Doug Crawford
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
Distinguished Research Professor in Neuroscience; York Research Chair in Visuomotor Neuroscience; Director, Centre for Integrative and Applied Neuroscience; PI, Connected Minds Program, York University, Toronto 🍁
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"The inevitability and superfluousness of cell types in spatial cognition". Intuitive cell types are found in random artificial networks using the same selection criteria neuroscientists use with actual data. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre... 1/2
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"The inevitability and superfluousness of cell types in spatial cognition". Intuitive cell types are found in random artificial networks using the same selection criteria neuroscientists use with actual data. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre... 1/2
In the 19th century he'd be selling miracle cures from the back of a wagon.
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In the 19th century he'd be selling miracle cures from the back of a wagon.
Good that you have someone to talk to. I don't know your situation but life is full of surprises and a PhD can lead to many paths. My trainees have become researchers, teachers, health care professionals, administrators, industry consultations, government employees and more. You'll find your place.
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Good that you have someone to talk to. I don't know your situation but life is full of surprises and a PhD can lead to many paths. My trainees have become researchers, teachers, health care professionals, administrators, industry consultations, government employees and more. You'll find your place.
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Tenure track position in motor control at Northeastern University
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Open Rank (Professor, Associate or Assistant) AI, Sensors, and Human Movement
About the Opportunity About Northeastern Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Tenure track position in motor control at Northeastern University
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When work is difficult, I find it comforting to know that such times pass by, leaving only memories in the future. In the mean time, give yourself a break and reach out to your support group.
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
When work is difficult, I find it comforting to know that such times pass by, leaving only memories in the future. In the mean time, give yourself a break and reach out to your support group.
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This is cool: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
And featured here: interestingengineering.com/innovation/t...
#neuroskyence #compneuro
And featured here: interestingengineering.com/innovation/t...
#neuroskyence #compneuro
Artificial transneurons emulate neuronal activity in different areas of brain cortex - Nature Communications
The noisy dynamics of biological neurons is vital for cognition, but artificial neurons failed to replicate it. Here, the authors show that neurons built with diffusive memristors can emulate the bala...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
This is cool: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
And featured here: interestingengineering.com/innovation/t...
#neuroskyence #compneuro
And featured here: interestingengineering.com/innovation/t...
#neuroskyence #compneuro
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Dynamic neural processing of self-other synchronisation error in interpersonal coordination
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Dynamic neural processing of self-other synchronisation error in interpersonal coordination
The human capacity to produce precisely synchronised actions with others is critical for everyday cooperative activities. Such interpersonal coordinat…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Dynamic neural processing of self-other synchronisation error in interpersonal coordination
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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 "𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲" (𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀)?
Via Decision Formation Through Multi-Area Population Dynamics
Excellent short review.
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#neuroskyence
Via Decision Formation Through Multi-Area Population Dynamics
Excellent short review.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
#neuroskyence
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 "𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲" (𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀)?
Via Decision Formation Through Multi-Area Population Dynamics
Excellent short review.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
#neuroskyence
Via Decision Formation Through Multi-Area Population Dynamics
Excellent short review.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
#neuroskyence
That's quite a crowd, your work must be hot!
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
That's quite a crowd, your work must be hot!
Last but not least, this afternoon in San Diego:
Presentation PSTR451.19 / T3 Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory memory and reference frame transformation during memory-guided reach - a recurrent neural network model
Presentation PSTR451.19 / T3 Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory memory and reference frame transformation during memory-guided reach - a recurrent neural network model
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Last but not least, this afternoon in San Diego:
Presentation PSTR451.19 / T3 Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory memory and reference frame transformation during memory-guided reach - a recurrent neural network model
Presentation PSTR451.19 / T3 Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory memory and reference frame transformation during memory-guided reach - a recurrent neural network model
I missed that post. We have published on spatial information integration in FEF and are now recording from IPS. A reach-out is always welcome. BTW, any given dataset ends up a patchwork of published and unpublished data.
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I missed that post. We have published on spatial information integration in FEF and are now recording from IPS. A reach-out is always welcome. BTW, any given dataset ends up a patchwork of published and unpublished data.
I'm confused too. If you don't want unpublished data, and the published data is available, what do you want? The problem I see is that physiological data is not standardized like fMRI and some psychophysics; not plug and play. Even coordinating physiologists and modelers within a lab is a challenge.
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'm confused too. If you don't want unpublished data, and the published data is available, what do you want? The problem I see is that physiological data is not standardized like fMRI and some psychophysics; not plug and play. Even coordinating physiologists and modelers within a lab is a challenge.
You can cite a published dataset, but if you want access to unpublished data a citation does not equal the authorship credit you are giving yourself on this hypothetical paper. Just preparing data for some user-friendly format is a lot of work.
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
You can cite a published dataset, but if you want access to unpublished data a citation does not equal the authorship credit you are giving yourself on this hypothetical paper. Just preparing data for some user-friendly format is a lot of work.
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Please join us for Dr. Perhune's talk on auditory-motor integration.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Please join us for Dr. Perhune's talk on auditory-motor integration.
#neuroscience
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
@erezfreud.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
#neuroscience
@jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
@jdcrawford.bsky.social
@bjorges.bsky.social
@erezfreud.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
All I'm saying is that when you use someone else's data, it didn't just fall in their lap. They put all their training, expertise, and ideas into grant writing, lab set up, teamwork, experimental design, execution, and analysis to create that dataset. Please give them the credit they are due.
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
All I'm saying is that when you use someone else's data, it didn't just fall in their lap. They put all their training, expertise, and ideas into grant writing, lab set up, teamwork, experimental design, execution, and analysis to create that dataset. Please give them the credit they are due.
Free for who? Everyone, including enemies of the state that paid for the research? Or select collaborators deemed to be responsible players? What is your government's policy?
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Free for who? Everyone, including enemies of the state that paid for the research? Or select collaborators deemed to be responsible players? What is your government's policy?
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New work by Emily Oby et al. in Nature Neuroscience demonstrates that neural population activity in motor cortex follows fixed dynamical constraints: monkeys could not volitionally reorder or reverse latent trajectories during BCI control.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dynamical constraints on neural population activity - Nature Neuroscience
Oby, Degenhart, Grigsby and colleagues used a brain–computer interface to challenge monkeys to override their natural time courses of neural activity. They found the time courses to be highly robust, ...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New work by Emily Oby et al. in Nature Neuroscience demonstrates that neural population activity in motor cortex follows fixed dynamical constraints: monkeys could not volitionally reorder or reverse latent trajectories during BCI control.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Lina on the job:
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Lina on the job:
That's great if you honorably give credit to the grant agencies who paid and authors who did half the work for you, but the world if full of bad actors. Indeed our governments are pressuring us to not share data. At any rate, my point was this: don't be afraid to reach out to people to collaborate!
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
That's great if you honorably give credit to the grant agencies who paid and authors who did half the work for you, but the world if full of bad actors. Indeed our governments are pressuring us to not share data. At any rate, my point was this: don't be afraid to reach out to people to collaborate!
My advice for modelers: if you need the data, contact the lab(s) that own it and offer to collaborate on an equal basis with full credit to all parties. Most people will be pleased to collaborate and get more pubs from their data.
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My advice for modelers: if you need the data, contact the lab(s) that own it and offer to collaborate on an equal basis with full credit to all parties. Most people will be pleased to collaborate and get more pubs from their data.
Speaking as someone who does both, I don't think many theoreticians fully appreciate the blood sweat and tears it takes to get physiological data, let alone process it to a useful state for modelers. The notion it should be free for everyone is equivalent to expecting free intellectual property.
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Speaking as someone who does both, I don't think many theoreticians fully appreciate the blood sweat and tears it takes to get physiological data, let alone process it to a useful state for modelers. The notion it should be free for everyone is equivalent to expecting free intellectual property.
Sorry for your loss man. I'm grateful to live in a country where we don't have to think about healthcare costs when our loved ones pass.
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Sorry for your loss man. I'm grateful to live in a country where we don't have to think about healthcare costs when our loved ones pass.
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PhD candidates in Data Science - Germany (DE) job with German Primate Center - Leibniz-Institute for Primate Research | 39342
The German Primate Center seeks to fill several positions for PhD candidates in Data Science.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The German Primate Center @primatenzentrum.bsky.social is offering PhD positions with a focus on data science. Check 👇 for the details
#neuroscience #SfN25 #PhD #datascience
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#neuroscience #SfN25 #PhD #datascience
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