🔁 Reaping the benefits of the brain’s information processing principles Read about the new group, including #BernsteinNetwork member Fred Hamker (TU Chemnitz), working to boost computing and energy efficiency in large modular neural transformer networks 👉 bit.ly/3OjZ77a #CompNeuro

New @pnas.org paper out 🎉 “Representational drift reflects ongoing balancing of stochastic changes by Hebbian learning” 👉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... What drives representational drift in neural populations? Here’s the short version. 👇 🧪🧠 1/5

Don't miss out on this great opportunity! 👇

Humboldt Research Professorship – Info Session For outstanding researchers from abroad who want to establish their research activities at a German institution – while continuing their position in their country of origin. Join us on February 5th to find out more about the programme: bit.ly/3NOI1y1

⌛️ Final call! Applications close today at 23:45 CET 👉🏾 loom.ly/_EvQvm4

Postdoc position in Paris: come help develop new generation human brain computer interfaces ⚡🧠💻 Interested? Contact me if you have experience with machine learning (e.g. simulation-based inference, RL, generative/diffusion models) or dynamical systems. See below for + details and retweet 🙏

🔎 How the brain conquers space A team including Bernstein member Kristine Krug from @uni-magdeburg.de has demonstrated, for the 1st time non-invasively, how the human brain perceives and processes spatial depth and distances. Read the whole story 👉 bit.ly/4pZyAtj #CompNeuro #BernsteinNetwork

Don't miss out on upcoming funding opportunities and awards for your #CompNeuro research! Explore our calls page for a comprehensive list 👉 bit.ly/3PCRRPH

One more week to apply for this cool collaborative PhD project in Bonn and Göttingen! Are you interested in peeking inside the brain with miniscopes while mice are navigating using olfactory or visuospatial cues to find out how the hippocampus encodes this information and behaviour? Then apply now!

🚨Several IBRO #grants are currently accepting applications Whether you’re planning an exchange or seeking travel support, IBRO has opportunities to support you. 🔗 Explore now: https://ibro.org/grants/?tab=open-calls#grants #IBROinAsiaPacific #IBROinUSCanada #IBROinAfrica #IBROinLatAm #IBROinEurope

➗ Mathematics reveals brain changes Study from MPI MiS introduces a novel mathematical approach that enables identification of specific brain regions whose connectivity shifts with age or differs in autism spectrum disorder. Read the whole story 👉 bit.ly/4btK84c #BernsteinNetwork #CompNeuro

⏳The call for nominations for the ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize closes in 7 days! Don't miss the chance to recognise impactful work promoting fairness and inclusion across neuroscience. 👉🏽 loom.ly/elEwkCE @fens.org @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @ibroorg.bsky.social @sfn.org @ejneuroscience.bsky.social

How do we achieve few-shot generalization? New work led by @fabianrenz.bsky.social dives into the role of replay in learning and using structure to generalize reward. Dream team effort with Shany Grossman @nathanieldaw.bsky.social Peter Dayan & @doellerlab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Submit your proposals by March 1! 👇

There are a few days left until the early-bird registration deadline for the EBRAINS Student Conference 2026! Register before 22 January to benefit from a reduced fee: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...

Applications are open! Early career researchers based in Latin America are invited to apply to this school focused on translational #neuroscience, bridging molecular mechanisms with clinical applications. 🗓 Deadline: 20 Feb https://ow.ly/L7rz50XVoKv #IBROinLatAm Flavio Zolessi

🌍 Applications are open! The IBRO Exchange Fellowships give early career #neuroscientists to conduct lab visits with several expenses covered during the exchange. 🗓 Apply by 15 Apr: https://ibro.org/grant/exchange-fellowships/#neuroscientists #grant #IBROinAsiaPacific #IBROinUSCanada #IBROinAfrica #IBROinLatAm

In 2026, Valentin Braitenberg would have celebrated his 100th birthday. To commemorate this occasion, the Bernstein Network will present the next Valentin Braitenberg Award during the #BernsteinConference 2026. Nominations are open until April 30 👉 bernstein-network.de/en/network/a...

Several #CompNeuro PhD positions open at the University of Göttingen! 👇

If you'd like to study Computational Neuroscience in Berlin, don't miss this info event on Wednesday! 👉 bit.ly/4aX4Yc8 #CompNeuro #BernsteinNetwork

🎓 Are you just beginning your journey into #CompNeuro? Explore our guide to degree programs in Germany for a comprehensive start 👇 bernstein-network.de/en/teaching-...

New year, new you? 💼 If you're looking for a new #CompNeuro position for 2026, check out the job pool on our website! 👉 bernstein-network.de/en/career/jo...

🎆 Wishing you a joyous New Year from the Bernstein Coordination Site! May 2026 be filled with groundbreaking research in #CompNeuro. We'll return next week with our regular content!

No exciting plans for year-end yet? Why not gear up for your next grant proposal? 💸 Check out our website for recurring and one-time funding lines, awards, and programs! 👉 bernstein-network.de/en/newsroom/...

🎄 We wish you a peaceful and restful holiday season! We are taking a brief break and will return with our usual content in the new year. - Your Bernstein Coordination Site

🔬 We're hiring a Junior Group Leader for Data-Driven Digital Twins/System Models in medicine/life sciences at @uni_goettingen! Perfect opportunity for early-career researchers who want to: - Lead their own research group - Work at the intersection of AI, simulation, and biomedicine

💫 2025 brought strong scientific progress across the #BernsteinNetwork, with new results in modelling, perception, learning, and neurotechnology. Take a look back at this year's news 👉 bernstein-network.de/en/newsroom/...

Congratulations to our member Klaus-Robert Müller for this great achievement! 👏

#BernsteinNetwork at the @ebrains.bsky.social #EBRAINSSummit2025 today 🧠 👉 T. Wachtler & P. Ritter in "Building Bridges between large-scale brain initiatives" (10:30) 👉 S. Schreiber in "Ethics Dialogue: Navigating the boundaries of Informed Consent and AI in research" (15:30)

#BernsteinNetwork at the @ebrains.bsky.social #EBRAINSSummit2025 🧠 Today, our members speak at 2 sessions at 13:45: 👉 Mihai. Petrovici @neurotma.bsky.social on "Future Computing" (Auditorium) 👉 @albada.bsky.social & @fleurzeldenrust.bsky.social on "Brain Modelling and simulation" (The Studio)

🔟 Ten years of PD14 Read an interview with Bernstein members Markus Diesmann and Hans Ekkehard Plesser about the significance of the PD14 model and the opportunities and challenges of digital neuroscience 👉 bit.ly/490kwKw

Exciting Open Day of EBRAINS approaching at the #EBRAINSSummit2025 in Brussels. Head over to Modeling and Simulation to check if the activity of the neurons in our brain sounds any good! @incforg.bsky.social @gnode.bsky.social

#BernsteinNetwork at the #EBRAINSSummit2025 🧠 Today: hear our member Petra Ritter in the panel on "Medical data for enabling progress in healthcare in Europe and beyond" (13:30)!

Finally got the job ad—looking for 2 PhD students to start spring next year: www.gao-unit.com/join-us/ If comp neuro, ML, and AI4Neuro is your thing, or you just nerd out over brain recordings, apply! I'm at neurips. DM me here / on the conference app or email if you want to meet 🏖️🌮

A new study program in Magdeburg coordinated by our member Sebastian Stober, among others 👇

Unlike current AI systems, animals can quickly and flexibly adapt to changing environments. This is the topic of our new perspective in Nature MI (rdcu.be/eSeif), where we relate dynamical and plasticity mechanisms in the brain to in-context and continual learning in AI. #NeuroAI

Check out this great job at the @mackelab.bsky.social! Deadline January 10 👇

💼 Looking for a faculty position in #CompNeuro? There are 4 openings you can only apply for until the end of this week -- check them out on our job pool! 👉 bernstein-network.de/en/career/jo...

Webinar: Learn how the planned ERC Plus Grants are being designed and what they aim to achieve. 🗓️ 28 November 2025 ⏰ 15.00 (CET) Details 👉 buff.ly/QreV44K #ChooseEuropeforScience

PhD position in computational neuroscience/brain physics to work with us on biophysical modeling of electric and magnetic brain signals at University of Oslo as part of the Marie Curie EU project @neuronanotechdn.bsky.social. Application deadline: December 9th. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

💻 New software developed by the labs of @jakhmack.bsky.social & @philipp.hertie.ai enables brain simulations that both imitate the processes in the brain in detail and can solve challenging cognitive tasks. Read the whole story 👉 bit.ly/3MekBBm @ml4science.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social

Forschungsneubau Cyber Valley I: Video von der offiziellen Übergabe des Gebäudes an die Uni Tübingen durch Wissenschaftsministerin Petra Olschowski und Finanzminister Dr. Danyal Bayaz. www.youtube.com/watch?v=STca... @mwk-bw.bsky.social @maxplanckcampus.bsky.social @rhetai.bsky.social #AI #KI

Happy to be at #SfN25 with our #NeuroscienceinGermany colleagues! 🇩🇪

🧠 At #SfN2025 @sfn.org and interested in continuing your research career in Germany 🇩🇪? Reserve your 1:1 meeting with our experts tomorrow! Come to the #NeuroscienceinGermany booth 3917 to sign up! 👇 #BernsteinNetwork

@sfn.org #SfN2025 Interested in continuing your career in Germany? Come by the #NeuroscienceinGermany booth 3917 and meet scientists and funding agencies that can help you achieve your goals! 👇 🧠 🇩🇪

🔤 AI learns grammar rules through reading Patrick Krauss & team at @fau.de show that AI models are able to derive the rules of human language without being provided with explicit information about grammar and word classes. Read the whole story 👉 bit.ly/3WPY009

👋 🧠 🇩🇪 Are you at #SfN2025 and interested in #CompNeuro? Come say 'hallo' to the #BernsteinNetwork and our colleagues from #NeuroscienceinGermany at booth 3917! @sfn.org

🧠 Are you going to @sfn.org #SfN25? Meet the #BernsteinNetwork and our colleagues from 'Neuroscience in Germany' - we're at booth #3917! See you soon in San Diego! 👋

🗓️ Mark your calendars: the next #BernsteinConference will take place September 28 to October 1, 2026, in Frankfurt am Main! Follow the link below to meet the first confirmed speakers. More to come! 👉 bernstein-network.de/bernstein-co... #BernsteinNetwork #CompNeuro

🌀 Teamwork in the inner ear Researchers at @goettingen-campus.de have shown that ion channels and other synaptic proteins in the inner ear, which are essential for hearing, are organized in specific patterns. Read the whole story 👉 bit.ly/47xWfuN