Psychology paper studying undergraduates: “We need to confront the fact that our subjects are WEIRD and results may not generalize” Systems Neuroscience paper studying one inbred mouse strain: “Here is how the mammalian brain works.”

You have always been able to learn and use R, Python and Java. Some people are being kicked in the head with a bag of potatoes and are paying for it, and don't even want to acknowledge it 🧪

So excited and glad to get this work out, the culmination of many years of effort and headscratching...just in time for the summer break. 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

CNIH3 is a molecular signature of slow AMPA receptors

At excitatory synapses, glutamate activates receptors in the postsynaptic membrane including the AMPA receptor. Usually considered to be the fastest receptor in the brain, AMPA receptors can produce m...

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New blog post: "Conviviality in computational science" blog.khinsen.net/posts/2026/0... "Conviviality matters for science ... if you want to derive knowledge from your work, you need to know exactly what you are doing, and that includes a detailed understanding of your tools." 🧪 #metascience

I'm just a simple man, asking you to come to poster 613, say hi, and even discuss some cool science.

Prebilaterian Origin of Monoaminergic Signalling is out! This paper represents four years of work, not only mine, but friends and colleagues. I am particularly grateful to Tatiana Mayorova; without her help, this paper would not have been nearly as complete. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Prebilaterian origin of monoaminergic signaling

Monoamines such as serotonin, dopamine, and tyramine regulate physiological and behavioral processes in bilaterian animals, but the evolutionary origi…

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Getting ready for #FENS2026 at Barcelona? Our lab will be there with 7 posters and a symposium. fens2026.neuronaldynamics.eu Come by our posters 611 - 617 on Thursday morning to learn the latest about neuromodulators and how they organize neural activity and computation. @fens.org

Cognition cannot be measured

Are you attending #FENS2026 and interested in the interaction of Norepinephrine and Acetylcholine on sculpting neuronal firing? Spontaneous activity? Dynamical systems? Biophysics? Cellular heterogeneity? Find them all in one place! See you at poster 613 during Thursday's morning session PS05

I've sent for printing not 1, but 2 posters 5 days ahead of a conference. Please applaud this uncommon achievement.

Registration is now open for the Paris Circuit Dynamics Conference & Workshop 2026! Neuromodulation of Neuronal Circuits: From Behavior to Computation Paris Brain Institute 16–17 September 2026 Registration is free (but required): www.paris-circuits.eu

Paris Circuit Dynamics

This conference will bring together leading experts to discuss how neuromodulatory systems shape neuronal circuit dynamics, behavior, and computation. The program will focus on how neuromodulators suc...

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With #FENS2026 just around the corner, our unofficial @fens.org abstract explorer is back: fens2026.neuronaldynamics.eu • Search abstracts by author, keyword, affiliation, and more • Discover related work using abstract similarity • Save favorites, add notes and tags, and build your own itinerary

Online discussions about scientific concepts often bring out something that also runs deep in academia, but usually remains outside the spotlight of public discourse: the personal attachment of people to their ideas. Planck already said: science progresses one funeral at a time. What he meant […]

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Javier Alegre-Cortés@alegrecortes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Studies in the logic of explanation by Hempel and Oppenheim should be a mandatory read in grad school. Sharp and clearly written, fertile ground for though for any scientist

We end this very short paper on this point: > We should not [...] prioritize numerical correlation over explanation [because it risks] render[s] our fields closer to pseudoscience. Computational cognitive science in principle can and should do more than merely model data. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Studies in the logic of explanation by Hempel and Oppenheim should be a mandatory read in grad school. Sharp and clearly written, fertile ground for though for any scientist

Computationally formalising a verbal theory is an eye-opening experience because it forces you to openly state all the assumptions that the theory rest on

Terms like "encode", "representation" or "manifold" are used with different meanings, often blurring the original definitions. This could be eased including a brief glossary section with operational definitions in papers, facilitating the communication and interpretation of scientific results.

Excited to share a new review by @kocherlab.bsky.social and me: Nature-inspired neuroscience We discuss diverse sensory systems and behaviors across the animal kingdom and argue for their integration into neuroscience. New tools in diverse systems are making this possible ✨ tinyurl.com/y5y9du27

Sadly, applications to the Advanced Python summer school have dropped significantly over the past 2 years. Plus, there'll be no external funding for the 1st time in *17 years*. Likely all because of GenAI - but programming skills still matter🔥 Deadline May 3, please help by sharing: aspp.school

OPEN POSTDOC position (part of @erc.europa.eu Consolidator DYNALANG) We build math&comp models of neural dynamics using insights from formal linguistics + ML Seeking theory-driven researchers w/ interests in language, neural dynamics, & math/comp neuroscience. Apply here: tinyurl.com/55exdpse

Wanna do neuroscience in Paris but can't find interesting lab? Want to come do a sabbatical but don't know who to collaborate? Check this webpage aggregating ~all the neuroscience labs (+200) in Paris. ⚠️only the information of 'verified' profiles is reliable⚠️ Please retweet 🙏 parisneuro.fr

Looking forward to 45' with no distractions to fully enjoy @thedearhunter.bsky.social 's new album

Ugh!! irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...

AI slop and the destruction of knowledge

Cite as: van Rooij, I. (2025) AI slop and the destruction of knowledge. This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curio…

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Let me post a spicy take here: most people don't read or cite other model organisms' work. Because of this, they keep rediscovering things and, most importantly, re-writing the timeline in favor of fewer and fewer models. That, plus an artificial limit of citations per paper equals this 🧪

Science Magazine@science.org · 5mo ago

An analysis of published papers on eight widely studied “model” organisms suggests work on them is fading, but not everyone is worried. https://scim.ag/3PaOvIs

Science is about building and exploring new theories. We train people because they will be the future builders of theories that expand our knowledge, not because they are contingent labor. www.science.org/content/arti...

Wtf Science is about building and exploring new theories. We train people because they will be the future builders of theories that will expand our knowledge, not because they are contingent labor. www.science.org/content/arti...

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

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"I got my PhD by writing prompts instead of doing research, I'm winning" got some bad news, there still no jobs and now you also know nothing