MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit

In an incredible display of commitment to sustainable research, seven unit laboratories have achieved the LEAF accreditations for their efficient practices!

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Thank you to everyone involved for driving positive changes within our labs!

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Protocol of tremor phase-locked deep brain stimulation (DBS) and its effect on tremor severity.

New unit paper by He et al. on “Tremor asymmetry and the development of bilateral phase-specific deep brain stimulation for postural tremor”, published in Movement Disorders @mdj-journal.bsky.social 🎉🎉

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We're hiring!

NEW VACANCY: Seeking experienced Head of Operations to join leadership team of new MRC CoRE in Restorative Neural Dynamics. Exciting opportunity to help shape strategy and delivery of the grand challenge!

Closing on 30th July 2025.

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Neurons in the brain.

@ukri.org announces new MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Restorative Neural Dynamics. 🎉🏆🚀

National flagship aiming to transform medical device-based treatments for brain conditions. #neurotech

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Learning trajectories

New unit collaboration paper from the Bogacz group— “Dopamine encodes deep network teaching signals for individual learning trajectories”, published in #Cell @cellpress.bsky.social

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a low-dimensional embedding to map the hippocampal CA1-DG axis using electrophysiological signals

New unit paper by Lopes-Dos-Santos et al. on spatio-temporal organization of network activity patterns in the hippocampus, published in #CellReports @cp-cellreports.bsky.social

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NEW UNIT VACANCY | Seeking a motivated and creative PDRA to join the Oswal Group. Exciting opportunities to conduct cutting-edge research in Neuroimaging and Ultrasound Neuromodulation.

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Closes 16 July 2025.

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Join us for a free family-friendly Science Wonder Garden Party at Begbroke Science Park, supported by Oxford University Development, on Sat 21 June! Enjoy hands-on science activities for all ages!

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OPDC hosts the 2025 Oxford Parkinson’s Research Day
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NEW UNIT VACANCY | Seeking Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Bogacz Group. Exciting opportunities for creative computational neuroscientists who enjoy collaborative, multidisciplinary work.

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Closes 01 September 2025.

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Overall, I had a lot of fun preparing this manuscript.
It started as a side project to support various experiments in the lab, but it grew into its own thing.
Huge thanks to Demi and David for working with me on this at @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk, and to our reviewers for helping improve the paper.
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WE'RE HIRING!

NEW UNIT VACANCY | Seeking Postdoctoral Neuroscientist to join the Barron Group @MRCBNDU. Exciting opportunities for creative neuroscientists who enjoy collaborative, multidisciplinary work.

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Closes 03 June 2025.

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Mary Muers (far right) moderates an interactive session about training and career development opportunities.

The Unit held its tenth annual Training & Careers Development Event on Thursday 8th May.

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Network response to phase-locked stimulation is predicted with a model of coupled neural oscillators and supported by experimental data.

New unit paper by Mirkhani et al. on response of neuronal populations to phase-locked stimulation: model-based predictions and validation, published in #JNeurosci
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The MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit was delighted to once again host stakeholders from local state-funded schools for its annual Schools Open Day, held this year on 27th March.

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New unit patent application on systems and methods for generating a stimulation signal for brain or nerve stimulation and for performing brain or nerve stimulation.

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Check out my preprint on hippocampal ripple diversity, with @vitorlds.bsky.social and David Dupret at the MRC BNDU, where we reveal that distinct CA1 laminar profiles of ripples are associated with different reactivation dynamics: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

New unit review paper by Sharif et al. explored transcranial ultrasonic stimulation and temporal interference stimulation for treating mental health conditions, published in Brain and Neuroscience Advances.

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New Unit paper by Yao, Sharma et al. showed that beta burst characteristics and coupling within the sensorimotor cortical-STN circuit dynamically relate to bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease, published in Movement Disorders!

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Congrats to Unit Group Leader Prof Rafal Bogacz on being granted a prestigious Wellcome Discovery Award to fund groundbreaking new research on the fundamental mechanisms of learning in cortical neurons!
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New Unit paper by West et al. discovered that in patients with essential tremor, the brain alters its movement-related activity to compensate for abnormal brain activity linked to tremor, published in Neurobiology of Disease.

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🚀 Bringing neuroscience to life! Natalie & Stuart visited Aylesford School to inspire students about the brain & STEMM careers. 🧠🔬 Hands-on activities with new microscopes let students explore neurons up close! #STEMM

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Congratulations to Unit postdoctoral researcher Dr Shenghong He on being awarded a prestigious Senior Research Fellowship by Parkinson’s UK!

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We're hiring! Join us as a Research Technician and play a key role in supporting groundbreaking neuroscience. You'll provide technical support for projects and ensure the smooth running of our Biomedical Services Facility, based in Oxford
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Congratulations to Unit postdoctoral researcher Dr Vitor Lopes dos Santos on winning the Director’s Award for Open Research for 2024!

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We successfully held our 19th Science Day! Thanks to our brilliant ECRs and alumni speakers Dr PD Dodson (University of Bristol), Dr S Trouche (University of Montpellier), Dr H Cagnan (Imperial College London), and Dr AH Becker (Medtronic)!@ndcnoxford.bsky.social www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/news/unit-sc...

We successfully held our 19th Science Day! Thanks to our brilliant ECRs and alumni speakers Dr PD Dodson (University of Bristol), Dr S Trouche (University of Montpellier), Dr H Cagnan (Imperial College London), and Dr AH Becker (Medtronic)!@ndcnoxford.bsky.social www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/news/unit-sc...