@alexanderheimel.bsky.social
Group leader at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Karl @farrowlab.bsky.social and I wrote a little opinion piece on the importance of comparative neuroscience
16.07.2025 14:26 β π 51 π 9 π¬ 0 π 0
Daarom: 15 juni, Malieveld!
www.oxfamnovib.nl/rode-lijn
This is the best team crossover video I've ever seen.
28.05.2025 16:05 β π 19985 π 3747 π¬ 601 π 488I semi-commissioned this artwork some time ago β¦ you may have seen it on the wall behind me in zoom meetings. There is another (possibly even nicer) that will be revealed when I have had it framed. The artist, see below, is trying to drum up work to pay her school fees.
14.05.2025 18:52 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other items has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to join our team at McGill University. The SjΓΆstrΓΆm lab studies neocortical circuits, with a focus on synaptic plasticity, NMDA receptor signaling, 2-photon optogenetics, and advanced 2-photon imaging. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong expertise in whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology and/or 2-photon imaging, and a solid track record of relevant publications. Applicants should be experienced with whole-cell recordings and/or cutting-edge imaging approaches. Responsibilities will include performing experiments, analyzing and presenting data locally and internationally, writing manuscripts, and occasionally mentoring junior lab members. Our lab is based at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, in vibrant, multicultural Montrealβa city that offers exceptional quality of life. McGill and its neighbouring universities form one of the most dynamic neuroscience communities in the world. For examples of our current directions, see: β’ Chou et al The Innovation 2025, www.cell.com/the-innovation/fulltext/S2666-6758(24)00173-5 β’ Wong et al Neuron 2024, www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(23)00767-5 The position is fully funded with a competitive salary. Candidates are also expected to apply for external funding, for which we provide strong support. Opportunities are available for both Canadian and international applicants. To apply, please send a Letter of Intent, CV, brief research statement, and contact information for three referees to Dr. Jesper SjΓΆstrΓΆm (jesper.sjostrom@mcgill.ca). In the subject line, include "Postdoc" followed by your name. Application deadline: July 31, 2025. Website: http://plasticity.muhc.mcgill.ca McGill University is committed to diversity and equity in employment.
π§ͺ The SjΓΆstrΓΆm Lab in Montreal is looking for a postdoc! We study cortical circuits, synaptic plasticity, and NMDAR signalling using custom 2-photon microscopy and optogenetics. We seek candidates with strong patch-clamp and/or 2-photon imaging expertise, and a relevant publication track record.
14.04.2025 03:49 β π 26 π 25 π¬ 1 π 1I just attended a conference in the US. We had one speaker detained and two others turned away at the border.
13.04.2025 23:10 β π 7172 π 3353 π¬ 129 π 195Mehran collected mindboggling amounts of data and used many behavioural paradigms to get a holistic understanding of the function of median raphe cell types. Mehran will start his own lab in Oxford soon, watch out for this absolute neuroscience star!
05.03.2025 20:28 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Should you stick to your goal, try something else, or give up? Your median raphe nucleus in the brainstem knows and will decide for you π. First foray of my lab into foraging, behavioural strategies and exploration. Amazing work from the one and only Mehran Ahmadlou: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
05.03.2025 20:28 β π 119 π 45 π¬ 8 π 3Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Awesome study about overcoming innate responses
06.02.2025 20:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Professor Francesca Siclari was a guest on the most recent episode of the Sleep Science Podcast to talk about her work on non-REM parasomnias and their link to dreams.
Listen to the full episode by clicking this link: sleepsciencepodcast.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...
The unbearable slowness of being: Humans still clock in at just 10 bits/s. Even after peer review :) Share link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kHVa3BtfH.... ArXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234
17.12.2024 18:54 β π 186 π 56 π¬ 15 π 20
Registrations for the Brain Bee are open!
We welcome all secondary school students! It will be a fun day in the city heart of Nijmegen, including a live brain dissection, brain olympiad, workshops and more.
πhttps://hersenolympiade.nl/inschrijven-hersenolympiade-2025/
An exhibit that opened last weekend at Yale shows drawings from the influential duo Santiago RamΓ³n y Cajal and Camillo Golgi, recasting them as collaborators rather than rivals. It also reveals lessons for modern scholars.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/art-in-scien...
Today, I had an inspiring personal lesson about the claustrum and its potential role as the brains working memory from Alan Carleton. Awesome findings
02.12.2024 22:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
