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Lucia Prieto Godino @neuroluci.bsky.social · 6h

We are recruiting PhD students! If you are interested in evolutionary neuroscience, consider applying: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Prieto Godino Lab | Cellular and molecular bases of neural circuit and behavioural evolution

www.crick.ac.uk

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · 20d

nice! :) have you ever tried the other way round, injecting into different brain nuclei and see what cells light up in the eye?

I’d be particularly in interested in thalamic projections….

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · 26d

Very excited about our new preprint, led by @gkafetzis.bsky.social /w @mikebok.bsky.social & @denilsson.bsky.social. We suggest that the vertebrate 'duplex' retina emerged from interconnecting two ancient median-eye microcircuits. Say goodbye to the 'simplex' retina - it probably never existed!

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · Aug 25

feed getting too political? just learnt that you can block some words/names strategically, using settings/moderation… instant improvement

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Pontus Skoglund @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social · Aug 16

Now recruiting for two positions in my lab:

Postdoc in computational analysis of ancient human genomes www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Bioarchaeology staff scientist supporting human aDNA projects www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Background: sites.google.com/view/skoglun...

Applications welcome!

Skoglund Lab - Ancient Genomics

Skoglund lab

sites.google.com

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Lucia Prieto Godino @neuroluci.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you @thetransmitter.bsky.social and @martajhill.bsky.social for highlighting our work!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Aug 1

Some parts of the Drosophila olfactory circuit have evolved more than others, according to a new comparison of two fruit fly species’ connectomes.

By @martajhill.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/c...

Cross-species connectome comparison shows uneven olfactory circuit evolution in flies

The findings start to reveal evolutionary changes that may have helped two species develop different olfactory preferences and adapt to their particular environments.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Aug 8

Assistant Director vacancy alert!

Apply for this newly created position within the Trust. Responsibilities include leading on specific large grant schemes, representing the Trust externally and managing key areas of policy development.

Interested? Learn more: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/current...

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · Jun 17

Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD programme www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/de...

Sussex Neuroscience 4-Year Programme PhD at the University of Sussex

Join a team of world-leading experts in our high-spec Neuroscience Research Centre whose aim is to understand the nervous system and various neurological disorders.

www.sussex.ac.uk

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Lucia Prieto Godino @neuroluci.bsky.social · Jun 12

How do brain circuits evolve? We started looking for some answers by using synapse-resolution cross-species comparative connectomics on an entire olfactory circuit 👇

bit.ly/44aVm9E

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · Jun 4

Sussex Visions is back!
Tune in on June 26th and onwards, see details below

Michi Forsthofer @mforst.bsky.social · Jun 4

The Sussex Vision Talk series is back! Join us to hear about all things vision, from retina to brain, from invertebrates to human.
www.youtube.com/@badenlab615...
Talks will be live-streamed (and stored) on YouTube, hope to see many of you there. Details on each talk coming soon.

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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · May 19

Check out our latest issue! www.cell.com/current-biol...

On the cover: The anole lizard by Dario Tommasini and colleagues www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · May 8

Welcome to the UK!

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · May 8

Our proposal for a ‘universal’ nomenclature for rod and cone types based on their evolutionary lineages that will equally apply to all vertebrate species is now out! Have a look and please consider adopting the system :)

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BiaPy @biapyx.bsky.social · Apr 29

🙏 Thanks to
@naturemethods.bsky.social, @ritastrack.bsky.social, the reviewers, and the awesome bioimage analysis community.
We can't wait to see what you build with BiaPy! 🚀🧠
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#BiaPy #BioimageAnalysis #DeepLearning

BiaPy: accessible deep learning on bioimages - Nature Methods

Nature Methods - BiaPy: accessible deep learning on bioimages

www.nature.com

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · Apr 23

loving the cheeky 3D printed mask to allow local optogenetic stimulation of different body segments in these teeny maggots :). Also looks very scifi

Claudio R. Alonso @claudiomics.bsky.social · Apr 23

Delighted to share a new preprint from the lab exploring the links between morphology and behaviour: using a novel method we map the sensory inputs that trigger an evolutionarily conserved adaptive postural behaviour (self-righting) in the Drosophila larva 👉🏼 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Claudio R. Alonso @claudiomics.bsky.social · Apr 23

Delighted to share a new preprint from the lab exploring the links between morphology and behaviour: using a novel method we map the sensory inputs that trigger an evolutionarily conserved adaptive postural behaviour (self-righting) in the Drosophila larva 👉🏼 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · Apr 4

The International Society for Neuroethology has a grant for disadvantaged scientists investigating the mechanisms of animal behaviour. Apply for funds to help overcome any barriers you face!

Membership fees can be included in your application.

Details here: www.neuroethology.org/diversity-aw...

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Amy Courtney @amycourtneyyy.bsky.social · Apr 4

Very excited and proud to finally share this story! 🐙

We discovered surprising roles for dopamine and acetylcholine in the Octopus visual system…
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Novel dopaminergic neurotransmission in the Octopus visual system

Coleoid cephalopods such as the common octopus have a complex visual system, with a camera-type eye and a large optic lobe, that evolved independently from its counterpart in vertebrates. However, the...

doi.org

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Michael Reiser @michaelreiser.bsky.social · Mar 27

I know there's a 𝒍𝒐𝒕 going on right now, but I couldn’t be prouder to share this long-incubated labor of love: the complete connectome of the male 𝐷𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑎 optic lobe 🧠🪰
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Connectome-driven neural inventory of a complete visual system - Nature

A connectome of the right optic lobe from a male fruitfly is presented together with an extensive collection of genetic drivers matched to a comprehensive neuron-type catalogue.

www.nature.com

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · Mar 27

I just feel the need to emphasise just how hip and happening these worms with big eyes are! They even made it onto TikTok! youtube.com/shorts/t4M4l...

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Michael Bok @mikebok.bsky.social · Mar 27

Super excited to have received a @hfspo.bsky.social grant with with @neurofishh.bsky.social for our proposal: Eyes inside out: Visual coding without a multilayered retina in squid and worms.

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Tom Baden @neurofishh.bsky.social · Mar 7

Our esteemed neighbours at Sussex managed to sling a snail onto the cover of PNAS! Come for the synchrotron data, stay for the multi-neuron simultaneous intracellular recordings. And watch this space for even mooooore neurons in the perhaps not so distant future (ominous chuckle…)

Kevin Staras @kevinstaras.bsky.social · Mar 5

Aw, we got the cover for our new paper on X-ray imaging and atlas building in the snail brain. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Thanks @pnas.org .. and to @sussexneuro.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social @ukri.org for funding support #invertebrate #brain #neuroscience THREAD: bsky.app/profile/kevi...

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Pranav Seth @thebuddhabird93.bsky.social · Feb 21

First attempt at 3D re-constructing the #Horizontalcell from my transduced #chick #retina.
Cells can be very dramatic. All you need is a GIF and some Pavarotti notes 🎵

Sample by @neurofishh.bsky.social

Great time for some #FluorescenceFriday.

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Borrell Lab @borrell-lab.bsky.social · Feb 18

Registration for ECCN 2025 in Alicante is now open. Do not miss!!! eccn2025.umh.es

@neuroalc.bsky.social @umh.es @csic.es @eurnetbrainevor.bsky.social

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British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · Feb 19

Looking for a new work bestie? We have options 🐧

We're looking for boating officers, divers, chefs, technicians, plant operators and more to work with us at British Antarctic Survey research stations.

These are jobs unlike any other, in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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An advert for 'seriously remote work' in Antarctica shows a group of king penguins labelled 'today's colleagues'. Photo by Alistair Wilson

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