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Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly, the schedule says that anything other than playoffs would be a letdown.

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Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social · 2d

and the Jets have not 🤣

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Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social · 2d

Reason #75767 why you should stay away from this publisher.

Sholto David @sholtodavid.bsky.social · 2d

Recent MDPI paper including diagram of a bacterial cell with a mitochondrion 🤦‍♀️ The authors propose a mechanism for the toxicity of silver nanoparticles: "Ag+ ions in AgNPs bombard the bacterial mitochondria’s electron transport chain, resulting in cell death".

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Aditya Singh @adityasingh01.bsky.social · 5d

New Paper in Nature Communications!

We present exciting work on applying transfer learning on minimally invasive recordings to build scalable speech BCI for a more heterogeneous population. #iEEG #neuroskyence

Check it out : www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Transfer learning via distributed brain recordings enables reliable speech decoding - Nature Communications

Speech brain-computer interfaces face challenges scaling across individuals with different brain organization. Using minimally invasive recordings from 25 patients, the authors developed transfer learning methods that enable robust speech decoding even with incomplete brain coverage.

www.nature.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Maria Paz Fernandez @mariadelapax.bsky.social · 15d

Ed Kravitz passed away yesterday.
He was a remarkable scientist and mentor- brilliant, curious, creative, and kind. I am grateful to have learned from him. His legacy will endure through his science and through the many people he inspired.

We will miss you, Ed.

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Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social · Aug 28

As a #VfB fan, not sure how I feel about this. Woltemade is a difference maker and will be missed. But really hard to walk away from this amount of dough.

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Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Paul f Kramer @paulkramer.bsky.social · Aug 19

Our department is hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist or physiologist at the Assistant Professor level! Details found here: lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/news-ev...

MCDB Opens Search for Faculty | U-M LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

MCDB welcomes applications at the Assistant Professor level from outstanding biological scientists in all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal le...

lsa.umich.edu

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Aug 19

1. The philosophy of science sometimes gets an unearned reputation as a purely academic exercise that offers little by way of concrete tools for advancing research.

This is wrong.

And today, as we grapple with how AI is changing the nature of scientific activity, it's desperately wrong.

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Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social · Aug 12

This site is excellent for this time of year theeyewall.com

The Eyewall

Seeing you through the storm

theeyewall.com

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Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social · Aug 12

replication study

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Aug 10

My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships.

This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.

Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social · Aug 5

Loved him when he played for the Sox for one year. An absolute baller. But probably a full-time DH going forward.

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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · Jul 18

As Requested - A Starter Pack of PIs in Biology (or adjacent) fields who are recruiting POSTDOCS! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you wish to be added! go.bsky.app/4gbXXR3

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Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thank you John Kopchick for your generous support of Dounya's research and for all that you do for @mda-uthgrad.bsky.social 👏👏👏

MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School @mda-uthgrad.bsky.social · Jul 18

Named one of the Graduate School’s Kopchick Fellows earlier this year, we’re thrilled to spotlight Dounya Jalloul’s research on how the brain processes information and the impact this has on mental health. Congratulations, Dounya! Read her story at https://loom.ly/PJQnF3g. #WeAreGSBS #Neuroscience

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Anshul Kundaje @anshulkundaje.bsky.social · Jul 17

Fabulous post by @randomwalker.bsky.social & Sayash raising the same concern many of us have about whether we're on the right track with how we're using AI for science. Everyone should read it, take a deep breath & think through the implications.

www.aisnakeoil.com/p/could-ai-s...

Could AI slow science?

Confronting the production-progress paradox

www.aisnakeoil.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 4

If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.

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

Bar chart titled "Matters of Scale" comparing proposed US research budget cuts to the European Union's €500-million (US$571-million) "Choose Europe" fund. The chart shows:

* National Institutes of Health (NIH): $8 billion in cancelled grants and $18 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (long orange bar).
* National Science Foundation (NSF): $5.1 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (shorter orange bar).
* EU's Choose Europe fund: $571 million (very short blue bar).

The graphic highlights that the EU fund is much smaller in scale compared to the US budget cuts. Text above the chart explains the EU’s intention to attract US researchers in response to policy decisions by the convicted felon and rapist Donald Trump.

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Poirazi Lab @dendritesgr.bsky.social · Jul 3

📣New study in Neuron, featuring modeling insights: "Cell-Specific Dendritic Integration in Cortical GABAergic Interneurons"! It reveals PV & SST interneurons compute differently. This highlights how distinct dendrites enable specialized brain computations!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Distinct dendritic integration strategies control dynamics of inhibition in the neocortex

Dendrites critically influence single-neuron computations, but their role in neocortical GABAergic interneurons (INs) remains poorly understood. We fo…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Christos Constantinidis @cconstan.bsky.social · Jun 30

After 11 years as Associate Editor at the Journal of Neurophysiology, I asked my term not be renewed and stepped down today. A brief thread with some thoughts. 1/10

journals.physiology.org/journal/jn

Journal of Neurophysiology

<p>The <em>Journal of Neurophysiology</em> publishes original articles on the function of the nervous system. All levels of function are included, from the membrane and cell to systems and behavior. E...

journals.physiology.org

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MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School @mda-uthgrad.bsky.social · Jun 26

Graduate Student Research Day 2025 is over — what a great day for connections and learning! Congratulations to our award-winning students!🎉Stay tuned for more moments from the day and specifics about awards.♥️🙌 #WeAreGSBS #GSRD2025

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MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School @mda-uthgrad.bsky.social · Jun 26

Students at Graduate Student Research Day gave their poster presentations and elevator pitches — tough job for faculty judges, who learned along with everyone else — they were all so good!👋🙌 Our keynote speaker Stanford Professor David A. Relman, MD, closed the day. Stay tuned to see winner photos!

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Michelle Monje @michellemonje.bsky.social · Jun 20

Cholinergic neuronal activity promotes diffuse midline glioma growth through muscarinic signaling: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Cholinergic neuronal activity promotes diffuse midline glioma growth through muscarinic signaling

Midbrain cholinergic neuronal activity promotes the proliferation of both oligodendrocyte precursor cells and diffuse midline glioma (DMG) cells in a circuit-dependent manner, mediated by muscarinic M...

www.cell.com

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Shane Liddelow @liddelowsa.bsky.social · Jun 15

Calling all Neuroscience postdocs! 🧠 Share your research through SPiNES (Seminars from Postdocs in Neuroscience: Extramural Series) from the NYUGSoM Department of Neuroscience. Applications close 08/20/25. Apply today! 👉 nyumc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#Neuroscience #Postdoc #ResearchOpportunity

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Britton Sauerbrei @brittonsauerbrei.bsky.social · Jun 13

Is it true you use only 10 bits / s of your brain?
@andpru.bsky.social and I provide a motor systems perspective on a proposed speed limit for human information processing. Out today in
@natneuro.nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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