Pol Bech @polbech.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Curious about how your brain tells you to pick up the phone if you sense a notification at your place, but not at the cinema? Check out our latest preprint studying context-dependent sensorimotor processing! (A short thread🧵) 133
Reposted by Pol BechbioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Retrosplenial cortex enables context-dependent goal-directed sensorimotor transformation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 061
Pol Bech @polbech.bsky.social · 28/01/2025It was very exciting to talk to @ardemp.bskyverified.social yesterday and hear his presentation! It was fascinating to see how mechanosensation plays such a diverse role in nature from tactile sensation, to interoception, parturition, plant root guidance and so much more! 010
Reposted by Pol BechArdem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 27/01/2025Thanks @trackingactions.bsky.social for being a generous host and @trackingskills.bsky.social for pouring wine for the fantastic @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social visit. Days like this remind me how lucky we are as scientists. Loved the student lunch, 1:1s, seminar reception, and dinner! 1546
Reposted by Pol BechDorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Wow, just wow. V different approach reveals numerous problems in Scientific Reports - cf deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/10/an-o... I do hope @springernature.bsky.social will start to publish reviewer reports and editor info as we suggesteddeevybee.blogspot.comAn open letter regarding Scientific Reports16th October 2024 to: Mr Chris Graf Research Integrity Director, Springer Nature and Chair Elect of the World Conference... 29650
Reposted by Pol BechAlireza Modirshanechi @modirshanechi.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Super excited to see my PhD thesis featured by EPFL! 🎓 actu.epfl.ch/news/learnin... P.S.: There's even a French version of the article! It feels so fancy! 😎 👨🎨 🇫🇷 actu.epfl.ch/news/apprend...actu.epfl.chLearning from the unexpectedA researcher at EPFL working at the crossroads of neuroscience and computational science has developed an algorithm that can predict how surprise and novelty affect behavior. 0226
Pol Bech @polbech.bsky.social · 16/12/2024I have to give a presentation on a paper about machine learning for astrophysics for a PhD course, and all my knowledge on the field comes from Big Bang Theory episodes lol 220
Reposted by Pol BechRubén Moreno-Bote @morenobote.bsky.social · 01/12/20241/2 Brain and Cognition Master at @UPFBarcelona Please, spread the word Why to enroll here? Nuria Sebastian-Galles (language, Premio Nacional) Gustavo Deco (comp neuro) Chris Summerfield (cognition & AI) Salva Soto-Faraco (attention) Rubén Moreno-Bote (comp neuro & AI) 132
Reposted by Pol BechAria Ritz Finkelstein @coastofbohemia.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Salmon hats, a 90s throwback? "As anyone who follows fashion knows, certain trends like indie sleaze and cargo pants can come back around after a long and quite deserved break. Orcas, it seems, are not immune." www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa... (Amazing actual photo embedded in this article, too.)iflscience.comWearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year BreakIn 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion. 0113
Reposted by Pol BechThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Should neuroscientists keep all raw data or focus on processed datasets? Nima Dehghani @neurovium.bsky.social asks experimentalists and theorists for their thoughts on neurophysiology’s data dilemma: www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-pict... Check out some opinions in the thread below:thetransmitter.orgTo keep or not to keep: Neurophysiology’s data dilemmaAn exponential growth in data size presents neuroscientists with a significant challenge: Should we be keeping all raw data or focusing on processed datasets? I asked experimentalists and theorists… 1215
Reposted by Pol BechAlireza Modirshanechi @modirshanechi.bsky.social · 18/11/2024🚨Preprint alert🚨 In an amazing collaboration with @lucasgruaz.bsky.social, S Becker, & J Brea, we explored a major puzzle in #neuroscience & #psychology: **What are the merits of curiosity?** 🧠🧑🔬🧪 osf.io/preprints/ps... 1/7osf.ioOSF 23614
Reposted by Pol BechChaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 17/11/2024The Extinction Illusion: The left side and the right side have the same number of black dots journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... 1927286
Reposted by Pol BechJaan Aru @jaanaru.bsky.social · 17/11/2024A potential role for the thalamus in demixing cortical signals while providing a low-dimensional pathway for cortico-cortical communication New paper from Halassa lab in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comPrefrontal transthalamic uncertainty processing drives flexible switching - NatureBy examining neural responses from tree shrews performing hierarchical decision tasks with rule reversals, the authors identify a thalamocortical mechanism for regulating cognitive flexibility. 06519
Pol Bech @polbech.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Hello Bluesky world! 🦋 I'm a neuroscience PhD student at EPFL 🇨🇭 I'm currently working on context and sensory processing but also interested in motor control in animals and machines 💪🦾 030