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Torfi Sigurdsson

@torfisigurdsson.bsky.social

Neuroscientist at Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

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Team effort by Ava Kiai, @talking-bat.bsky.social , Francisco Garcรญa-Rosales and me :)

22.07.2025 09:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Embodiment of an artificial limb in mice Body ownership disorders can be triggered by disease or body damage in humans. This study shows, using an automated, videography-based procedure, that mice also display quantifiable behavioral markers...

Our work on rubber hand embodiment in mice is out @plosbiology.org! We show that just like in humans, visuo-tactile pairing can lead mice to an embodiment-like behavior with respect to an artificial limb.

05.06.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

See below for the latest results from the lab! Led by @susannebabl.bsky.social with support from @dfg.de and @for5159.bsky.social

24.04.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Abstract submission for ICAC 2025 is still open!
We are looking forward to see you in Maastricht in September.

14.03.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Conjoint generalized and trajectory-specific coding of task structure by prefrontal neurons Neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) show spatially modulated activities. Muysers etย al. show that mPFC neurons fall into distinct functional classes that differ in terms of their spatial tu...

New paper out! We found functional neuron classes in the mPFC with different spatial tuning properties (generalised vs. trajectory-specific) and distinct contribution to the encoding of task space. Great job by the first author Hannah!
www.cell.com/cell-reports...

11.03.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I just wrote a book about how the type of work @markhisted.org is doing is key to breaking through the bottlenecks holding back new treatments for brain and mental disorders (from Alzheimers to depression). Seeing his work in danger makes me ill, and angry.

We must @standupforscience.bsky.social.

06.03.2025 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Distinct roles of PV and Sst interneurons in visually induced gamma oscillations Gamma-frequency oscillations are a hallmark of active information processing and are generated by interactions between excitatory and inhibitory neuroโ€ฆ

Happy to see this study led by Irene Onorato finally out - we show distinct phase locking and spike timing of optotagged PV cells and Sst interneuron subtypes during gamma oscillations in mouse visual cortex, suggesting an update to the classic PING model www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

06.03.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Research Assistant in Neuroscience Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The position regards experimental research inย the laboratory of Professorย Marie Carlรฉn inย theย Department of Neuroscience. Utilizing a sy

We are hiring a research assistant! Come join our ongoing project investigating the PFC-striatum pathway in cognitive flexibility. Head-fixed behavior, Neuropixels, optogenetics, and viral circuit tracing etc ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/.... Please spread.

24.02.2025 04:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Finally made the move ... feels like a breath of fresh air after Twitter ...๐Ÿ˜Œ

23.02.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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