“We take vaccines so for granted in the United States” ...“Women in the developing world know the power of [vaccines]. They will walk 10 kilometers in the heat with their child and line up to get a vaccine because they have seen death.” Melinda Gates

Our paper is out in Nature. By examining various inputs to the motor cortex during learning, we found that thalamic inputs learn to activate the cortical neurons encoding the movement being learned. Tour de force by Assaf in collab with Felix and Marcus. Congrats! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

So, if you are looking for a postdoc in human neurotechnology send me an email, we will be looking for one soon #postdoc #neurotech #neuroscience

Bioelectric medicine uses electroceutical techniques to modulate central and peripheral organ function and behavior. Don't miss the latest research at the #APS2025 game-changer session: ow.ly/4v2250VlJQk#APS2025#WeArePhysiology 🧪@mcapo.bsky.social

DOGE's crackdown on agency spending means that federal researchers can't do vital experiments, order liquid nitrogen tanks to preserve samples, or refill basic but necessary lab equipment. My story with @zoeschiffer.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/doge-e...

I have big news: @ellis.eu has launched its 2nd major research center, @ellisfinland.bsky.social! I have agreed to start as founding director & the first call for PI positions is open. This is a major opportunity for outstanding researchers, join us! ellisinstitute.fi/PI-recruit

Want to work in another country? The HFSP postdoc fellowship supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences and cross-disciplinary. high-risk projects are encouraged LOI opens March 13, 2025 #neuroskyence #academicsky 🧪🧠🪰🌱🧬 www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp...

I know many universities are asking folks not to speak to reporters on the record. If you have need for someone who will be effing glad to speak on the record, DM me! 🙏

Chaotic St Valentines Massacre (mass firing across government agencies, VA, NIH, NNSA, etc) puts millions of American lives at risk. There is no vetting if these jobs are important, just blanket firing of everyone they can legally fire. www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...

Dear Study Section gods, May you show mercy today. Please amplify the voices of our sympathetic and inspired reviewers. Please bestill the cranky reviewer who misunderstood our grant. Grant us the chance to do our science. Amen 🙏

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

This is basically saying, yes they are breaking the rules, and we could put them in jail, but because they are the federal government we probably won't. But doesn't that make it even more important that you put them in jail?? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

As a private citizen and human of the world I am quite worried by this development. What does it mean when officials defy court orders to follow a president?

BREAKING The Trump administration is maintaining a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in defiance of two federal court orders. The ongoing freeze was confirmed by an NIH official and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information.

If you live in a state that didn't join this suit, you might consider asking your governor why they are not taking concrete action to protect scientific research, workers, the economy, and the people of your state.

Here we demonstrate that neurotechnology can be tailored to change single neuron properties thereby improving motoneuron function in a human motoneuron disease. This opens new avenues for the therapeutic use of neurotechnologies in neurodegenerative diseases as disease modifying interventions 1/2

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord. @mcapo.bsky.social Story via @apnews.com 👇 apnews.com/article/spin...

The Trump admin has cancelled the panels that approve NIH grants, & is also banning scientists from communicating with the public, attending conferences, and hiring. NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. This will severely halt the development of many lifesaving treatments.

I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

My NIH study section that was to meet tomorrow was one of those canceled. This represents many months of work by the applicants and by the NIH staff and reviewers. Devastating is the correct word.

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

So happy for the Italian community! Silvestro's and Mortini's team came to my lab few years ago to train to tune SCS parameters and look what they have done! SCS works and it can be replicated easily! hopefully more and more patients will benefit #SpinalCordInjury www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Can the motor system use sensory expectations to prepare for unexpected events? Excited to share my latest work with @andpru.bsky.social – where we establish that sensory expectations shape neural population dynamics in motor circuits! 🧵 and paper below 1/

An essay in Nature discusses how it’s an astonishing achievement that all of statistics and much of science depends on probability considering no one’s sure what it is. 🧪

SfN 2023 “are those the guys that think GABA is excitatory? Ahahha” YES WE ARE BABY Finally out after a long process, GABA facilitates sensory inputs in the cervical spinal cord of NHPs #GABA #spinalcord www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Ok, I am in Italy 🇮🇹 for family, ski, food and wine, any other request will be denied until 2025. Ciao! #xmas #family

I need bluesky to add bookmarks so I have a place to put things I'll never look at again

Very nice summary of an important discussion. Loved it

Had a great time hosting Marco this week! But regarding the CPG: reposts are not endorsements … ;)

Had a great time at Case Western this week hosted by @brittonsauerbrei.bsky.social for my first post-parental leave trip! Saw amazing science and had plenty of passionate discussions. In case you are wondering, word is that the CPG is not a thing 😝 #CPG #Epiphenomenon

So, I used to have @pinkfloyd as my most listened artist in year wrapped at @Spotify. And now my top five is all songs from the kids movie “Sing”. And I think I know the culprit

Help bluesky neurohivemind! If you know of any computational / theoretical work modelling neuromodulators please share it 🙏 if you don't, please retweet!

We are hiring at NYU! An Assistant Professor position between the Department of Biology and the Center for Neural Science. apply.interfolio.com/160048 Deadline Jan 8th Please re-post / re-Sky / re-Blue...just tell people

Excited to be able to share our (Robert Gaunt, Alberto Vazquez, Omar Gharbawie, Mac Hooks, Chengcheng Huang) recent work to the University of Pittsburgh Provost and Vice Chancellor of Research, as well as the Board of Trustees. news.engineering.pitt.edu/power-moves/

New autism research projects represent a broad range of approaches to achieving a shared goal picower.mit.edu/news/new-aut... #neuroscience

SUBMITTEEEEEEED

Created a Neural Engineering feed if this is useful to anyone. #BCI #Neurotech #NeuralInterface #NeuralEngineering #Neuroengineering #Neuroelectronics bsky.app/profile/did:...

Incredible stuff

Thank a monkey !

Nothing better than a good beef Wellington #NotTurkey #saturday

I'm sure this Science story on how systematic reviews are threatened by paper mills is good, but the illustration by Sara Gironi Carnevale is great saragironicarnevale.com Story: https://www.science.org/content/article/systematic-reviews-aim-extract-broad-conclusions-many-studies-are-peril

Look @bsky.app I want to read this paper but rn I am snuggling my 3 month old to sleep. You know what would make my life better? A Book mark function ( 🤯 ) so I can close my phone and then find it later when I can read it!

It's that time of year, where I need the cathartic release of complaining about reference letters in #academia: 1) FFS, just get letters for shortlisted candidates! 2) Stop asking meaningless MC ranking questions. 3) I don't have a work phone, it's like asking for a fax. Thank you, I feel better

Sinner wins the 1st set 7-6(2) against Griekspoor at the Davis Cup Powerful, smart, unbreakable tennis from Jannik. Italy is one set away from winning another Davis Cup title. 🇮🇹🦊

Very happy to have @jngai58.bsky.social visit our lab and RNEL last Friday! 🧬🔬🥼We could show our brand new facilities 🆕. Only problem, we had the saddest lunch ever, for which I owe my sincerest apologies. I can’t fathom who could think that chicken is ok with balsamic vinegar in a sandwich ☠️💀🪦

Super useful

1/ I work in #NeuroAI, a growing field of research, which many people have only the haziest conception of... As way of introduction to this research approach, I'll provide here a very short thread outlining the definition of the field I gave recently at our BRAIN NeuroAI workshop at the NIH. 🧠📈

Good editorial by @mtosterholm.bsky.social gift link www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...