Mayank Mehta
@mayankmehta.bsky.social
Prof. in Physics, Neuro, ECE at UCLA Board of Reviewing Editors @ Science Interests: Quantum physics, Hippocampus, Learning & Memory, VR, Sleep, Neural computation, AI https://mayank.pa.ucla.edu/
Prestigious, fully funded, 3 yearlong postdoctoral fellowship ($90,000/year salary plus benefits) in neural computation and NeuroAI is available starting October 2027. The Candidate must have a very strong CV, including empirical publications. See our lab's page for our research directions.
I will speak about "Novel virtual reality for enhanced diagnosis, translation and treatment of memory disorders" National Institute of Aging (NIA) Webinar on this Wednesday, September 2 at 2:50pm EST (11:50Pacific). Registeration is free: nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
Imagine having the power to move the entire global stock market with a few words. One sentence—and trillions evaporate. Then buy the dip, and say the opposite words, and rake in billions over night. Then repeat. Only one personn has that secret power, its called tariffs other threats.
Bye bye 2025, a divisive year, with many divisors: 3, 5, 9, 15, 25, 27, 45, 75, 81, 135, 225, 405, 675. Happy 2026 = 2*1013 Just two primes Cheers!
Welcome to USA, after you watch this NYT documentary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4X0...
Inside ICE Detention: Stripped, Shackled, Starved
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A democratic socialist, and a muslim, son of Indian parents, but born in Uganda, is the NYC Mayor! Oh my god, the sky is falling... on the Orange Bafoon. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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In a chaotic world, some inspiration from human greatness. In even more chaotic times, on October 28 1893, Pyotr Tchaikovsky premiered his masterpiece, Symphony #6, aka "Pathetique". Nine days later he died. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVA1...
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Pathetique | Dresden Philharmonic & Marek Janowski
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Mayank Mehta@mayankmehta.bsky.social · 12mo agoIn a chaotic world, some inspiration from human greatness. In even more chaotic times, Mozart, just 32, created his 39th symphony! Then he finished the 40th the next month! Then the 41st in just 2 weeks! Timeless creations, untouched by the the chaos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8bZ...
Thank you. I learned a lot from this visit.
UC Davis Center for Neuroscience@ucdaviscns.bsky.social · 11mo agoThank you to UCLA Professor @mayankmehta.bsky.social for kicking off the 𝗖𝗡𝗦 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 today with a fantastic talk! We’re excited for another inspiring year of seminars exploring bold ideas and breakthroughs in neuroscience. 🧠✨
In a chaotic world, some inspiration from human greatness. In even more chaotic times, Mozart, just 32, created his 39th symphony! Then he finished the 40th the next month! Then the 41st in just 2 weeks! Timeless creations, untouched by the the chaos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8bZ...
MOZART Symphony No 40 in G minor KV550 LEONARD BERNSTEIN
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The same darkness that descended on Harvard and other East Coast Universities has now come to UCLA. First this www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Then this www.yahoo.com/news/article...
UCLA agrees to $6.5m settlement with Jewish students over pro-Palestinian protests
Lawsuit alleges protesters made antisemitic threats with the ‘knowledge and acquiescence’ of university officials
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🧠🧠Announcing: Neural computations without borders 🧠🧠 So many students and postdocs are stuck due to visa, or other hurdles. To help in a small way, I will mentor about ten students/postdocs in neural computation, or neuro-AI projects, leading to publication/s.
New opinion paper in @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social with Dan Bendor, where we argue that rodent studies provide only marginal support for the idea that replay supports real-time decisions (e.g. planning). Fictive learning and memory tagging are more consistent w/evidence. www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
Awake replay: off the clock but on the job
Hippocampal replay is widely thought to support two key cognitive functions: online decision-making and offline memory consolidation. In this review, we take a closer look at the hypothesized link bet...
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This was a wonderful meeting.
Cambridge Neuroscience@camneuro.bsky.social · 2y agoRegistration open for 'CNS2025: Expanding the Horizons of Brain Research' neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/camneuro-eve... All welcome -registration is heavily subsidised! Abstract submission closes on Monday 17th March Excellent interdisciplinary programme🧠 Please share and see you in Cambridge on April 8th!
Make Russia Great again: -Zero tariffs on Russia -Highest tariffs on the biggest trading partners of Russia: China, European Union, especially Germany, India. -Higher tariffs from USA will make them trade with Russia at a lower cost. Everyone else will bear the burden.
If you are a faculty member at a US university, please consider signing this excellent petition asking our presidents, chancellors, etc to work together to defend our institutions from the direct attacks by Trump administration: sites.google.com/view/we-must...
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March 20, 2025 Dear Presidents, Chancellors, and Boards of Trustees of the 60 Universities that received a March 10th warning letter from the U.S. Department of Education: You are on the frontlines ...
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The real qustion is: Why would Musk want to know about war plans with china? ucla.zoom.us/j/9669404201... All of Musk's money is in Tesla Cars. Chinese car maker BYD (and others) has made much better EV cars for 70% less price than Tesla. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/18/b...
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Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions. Authors, search your name here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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Immigrants, trans people, palestinian rights activists, eventually it’s going to be your turn when the regime decides you are an enemy
When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies. Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE. Funny how that works, huh?
Norwegian firm Haltbakk Bunkers announced it will stop providing fuel to all US forces in Norway: "No Fuel to Americans! We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example. SLAVA UKRAINA" #3E #StandWithUkraine
Clearly, Musk & Trump never thought this would happen. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
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Indeed terrifyingly accurate. Our only hope is to quit Musk in every way. Signature campaigns will have zero effects. Mass protests on the streets will be effective but too costly, they will use the military against us.
Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2y agoThis is what should be on every front page right now. What's happening in the US right now is an illegal power grab by a private citizen. IT'S A COUP. It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next. 1/ open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
This is a good move. Sadly, I doubt Musk+Maga madness will care. What they will definitely notice is if we quit everything Musk, from Twitter to Tesla cars and stocks. Europe has already done that, we are far behind. Give them a doGe of their own medicine.
Ardem Patapoutian@ardemp.bskyverified.social · 2y agoPetition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk "Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
All 22 states are Blue states. Practically none of the Red states. You know where this is going.
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2y agoBREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I like the undergrad textbook by Bear, Connors & Paradiso from Brown University.
Matteo Carandini@carandinilab.net · 2y agoI just gave a lecture on "Higher visual cortex" to undergrads and I covered the 5 topics below. Now I need to suggest readings. Arghh. All I have is for grad students or beyond! Any suggestions for an undergrad textbook? I loved "From Neuron to Brain" and "Neurons and Networks" but they're old.
