Mai Morimoto
@maimmorimoto.bsky.social
Imperial College Research Fellow @Dept. Life Sciences
neuroscience, vision, learning, bumblebees :)
www.mmorimoto.com
neuroscience, vision, learning, bumblebees :)
www.mmorimoto.com
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Department of Life Sciences PhD Studentships
Department of Life Sciences PhD Studentships, October 2026 Start
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Interested in doing research on #neuroscience🧠 and #bees🐝? I can support your application for fully-funded PhD studentships available at Imperial College London.
Eligibility: UK/EU nationals
Deadline: 12/01/2026
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Please get in touch with your CV via email.
#neurosciencephd #neurojobs
Eligibility: UK/EU nationals
Deadline: 12/01/2026
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Please get in touch with your CV via email.
#neurosciencephd #neurojobs
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Insect spatial memory is thought to be based on panoramic snapshots that are modelled as retinotopic images. This idea won't allow a distinction of landmarks from the scene. Unexpectedly, our data suggest that 🐝 learn 3D-objects as individual landmarks. #neuroethology
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Insect spatial memory is thought to be based on panoramic snapshots that are modelled as retinotopic images. This idea won't allow a distinction of landmarks from the scene. Unexpectedly, our data suggest that 🐝 learn 3D-objects as individual landmarks. #neuroethology
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I am excited to share my PhD work on head-direction cells recorded in the wild, now published in @science.org, where we recorded neurons in bats flying outdoors on an island.
doi.org/10.1126/sci...
With @ray-neuro.bsky.social, Shir Maimon, Liora Las, Nachum Ulanovsky and many others
doi.org/10.1126/sci...
With @ray-neuro.bsky.social, Shir Maimon, Liora Las, Nachum Ulanovsky and many others
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I am excited to share my PhD work on head-direction cells recorded in the wild, now published in @science.org, where we recorded neurons in bats flying outdoors on an island.
doi.org/10.1126/sci...
With @ray-neuro.bsky.social, Shir Maimon, Liora Las, Nachum Ulanovsky and many others
doi.org/10.1126/sci...
With @ray-neuro.bsky.social, Shir Maimon, Liora Las, Nachum Ulanovsky and many others
Interested in doing research on #neuroscience🧠 and #bees🐝? I can support your application for fully-funded PhD studentships available at Imperial College London.
Eligibility: UK/EU nationals
Deadline: 12/01/2026
bit.ly/497hAfK
Please get in touch with your CV via email.
#neurosciencephd #neurojobs
Eligibility: UK/EU nationals
Deadline: 12/01/2026
bit.ly/497hAfK
Please get in touch with your CV via email.
#neurosciencephd #neurojobs
Department of Life Sciences PhD Studentships
Department of Life Sciences PhD Studentships, October 2026 Start
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Interested in doing research on #neuroscience🧠 and #bees🐝? I can support your application for fully-funded PhD studentships available at Imperial College London.
Eligibility: UK/EU nationals
Deadline: 12/01/2026
bit.ly/497hAfK
Please get in touch with your CV via email.
#neurosciencephd #neurojobs
Eligibility: UK/EU nationals
Deadline: 12/01/2026
bit.ly/497hAfK
Please get in touch with your CV via email.
#neurosciencephd #neurojobs
Reposted by Mai Morimoto
'Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience'
by @LauraGrima.bsky.social, @Hannah-Haberkern.bsky.social, Rishika Mohanta, @MaimMorimoto.bsky.social @adiraj95.bsky.social @EmmavScholey.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
by @LauraGrima.bsky.social, @Hannah-Haberkern.bsky.social, Rishika Mohanta, @MaimMorimoto.bsky.social @adiraj95.bsky.social @EmmavScholey.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
October 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
'Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience'
by @LauraGrima.bsky.social, @Hannah-Haberkern.bsky.social, Rishika Mohanta, @MaimMorimoto.bsky.social @adiraj95.bsky.social @EmmavScholey.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
by @LauraGrima.bsky.social, @Hannah-Haberkern.bsky.social, Rishika Mohanta, @MaimMorimoto.bsky.social @adiraj95.bsky.social @EmmavScholey.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
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Really excited to share a review I contributed to, out now in @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social. We explore how foraging can offer a framework for studying brain and behaviour in natural contexts. It’s been a pleasure working with colleagues across species and disciplines on this. Check it out! 👇
Pleased to have this review out in @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social. In it we discuss various aspects of the intersection between foraging behaviors and neuroscience, and offer some future directions: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience
The study of foraging is central to a renewed interest in naturalistic behavior in neuroscience. Applying a foraging framework grounded in behavioral …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Really excited to share a review I contributed to, out now in @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social. We explore how foraging can offer a framework for studying brain and behaviour in natural contexts. It’s been a pleasure working with colleagues across species and disciplines on this. Check it out! 👇
Reposted by Mai Morimoto
Years ago @lauragrima.bsky.social talked about what a pity it is when scientists who work on #foraging miss out on fruitful interactions because they work with different animals. Together with collegues we started a virtual seminar series, which grew into a conference and now a review!
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October 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Years ago @lauragrima.bsky.social talked about what a pity it is when scientists who work on #foraging miss out on fruitful interactions because they work with different animals. Together with collegues we started a virtual seminar series, which grew into a conference and now a review!
Reposted by Mai Morimoto
Inspired by discussions at several recent foraging-related seminar series and conferences, our review in @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social explores an expanded role for foraging as a framework in neuroscience and discusses future directions for the field. Do check it out.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
October 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Inspired by discussions at several recent foraging-related seminar series and conferences, our review in @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social explores an expanded role for foraging as a framework in neuroscience and discusses future directions for the field. Do check it out.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
Had a lot of fun co-writing to this review! Discussing #foraging through the lens of neuroscience.
Pleased to have this review out in @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social. In it we discuss various aspects of the intersection between foraging behaviors and neuroscience, and offer some future directions: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience
The study of foraging is central to a renewed interest in naturalistic behavior in neuroscience. Applying a foraging framework grounded in behavioral …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Had a lot of fun co-writing to this review! Discussing #foraging through the lens of neuroscience.
Reposted by Mai Morimoto
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social, @avaskham.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social, @shaena.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social, @avaskham.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social, @shaena.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
The non-model organism “renaissance” has arrived
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 20, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social, @avaskham.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social, @shaena.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social, @avaskham.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social, @shaena.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
Reposted by Mai Morimoto
Our paper on MouseGoggles - an open-source mini VR headset for mice - just came out! Really excited about finally integrating eye-tracking into the headset. Nice working with you @hongyuchang.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
github.com/sn-lab/Mouse...
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
github.com/sn-lab/Mouse...
#neuroskyence
December 12, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Our paper on MouseGoggles - an open-source mini VR headset for mice - just came out! Really excited about finally integrating eye-tracking into the headset. Nice working with you @hongyuchang.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
github.com/sn-lab/Mouse...
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
github.com/sn-lab/Mouse...
#neuroskyence
Reposted by Mai Morimoto
Check out this fly boxing away a parasitic wasp who is trying to lay eggs in its abdomen.
I've watched a lot of fly behavior, but never seen anything like this. Makes you wonder how much we miss by studying lab organisms in isolation from their natural threats.
Vid from: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
I've watched a lot of fly behavior, but never seen anything like this. Makes you wonder how much we miss by studying lab organisms in isolation from their natural threats.
Vid from: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
November 18, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Check out this fly boxing away a parasitic wasp who is trying to lay eggs in its abdomen.
I've watched a lot of fly behavior, but never seen anything like this. Makes you wonder how much we miss by studying lab organisms in isolation from their natural threats.
Vid from: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
I've watched a lot of fly behavior, but never seen anything like this. Makes you wonder how much we miss by studying lab organisms in isolation from their natural threats.
Vid from: doi.org/10.1038/s415...