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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · 3d

That's why Sundays are for running in the woods (and whisky).

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · 6d

YES! GO @markhisted.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 7d

Federal workers are speaking out on how the Trump regime is harming Americans:

"We stand here today at a moment of the greatest assault of our lifetimes on our freedoms. The US Constitution is being shredded... We are here to call on Congress to stand up and stop it."

youtu.be/uw1KwIBgrCw?...

Mark Histed, NIH Scientist *speaking in personal capacity

YouTube video by Civil Servants Coalition

youtu.be

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks Aaron! I had a wonderful time!

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Aaron Wong @aaronbwong.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you @rswilliamson.bsky.social from University of Pittsburgh for giving a wonderful seminar at @erasmusmc.bsky.social about his exciting work on #auditory #corticofugalprojections. We thoroughly enjoy the discussion and hope you had a great time in the beautiful city of Rotterdam.

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Sep 6

Really excited to share the latest work from my lab, where we identify how distinct cortical projections differentially encode sensory category and choice.

A cortical output channel for perceptual categorization

Perceptual categorization allows the brain to transform diverse sensory inputs into discrete representations that support flexible behavior. Auditory cortex (ACtx) has been implicated in this process,...

www.biorxiv.org

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Aug 15

It is a massive, and totally worthwhile, rabbit hole. Check out Yoseka, great range of Japanese stuff.

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Jul 23

Hahaha I literally thought MD as soon as I read that sentence.

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP Ozzman. At least you and Randy Rhoads can rock out together now.

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Jul 16

Absolute cowards. CMU should be ashamed.

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Stories of WiN @storiesofwin.bsky.social · Jun 26

Our next profile is here! Dr. Melissa Caras studies the neurophysiological mechanisms of auditory perceptual learning. Follow the link to listen and learn more!

www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...

#WomenInNeuroscience #StoriesOfWiN

Dr. Melissa Caras — Stories of WiN

studies the neurophysiological mechanisms of auditory perceptual learning.

www.storiesofwin.org

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Klingenstein Philanthropies @klingensteinorg.bsky.social · Jun 12

The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund thanks @rswilliamson.bsky.social, ‪‪@megyounger.bsky.social‬, and @sungsoo.bsky.social for presenting their research at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

📷 : SimonProPhoto

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ahh! Sad news!

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Jun 11

Beautiful stuff dude, congrats!

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Jun 10

New work from the lab highlighting the differential effect of arousal on distinct excitatory projections!

bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Jun 10

Pupil-linked arousal differentially modulates cell-type-specific sensory processing https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.09.658645v1

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · May 30

So proud of you @meenakshiasokan.bsky.social!!!!! Congrats!

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · May 22

Amazing news!!! Congrats dude!

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · May 15

But is it a computer?

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Apr 24

Really sorry that I missed your talk yesterday! I hear it was great!

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Malte Elson @malte.the100.ci · Apr 19

Imperial propaganda if Warhammer 40k was set in academia
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Propaganda poster saying "The Dean Protects"

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Apr 18

Go work with Pierre! He is the business!

Pierre Apostolides @pfapostolides.bsky.social · Apr 17

(Plz repost)

I’ve been receiving some good news lately and will be hiring at all levels to expand the lab. Please get in contact if you are interested in reinforcement learning, neural plasticity, neural circuit dynamics, and/or hearing rehabilitation.

pierre.apostolides @ umich .edu

Tyvm

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Apr 15

Amazing! Congrats!!!!!

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Apr 11

As Pitt faculty, this disturbs me greatly. Thank you for your honest words in these trying times!

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Apr 6

OMG he is adorable!

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Apr 4

Beautiful new work from @anbuhlk.bsky.social! Go join her new lab!

Kelsey Anbuhl @anbuhlk.bsky.social · Apr 4

Excited to share my latest work just out in @pnas.org! This NIH MOSAIC K99-funded project identifies a top-down cortical circuit—from cingulate to auditory cortex—that supports auditory perceptual performance in challenging listening conditions: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The cingulate cortex facilitates auditory perception under challenging listening conditions | PNAS

We often exert greater cognitive resources (i.e., listening effort) to understand speech under challenging acoustic conditions. This mechanism can ...

www.pnas.org

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Ross Williamson @rswilliamson.bsky.social · Mar 30

Dan!

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