Marc Sommer

We're looking for a research assistant to work in our neuroscience lab at @princetonneuro.bsky.social @hhmi.org where we study learning and decision-making circuitry.

Apply here: research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/21001/r...

Pls share w/ anyone who might be interested!

Well not to death - I treasure those little guys - but temporarily out of control.

I wish I studied auditory now! I've actually tried it over the years when I've run into auditory cells randomly, but could never get them to fire themselves to death. Ah, dreams unfulfilled.

I've always wondered, has anyone reported (or just observed) auditory neurons that fire well to the sound of their own spiking? If so, if an animal is allowed to hear the spiking through the speakers of a typical ephys setup, do the neurons "blow up", firing ever faster in a feed forward loop?

This is the ultimate clickbait for me, I will always watch your video if I know I'll hear the crackling of neurons 😌

Ok that was worth it

The massive list of suspended UCLA grants came out today: 300 NSF and 500 NIH grants. I am miraculously not on the list, but this is devastating. Science will be lost, progress will be frozen, people will lose jobs, and careers in science and medicine are being destroyed. This is not ok.

Feeling for all of you out there. 🥺

Was not a fan of it at first but it grew on me!

I am sort of fascinated that the NIH includes an option that supports compensation of peer reviewers. Do any journals actually pay reviewers currently? I've been reviewing for ~30 years and have never heard of such a thing (and have been bitter about it).

Jennifer Prendki describes how AI needs to emulate life Prendki explains how her work on large AI models shaped her views that current AI needs inspiration from living organisms.

Paul Middlebrooks @braininspired.bsky.social talks with particle physicist turned artificial-intelligence expert Jennifer Prendki about how AI needs to emulate biological life. Listen now: www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...

#neuroskyence

We currently have 3 Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERCs) advertised at Queen's University: www.queensu.ca/vpr/cerc
One of them, the CERC in Artificial Intelligence and Exascale Computing, covers NeuroAI topics! Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in this.

I’m doing some research on IACUC practices. Does your institution make public the meeting minutes? If so can you DM me with the link to them. mbasso@uw.edu. Thanks!

The Anne West lab at Duke is hiring a postdoc to work on nuclear cell biology in neurogenesis. Please help me spread the word! Applications to west@neuro.duke.edu.

And to be clear about the position: anyone using modern data analytics and/or modelling with NHP data would likely qualify.

Also, Queen's has a vibrant and collaborative academic community of neuroscience, ML/AI, robotics and related fields researchers.

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The b-roll is awesome, I'm glad they shot that. I especially liked checking the integrity of the new bladder by lighting it up from the inside with a laparoscope (I think that's what they were doing).

Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

Wow

Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions

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Apply for the early reviewer program--being at Study Section, writing reviews and watching the process unfold is exceptionally helpful

100% yes

📣 Heads-up that our amazing dept (Berkeley Psych) is anticipating hiring *two* TT Asst Profs this Fall, under the themes of (1) Social & Personality Psychology, and (2) Biological Basis of Behavior.

Official job ads coming soon...

Send qs for (1) to Iris Mauss/Serena Chen, (2) to Linda Wilbrecht

Kingston is a great city. If Gunnar can get such a position set up, it would be a fantastic opportunity. (Scientifically, not just gastronomically!)

Demand that the offer letter include an open tab at the best Kingston pubs and your life will be set

It's like looking in the mirror gasp

PO just confirmed that our 5th percentile R01 is not getting funded. Past NCI Payline at 4 percent. Cant believe it.

a man in a white shirt is standing in front of a red car that says a&mc on the side ALT: a man in a white shirt is standing in front of a red car that says a&mc on the side

Mood

Congrats! So hard to say nowadays, though - she'll need to talk to the PO after she gets the summary statement. Good luck, 9% should be a well-deserved big win.

Thanks, I hadn't seen this. Made my day. And unusually, the comments on the video were really nice to read.

Happy 107th Birthday, Brenda Milner! Her contributions to neuropsychology shaped the way we understand the human brain. From surviving two world wars and two pandemics, to paving the way for future generations of researchers, Milner’s legacy continues. @mcgill.ca @cusm-muhc.bsky.social

Amazing mammatus clouds in Hill City, SD today 🧪