S.B.
@s-b.bsky.social
Interested in how networks prioritize and integrate information.
He/Him
He/Him
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Neurons in mouse primary visual cortex that respond emergently to illusory contours drive pattern completion
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Recurrent pattern completion drives the neocortical representation of sensory inference - Nature Neuroscience
Neurons that respond emergently to illusory contours drive pattern completion in V1. Pattern completion in lower cortical areas may therefore mediate perceptual inference by selectively reinforcing ac...
www.nature.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Neurons in mouse primary visual cortex that respond emergently to illusory contours drive pattern completion
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Spatially distributed and regionally unbound cellular resolution brain-wide processing loops in mice
𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀?
Dynamical processing winding through most brain regions.
Looks like a must read.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroskyence
Spatially distributed and regionally unbound cellular resolution brain-wide processing loops in mice
𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀?
Dynamical processing winding through most brain regions.
Looks like a must read.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroskyence
Spatially distributed and regionally unbound cellular resolution brain-wide processing loops in mice
Until recently, it has been possible to examine activity in the brain globally through regional averaging or locally at cellular resolution. These studies characterized regions as functionally homogen...
www.biorxiv.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Spatially distributed and regionally unbound cellular resolution brain-wide processing loops in mice
𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀?
Dynamical processing winding through most brain regions.
Looks like a must read.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroskyence
Spatially distributed and regionally unbound cellular resolution brain-wide processing loops in mice
𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀?
Dynamical processing winding through most brain regions.
Looks like a must read.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroskyence
Reposted by S.B.
The International Brain Laboratory presents in Nature a brain-wide electrophysiological map that represents a resource for understanding how computations distributed across and within brain areas drive behaviour. go.nature.com/4nnnmhg 🧪 🧠📈
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The International Brain Laboratory presents in Nature a brain-wide electrophysiological map that represents a resource for understanding how computations distributed across and within brain areas drive behaviour. go.nature.com/4nnnmhg 🧪 🧠📈
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If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts.
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
pin2saved for Bluesky
Migrate your Bluesky 📌 replies to saved posts.
pin2saved.vercel.app
September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts.
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
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v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Reposted by S.B.
𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆:
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Excellent review paper about reactive and anticipatory processes.
#neuroskyence
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Excellent review paper about reactive and anticipatory processes.
#neuroskyence
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
September 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆:
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Excellent review paper about reactive and anticipatory processes.
#neuroskyence
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Excellent review paper about reactive and anticipatory processes.
#neuroskyence
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
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Astrocyte networks are much larger than previously thought, which “flips the way we think about astrocytes and what their networks may mean,” says @liddelowsa.bsky.social.
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...
September 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Astrocyte networks are much larger than previously thought, which “flips the way we think about astrocytes and what their networks may mean,” says @liddelowsa.bsky.social.
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...
Reposted by S.B.
1
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
July 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
1
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted by S.B.
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀
The insula is the place of magic in the brain... (one of them at least)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(h/t @jrbneuropsiq.bsky.social )
#neuroskyence
The insula is the place of magic in the brain... (one of them at least)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(h/t @jrbneuropsiq.bsky.social )
#neuroskyence
January 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀
The insula is the place of magic in the brain... (one of them at least)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(h/t @jrbneuropsiq.bsky.social )
#neuroskyence
The insula is the place of magic in the brain... (one of them at least)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(h/t @jrbneuropsiq.bsky.social )
#neuroskyence
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Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction
As vaccine skeptics grow in influence, this graphic is a striking reminder of how vaccines changed America.
Edward Tufte combined underlying graphics from the WSJ to make this. More details: graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
As vaccine skeptics grow in influence, this graphic is a striking reminder of how vaccines changed America.
Edward Tufte combined underlying graphics from the WSJ to make this. More details: graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
December 12, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction
As vaccine skeptics grow in influence, this graphic is a striking reminder of how vaccines changed America.
Edward Tufte combined underlying graphics from the WSJ to make this. More details: graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
As vaccine skeptics grow in influence, this graphic is a striking reminder of how vaccines changed America.
Edward Tufte combined underlying graphics from the WSJ to make this. More details: graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Reposted by S.B.
Is the Brain Mostly a Modular System or Do We Need Distributed Processing Frameworks?
JOCN forum debate:
My take: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/9df3pvla...
Postle response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/jvd4x9b7...
Coutanche response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/p1z573fu...
Matchin response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/oypwsuw6...
JOCN forum debate:
My take: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/9df3pvla...
Postle response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/jvd4x9b7...
Coutanche response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/p1z573fu...
Matchin response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/oypwsuw6...
Is the Brain Mostly a Modular System or Do We Need Distributed Processing Frameworks?
jocnf.pubpub.org
December 12, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Is the Brain Mostly a Modular System or Do We Need Distributed Processing Frameworks?
JOCN forum debate:
My take: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/9df3pvla...
Postle response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/jvd4x9b7...
Coutanche response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/p1z573fu...
Matchin response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/oypwsuw6...
JOCN forum debate:
My take: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/9df3pvla...
Postle response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/jvd4x9b7...
Coutanche response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/p1z573fu...
Matchin response: jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/oypwsuw6...
Reposted by S.B.
1) I'd like to draw attention to, what I think, is a really cool finding! Recently I ran a meta-analysis looking at how #bilingualism affects the white matter of the brain. We found that bilingualism is selectively associated with higher fractional anisitropy in ...
ars.els-cdn.com/content/imag...
ars.els-cdn.com/content/imag...
December 8, 2024 at 2:40 PM
1) I'd like to draw attention to, what I think, is a really cool finding! Recently I ran a meta-analysis looking at how #bilingualism affects the white matter of the brain. We found that bilingualism is selectively associated with higher fractional anisitropy in ...
ars.els-cdn.com/content/imag...
ars.els-cdn.com/content/imag...
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Somewhere between 30 - 60 flowering plant species produce caffeine & many are only distantly related or on different continents, suggesting caffeine production evolved independently multiple times.
There's the Coffea genus (coffee), Camellia sinensis (tea), Theobroma cacao (chocolate), but also...
There's the Coffea genus (coffee), Camellia sinensis (tea), Theobroma cacao (chocolate), but also...
December 9, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Somewhere between 30 - 60 flowering plant species produce caffeine & many are only distantly related or on different continents, suggesting caffeine production evolved independently multiple times.
There's the Coffea genus (coffee), Camellia sinensis (tea), Theobroma cacao (chocolate), but also...
There's the Coffea genus (coffee), Camellia sinensis (tea), Theobroma cacao (chocolate), but also...
Reposted by S.B.
so excited to finally announce this to the world!
what’s a probe that can get anywhere in the brain, without destroying any tissue in the way, wiring up to existing structure to extract and inject information?
sounds like a neuron :)
#neuroscience #bci 🧪👩🔬🧠
what’s a probe that can get anywhere in the brain, without destroying any tissue in the way, wiring up to existing structure to extract and inject information?
sounds like a neuron :)
#neuroscience #bci 🧪👩🔬🧠
I had an idea way back in college which I've long thought could be, in many ways, the ultimate BCI technology. What if instead of using electrodes, we used biological neurons embedded in electronics to communicate with the brain?
Enter biohybrid neural interfaces: science.xyz/news/biohybr...
Enter biohybrid neural interfaces: science.xyz/news/biohybr...
Biohybrid neural interfaces: an old idea enabling a completely new space of possibilities | Science Corporation
Science Corporation is a clinical-stage medical technology company.
science.xyz
November 23, 2024 at 10:56 PM
so excited to finally announce this to the world!
what’s a probe that can get anywhere in the brain, without destroying any tissue in the way, wiring up to existing structure to extract and inject information?
sounds like a neuron :)
#neuroscience #bci 🧪👩🔬🧠
what’s a probe that can get anywhere in the brain, without destroying any tissue in the way, wiring up to existing structure to extract and inject information?
sounds like a neuron :)
#neuroscience #bci 🧪👩🔬🧠
Reposted by S.B.
TRANSMITTER
‘Huge influx’ of neuroscientists migrates to Bluesky
Daily neuroscience-related posts on the social-media platform this week have increased more than 400 percent, on average, compared with October.
www.thetransmitter.org/community/hu...
‘Huge influx’ of neuroscientists migrates to Bluesky
Daily neuroscience-related posts on the social-media platform this week have increased more than 400 percent, on average, compared with October.
www.thetransmitter.org/community/hu...
‘Huge influx’ of neuroscientists migrates to Bluesky
Daily neuroscience-related posts on the social-media platform this week have increased more than 400 percent, on average, compared with October.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:36 AM
TRANSMITTER
‘Huge influx’ of neuroscientists migrates to Bluesky
Daily neuroscience-related posts on the social-media platform this week have increased more than 400 percent, on average, compared with October.
www.thetransmitter.org/community/hu...
‘Huge influx’ of neuroscientists migrates to Bluesky
Daily neuroscience-related posts on the social-media platform this week have increased more than 400 percent, on average, compared with October.
www.thetransmitter.org/community/hu...
Reposted by S.B.
Reposted by S.B.
Also sharing what is probably my favorite blog post of all time today (authored by @apenwarr.bsky.social) because it's something I constantly find myself referring back to and is a great read for anyone who builds systems for a living.
apenwarr.ca/log/20201227
apenwarr.ca/log/20201227
Systems design explains the world: volume 1
"Systems design" is a branch of study that tries to find universal
architectural patterns that are valid across disciplines.
You might thin...
apenwarr.ca
November 14, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Also sharing what is probably my favorite blog post of all time today (authored by @apenwarr.bsky.social) because it's something I constantly find myself referring back to and is a great read for anyone who builds systems for a living.
apenwarr.ca/log/20201227
apenwarr.ca/log/20201227
Reposted by S.B.
Doing good science is 90% finding a science buddy to constantly talk to about the project.
November 9, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Doing good science is 90% finding a science buddy to constantly talk to about the project.
Reposted by S.B.
I came across a quote in an article, which I will paraphrase: the ultimate goal of neuroscience is to model the brain and derive laws that define the brain’s computational abilities. Statements like this are common and presented as self-evident, but I think they are wrong.
November 12, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I came across a quote in an article, which I will paraphrase: the ultimate goal of neuroscience is to model the brain and derive laws that define the brain’s computational abilities. Statements like this are common and presented as self-evident, but I think they are wrong.
Reposted by S.B.
Here’s a link to search for starter packs by topic blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 8, 2024 at 5:59 AM
Here’s a link to search for starter packs by topic blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
Reposted by S.B.
Reintroduction...
I'm a neuroscientist interested in emotion-motivation-cognition interactions.
Interested in conceptual/foundational issues.
I also wrote a book for general audience readers called The Entangled Brain that is open access at MIT Press.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...
#neuroscience
I'm a neuroscientist interested in emotion-motivation-cognition interactions.
Interested in conceptual/foundational issues.
I also wrote a book for general audience readers called The Entangled Brain that is open access at MIT Press.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...
#neuroscience
The Entangled Brain
A new vision of the brain as a fully integrated, networked organ.Popular neuroscience accounts often focus on specific mind-brain aspects like addiction, cog...
mitpress.mit.edu
November 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Reintroduction...
I'm a neuroscientist interested in emotion-motivation-cognition interactions.
Interested in conceptual/foundational issues.
I also wrote a book for general audience readers called The Entangled Brain that is open access at MIT Press.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...
#neuroscience
I'm a neuroscientist interested in emotion-motivation-cognition interactions.
Interested in conceptual/foundational issues.
I also wrote a book for general audience readers called The Entangled Brain that is open access at MIT Press.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...
#neuroscience
Reposted by S.B.
Newsletter: A message to those asking “what do I do now?” How to protect yourselves, and how to fight.
www.citationneeded.news/wind-the-clo...
www.citationneeded.news/wind-the-clo...
Wind the clock
A message to those asking “what do I do now?”
www.citationneeded.news
November 8, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Newsletter: A message to those asking “what do I do now?” How to protect yourselves, and how to fight.
www.citationneeded.news/wind-the-clo...
www.citationneeded.news/wind-the-clo...
Reposted by S.B.
📢 App Version 1.93 is rolling out now (1/5)
This release includes the thread composer, improved tooling for adding content warnings to your own posts, and other improvements and fixes.
Open this thread for more details. 🧵
This release includes the thread composer, improved tooling for adding content warnings to your own posts, and other improvements and fixes.
Open this thread for more details. 🧵
November 8, 2024 at 7:44 PM
📢 App Version 1.93 is rolling out now (1/5)
This release includes the thread composer, improved tooling for adding content warnings to your own posts, and other improvements and fixes.
Open this thread for more details. 🧵
This release includes the thread composer, improved tooling for adding content warnings to your own posts, and other improvements and fixes.
Open this thread for more details. 🧵
Reposted by S.B.
I came across an outdated guide on image grid sizing crop/proportions for bsky earlier, and I felt it was important to create an updated version! Please use this new guide instead!
October 18, 2024 at 10:08 AM
I came across an outdated guide on image grid sizing crop/proportions for bsky earlier, and I felt it was important to create an updated version! Please use this new guide instead!
Reposted by S.B.
📢 App Version 1.92 is rolling out now (1/5)
Pinned posts are here! Plus lots of UI improvements, including new font options, and the ability to filter your searches by language.
Open this thread for more details. 🧵
Pinned posts are here! Plus lots of UI improvements, including new font options, and the ability to filter your searches by language.
Open this thread for more details. 🧵
October 10, 2024 at 10:24 PM
📢 App Version 1.92 is rolling out now (1/5)
Pinned posts are here! Plus lots of UI improvements, including new font options, and the ability to filter your searches by language.
Open this thread for more details. 🧵
Pinned posts are here! Plus lots of UI improvements, including new font options, and the ability to filter your searches by language.
Open this thread for more details. 🧵