Wolf-Julian Neumann
@julianneumann.bsky.social
Associate Professor für invasive neurotechnology, interested in dopamine, brain signal decoding and connectomics. Reach me electronically via @charite.de but add julian.neumann before that.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Opinions my own.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Opinions my own.
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Arm dominance emerges through asymmetric practice of complex trajectory shapes inherent to tool-use https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.08.680998v1
October 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Arm dominance emerges through asymmetric practice of complex trajectory shapes inherent to tool-use https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.08.680998v1
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Better neural decoding using connectomics and emotional states? Check out @julianneumann.bsky.social newest study in Nature Biomed. Eng!
#neuroskyence #bci #compneurosky
#neuroskyence #bci #compneurosky
New paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering by @timonmerk.bsky.social !
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Invasive neurophysiology and whole brain connectomics for neural decoding in patients with brain implants - Nature Biomedical Engineering
A modularized open-source pipeline for invasive brain signal decoding bridges the gap between closed-loop neuromodulation and clinical brain–computer interface approaches in a large patient cohort.
www.nature.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Better neural decoding using connectomics and emotional states? Check out @julianneumann.bsky.social newest study in Nature Biomed. Eng!
#neuroskyence #bci #compneurosky
#neuroskyence #bci #compneurosky
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🔥🔥🔥Glad to see this finally out – huge congratulations to @timonmerk.bsky.social & @julianneumann.bsky.social & team!!
New paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering by @timonmerk.bsky.social !
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Invasive neurophysiology and whole brain connectomics for neural decoding in patients with brain implants - Nature Biomedical Engineering
A modularized open-source pipeline for invasive brain signal decoding bridges the gap between closed-loop neuromodulation and clinical brain–computer interface approaches in a large patient cohort.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🔥🔥🔥Glad to see this finally out – huge congratulations to @timonmerk.bsky.social & @julianneumann.bsky.social & team!!
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Looks amazing! Congratulations!
New paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering by @timonmerk.bsky.social !
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Invasive neurophysiology and whole brain connectomics for neural decoding in patients with brain implants - Nature Biomedical Engineering
A modularized open-source pipeline for invasive brain signal decoding bridges the gap between closed-loop neuromodulation and clinical brain–computer interface approaches in a large patient cohort.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Looks amazing! Congratulations!
New paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering by @timonmerk.bsky.social !
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Invasive neurophysiology and whole brain connectomics for neural decoding in patients with brain implants - Nature Biomedical Engineering
A modularized open-source pipeline for invasive brain signal decoding bridges the gap between closed-loop neuromodulation and clinical brain–computer interface approaches in a large patient cohort.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
New paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering by @timonmerk.bsky.social !
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We built a platform that unites AI-based brain signal decoding with connectomics across 123 hours of recordings from 73 patients. A step toward adaptive, network-level neurotechnology.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Wolf-Julian Neumann
Fentanyl is 100x stronger than morphine and it's reshaping the public health landscape.
In a new #LabNotes episode, dive into the neuroscience of addiction and the human stories behind the crisis: alleninstitute.org/news/lab-not...
Feat. researchers Christian Luscher and Seattle's Recovery Cafe.
In a new #LabNotes episode, dive into the neuroscience of addiction and the human stories behind the crisis: alleninstitute.org/news/lab-not...
Feat. researchers Christian Luscher and Seattle's Recovery Cafe.
September 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Fentanyl is 100x stronger than morphine and it's reshaping the public health landscape.
In a new #LabNotes episode, dive into the neuroscience of addiction and the human stories behind the crisis: alleninstitute.org/news/lab-not...
Feat. researchers Christian Luscher and Seattle's Recovery Cafe.
In a new #LabNotes episode, dive into the neuroscience of addiction and the human stories behind the crisis: alleninstitute.org/news/lab-not...
Feat. researchers Christian Luscher and Seattle's Recovery Cafe.
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Something 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
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
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Something 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
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
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I might be biased, but I think this is one of the most exciting developments in generalized musculoskeletal control in years ⬇️. Congrats to the team (I’m not involved!) 💪🔥
Something 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
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
September 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I might be biased, but I think this is one of the most exciting developments in generalized musculoskeletal control in years ⬇️. Congrats to the team (I’m not involved!) 💪🔥
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Can connectomic DBS go beyond where to stimulate to inform who and when? Great discussion @dbsthinktank.bsky.social with @rolstonjohn.bsky.social @julianneumann.bsky.social suggest yes! @braincircuits.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Can connectomic DBS go beyond where to stimulate to inform who and when? Great discussion @dbsthinktank.bsky.social with @rolstonjohn.bsky.social @julianneumann.bsky.social suggest yes! @braincircuits.bsky.social
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What might the future of deep brain stimulation look like?
Not just continuous stimulation, but decoding symptoms in real time and directing stimulation to the right brain circuits.
Fascinating perspective article by @andreashorn.org & @julianneumann.bsky.social in @natrevneurol.nature.com:
Not just continuous stimulation, but decoding symptoms in real time and directing stimulation to the right brain circuits.
Fascinating perspective article by @andreashorn.org & @julianneumann.bsky.social in @natrevneurol.nature.com:
In #DeepBrainStimulation
the two major developments across the last decade have been
1. Adaptive DBS and
2. Connectomic DBS
In a @natrevneurol.nature.com article with @julianneumann.bsky.social, we ask:
Could the two be united into a common framework?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A 🧵
the two major developments across the last decade have been
1. Adaptive DBS and
2. Connectomic DBS
In a @natrevneurol.nature.com article with @julianneumann.bsky.social, we ask:
Could the two be united into a common framework?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A 🧵
September 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
What might the future of deep brain stimulation look like?
Not just continuous stimulation, but decoding symptoms in real time and directing stimulation to the right brain circuits.
Fascinating perspective article by @andreashorn.org & @julianneumann.bsky.social in @natrevneurol.nature.com:
Not just continuous stimulation, but decoding symptoms in real time and directing stimulation to the right brain circuits.
Fascinating perspective article by @andreashorn.org & @julianneumann.bsky.social in @natrevneurol.nature.com:
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In #DeepBrainStimulation
the two major developments across the last decade have been
1. Adaptive DBS and
2. Connectomic DBS
In a @natrevneurol.nature.com article with @julianneumann.bsky.social, we ask:
Could the two be united into a common framework?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A 🧵
the two major developments across the last decade have been
1. Adaptive DBS and
2. Connectomic DBS
In a @natrevneurol.nature.com article with @julianneumann.bsky.social, we ask:
Could the two be united into a common framework?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A 🧵
September 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In #DeepBrainStimulation
the two major developments across the last decade have been
1. Adaptive DBS and
2. Connectomic DBS
In a @natrevneurol.nature.com article with @julianneumann.bsky.social, we ask:
Could the two be united into a common framework?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A 🧵
the two major developments across the last decade have been
1. Adaptive DBS and
2. Connectomic DBS
In a @natrevneurol.nature.com article with @julianneumann.bsky.social, we ask:
Could the two be united into a common framework?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A 🧵
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🚨 New paper alert!
Excited to share our latest work in Movement Disorders:
“Somato-Cognitive Action Network in Focal Dystonia”
👉 doi.org/10.1002/mds....
We found asynchrony between SCAN and cerebellum in different dystonia subtypes. Thread below.
#dystonia #fMRI #PrecisionFunctionalMapping #neuro
Excited to share our latest work in Movement Disorders:
“Somato-Cognitive Action Network in Focal Dystonia”
👉 doi.org/10.1002/mds....
We found asynchrony between SCAN and cerebellum in different dystonia subtypes. Thread below.
#dystonia #fMRI #PrecisionFunctionalMapping #neuro
Somato‐Cognitive Action Network in Focal Dystonia
Background The central pathology causing idiopathic focal dystonia remains unclear. The recently identified somato-cognitive action network (SCAN) has been implicated. Objective We tested whether ...
doi.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🚨 New paper alert!
Excited to share our latest work in Movement Disorders:
“Somato-Cognitive Action Network in Focal Dystonia”
👉 doi.org/10.1002/mds....
We found asynchrony between SCAN and cerebellum in different dystonia subtypes. Thread below.
#dystonia #fMRI #PrecisionFunctionalMapping #neuro
Excited to share our latest work in Movement Disorders:
“Somato-Cognitive Action Network in Focal Dystonia”
👉 doi.org/10.1002/mds....
We found asynchrony between SCAN and cerebellum in different dystonia subtypes. Thread below.
#dystonia #fMRI #PrecisionFunctionalMapping #neuro
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🚨 New preprint out! 🚨
“Translating the Transcriptome: A Connectomics Approach for Gene-Network Mapping and Clinical Application”
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025... 
🧵 A short thread:
“Translating the Transcriptome: A Connectomics Approach for Gene-Network Mapping and Clinical Application”
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025... 
🧵 A short thread:
August 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🚨 New preprint out! 🚨
“Translating the Transcriptome: A Connectomics Approach for Gene-Network Mapping and Clinical Application”
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025... 
🧵 A short thread:
“Translating the Transcriptome: A Connectomics Approach for Gene-Network Mapping and Clinical Application”
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025... 
🧵 A short thread:
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So great to meet up with the talented @julianneumann.bsky.social today! His work on merging neuro, AI, and clinical applications is very exciting. He was the first to use and extend #CEBRA for human experiments 🚀🧠 #neuroskynce
August 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
So great to meet up with the talented @julianneumann.bsky.social today! His work on merging neuro, AI, and clinical applications is very exciting. He was the first to use and extend #CEBRA for human experiments 🚀🧠 #neuroskynce
Starstruck to be in the presence of one of the most disruptive and inspiring AI and neuroscientists. I loved the recent Cell cover story by Mackenzie on decoding the brain, check it out of you haven't: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
August 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Starstruck to be in the presence of one of the most disruptive and inspiring AI and neuroscientists. I loved the recent Cell cover story by Mackenzie on decoding the brain, check it out of you haven't: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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When location is everything: Why does brain ‘real estate’ determine the success of focused ultrasound (FUS) and DBS? Ever notice how the difference between success and struggle in FUS and DBS may come down to just a few millimeters? Precise placement is common to be THE deciding factor in outcome.
May 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
When location is everything: Why does brain ‘real estate’ determine the success of focused ultrasound (FUS) and DBS? Ever notice how the difference between success and struggle in FUS and DBS may come down to just a few millimeters? Precise placement is common to be THE deciding factor in outcome.
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Is it time to standardize preoperative imaging for deep brain stimulation?
Christoph Guettler & Anna Tietze say yes in @imagingneurosci.bsky.social – a thread 🧵
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Christoph Guettler & Anna Tietze say yes in @imagingneurosci.bsky.social – a thread 🧵
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
June 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Is it time to standardize preoperative imaging for deep brain stimulation?
Christoph Guettler & Anna Tietze say yes in @imagingneurosci.bsky.social – a thread 🧵
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Christoph Guettler & Anna Tietze say yes in @imagingneurosci.bsky.social – a thread 🧵
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
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Reduced function or injury to the frontal pole may increase creativity by disengaging the self-monitoring & cognitive control actions of the frontal pole to allow novelty seeking & creativity to be unleashed. @braincircuits.bsky.social @foxmdphd.bsky.social @julianneumann.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Reduced function or injury to the frontal pole may increase creativity by disengaging the self-monitoring & cognitive control actions of the frontal pole to allow novelty seeking & creativity to be unleashed. @braincircuits.bsky.social @foxmdphd.bsky.social @julianneumann.bsky.social
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Probably the most insightful and most important paper on physiomarkers of subthalamic DBS in a long while. Bravo @julianneumann.bsky.social @tsbinns.com and team!!
Out at @natcomms.nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Out at @natcomms.nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Probably the most insightful and most important paper on physiomarkers of subthalamic DBS in a long while. Bravo @julianneumann.bsky.social @tsbinns.com and team!!
Out at @natcomms.nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Out at @natcomms.nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Super honored to be invited by Stephanie Lacour to speak at
@neuroxepfl.bsky.social on "Deep Brain Stimulation as a Therapeutic Brain-Computer Interface: From Disease Signatures to AI-Driven Neural Circuit Prosthetics" this Thursday. Open on Zoom, too! Info here: memento.epfl.ch/event/neuro-...
@neuroxepfl.bsky.social on "Deep Brain Stimulation as a Therapeutic Brain-Computer Interface: From Disease Signatures to AI-Driven Neural Circuit Prosthetics" this Thursday. Open on Zoom, too! Info here: memento.epfl.ch/event/neuro-...
March 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Super honored to be invited by Stephanie Lacour to speak at
@neuroxepfl.bsky.social on "Deep Brain Stimulation as a Therapeutic Brain-Computer Interface: From Disease Signatures to AI-Driven Neural Circuit Prosthetics" this Thursday. Open on Zoom, too! Info here: memento.epfl.ch/event/neuro-...
@neuroxepfl.bsky.social on "Deep Brain Stimulation as a Therapeutic Brain-Computer Interface: From Disease Signatures to AI-Driven Neural Circuit Prosthetics" this Thursday. Open on Zoom, too! Info here: memento.epfl.ch/event/neuro-...
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Ever wondered how well your Lead-DBS electrode localizations compare to expert solutions on the same data? Now, with Lead-Tutor, you can self-assess!
Madan and Hart et al. introduce Lead-Tutor, an open-access educational resource that combines an imaging dataset of anonymized DBS cases with a software tool for self-teaching: doi.org/10.52294/001...
@laurenahart.bsky.social @andreashorn.org @jordytasserie.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
@laurenahart.bsky.social @andreashorn.org @jordytasserie.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ever wondered how well your Lead-DBS electrode localizations compare to expert solutions on the same data? Now, with Lead-Tutor, you can self-assess!
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Olaf Blanke and I are pleased to announce the opening of a funded PhD position in cognitive and contemplative neuroscience at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center entitled "Neurophenomenological Study of Non-Dual Mindfulness Meditation and Its Impact on Self and Agency" Thanks for sharing this ad!
February 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Olaf Blanke and I are pleased to announce the opening of a funded PhD position in cognitive and contemplative neuroscience at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center entitled "Neurophenomenological Study of Non-Dual Mindfulness Meditation and Its Impact on Self and Agency" Thanks for sharing this ad!
Thanks for highlighting this , I Loved the Session.
Really thought-provoking talk by @julianneumann.bsky.social going over many things, including STN DBS but not Sinemet decreases cortical beta, and a super interesting theory about closed-loop timing of stimulation to beta phase
February 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Thanks for highlighting this , I Loved the Session.
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Really thought-provoking talk by @julianneumann.bsky.social going over many things, including STN DBS but not Sinemet decreases cortical beta, and a super interesting theory about closed-loop timing of stimulation to beta phase
February 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Really thought-provoking talk by @julianneumann.bsky.social going over many things, including STN DBS but not Sinemet decreases cortical beta, and a super interesting theory about closed-loop timing of stimulation to beta phase
Reposted by Wolf-Julian Neumann
Very excited by this paper led by Savir Madan & @laurenahart.bsky.social, which introduces the first self-train dataset for learning Lead-DBS and a nice tool to self-assess how well localizations compare to expert solutions.
Madan and Hart et al. introduce Lead-Tutor, an open-access educational resource that combines an imaging dataset of anonymized DBS cases with a software tool for self-teaching: doi.org/10.52294/001...
@laurenahart.bsky.social @andreashorn.org @jordytasserie.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
@laurenahart.bsky.social @andreashorn.org @jordytasserie.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Very excited by this paper led by Savir Madan & @laurenahart.bsky.social, which introduces the first self-train dataset for learning Lead-DBS and a nice tool to self-assess how well localizations compare to expert solutions.