Thank you @mlangelaar.bsky.social, for your dedicated work in leading this beautiful institute. It is a disgrace that the Dutch political system has allowed this to happen, unable to prevent a small but vocal group of animal activists from creating such a risk to European public health.

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Dutch lawmakers have approved the phase-out of primate research at one of Europe’s biggest facilities. Neuroscientists are worried. By Lauren Schenkman #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...

Keihard snijden in onderwijs schaadt onze kinderen én onze toekomst. De stapeling van bezuinigingen treft juist de meest kwetsbare kinderen. De afbraak van onderwijs moet stoppen! Die oproep doe ik samen met o.a. de @vngemeenten.bsky.social aan politiek Den Haag.

Noodkreet wethouder Moorman aan kabinet: ‘Dit keihard snijden in onderwijs schaadt kinderen’

Een brandbrief tegen de bezuinigingen op onderwijs die het kabinet wil doorvoeren, wordt onder meer namens Amsterdam verstuurd. ‘Zeggen dat je voor kansengelijkheid staat, maar intussen kinderen raken...

parool.nl

More fields need to do this.

Imaging Neuroscience@imagingneurosci.bsky.social · last yr.

On this day 2y ago we announced our move away from the huge profits that NeuroImage makes for Elsevier. Things at Imaging Neuroscience have progressed fantastically thanks to the support for this move by the brain imaging community and @mitpress.bsky.social. 565 papers published already!

Many believed that EU would not be able to reach its ambitious 2030 climate goal Now: EU almost on track to reach 2030 climate goal www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

EU almost on track to reach 2030 climate goal

The European Union is nearly on track to reach its main climate target for this decade, with countries' existing CO2-cutting plans set to bring the bloc within one percentage point of the goal, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

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With all the sad developments in the US - go study in the Netherlands: relatively low tuition (and adequate job search visa after graduating) for high-quality programs like this one in Neurophysics or Cognitive Neuroscience at the neuroscience Donders hub

Francesco Battaglia@battaglialab.bsky.social · last yr.

Come study at the @dondersinst.bsky.social Neurophysics Master!

Going through months-worth of Google Scholar Alert emails getting caught up on neuro papers, so I figured I'd share some fun findings here 👇

Come study at the @dondersinst.bsky.social Neurophysics Master!

Please find this English masters program in Neurophysics. Study the brain, artificial neural networks and complex systems through the lens of mathematical modeling and physics. Radboud University / Donders (Netherlands) is one of Europe’s leading universities in Neuroscience. 1/3

Today, the ERC formally adopted a decision to increase its support for researchers moving to Europe. On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe. This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!) europa.eu/!6Vdgmp

The NIH move to restrict animal research is a bad one and not just about health - it's about national security. More here: medium.com/@eblissmorea...

oh wow I wonder if this is something he could have done when the Trump admin condemned 2000 infants a day to a lifelong HIV infection or when he defied a unanimous Supreme Court decision ah well nevertheless

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York intends on Tuesday to put a hold on all Justice Department political appointees awaiting Senate confirmation until he gets more information on President Trump's plans to accept a luxury jet from Qatar.

This looks so cool

Timo van Kerkoerle@timovankerkoerle.bsky.social · last yr.

We have a very exciting 4-year PhD position available at the @dondersinst.bsky.social, to better understand how neuronal populations generate magnetic fields and how to measure those intracranially, with Corette Wierenga & @gauteeinevoll.bsky.social. For more info: neuronanotech.eu/phd-projects...

Deadline April 30! 👇

Timo van Kerkoerle@timovankerkoerle.bsky.social · last yr.

We have a very exciting 4-year PhD position available at the @dondersinst.bsky.social, to better understand how neuronal populations generate magnetic fields and how to measure those intracranially, with Corette Wierenga & @gauteeinevoll.bsky.social. For more info: neuronanotech.eu/phd-projects...

Fantastic work from the group of Wim Vanduffel! Super fast face-selective neurons in the prefrontal cortex, suggesting that we need to rethink how 'high-level' the encoding in PFC is. At least it gets a strong transient input, so has to be considered as part of the feedforward processing stream.

Cell Reports@cp-cellreports.bsky.social · last yr.

Fast face-selective responses in prefrontal face patches of the macaque

No need for 3-photon imaging anymore?

Carolyn Bertozzi@carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · last yr.

Excited to share this collaborative work led by Guosong Hong’s group @stanfordneuro.bsky.social. A new method to render animals optically transparent for deep tissue imaging across the visible spectrum 🌈 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Robust encoding of stimulus–response mapping by neurons in visual cortex doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #neuroscience

Robust encoding of stimulus–response mapping by neurons in visual cortex | PNAS

Neural activity in sensory cortex is modulated by behavioral and cognitive factors, and this modulation is thought to contribute to the selection o...

doi.org

There are many studies on cell types and then there is the gold standard. Beautiful work on the diversity of VIP interneurons by the Rudy lab! #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Inhibitory and disinhibitory VIP IN-mediated circuits in neocortex

Cortical GABAergic interneurons (INs) are comprised of distinct types that provide tailored inhibition to pyramidal cells (PCs) and other INs, thereby enabling precise control of cortical circuit acti...

biorxiv.org

Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling. Story by Ben Mueller. Gift link: nyti.ms/435szDm

Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling (Gift Article)

Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.

nyti.ms

Great PhD opportunity at Donders in the Netherlands where we will be involved in supervising the modelling part :-)

Timo van Kerkoerle@timovankerkoerle.bsky.social · last yr.

We have a very exciting 4-year PhD position available at the @dondersinst.bsky.social, to better understand how neuronal populations generate magnetic fields and how to measure those intracranially, with Corette Wierenga & @gauteeinevoll.bsky.social. For more info: neuronanotech.eu/phd-projects...

We have a very exciting 4-year PhD position available at the @dondersinst.bsky.social, to better understand how neuronal populations generate magnetic fields and how to measure those intracranially, with Corette Wierenga & @gauteeinevoll.bsky.social. For more info: neuronanotech.eu/phd-projects...

NeuroNanotech MSCA Doctoral Network@neuronanotechdn.bsky.social · last yr.

📢The call is open! Are you seeking a #PhDposition in Nanoscience/Neuroscience? Have a look to the NeuroNanotech Doctoral Network positions. A great funding scheme with career development support. ️🟪 🟦 neuronanotech.eu?utm_campaign... 🟦 🟪 #MSCA #EUfunded #HorizonEU #PhDjob

Here it is finally: Our mathematical methods book for life scientists! Aimed at advanced undergrads and beginning grad students, plus all those who want a deeper look at the math behind quantitative biology. @portugueslab.bsky.social. 1/3

MIT Press@mitpress.bsky.social · last yr.

"Mathematics in Biology" is a concise but rigorous textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students across the biological sciences that provides a foundation for understanding the methods used in quantitative biology: @mameister4.bsky.social

Pro tip: when explaining the NIH cuts to friends and family, use "research infrastructure" rather than "indirect costs" or, godforbid, "overhead." DOGE just slashed the budget for research infrastructure. It's accurate and it drives home that the fight is over jobs and facilities, not "waste."

Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Whale song shows language-like statistical structure

Humpback whale song is a culturally transmitted behavior. Human language, which is also culturally transmitted, has statistically coherent parts whose frequency distribution follows a power law. These...

science.org

What is happening in US politics? Ezra Klein has an insightful 14 min take. Don’t fall for “muzzle velocity.” (Available w/out paywall on podcast platforms) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

Opinion | Don’t Believe Him

Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.

nytimes.com

JFC In addition to the patients at the clinical center, the NIH is home to many nonhuman animals who play critical roles in medical science. And they need to eat.

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social · 2y ago

CNN has now confirmed this. www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...

Trying to decide on the best form of uplift to engage in tomorrow? If you (like me) find doing uplifting, consider a bit of much needed Science Advocacy, perhaps something from this list: www.nicolecrust.com/advocacy Bonus: tell me about it and I’ll send you one of these fabulous pins ⬇️

Rob Woodry@robwoodry.bsky.social · 2y ago

This year one of my main goals is to advocate for science - through writing about it and math, and connecting these ideas with artists (and posting here) Thanks @nicolecrust.bsky.social for the pin!

Lack of context modulation in human single neuron responses in the medial temporal lobe: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Lack of context modulation in human single neuron responses in the medial temporal lobe

Rey et al. use a naturalistic memory task, in which subjects learn and then recall two different stories involving the same person in different contexts, while recording the activity of individual hip...

cell.com

We are still taking applications!

Lisa Genzel (she/her)@lgenzel.bsky.social · 2y ago

We have an open post doc position funded by an ERC Consolidator grant. It is 3 years full-time and we are looking for someone with expertise in molecular methods (engram tagging/opto/DREADDs/Immunohistochemistry) to join our big, team-science projects. www.genzellab.com/we-are-hiring