Caswell Barry
@caswell.bsky.social
Neuroscientist interested in representations of space & memory. Using tools from experimental & theoretical neuroscience as well as machine learning. @UCL
https://barry-lab.com
https://barry-lab.com
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Annual Lecture: The Paradox of Home by Les Back (11.12.25)
Home is a knife-edge word. Competing forces balance on its edge that either control or open the terms of belonging. It is why home is paradoxical tinyurl.com/3493r8e6
Home is a knife-edge word. Competing forces balance on its edge that either control or open the terms of belonging. It is why home is paradoxical tinyurl.com/3493r8e6
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Annual Lecture: The Paradox of Home by Les Back (11.12.25)
Home is a knife-edge word. Competing forces balance on its edge that either control or open the terms of belonging. It is why home is paradoxical tinyurl.com/3493r8e6
Home is a knife-edge word. Competing forces balance on its edge that either control or open the terms of belonging. It is why home is paradoxical tinyurl.com/3493r8e6
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Reminder this is happening this Wed/Thu. Free spiking neural network conference - registration required (see below).
Spiking NN fans - the #SNUFA workshop (Nov 5-6) agenda is finalised and online now. Make sure to register (free) soon. (Note you can register for either day and come to both.)
Agenda: snufa.net/2025/
Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/snufa-2025...
Thanks to all who voted on abstracts!
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Agenda: snufa.net/2025/
Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/snufa-2025...
Thanks to all who voted on abstracts!
🤖🧠🧪
SNUFA 2025
Spiking Neural networks as Universal Function Approximators
snufa.net
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Reminder this is happening this Wed/Thu. Free spiking neural network conference - registration required (see below).
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In the mood for something sciency and spooky? How about the Halloween special of @uclbrainstories.bsky.social - where me and @caswell.bsky.social talk to @drjlange.bsky.social on some of the gothic stories in neuroscience! 👻 🧠 🎃 💀🧟♂️
spotify.link/2lHT9pLQRXb
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Episode 23- Jenny Lange on the gothic history of neuroscience, a Halloween special
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October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In the mood for something sciency and spooky? How about the Halloween special of @uclbrainstories.bsky.social - where me and @caswell.bsky.social talk to @drjlange.bsky.social on some of the gothic stories in neuroscience! 👻 🧠 🎃 💀🧟♂️
spotify.link/2lHT9pLQRXb
spotify.link/2lHT9pLQRXb
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New episode of @uclbrainstories.bsky.social is out! Me & @smfleming.bsky.social chat to our cohost @caswell.bsky.social & Lucy Unwin about their new book “Inside your Brain”. Have a listen & buy the book for any budding young neuroscientists in your life!
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Brain Stories Episode 22 Caswell Barry and Lucy Unwin talk about the neuroscience behind their new children’s book – Inside Your Brain
Podcast Episode · Brain Stories · 15/10/2025 · 48m
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October 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
New episode of @uclbrainstories.bsky.social is out! Me & @smfleming.bsky.social chat to our cohost @caswell.bsky.social & Lucy Unwin about their new book “Inside your Brain”. Have a listen & buy the book for any budding young neuroscientists in your life!
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Bit of present shopping for my friends kids today by my talented friend and podcast cohost @caswell.bsky.social ! Reading myself before it goes in the post….!
October 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bit of present shopping for my friends kids today by my talented friend and podcast cohost @caswell.bsky.social ! Reading myself before it goes in the post….!
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🎧 @selinawray.bsky.social & @caswell.bsky.social are back with a new Brain Stories episode; this time with Prof @adrianisaacs.bsky.social from @ukdri.ac.uk.
They dive into Frontotemporal Dementia & the surprising role fruit flies play in research.
Listen: soundcloud.com/uclsound/bra...
#UCLDementia
They dive into Frontotemporal Dementia & the surprising role fruit flies play in research.
Listen: soundcloud.com/uclsound/bra...
#UCLDementia
Brain Stories - Episode 21: Professor Adrian Isaacs on Frontotemporal Dementia
Selina and Caswell chat with Professor Adrian Isaacs from the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL to talk Frontotemporal Dementia — from how fruit flies are helping, to the role of DNA repeat expans
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September 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🎧 @selinawray.bsky.social & @caswell.bsky.social are back with a new Brain Stories episode; this time with Prof @adrianisaacs.bsky.social from @ukdri.ac.uk.
They dive into Frontotemporal Dementia & the surprising role fruit flies play in research.
Listen: soundcloud.com/uclsound/bra...
#UCLDementia
They dive into Frontotemporal Dementia & the surprising role fruit flies play in research.
Listen: soundcloud.com/uclsound/bra...
#UCLDementia
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Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme.
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
September 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme.
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
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Interested in a #PhD in machine learning & theoretical neuroscience?
Applications for 2026 entry to the Gatsby Unit PhD programme are open!
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🤝 Close links to @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
ℹ️ www.ucl.ac.uk/life-sciences/gatsby/study-and-work/gatsby-unit-phd-programme
Applications for 2026 entry to the Gatsby Unit PhD programme are open!
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🤝 Close links to @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
ℹ️ www.ucl.ac.uk/life-sciences/gatsby/study-and-work/gatsby-unit-phd-programme
September 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Interested in a #PhD in machine learning & theoretical neuroscience?
Applications for 2026 entry to the Gatsby Unit PhD programme are open!
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🤝 Close links to @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
ℹ️ www.ucl.ac.uk/life-sciences/gatsby/study-and-work/gatsby-unit-phd-programme
Applications for 2026 entry to the Gatsby Unit PhD programme are open!
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🤝 Close links to @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
ℹ️ www.ucl.ac.uk/life-sciences/gatsby/study-and-work/gatsby-unit-phd-programme
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Thrilled to be featured in @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social's wonderful Reading Realm today!
I share the 🧠 5 mind-blowing things I learnt writing about brains🧠 ...covering memories, survival, identity & more.
All thanks to my co-author and neuroscience professor @caswell.bsky.social of course!
I share the 🧠 5 mind-blowing things I learnt writing about brains🧠 ...covering memories, survival, identity & more.
All thanks to my co-author and neuroscience professor @caswell.bsky.social of course!
Today I welcome Lucy Unwin into The Reading Realm to talk about her brand-new book INSIDE YOUR BRAIN, which is co-written with Professor Caswell Barry and illustrated by María Jesús Contreras…
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#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky
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#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky
FIVE THINGS I LEARNED FROM WRITING INSIDE YOUR BRAIN by Lucy Unwin - The Reading Realm
Today we welcome children’s author Lucy Unwin into The Reading Realm to talk about her brand-new book INSIDE YOUR BRAIN, which is co-written with Professor Caswell Barry and illustrated by María Jesús...
thereadingrealm.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Thrilled to be featured in @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social's wonderful Reading Realm today!
I share the 🧠 5 mind-blowing things I learnt writing about brains🧠 ...covering memories, survival, identity & more.
All thanks to my co-author and neuroscience professor @caswell.bsky.social of course!
I share the 🧠 5 mind-blowing things I learnt writing about brains🧠 ...covering memories, survival, identity & more.
All thanks to my co-author and neuroscience professor @caswell.bsky.social of course!
Well done Janis! Really cool work.
Excited to share that our work on the interplay of symmetric learning rules and successor representations (SR) is published in @plos.org (comp.bio)
Work done together with @doellerlab.bsky.social, @caswell.bsky.social and Juergen Jost.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
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Work done together with @doellerlab.bsky.social, @caswell.bsky.social and Juergen Jost.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#neuroskyence #compneurosky
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Impact of symmetry in local learning rules on predictive neural representations and generalization in spatial navigation
Author summary The hippocampus is a brain region which plays a crucial role in spatial navigation for both animals and humans. Contemporarily, it’s thought to store predictive representations of the e...
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June 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Well done Janis! Really cool work.
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After years of absence, the UK is back and going strong
June 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
After years of absence, the UK is back and going strong
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Inside Your Brain lands tomorrow! 🧠
A comedic journey through science history, exploring 10 mind-bending accidents and experiments that reveal how the brain really works.
@caswell.bsky.social @lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
📖 Get your copy: uk.bookshop.org
A comedic journey through science history, exploring 10 mind-bending accidents and experiments that reveal how the brain really works.
@caswell.bsky.social @lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
📖 Get your copy: uk.bookshop.org
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Inside Your Brain lands tomorrow! 🧠
A comedic journey through science history, exploring 10 mind-bending accidents and experiments that reveal how the brain really works.
@caswell.bsky.social @lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
📖 Get your copy: uk.bookshop.org
A comedic journey through science history, exploring 10 mind-bending accidents and experiments that reveal how the brain really works.
@caswell.bsky.social @lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
📖 Get your copy: uk.bookshop.org
@lucyannunwin.bsky.social beat me to the post with her top quality social media skills! Nearly as good as her authorship skills. I’m incredibly excited and proud to see this out. BUY IT NOW.
It's publication day for INSIDE YOUR BRAIN!!
🧠 History, science & humour!
🧠 Shocking stories & gory details!
🧠 Covers brain basics but goes IN DEPTH and doesn't patronise...
🧠 Brain history from Egyptians to AI futures!
🧠 For ages 8+
@caswell.bsky.social
Buy here: uk.bookshop.org/a/14951/9780...
🧠 History, science & humour!
🧠 Shocking stories & gory details!
🧠 Covers brain basics but goes IN DEPTH and doesn't patronise...
🧠 Brain history from Egyptians to AI futures!
🧠 For ages 8+
@caswell.bsky.social
Buy here: uk.bookshop.org/a/14951/9780...
June 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
@lucyannunwin.bsky.social beat me to the post with her top quality social media skills! Nearly as good as her authorship skills. I’m incredibly excited and proud to see this out. BUY IT NOW.
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My copies of #InsideYourBrain have arrived & they're SO gorgeous I gave in and did a video 🙈🙈🙈
It's out THIS THURSDAY and is a lighthearted (or light-brained? 🤔) gallop through the history of neuroscience co-authored with Professor @caswell.bsky.social & illustrated by María Jesús Contreras 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠
It's out THIS THURSDAY and is a lighthearted (or light-brained? 🤔) gallop through the history of neuroscience co-authored with Professor @caswell.bsky.social & illustrated by María Jesús Contreras 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠
June 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My copies of #InsideYourBrain have arrived & they're SO gorgeous I gave in and did a video 🙈🙈🙈
It's out THIS THURSDAY and is a lighthearted (or light-brained? 🤔) gallop through the history of neuroscience co-authored with Professor @caswell.bsky.social & illustrated by María Jesús Contreras 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠
It's out THIS THURSDAY and is a lighthearted (or light-brained? 🤔) gallop through the history of neuroscience co-authored with Professor @caswell.bsky.social & illustrated by María Jesús Contreras 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠
This is great to see - thanks for the positive reviews!
Delighted to see #InsideYourBrain included in @thereaderteacher.bsky.social 's June book picks!
He says it's: "bursting with stories that show how curiosity and sometimes a bit of chaos can lead to amazing breakthroughs.” 😍 (SOOO much chaos!)
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIuY... @caswell.bsky.social
He says it's: "bursting with stories that show how curiosity and sometimes a bit of chaos can lead to amazing breakthroughs.” 😍 (SOOO much chaos!)
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIuY... @caswell.bsky.social
June 2025 Children’s Books I’m Most Excited About | Coming Soon: Season 5: Episode 6
YouTube video by The Reader Teacher
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June 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is great to see - thanks for the positive reviews!
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Two weeks today!
#InsideYourBrain is a comedic romp through brain science history: lighthearted & a bit gross but properly in-depth!
Please consider pre-ordering as it makes a massive difference to a book’s chances! Links> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
@caswell.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
#InsideYourBrain is a comedic romp through brain science history: lighthearted & a bit gross but properly in-depth!
Please consider pre-ordering as it makes a massive difference to a book’s chances! Links> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
@caswell.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Two weeks today!
#InsideYourBrain is a comedic romp through brain science history: lighthearted & a bit gross but properly in-depth!
Please consider pre-ordering as it makes a massive difference to a book’s chances! Links> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
@caswell.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
#InsideYourBrain is a comedic romp through brain science history: lighthearted & a bit gross but properly in-depth!
Please consider pre-ordering as it makes a massive difference to a book’s chances! Links> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
@caswell.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
The fire spreads! It's nearly here ....
Two weeks today!
#InsideYourBrain is a comedic romp through brain science history: lighthearted & a bit gross but properly in-depth!
Please consider pre-ordering as it makes a massive difference to a book’s chances! Links> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
@caswell.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
#InsideYourBrain is a comedic romp through brain science history: lighthearted & a bit gross but properly in-depth!
Please consider pre-ordering as it makes a massive difference to a book’s chances! Links> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
@caswell.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The fire spreads! It's nearly here ....
Awesome Lucy - it’s so good to see this is about to come out. Who’d have thought it when we started brainstorming during Covid?
I’m so excited to share the cover of 🧠 #InsideYourBrain 🧠 - a lighthearted gallop through the history of neuroscience co-written with @caswell.bsky.social, stunningly illustrated by María Jesús Contreras and published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
Pre-order links here >> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
Pre-order links here >> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
May 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Awesome Lucy - it’s so good to see this is about to come out. Who’d have thought it when we started brainstorming during Covid?
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I’m so excited to share the cover of 🧠 #InsideYourBrain 🧠 - a lighthearted gallop through the history of neuroscience co-written with @caswell.bsky.social, stunningly illustrated by María Jesús Contreras and published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
Pre-order links here >> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
Pre-order links here >> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
May 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I’m so excited to share the cover of 🧠 #InsideYourBrain 🧠 - a lighthearted gallop through the history of neuroscience co-written with @caswell.bsky.social, stunningly illustrated by María Jesús Contreras and published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
Pre-order links here >> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
Pre-order links here >> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
I think it’s official - this is our first review! Hope it inspires the next generation of neuroscientists.
Just finished reading "Inside Your Brain" by the brilliant @lucyannunwin.bsky.social - that rare sort of children's book that manages to be informative and *fun* to read. A great introduction to the history of brain science for children.
May 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I think it’s official - this is our first review! Hope it inspires the next generation of neuroscientists.
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Just finished reading "Inside Your Brain" by the brilliant @lucyannunwin.bsky.social - that rare sort of children's book that manages to be informative and *fun* to read. A great introduction to the history of brain science for children.
May 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Just finished reading "Inside Your Brain" by the brilliant @lucyannunwin.bsky.social - that rare sort of children's book that manages to be informative and *fun* to read. A great introduction to the history of brain science for children.
Brilliant place to work
*** Come join us !! We are recruiting !! ***
How does the brain generate beliefs that go beyond direct experience? How do these mechanisms go awry in psychosis?
The Barron lab tinyurl.com/bdf4drjf @MRCBNDU @NDCNOxford are recruiting a new postdoc tinyurl.com/ut4vbwt4 to work in mouse models
How does the brain generate beliefs that go beyond direct experience? How do these mechanisms go awry in psychosis?
The Barron lab tinyurl.com/bdf4drjf @MRCBNDU @NDCNOxford are recruiting a new postdoc tinyurl.com/ut4vbwt4 to work in mouse models
Barron Group | mrcbndu
Our group investigates how cells and circuits in the brain work together to perform computations that support memory. Using a wide range of technical approaches, we investigate how these computations ...
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May 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Brilliant place to work
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Starting to get pretty excited by mine and @caswell.bsky.social's NF #InsideYourBrain!!
It's not out until June 12th, but already a No1 Hot New Release on Am*zon! 😱😱😱
Really REALLY can't wait to share it with everyone!
(pre-order! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insi...) @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
It's not out until June 12th, but already a No1 Hot New Release on Am*zon! 😱😱😱
Really REALLY can't wait to share it with everyone!
(pre-order! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insi...) @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Starting to get pretty excited by mine and @caswell.bsky.social's NF #InsideYourBrain!!
It's not out until June 12th, but already a No1 Hot New Release on Am*zon! 😱😱😱
Really REALLY can't wait to share it with everyone!
(pre-order! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insi...) @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
It's not out until June 12th, but already a No1 Hot New Release on Am*zon! 😱😱😱
Really REALLY can't wait to share it with everyone!
(pre-order! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insi...) @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
Ha ha. That’s awesome - would make a great present for budding neuroscientists in the 7ish to 11ish (or there about) category.
Starting to get pretty excited by mine and @caswell.bsky.social's NF #InsideYourBrain!!
It's not out until June 12th, but already a No1 Hot New Release on Am*zon! 😱😱😱
Really REALLY can't wait to share it with everyone!
(pre-order! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insi...) @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
It's not out until June 12th, but already a No1 Hot New Release on Am*zon! 😱😱😱
Really REALLY can't wait to share it with everyone!
(pre-order! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insi...) @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Ha ha. That’s awesome - would make a great present for budding neuroscientists in the 7ish to 11ish (or there about) category.
This will be brilliant!
For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are exciting to welcome Dr Kim Stachenfeld @neurokim.bsky.social (Google DeepMind, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social)
🗓️Wed 14 May 2025 (Next week!)
⏰2-3pm BST
Talk title: 'Understanding reward-guided learning using large-scale datasets'
🗓️Wed 14 May 2025 (Next week!)
⏰2-3pm BST
Talk title: 'Understanding reward-guided learning using large-scale datasets'
May 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This will be brilliant!