PessoaBrain

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆
Discusses how more standard network models miss key points of brain complexity. And some more radical points at the end.
Wrote paper having in mind younger researchers more open to new ideas :-)
#neuroskyence
doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...

TOMORROW: Brain networks, what are they???
Should be great for students btw

Oh no

Point taken.

Just to annoy all neuroscientists... (and others)
Even drawing this in terms of spikes and waves is just missing the point that biological complex systems are multilevel and have dense interlevel interactions. We're not in the domain of physics where one averages point particles in a chamber...

I think the point of the paper is to exactly evaluate the point, not to deny it.

**When are brain waves causal???**
#neuroskyence
arxiv.org/html/2511.06...

That Lashley idea was crazy anyway, although I suspect he was much more refined than we attribute him to be.

But why would "areas" make identical contributions? That would make little sense (although I hate these kinds of statements in biology as we're really good at being clueless). Signals are in lots of places but in different forms, just takes looking at the beautiful anatomy of the brain to guess that

**How distributed is the brain-wide network that is recruited
for cognition?**
That goes to the top of the list!
#neuroskyence
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Oh, I like irreducible interactive complexity, will cite that myself :-)

Top-down and bottom-up neuroscience: overcoming the clash of research cultures - Nature Reviews Neuroscience As scientists, we want solid answers, but we also want to answer questions that matter. Yet, the brain’s complexity forces trade-offs between these desiderata, bringing about two distinct research app...

Paper by @frosas.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Discussion by @sandervanbree.bsky.social and Poeppel on paper by@frosas.bsky.socialetal
Would have thought entangled brain framework more on side of holism but also raises issue of irreducible interactive complexity
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Oldie but goodie.
doi.org/10.1103/RevM...
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The second SPAN program just dropped and its amazing!! Consider submitting a project proposal. 🥳

You can start it and then we do some cool stuff together :-)
Imagine the possibilities!

December 9th at 12PM: Lucina Uddin will be discussing brain networks during the Philosophy and Neuroscience Salon hosted by @pessoabrain.bsky.social

Sign up here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

One thing I found missing is that we scientists are "limited beings", yes @neural-reckoning.org we apply new fancy techniques to simple problems that can be handled with much simpler ones. Because humans are limited in the sense Wimsatt discussed, eg.
What do you think @braininspired.bsky.social ?

We should get one of those systems!

Warm up, what network is that?
1) default network
2) cortico basal ganglia network
3) thalamo-cortical network
4) cerebellar network
5) There are no brain networks 😂
#neuroskyence

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀?
Do they even exist...?
Join @lucinauddin.bsky.social who will present, followed by discussion in the Neuroscience & Philosophy Salon.
Open to all.
Date: Dec 9, 12pm EST-US
Register: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi... (you need a zoom account which is free)
#neuroskyence

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Very personal!

Elise, don't ask that to @wiringthebrain.bsky.social 😄

Massive if solid

NIH and other funders might decide my future relatively soon! 😆

Oh no, my university doesn't carry Mind! 😱

UK academic colleagues: is the UK government's Metascience Unit legitimate and something one should give some time to?

Hungarian?? 😮
That will keep your brain in shape for sure!

I might enjoy this type of writing more than the actual standard research. But I do love doing science, so it's not like I have to force myself!