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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · 14d

Check out this new preprint from @clykken.bsky.social and the Moser Group:
Independent phase-shifts across MEC grid modules can generate a vast diversity of hippocampal codes — revealing the mechanism that enables episodic memory.
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clykken.bsky.social @clykken.bsky.social · 14d

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How can the brain create countless unique memories using a single, universal metric of space? We’ve been waiting for the answer to this for two decades!
Read it here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · 14d

🔁 Fascinating new preprint from the Moser Group!
How does the hippocampus achieve its vast memory capacity? 🧠 The answer lies in the flexible combinatorics of grid cells.
📄 Read more in the thread by @edvardmoser.bsky.social 👇

Edvard I Moser @edvardmoser.bsky.social · 14d

1/5 How does the brain turn the low-dimensional, universal grid cell metric into the rich, diverse codes needed for memory in hippocampal place cells? 🧵
Preprint link 👇

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Functional independence of entorhinal grid cell modules enables remapping in hippocampal place cells

A systems-level understanding of cortical computation requires insight into how neural codes are transformed across distinct brain circuits. In the mammalian cortex, one of the few systems where such ...

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Ben Kanter @beneuroscience.bsky.social · Jun 26

Our new paper out now in Science explores how neural activity in the lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC) *drifts* over time - and *jumps* at key boundaries - to help organize events in memory.

🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Here's a quick summary of what we found 🧵👇

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Jun 26

... and those jumps act like barcodes - distinct neural signatures that help the brain tag and retrieve memories. @beneuroscience.bsky.social @clykken.bsky.social
@nachopolti.bsky.social
@m-bmoser.bsky.social @edvardmoser.bsky.social‬ at the @kavlintnu.bsky.social

May-Britt Moser, Ben Kanter and Edvard Moser right now in Trondheim, photo by Sophie Jessica Larson 26 June at 19:50

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Catherine Dulac @dulaclab.bsky.social · Jun 23

Delightful visit and dinner today in Trondheim and more tomorrow: thanks again @m-bmoser.bsky.social and @edvardmoser.bsky.social for giving me a chance to present our new data on social
and sickness behavior.
Looking forward to hearing more about the amazing projects at @kavlintnu.bsky.social

May-Britt Moser @m-bmoser.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thank you so much Catherine @dulaclab.bsky.social for a thought-provoking and an eminent talk today at @kavlintnu.bsky.social @edvardmoser.bsky.social

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May-Britt Moser @m-bmoser.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thank you so much Catherine @dulaclab.bsky.social for a thought-provoking and an eminent talk today at @kavlintnu.bsky.social @edvardmoser.bsky.social

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Weijian Zong @weijianzong.bsky.social · Jun 15

It is my great honor to host the visit of Prof. Liqun Luo at the @kavlintnu.bsky.social. The talk was so inspiring with amazingly beautiful discoveries! Thank @m-bmoser.bsky.social and @edvardmoser.bsky.social for joing the host, and Emre and Nathalie for showing the visitor the beauty of Norway:)

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Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi @nathaliejuya.bsky.social · Jun 13

One of the exciting part of science is to celebrate milestones! We are super proud of Fanchon, Hien, Natalia and Aurora, our 4 MSc students who successfully graduated! Congrats once again! And good luck for what is coming next!
@emreyaksi.bsky.social @inyoungj88.bsky.social @kavlintnu.bsky.social

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Apr 25

We are thrilled to share that our freshest research group leaders Soledad Gonzalo Cogno and @weijianzong.bsky.social have been promoted to associate professors at Kavli, NTNU.
Congratulations - well deserved!

A poster congratulating Soledad Gonzalo Cogno on being promoted to Associate Professor at NTNU

A poster congratulating Weijian Zong on being promoted to Associate Professor at NTNU

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Apr 9

Kudos to Sigrun Aasland, Norway's new Minister of Research and Higher Education @kd.regjeringen.no for recognising the global nature of science! 🌍

Edvard I Moser @edvardmoser.bsky.social · Apr 9

Kudos to Minister Sigrun Aasland @kd.regjeringen.no for scrapping the language requirement for international PhD students and postdocs. I was interviewed by @nature.com about this decision that strengthens recruitment in a country where 75% of postdocs are from abroad. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Norway set to scrap mandatory language training for foreign postdocs and PhD students

Researchers jubilant over swift ministerial response to rule they say would hamper international recruitment.

www.nature.com

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Mar 18

Join us online from the comfort of your own living room by entering this Zoom link at 18:00 CET (10am PDT)
embl-org.zoom.us/j/95674916879

We look forward to seeing you all!

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Mar 18

Join the concert lecture in-person at StudenterSamfundet's Grand Theatre in Trondheim tonight at 18:00.
Grab your tickets by scanning the QR code in the poster above, or entering this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2025-kafat...

2025 Kafatos Lecture with May-Britt Moser

Nobel Prize winning scientist May-Britt Moser will give insights into her groundbreaking research on 'grid cells'.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Mar 18

JOIN US LIVE TODAY for a unique art/science experience!
Nobel Laureate @m-bmoser.bsky.social & the musical ensemble @trondheimsolistene.bsky.social play on our neural networks in the @embl.org #KafatosLecture "The Power of Science: Uncovering the Algorithms of the Brain" at @isfit.bsky.social

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Feb 14

“This funding marks an exciting step forward in developing innovative solutions at the intersection of neuroscience and engineering” say the BMI researchers.

Thank you to #NTNUdiscovery for recognising this talented group of researchers, and stay tuned for updates as the BMI team progress! (3:3)

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Feb 14

The Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) team at Kavli - Benjamin Dunn, Pearl Saldanha, Melvin Vaupel, Jonathan Whitlock, and Nicolai Waniek - is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of BMI research, exploring how we can harness neural signals for enhanced interaction with technology. 🧠🤝🤖 (2:3)

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Feb 14

We are thrilled to announce that our #Brain-Machine-Interface team at Kavli is awarded an #NTNUdiscovery Innovation Grant of 200,000 NOK to advance algorithms in brain-machine interface! (1:3)

The BMI team at Kavli: Benjamin Dunn, Pearl Saldanha, Melvin Vaupel, Jonathan Whitlock, and Nicolai Waniek

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Edvard I Moser @edvardmoser.bsky.social · Feb 12

I was interviewed by @nature.com about the risk of talent exodus following Norway’s new language law. I hope the new government and science minister will change the internationalisation policy ASAP.
@stortinget.no, @uhrno.bsky.social, @forskningspolitikk.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Scientists fight Norway’s language law, warning of talent exodus

Mandatory language courses for foreign researchers could harm Norway’s ability to attract the best talent, Nobel laureate says, as rule prompts legal challenge.

www.nature.com

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Edvard I Moser @edvardmoser.bsky.social · Feb 3

Grid cells have a geometry in time. Thanks to @azvollan.bsky.social l & @rjgardner.bsky.social for this heroic discovery. @ercresearch.bsky.social
#KiloNeurons @m-bmoser.bsky.social @kavlintnu.bsky.social @nature.com
@kavlifoundation.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Left–right-alternating theta sweeps in entorhinal–hippocampal maps of space - Nature

A study in rats proposes a mechanism for how the brain maps the surrounding environment, including places it has never seen, by alternating left and right forward sweeps in successive theta cycles.

www.nature.com

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May-Britt Moser @m-bmoser.bsky.social · Feb 3

So proud: another mystery of the #brain #gridcells discovered the #sweeps in our lab by - @azwollan.bsky.social @rjgardner.bsky.social
@edvardmoser.bsky.social at
@kavlintnu.bsky.social
@torilhernes.bsky.social
@kavlifondation.bsky.social
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Edvard I Moser @edvardmoser.bsky.social · Feb 3

Grid cells have a geometry in time. Thanks to @azvollan.bsky.social l & @rjgardner.bsky.social for this heroic discovery. @ercresearch.bsky.social
#KiloNeurons @m-bmoser.bsky.social @kavlintnu.bsky.social @nature.com
@kavlifoundation.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Left–right-alternating theta sweeps in entorhinal–hippocampal maps of space - Nature

A study in rats proposes a mechanism for how the brain maps the surrounding environment, including places it has never seen, by alternating left and right forward sweeps in successive theta cycles.

www.nature.com

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Feb 3

Sweeps in torus 🍩🐀🧠

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Feb 3

#Sweeps in #gridcells
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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Feb 3

Out now in @nature.com
Left-right-alternating theta sweeps in
entorhinal-hippocampal maps of space
@azvollan.bsky.social @rjgardner.bsky.social
@m-bmoser.bsky.social @kavlintnu.bsky.social
@kavlifoundation.bsky.social @ercresearch.bsky.social #KiloNeurons
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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May-Britt Moser @m-bmoser.bsky.social · Jan 23

I signed because I believe in science. Science is based on curiosity and therefore science is sustainable and prepares us for the unknown. Join us if you agree! 🫵
www.febs.org/milan-declar...
@edvardmoser.bsky.social
@kavlintnu.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.bsky.social @ercresearch.bsky.social

Milan Declaration - FEBS

www.febs.org

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Edvard I Moser @edvardmoser.bsky.social · Jan 23

If you believe investment in science is needed to solve global challenges, join us in this call to action:

www.febs.org/milan-declar...

@m-bmoser.bsky.social @kavlintnu.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.bsky.social @ercresearch.bsky.social

Milan Declaration - FEBS

www.febs.org

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · Jan 15

The culture:
The Zong Lab is a dynamic, interdisciplinary research group at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, where we advocate for active collaboration, and where diversity of ideas, culture, identity is embraced and encouraged.

www.ntnu.edu/kavli/jobs

Join us at Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience - NTNU

Available positions at Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience. We are looking for dedicated employees to join us. Take a look at our vacant positions below.

www.ntnu.edu

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