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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · 13d

🧪 We are reviving the SFN Montreal Chapter with a meeting on 27 Oct at MUHC's Glen site! $25 for lunch, meeting, and membership! Speakers: Mihaela Iordanova, Sonia Lupien, Michael Meaney, & Karim Jerbi. Networking at Weinstein & Gavino's afterwards! Spread the word! www.eventbrite.ca/e/symposium-...

Symposium du chapitre montréalais - Society for Neuroscience

SfN Montréal: lunch + membership included! Trainees, scientists & staff welcome. Venez apprendre, connecter et recharger!

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · 17d

🧪 ~8 months ago, we launched the Research Topic "The Diversity of the Plasticitome", see below! We now have 2 publication fee discounts for this RT, available on a first-come, first-served basis! Current submission deadline is Oct 31, although extensions are possible. @frontiersmedia.bsky.social

Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Jan 6

We recently launched a new Frontiers Research Topic called "The Diversity of the Plasticitome", please check it out! By 'we', I mean myself, Christina Chou, Hyungju Park, Serena Dudek, and Clive Bramham. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

Frontiers | The diversity of the plasticitome

The plasticity of synaptic connections is critical to the functioning of local circuits as it is thought to underlie information processing and storage in th...

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · 17d

That’s too bad! Although to be fair, I wasn’t aware that your paper showed PV dendrite sublinearity either — the word sublinear doesn’t show up until the Discussion, which makes it hard to search for.

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · 17d

Congrats to everybody, especially the first authors Annunziato Morabito and Yann Zerlaut!

Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · 17d

Briefly, Rebola et al find that distinct interneuron classes integrate information differently in their dendritic branches, and that this determines interneuron computational logic and, as a consequence, spiking dynamics. 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…

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · 17d

🧪 We got the privilege to write a Preview on the beautiful work of Morabito, Zerlaut, Rebola and colleagues that was recently published in Neuron. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Branch logic: Dendritic computations diversify inhibition

Long known for different circuit roles, parvalbumin and somatostatin interneurons are shown by Morabito et al.,1 in this issue of Neuron, to differ in…

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · 27d

Yeah no kidding.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement

Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congrats @weihsiah.bsky.social, awesome job! 🥳

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Bio-protocol @bio-protocol.bsky.social · Jul 2

The recording of our recent webinar, "Synapse by synapse: High-speed cortical connectomics using optomapping" by Christina Chou, PhD, moderated by @pjsjostrom.bsky.social and Shawniya Alageswaran, is now available!

You can access it at: bio-protocol.org/webinar/deta...

#Webinar #LifeSciences

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Jun 25

My former PhD student Christina Chou will give a webinar about high-throughput 2p optogenetic mapping tomorrow Thursday at 11:30 am ET, check it out! 🧪

Bio-protocol @bio-protocol.bsky.social · Jun 25

Have you registered yet?
Bio-protocol's next webinar, "Synapse by synapse: High-speed cortical connectomics using optomapping", is just 1 day away!

🗓 Date: June 26, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM EST
🔗 Register now: s.bio-protocol.org/11981c6992b8...

#Webinar #LifeSciences #neuroscience

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L'Institut de recherche du CUSM / Research Institute of the MUHC @rimuhc.bsky.social · Jun 19

The Institute celebrates 7 BRaIN trainees who received major research awards—from CIHR, FRQS, FRQNT & more. Their work advances brain science & training excellence. 👏
🔗 Read more: rimuhc.ca/en/-/celebra...
@cusm-muhc.bsky.social

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Jun 20

Congratulations everybody, this is amazing, and thank you for your hard work! 🥳🌟

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Jun 19

The first author, Linn Dragsted, who was a very hard-working undergraduate student in the lab, carried out this study with the talented PhD student Shawniya Alageswaran.

Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Jun 19

We conclude that, to guarantee synapse specificity, one therefore has to rely on paired recordings or 2-photon optogenetics.

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Jun 19

🧪 We recently published our first micro-publication! This paper highlights the pitfalls of using extracellular stimulation to recruit synapses in neocortical circuits, as it lacks specificity. www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Jun 5

🧪 On June 26th, my former PhD student Christina Chou will give a webinar explaining how to do high-throughput 2-photon optogenetic microcircuit mapping!

Bio-protocol @bio-protocol.bsky.social · Jun 5

📢 Bio-protocol Webinars present: Synapse by synapse: High-speed cortical connectomics using optomapping

🔗 Register now!

Join us on:
🗓 Date: June 26, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM EST
Speaker: Christina Chou, PhD
Moderator: Jesper Sjöström ‪@pjsjostrom.bsky.social‬

#Webinar #LifeSciences

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · May 24

A very nice Insight article in eLife by Ikuko Smith on our forthcoming eLife paper on non-ionotropic presynaptic NMDA receptor signalling in spike-timing-dependent long-term depression. elifesciences.org/articles/107...

Synaptic Plasticity: A new mode of action for unconventional NMDA receptors

Presynaptic NMDA receptors can shape timing-dependent long-term depression in a way that departs from their classic postsynaptic role.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · May 11

Multiple recent studies, including 3 impressive natural experiments, consistently show a link between Shingles vaccines and reduced dementia. This week a nationwide S Korea study added a reduction of cardiovascular events
My summary Table. More here on dementia erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · May 9

Also, The Sjöström Lab is still looking to hire a new postdoc, see www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Centre universitaire de santé McGill | McGill University Health Centre hiring Postdoctoral Fellow (Research Institute) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | LinkedIn

Posted 2:10:35 AM. Job DescriptionRESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHCThe Research Institute of the McGill University Health…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · May 9

This 400-page tome will likely define the field in coming years, as new trainees rely on it to learn state-of-the-art ephys techniques, so I recommend checking it out!

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · May 9

🧪 Congrats to the editors of the new Handbook of Electrophysiology, @scimemia.bsky.social, @nwanaverbecq.bsky.social, & @ianduguid.bsky.social, as well as my past postdocs @hovywong.bsky.social (now PI at CUHK) and Aurore Thomazeau (now PI at IPMC-CNRS France) to their two chapters in this book!

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · May 9

Congrats!!!

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Apr 24

Also see www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Centre universitaire de santé McGill | McGill University Health Centre hiring Postdoctoral Fellow (Research Institute) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | LinkedIn

Posted 2:10:35 AM. Job DescriptionRESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHCThe Research Institute of the McGill University Health…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

www.linkedin.com

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Apr 24

Here is the LinkedIn job ad for our new postdoctoral position. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · Apr 19

🧪 We extended the deadline for our Research Topic "The Diversity of the Plasticitome" to 30 Oct 2025. This RT explores how plasticity varies with synapse and cell type. Check it out & let us know if you want to contribute! www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

Frontiers | The diversity of the plasticitome

The plasticity of synaptic connections is critical to the functioning of local circuits as it is thought to underlie information processing and storage in th...

www.frontiersin.org

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