Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 26/06/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan...linkedin.comWe are seeking two postdoctoral fellows to join our team working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience. Our research is built around three intertwined questions: how to… | ...We are seeking two postdoctoral fellows to join our team working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience. Our research is built around three intertwined questions: how to mea... 0106
Reposted by Alexander MathisVenki Murthy @neurovenki.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Our paper on olfactory evidence accumulation is now officially published with the final clean version! With @luxorboero.bsky.social, Hao Wu, @josephdzak.bsky.social, @paulmasset.bsky.social, Farhad Pashakhanloo, @siddjakes.bsky.social, @btolooshams.bsky.social & Demba Ba.nature.comPerception and neural representation of intermittent odor stimuli in mice - Nature CommunicationsAnimals navigate odor plumes by exploiting dynamic and intermittent cues. Here, the authors show that mice can discriminate among different fluctuating odor signals, and characterize their neural enco... 13411
Reposted by Alexander MathisSimons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · 16/06/2026In a new @cp-neuron.bsky.social article, members of the Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) outline their plans to investigate how the brain links perception, cognition and action by encoding environmental affordances: bit.ly/49YfgaEcell.comThe Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience: Studying how the brain interacts with the worldThe Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) seeks to uncover general principles of brain function through an ecological perspective: studying perception, cognition, and action in the c... 02310
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Our team leaving a sedge meadow next to our camp in Alaska on my last night. Studying bears in their natural habitat is really one of my favorite side quests. 2291
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Enjoying that ☕️- officially got tenure 🤗! Thanks to all my amazing students and collaborators for making the tenure-track time very enjoyable!! 201030
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I‘m looking for postdoc candidates in computer vision and control theory (2 positions). Get in touch if you’re interested. 23014
Reposted by Alexander MathisNeuroskeptic @neuroskeptic.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Enhanced processing of cartoons in infant visual cortex www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... This fMRI study compared the original Lion King to the "realistic" remake! 2146
Reposted by Alexander MathisSatpreet (Sat) Singh @satpreetsingh.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Talk recordings from our CoSyNe 2026 workshop on Agent-based Models in Neuroscience are now online! Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... RL agents and theory, interoception, biomechanical models connectome-constrained models, and more. #CoSyNe #NeuroAI #CompNeuro #RL #EmbodiedAIyoutube.comCoSyNe 2026 Agents in Neuroscience Workshop - YouTubehttps://neuro-agent-models.github.io/ 1276
Reposted by Alexander MathisEPFL Brain Mind Institute @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Two new @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social group reviews: The lab of Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social: The behavior biopsy: Interpreting animal behavior as embodied, situated, and hierarchical doi.org/10.1016/j.co... 0145
Reposted by Alexander MathisSam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · 10/02/2026If you work at the intersection of computational neuroscience and machine learning, consider applying for this postdoc position (January 2027 start date): academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15868 An opportunity to work with a great group of people across Harvard, MIT, and UC Berkeley. 37551
Reposted by Alexander MathisRicard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Why did consciousness evolve at all? A superb special issue of @royalsocietypublishing.org brings together experts across disciplines to explore the functions of consciousness and why it emerged in some species but not others. @tecumsehfitch.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3... 613551
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Check our latest work to model the sensorimotor pathway of grasping in primates also advancing embodied AI www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 052
Reposted by Alexander MathisEPFL Brain Mind Institute @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social · 14/01/2026EPFL ELISIR apps now open go.epfl.ch/ELISIR. Fantastic opportunity for young neuroscientists to start an independent lab right after PhD, just like @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social ELISIR group leaders @jamespriestley.bsky.social & @ashleymaynard.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjPD... 👉 April 1 26go.epfl.chEPFL Life Sciences Early Independent Research Scholar (ELISIR)From exceptional PhD directly to independent group leader 053
Reposted by Alexander MathisEPFL Brain Mind Institute @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Identifying individual wild animals is key for conservation. The lab of @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social professor Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social uses AI and images of Alaskan brown bears to non-invasively identify individuals & their behavior across seasons & years doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... 071
Reposted by Alexander MathisNature Reviews Neuroscience @natrevneuro.nature.com · 04/12/2025Joint modelling of brain and behaviour dynamics with artificial intelligence — a Review by Mackenzie Weygandt Mathis & Alexander Mathis @trackingactions.bsky.social @trackingskills.bsky.social #neuroscience #neuroskyence www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comJoint modelling of brain and behaviour dynamics with artificial intelligence - Nature Reviews NeuroscienceArtificial intelligence is rapidly advancing our mechanistic understanding of the shared structure between the brain and higher-order behaviours. In this Review, Mathis and Mathis synthesize state-of-... 0269
Reposted by Alexander MathisMoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Oscar Domínguez, Nostalgia of Space, 1939 botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont… 0477
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 16/11/2025You can learn about the work at #sfn2025 on Wednesday afternoon www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171...abstractsonline.comProgram Planner 060
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Great talk by Alessandro Marin Vargas at the #salk motor systems symposium!! www.salk.edu/events/scien... 040
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 15/11/2025If you’re at SfN, see the poster on DeepLabCut 3 where n Monday 8-12 Swing by to talk to @trackingactions.bsky.social and me this and about the DLC ecosystem! 1244
Reposted by Alexander MathisThe Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 01/11/2025AI tools like DeepLabCut and SuperAnimal are changing how scientists study movement, helping them understand how brain activity drives behavior. Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF @trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.socialbit.lyHow AI Is Changing Neuroscience DiscoveryAI is altering how scientists study the brain 0259
Reposted by Alexander MathisMackenzie Weygandt Mathis @trackingactions.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Want to help shape the SCENE collaboration?! Join us as an executive director: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/scene-m...cam.ac.ukSCENE ManagerThe Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE): SCENE is an international consortium of 20 leading researchers in the fields of Computational, Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience, and 099
Reposted by Alexander MathisAndres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 21/10/2025New faculty job opening at @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Come be our colleague! Application deadline: November 22 apply.interfolio.com/176153apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 11711
Reposted by Alexander MathisGioele La Manno @gioelelamanno.bsky.social · 16/10/2025🧠 The Lipid #Brain Atlas is out now! If you think #lipids are boring and membranes are all the same, prepare to be surprised. Led by @lucafusarbassini.bsky.social with Giovanni D'Angelo's lab, we mapped membrane lipids in the mouse brain at high resolution. www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/... 7284108
Reposted by Alexander MathisOisin Mac Aodha @oisinmacaodha.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Interested in doing a PhD in machine learning at the University of Edinburgh starting Sept 2026? My group works on topics in vision, machine learning, and AI for climate. For more information and details on how to get in touch, please check out my website: homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/omacaod 23818
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 17/10/2025The team just picked up the latest data from the Swiss National Parc. Full of goodies - find out more about the first paper from the project: eceo-epfl.github.io/MammAlps/ 38315
Reposted by Alexander MathisTim Vogels @tpvogels.bsky.social · 06/10/2025“Mapping ion channel function” doi.org/10.7554/eLif... isn’t exactly a citation slayer, but it’s still one of my favourites (& my first independent project). Today we push pt 2, where we trace code origin & unite almost all channel models in a common expression. Boom! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgAn ion channel omnimodel for standardized biophysical neuron modellingBiophysical neuron modeling is an indispensable tool in neuroscience research, with the combination of diverse ion channel kinetics and morphologies being used to explain various single-neuron propert... 04816
Reposted by Alexander MathisChristine Hallquist @christinehallquist.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Smuggler's Notchnin Jeffesonville Vermont 783378355
Reposted by Alexander MathisCenter for Lifespan Psychology, MPI for Human Development @lipmpib.bsky.social · 04/10/2025The Neuroscience School for Advanced Studies "Brain Plasticity: Neural Basis of Individuality" led by LIP Director Ulman Lindenberger and Tobias Bonhoeffer @mpiforbi.bsky.social has just ended at San Servolo, Venice! #nsas 1124
Reposted by Alexander MathisRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2025I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵) 715294769901
Reposted by Alexander MathisMoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Miroslav Sutej, Bombardment of the Optic Nerve, II, 1963 botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont… 09322
Reposted by Alexander MathisTim Behrens @behrenstimb.bsky.social · 24/09/2025This is one of my favourite things ever. From the awesome @kristorpjensen.bsky.social 3447
Reposted by Alexander MathisJosh Dudman @dudman.bsky.social · 24/09/2025www.bbc.com/news/article... science ftw! Amazing work described here.bbc.comHuntington's disease successfully treated for first timeOne of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC. 093
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Understanding behavior requires datasets that capture humans while carrying out complex tasks. The kitchen is an excellent environment for assessing human motor and cognitive function, as many complex actions are naturally exhibited in kitchens from chopping to 🧽! arxiv.org/abs/2506.01608arxiv.orgEPFL-Smart-Kitchen-30: Densely annotated cooking dataset with 3D kinematics to challenge video and language modelsUnderstanding behavior requires datasets that capture humans while carrying out complex tasks. The kitchen is an excellent environment for assessing human motor and cognitive function, as many complex... 57215
Reposted by Alexander MathisEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 22/09/2025GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS 673348814
Reposted by Alexander MathisAndres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 20/09/2025Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Computational Ecology and/or Evolution @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. Deadline to apply September 30. Reach out if you have questions. apply.interfolio.com/172496apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 03246
Reposted by Alexander Mathismchurchland.bsky.social @mchurchland.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Of potential interest to those keen on motor control and/or multi-task networks. Congrats to Elom and Eric. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgMotor cortex flexibly deploys a high-dimensional repertoire of subskillsSkilled movement often requires flexibly combining multiple subskills, each requiring dedicated control strategies and underlying computations. How the motor system achieves such versatility remains u... 37224
Reposted by Alexander MathisSreejan Kumar @sreejan.bsky.social · 06/09/2025I'm excited to share that my new postdoctoral position is going so well that I submitted a new paper at the end of my first week! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A thread belowbiorxiv.orgSensory Compression as a Unifying Principle for Action Chunking and Time Coding in the BrainThe brain seamlessly transforms sensory information into precisely-timed movements, enabling us to type familiar words, play musical instruments, or perform complex motor routines with millisecond pre... 25711
Reposted by Alexander MathisNicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 05/09/2025My new essay for @thetransmitter.bsky.social. Why is understanding emotion so challenging? The debates around what counts as an "emotion" shed insight. These disputes are multidimensional, principled and fascinating. Here, I unpack them. www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-pict...thetransmitter.orgEmotion research has a communication conundrumIn 2025, the words we use to describe emotions matter, but their definitions are controversial. Here, I unpack the different positions in this space and the rationales behind them—and I invite 13… 713348
Reposted by Alexander MathisAlexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 05/12/2024How the brain coordinates the activity of its many muscles to achieve successful control remains an enigma. www.cell.com/issue/S0896-... 412930
Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Something exciting just left the gym -- meet Arnold the first generalist musculoskeletal control policy! The human body has 600+ muscles, yet we seamlessly coordinate them for everything from whispering a syllable to felling a forrest. How? www.arxiv.org/abs/2508.18066 38121
Reposted by Alexander MathisVenki Murthy @neurovenki.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Thrilled to share this work, long time in the making! Carried through creatively by @siddjakes.bsky.social after initial design & piloting by @trackingskills.bsky.social, with help from @trackingactions.bsky.social. Modeling in collaboration with Massimo Vergassola & Nicola Rigolli.biorxiv.orgMice navigate scent trails using predictive policiesAnimals actively sense their environment to extract features of interest to guide behaviors. For mammals, odors are prominent environmental features which are sampled by active modulation of sniffing ... 112441
Reposted by Alexander MathisAntonio Falasconi @antofala.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Forelimb movement control at the basal ganglia - brainstem interface! Happy to finally share this work from me and @harsh-kanodia.bsky.social with Silvia Arber! @biozentrum.unibas.ch @fmiscience.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comDynamic basal ganglia output signals license and suppress forelimb movements - NatureBasal ganglia output neurons fire dynamically in bidirectional and movement-specific patterns to license forelimb movements. 13015
Reposted by Alexander MathisDeepLabCut @deeplabcut.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Summer Workshop Alert‼️ The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan organizes on July 1 a hands-on DeepLabCut workshop led by Drs. Mackenzie and Alexander Mathis. Applications are open at www.oist.jp/conference/d...oist.jpDeepLabCut WorkshopA one day hands-on workshop on the use of the famous DeepLabCut software to analyze videos of animal behavior, led by Drs. Mackenzie and Alexander Mathis. Participants will be helped to pre-install th... 0187
Reposted by Alexander MathisInstitute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 08/05/2025ISTA scientists and Google Research unveil LICONN: a new expansion microscopy method that can reconstruct mammalian brain tissue with full synaptic detail using light microscopes. This method could transform how we study the brain’s networks. @nature.com Read more: bit.ly/44f0euV 0113
Reposted by Alexander MathisTakaki Komiyama @takakikomiyama.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Our paper is out in Nature. By examining various inputs to the motor cortex during learning, we found that thalamic inputs learn to activate the cortical neurons encoding the movement being learned. Tour de force by Assaf in collab with Felix and Marcus. Congrats! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMotor learning refines thalamic influence on motor cortex - NatureImaging and optogenetics in mice provide insight into the interplay between the primary motor cortex and the motor thalamus during learning, showing that thalamic inputs have a key role in the executi... 316143
Reposted by Alexander MathisEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF 15948556
Reposted by Alexander MathisAnita Autry @anitalovesneurosci.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Excited to share our newest publication as my first post on BlueSky!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comSex-specific hypothalamic neural projection activity drives caregiving in mice - Nature CommunicationsCaregiving behavior is critical for infant survival. Here we show that projections from galanin neurons of medial preoptic area to perifornical area of hypothalamus are anatomically similar between ma... 0102
Reposted by Alexander MathisMarlies Oostland @marliesoostland.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Our paper from the Cerebellum Cell-types Classification Collaboration (C4) is now out in Cell! All data and software to run the classifier are available at www.c4-database.com. Open-access link to the paper: authors.elsevier.com/c/1khABL7PXu...c4-database.comC4 Database 0104
Reposted by Alexander MathisAlexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 22/04/2025My lab has several postdoctoral fellow and software engineering positions available. Please email me if you’re interested. 13022