New preprint from the lab. A long-overdue fMRI study on bimanual movement direction encoding: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @alighavampour.bsky.social, @andpru.bsky.social, @jjodx.eurosky.social

We started studying sequence learning by looking into how a fixed sequence is learned. However, in real life, the problem for the brain is to put together flexible sequences on the fly - which provides a completely new perspective: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... With @andpru.bsky.social

Natural behavior unfolds as a continuous stream of actions. Because these actions often occur in rapid succession, the brain must prepare multiple future actions while the current action is being executed. Our TICS piece explores how this works. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I will miss #OHBM2026 this year, but if you go make sure you see these four amazing posters from current and former members of the lab !

So happy to be part of this great work by @diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social

Jörn Diedrichsen@diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social · 7mo 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...

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...

revised version of @mahdiyar45.bsky.social's paper: "A Context-Free Model of Savings in Motor Learning" #neuroskyence #psychscisky #sensorimotor www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Interested in doing a Ph.D. to work on building models of the brain/behavior? Consider applying to graduate schools at CU Anschutz: 1. Neuroscience www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro... 2. Bioengineering engineering.ucdenver.edu/bioengineeri... You could work with several comp neuro PIs, including me.

This is such a beautiful paper with a crisp message.

Mehrdad Kashefi@mkashefi.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to share my latest work with @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social @diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social & @andpru.bsky.social! We asked: How does the motor cortex account for arm posture when generating movement? Paper 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/10

Excited to share my latest work with @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social @diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social & @andpru.bsky.social! We asked: How does the motor cortex account for arm posture when generating movement? Paper 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/10

Compositional neural dynamics during reaching

The complex mechanics of the arm make the neural control of reaching inherently posture dependent. Because previous reaching studies confound reach direction with final posture, it remains unknown how...

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Now out in JNP: journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....

String-pulling by the common marmoset | Journal of Neurophysiology | American Physiological Society

Coordinated hand movements used to grasp and manipulate objects are crucial for many daily activities, such as tying shoelaces or opening jars. Recently, the string-pulling task, which involves cyclic...

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Andrew Pruszynski@andpru.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎊 New lab preprint 🎊 We provide the first description of string pulling by the common marmoset. I think this will prove a valuable paradigm for studying the neural basis of reaching and grasping as well as bimanual coordination with these creatures.

We’re excited about this project! We present a model of motor savings without the need for context.

Mahdiyar Shahbazi@mahdiyar45.bsky.social · 2y ago

Excited to share my latest work with @oliviercodol.bsky.social, supervised by @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social and @paulgribble.bsky.social, where we introduce a context-free model of savings in motor learning: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Excited to share my latest work with @oliviercodol.bsky.social, supervised by @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social and @paulgribble.bsky.social, where we introduce a context-free model of savings in motor learning: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A Context-Free Model of Savings in Motor Learning

Learning to adapt voluntary movements to an external perturbation, whether mechanical or visual, is faster during a second encounter than during the first. The mechanisms underlying this phenomenon, k...

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