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Bilal Haider

@haiderlab.bsky.social

Neurons, circuits, visual perception | Associate Professor, Georgia Tech & Emory University, Atlanta, USA | haider.gatech.edu Posting about #neuroscience research, mentoring, science advocacy.

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Bilal Haider@haiderlab.bsky.social · 4w ago

Our new paper on how mice become experts in a visual spatial attention task - after just 18 days of training! 🐭👁️🧠🔦 Lots of new findings made possible by standardized behavioral procedures and a fantastic team of 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬. Open access, all data + code posted. Check it out 👇

Cell Reports Methods@cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social · 4w ago

A standardized and reproducible behavioral framework to elicit multiple aspects of visual spatial attention in mice

Bilal Haider@haiderlab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

In case you missed it... here's how we train mice to become experts in a visual spatial attention task (in 17 days!) PLUS new findings: contrast sensitivity improves at relevant spatial locations 👁️🧠 Tons of work from the team (700+ days of data from 36 🐭and 11 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬) led by Kayla Peelman 💪

bioRxiv Neuroscience@biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A standardized and reproducible behavioral protocol to elicit visual spatial attention in mice https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.19.695467v1

Bilal Haider@haiderlab.bsky.social · 8mo ago

10+ years of vision 👁️research in mice 🐭recasts our ideas about the brain 🧠and sharing data 🧪📈... a brief guide 👇 Thanks to many colleagues and @gtresearch.bsky.social @gt-neuro.bsky.social for connecting us w @us.theconversation.com

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 8mo ago

Studying how mice see is giving neuroscientists new insight into how the human brain turns light into vision 👀 theconversation.com/gazing-into-... 🧪

RoordaLab@roordalab.bsky.social · last yr.

This paper is the result of >20 yrs of hard work by talented students, postdocs and collaborators, but none more than my co-author Ren Ng and his team in EECS. 1/n Novel color via stimulation of individual photoreceptors at population scale | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Novel color via stimulation of individual photoreceptors at population scale

Image display by cell-by-cell retina stimulation, enabling colors impossible to see under natural viewing.

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Jesper Sjöström@pjsjostrom.bsky.social · last yr.

🧪 The Sjöström Lab in Montreal is looking for a postdoc! We study cortical circuits, synaptic plasticity, and NMDAR signalling using custom 2-photon microscopy and optogenetics. We seek candidates with strong patch-clamp and/or 2-photon imaging expertise, and a relevant publication track record.

We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to join our team at McGill University. The Sjöström lab studies neocortical circuits, with a focus on synaptic plasticity, NMDA receptor signaling, 2-photon optogenetics, and advanced 2-photon imaging. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong expertise in whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology and/or 2-photon imaging, and a solid track record of relevant publications. Applicants should be experienced with whole-cell recordings and/or cutting-edge imaging approaches. Responsibilities will include performing experiments, analyzing and presenting data locally and internationally, writing manuscripts, and occasionally mentoring junior lab members. Our lab is based at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, in vibrant, multicultural Montreal—a city that offers exceptional quality of life. McGill and its neighbouring universities form one of the most dynamic neuroscience communities in the world. For examples of our current directions, see: • Chou et al The Innovation 2025, www.cell.com/the-innovation/fulltext/S2666-6758(24)00173-5 • Wong et al Neuron 2024, www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(23)00767-5 The position is fully funded with a competitive salary. Candidates are also expected to apply for external funding, for which we provide strong support. Opportunities are available for both Canadian and international applicants. To apply, please send a Letter of Intent, CV, brief research statement, and contact information for three referees to Dr. Jesper Sjöström (jesper.sjostrom@mcgill.ca). In the subject line, include "Postdoc" followed by your name. Application deadline: July 31, 2025. Website: http://plasticity.muhc.mcgill.ca McGill University is committed to diversity and equity in employment.
Caswell Barry@caswell.bsky.social · last yr.

Anyone looking for a PhD in NeuroAI (models of the visual system to spatial system)? @amansaleem.bsky.social and I are looking for someone to start in October. More details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Get in touch with either of us if you’ve got questions!

Computational Neuroscience, NeuroAI PhD at UCL at University College London on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Computational Neuroscience, NeuroAI PhD at UCL at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Alex Kwan@alexkwan.bsky.social · last yr.

This was a difficult thread to write.. Our research on antidepressants has been supported by NIMH for 10 years. Until the last moment, their comms team was still trying to put out a press piece about this work for us. I’m so sorry.

Alex Kwan@alexkwan.bsky.social · last yr.

Our latest study identifies a specific cell type and receptor essential for psilocybin’s long-lasting neural and behavioral effects 🍄🔬🧠🧪 Led by Ling-Xiao Shao and @ItsClaraLiao Funded by @NIH @NIMHgov 📄 Read in @nature.com - www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/12

Kate Jeffery@katejj.bsky.social · last yr.

OK here it is, the moment you have all been waiting for! Our advert for 5 posts here at Glasgow: Cognitive neuroscience/psychology. Closing date May 12 - please spread the word www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Professor, Senior Lecturer/Lecturer and Lecturer posts - Glasgow City (GB) job with University of Glasgow | 12838283

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences  School of Psychology & Neuroscience Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience/Psy...

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Kate Jeffery@katejj.bsky.social · last yr.

Just boosting this again because after a bit of bureaucratic wrangling we are now almost ready to launch! Adverts should be out next week - will keep you posted

Guy Bouvier@gbouvier.bsky.social · last yr.

Interesting work by Tony Lien & @haiderlab.bsky.social. They reveal how some frontal cortex neurons mirrors V1 neurons. Responses lag visual cortex (VC) by ~25ms, with strikingly similar receptive fields—yet lacking a topographic map. Crucially, silencing VC abolishes these responses. Congrats

bioRxiv Neuroscience@biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · last yr.

Highly selective visual receptive fields in mouse frontal cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.25.645272v1

Bilal Haider@haiderlab.bsky.social · last yr.

Congrats to Kayla Peelman on publishing her paper AND defending her thesis in the same week ✨🎉 Click 👇 to see how the environment shapes the timing and selectivity of vision 👁️🧠🧪 www.cell.com/current-biol...

Environmental context influences visual processing in thalamus

Peelman and Haider show that environmental context shapes visual processing in the thalamus. In a context that enables locomotion—versus one that does not—visual responses are faster but less selectiv...

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Bilal Haider@haiderlab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Basic features of visual responses depend on the environment in which they are measured— even during identical alertness and stillness. Great work from Kayla Peelman! check it 🧠👁️👇🏼 #neuroskyence 🧪

Nature Neuroscience@natneuro.nature.com · last yr.

Lateral inhibition from parvalbumin neurons in mouse primary visual cortex reduces sensitivity to contrast; lateral inhibition from somatostatin neurons changes the gain of contrast sensitivity 🧪🧠 @haiderlab.bsky.social @gtresearchnews.bsky.social s.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Lateral inhibition in V1 controls neural and perceptual contrast sensitivity - Nature Neuroscience

The role of lateral inhibition for perception and neural computation remains unsolved. Del Rosario et al. show that distinct types of cortical interneurons in V1 drive lateral inhibition that causes s...

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Karl Deisseroth@deisseroth.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to these two outstanding physician-neuroscientists! Many people now are familiar with the fascinating fundamental research of @michellemonje.bsky.social but most people probably don't know she is a truly great physician. I'm fortunate to be inspired by her every day, in every way.

The Brain Prize@brainprize.org · last yr.

Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025! Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience. Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...

Bilal Haider@haiderlab.bsky.social · last yr.

just noticed @jdelrosario.bsky.social has joined us here - welcome and congrats on a great study 👇

Bilal Haider@haiderlab.bsky.social · last yr.

(1/10) Happy to share a science update! 🧠🧪 Our @natureneuro.bsky.social article shows how inhibitory neurons calculate “subtraction” or “division” to adjust visual sensitivity! This one has it all – behavior, optogenetics, modeling, cell types, subthreshold mechanisms. Quick thread 🧵below

Bilal Haider@haiderlab.bsky.social · last yr.

(1/10) Happy to share a science update! 🧠🧪 Our @natureneuro.bsky.social article shows how inhibitory neurons calculate “subtraction” or “division” to adjust visual sensitivity! This one has it all – behavior, optogenetics, modeling, cell types, subthreshold mechanisms. Quick thread 🧵below

Lateral inhibition in V1 controls neural and perceptual contrast sensitivity - Nature Neuroscience

The role of lateral inhibition for perception and neural computation remains unsolved. Del Rosario et al. show that distinct types of cortical interneurons in V1 drive lateral inhibition that causes s...

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