In a sea of noise, your brain’s ‘octopus cells’ choreograph a delicate dance of signals, some pushing sound forward, others holding it back. This balance lets you lock onto a single voice in the chaos.

Thrilled that our paper has been published in @elife.bsky.social doi.org/10.7554/eLif... We ask: how can a neuron integrate information across multiple time scales? Twist: This neuron has extreme properties that helps it work ~300x times faster than neurons in the hippocampus Summary 🧵to follow

ATTN: Pennsylvania science folks! @laurenkreeger.bsky.social and I visited Senator McCormick (PA) yesterday and spoke to him about NIH cuts. He *did not know* there were active cuts to grants in part because he does not currently have a health care or science legislative aide to brief him. (1/2)

I had a great day in DC with @audreydrotos.bsky.social! First we talked with Sen. McCormick at the #KeystoneBreakfast and then met with a legislative aide for @fetterman.senate.gov. Great to speak with them about the future of biomedical research and the importance of the NIH.

Perfect way to start the new lab and the new year! Excited to talk about octopus cells with everyone

Check out our website www.med.upenn.edu/pennhearing/... and mark the dates for the spring semester EARS seminars: 1/14 Tania Barkat, Lauren Kreeger 2/11 Laura Getz, Josh McDermott 3/11 Professional Development Seminar 4/8 Trainee Seminar 5/13 Pierre Apostolides, Maria Chait Please repost!