Caesar Ekya
@caesarekya.bsky.social
Engineer, restaurateur (www.eatsmac.com), father of 2, aspiring Cognitive Neuroscientist (@GC_CUNY).
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Join us for the first symposium of the OPM-MEG Action Scotland (OMEGAS) initiative - www.dundee.ac.uk/omegas, to take place at the University of Dundee, *9-10 Dec*, and funded by the Quantum ARC quantum-tech-alliance.co.uk #neuroskyence #meg #opm /1
OMEGAS
Optically pumped magnetometers MagnetoEncephaloGraphy Action Scotland
www.dundee.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join us for the first symposium of the OPM-MEG Action Scotland (OMEGAS) initiative - www.dundee.ac.uk/omegas, to take place at the University of Dundee, *9-10 Dec*, and funded by the Quantum ARC quantum-tech-alliance.co.uk #neuroskyence #meg #opm /1
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‘Booty’ and ‘butt’ are synonyms.
‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.
‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.
September 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
‘Booty’ and ‘butt’ are synonyms.
‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.
‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.
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I'm so envious of the Western student, most exciting thing that ever happened in my college was when the Sanskrit Lit prof's wife left him and ran away with his friend and he locked himself in the staff room for a whole day with 3 bottles of whisky and cried at everyone who asked him to come out
September 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I'm so envious of the Western student, most exciting thing that ever happened in my college was when the Sanskrit Lit prof's wife left him and ran away with his friend and he locked himself in the staff room for a whole day with 3 bottles of whisky and cried at everyone who asked him to come out
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"... observers perceive scene images achromatized in the peripheral region (chimera images) as full-color images... inattentional noise increases the occurrence of strong color signals that exceed the internal color detection criterion..."
Nishida lab
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"... observers perceive scene images achromatized in the peripheral region (chimera images) as full-color images... inattentional noise increases the occurrence of strong color signals that exceed the internal color detection criterion..."
Nishida lab
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Inattentional noise leads to subjective color uniformity across the visual field
Humans perceive a vividly colored world coherently across the visual field, even though our peripheral vision has limited color sensitivity compared t…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"... observers perceive scene images achromatized in the peripheral region (chimera images) as full-color images... inattentional noise increases the occurrence of strong color signals that exceed the internal color detection criterion..."
Nishida lab
🧠📈
"... observers perceive scene images achromatized in the peripheral region (chimera images) as full-color images... inattentional noise increases the occurrence of strong color signals that exceed the internal color detection criterion..."
Nishida lab
🧠📈
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New findings help to explain why it has been so challenging to predict brain signaling from the connectome alone.
By Holly Barker
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/w...
By Holly Barker
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/w...
Worms help untangle brain structure/function mystery
The synaptic connectome of most animals bears little resemblance to functional brain maps, but it can still predict neuronal activity, according to two preprints that tackle the puzzle in C. elegans.
www.thetransmitter.org
August 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
New findings help to explain why it has been so challenging to predict brain signaling from the connectome alone.
By Holly Barker
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/w...
By Holly Barker
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/w...
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I’m moving from York to take up a Professorship at the CUNY Grad Center this fall! Graduate student training has been a focus these past years and I’m excited to help mentor next gen philosophy of animal minds in NYC!
May 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I’m moving from York to take up a Professorship at the CUNY Grad Center this fall! Graduate student training has been a focus these past years and I’m excited to help mentor next gen philosophy of animal minds in NYC!
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The Brain’s Map of the Body Is Surprisingly Stable—Even after a Limb Is Lost www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The brain’s map of the body is surprisingly stable — even after a limb is lost
Study challenges the textbook idea that the brain region that processes body sensations reorganizes itself after limb amputation.
www.nature.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Brain’s Map of the Body Is Surprisingly Stable—Even after a Limb Is Lost www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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That's a wrap for CCN2025 -- and so planning for CCN2026 in New York is starting today! Save travels to all participants and remember to fill out the feedback survey sent via email!
August 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
That's a wrap for CCN2025 -- and so planning for CCN2026 in New York is starting today! Save travels to all participants and remember to fill out the feedback survey sent via email!
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August 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Welcome to the ✨For You✨ feed!
It finds people who liked the same posts as you, and shows you what else they've liked recently.
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The Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference is in Amsterdam this year, but you don't have to go that far to attend. Local meetups/watch parties are being organized all over, including the one I'm hosting in New York!
Check them out and register (free!) here 👇
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
Check them out and register (free!) here 👇
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
Local Meetups
2025.ccneuro.org
June 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference is in Amsterdam this year, but you don't have to go that far to attend. Local meetups/watch parties are being organized all over, including the one I'm hosting in New York!
Check them out and register (free!) here 👇
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
Check them out and register (free!) here 👇
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
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I made this Computational Psychiatry Starter Pack a while ago and was wondering if I may be missing anyone who has joined bluesky since?
I will add anyone who uses computational models to adress questions in psychiatry research. :)
go.bsky.app/5PTy9Zj
I will add anyone who uses computational models to adress questions in psychiatry research. :)
go.bsky.app/5PTy9Zj
August 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I made this Computational Psychiatry Starter Pack a while ago and was wondering if I may be missing anyone who has joined bluesky since?
I will add anyone who uses computational models to adress questions in psychiatry research. :)
go.bsky.app/5PTy9Zj
I will add anyone who uses computational models to adress questions in psychiatry research. :)
go.bsky.app/5PTy9Zj
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🧠 NEW PREPRINT
Many-Two-One: Diverse Representations Across Visual Pathways Emerge from A Single Objective
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Many-Two-One: Diverse Representations Across Visual Pathways Emerge from A Single Objective
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Many-Two-One: Diverse Representations Across Visual Pathways Emerge from A Single Objective
How the human brain supports diverse behaviours has been debated for decades. The canonical view divides visual processing into distinct "what" and "where/how" streams – however, their origin and inde...
www.biorxiv.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🧠 NEW PREPRINT
Many-Two-One: Diverse Representations Across Visual Pathways Emerge from A Single Objective
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Many-Two-One: Diverse Representations Across Visual Pathways Emerge from A Single Objective
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A few years ago, with @tyrellturing.bsky.social @patrickmineault.bsky.social and others, we showed one single objective (prediction) was sufficient for explaining specialized pathways of mouse visual cortex: tinyurl.com/2vsjbve7
Super cool to see the same observation now for human visual cortex.
Super cool to see the same observation now for human visual cortex.
July 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A few years ago, with @tyrellturing.bsky.social @patrickmineault.bsky.social and others, we showed one single objective (prediction) was sufficient for explaining specialized pathways of mouse visual cortex: tinyurl.com/2vsjbve7
Super cool to see the same observation now for human visual cortex.
Super cool to see the same observation now for human visual cortex.
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If #NeuroAI efforts are to provide any insight into biology, they must carefully consider each animal’s body, not just tracked key points and other aggregate measures of behavior, write @bingbrunton.bsky.social and @tuthill.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/brea...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/brea...
Breaking the jar: Why NeuroAI needs embodiment
Brain function is inexorably shaped by the body. Embracing this will benefit computational models of real brain function and the design of ANNs.
www.thetransmitter.org
July 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If #NeuroAI efforts are to provide any insight into biology, they must carefully consider each animal’s body, not just tracked key points and other aggregate measures of behavior, write @bingbrunton.bsky.social and @tuthill.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/brea...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/brea...
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Paul Middlebrooks @braininspired.bsky.social talks with particle physicist turned artificial-intelligence expert Jennifer Prendki about how AI needs to emulate biological life. Listen now: www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...
#neuroskyence
#neuroskyence
Jennifer Prendki describes how AI needs to emulate life
Prendki explains how her work on large AI models shaped her views that current AI needs inspiration from living organisms.
www.thetransmitter.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Paul Middlebrooks @braininspired.bsky.social talks with particle physicist turned artificial-intelligence expert Jennifer Prendki about how AI needs to emulate biological life. Listen now: www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...
#neuroskyence
#neuroskyence
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Here it is: arxiv.org/abs/2507.15639
Brain rhythms in cognition -- controversies and future directions
Brain rhythms seem central to understanding the neurophysiological basis of human cognition. Yet, despite significant advances, key questions remain unresolved. In this comprehensive position paper, w...
arxiv.org
July 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Here it is: arxiv.org/abs/2507.15639
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This summer my lab's journal club somewhat unintentionally ended up reading papers on a theme of "more naturalistic computational neuroscience". I figured I'd share the list of papers here 🧵:
July 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This summer my lab's journal club somewhat unintentionally ended up reading papers on a theme of "more naturalistic computational neuroscience". I figured I'd share the list of papers here 🧵:
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Been really enjoying the Complexity Science Discussion Group hosted by Paul Middlebrooks, where we're working our way through the Santa Fe Institute's "Classic Papers in Complexity Science". The group is open for anyone interested:
braininspired.co/complexity-g...
braininspired.co/complexity-g...
Complexity Group Email List | Brain Inspired
braininspired.co
July 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Been really enjoying the Complexity Science Discussion Group hosted by Paul Middlebrooks, where we're working our way through the Santa Fe Institute's "Classic Papers in Complexity Science". The group is open for anyone interested:
braininspired.co/complexity-g...
braininspired.co/complexity-g...
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JOB ALERT: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Postdoc position in Osaka, Japan! Possible start in October 2025 (contact me ASAP), or from April 2026. PLEASE REPOST! #postdocjobs #neuroskyence #neuroscience #psychscisky #compneurosky #neurojobs 1/
July 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
JOB ALERT: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Postdoc position in Osaka, Japan! Possible start in October 2025 (contact me ASAP), or from April 2026. PLEASE REPOST! #postdocjobs #neuroskyence #neuroscience #psychscisky #compneurosky #neurojobs 1/
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I have a new short paper out today, commenting on Walter Veit's (excellent) 2023 book on animal consciousness. Open access. doi.org/10.1177/1059...
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July 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I have a new short paper out today, commenting on Walter Veit's (excellent) 2023 book on animal consciousness. Open access. doi.org/10.1177/1059...
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(buried in a reply, but) This is mind-blowing & deserves a post. Scroll to "video" in this article to watch what happens when the human hypothalamus is stimulated: it's a combo of embarrassment/shame and intense body sensations emanating from the heart. WOW.
www.brainstimjrnl.com/article/S193...
www.brainstimjrnl.com/article/S193...
Complex negative emotions induced by electrical stimulation of the human hypothalamus
Stimulation of the ventromedial hypothalamic region in animals has been reported to
cause attack behavior labeled as sham-rage without offering information about the
internal affective state of the an...
www.brainstimjrnl.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
(buried in a reply, but) This is mind-blowing & deserves a post. Scroll to "video" in this article to watch what happens when the human hypothalamus is stimulated: it's a combo of embarrassment/shame and intense body sensations emanating from the heart. WOW.
www.brainstimjrnl.com/article/S193...
www.brainstimjrnl.com/article/S193...
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Exciting new preprint from the lab: “Adopting a human developmental visual diet yields robust, shape-based AI vision”. A most wonderful case where brain inspiration massively improved AI solutions.
Work with @zejinlu.bsky.social @sushrutthorat.bsky.social and Radek Cichy
arxiv.org/abs/2507.03168
Work with @zejinlu.bsky.social @sushrutthorat.bsky.social and Radek Cichy
arxiv.org/abs/2507.03168
arxiv.org
July 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Exciting new preprint from the lab: “Adopting a human developmental visual diet yields robust, shape-based AI vision”. A most wonderful case where brain inspiration massively improved AI solutions.
Work with @zejinlu.bsky.social @sushrutthorat.bsky.social and Radek Cichy
arxiv.org/abs/2507.03168
Work with @zejinlu.bsky.social @sushrutthorat.bsky.social and Radek Cichy
arxiv.org/abs/2507.03168
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Don’t miss our upcoming CCN satellite event, Applying Computational Models to Clinical Disorders (August 11th). This session will showcase how computational methods are transforming our understanding and treatment of sensory disorders
dlwiki.nin.nl/ccn_2025
#CCN2025 #CompNeuro #VisionScience
dlwiki.nin.nl/ccn_2025
#CCN2025 #CompNeuro #VisionScience
Computational insights into clinical disorders (August 11, 2025)
Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference satellite event on computational models and clinical disorders
dlwiki.nin.nl
July 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Don’t miss our upcoming CCN satellite event, Applying Computational Models to Clinical Disorders (August 11th). This session will showcase how computational methods are transforming our understanding and treatment of sensory disorders
dlwiki.nin.nl/ccn_2025
#CCN2025 #CompNeuro #VisionScience
dlwiki.nin.nl/ccn_2025
#CCN2025 #CompNeuro #VisionScience
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Absolutely stunning work - tour de force.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Structural and genetic determinants of zebrafish functional brain networks | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Structural and genetic determinants of zebrafish functional brain networks | Science Advances
Structural and genetic determinants of zebrafish functional brain networks
Brain-wide functional imaging and network analysis in zebrafish larvae uncover parallels with human brain networks.
www.science.org
July 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Absolutely stunning work - tour de force.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Structural and genetic determinants of zebrafish functional brain networks | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Structural and genetic determinants of zebrafish functional brain networks | Science Advances
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Just sent this as an email to my department but figured I'd share more broadly in case it is useful. This describes the procedure happening now for science funding in Congress (@davidimiller.bsky.social can correct me if I got this wrong). Importantly, there are still actions that can be taken.
Science Funding Process
=====Written July 11 2025====== Hi all, Just wanted to share some information that is likely relevant to a lot of us, but not always easy to understand, about federal science budget procedure (feel f...
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July 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Just sent this as an email to my department but figured I'd share more broadly in case it is useful. This describes the procedure happening now for science funding in Congress (@davidimiller.bsky.social can correct me if I got this wrong). Importantly, there are still actions that can be taken.