Big Doughnutty News. Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you are @ #BernsteinConference we have 4 posters, thread👇 P II 25, Tue 18–19:30: abstracts.g-node.org/conference/B... P IV 5, Wed 14-15:30: abstracts.g-node.org/conference/B... P II 25, Tue 18-19:30: abstracts.g-node.org/conference/B... P I 11, Tue 16:30-18: abstracts.g-node.org/conference/B...

Post doc job alert 📢! Announcing a v exciting job on a Wellcome-funded project in my group at UCL, looking at auditory hallucinations... Advert here 👀: rb.gy/230w8l - deadline is end of Oct. Please apply! 1/5

Very excited for this year Bernstein! @bernsteinneuro.bsky.social We'll bring a bunch of new work, here's a thread with the summaries. Please check them out if you are interested in (low rank) RNN and distributed computations.

Looking for a PhD next year? Want to come and work on the next generation of OPM-MEG/EEG biomarkers in computational psychiatry? Apply for our MRC iCase studentship with @mkflugge.bsky.social, collabs with @lilweb.bsky.social + industrial placement at P1Vital: www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/study/gradua...

More cool work linking cell-types, systems and cognition by @jorgefmejias.bsky.social and team.

I’m super excited to finally put my recent work with @behrenstimb.bsky.social on bioRxiv, where we develop a new mechanistic theory of how PFC structures adaptive behaviour using attractor dynamics in space and time! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

New publication forthcoming in BBS, co-authored with John Krakauer: a commentary on @smfleming.bsky.social & @matthiasmichel.bsky.social's groundbreaking target article. We critique widespread assumptions in cognitive neuroscience about the role of internal models in implicit cognition. (1/7)

Excited to share that our work introducing the Reproducible Brain Charts (RBC) data resource is now published in Neuron!! 🎉 📚 Read the paper: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lpaF3BtfH... 🧠 Explore the RBC dataset: reprobrainchart.github.io

updated version of our paper on bayesian modelling for whole-brain cell count data: elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre.... People spend 1-2 years collecting these kinds of gene-expression/anatomy/IEG data... what's another 1-2 months learning + applying Bayes to get more stats bang for your buck 😍

Very grateful to be among an inspiring group of @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellows for the next 4-7 years. We will infuse brain anatomy into AI to study shared principles and important differences in cognition across species. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-an...

Haaretz wrote Hebrew-only article re IDF soldiers with PTSD from Gaza combat experiences. Various awful testimonies, including this from a sniper who daily served at GHF aid sites, w job to shoot any of the desperate unarmed people who crossed an invisible line. www.haaretz.co.il/news/magazin...

Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli academia over Gaza war

ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000 That’s 10% of the entire population of Gaza in 2 years www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The effect of spherical projections on spin tests for brain maps | doi.org/10.1162/IMAG... Spin tests are the de facto null model for map-to-map comparisons in brain imaging. Why don't they perfectly control false positives? @vincebaz.bsky.social explores ⤵️

What determines where specialisation for sensory information occurs in the cortex? We observe a spatial competition between primary sensory areas and the Default Mode Network, using our new Spatial Component Decomposition method. Work by @ulysse-klatzmann.bsky.social , with Bazin & Daniel Margulies

Spatial layout of visual specialization is shaped by competing default mode and sensory networks https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.08.674858v1

Excited to present our new work reading minds! Ok, not *that* kind of mind reading, but we have created a deep learning method capable of using single neuron recordings from people watching episodes of TV that can predict when they recall specific memories from the episode. 1/6

Short- and long-term modulation of rat prefrontal cortical activity following single doses of psilocybin. New work in Molecular Psychiatry with Ross Purple, Rahul Gupta, Chris Thomas, Caroline Golden, Nicola Palomero, @robincarhartharris.bsky.social, Matt Jones www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"The entire cerebral cortex in one hemisphere corresponds to a large cookie". Presumably in surface area rather than computational capability. An underappreciated piece of wisdom on the macaque monkey brain from Felleman & Van Essen.

OUT NOW in Communications Biology from Jude Mitchell: Marmosets are more easily distracted than macaques. Their brain cells have more dopamine receptors, which may make it harder to stay focused when unexpected things happen. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1038/s420... @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social

We start strong on Monday at 15h, when we organize the Satellite Workshop 'RNNs making decisions' together with @molanomazon.bsky.social. Speakers @summerfieldlab.bsky.social, @veronicachelu.bsky.social, @seanfw.bsky.social and others: sites.google.com/view/rnnsmak...

I still get chills Meet Mike *30+ years severe depression *first hospitalized @ 13y *20 meds *3 rounds of ECT *2 near-fatal suicide attempts Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE see videos, read paper, follow thread doi.org/10.31234/osf...

This is an amazing opportunity. Such a great project in one of the best scientific environments in Europe (in my opinion), and you get to live in Barcelona.

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...

Are the brain's representational formats predetermined by its intrinsic architecture, or are they efficiently tuned to the statistical structure of the visual world? In our new study, we test these possibilities. So proud of this fantastic and inspiring work, led by @jazzmaniatico.bsky.social.

It is truly astonishing that this paper was published without any references to previous studies using ME20.4-saporin in rhesus monkeys. academic.oup.com/jnen/advance...

Lecturer JOB! There is a fixed-term (2 years) teaching-focussed Lecturer position open in our department! Focus is on (human!) cognitive neuroscience. I'm not part of the recruitment process, but always happy to answer any questions about Bristol and our School. www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

In other words, the EU will continue to do nothing.

Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!

In a non trivial way the #climate_crisis is reducible to shortcomings in human intelligence. This idea is behind my new release with the Natural Philosophers with Attitude: "Hot Summer Nights". Please check it out! Spotify open.spotify.com/album/0Tju52... Soundcloud soundcloud.com/npwa/sets/ho...

I'm gonna second the recommendation for Sterling & Laughlin and note that there's a fresh textbook on theoretical neurosci these days: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

6/ As BRISC does not depend on the availability of transgenic animals, it is readily applicable across brain areas and species to systematically investigate how microcircuit organization varies across the brain and the evolutionary tree. Preprint at www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Ireland launches global talent fund! www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob... If you're a neuroscience professor (assistant/associate/full) and would consider relocating to the vibrant and booming city of Dublin, please get in touch!

We are delighted to launch Global Talent Ireland - a programme to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. @researchireland.ie www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...

JOB ALERT: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Postdoc position in Osaka, Japan! Possible start in October 2025 (contact me ASAP), or from April 2026. PLEASE REPOST! #postdocjobs #neuroskyence #neuroscience #psychscisky #compneurosky #neurojobs 1/

My NYT op-ed this morning I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

Likewise, would any Bernstein member be willing to support me and @tgivanov.bsky.social 's membership application? Thanks!!

I will speak about this today in the #CNS2025 workshop on "Cross-species modeling of brain structure and dynamics" in Florence.

Marmosets are more distractable than macaques. This study suggests that higher dopamine D1 receptor expression in prefrontal parvalbumin neurons is one of the main underlying reasons. @seanfw.bsky.social @tgivanov.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Is there any Bernstein member out there willing to support my membership application? 🙏 @bernsteinneuro.bsky.social is one of my favorite conferences and I have been going for a while, but never became a member and would like to.

Can't wait for tomorrow's #CNS2025 workshop on "Cross-species modeling of brain structure and dynamics" organised by @jchrispang.bsky.social and @elimuller.bsky.social in Florence. I will speak about this line of work:

En route to @cnsorg.bsky.social #CNS2025! ✈️ Talking Wednesdsy at the workshop on NeuroAI, and looking for postdocs - if you’re interested in studying sleep, navigation, or offline learning using a neuroAI approach, come say hi!

Textbook neuroscience teaches that anatomy dictates function. But which aspects of anatomy determine differences in function between species? We think neuroscience is now well-placed to tackle this question. Here is our attempt at one piece of the puzzle: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Textbook neuroscience teaches that anatomy dictates function. But which aspects of anatomy determine differences in function between species? We think neuroscience is now well-placed to tackle this question. Here is our attempt at one piece of the puzzle: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Into population dynamics? Coming to #CNS2025 but not quite ready to head home? Come join us! at the Symposium on "Neural Population Dynamics and Latent Representations"! 🧠 📆 July 10th 📍 Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa (and online) 👉 Free registration: neurobridge-tne.github.io #compneuro

I am so excited to share that our paper 'A neural basis for distinguishing imagination from reality' is now published in @cp-neuron.bsky.social! 🧠✨ See thread below! doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

New pre-print with Rebecca Brady on mathematical models to simulate audio-visual reaction time tasks. This debutant paper has three main goals: 1. To simulate different mechanisms of multisensory integration and compare with the behavioural findings 1/8

Ireland can become a place of world-changing inventions that impact society through indigenous companies. This can future-proof the economy. Ireland has the young talent. It needs the investment to keep them.

The fact that universities charge PhD "students" huge tuition fees during the research portion of their PhD is a big scam.