When a brain researcher solved a logistical problem by going rogue, the idea proved remarkably infectious.

By @lyrebard.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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Interpreting EEG requires understanding how the skull smears electrical fields as they propagate from the cortex. I made a browser-based simulator for my EEG class to visualize how dipole depth/orientation change the topomap.
dbrang.github.io/EEG-Dipole-D...

Github page: github.com/dbrang/EEG-D...

#JNeurosci: Using fMRI, Han and Epstein explored how people integrate different kinds of views to form mental maps of places, revealing two sets of brain regions involved in integrating views of landmarks into existing mental maps of a virtual city.
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0187-25.2025

Really interesting work by Bakhurin and colleagues challenging the reward prediction error hypothesis of dopamine:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I love this figure which both echoes and undermines the famous figure from Schultz et al. (1997).

An intriguing exploration of machines inspired by homeostasis as a means to develop self-regulation, analogs to feeling, and enhanced adaptability, providing a framework for studying consciousness and intelligence

www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Not that it comes as much of a surprise to many of us, but it's worth emphasizing once again - the 👏 brain 👏 uses 👏 distributed 👏 coding 👏. 😁

Two new papers from the #IBL looking at brain-wide activity:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#neuroscience 🧪

Great to see work published in Neuron by SWC Research Fellow Michael Bukwich, completed during his PhD @harvardmcb.bsky.social ⬇️

Looking for book recommendations on complex systems theory—something accessible for a neuroscientist with curiosity but not much background in the area. What would you suggest for getting started?

Our new paper is out! When navigating through an environment, how do we combine our general sense of direction with known landmark states? To explore this, @denislan.bsky.social used a task that allowed subjects (or neural networks) to choose either their next action or next state at each step.

Cool study exploring the effects of Psilocybin on dampening of fear responses after repeated exposure to safe cues (fear extinction).
Psilocybin seems cause the mice to 'chill out' a bit. But this is a specific 'chill' effect.

Congrats @flybottleescape.bsky.social

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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a tiny, flexible brain sensor that enables stable, wearable brain–computer interfaces – even during movement. Potential applications range from AR and VR to restoring function to people with neurological disorders or injuries. #WearableTech #EEG

Nachum Ulanovsky's book "“Natural Neuroscience” on taking a more ecological approach to neuroscience came out! Nachum is one of the world leaders in studying the brain using bats, and his studies are always incredibly interesting and original.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026204499...

Looking for a candidate to apply to the @fondationfyssen.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowships 🚨

If you would like to work on social touch at INCC in Paris, contact me ! (and if you you are defending your PhD before December 25 - not in France)

www.fondationfyssen.fr/en/study-gra...

New clues about how the brain avoids ‘catastrophic forgetting’ — the distortion and overwriting of previously established memories when new ones are created. 🧪

This is not a smart man.

This 2024 I’ve been humbled by conversations on #ComplexityThoughts and its (unexpected) growth.

From the risks of new pandemics to the promises of AI, from climate change to evolution, I explored many systems through the lens of #complexity science balancing the technical w/ the accessible.

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Amazing collective problem solving in ants: