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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

If you were at a small symposium (30-50 attendees) What would you prefer for lunch 1️⃣ Sandwiches 2️⃣ Pizza 📊 Show results

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Dan Goodman @neural-reckoning.org · 15/07/2026

I just gave a short tutorial on what is a spiking neural network and how to train one. From zero to a trained network in one hour. Slides and code you can run in Colab at this repo: github.com/neural-recko... 🤖🧠🧪

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GitHub - neural-reckoning/cambridge-fens-chen-summer-school-2026: Code and slides for 2026 FENS Chen Summer School on Learning with spikes

Code and slides for 2026 FENS Chen Summer School on Learning with spikes - neural-reckoning/cambridge-fens-chen-summer-school-2026

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I had a great time @fens.org in Barcelona. I went for the Neuroscience but I stayed for the swag

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My end-of-year tradition is giving final year project students a book tied to their work. This year the selection was: 1. Artificial Intelligence @melaniemitchell.bsky.social 2. Hello World Hannah Fry 3. Sync @stevenstrogatz.com 4. Models of the Mind @neurograce.bsky.social

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 08/05/2026

🌟 The Winners of the European Journal of Neuroscience Image Competition 2026 are announced!🌟 👉️ Swipe to see more images from the competition! 🔗 Read more about the winning images and check out the other images selected to be featured on our website: buff.ly/hC5MLjR @ejneuroscience.bsky.social

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I'm prepping for @fens.org Forum in Barcelona. To improve my Spanish I'm reading Hola and watching Almodavar Films which covers a nice spectra. As for the science I've a poster w Rebecca Brady on our mathematical model of Audio-Visual integration. On the Comms side I've a poster about Funny Brains.

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Marcus Ghosh @marcusghosh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Had great fun discussing some recent work and the value of toy models in neuroscience last night! Our next workshop will be: * 16.04 * 16-20:30 * At the Crick Sign up (for free) and come along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

LAST CALL! Applications for paid, virtual Teaching Assistants are closing! Time to submit that application now! 🤓 All TAs should have a strong background in #Python & the specific course topic they are applying to. ➡️ Learn more here: neuromatch.io/become-a-tea... Apply before 15 March

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

@stevenstrogatz.com I was showing my undergraduates your lovely 1988 Romeo & Juliet differential equations paper. Which is an excellent way of demonstrating novel and enjoyable applications of maths. A possible popular update could changing it to the two protagonists of Heated Rivalry.

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The @neuromatch.bsky.social compneuro summer school is excellent. And I recommend it to anyone interested in maths, neuroscience, modelling and/or machine learning.

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Dan Goodman @neural-reckoning.org · 11/02/2026

PhD opportunity in "The role of neural development in multimodal intelligence" with me, @marcusghosh.bsky.social and @flor-iacaruso.bsky.social. Read details below 👇. Note there's a very short window for applying (deadline Feb 27). 🤖🧠🧪 www.imperial.ac.uk/school-of-co...

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The School of Convergence Science at Imperial College London is inviting applications for fully funded PhD studentships on research projects that sup...

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I’m a bit late to reading this article by @marcusghosh.bsky.social in the @thetransmitter.bsky.social I really enjoyed it. I’m definitely pro toy mathematical models, I believe they can be informative and push research forward.

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 01/12/2025

🎧 New #FENS - #EJN Journal Club episode. 🏆 In this episode Paul Sauseng discuss his paper that won the @ejneuroscience.bsky.social Best Publication Award in 2025! 👉 Tune in here: loom.ly/9-n-ND8

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I’ve created five one-hour workshops for primary & secondary students, all free to use, showing how maths helps us understand the world Each workshop includes: 📊 Slides 📝 Worksheets (short for primary, detailed for secondary) ✅ Full solutions I’ll share one workshop each #MathsWeek2025 day!

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dwmalone.bsky.social @dwmalone.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Each year, #mathsweek is a few weeks after the equinox. So, this year some mathematicians were given the job of studying time. They started out by counting seconds. However, they quickly got bored and after 24 hours they called it a day. @diasdunsink.bsky.social

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dwmalone.bsky.social @dwmalone.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

As part of #mathsweek, there is a special Lá na Mata organised in Galway, including @davidstifter.bsky.social, @cathal.bsky.social and others. So, I have a few as Gaeilge maths jokes...

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dwmalone.bsky.social @dwmalone.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Studying for a geometry exam during #mathsweek? My top tip? Make sure to cover all the angles.

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Richard Gao @rdgao.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I've been waiting some years to make this joke and now it’s real: I conned somebody into giving me a faculty job! I’m starting as a W1 Tenure-Track Professor at Goethe University Frankfurt in a week (lol), in the Faculty of CS and Math and I'm recruiting PhD students 🤗

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

#ComputationalScience should be open to everyone. At Neuromatch, we run global courses with team activities, TAs, learning pods, and projects…but we also share all the learning materials to everyone. 🤓 #OpenSource #OpenAccess & #Free ➡️ neuromatch.io/open-educati... #OpenScience #OpenEducation

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

My 11-year-old and I ran a table at @dublinmaker.bsky.social this weekend, mixing maths, art, neuroscience, and machine learning. Over 100 people joined us to sketch emotions, act them out, and see their faces transformed into Eigenfaces using maths and computing.

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Cian O'Donnell @cianodonnell.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

incredible Ada Lovelace quote highlighted in a talk by Steve Furber. She spells out the dream of computational neuroscience, 2 centuries ago. The sheer ambition 🤩

Steve Furber powerpoint slide showing picture of Ada Lovelace and a quote: "I have my hopes, and very distinct ones too, of one day getting cerebral phenomena such that I can put them into mathematical equations--in short, a law or laws for the mutual actions of the molecules of brain. .... I hope to bequeath to the generations a calculus of the nervous system."

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Dublin Maker @dublinmaker.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Two full days of hands-on workshops at #DublinMaker? From superhero flyers to smart cities and origami wonders - there’s something for every curious mind. Check the full schedule & plan your maker adventure: www.DublinMaker.ie

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

@dublinmaker.bsky.social is a phenomenal free family event. Where else can you meet knitters, weavers, zine makers, robots and a middle aged mathematician (me) showing face recognition algorithms. I’ve all my regalia ready come along so some sketching, lean some maths get your own eigenface.

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Dublin Maker @dublinmaker.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Dublin Maker is happening this weekend - 30th & 31st of August in Leopardstown Racecourse. In this video, organiser Amy Hassett shares everything you need to know before you go – from getting here & accessibility to top tips on getting involved. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m991...

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Dublin Maker - Know Before You Go

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Simon Kelly @spk3lly.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Check out our new multisensory decision study! We tackle a decades-old Q: does faster detection of bimodal targets come from a race or co-activation between modalities? And also a vital, orthogonal Q: is it one decision process or two? A1: co-activation A2: two! Read here: rdcu.be/eASYd

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Distinct audio and visual accumulators co-activate motor preparation for multisensory detection

Nature Human Behaviour - Egan et al. examine multisensory evidence accumulation and show that auditory and visual evidence is accumulated in distinct processes during multisensory detection, and...

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I'm delighted to be back at @dublinmaker.bsky.social with the Digital Mirror workshop which shows the links between maths, portraiture, neuroscience and machine learning.

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Dan Goodman @neural-reckoning.org · 07/08/2025

Spiking neural networks people, this message is for you! The annual SNUFA workshop is now open for abstract submission (deadline Sept 26) and (free) registration. This year's speakers include Elisabetta Chicca, Jason Eshraghian, Tomoki Fukai, Chengcheng Huang, and... you? snufa.net/2025/ 🤖🧠🧪

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Spiking Neural networks as Universal Function Approximators

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Marcus Ghosh @marcusghosh.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

How does the structure of a neural circuit shape its function? @neuralreckoning.bsky.social & I explore this in our new preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🤖🧠🧪 🧵1/9

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kiemohr.bsky.social @kiemohr.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Delighted to share this paper, now published in @arvoinfo.bsky.social. With @spk3lly.bsky.social‬ and Anna Geuzebroek we explored differences in visual cortical responses for pattern pulses and pattern reversals. Here's the link: jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...

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Pattern-pulses and pattern-reversals evoke different cascades of cortical sources in the multifocal visual evoked potential | JOV | ARVO Journals

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Micah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · 28/07/2025

Are you an ECR in the US? Thinking about moving to Europe? If you work on computational psychiatry, neuroscience, metacognition, or brain-body interaction, I’d love to support your application for a Lundbeck Fellowship to join our group this fall. Key details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Lundbeck Foundation Postdoc Grant – Type 2 Overview (2025 Call)

Lundbeck Foundation Postdoc Grant – Type 2 Overview (2025 Call) Who: Researchers currently based outside Denmark who wish to move and conduct postdoctoral research at a Danish institution. Applicants ...

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MIVE Lab @mivelab.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

📍MIVE Lab at @durham-university.bsky.social for #IMRF2025! 1️⃣ @jennycampos.bsky.social shared Anthony Moncada’s work on multisensory illusions & cognitive performance 2️⃣ Dr. Saryazdi on scent & memory 3️⃣ @jslbutler.bsky.social on modelling visual-vestibular self-motion [Repost w/ correct posters]

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Thanks so much to @imrf.bsky.social organising committee @dorothycowie.bsky.social @markonardini.bsky.social @meike-scheller.bsky.social and Ulrik Beierholm and everyone else involved. It was a great forum.

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Marcus Ghosh @marcusghosh.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Off to my first @imrf.bsky.social conference! I'll be giving a talk on Friday (talk session 9) on multisensory network architectures - new work from me & @neuralreckoning.bsky.social. But say hello or DM me before then!

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Last week, myself, Michele Marini and Rebecca Ellis hosted our second Funny Brains workshop–Science Communication via Comedy at the @fens.org Regional Meeting (FRM) in Oslo. This event is a joy to run and a great way of learning about different areas of neuroscience. The event spanned two days. 1/3

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 20/06/2025

That's a wrap on #FRM2025! 🎉 🇳🇴 From 16-19 June, Oslo welcomed researchers from around the world for 4️⃣ days of presentations, plenary speeches, poster sessions, networking events, and more. 🧠 @network-alba.bsky.social @ibroorg.bsky.social #FENS #FENSRegionalMeeting #NeuroscienceConference

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

I’m co-hosting the @fens.org funny brains workshop tomorrow at #FRM in Oslo. It’s a really enjoyable and welcoming way to get into science communication so if your at the conference come along. And there will be some science comedy at the young researchers social on Tuesday.

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Marcus Ghosh @marcusghosh.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

How can we explore the space of computational models in #neuroscience 🧠? Picture a mouse navigating an environment with light and dark areas. 🧵1/10

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Dan Goodman @neural-reckoning.org · 10/06/2025

Fusing multisensory signals across channels and time. Now published at PLOS Comp Biol! 🎉 With @swathianil.bsky.social and @marcusghosh.bsky.social. journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... TLDR, when multisensory signals vary over time, neural architecture becomes important. Biggest not always best.

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Fusing multisensory signals across channels and time

Author summary We constantly detect sensory inputs, like sights and sounds, and use combinations of these signals to guide our actions. For example, by reading someone’s lips we can better converse wi...

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 10/06/2025

1️⃣ week until #FRM2025! 🌟 From 16–19 June 2025, #FENS will be in Oslo, Norway for the 2025 FENS Regional Meeting (#FRM). 🇳🇴 🔔 If you're planning to attend, don't miss our sessions!👇 🔗 Full overview here: loom.ly/DSvtDac @network-alba.bsky.social

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Cian O'Donnell @cianodonnell.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

if you are curious about - Computational neuroscience - Neurotechnology - Neuro-inspired AI consider attending our 7-day ISRC CN3 summer school @ulsteruni.bsky.social in the great city of Derry, Northern Ireland, UK from 25th Aug-1st Sep 2025. In-person or online. www.ulster.ac.uk/conference/i...

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 05/06/2025

🔔 Just in from #FENSVoices! 🎙️ 🌟 We reached out to @jslbutler.bsky.social, Lecturer at TU Dublin and member of the #FENS Communication Committee, to find out more about the research that has inspired him along his #neuroscience journey. 📽️ Watch John's video today to find out more! 👇

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John Butler @jslbutler.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

New pre-print with Rebecca Brady on mathematical models to simulate audio-visual reaction time tasks. This debutant paper has three main goals: 1. To simulate different mechanisms of multisensory integration and compare with the behavioural findings 1/8

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CogCompNeuro @cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Can't make it to Amsterdam for CCN2025? Join a local meetup! Watch the livestream with colleagues at institutions worldwide. On our website we host a map with existing meetups near you & you can also register to host your own! 📍 View meetups & register: 2025.ccneuro.org/local-meetups/

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 02/06/2025

Just 2️⃣ days until the next #FunnyBrains Workshop! 🗓️ On 4 June 2025, the #FENS Communications Committee will host the newest edition in its #FunnyBrains Series – "Science Communication with Online Humour." 🧠 Register here 👉 loom.ly/AMvsHDA @jslbutler.bsky.social

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 26/05/2025

1️⃣ week until the next #FunnyBrains Workshop! 🗓️ On 4 June 2025, the #FENS Communications Committee will host the newest installment in its Funny Brains Series – "Science Communication with Online Humour." 🧠 Register today 👉 loom.ly/AMvsHDA @jslbutler.bsky.social

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Knock knock. Who's there? Neuron. Neuron who? Neuron you glad there’s finally a webinar about science humour? Check out this free @fens.org event ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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