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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 17/09/2026

1/ Preprint from Brain Network Dynamics Unit: The mediodorsal thalamus (MD) is critical for cognition and implicated in several brain disorders. Panti et al. reveal that the MD is much more diverse than previously thought. doi.org/10.64898/202...

graphical abstract: top left- a 3D wireframe of a mouse brain from 3 angles, showing the locations of all the silicon probe tracks; top right- using electrophysiological characteristics, the central CM is distinct, shown as a tree diagram, and shown colour-coded on an anatomical diagram; bottom left- waveform, spiking and bursting metrics represented by lines for spikes, and a curve for the waveform; bottom right- anatomical boundaries of thalamic regions, from 2 different coronal planes, colour-coded for similarity in electrophysiological characteristics.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 16/09/2026

Many congratulations to Unit Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Jeffrey Stedehouder on being awarded a Blue Sky Proof-of-Concept Award by Cambridge NeuroWorks! www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-jeff... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 10/07/2026

New unit paper on "The hippocampus as a generative model", published in Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/hippo... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Schematic illustration of the hippocampus as a generative model.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 22/05/2026

📢New vacancy (3/3): Project Manager in Prof Andrew Sharott’s group, Nuffield Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. ⏳Deadline: 29 May 2026, 12pm BST. www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/pr... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 22/05/2026

📢New vacancy (2/3): Postdoctoral Neuroscientist (Preclinical Neurophysiology) in Prof Andrew Sharott’s group, Nuffield Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. ⏳Deadline: 29 May 2026, 12pm BST. www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/po... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 22/05/2026

📢New vacancy (1/3): Postdoctoral Neuroscientist (Sleep-Related Neural Dynamics) in Prof Andrew Sharott’s group, Nuffield Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. ⏳Deadline: 29 May 2026, 12pm BST. www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/po... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 13/05/2026

New unit paper on "Dithering suppresses half-harmonic neural synchronisation to photic stimulation in humans", published in @braistimjournal.bsky.social. www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/dithe... @rnd.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Figure comparing the effect of perfectly regular stimulation pulses with stimulation pulses whose timing is slightly varied, called dithering.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 13/05/2026

New unit paper on "Dynamic neural states underpin motor symptom severity in Parkinson's disease: a longitudinal analysis of chronic cortico-subthalamic nucleus recordings", published in @ebiomedicine.bsky.social. www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/dynam... @rnd.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Cartoon image of a person with Parkinson's on left, with a plot of brainwaves, and classification of neural states on right.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 13/05/2026

New unit paper on “Bidirectional Predictive Coding”, published in @iclr-conf.bsky.social. www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/bidir... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 27/04/2026

Many congratulations to Unit Group Leader Ashwini Oswal on being conferred the title of Associate Professor by @ox.ac.uk Well deserved! www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/news/ashwini... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 23/04/2026

📢New vacancy: Postdoctoral Neuroscientist to join Prof Andrew Sharott’s group at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. ⏳Deadline: Friday 12 May 2026, 12:00 midday (BST). www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/po... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 15/04/2026

New unit paper on “Frequency-specific and spatiotemporal dynamics of β-γ phase-amplitude coupling in Parkinson's disease”, published in @brain1878.bsky.social. www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/frequ... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Schematic overview of data collection and analysis.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 13/04/2026

📢New vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join Prof Huiling Tan’s group at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. ⏳Deadline: Friday 8 May 2026, 12:00 midday (BST). www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 30/03/2026

New unit paper on “Characterising motor and cognitive contributions of cortical beta oscillations and their modulation with rTMS”, published in NeuroImage. www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/chara... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

The figure shows the timeline of each trial, consisting of fixation, an uncertainty cue, rTMS delivery (three conditions), a go cue, and a reaching task.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 26/03/2026

New unit paper on “Suppression of pathological oscillations with transcranial focused ultrasound in Parkinson’s disease”, published in @natcomms.nature.com. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/suppr... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

GPi-targeted transcranial ultrasound stimulation in STN-DBS patients.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 23/03/2026

New unit paper on “Noradrenaline causes a spread of association in the hippocampal cognitive map”, published in @natcomms.nature.com. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/norad... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 10/02/2026

New unit paper on “Decoding pre-movement neural activity from thalamic LFPs for adaptive neurostimulation in tremor patients”, published in Neurocomputing. mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/decod... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Feature-Extraction Pipeline for Real-Time Pre-Movement Decoding.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 18/12/2025

New unit paper on “Dopamine and the dynamics of subthalamic and leg muscle activities in parkinsonian stepping”, published in Brain. mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/dopam... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 18/12/2025

Many congratulations to Unit postdoctoral researcher Dr Ioana Grigoras on receiving one of the 2025 Early Career Excellent Teacher Awards from the Medical Sciences Division! www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/news/ioana-g... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 14/11/2025

Many congratulations to Unit collaborator Associate Professor Melanie Fleming on being awarded a prestigious Senior Non-Clinical Lectureship by the Stroke Association! mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/news/melanie... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 07/11/2025

New unit paper on “The Effects of Theta-Gamma Peak Stimulation on Sensorimotor Learning During Speech Production”, published in Neurobiology of Language. mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/effec... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

A diagram showing the process of the experiment.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 06/11/2025

New unit paper on “Baclofen, a GABAb receptor agonist, impairs motor learning in healthy people and changes inhibitory dynamics in motor areas”, published in @imagingneurosci.bsky.social! mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/baclo... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Three rows. Top two are grey-scale brain sections with blue and red maps overlapped on them. Bottom row is a figure of red and blue circles and squares showing changes in GABA during motor learning.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 03/11/2025

The work of the Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Restorative Neural Dynamics has started! www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/news/mrc-cor... Check it out: rnd.ac.uk Stay up to date by following: LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/mrc-... BlueSky @rnd.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 06/10/2025

🎓NEW PhD Studentship-Project SIX 🧠Enhancing memory using Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation and Targeted Memory Reactivation ⏳Deadline: Tue 2nd Dec 2025, 12:00 midday (BST). www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/project/enha... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Supervisors: Associate Prof. Helen Barron, Prof. Charlotte Stagg, and Dr Ashwini Oswal.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 06/10/2025

🎓NEW PhD Studentship-Project FIVE 🧠Enhancing memory using cross-species closed-loop Targeted Memory Reactivation ⏳Deadline: Tue 2nd Dec 2025, 12:00 midday (BST). www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/project/enha... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Supervisors: Associate Prof. Helen Barron and Prof. Andrew Sharott.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 03/10/2025

New unit paper on “Hippocampal Ripple Diversity organises Neuronal Reactivation Dynamics in the Offline Brain”, published in Neuron @cp-neuron.bsky.social! mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/hippo... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

An abstract image of a current source density plot with layers of the hippocampus behind it, and local field potential traces in front of it.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 02/10/2025

🎓NEW PhD Studentship-Project FOUR 🧠State-dependent control of hippocampal oscillations for enhancing memory ⏳Deadline: Tue 2nd Dec 2025, 12:00 midday (BST). www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/project/stat... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

Supervisors: Prof. Andrew Sharott, Prof. David Dupret, and Dr Hayriye Cagnan.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 02/10/2025

🎓NEW PhD Studentship-Project THREE 🧠Phase-locked stimulation for modulating brain rhythms during wakefulness and sleep in Parkinson’s ⏳Deadline: Tue 2nd Dec 2025, 12:00 midday (BST). www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/project/phas... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Supervisors: Prof. Huiling Tan, Dr Shenghong He, and
Prof. Tim Denison FREng.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 02/10/2025

🎓NEW PhD Studentship-Project TWO 🧠Neurophysiological biomarkers for optimising adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s ⏳Deadline: Tue 2nd Dec 2025, 12:00 midday (BST). www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/project/neur... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

Supervisors: Dr Ashwini Oswal, Prof. Huiling Tan, Prof. Andrew Sharott, and Dr Hayriye Cagnan

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 02/10/2025

🎓NEW PhD Studentship-Project ONE 🧠Interacting with memory dynamics in the human brain ⏳Deadline: Tue 2nd Dec 2025, 12:00 midday (BST). www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/project/inte... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Supervisors: Prof. David Dupret and Prof. Tim Denison FREng.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 17/09/2025

New unit paper on “Thalamo-frontal functional connectivity patterns in Tourette Syndrome: Insights from combined intracranial DBS and EEG recordings”, published in Molecular Psychiatry. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/thala... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 12/09/2025

New unit paper on “Flexible and stable cycle-by-cycle phase-locked deep brain stimulation system targeting brain oscillations in the management of movement disorders”, published in @braistimjournal.bsky.social. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/flexi... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

The phase-locked deep brain stimulation system delivers electrical pulses to the subthalamic nucleus by targeting specific phases of beta oscillations.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 12/09/2025

New unit paper on “Ultrasound system for precise neuromodulation of human deep brain circuits”, published in @natcomms.nature.com. mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/ultra... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Expanded view of the personalised hardware used in the MRI-compatible novel transcranial ultrasound stimulation device.

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 19/08/2025

New unit paper on “Predictive coding model detects novelty on different levels of representation hierarchy”, published in Neural Computation. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/predi... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 04/08/2025

In an incredible display of commitment to sustainable research, seven unit laboratories have achieved the LEAF accreditations for their efficient practices! mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/news/unit-en... Thank you to everyone involved for driving positive changes within our labs! @ndcnoxford.bsky.social

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 02/07/2025

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 🎉🎉 mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/publications... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 01/07/2025

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. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/he... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 26/06/2025

@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 @ox.ac.uk ‪‪@greatormondst.bsky.social‬ @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 25/06/2025

New unit collaboration paper from the Bogacz group— “Dopamine encodes deep network teaching signals for individual learning trajectories”, published in #Cell @cellpress.bsky.social www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/publications... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 25/06/2025

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 www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/publications... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 18/06/2025

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. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/po... Closes 16 July 2025. @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 12/06/2025

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! oud.co.uk/wonder25 @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @begbrokescience.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 12/06/2025

NEW UNIT VACANCY | Seeking Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Bogacz Group. Exciting opportunities for creative computational neuroscientists who enjoy collaborative, multidisciplinary work. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/po... Closes 01 September 2025. @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 13/05/2025

NEW UNIT VACANCY | Seeking Postdoctoral Neuroscientist to join the Barron Group @MRCBNDU. Exciting opportunities for creative neuroscientists who enjoy collaborative, multidisciplinary work. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies Closes 03 June 2025. @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 12/05/2025

The Unit held its tenth annual Training & Careers Development Event on Thursday 8th May. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/news/unit-tr... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 16/04/2025

New unit paper by Mirkhani et al. on response of neuronal populations to phase-locked stimulation: model-based predictions and validation, published in #JNeurosci @sfn.org www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/publications... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 10/04/2025

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. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/news/schools... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 08/04/2025

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. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/publications... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 21/03/2025

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. www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/publications... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Brain Network Dynamics Unit @bndu.ox.ac.uk · 10/03/2025

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! www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/publications... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

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