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Gabriel Stine

@gabrielmstine.bsky.social
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Postdoc at MIT in the jazayeri lab. I study how cerebello-thalamocortical interactions support non-motor function. gabrielstine.com

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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I'm all for exploring ways to deemphasize journal prestige, but this isn't it...
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Bowen Zheng @bwz-brain.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Finally putting this work out as a preprint :) Thanks to Emery Brown and @earlkmiller.bsky.social for helping conceptualize this work! Code: github.com/Bowen-Zheng-... and a tutorial notebook on the key ideas: github.com/Bowen-Zheng-... A 3-min overview below: (1/)
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GitHub - Bowen-Zheng-99/joint-ssmt: Bayesian state-space model for joint inference of oscillatory dynamics and point-process coupling
Bayesian state-space model for joint inference of oscillatory dynamics and point-process coupling - Bowen-Zheng-99/joint-ssmt
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Great thread. My favorite tip: write axes labels in plain english and don't rotate the ordinate label! Makes it so much easier to engage, and, if you don't have room to do this, you know you have too many plots on your slide.
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Lynn Sörensen @lynnkasorensen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
There's one week left to apply to become this Fall's BCS Rising Star speaker 🌟 Please make sure to apply if you're a postdoc in the Brain & Cognitive Sciences🧠 Reposts are appreciated! 🪐
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
In general, students have a clear opportunity to gain a massive advantage over their classmates by simply not using AI for their coursework.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Who knows, maybe AI will make it easier to identify scientific fraud...
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
In the case of dentate...excited to help the field realize that they've been ignoring a key piece of the puzzle!
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Hit the nail on the head.
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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
My K99 was assigned to a study section that, based on the title, is a terrible fit for my grant. SRO dismissed my concerns. Does anyone have any insight on these things? Am I screwed?
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megan peters 🧠 @meganakpeters.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I wish I could tell all the young eager people who write to me about wanting to do research, or the new novel exciting theory they have developed, that if your email (or worse, theory) was very obviously generated by chatGPT it will be very hard for anybody to take you seriously.
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Arkarup Banerjee @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
This is a really insightful piece. Highly recommend 👇🏽
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Sreeparna Pradhan @sreeparnap.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The MIT BCS Postdoc Association is looking for a Rising Star 🌟 Showcase your work and meet folks in the department! Deadline 31st May 2026! @picowerinstitute.bsky.social
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Carlos Brody @carlosbrody.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Let’s get more scientists into Congress!
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
At this point, any paper from Mark's group immediately jumps to the top of the reading list.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
So strange to see a discussion section in a high profile paper that's clearly written by AI. People, it's very easy to tell. It's not just lazy—it's almost always poorly written neuroscience gobbledygook. Not to mention a disservice to our community.
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Ruidong Chen @ruidong.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Do you or someone you know work on the neurobiology of cognition, and is an early career researcher? The cognition GRS is open for applications! Human, non-human, computational models are all welcome. Apply here now: www.grc.org/neurobiology...
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2026 Neurobiology of Cognition (GRS) Seminar GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Seminar on Neurobiology of Cognition (GRS) will be held in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Such a great idea!
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Do you have questions about how to use neuropixels in NHPs? Want to learn about how to record simultaneously from a crap-load of probes? Come stop by the Neuropixels booth (#3731) today from 3-4pm, where I'll be serving as an "expert"! #SfN25 #SfN2025
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Come to my poster at SfN on Wednesday morning! I'll present my work on how the cerebellum uses internal models to control neocortical dynamics in a non-motor learning task. I'm biased, but I think it's pretty exciting! www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171...
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Come to my poster at SfN on Wednesday morning! I'll present my work on how the cerebellum uses internal models to control neocortical dynamics in a non-motor learning task. I'm biased, but I think it's pretty exciting! www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171...
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Not only that, but new tech is making monkey neuroscience more exciting/promising than it ever has been!
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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
My reviewing style has changed over time. Rather than litigate every little thing, and pushing my own ideas, I focus only on 2 things: (1) Are the claims interesting/important? (2) Does the evidence support the claims? Most of my reviews these days are short and focused.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Anyone know what happens with NIH deadlines during a government shut down??
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Laureline Logiaco @laurelinelogiaco.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Interested in doing a Ph.D. to work on building models of the brain/behavior? Consider applying to graduate schools at CU Anschutz: 1. Neuroscience www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro... 2. Bioengineering engineering.ucdenver.edu/bioengineeri... You could work with several comp neuro PIs, including me.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Please reach out if you want help with these probes. I benefited immensely by having early access to them, and so I feel an obligation/responsibility to help others adopt the tech. And, stay tuned for open-source hardware/software for a motorized microdrive to lower these (and other) probes!
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Jonathan A. Michaels @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Finally out! I've been using these probes for a few years and they have been truly transformative for us. The core experiments of my lab are based around them.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Our paper on NHP neuropixels is finally out in Nat Neuro! These probes have already been transformative and will usher in a new era of primate neuroscience. I am extremely proud to have played a very small role in this project. I can't wait to see what our community discovers. tinyurl.com/54u3hrj8
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Large-scale high-density brain-wide neural recording in nonhuman primates - Nature Neuroscience
Neuropixels 1.0 NHP is a 45-mm, high-density silicon probe capable of recording large numbers of neurons with single-neuron resolution from most areas in a macaque’s brain.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
This is amazing.
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Cullen Lab @thecullenlab.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The cerebellar vermis keeps us balanced by integrating sensory and motor signals. In this new review, Drs. Mildren and Cullen examine how the specialized functions of the anterior and posterior vermis contribute to postural control across a variety of contexts. www.jneurosci.org/content/45/2...
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Sensorimotor Transformations for Postural Control in the Vermis of the Cerebellum
The cerebellar vermis plays an essential role in maintaining posture and balance by integrating sensory inputs from multiple modalities to effectively coordinate movement. By transforming convergent s...
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A reminder that the deadline for this is coming up! Please spread the word/repost!
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
These charlatans seem to outdo their stupidity every single day.
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Lynn Sörensen @lynnkasorensen.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The deadline for this is ⏰THIS SATURDAY!⏰ Please consider applying and share your science with the MIT BCS community!🧠
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Ed Boyden @eboyden3.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Reza Shadmehr @rezashadmehr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Neuronal computation in the cerebellum via a vector calculus. Work of Mohammad Amin Fakharian, Alden Shoup, Paul Hage, and Hisham Elseweifi www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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A vector calculus for neural computation in the cerebellum
Null space theory predicts that neurons generate spikes not only to produce behavior but also to prevent the undesirable effect of other neurons on behavior. In this work, we show that this competitiv...
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A reminder that the deadline for this is coming up! Please spread the word/repost!
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Agreed. IMO, the key question is how much flexibility does the brain have to extract information that is present in the population activity? For a variety of reasons, I think this read-out is highly constrained, and so the brain figures out solutions that are robust and generalizable.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Many approaches assume precise control over how single neurons are combined. The "cost" of this mechanism seems high. If the brain can organize things such that random weights get you pretty far, I think that's an easier/more robust solution. I think this is one reason why topography is everywhere.
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
A bit delayed, but I'm happy to announce my first paper as a postdoc in the Jazayeri lab! We discuss recent insights into the neurobiology of timing and why timing is a useful platform to understand flexible control of behavior more generally. We hope the review is useful! tinyurl.com/5n8yhxet
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Control Principles of Neural Dynamics Revealed by the Neurobiology of Timing | Annual Reviews
Cognition unfolds dynamically over flexible timescales. A major goal of the field is to understand the computational and neurobiological principles that enable this flexibility. Here, we argue that th...
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Jade Duffy @jduffy9.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
In life, 3 things are certain: death, taxes, and decision-making variability🧠. Our review tinyurl.com/4dcwafc4 explores how computational models 💻 explain variability, their limits, and recent advances. A thread🧵👇 @redmondoconnell.bsky.social @neuromurphy.bsky.social Mark Bellgrove (not on Bluesky)
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Disentangling sources of variability in decision-making - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Identifying the psychological and neurobiological processes underpinning intra-individual variations in choice behaviour presents a formidable challenge. In this Review, Duffy et al. discuss how algor...
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The MIT BCS postdoc association in collaboration with the BCS department is excited to announce this year's rising star symposium for external postdocs! Please consider applying and send to anyone who may be interested! See the link and flyer below for more info: mailchi.mp/be586538a6ab...
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Laureline Logiaco @laurelinelogiaco.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Are you a neuroscience postdoc interested in an academic career? Apply (by 05/31/2025) for this invited seminar at MIT's Brain and Cognitive Sciences department! Applications are reviewed by postdoc, keeping in mind the importance of varied contributions to the scientific community!
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Mariam Aly @mariamaly.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Many cognitive neuroscientists ignore the cerebellum but it's long past time to pay more attention to it (and fund more cerebellum grants). Not just for basic science: the cerebellum is commonly affected by pediatric brain tumors, leading to lifelong motor AND cognitive deficits. Must-read paper 👇🏼
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Ignoring the cerebellum is hindering progress in neuroscience
Traditionally considered a motor structure, the cerebellum has been shown to play a key role in several cognitive functions. However, for decades, the…
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David J. Herzfeld @dherzneuro.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
AND...I am setting up my new lab at UW-Madison (herzfeldlab.neuro.wisc.edu) this summer! If you are interested in linking cell types and neural circuits to computation - please reach out! (4/4)
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Herzfeld Lab at UW-Madison - {title}
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
PSA to cerebellar neurophysiologists: NHP neuropixels can pierce the tentorium in the macaque : )
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Gabriel Stine @gabrielmstine.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Couldn't agree more. Primate neuroscience has entered a new era. Exciting times!
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Dr. Natasha Rajah, Ph.D. @mnrajah.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
When we don’t train our students ab the history of our field knowledge gets lost; debates about semantics distract; and “discoveries” are “re”-discovered 3/
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Dr. Jan Zimmermann @janzimmermann.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Folks who oppose elife are missing the point. Experimenting requires fiddling with the knobs and they are the only ones in town actually trying anything.
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Tim Behrens @behrenstimb.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I hope people will see we are trying to play for the long game here and will give us their support in doing so. There is no point in just making a journal for the radicals. We need to bring the whole community.
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