4 on BBC Sounds

www.bbc.co.uk

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 8d

Appearing on the BBC Today programme at 7:40 am in the morning to discuss biocomputers - making computers out of cerebral organoids .

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 10d

I fully agree

Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 10d

That’s great - and I am sure he would, he is certainly a principled guy. I will delete my tweet as I now see it is an event in the past.

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 17d

Your other painting will also be behind me on the wall in an upcoming BBC interview on the prospects for building computers out of brain organoids.

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 21d

No! Just a slightly sunny and protected bit of patio. I’ve experimented with various locations around the property, they seem to do best in this one.

Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · 22d

Nice. Here’s my little harvest of the morning.

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Anjiólina Nakaya @anjiolina.bsky.social · Sep 9

Because it's my writing era 😆 This was actually posted 3 days ago.

If you're interested in neuroscience, neurotechnology, computer science, data and AI ethics, history, and art, welcome to my world. I'll be writing more about them.

The modern Frankensteins: On neurotech, AI, and not repeating the past

I am writing this on the anniversary of Mary Shelley’s birth. She was a Romantic writer whose famous work, Frankenstein, continues to

dailyguardian.com.ph

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · Aug 12

AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...

AI slop and the destruction of knowledge

This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at t…

irisvanrooijcogsci.com

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · Aug 28

That feeling when you get phase 2 of your grant rejected, and it’s followed up the next day by an email saying they are axing the whole programme. I guess I should be relieved that it wasn’t a judgement on us?

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · Aug 24

I once got into an argument with him when he started spouting conspiracy theories at the drinks before an award ceremony. His minders moved him on.

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · Aug 22

Exactly!!

Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · Aug 16

We demonstrate the use of three-photon microscopy to track changes in vascular structure related to amyloid plaque formation in the APP NL-G-F knock-in model of Alzheimer's Disease.

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · Aug 16

New preprint from the lab. Eline Stas et al, "Longitudinal three-photon imaging for tracking amyloid plaques and vascular degeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease".
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · Aug 14

That’s a great poster though, which also is perhaps symbolic of the current situation in the United States.

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · Aug 12

Can we just fast forward to the bunker scene?

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Ben Fulcher @bendfulcher.bsky.social · Aug 11

Are you interested in our work on complex physical systems and applications (to neural systems)?

Wanna join us in Sydney? 🐨 🦘

We have two open positions:

1. Postdoc position: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...

2. Fully-funded PhD position: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Physics)

Full time, 2-year fixed term position with potential to extend. Located on the Camperdown Campus at the School of Physics. Exciting opportunity to conduct research in a world-leading interdisciplinary...

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · Aug 7

Trump’s meeting next week is probably to arrange to send them to Siberia. Yes, purge seems like the right word.

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Shahab Bakhtiari @shahabbakht.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you everyone for your suggestions! This turned out to be a very useful resource.

For those interested, you can see a compiled version of the suggestions from this thread here: tinyurl.com/kaz445jh

(The wiki page will be updated as we find more resources.)

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Shahab Bakhtiari @shahabbakht.bsky.social · Jul 16

For trainees entering computational neuroscience or NeuroAI from an engineering background, where do you direct them to learn some neuroscience these days? Books, courses, ...?

And no... I'm not interested in scaring them off with Kandel!

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Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social · Jul 22

Just wait, the publishing industry will next introduce books with words that vanish as you read them: you want to read again, you pay again.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Jul 18

i'm sorry my review is late
i meant to read it weeks ago
but the writing
was actively hostile to comprehension
each paragraph
a slow erosion
of my will to live

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