Paula Kuokkanen
@paulakuokkanen.bsky.social
computational neuroscientist studying single cells' signals in the field potential & EEG, #auditory system, #barnowl
PI @humboldtuni.bsky.social Berlin | alumnus: jyu.fi , @univofmaryland.bsky.social
knitter | sour-dough baker | swimmer | she/her/hän
PI @humboldtuni.bsky.social Berlin | alumnus: jyu.fi , @univofmaryland.bsky.social
knitter | sour-dough baker | swimmer | she/her/hän
Pinned
#JNeurosci: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2qzyacanl3gck4zou547d34y" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@paulakuokkanen.bsky.social et al. isolated scalp signals from single neurons in the 1st processing stage of the barn owl auditory pathway, finding that single neurons' contributions to the scalp signal were unexpectedly large, and time-locked to the 2nd peak.
vist.ly/3n7ycdj
vist.ly/3n7ycdj
Delighted to have our newest paper out in #Jneurosci ! We looked at how much a single cell contributes to an auditory-evoked EEG signal. Big thanks to my co-authors Ira Kraemer, Christine Köppl, Catherine Carr and Richard Kempter (all not in Bsky). Here’s how: (1/13)
bsky.app/profile/sfnj...
bsky.app/profile/sfnj...
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Announcing a new open access textbook for entry level behavioral neuro. Funded by NSF. Written by a collection of 26 neuro experts. Method demonstration videos and author interviews too. Consider using it in your courses to reduce financial barriers to education.
openstax.org/details/book...
openstax.org/details/book...
November 15, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Announcing a new open access textbook for entry level behavioral neuro. Funded by NSF. Written by a collection of 26 neuro experts. Method demonstration videos and author interviews too. Consider using it in your courses to reduce financial barriers to education.
openstax.org/details/book...
openstax.org/details/book...
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Our python workshop is returning! Undergraduate educators, join us on July 27-30 for "Coding with Allen Institute Data."
No prior coding experience needed. Travel, meals, & stipend included.
Apply by Feb. 2 at: https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
#iTeachBio #EduSky
No prior coding experience needed. Travel, meals, & stipend included.
Apply by Feb. 2 at: https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
#iTeachBio #EduSky
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Our python workshop is returning! Undergraduate educators, join us on July 27-30 for "Coding with Allen Institute Data."
No prior coding experience needed. Travel, meals, & stipend included.
Apply by Feb. 2 at: https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
#iTeachBio #EduSky
No prior coding experience needed. Travel, meals, & stipend included.
Apply by Feb. 2 at: https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
#iTeachBio #EduSky
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
CogSci in Aarhus is hiring, open rank (assi, asso or full prof).
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor of Cognitive Science - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Communication and Culture - Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Dept. of, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
CogSci in Aarhus is hiring, open rank (assi, asso or full prof).
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Truly, everything — everything has been taken from me, even my mental stability. They’ve crushed me physically and emotionally. And here I am today, forced to stay online, begging people to donate so we can survive.
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Truly, everything — everything has been taken from me, even my mental stability. They’ve crushed me physically and emotionally. And here I am today, forced to stay online, begging people to donate so we can survive.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Less than 2 weeks to go until rent needs to be paid and I still need 146 new sign-ups.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Less than 2 weeks to go until rent needs to be paid and I still need 146 new sign-ups.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
I was good in maths in school, realized in time that I liked calculations but not proofs, studied physics, found hearing & neuroscience super exciting during my Erasmus year in Berlin.
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I was good in maths in school, realized in time that I liked calculations but not proofs, studied physics, found hearing & neuroscience super exciting during my Erasmus year in Berlin.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
BlueSky hivemind! I have a request.
By January latest, I will need a warm hat. I have a skein of chunky yarn and very basic crochet skills (e.g. I've made scarves).
Gimme your best idiot-proof hat patterns. Bonus points if they're free. DOUBLE bonus points if they fit a large (23") cranium.
By January latest, I will need a warm hat. I have a skein of chunky yarn and very basic crochet skills (e.g. I've made scarves).
Gimme your best idiot-proof hat patterns. Bonus points if they're free. DOUBLE bonus points if they fit a large (23") cranium.
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
BlueSky hivemind! I have a request.
By January latest, I will need a warm hat. I have a skein of chunky yarn and very basic crochet skills (e.g. I've made scarves).
Gimme your best idiot-proof hat patterns. Bonus points if they're free. DOUBLE bonus points if they fit a large (23") cranium.
By January latest, I will need a warm hat. I have a skein of chunky yarn and very basic crochet skills (e.g. I've made scarves).
Gimme your best idiot-proof hat patterns. Bonus points if they're free. DOUBLE bonus points if they fit a large (23") cranium.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
I have just donated $65 to help Ruaa. If you are able to, please share or donate any amount.
My dearest friend set up the weekly and monthly donation options so that we can stay alive after a tent was destroyed just 100 meters away from us last night. The sand covered our faces while we were still alive.
I’m deeply depressed and can’t keep begging one by one for help anymore.
I’m deeply depressed and can’t keep begging one by one for help anymore.
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I have just donated $65 to help Ruaa. If you are able to, please share or donate any amount.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Call for junior or mid-career group leaders in neuroscience! Apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network. We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars who are committed to exchanging scientific ideas & improve neuroscience in Europe. fenskavlinetwork.org/who-we-are/a...
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Call for junior or mid-career group leaders in neuroscience! Apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network. We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars who are committed to exchanging scientific ideas & improve neuroscience in Europe. fenskavlinetwork.org/who-we-are/a...
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Alex Crawford: "The misery for those with no homes in Gaza just got worse"
Alex reports on the aid piling up in Jordan as Israel continues to block its entry into Gaza (including crutches and wheelchairs, which Israel has been blocking for months)
Alex reports on the aid piling up in Jordan as Israel continues to block its entry into Gaza (including crutches and wheelchairs, which Israel has been blocking for months)
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Alex Crawford: "The misery for those with no homes in Gaza just got worse"
Alex reports on the aid piling up in Jordan as Israel continues to block its entry into Gaza (including crutches and wheelchairs, which Israel has been blocking for months)
Alex reports on the aid piling up in Jordan as Israel continues to block its entry into Gaza (including crutches and wheelchairs, which Israel has been blocking for months)
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Everyone… I just need to rent a place to replace our tent. My family has fallen very sick because of it, Don’t forget us even with the ceasefire it’s an illusion to divert attention from us. Our suffering has worsened, the situation is extremely dire and I’ve lost everything except my trust in you.
My dearest friend set up the weekly and monthly donation options so that we can stay alive after a tent was destroyed just 100 meters away from us last night. The sand covered our faces while we were still alive.
I’m deeply depressed and can’t keep begging one by one for help anymore.
I’m deeply depressed and can’t keep begging one by one for help anymore.
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Everyone… I just need to rent a place to replace our tent. My family has fallen very sick because of it, Don’t forget us even with the ceasefire it’s an illusion to divert attention from us. Our suffering has worsened, the situation is extremely dire and I’ve lost everything except my trust in you.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Get yourself a really cool and different advent calendar! Kids love learning about weird critters (eels are very weird, complimentary). Adults concerned about nature or just looking for a break from all the STUFF will appreciate the knowledge & art in this. C'mon. Do it for the eels.
This year we have sold 31% of the advent calendars that we sold last year 😓
The art is so pretty and colorful 🥺
The facts are so good 🥺
Eels are so cool 🥺
Get an eel facts advent calendar at EelFacts.net
The art is so pretty and colorful 🥺
The facts are so good 🥺
Eels are so cool 🥺
Get an eel facts advent calendar at EelFacts.net
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Get yourself a really cool and different advent calendar! Kids love learning about weird critters (eels are very weird, complimentary). Adults concerned about nature or just looking for a break from all the STUFF will appreciate the knowledge & art in this. C'mon. Do it for the eels.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Paris. It was not 'built like this.'
Thanks Anne Hidalgo, a DOER, for greening Paris. Along the way, showing the world's mayors that change is doable.
Situation Modification: it’s NOT willpower, but the wisdom to shape the situations that shape you. Angela Duckworth
Thanks Anne Hidalgo, a DOER, for greening Paris. Along the way, showing the world's mayors that change is doable.
Situation Modification: it’s NOT willpower, but the wisdom to shape the situations that shape you. Angela Duckworth
November 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Paris. It was not 'built like this.'
Thanks Anne Hidalgo, a DOER, for greening Paris. Along the way, showing the world's mayors that change is doable.
Situation Modification: it’s NOT willpower, but the wisdom to shape the situations that shape you. Angela Duckworth
Thanks Anne Hidalgo, a DOER, for greening Paris. Along the way, showing the world's mayors that change is doable.
Situation Modification: it’s NOT willpower, but the wisdom to shape the situations that shape you. Angela Duckworth
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
the world is a bit smaller tonight with the death of Alice Wong. if you aren't familiar with who she was please pick up any of her books.
Disability Visibility anthology
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century (Vintage Books, 2020) Click here for more about the anthology adapted for young people. Order paperback, e-bo…
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
the world is a bit smaller tonight with the death of Alice Wong. if you aren't familiar with who she was please pick up any of her books.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
This video I did it before gencide as student day in gaza, ahhh everything destroyed even me
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This video I did it before gencide as student day in gaza, ahhh everything destroyed even me
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
I need to be evacuated as soon as possible
This is a great idea to help spread my link.
I’m at a point where I desperately need to get it out there I’m exhausted, and I can’t reach anyone, especially with Bluesky limiting me.
Please do this for me.
Post the code in public spaces. 😢🙏🏽
This is a great idea to help spread my link.
I’m at a point where I desperately need to get it out there I’m exhausted, and I can’t reach anyone, especially with Bluesky limiting me.
Please do this for me.
Post the code in public spaces. 😢🙏🏽
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I need to be evacuated as soon as possible
This is a great idea to help spread my link.
I’m at a point where I desperately need to get it out there I’m exhausted, and I can’t reach anyone, especially with Bluesky limiting me.
Please do this for me.
Post the code in public spaces. 😢🙏🏽
This is a great idea to help spread my link.
I’m at a point where I desperately need to get it out there I’m exhausted, and I can’t reach anyone, especially with Bluesky limiting me.
Please do this for me.
Post the code in public spaces. 😢🙏🏽
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
The majority of people — politicians, business folk and public alike — fail to realise how violent a 2.6°C hotter world (over 4°C in Europe) will be. Displacements, forced migrations and armed conflicts will become the norm at every level, everywhere, including in currently peaceful regions. #COP30
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The majority of people — politicians, business folk and public alike — fail to realise how violent a 2.6°C hotter world (over 4°C in Europe) will be. Displacements, forced migrations and armed conflicts will become the norm at every level, everywhere, including in currently peaceful regions. #COP30
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
The effects of the genocide are profound; it is truly another war. You find yourself alone, surrounded by destruction, with no home and no future. We are still reeling from the shock. Be with us, support us, and don't forget us, you are truly the oxygen we breathe.
chuffed.org/project/1389...
chuffed.org/project/1389...
Help Jamal’s family leave the war zone and rebuild their life!
Hi my loves! My name is Caroline, and I created this fundraiser to help Jamal support his family as they fight to survive the genocide in Gaza, evacuate to safety, and eventually rebuild their lives f...
chuffed.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The effects of the genocide are profound; it is truly another war. You find yourself alone, surrounded by destruction, with no home and no future. We are still reeling from the shock. Be with us, support us, and don't forget us, you are truly the oxygen we breathe.
chuffed.org/project/1389...
chuffed.org/project/1389...
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Reposted by Paula Kuokkanen
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)