EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 14hRegistration is open for the 11th EBRAINS Baltic-Nordic School and Symposium on Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence! Find out more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 29/09/2026 Last chance to register for #EBRAINSUsersDays 2026 in Heidelberg, 6–7 Oct! 🧠 Join the HIP tutorial on CHORUS with Viktoria Bastic Schmid, Jonathan Haab & Florian Sipp (CHUV): a trusted research environment for secure, data-driven research. 👉 flagship.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/jss/HBPm?m=S... 011
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🧠 Yesterday, at the Padova Neuroscience Center Distinguished Lecture, EBRAINS CSO Viktor Jirsa explored how Virtual Brain Twins combine individual brain data, modelling and simulation for brain research and clinical applications. #epilepsy #schizophrenia 🔗 www.virtualbraintwin.eu/news/list.html 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The registration deadline for the EBRAINS Student and Early Career Researcher Networking Event has been extended until 1 October! Register now to secure your spot: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 000
Reposted by EBRAINSAustrian NeuroCloud @austrianneurocloud.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ANC contributed a proposal to the EBRAINS Roadmap process, helping shape priorities for the next decade of digital neuroscience. Read Viktor Jirsa’s reflections on the community-driven process: 🔗 ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... @ebrains.bsky.socialebrains.euInterview with EBRAINS Chief Science Officer Viktor Jirsa: “There was real engagement at the EBRAINS Roadmap Symposium”In a new interview, we talk to EBRAINS Chief Science Officer Viktor Jirsa about his impressions from the EBRAINS Roadmap Symposium, and how the discussions… 021
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Are you a new EBRAINS user? Or an experienced user looking to further your knowledge? Sign up for the upcoming Virtual Users Week for a set of online, free-of-charge, hands-on tutorials! Register here: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Connect neural-network simulation & electrophysiological data analysis! At the EBRAINS #UsersDays2026, @fz-juelich.de researchers will introduce NEST Desktop and Elephant Lab in a hands-on tutorial. 📍 Heidelberg, 7 October 👉 Programme & registration: flagship.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/jss/HBPm?m=S...mastodon.socialEBRAINS (@ebrains@mastodon.social)Attached: 1 image 🧠 How can researchers connect neural-network simulation and electrophysiological data analysis in one workflow? At the EBRAINS #UsersDays2026, researchers from @fzj@social.fz-jueli... 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A new study in the journal Stroke now suggests that looking at disrupted brain connections can predict how patients who survived a basilar artery occlusion will recover. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euLooking at the brain’s “disconnectome” can predict recovery in severe forms of strokeA new study in the journal Stroke now suggests that looking at disrupted brain connections can predict how patients who survived a basilar artery occlusion… 010
Reposted by EBRAINSUniversität Bern @unibe.ch · 17/09/2026Researchers led by #unibern have developed “Spike-based Alignment Learning”, a novel learning mechanism for brain-inspired networks, which could help develop robust, energy-efficient, #brain-inspired #computer systems 🧠💻 Learn more 👇 sohub.io/9qgu @ebrains.bsky.social 111
Reposted by EBRAINSUniversität Bern @unibe.ch · 17/09/2026Forschende unter Leitung der #unibern haben mit «Spike-based Alignment Learning» einen neuen Lernmechanismus für gehirninspirierte Netzwerke entwickelt, der zu robusten, energieeffizienten, gehirninspirierten #Computersystemen beitragen könnte. 🧠💻 👇 sohub.io/kh7u @ebrains.bsky.social 021
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 18/09/2026🧠 How could brain-inspired computing advance your research? Meet Andrew Rowley at the EBRAINS Users Days in Heidelberg on 7 October for a hands-on tutorial on the #SpiNNaker neuromorphic computing platform. 👉 flagship.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/jss/HBPm?m=S... 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ever wondered what the infrastructure of a neuromorphic computing system looks like? 💻 Join a tour of the BrainScaleS neuromorphic computing infrastructure at the upcoming EBRAINS Student and ECR Networking Event on 8 October find out! Register here before 25 September: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Programming analogue neuromorphic hardware can be challenging because the behaviour of its artificial neurons depends on many physical parameters. EBRAINS researchers have demonstrated a new approach to estimate these parameters automatically on BrainScaleS-2. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euA new way to find the parameters for analogue neuronsProgramming analogue neuromorphic hardware can be challenging because the behaviour of its artificial neurons depends on many physical parameters. 110
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🧠 Explore whole-brain modelling at the EBRAINS Users Days in Heidelberg. On 7 October, Spase Petkoski will lead a hands-on TVB tutorial on setting up and running whole-brain simulations through research use cases. Programme and registration 👇 flagship.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/jss/HBPm?m=S... 011
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Wondering how to best prepare for your chosen career path? Unsure what path you want to take or how to decide which goals to pursue? Join the Career-Focused AMA Session 💬 at the EBRAINS Student and Early Career Researcher Networking Event on 8 October! Register here: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 000
Reposted by EBRAINSOIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) @oistedu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Latest research in Nature Communications from researchers at the University of Bern, Heidelberg University and OIST on how neural "noise" helps brain networks learn more effectively. 083
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 11/09/2026🧠 Are you new to EBRAINS platform & community? Join us in Heidelberg on 6 October to explore our core tools and services, data-sharing support, integrated research workflows & more. Discover how EBRAINS can support your research: flagship.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/jss/HBPm?m=S... #Neuroscience 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Researchers have developed a learning mechanism that uses the natural variability of neural activity to understand how synapses buried deep inside brain networks can adapt to improve the learning capabilities of the networks as a whole. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euUsing noise to regulate information flow in neural networksResearchers have developed a learning mechanism that uses the natural variability of neural activity — often dismissed as random “noise” — to understand how… 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Interested in presenting a Lightning Talk on your research at the upcoming EBRAINS Student and Early Career Researcher Networking Event in Heidelberg? ⚡️ Let us know in your registration form! Register here: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🧠 New to #EBRAINS or ready to deepen your expertise? Join us in Heidelberg on 6–7 October to explore the EBRAINS infrastructure and gain practical experience with its tools through hands-on tutorials. Programme & registration 👉 flagship.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/jss/HBPm?m=S... 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A single BrainScaleS-2 chip can emulate hundreds of neurons and more than 130,000 synaptic connections. But to study larger and more complex neural networks, researchers need to connect many such chips and make them work in unison. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euScaling up BrainScaleS-2: connecting neuromorphic chips for larger networksA single BrainScaleS-2 chip can emulate hundreds of neurons and more than 130,000 synaptic connections. But to study larger and more complex neural… 100
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 04/09/2026📚 Help shape what comes next for EBRAINS! Join the EBRAINS Users Days 2026 in Heidelberg on 6–7 October to discover new tools, develop your skills, exchange experiences and connect with the #neuroscience community. Check the programme & register flagship.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/jss/HBPm?m=S... 001
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 02/09/2026EBRAINS has endorsed the Charter of Access for Industrial Users to Research and Technology Infrastructures, adopted by the @ec.europa.eu to speed up and simplify companies' access to Europe's world-class research and technology infrastructures. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euEBRAINS endorses new EU Charter to boost industry access to research infrastructuresEBRAINS has endorsed the Charter of Access for Industrial Users to Research and Technology Infrastructures, adopted by the European Commission to speed up… 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 28/08/2026EBRAINS has endorsed the Joint Declaration on Advancing Neurological Health, adding its support to the call for coordinated European action on neurological health during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euEBRAINS endorses Joint Declaration on Advancing Neurological HealthEBRAINS has endorsed the Joint Declaration on Advancing Neurological Health, adding its support to the call for coordinated European action on neurological… 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Registration is now open for the EBRAINS Virtual Users’ Week! The EBRAINS Virtual Users’ Week - taking place from 12-14 October 2026 - is a set of online, free-of-charge, hands-on tutorials which aim to train new and existing EBRAINS users. Register here: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Join the EBRAINS Users Days in Heidelberg from 6-7 October! Introductory presentations on EBRAINS will be given on 6 October, while hands-on tutorials on tools and services will be given on 7 October. Register here: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 25/08/2026🎓 EBRAINS Student and Early-Career Researcher Networking Event 2026 Join us in Heidelberg on 8 October 2026 to exchange knowledge, build connections and explore #career #development opportunities across and beyond the EBRAINS ecosystem. Check the programme and register: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Two microphones hear a sound. A small owl turns towards it. Behind this simple demonstration is a neuromorphic computing system that processes the microphone signals directly in analogue form and uses the result to control a motor in real time. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euFrom sound to movement: BrainScaleS-2 processes analogue signals in real timeTwo microphones hear a sound. A small owl turns towards it. Behind this simple demonstration is a neuromorphic computing system that processes the… 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Discover EBRAINS Support for EuroHPC Applications! This service assists users from the neuroscience community in preparing competitive project proposals for the calls of the European High‑Performance Computing Joint Undertaking. Find out more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Would you like to start using EBRAINS for your research? Hear from other scientists about how they use the infrastructure! In this new testimonial, PhD Student Monica Paoletti explains how she used EBRAINS for her Google Summer of Code project 👇 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🧠 Why can identical #BrainStimulation produce very different responses? New research using #EBRAINS hosted data shows that the brain’s activity before stimulation can help predict the outcome. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euNew study helps explain why brain stimulation responses varyBrain stimulation can produce very different effects at different moments, even when the stimulus is delivered the exact same way. A new study published in… 020
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 10/08/2026🧠 Open science accelerates discovery: the researcher Oumnia Morabit used openly available datasets hosted on EBRAINS to expand the Waxholm Space rat brain atlas. "EBRAINS allowed us to focus on scientific discovery rather than recreating existing data." Read her story: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The 𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤, taking place on 12 – 14 October 2026 is a set of online, free-of-charge, hands-on tutorials which aim to train new and existing EBRAINS users. Tutorials will cover a wide range of EBRAINS tools & services. Check out our website: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 05/08/2026🧠 Researchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex linking its microscopic chemistry to brain-wide activity, revealing how regional receptor density shapes the flow of information across the brain. A new #EBRAINS-supported study. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euNew brain model suggests how regional chemistry shapes large-scale neural activityResearchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex that links its microscopic chemistry to its brain-wide patterns of activity, providing new… 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Join us in October in Heidelberg for the EBRAINS Users Days and Student & ECR Engagement Event! 101
Reposted by EBRAINSNature Methods @natmethods.nature.com · 23/07/2026Siibra: a software suite for working with diverse human brain atlases, also used to generate the Multilevel Human Brain Atlas. @fz-juelich.de @hhu.de @ebrains.bsky.social @dickscheid.bsky.social @cea.fr @univ-amu.fr @uio.no www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comSiibra: a software tool suite for realizing a Multilevel Human Brain Atlas from complex data resources - Nature MethodsSiibra is a software suite for working with diverse human brain atlases. It links data acquired with different modalities and at different resolution, thereby creating a Multilevel Human Brain Atlas. 173
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Researchers from the EBRAINS community presented their work at the 2026 Neuro Inspired Computational Elements Conference in Atlanta, on March 24-26. Three conference papers have now been published in the IEEE conference proceedings. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euEBRAINS researchers present latest neuromorphic computing advances at NICE 2026Researchers from the EBRAINS community presented their work at the 2026 Neuro Inspired Computational Elements (NICE) Conference in Atlanta (USA), on March… 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The Neuroscience Education Readiness Checklist (NERC) is a novel, 25-item self-assessment framework designed specifically for the creators of neuroscience tools and training resources. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euNew Framework Bridges the Gap Between Neuroscience Research Tools and the ClassroomThe Neuroscience Education Readiness Checklist (NERC) is a novel, 25-item self-assessment framework designed specifically for the creators of neuroscience… 000
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 22/07/2026With more than 3.4 billion people living with neurological conditions, improving access to brain health has never been more important. #WorldBrainDay 120
Reposted by EBRAINSInstruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · 21/07/2026We are pleased to announce that Instruct-ERIC has signed an MoU with @ebrains.bsky.social , forming a strategic collaboration to strengthen links between digital neuroscience and structural biology research infrastructures in Europe! You can read more here: instruct-eric.org/news/ri-part...instruct-eric.orgRI partnership: EBRAINS and Instruct-ERIC team up to strengthen multi-scale life science research in EuropeInstruct-ERIC is a pan-European research infrastructure in structural biology, making high-end technologies and methods available to all European researchers. 053
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The European research infrastructures EBRAINS and @instruct-eric.bsky.social have signed a MoU establishing a strategic collaboration to strengthen links between digital neuroscience and structural biology research infrastructures in Europe. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euRI partnership: EBRAINS and Instruct-ERIC team up to strengthen multi-scale life science research in EuropeNew collaboration connects digital neuroscience and structural biology infrastructures across complementary biological scales. 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 20/07/2026In the current issue of the renowned journal @natmethods.nature.com, siibra is introduced: a software suite that integrates data from different multimodal sources into a comprehensive atlas of the human brain and makes it easily accessible. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euFrom Molecules to Networks: Siibra Integrates Brain Data into a Unified AtlasIn the current issue of the renowned journal Nature Methods, siibra is introduced: a software suite that integrates data from different multimodal sources… 020
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 17/07/2026In a new interview, we talk to Divyanshu Choudhury, a third-year Computer Science student from India who will be joining @incforg.bsky.social/EBRAINS as a Google Summer of Code 2026 contributor. Read the interview: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... #GSoC #GSoC2026ebrains.euInterview with Google Summer of Code Contributor Divyanshu Choudhury: “I look forward to contributing to the EBRAINS platform”In a new interview, we talk to Divyanshu Choudhury, a third-year Computer Science student from India who will be joining INCF/EBRAINS as a Google Summer of… 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 16/07/2026We are delighted to welcome Ghent University as an associate member at EBRAINS! The university is over 200 years old, offers more than 200 programmes and conducts research in many scientific disciplines. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euEBRAINS welcomes Ghent University as new associate memberEBRAINS is pleased to announce that Ghent University has joined the EBRAINS AISBL as an associate member. 022
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 10/07/2026The temperatures were high, but the science was even hotter at #OHBM2026 🧠☀️ EBRAINS showcased how Virtual BrainTwin technologies are turning cutting-edge neuroscience into real-world clinical impact. #VBT Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve... #Neuroscience #PrecisionMedicineebrains.euEBRAINS showcases Brain Twin Technologies and Digital Neuroscience Tools at OHBM 2026The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) took place from June 14–18, 2026, at the Palais 2 l'Atlantique in Bordeaux,… 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 09/07/2026In a new EBRAINS User Story, we speak with Julian Göltz, a postdoctoral researcher at the @unibe.ch. His work focuses on spiking neural networks and neuromorphic computing, exploring new ways to train brain-inspired AI systems more efficiently. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euEBRAINS User Stories – Julian Göltz: rethinking how spiking neural networks learnThe EBRAINS User Stories series spotlights members of our community, highlighting their contributions and how the EBRAINS digital platform enables their work. 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 08/07/2026In a new interview, we talk to EBRAINS Chief Science Officer Viktor Jirsa about his impressions from the EBRAINS Roadmap Symposium, and how the discussions will inform the writing of the EBRAINS Roadmap. Read the interview: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euInterview with EBRAINS Chief Science Officer Viktor Jirsa: “There was real engagement at the EBRAINS Roadmap Symposium”In a new interview, we talk to EBRAINS Chief Science Officer Viktor Jirsa about his impressions from the EBRAINS Roadmap Symposium, and how the discussions… 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 07/07/2026A new study has presented a biologically grounded computer model of the cerebellar cortex – the part of the brain involved in coordinating movement and supporting learning – that simulates brain activity with remarkable realism. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euNew cerebellum simulation captures brain activity with millisecond precisionA new study supported by EBRAINS 2.0 and the Virtual Brain Twin Project has presented a biologically grounded computer model of the cerebellar cortex – the… 010
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We are very excited to be at #FENS2026 in Barcelona! Want to learn how to use EBRAINS for your research? Visit us at booth 139 for hands-on demos! EBRAINS researcher Maja Puchades will present a QUINT-online demo today at 14:30 and Wednesday at 12:30. 100
EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Researchers from the University of Pavia have introduced a tool that automatically converts detailed spiking neural network models into simpler “mean field model” equations – mathematical descriptions that capture the dynamics of populations of neurons. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...ebrains.euNew tool links cellular brain mechanisms to whole-brain activityA team of researchers from the University of Pavia has introduced a tool that automatically converts detailed spiking neural network models into simpler… 070