BrAInWorlds
@brainworlds.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary Research Initiative on Internal World Models in Biological and Artificial Systems, University of Freiburg, Germany
We regret to inform you that the Journal Club by Iman Nematollahi (Maria Kalweit lab) has to be postponed. 😢
The new date is set to Tuesday, March 10, at 12:30 PM!
We apologize for any inconvenience.
The new date is set to Tuesday, March 10, at 12:30 PM!
We apologize for any inconvenience.
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
We regret to inform you that the Journal Club by Iman Nematollahi (Maria Kalweit lab) has to be postponed. 😢
The new date is set to Tuesday, March 10, at 12:30 PM!
We apologize for any inconvenience.
The new date is set to Tuesday, March 10, at 12:30 PM!
We apologize for any inconvenience.
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Iman Nematollahi (Maria Kalweit Lab) will present the work of Randall Balestriero & Yann LeCun, LeJEPA: Provable and Scalable Self-Supervised Learning Without the Heuristics 🧠 arxiv.org/pdf/2511.085...
Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 AM
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Iman Nematollahi (Maria Kalweit Lab) will present the work of Randall Balestriero & Yann LeCun, LeJEPA: Provable and Scalable Self-Supervised Learning Without the Heuristics 🧠 arxiv.org/pdf/2511.085...
Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
📢 We’re hiring!
BrainLinks-BrainTools is looking for a Science Communication Officer.
If you enjoy translating complex research into accessible stories and engaging diverse audiences, we’d love to hear from you.
🔗Apply at uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
📅 Deadline: 31.01.26
BrainLinks-BrainTools is looking for a Science Communication Officer.
If you enjoy translating complex research into accessible stories and engaging diverse audiences, we’d love to hear from you.
🔗Apply at uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
📅 Deadline: 31.01.26
January 14, 2026 at 2:05 PM
📢 We’re hiring!
BrainLinks-BrainTools is looking for a Science Communication Officer.
If you enjoy translating complex research into accessible stories and engaging diverse audiences, we’d love to hear from you.
🔗Apply at uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
📅 Deadline: 31.01.26
BrainLinks-BrainTools is looking for a Science Communication Officer.
If you enjoy translating complex research into accessible stories and engaging diverse audiences, we’d love to hear from you.
🔗Apply at uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
📅 Deadline: 31.01.26
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Jerome Beetz will present the work of @shakedpa.bsky.social et al., in Science390,eadw6202(2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adw6202 🦇Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Jerome Beetz will present the work of @shakedpa.bsky.social et al., in Science390,eadw6202(2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adw6202 🦇Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
We warmly thank our community & friends for the amazing collaborations, shared creativity, participation in #BrAInWorldsJournalClub and #BrAInWorldsGuestLecture, and for inspiring conversations throughout the year.🌟
@ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social
@ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We warmly thank our community & friends for the amazing collaborations, shared creativity, participation in #BrAInWorldsJournalClub and #BrAInWorldsGuestLecture, and for inspiring conversations throughout the year.🌟
@ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social
@ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social
A moment to learn💡, connect🤝, and spark new conversations✨ – a special BrAInWorlds Guest Lecture by Kenneth Harris!💣 @kenneth-harris.bsky.social Christian Leibold and @ilka-diester.bsky.social warmly invite the Freiburg #neuroscience community to attend the talk and participate in discussions💫🧠
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A moment to learn💡, connect🤝, and spark new conversations✨ – a special BrAInWorlds Guest Lecture by Kenneth Harris!💣 @kenneth-harris.bsky.social Christian Leibold and @ilka-diester.bsky.social warmly invite the Freiburg #neuroscience community to attend the talk and participate in discussions💫🧠
In next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, denizkumral.bsky.social presents the work of @dabalpedamonti.bsky.social, @mohintasamia.bsky.social & @somnirons.bsky.social in Nat Commun 2025: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64591-9 ✨Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion💡
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, denizkumral.bsky.social presents the work of @dabalpedamonti.bsky.social, @mohintasamia.bsky.social & @somnirons.bsky.social in Nat Commun 2025: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64591-9 ✨Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion💡
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Georgia Koppe will present the work of @ji-an-li.bsky.social, Marcus Benna & Marcelo Mattar @marcelomattar.bsky.social 🧠in Nature, 2025: doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09142-4 ✨Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Georgia Koppe will present the work of @ji-an-li.bsky.social, Marcus Benna & Marcelo Mattar @marcelomattar.bsky.social 🧠in Nature, 2025: doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09142-4 ✨Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
We’re excited to welcome Wulfram Gerstner @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social for a special talk on the importance of low-dimentional dynamics in the brain!
🗓️ Date: 5.11 🕒 Time: 12:15 Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social and Christian Leibold for an engaging session with one of the leading voices in the field!
🗓️ Date: 5.11 🕒 Time: 12:15 Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social and Christian Leibold for an engaging session with one of the leading voices in the field!
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We’re excited to welcome Wulfram Gerstner @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social for a special talk on the importance of low-dimentional dynamics in the brain!
🗓️ Date: 5.11 🕒 Time: 12:15 Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social and Christian Leibold for an engaging session with one of the leading voices in the field!
🗓️ Date: 5.11 🕒 Time: 12:15 Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social and Christian Leibold for an engaging session with one of the leading voices in the field!
You are cordially invited to the next talk in the #BrAInWorldsLectureSeries by Athena Akrami from
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social. Hear all about learning and exploiting sensory statistical structures with and without feedback! #neuroscience
@ilka-diester.bsky.social
@mschoenauer.bsky.social
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social. Hear all about learning and exploiting sensory statistical structures with and without feedback! #neuroscience
@ilka-diester.bsky.social
@mschoenauer.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
You are cordially invited to the next talk in the #BrAInWorldsLectureSeries by Athena Akrami from
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social. Hear all about learning and exploiting sensory statistical structures with and without feedback! #neuroscience
@ilka-diester.bsky.social
@mschoenauer.bsky.social
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social. Hear all about learning and exploiting sensory statistical structures with and without feedback! #neuroscience
@ilka-diester.bsky.social
@mschoenauer.bsky.social
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Artur Schneider will present the work of Charles Findling (and impressive team of co-authors 🤩) on brain-wide representations of prior information 🧠🐀 (Nature, 2025): www.nature.com/articles/s41... ✨Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
September 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Artur Schneider will present the work of Charles Findling (and impressive team of co-authors 🤩) on brain-wide representations of prior information 🧠🐀 (Nature, 2025): www.nature.com/articles/s41... ✨Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social for an inspiring discussion! 💡
We are happy to announce a special #BrAInWorldsGuestLecture by Jerome Beetz @beetzjerome.bsky.social on July 9 at 12:15 at IMBIT! ✨ Gain insights into the representation of space in a bee brain 🐝🧠 and join @andrewstraw.bsky.social and @ilka-diester.bsky.social for a discussion! 💡 #neuroscience
July 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
We are happy to announce a special #BrAInWorldsGuestLecture by Jerome Beetz @beetzjerome.bsky.social on July 9 at 12:15 at IMBIT! ✨ Gain insights into the representation of space in a bee brain 🐝🧠 and join @andrewstraw.bsky.social and @ilka-diester.bsky.social for a discussion! 💡 #neuroscience
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Mona Garvert @mgarvert.bsky.social will present the work of Margarida Sousa & Joseph J. Paton @champalimaudr.bsky.social (Nature, 2025): doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09089-6. 🧠 Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social for the discussion! 💡✨
June 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Mona Garvert @mgarvert.bsky.social will present the work of Margarida Sousa & Joseph J. Paton @champalimaudr.bsky.social (Nature, 2025): doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09089-6. 🧠 Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social for the discussion! 💡✨
Golden moments of 250 participants visiting us for an interactive journey into internal world models 🧠, to experience how surroundings shape real-time perception ✨. Two immersive rooms evoked contrasting mental and emotional states 🌿❄️, reminding us how spaces influence our thoughts and feelings💡
June 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Golden moments of 250 participants visiting us for an interactive journey into internal world models 🧠, to experience how surroundings shape real-time perception ✨. Two immersive rooms evoked contrasting mental and emotional states 🌿❄️, reminding us how spaces influence our thoughts and feelings💡
BrAInWorlds is thrilled to welcome Wieland Brendel @wielandbrendel.bsky.social for an exclusive guest lecture in Freiburg on May 21! 🤖 Join @thomasbrox.bsky.social and @ilka-diester.bsky.social at IMBIT//BrainLinks-Braintools for the talk and thought-provoking discussions 💡#AI #KI #MachineLearning
May 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
BrAInWorlds is thrilled to welcome Wieland Brendel @wielandbrendel.bsky.social for an exclusive guest lecture in Freiburg on May 21! 🤖 Join @thomasbrox.bsky.social and @ilka-diester.bsky.social at IMBIT//BrainLinks-Braintools for the talk and thought-provoking discussions 💡#AI #KI #MachineLearning
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Anika Löwe @anikaloewe.bsky.social will present the work of Jacob Bakermans @bakermansjjw.bsky.social & Tim Behrens @behrenstimb.bsky.social (2025): doi.org/10.1038/s41593-025-01908-3. Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social for the discussion!
April 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Anika Löwe @anikaloewe.bsky.social will present the work of Jacob Bakermans @bakermansjjw.bsky.social & Tim Behrens @behrenstimb.bsky.social (2025): doi.org/10.1038/s41593-025-01908-3. Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & @mschoenauer.bsky.social for the discussion!
BrAInWorlds is very excited to announce the Guest Lecture by Christopher Summerfield @summerfieldlab.bsky.social in Freiburg on April 30th! Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social and @mschoenauer.bsky.social at IMBIT//BrainLinks-Braintools for the talk and inspiring discussions 💡
April 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
BrAInWorlds is very excited to announce the Guest Lecture by Christopher Summerfield @summerfieldlab.bsky.social in Freiburg on April 30th! Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social and @mschoenauer.bsky.social at IMBIT//BrainLinks-Braintools for the talk and inspiring discussions 💡
It was great pleasure and honor to welcome Peter Dayan with a guest lecture at IMBIT//BrainLinks-BrainTools!
April 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It was great pleasure and honor to welcome Peter Dayan with a guest lecture at IMBIT//BrainLinks-BrainTools!
We are looking forward to welcoming Peter Dayan in Freiburg tomorrow! Join us at IMBIT//BrainLinks-BrainTools for the talk and a small get-together 💡
April 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
We are looking forward to welcoming Peter Dayan in Freiburg tomorrow! Join us at IMBIT//BrainLinks-BrainTools for the talk and a small get-together 💡
We are excited about our event today! Unfortunately, the VAG is striking, but the S-Bahn should still be running! These go every half hour until just before 8 pm, and then every hour. See the plan of the building location and the parking/S-Bahn information. We look forward to your participation!
March 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We are excited about our event today! Unfortunately, the VAG is striking, but the S-Bahn should still be running! These go every half hour until just before 8 pm, and then every hour. See the plan of the building location and the parking/S-Bahn information. We look forward to your participation!
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Julia Linke
@juliaolink.bsky.social sky.social will present the work of @arikahn.bsky.social n.bsky.social & @nathanieldaw.bsky.social aw.bsky.social (2025): doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00169-3. Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & team for an inspiring discussion!
@juliaolink.bsky.social sky.social will present the work of @arikahn.bsky.social n.bsky.social & @nathanieldaw.bsky.social aw.bsky.social (2025): doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00169-3. Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & team for an inspiring discussion!
March 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In the next #BrAInWorldsJournalClub, Julia Linke
@juliaolink.bsky.social sky.social will present the work of @arikahn.bsky.social n.bsky.social & @nathanieldaw.bsky.social aw.bsky.social (2025): doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00169-3. Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & team for an inspiring discussion!
@juliaolink.bsky.social sky.social will present the work of @arikahn.bsky.social n.bsky.social & @nathanieldaw.bsky.social aw.bsky.social (2025): doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00169-3. Join @ilka-diester.bsky.social & team for an inspiring discussion!
BrAInWorlds präsentiert im Rahmen der Brain Awareness Week (@danafoundation.bsky.social) ein spannendes neurowissenschaftliches Event für die Öffentlichkeit!
Im Programm sind die Talks von @ilka-diester.bsky.social, @mschoenauer.bsky.social und @adamkortylewski.bsky.social
#BrainAwarenessWeek
Im Programm sind die Talks von @ilka-diester.bsky.social, @mschoenauer.bsky.social und @adamkortylewski.bsky.social
#BrainAwarenessWeek
February 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
BrAInWorlds präsentiert im Rahmen der Brain Awareness Week (@danafoundation.bsky.social) ein spannendes neurowissenschaftliches Event für die Öffentlichkeit!
Im Programm sind die Talks von @ilka-diester.bsky.social, @mschoenauer.bsky.social und @adamkortylewski.bsky.social
#BrainAwarenessWeek
Im Programm sind die Talks von @ilka-diester.bsky.social, @mschoenauer.bsky.social und @adamkortylewski.bsky.social
#BrainAwarenessWeek
We regret to inform you that the Guest Lecture by Athena Akrami has to be postponed. We will keep you updated of the new time and place.
February 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We regret to inform you that the Guest Lecture by Athena Akrami has to be postponed. We will keep you updated of the new time and place.
You are cordially invited to the next talk in the #BrAInWorldsLectureSeries by Athena Akrami from @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social. Hear all about learning and exploiting sensory statistical structures with and without feedback on Feb. 12th at 12:30! @ilka-diester.bsky.social @mschoenauer.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
You are cordially invited to the next talk in the #BrAInWorldsLectureSeries by Athena Akrami from @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social. Hear all about learning and exploiting sensory statistical structures with and without feedback on Feb. 12th at 12:30! @ilka-diester.bsky.social @mschoenauer.bsky.social