Andrew Pruszynski
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sports and neuroscience hot takes
a big one this week
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3 days ago
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Recently, a
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colleague, Rob Gros, passed away too young. I did not know Rob well but it always struck me how hard he worked to improve things for others even when all evidence suggested improvements were not forthcoming: a positive influence & eternal optimist. RIP Rob.
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New paper from the lab! "Plasticity and language in the anaesthetized human hippocampus"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Plasticity and language in the anaesthetized human hippocampus - Nature
In the hippocampus, complex processing of sensory stimuli occurs even in the unconscious state.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10448-0
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M1 after a few months away ... never gets old.
@arminpanjehpour.bsky.social
@mkashefi.bsky.social
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A great opportunity!
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6 days ago
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Ariel Levine
6 days ago
Posting for Vibhu Sahni: Due to unforeseen circumstances the Burke Neurological Institute will have to terminate its research operations 5/22. There are international postdocs on visas who are looking for new homes. Please reach out to Vibhu if you can help
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Nice article! It doesn't bother me, nor do I expect, that we will we find compact descriptions of how the brain functions.
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7 days ago
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A Monday-morning Superlab journal club, featuring Arseny Finkelstein (Tel Aviv, Janelia) discussing his recent Nature paper: "Connectivity underlying motor cortex activity during goal-directed behaviour".
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Arseny Finkelstein (Tel Aviv, Janelia)
YouTube video by Andrew Pruszynski
https://youtu.be/BRgyCb6dYDs?si=TWITeVDs2J8k61te
7 days ago
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Antoine De Comite
7 days ago
In our new study in Neural Computation, we demonstrate how the modulation of movement duration can emerge as a natural property of task-dependent control policies within an infinite horizon framework, rather than requiring a priori specification. Full story ➡️
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Infinite Horizon Control With Nonlinear Dynamics Models Reproduces Temporal Modulation of Reaching Movements
Abstract. Movement duration, a fundamental aspect of motor control, is often viewed as a preprogrammed parameter requiring dedicated selection mechanisms. An alternative view posits that movement dura...
https://direct.mit.edu/neco/article/38/5/823/136225/Infinite-Horizon-Control-With-Nonlinear-Dynamics
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Weekend watching? Recently, the Sensorimotor Superlab hosted Huidi Li from
@earlkmiller.bsky.social
's lab. She told us all about her recent preprint: Neural subspace reorganization reflects value-based decision making.
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Huidi Li (MIT)
YouTube video by Andrew Pruszynski
https://youtu.be/soDPs8zdua0
10 days ago
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super lab, super list
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11 days ago
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Home from a wonderful NCM Meeting in Kobe, Japan --highlighted by Steve Scott, my PhD supervisor, receiving the NCM Distinguished Career Award and delivering an inspiring lecture.
16 days ago
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Paul Gribble 🇨🇦
18 days ago
This week's sensorimotor superlab reading list is out https://superlab.ca/posts/2026-04-24-list330.html
@andpru.bsky.social
@diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social
@gribblelab.org
#neuroskyence
#psychscisky
#Sensorimotor
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holy moly! Welcome to Canada,
@ariellevine.bsky.social
!
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20 days ago
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For those going to
@ncmsociety.bsky.social
annual meeting next week, come check out our posters!
@diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social
@gribblelab.org
. I know that
@mnlmrc.bsky.social
@sivanjo.bsky.social
@alighavampour.bsky.social
@arminpanjehpour.bsky.social
and Amin are excited show you what they've done.
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On the plane making my talk and oh so pleased I will get to show on of my favourite figures in sensorimotor neuroscience at Tokyo Hand Meeting II tomorrow. (Graziano et al., 2002).
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For those going to
@ncmsociety.bsky.social
annual meeting next week, come check out our posters!
@diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social
@gribblelab.org
. I know that
@mnlmrc.bsky.social
@sivanjo.bsky.social
@alighavampour.bsky.social
@arminpanjehpour.bsky.social
and Amin are excited show you what they've done.
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Don't construct a talk to show how smart you are or how much work you've done. No one else cares about that.
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If you're worried your poster or talk is too simple, remove one or two more figures and you'll be alright.
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a great piece, heart breaking to read at times.
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about 1 month ago
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A fun Q and A that
@mkashefi.bsky.social
and I contributed to for
@natcomms.nature.com
along with Friston,
@annechurchland.bsky.social
, and others.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Open questions in elucidating neural mechanisms underlying sensory-guided motor control - Nature Communications
Sensory feedback is needed to dynamically adjust motor behaviors as we interact with the world, and understanding sensory-guided motor control could be beneficial in guiding future therapeutic strategies for patients suffering from spinal cord injury or other neurological diseases. To explore some of the open questions in this topic, we spoke with several experts in the field: Professor Karl Friston (UCL); Dr. Andrew Pruszynski and Dr. Mehrdad Kashefi (Western University, Canada); Professor Fan Wang and Dr. Kyle Severson (MIT, USA); and Professor Anne Churchland and Dr. Felicia Davatolhagh (UCLA, USA). We discuss some of the main theories of sensory-motor integration, some of the challenges and open questions in this field, and exciting future directions, including neurorehabilitation.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71150-3
about 1 month ago
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Wonderful work by Amin!
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about 1 month ago
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Adam Hantman
about 1 month ago
Had to much fun working on this project with Kelsey and the Hoekstra lab. A project born after Hopi gave a talk at Janelia may years ago
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More then ever there need to accountability in discussion and the way to do that effectively is in person meetings. Whatever money savings they think they get from travel is out the window with suboptimal decision making.
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about 1 month ago
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Stoked to be named "Researcher of the Year" at Western's medical school. A real honour that reflects the hard work of my trainees and collaborators.
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Announcing the 2026 Awards of Excellence recipients - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Western University
This year’s London Campus recipients are advancing education, research and care.
https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news-events-community/news/2026/announcing-the-2026-awards-of-excellence-recipients.html
about 1 month ago
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Tom Kash
about 2 months ago
Our NIAAA funded Post-DoctT32 has received its NoA (non competing renewal). Are you looking for a post-doc and interested in joining our amazing center? If so, reach out! Here is a convenient form that you can use to upload CV and a cover letter!
unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Jörn Diedrichsen
about 2 months ago
How similar are two activity patterns? We all know that low correlations don't mean that they are necessarily dissimilar – our measurements could be noisy. So how do you correct for this? Our slightly nerdy, but hopefully useful preprint takes a deep dive:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.21.713393v2
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📣 Associate ➡️ Full Professor 📣
about 2 months ago
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In a recent Superlab journal club, Tatiana Engel (Princeton) joined to to present her labs 2025 Nature paper, "The dynamics and geometry of choice in the premotor cortex"
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Tatiana Engel (Princeton)
YouTube video by Andrew Pruszynski
https://youtu.be/e2rqL0VA5IE
about 2 months ago
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As eLife editor, it has been exciting and we are in a new steady state: quality of papers remains high, variance has dropped; work during the editorial phase has gone up tremendously; review quality is excellent and has improved. Kudos to
@behrenstimb.bsky.social
and the leadership team.
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about 2 months ago
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"The homogenizing effect of large language models on human expression and thought" -- I have no evidence but think this is the real risk in science.
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about 2 months ago
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trainee numbers will fall -- the risk-reward calculus on trainees (and faculty too, frankly) is shifting dramatically
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Why I may ‘hire’ AI instead of a graduate student
“It can competently perform a lot of the work I need immediately,” this professor writes
https://www.science.org/content/article/why-i-may-hire-ai-instead-graduate-student/
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make data people want aim for tighter niches
about 2 months ago
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Paul Gribble 🇨🇦
about 2 months ago
The sensorimotor superlab reading list is on march break this week 😎
@andpru.bsky.social
@diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social
@gribblelab.org
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Nature Communications learning from eLife...
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about 2 months ago
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Last week, we welcomed Ryan Canfield from
@neuroamyo.bsky.social
's lab to hear about his latest preprint: "The spatiotemporal structure of neural activity in motor cortex during reaching" Check out his talk here:
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Ryan Canfield (University of Washington)
YouTube video by Andrew Pruszynski
https://youtu.be/F23AW0k4y_M
about 2 months ago
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Caroline Nettekoven
2 months ago
🧠 Resting-state fMRI is often treated as the gold standard for studying the brain’s intrinsic organization. But is it actually the best way to estimate functional architecture? We tested this directly. 🧵1/8
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2 months ago
This week's sensorimotor superlab reading list is out https://superlab.ca/posts/2026-03-06-list325.html
@andpru.bsky.social
@diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social
@gribblelab.org
#neuroskyence
#psychscisky
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UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center
2 months ago
The UAB Heersink School of Medicine is seeking to recruit up to 16 new research-intensive faculty as part of a major strategic investment in neurosciences. Faculty will be housed in a brand new research facility at the heart of campus, which is scheduled for completion this summer.
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Matthijs Dorst
2 months ago
Last day to apply for a PhD position with me! Fully-funded, three year position in beautiful Oslo. Voltage imaging, ephys, all the cool stuff!
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Paul Gribble 🇨🇦
2 months ago
This week's sensorimotor superlab reading list is out https://superlab.ca/posts/2026-02-27-list324.html
@andpru.bsky.social
@diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social
@gribblelab.org
#neuroskyence
#psychscisky
#Sensorimotor
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Paul Gribble 🇨🇦
3 months ago
This week's sensorimotor superlab reading list is out https://superlab.ca/posts/2026-02-20-list323.html
@andpru.bsky.social
@diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social
@gribblelab.org
#neuroskyence
#psychscisky
#Sensorimotor
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Paul Gribble 🇨🇦
3 months ago
This week's sensorimotor superlab reading list is out https://superlab.ca/posts/2026-02-13-list322.html
@andpru.bsky.social
@diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social
@gribblelab.org
#neuroskyence
#psychscisky
#Sensorimotor
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Cool study! Congratulations to
@apeyrache.bsky.social
and team.
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3 months ago
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Chris Krupenye
3 months ago
Imagination in bonobos! I am thrilled to share a new paper w/ Amalia Bastos, out now in
@science.org
We provide the first experimental evidence that a nonhuman animal can follow along a pretend scenario & track imaginary objects. Work w/ Kanzi, the bonobo, at Ape Initiative
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Apes Share Human Ability to Imagine
YouTube video by Johns Hopkins University
https://youtu.be/NUSHcQQz2Ko
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Jörn Diedrichsen
3 months ago
Incredibly hard and heroic work by
@rhodricusack.bsky.social
,
@clionaod.bsky.social
and many other just out in Nature Neuroscience: Visual categorization in the ventral stream can is present in 2-month old already.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Infants have rich visual categories in ventrotemporal cortex at 2 months of age - Nature Neuroscience
Using infant fMRI, the authors show that, by 2 months of age, representations in high-level visual cortex encode visual categories that align with deep neural networks, and lateral object-selective re...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02187-8
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Sam McDougle
3 months ago
Cerebellum!
radiolab.org/podcast/song...
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Song of the Cerebellum
Is thought just motion in the mind?
https://radiolab.org/podcast/song-of-the-cerebellum
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Society for the Neural Control of Movement
3 months ago
While preparing your #NCMKobe26 abstract, read through the highlights from #NCMPan25! The meeting highlight article is now available for review. Thank you to some of the scholarship winners from 2025 for putting the article together.
journals.physiology....
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David Seminowicz
3 months ago
we've got an outstanding lineup this year. join us!
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Ariel Levine
3 months ago
Want to come do a postdoc with us? We’re interested in how sensorimotor function is carried out by the cells and circuits of the spinal cord. We have an awesome team, lots of cool techniques, and we’re open to new ideas/approaches/connections. Get in touch!
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