We are hiring postdocs to work on representational drift and network dynamics (ERC-funded project using calcium imaging /neuropixels). If you are interested, please get in touch! Here is the link to the official job ad: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up...

chatGPT, write my class description in the style of Hunter S. Thompson: Systems Neuroscience, a three-ring brain carnival with no exits. Theories spewed like mescaline visions at 3 AM in Barstow. You’ll get blasted with the twitching wisdom of Earl—professor by day, deranged tour guided by night.

Team effort by Ava Kiai, @talking-bat.bsky.social , Francisco García-Rosales and me :)

Our work on rubber hand embodiment in mice is out @plosbiology.org! We show that just like in humans, visuo-tactile pairing can lead mice to an embodiment-like behavior with respect to an artificial limb.

See below for the latest results from the lab! Led by @susannebabl.bsky.social with support from @dfg.de and @for5159.bsky.social

Abstract submission for ICAC 2025 is still open! We are looking forward to see you in Maastricht in September.

New paper out! We found functional neuron classes in the mPFC with different spatial tuning properties (generalised vs. trajectory-specific) and distinct contribution to the encoding of task space. Great job by the first author Hannah! www.cell.com/cell-reports...

I just wrote a book about how the type of work @markhisted.org is doing is key to breaking through the bottlenecks holding back new treatments for brain and mental disorders (from Alzheimers to depression). Seeing his work in danger makes me ill, and angry. We must @standupforscience.bsky.social.

Happy to see this study led by Irene Onorato finally out - we show distinct phase locking and spike timing of optotagged PV cells and Sst interneuron subtypes during gamma oscillations in mouse visual cortex, suggesting an update to the classic PING model www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We are hiring a research assistant! Come join our ongoing project investigating the PFC-striatum pathway in cognitive flexibility. Head-fixed behavior, Neuropixels, optogenetics, and viral circuit tracing etc ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/.... Please spread.

Finally made the move ... feels like a breath of fresh air after Twitter ...😌