My small tribute to one of my favourite papers ever

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · last yr.

In our latest edition of “This paper changed my life,” @marinopagan.bsky.social reflects on a seminal paper that revealed the complexity of neural population dynamics and the power of recurrent neural networks. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...

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🚨 Deadline extended! 🚨 A few more days to apply for this PhD project in my lab - come to Edinburgh and study flexible decision-making with us! Please share if you know someone who might be interested 🙂

Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)@sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social · last yr.

Deadline of this PhD application has been extended to 10 APRIL! Find out more and apply here

We are hiring a PhD student to study the neural mechanisms underlying flexible decision-making and individual variability. Please apply and spread the word!

Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)@sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social · last yr.

The Pagan lab is advertising for a 3.5 year fully funded PhD studentship to start in 2025 within SIDB at Edinburgh University, investigating the neural mechanism underlying flexible decision-making. 🗓️Deadline: 4 April 2024 👇Find out more and apply now: sidb.org.uk/phds/study-o...

I am hiring a PhD student in my lab in beautiful Edinburgh to keep investigating the neural mechanisms underlying flexible decision-making and individual variability. Email or DM me with any questions, or let's chat at the CoSyNe Main Meeting next week! Apply here: tinyurl.com/2cxr6nbg

Study of the neural mechanisms underlying flexible decision-making at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Study of the neural mechanisms underlying flexible decision-making at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Marino Pagan@marinopagan.bsky.social · last yr.

1/7 Our paper on individual variability in decision-making is finally out in @nature.com! Inspired by the classic work by Mante and Sussillo, we trained many rats to solve context-dependent decision-making, and we found that different brains use different neural mechanisms to solve the same task!

1/7 Our paper on individual variability in decision-making is finally out in @nature.com! Inspired by the classic work by Mante and Sussillo, we trained many rats to solve context-dependent decision-making, and we found that different brains use different neural mechanisms to solve the same task!

Individual variability of neural computations underlying flexible decisions - Nature

Behavioural experiments to study decision-making in response to context-dependent accumulation of evidence provide testable models that are consistent with the heterogeneity in neural signatures among...

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A surprising variability in how rats process sounds, evaluate evidence, and make choices underscores the complexity of the brain’s decision-making process, finds a new study in @nature.com from the labs of PNI's Carlos Brody and @jpillowtime.bsky.social. pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/ne...

A new “hearing test” for rats reveals the brain’s hidden variability when making a decision

Simple choices can arise from diverse brain strategies, shedding light on the origins of individual variability

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We are pleased to be partnering with The UKRI AI CDT in Biomedical Innovation at the School of Informatics (University of Edinburgh). These PhD projects have a strong translational focus and seek to develop & apply AI approaches to biomedical domains ✨. Apply by 20 Jan www.ai4biomed.io/how-to-apply/

Thanks to our recent Wellcome funding- we're hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to explore the mechanisms underlying synaptic RNA capture and selective local protein synthesis. This position has 5 years of funding. Please reach out if you have any questions! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

There’s just under 2 weeks to apply for our PhD studentships! Join our dynamic community where we provide an annual stipend of £25K, plus tuition fees (inc. international) 🧠. Apply by 26 January and start your journey with us: sidb.org.uk/phds/ @edinburghmedschool.bsky.social

I think Marr levels are a great framework to study mental disorders:1) what computations are altered? 2) What neural mechanisms (at Systems level) cause these altered computations? 3) What are the underlying cellular/molecular changes? We know a lot about 3), little about 1), almost nothing about 2)

Tony Zador@tonyzador.bsky.social · 2y ago

A few weeks ago Sebastian Seung (are you here yet?) posted "Marr's three levels are dead. AI killed them." and a fun discussion ensued. But although many of us grew up with the 3 levels, it was not clear to me that anyone actually still believes in and defends them? Is this still debated?

SIDB has partnered with The UKRI AI CDT in Biomedical Innovation. Our PhD studentships have a strong translational focus and seek to develop & apply AI approaches to biomedical domains. Find out more & apply by 20th Jan >> www.ai4biomed.io/research/pro... @tisimpson.bsky.social

🚨 PhD opportunity alert! 🚨 Join our lab @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social in beautiful Edinburgh! We study the neural mechanisms underlying flexible decision-making using cutting-edge experimental and computational approaches. We’re recruiting for two fully funded PhD positions. Details below 👇