Konrad Kording
@kordinglab.bsky.social
@Penn Prof, deep learning, brains, #causality, rigor, http://neuromatch.io, Transdisciplinary optimist, Dad, Loves outdoors, 🦖 , c4r.io
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𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?
In a sense yes, but does network science help us understand the brain as a complex system? Intriguing paper.
If anything the paper has 800+ refs!
#neuroskyence #complexsystems
doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...
In a sense yes, but does network science help us understand the brain as a complex system? Intriguing paper.
If anything the paper has 800+ refs!
#neuroskyence #complexsystems
doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?
In a sense yes, but does network science help us understand the brain as a complex system? Intriguing paper.
If anything the paper has 800+ refs!
#neuroskyence #complexsystems
doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...
In a sense yes, but does network science help us understand the brain as a complex system? Intriguing paper.
If anything the paper has 800+ refs!
#neuroskyence #complexsystems
doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...
Motor control friends. I have an optotrak. It used to be $50k. I will never use it. Anyone need one?
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Motor control friends. I have an optotrak. It used to be $50k. I will never use it. Anyone need one?
A reminder:
NSF makes you say who you got conflicts (coauthored) with. We (really just Jordan Matelsky) just built you a tool for that. Literally one click: bib.experiments.kordinglab.com/nsf-coa
NSF COA | Jordan Matelsky
bib.experiments.kordinglab.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A reminder:
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You will find this paper interesting and relevant too:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Misinterpreting the horseshoe effect in neuroscience
Dimensionality reduction methods are frequently used to analyze high-dimensional activity of cortical neuron populations during behavior. The resulting oscillatory trajectories that consistently emerg...
www.biorxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
You will find this paper interesting and relevant too:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
People emphasizing circles in dimensionality reduced trajectories are emphasizing the wrong thing imho. In a spatiotemporally low-pass world, dimensionality reduction literally reveals the fourier bases.
To get back on track after a distraction, the brain appears to employ a rotating traveling wave, a new study by the lab of @earlkmiller.bsky.social finds. picower.mit.edu/news/after-d... @mitbcs.bsky.social #neuroscience #cognition
After distractions, rotating brain waves may help thought circle back to the task
To get back on track after a distraction, the cortex appears to employ a rotating traveling wave, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds.
picower.mit.edu
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
People emphasizing circles in dimensionality reduced trajectories are emphasizing the wrong thing imho. In a spatiotemporally low-pass world, dimensionality reduction literally reveals the fourier bases.
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40 Percent of Stroke Animal Studies May Have Problematic Images
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
40 Percent of Stroke Animal Studies May Have Problematic Images
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
40 Percent of Stroke Animal Studies May Have Problematic Images
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
Still beta-testing the app that helps people plan science, make it super clear, design their todos, and write a first version of the paper. Feeling overwhelmed by the countless aspects of doing science? Try this (for free): planyourscience.com
Scientific Paper Planner - AI-Powered Research Planning
Structure your scientific research with AI-powered guidance. From hypothesis to methodology, plan your research paper with intelligent mentoring.
planyourscience.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Still beta-testing the app that helps people plan science, make it super clear, design their todos, and write a first version of the paper. Feeling overwhelmed by the countless aspects of doing science? Try this (for free): planyourscience.com
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(1/2) University of Pennsylvania computational neuroscientist and @neuromatch.bsky.social co-founder @kordinglab.bsky.social shares his advice for career success in neuroscience.
“The field has so much of an appetite for new ideas,” he says.
#neurosociety #compsci #neuroscience
“The field has so much of an appetite for new ideas,” he says.
#neurosociety #compsci #neuroscience
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
(1/2) University of Pennsylvania computational neuroscientist and @neuromatch.bsky.social co-founder @kordinglab.bsky.social shares his advice for career success in neuroscience.
“The field has so much of an appetite for new ideas,” he says.
#neurosociety #compsci #neuroscience
“The field has so much of an appetite for new ideas,” he says.
#neurosociety #compsci #neuroscience
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(2/2) Watch his full talk in Neuro&CompSci as part of the Neuro& webinar series from the @youthneuro.bsky.social:
Neuro&CompSci with Dr. Konrad Kording
YouTube video by Dana Foundation
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
(2/2) Watch his full talk in Neuro&CompSci as part of the Neuro& webinar series from the @youthneuro.bsky.social:
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Cracking the worm would provide a test bed for how molecular recipes generate neural physiology. And it would allow us to understand how neurons work together to yield emergent brain functions, write @kordinglab.bsky.social and @eboyden3.bsky.social.
www.thetransmitter.org/computationa...
www.thetransmitter.org/computationa...
Whole-brain, bottom-up neuroscience: The time for it is now
Applying new tools to entire brains, starting with C. elegans, offers the opportunity to uncover how molecules work together to generate neural physiology and how neurons work together to generate…
www.thetransmitter.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Cracking the worm would provide a test bed for how molecular recipes generate neural physiology. And it would allow us to understand how neurons work together to yield emergent brain functions, write @kordinglab.bsky.social and @eboyden3.bsky.social.
www.thetransmitter.org/computationa...
www.thetransmitter.org/computationa...
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Enjoyed discussing "Why Science & Philosophy Need Each Other" w Megan Peters @meganakpeters.bsky.social
We discuss the importance of engagement between science & philosophy, our experience w this & simplified conceptions of science & philosophy 🧠📕
Thanks Tev Naidu! #philsky #philsci #sciencesky
We discuss the importance of engagement between science & philosophy, our experience w this & simplified conceptions of science & philosophy 🧠📕
Thanks Tev Naidu! #philsky #philsci #sciencesky
Why Science and Philosophy Need Each Other | Lauren Ross & Megan Peters
YouTube video by Mind-Body Solution
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October 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Enjoyed discussing "Why Science & Philosophy Need Each Other" w Megan Peters @meganakpeters.bsky.social
We discuss the importance of engagement between science & philosophy, our experience w this & simplified conceptions of science & philosophy 🧠📕
Thanks Tev Naidu! #philsky #philsci #sciencesky
We discuss the importance of engagement between science & philosophy, our experience w this & simplified conceptions of science & philosophy 🧠📕
Thanks Tev Naidu! #philsky #philsci #sciencesky
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I wrote an op-ed for the Washington Square News about the government's attempt to extort universities. nyunews.com/opinion/gues...
Guest Essay: Unity is the only way out of Trump’s ‘compact’ - Washington Square News
Grace Lindsay is an Assistant Professor of Psychology & Data Science at New York University. Nine universities received an Oct. 1 letter from the Trump administration with an offer: If you agree to a ...
nyunews.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I wrote an op-ed for the Washington Square News about the government's attempt to extort universities. nyunews.com/opinion/gues...
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Excited that this work discovering cross-species signatures of stabilizing foot placement control is now out in PNAS!
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@antoinecomite.bsky.social
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@antoinecomite.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Excited that this work discovering cross-species signatures of stabilizing foot placement control is now out in PNAS!
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@antoinecomite.bsky.social
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@antoinecomite.bsky.social
Time to do the worm.
Applying new tools to entire brains, starting with C. elegans, offers the opportunity to uncover how molecules work together to generate neural physiology, and how neurons generate behavior, write @kordinglab.bsky.social and @eboyden3.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/48EzEO8
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/48EzEO8
Whole-brain, bottom-up neuroscience: The time for it is now
Applying new tools to entire brains, starting with C. elegans, offers the opportunity to uncover how molecules work together to generate neural physiology and how neurons work together to generate…
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Time to do the worm.
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It was fun writing this essay, about bottom-up neuroscience and how we might simulate entire brains, using data collected via new technologies (expansion microscopy, optogenetics, whole brain voltage imaging, and more), with @kordinglab.bsky.social!
Applying new tools to entire brains, starting with C. elegans, offers the opportunity to uncover how molecules work together to generate neural physiology, and how neurons generate behavior, write @kordinglab.bsky.social and @eboyden3.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/48EzEO8
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/48EzEO8
Whole-brain, bottom-up neuroscience: The time for it is now
Applying new tools to entire brains, starting with C. elegans, offers the opportunity to uncover how molecules work together to generate neural physiology and how neurons work together to generate…
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
It was fun writing this essay, about bottom-up neuroscience and how we might simulate entire brains, using data collected via new technologies (expansion microscopy, optogenetics, whole brain voltage imaging, and more), with @kordinglab.bsky.social!
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This is amazing and moves scientific publishing into the modern age in a MAJOR way. @qedscience.bsky.social by @odedrechavi.bsky.social and team, and planyourscience.com by @kordinglab.bsky.social, are my gamechanging life-hack recommendations for all scientists!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
October 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is amazing and moves scientific publishing into the modern age in a MAJOR way. @qedscience.bsky.social by @odedrechavi.bsky.social and team, and planyourscience.com by @kordinglab.bsky.social, are my gamechanging life-hack recommendations for all scientists!
Hear @dyamins.bsky.social and yours truly discuss causality and ml: x.com/kordinglab/s..., www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-54...
x.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hear @dyamins.bsky.social and yours truly discuss causality and ml: x.com/kordinglab/s..., www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-54...
The Nobel prize in Econ to Phillipe Aghion is for innovation. Key driver for future world. And he is coauthor and mentor of my wife @imarinescu.bsky.social . Amazing development!
Breaking News: The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for their work on how technology drives growth.
Three Share Nobel in Economics for Work on How Technology Drives Growth
Joel Mokyr was awarded half of the prize, and Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt shared the other half.
nyti.ms
October 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Nobel prize in Econ to Phillipe Aghion is for innovation. Key driver for future world. And he is coauthor and mentor of my wife @imarinescu.bsky.social . Amazing development!
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here the trick is to unpack the word *understanding*
it’s not about what each neuron does, but the rules shaping the behaviour of biological systems!
"rules for development and learning in brains may be far easier to understand than their resulting properties"
👇👌
arxiv.org/abs/1907.06374
it’s not about what each neuron does, but the rules shaping the behaviour of biological systems!
"rules for development and learning in brains may be far easier to understand than their resulting properties"
👇👌
arxiv.org/abs/1907.06374
October 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
here the trick is to unpack the word *understanding*
it’s not about what each neuron does, but the rules shaping the behaviour of biological systems!
"rules for development and learning in brains may be far easier to understand than their resulting properties"
👇👌
arxiv.org/abs/1907.06374
it’s not about what each neuron does, but the rules shaping the behaviour of biological systems!
"rules for development and learning in brains may be far easier to understand than their resulting properties"
👇👌
arxiv.org/abs/1907.06374
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🚨Big news!🚨
The lab is relocating to Lisbon, joining a great team of experimental and theoretical neuroscientists, and the Neurotechnology Warehouse, a new initiative to bridge basic and translational research.
I'll be sharing postdoc openings soon. Come join us in this new incarnation of the lab!
The lab is relocating to Lisbon, joining a great team of experimental and theoretical neuroscientists, and the Neurotechnology Warehouse, a new initiative to bridge basic and translational research.
I'll be sharing postdoc openings soon. Come join us in this new incarnation of the lab!
🧠🎼 What does it take to restore movement? Neuroscientist and engineer, @juangallego.bsky.social, joins the new Centre for Restorative Neurotechnology at the Champalimaud Foundation.
🔗 Find out more in this interview: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/juan-al...
🔗 Find out more in this interview: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/juan-al...
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🚨Big news!🚨
The lab is relocating to Lisbon, joining a great team of experimental and theoretical neuroscientists, and the Neurotechnology Warehouse, a new initiative to bridge basic and translational research.
I'll be sharing postdoc openings soon. Come join us in this new incarnation of the lab!
The lab is relocating to Lisbon, joining a great team of experimental and theoretical neuroscientists, and the Neurotechnology Warehouse, a new initiative to bridge basic and translational research.
I'll be sharing postdoc openings soon. Come join us in this new incarnation of the lab!
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New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft:
Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft:
Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Such a cool achievement!
E11 Bio is excited to unveil PRISM technology for mapping brain wiring with simple light microscopes. Today, brain mapping in humans and other mammals is bottlenecked by accurate neuron tracing. PRISM uses molecular ID codes and AI to help neurons trace themselves.
Read more: e11.bio/blog/prism
Read more: e11.bio/blog/prism
October 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Such a cool achievement!
Reposted by Konrad Kording
Thanks to @pessoabrain.bsky.social and @thetransmitter.bsky.social for featuring our paper and to @aliyarumana.bsky.social and Peter Tse for engaging so generously with the ideas! 😊 www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-pict...
Beyond Newtonian causation in neuroscience
The traditional mechanistic framework must give way to a richer understanding of how brains actually generate behavior over time.
www.thetransmitter.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Thanks to @pessoabrain.bsky.social and @thetransmitter.bsky.social for featuring our paper and to @aliyarumana.bsky.social and Peter Tse for engaging so generously with the ideas! 😊 www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-pict...
I think it is very important to talk more about the deep problems of functional connectivity,
Data only shows associations. Turning those into claims about mechanism or causation? That requires a Rosetta Stone of prior knowledge + theory. Resting-state fMRI is purely observational; correlation is its currency. From this, plenty of "theoretical toys" about brain function can be built...
Resting-State fMRI and the Risk of Overinterpretation: Noise, Mechanisms, and a Missing Rosetta Stone https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.16.676611v1
September 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I think it is very important to talk more about the deep problems of functional connectivity,
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September 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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