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Marc Slutzky

@marcslutzky.bsky.social
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Neurologist/neural engineer/neuroscientist Professor of Neurology Northwestern University sites.northwestern.edu/sneuplab

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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Our paper is now in print in Nature @nature.com. If you're interested in local field potentials, especially #high-gamma activity, and/or #spikes, check it out! TL;DR: High gamma is not mainly filtered spikes, but mainly summed nearby PSPs. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Active dissociation of intracortical spiking and high gamma activity - Nature
A brain–machine interface is used in monkeys to investigate the biophysical underpinnings of cortical high gamma-band activity, a signal that is often studied in the context of many brain functions.
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
News coverage of our MINT RCT: wgntv.com/news/medical... usnews.com/news/health-...
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Medical Watch: ACL tears in woman
In tonight’s medical watch, it’s been a perfect winter for skiers. But along with the mountains of snow comes an increase in knee injuries, especially among women. I think that with ACL making head…
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Local and national news coverage of our #MINT conditioning RCT: wgntv.com/video/video-... www.usnews.com/news/health-...
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Video games show promise in stroke recovery
For those left with deficits following a stroke, the road back is no game. But playing a video game may help patients’ progress — even years later.
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Excited that our RCT on myoelectric interface for #neurorehabilitation (MINT) conditioning is published in Neurorehab & Neural Repair! In 59 chronic stroke survivors, #MINT improved arm movement significantly more than control and by a clinically important amount. lnkd.in/gHryCmYT (1/n)
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Also finally out: Research Briefing in Nature Magazine lnkd.in/g6XTwAkh describing our research article (Tianhao Lei Michael R Scheid, PhD) a broader audience. Also describes the "story behind the paper". lnkd.in/gnAR8fde
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Ken Paller @paller.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We have a lot to say about dreaming too: pallerlab.psych.northwestern.edu/pubs.html www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/o...
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Opinion | The Mind-Altering Power of Lucid Dreaming
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Neuron @cp-neuron.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Mental imagery and perception overlap within transmodal association networks
Anderson et al. map brain activity during cued imagination with individual-level precision fMRI and show that imagined scenes and inner speech recruit distinct networks whose engagement tracks self-reported vividness. Overlap with perception was mainly in association networks, rather than nearby sensory networks, suggesting that transmodal brain systems support mental imagery.
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Thrilled and grateful to share our paper out today in @nature.com (rdcu.be/fbd7J). We used a brain machine interface (brain computer interface, #BCI) to causally test the origin of the high-gamma band of local field potentials #LFP. Results impact how we interpret many studies of #brain function
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Active dissociation of intracortical spiking and high gamma activity
Nature - A brain–machine interface is used in monkeys to investigate the biophysical underpinnings of cortical high gamma-band activity, a signal that is often studied in the context of many...
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Thrilled and grateful to share our paper out today in @nature.com (rdcu.be/fbd7J). We used a brain machine interface (brain computer interface, #BCI) to causally test the origin of the high-gamma band of local field potentials #LFP. Results impact how we interpret many studies of #brain function
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Active dissociation of intracortical spiking and high gamma activity
Nature - A brain–machine interface is used in monkeys to investigate the biophysical underpinnings of cortical high gamma-band activity, a signal that is often studied in the context of many...
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Great fun @ #BCISocial at #SfN2025 this week. Had a great turnout, met lots of new BCI researchers, as well as old friends. Thanks to our industry sponsors for making this event possible. Excited and honored to help lead this society in this time of exponential growth! @bcisociety.bsky.social
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
PATRIOTS! The Senate’s NIH vote on 7/31 could lock in a disastrous multi-year funding policy, slashing $7B from research. It KILLS jobs in PA, AL, WV, WASTES your tax dollars, hikes healthcare costs, & lets China win in science. #SaveNIH #AmericaFirst
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Institutionalizing politicized science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Institutionalizing politicized science
The opening months of the Trump administration represent a historic disruption to America’s scientific agencies. Staff have been fired or reassigned in the name of efficiency, resulting in chaos. Gran...
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Widespread layoffs @ key federal health agencies like HHS, FDA, &NIH could delay progress on critical medical research, including Alzheimer's & cancer treatments. This puts future drug approvals & patient care at risk. The impact on public health is serious for you & your family. #HealthPolicy
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
1900 National Academy scientists sound the alarm: The current administration’s mismanagement and funding cuts to HHS and NIH will cost countless lives. Critical research into Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other diseases is being stalled, leaving you and your families to bear the devastating consequences.
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Going on now: Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) forum titled “Cures in Crisis: What Gutting NIH Research Means for Americans with Cancer, Alzheimer's, & Other Diseases.” lnkd.in/gFrwcyc2
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Baldwin Leads Forum on Trump and Musk’s Cuts to Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease Cures
YouTube video by Senator Tammy Baldwin
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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Major Tax Changes Targeting Student Loan Borrowers Could Be Devastating
As millions of student loan borrowers try to navigate a repayment system mired in unprecedented turmoil, a new threat looms: potential changes to tax laws.
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BCI Society @bcisociety.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Have you registered for BCI2025 yet? Early bird registration deadline: April 2, 2025 Learn more at bcisociety.org/bci-meeting/...
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Earl K. Miller @earlkmiller.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Analog computing with waves works—and it's vastly more energy-efficient than digital. Here, it's done with light, but all waves apply. Biology exploits useful things. Our brains constantly generate electric field waves. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Enabling Optical Analog Computing with Metamaterials
The manipulation of light with structured materials could allow mathematical operations to be performed with compact optics. [Also see Report by Silva et al.]
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
NIH is effectively facing a cut. While the reduction is modest (0.6%: $280m CURES Act), inflation turns it into a ~5.6% real cut ($2.67b) compared to FY 2024’s purchasing power. The NIH would face reduced operational capacity unless offset by future adjustments or efficiencies.
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BCI Society @bcisociety.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Elevate your organization's presence by hosting a satellite event, gaining direct access to a global audience of BCI researchers and professionals. Deadline: March 7, 2025 bcisociety.org/bci-meeting/...
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Happy to announce that Prashanth Prakash's paper on decoding #speech intent from signals outside the frontal lobe is out today in JNE! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... (1/n)
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A step towards aphasia treatment: Study maps new brain regions behind intended speech
Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word "cat" is stuck on the tip of your tongue.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Always always always the real game, as I have said. They want the data, as dangerous as this will inevitably be. They don’t care, these ceaseless borgs. trib.al/ctRDVKs
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Oracle’s Ellison Calls for Governments to Unify Data to Feed AI
Oracle Corp.’s co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison said governments should consolidate all national data for consumption by artificial intelligence models, calling this step the “missing link” for t...
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Marc Slutzky @marcslutzky.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Keep calling your elected representatives to stop this nonsense.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
And there it is — next shoe dropping. Steal the bank, control the military and then silence the media
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
IDC rates of 50-60% are not excessive; they reflect the real cost of supporting research. The new NIH proposal to cap IDCs at 15% would force institutions to either cut support services, subsidize from other sources, or reduce research activities—ending US leadership in healthcare R&D.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
The NIH overhead cut doesn't just hurt universities. It's deadly to the US economy. The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.
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