Reposted by Felix TaschbachMatt Lovett-Barron @mlovettbarron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026New lab preprint: @grace-padilla.bsky.social studied how zebrafish respond to chemical cues of death and decay. Brief exposure initiated a persistent state, but not through olfaction. Instead, these cues' basic pH was detected by trigeminal neurons and TrpA1 channels www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgDecay chemicals activate a pH-sensing pathway to initiate a persistent stateAnimals use multiple sensory systems to identify signs of danger, including dead conspecifics. Fish can identify decaying conspecifics from chemosensory cues, which prompt a long-lasting avoidance; th... 12412
Reposted by Felix Taschbachallen institute @alleninstitute.org · 15/09/2026Applications are open for the Studio D3 Fellowship at the Allen Institute! This 3-year fellowship gives early-career scientists the freedom to pursue creative, high-impact ideas in biology alongside Institute scientists and Studio D3 Affiliates. 🌟Apply by Dec. 1: bit.ly/4rgbTmD 067
Reposted by Felix Taschbachallen institute @alleninstitute.org · 15/09/2026"An exciting opportunity to make fundamental discoveries." The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience. Experience in #neuroscience is not needed. 🌟Apply by Dec. 1: bit.ly/4h762LH 032
Reposted by Felix TaschbachTakuya Sasatani @takuyasasatani.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Miniscope Zero, the first fully wireless Miniscope, is on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social! Wireless power + data enable neural recordings in enclosed mazes, 3D environments & from two animals at once! @miniscope.bsky.social Paper: doi.org/10.64898/202... Wiki: miniscope.org/wiki/Minisco... 48934
Reposted by Felix TaschbachbioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Shared Representation Discovery for Multi-Subject Neural Data Analysis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 042
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 19/08/2026@ashleyjuavinett.bsky.social a study to bring up in your intro to coding class😱 010
Reposted by Felix TaschbachMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026AI makes children better at doing their homework but 20% stupider so it's impossible to say whether it's good or not 251466297
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026all the med students i know use anki for all their flashcards 010
Reposted by Felix Taschbachstefanofusi.bsky.social @stefanofusi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Specialized readouts are also possible when most neurons are not specialized, if you have the right representational geometry. Another great work with D. Salzman's lab: led by Pia O'Neill and @lorenzoposani.com, who did a wonderful job 0194
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Potentially no K99/R00 eligibility for international postdocs 020
Reposted by Felix TaschbachLorenzo Posani @lorenzoposani.com · 06/08/2026For a neural circuit to be "specialized", does it need specialized neurons? In our new work - now out in @NatureNeuro - we address this question in the BLA, using representational geometry to propose a new population-centric way of defining circuit specialization. 🧵👇 1/ 39229
Reposted by Felix TaschbacharXiv q-bio.NC Neurons and Cognition @qbionc-bot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Robert C. Froemke: But What Behavior? arxiv.org/abs/2607.28898 arxiv.org/pdf/2607.28898 arxiv.org/html/2607.28898 011
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Not passing always feels like it's much much more likely than it actually is. Even when your advisors may be on different sides on a debate they should be able to agree that your direction makes sense (and if not direct you towards a slightly different direction) rather than fail you 010
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 27/07/2026After six years, my time in San Diego is coming to an end. I’m very happy to share that I successfully defended my PhD in Biology at UC San Diego. I’m grateful to my advisor, my committee, collaborators, friends, and family for their mentorship, support, and encouragement throughout these years. 2100
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 23/07/2026interesting it didn't make the obvious prediction of Pain part 2: Electric Boogaloo 010
Reposted by Felix TaschbachSara Reardon @sarareardon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Exclusive @science.org: Circadian biologist Satchidananda Panda is resigning from Salk following multiple sexual harassment investigations. Lab members and other employees spoke up after Salk refused to reveal the investigations' findings. #MeTooSTEM www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgProminent Salk Institute biologist to resign following sexual misconduct investigationStaffers complain that Salk allowed circadian rhythms researcher Satchidananda Panda to depart quietly, while the allegations and findings remain under wraps 0258
Reposted by Felix Taschbachstefanofusi.bsky.social @stefanofusi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026From a great collaboration with @lorenzoposani.com, @shuqiw.bsky.social, Samuel Muscinelli, Liam Paninski, now in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comRarely categorical, highly separable representations along the cortical hierarchy - NatureCortical circuits prioritize diversity over categorical structure, supporting a computational regime geared towards high-dimensional, highly separable neural representations. 011334
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Reminds me of this recent paper with n=2 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comNeural representational geometries reflect behavioral differences in monkeys and recurrent neural networks - Nature CommunicationsTraditionally, studies focused on neural features conserved across subjects, with little attention to differences. Here, the authors show it is possible to identify differences in neural geometry link... 160
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 08/07/2026just stumbled upon this feed for neuroscience summer schools: bsky.app/profile/did:... 020
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Augen zu und durch (eyes closed and go through) 000
Reposted by Felix TaschbachSonja Blumenstock @sblumenstock.bsky.social · 01/07/2026What if part of Huntington's disease wasn't just damage, but a circuit stuck in the wrong pattern? Our new paper, out today in Nature, tests that idea. 34320
Reposted by Felix TaschbachJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgExclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders sayUnexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year 11250118
Reposted by Felix TaschbachUma Karmarkar @umakarma.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Today's a day for *all* the grad school classics: "Although if you get a poisonous snake, it often means that there was a problem with the formatting of your bibliography." 002
Reposted by Felix TaschbachBerna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026📣 The difference between replicable and not replicable is not itself scientifically replicable. 📣 New work with Erkan Buzbas, showing that verdicts such as "X% of results replicated" are based on an inferential machinery that doesn't work. arxiv.org/abs/2604.26268 15545205
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 23/04/2026This is the first time I actually generated one myself in claude. When did Anthropic add the animation where it adds each part of the svg individually? Certainly getting better every day 010
Reposted by Felix TaschbachStories of WiN @storiesofwin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026We apologize for the delay but our next profile is here! Dr. Ann Kennedy (@antihebbiann.bsky.social) combines theory & biological data to study how internal states shape social behavior by reconfiguring neural circuit dynamics. Follow the link to learn more! www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202... 04513
Reposted by Felix TaschbachZebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Youthful antics predict lifespan? Using machine learning & continuous recordings of #killifish behavior from adolescence until death, @brunetlab.bsky.social & @deisseroth.bsky.social find early-life behavior predicted future lifespan! Now published @science.org: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪 1/2 35721
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 14/03/2026web.archive.org/web/20240420...web.archive.orgThe hidden logic behind emotions | Juan R. Loaiza 210
Reposted by Felix TaschbachRichard Gao @rdgao.bsky.social · 12/03/2026For this year's Neuromatch Computation Neuroscience course, the Curriculum Team is adding a new Day 🥁🥁🥁 Time series analysis and signal processing! We're looking for 5-10 content contributors with relevant neuro+DSP experience for various tasks: co-Day Lead, video, slides, code tutorials, etc. 1275
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 12/03/2026CCA has come up so many times during my PhD that I finally wrote it all down. felix.phd/blog/cca/ 040
Reposted by Felix Taschbachstefanofusi.bsky.social @stefanofusi.bsky.social · 11/03/2026The deadline for applying to the Methods in Computational Neuroscience summer course at MBL in Woods Hole is approaching (March 16)! An exciting course with an amazing lineup of lecturers in a beautiful location www.mbl.edu/education/ad... 02910
Felix Taschbach @ftaschbach.bsky.social · 10/03/2026a lot has been done for neuroscience education, 3b1b linear algebra videos, NMA, .. 010
