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Nikolas Karalis

@nikolaskaralis.bsky.social
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Team leader at Paris Brain Institute and Inserm ERC StG 2024 laureate www.neuronaldynamics.eu

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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's happening this Wednesday and Thursday!
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Last week to apply for the Neuromodulation of Neuronal Circuits Conference & Workshop! Sept. 14 - 17, 2026, Paris Brain Institute Before the conference, we are hosting a two-day theoretical and hands-on workshop for selected early career researchers. Deadline: September 1 www.paris-circuits.eu
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Last week to apply for a poster or contributed talk! Join us in Paris for the Neuromodulation of Neuronal Circuits Conference. September 16-17, Paris Brain Institute www.paris-circuits.eu Abstract deadline: September 1
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Last week to apply for a poster or contributed talk! Join us in Paris for the Neuromodulation of Neuronal Circuits Conference. September 16-17, Paris Brain Institute www.paris-circuits.eu Abstract deadline: September 1
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Last week to apply for the Neuromodulation of Neuronal Circuits Conference & Workshop! Sept. 14 - 17, 2026, Paris Brain Institute Before the conference, we are hosting a two-day theoretical and hands-on workshop for selected early career researchers. Deadline: September 1 www.paris-circuits.eu
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Registration is now open for the Paris Circuit Dynamics Conference & Workshop 2026! Neuromodulation of Neuronal Circuits: From Behavior to Computation Paris Brain Institute 16–17 September 2026 Registration is free (but required): www.paris-circuits.eu
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Paris Circuit Dynamics
This conference will bring together leading experts to discuss how neuromodulatory systems shape neuronal circuit dynamics, behavior, and computation. The program will focus on how neuromodulators suc...
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's happening! Come today (Thursday morning) to posters 611 - 617 to learn how your favorite neuromodulator (or all of them) combine to shape behavior, neural activity, and computation!
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's happening! Come today (Thursday morning) to posters 611 - 617 to learn how your favorite neuromodulator (or all of them) combine to shape behavior, neural activity, and computation!
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Getting ready for #FENS2026 at Barcelona? Our lab will be there with 7 posters and a symposium. fens2026.neuronaldynamics.eu Come by our posters 611 - 617 on Thursday morning to learn the latest about neuromodulators and how they organize neural activity and computation. @fens.org
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Join us today at 15.40 (Hall H) for our symposium @fens.org #FENS2026 on "Breathing as a dynamic scaffold of learning, emotion, and neural dynamics"! With talks from Adriano Tort, Miriam Nokia, Sophie Bagur, and @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social fens2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/de...
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Getting ready for #FENS2026 at Barcelona? Our lab will be there with 7 posters and a symposium. fens2026.neuronaldynamics.eu Come by our posters 611 - 617 on Thursday morning to learn the latest about neuromodulators and how they organize neural activity and computation. @fens.org
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Registration is now open for the Paris Circuit Dynamics Conference & Workshop 2026! Neuromodulation of Neuronal Circuits: From Behavior to Computation Paris Brain Institute 16–17 September 2026 Registration is free (but required): www.paris-circuits.eu
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Paris Circuit Dynamics
This conference will bring together leading experts to discuss how neuromodulatory systems shape neuronal circuit dynamics, behavior, and computation. The program will focus on how neuromodulators suc...
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
With #FENS2026 just around the corner, our unofficial @fens.org abstract explorer is back: fens2026.neuronaldynamics.eu • Search abstracts by author, keyword, affiliation, and more • Discover related work using abstract similarity • Save favorites, add notes and tags, and build your own itinerary
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
That's a true tour de force! Extremely challenging experiments at the cutting edge of current tech to answer a fundamental question of neural computation.
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I’m building a foundational reading list for our lab (systems & circuit neuroscience, compneuro, modeling, neuromodulators, population coding etc.). I’d like to crowdsource recommendations. Which review(s) would you consider mandatory reading for the next generation of researchers?
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Exciting news! @alegrecortes.bsky.social received the MSCA postdoc fellowship from @ec.europa.eu and @ireneserrahu.bsky.social has received the EMBO and FRM fellowships (@embo.org, @frm-officiel.bsky.social) to support their ambitious projects! Multiple open positions to join this super team!
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We invite applications for postdoctoral researchers with strong expertise in in vivo electrophysiology and circuit neuroscience to join our team at the Paris Brain Institute (ICM).
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Joao Barbosa @jbarbosa.org · 27/01/2026
Postdoc position in Paris: come help develop new generation human brain computer interfaces ⚡🧠💻 Interested? Contact me if you have experience with machine learning (e.g. simulation-based inference, RL, generative/diffusion models) or dynamical systems. See below for + details and retweet 🙏
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We invite applications for postdoctoral researchers with strong expertise in in vivo electrophysiology and circuit neuroscience to join our team at the Paris Brain Institute (ICM).
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Fascinating! And yet another proof of the level of complexity of neuronal circuits.
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
If you want to join us for a short stay and learn with us, that's a good opportunity. If you are interested, get in touch!
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Fantastic new work from our very own @alegrecortes.bsky.social ! Stay tuned for even more cool stuff!
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Ουδείς ασφαλέστερος εχθρός του ευεργετηθέντος αχαρίστου
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The Night Science Podcast @nightsciencepod.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
🔥 New episode of the Night Science podcast! The brilliant Eve Marder, professor at Brandeis University, talks with us about how "Recipe Science" ruins creativity. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4mSv...
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
And off we go! First talk of the 1st #ParisCircuitDynamics conference by Prof. David Dupret on how neuronal assemblies make memories!
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Join us this Monday and Tuesday 28 - 29 April 2025 for the 1st Paris Circuit Dynamics Conference on Hippocampal–Cortical Circuits at the @institutducerveau.bsky.social Limited spots available, so please register (it's free)! 14 invited speakers 8 contributed talks 32 posters www.paris-circuits.eu
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Join us this Monday and Tuesday 28 - 29 April 2025 for the 1st Paris Circuit Dynamics Conference on Hippocampal–Cortical Circuits at the @institutducerveau.bsky.social Limited spots available, so please register (it's free)! 14 invited speakers 8 contributed talks 32 posters www.paris-circuits.eu
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Nature Reviews Neuroscience @natrevneuro.nature.com · 10/04/2025
Global coordination of brain activity by the breathing cycle — a Review by Adriano B. L. Tort, Diego A. Laplagne, Andreas Draguhn & Joaquin Gonzalez www.nature.com/articles/s41... #neuroscience #neuroskyence
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Global coordination of brain activity by the breathing cycle - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Synchrony between neuronal activity and the respiratory cycle has been observed in numerous brain regions and across many species. Tort et al. discuss the mechanisms by which brain activity is modulat...
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
One week left to apply for a poster presentation at the 1st Paris Circuit Dynamics Conference on "Hippocampal–Cortical Circuits", on 28 - 29 April 2025 at the Paris Brain Institute. www.paris-circuits.eu
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Olli Lohi @lohiolli.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This study reveals a surprising and tumor-specific mechanism by which GABAergic neurons promote the growth of diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs), particularly those with H3K27M mutations 👇👇 🧵🧵 1/n www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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GABAergic neuron-to-glioma synapses in diffuse midline gliomas - Nature
Functional, tumour-promoting GABAergic neuron-to-glioma synapses in diffuse midline gliomas are identified.
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Excited to co-lead with @jdsitt.bsky.social the France Brain Bee 🇫🇷🧠🐝 today at the @institutducerveau.bsky.social where 60 bright high-schoolers compete for a chance to represent France at the 🌎 🧠 🐝!
Auditorium with students
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Very happy to announce the "Paris Circuit Dynamics Conference 2025: Hippocampal–Cortical Circuits: From structure to computation", on 28 - 29 April 2025 at the Paris Brain Institute. You are welcome to register and join us! www.paris-circuits.eu
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Paris Circuit Dynamics
This two-day conference will bring together leading experts from the Paris region and abroad to discuss the dynamics and neural coding in hippocampal and cortical circuits. The program will focus on ...
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Irene Serra Hueto @ireneserrahu.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Moving to Paris to start a postdoc in the Neuronal Circuits and Brain Dynamics lab joining the amazing team of @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social Great people and cool science awaits, I am excited and grateful in equal parts... @karalis-lab.bsky.social, INSERM and Paris Brain Institute here we go ✈️😊
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Shervin Safavi @neuroprinciplist.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Re-posting is appreciated: We have a fully funded PhD position in CMC lab @cmc-lab.bsky.social (at @tudresden_de). You can use forms.gle/qiAv5NZ871kv... to send your application and find more information. Deadline is April 30. Find more about CMC lab: cmclab.org and email me if you have questions.
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Jean Christophe Poncer @poncerlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Interested in hippocampal-cortical networks? Consider attenting and showing your work at the next Paris Circuit Dynamics Conference entitled Hippocampal–Cortical Circuits: From structure to computation, organized at the Paris Brain Institute on 28-29/04/25. More information: www.paris-circuits.eu
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Paris Circuit Dynamics
This two-day conference will bring together leading experts from the Paris region and abroad to discuss the dynamics and neural coding in hippocampal and cortical circuits. The program will focus on ...
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Very happy to announce the "Paris Circuit Dynamics Conference 2025: Hippocampal–Cortical Circuits: From structure to computation", on 28 - 29 April 2025 at the Paris Brain Institute. You are welcome to register and join us! www.paris-circuits.eu
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Paris Circuit Dynamics
This two-day conference will bring together leading experts from the Paris region and abroad to discuss the dynamics and neural coding in hippocampal and cortical circuits. The program will focus on ...
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
A new prized addition to our lab library. The four-volume set of "Foundational Papers in Complexity Science", just published by @sfiscience.bsky.social And now on to reading all 89 papers included! 😅 Will keep us busy for a while!
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Denis Jabaudon @djabaudon.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Intriguing finding on how alpha synuclein could spread across cortices. Not interhemispheric no, from kidney to brain...
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
George Carlin would have a field day with academic writing. Why call it "How Mice Run in Circles" when you can title it "A Multi-Parametric Evaluation of Rodent Locomotor Dynamics in Spherical Contexts"? 😂
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Airline Announcements | George Carlin | Jammin' In New York (1992)
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Great science lives in the data: inhabit it, test it, and embrace surprises. Discovery thrives in uncharted territory. Outliers and artifacts often hide the most profound insights. Let curiosity guide you and allow yourself to see, chase, and focus on the unexpected.
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
📈 Just because PubMed results are growing, doesn't mean research interest is!
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
📣 Announcement 📣 We have just created the Paris Neuro Discord server, to create a platform for structured discussions and to bring together the broader neuroscience community in the Paris region. Message me to be invited.
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The Systems Neuroscience Mailing List @systems-neuro.bsky.social is celebrating its 8th birthday by joining 🦋 Bluesky 🦋 and automating the reposting here. Also check our website www.systemsneuroscience.eu to join our 2700+ member strong community and share or receive job ads, announcements, etc.
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Systems Neuroscience
Welcome to the Systems Neuroscience mailing list. This is a moderated list aiming to bring together researchers from the broader field of systems neuroscience, including behavioral, cellular and compu...
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
One more new feed: NeuroPapers which monitors all recent posts mentioning neuroscience papers! bsky.app/profile/did:... Pin to your home for easy access. #neuroscience
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Here is a new NeuroThreads feed which monitors recent threads discussing neuroscience papers! Pin to your home for easy access. bsky.app/profile/did:... #neuroscience
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
That!
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
How to rebuild your network on @bsky.app and improve your experience here? I made a short starter guide with resources. www.neuronaldynamics.eu/resources/bl... Also, a thread 🧵 below.
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Pure wisdom from a young Steve Jobs. The greatest people are self-managing. They don’t need to be managed. Once they know what to do, they’ll go figure out how to do it. What they need is a common vision. And that’s what leadership is: having a vision; articulate it; and get a consensus on it.
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The REAL GENIUS of Steve Jobs (THIS Made Him EXCEPTIONAL!)
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Nikolas Karalis @nikolaskaralis.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
One more new feed: NeuroPapers which monitors all recent posts mentioning neuroscience papers! bsky.app/profile/did:... Pin to your home for easy access. #neuroscience
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