Felix Franke

@ffranke.bsky.social

Retina, Neuroscience, Engineering Timing in neural systems, Axons and their transmission speed Prof@Uni Basel / IOB

Two brain circuits. Same learning problem. Shared learning outcomes. Different dynamical implementations. Our work shows that learning is not a single canonical solution but can emerge through distinct population dynamics shaped by circuit architecture. Excited to share our latest preprint! 🧵1/12

bioRxiv Neuroscience@biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Equivalent volitional learning emerges through circuit-specific population dynamics in motor cortex and hippocampus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.04.730137v1

Do we have to accept a future awash with fake images, videos, and recordings — one where trust in media and online communication steadily erodes? We think the answer is no. Technology can be used to undermine trust. But it can also be used to defend it.

Perhaps the most famous deepfake image to date: the Pope in a stylish outfit. (Image: Pablo Xavier / Midjourney)

Most vision scientists would bet that single-cone receptive fields exist in primate fovea, but it was not proven until now. It took years of sweat and $ to combine #AOSLO and electrophysiology. Congrats to PhD student Keaton Ramsey and his mentor Lawrence Sincich. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Physiological basis of resolution acuity in vision - Nature Communications

Neural mechanisms underlying high visual acuity are not fully understood. Here the authors show that high resolution visual information is transmitted from the retina to the brain by neurons in t...

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