Andreas Kardamakis

@kardamakis.bsky.social

neuroscientist at Instituto de Neurociencias (https://in.umh-csic.es/en/grupos/neural-circuits-in-vision-for-action) co-owner at XAOΣ μbrewing co. (Chania)

honoured to help organise the 1st Systems -IN- Action meeting next March 2026 in Alicante-Spain. A new forum created to set the direction for the next wave in brain circuits, systems, behaviour, with AI & computation. Registration is now open until 15/1 and limited to 120 people!

Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH@neuroalc.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨 Registration open for the 1st Systems-IN-Action neuroscience meeting on Circuits, Systems, Behaviour, and Computation at the @neuroalc.bsky.social in Alicante (Spain) Deadline: Jan 15 or until 120 participants! Orgs: @kardamakis.bsky.social, Ramón Reig & Isabel Pérez Otaño systems-in-action.umh.es

(first post in this platform) happy to share our new paper on visual-based center-surround interactions in the superior colliculus, showcasing a general approach to dissect local circuit computations. @NeuroAlc

PLOS Biology@plosbiology.org · 10mo ago

#Visual #salience generation involves center-surround dynamics, but what performs these computations? This study shows that the #SuperiorColliculus encodes center-surround dynamics under isolated conditions, and provides insights into the circuit implementation @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n7RpsA

A horizontally oriented inhibitory neuron (yellow) spans the mediolateral axis of the superficial superior colliculus, with dense axonal arborization suggestive of a role in collicular surround suppression.  Retinal ganglion cell terminals expressing ChR2 are shown in cyan (following intraocular AAV injection), while magenta highlights VGAT+ neurons labeled via a reporter AAV-tdTomato in a VGAT-Cre mouse. Image credit Dr. Peng Cui