Marine Neuroscience Laboratory
@marineneurolab.bsky.social
Aiming to take neuroscience into the future by going back to where it all began: the ocean. Here to share how we study the brains behind bioluminescence
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Do you love quantifying animal behavior as much as we do? We have just the tool for you! Presenting #OCTRON - a pipeline that helps you create rich annotation data and enables training of custom segmentation models. Have a look, particularly if you work with non-model / invertebrate organisms!
π Our first paper! π
@octoscience.bsky.social has created a complete pipeline that makes tracking weird and wonderful animals a breeze, and we've had a blast testing it on our wriggly worms. Check out this thread to see it in action π
#OCTRON
@octoscience.bsky.social has created a complete pipeline that makes tracking weird and wonderful animals a breeze, and we've had a blast testing it on our wriggly worms. Check out this thread to see it in action π
#OCTRON
A Christmas present from us and the rest of the #OCTRON team to you: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... π
December 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A Christmas present from us and the rest of the #OCTRON team to you: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... π
π Our first paper! π
@octoscience.bsky.social has created a complete pipeline that makes tracking weird and wonderful animals a breeze, and we've had a blast testing it on our wriggly worms. Check out this thread to see it in action π
#OCTRON
@octoscience.bsky.social has created a complete pipeline that makes tracking weird and wonderful animals a breeze, and we've had a blast testing it on our wriggly worms. Check out this thread to see it in action π
#OCTRON
Do you love quantifying animal behavior as much as we do? We have just the tool for you! Presenting #OCTRON - a pipeline that helps you create rich annotation data and enables training of custom segmentation models. Have a look, particularly if you work with non-model / invertebrate organisms!
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
π Our first paper! π
@octoscience.bsky.social has created a complete pipeline that makes tracking weird and wonderful animals a breeze, and we've had a blast testing it on our wriggly worms. Check out this thread to see it in action π
#OCTRON
@octoscience.bsky.social has created a complete pipeline that makes tracking weird and wonderful animals a breeze, and we've had a blast testing it on our wriggly worms. Check out this thread to see it in action π
#OCTRON
We spent a week at Sletvik field station collecting worms! MSc student Amalie from the University of Copenhagen joined and stayed for 3 weeks to work in our lab π
We caught ~60 Tomopteris with R/V Gunnerus during the day and were treated to great views of the northern lights at night
We caught ~60 Tomopteris with R/V Gunnerus during the day and were treated to great views of the northern lights at night
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We spent a week at Sletvik field station collecting worms! MSc student Amalie from the University of Copenhagen joined and stayed for 3 weeks to work in our lab π
We caught ~60 Tomopteris with R/V Gunnerus during the day and were treated to great views of the northern lights at night
We caught ~60 Tomopteris with R/V Gunnerus during the day and were treated to great views of the northern lights at night
October 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Celebrating the lab turning 5 years old at the restaurant Troll π
September 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Celebrating the lab turning 5 years old at the restaurant Troll π
We just published our third major funding application, including the evaluation it received, for the benefit of future applicants π
Because #OpenScience is also about sharing ideas and examples that others can learn from π
www.ogrants.org/grants/jacob...
Because #OpenScience is also about sharing ideas and examples that others can learn from π
www.ogrants.org/grants/jacob...
Funding application (RCN, 2024): Deciphering bioluminescent communication in marine annelids Β· Open Grants
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September 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We just published our third major funding application, including the evaluation it received, for the benefit of future applicants π
Because #OpenScience is also about sharing ideas and examples that others can learn from π
www.ogrants.org/grants/jacob...
Because #OpenScience is also about sharing ideas and examples that others can learn from π
www.ogrants.org/grants/jacob...
Meet our first MSc student!
This is @noralied.bsky.social π She is in her 5th year studying natural science with teacher education at #NTNU, and for her thesis she will optimize immunohistochemical methods for detecting neurons in marine annelid brains π§ πͺ
This is @noralied.bsky.social π She is in her 5th year studying natural science with teacher education at #NTNU, and for her thesis she will optimize immunohistochemical methods for detecting neurons in marine annelid brains π§ πͺ
August 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Meet our first MSc student!
This is @noralied.bsky.social π She is in her 5th year studying natural science with teacher education at #NTNU, and for her thesis she will optimize immunohistochemical methods for detecting neurons in marine annelid brains π§ πͺ
This is @noralied.bsky.social π She is in her 5th year studying natural science with teacher education at #NTNU, and for her thesis she will optimize immunohistochemical methods for detecting neurons in marine annelid brains π§ πͺ
Happy #InternationalPolychaeteDay! ππͺ±
To celebrate, hereβs a glimpse of the bioluminescence of our gossamer worms! This video was captured in the lab by @nadiave.bsky.social using a monochrome camera β so it's in black and white β but in real life, the worms glow in a stunning bright yellow.
To celebrate, hereβs a glimpse of the bioluminescence of our gossamer worms! This video was captured in the lab by @nadiave.bsky.social using a monochrome camera β so it's in black and white β but in real life, the worms glow in a stunning bright yellow.
July 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Happy #InternationalPolychaeteDay! ππͺ±
To celebrate, hereβs a glimpse of the bioluminescence of our gossamer worms! This video was captured in the lab by @nadiave.bsky.social using a monochrome camera β so it's in black and white β but in real life, the worms glow in a stunning bright yellow.
To celebrate, hereβs a glimpse of the bioluminescence of our gossamer worms! This video was captured in the lab by @nadiave.bsky.social using a monochrome camera β so it's in black and white β but in real life, the worms glow in a stunning bright yellow.
Are you at the Gordon Research Conference on Neuroethology in Florence later this week? π
@nadiave.bsky.social will present a poster supported by a grant from the Tom Wilhelmsenβs Foundation (thank you for the support)!
We celebrated the grant with Nadiaβs favourite treat: lemon meringue pie π
@nadiave.bsky.social will present a poster supported by a grant from the Tom Wilhelmsenβs Foundation (thank you for the support)!
We celebrated the grant with Nadiaβs favourite treat: lemon meringue pie π
June 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Are you at the Gordon Research Conference on Neuroethology in Florence later this week? π
@nadiave.bsky.social will present a poster supported by a grant from the Tom Wilhelmsenβs Foundation (thank you for the support)!
We celebrated the grant with Nadiaβs favourite treat: lemon meringue pie π
@nadiave.bsky.social will present a poster supported by a grant from the Tom Wilhelmsenβs Foundation (thank you for the support)!
We celebrated the grant with Nadiaβs favourite treat: lemon meringue pie π
Reposted by Marine Neuroscience Laboratory
Here's the video again but hopefully less blurry! βΊοΈ
I'd never seen so many Tomopteris in one place - absolutely wild
I'd never seen so many Tomopteris in one place - absolutely wild
May 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Here's the video again but hopefully less blurry! βΊοΈ
I'd never seen so many Tomopteris in one place - absolutely wild
I'd never seen so many Tomopteris in one place - absolutely wild
Amazing video! π€© would love to know which pheromone this is, or who discovered it in these worms?
April 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Amazing video! π€© would love to know which pheromone this is, or who discovered it in these worms?
Reposted by Marine Neuroscience Laboratory
Had a great time presenting at the NTNU-wide symposium "NeuroSYS" last week. A 5-minute datablitz is short, but I hope I made a few people curious about bioluminescent worms! β¨οΈ
@marineneurolab.bsky.social
@kavlintnu.bsky.social #neuroscience #bioluminescence #research
@marineneurolab.bsky.social
@kavlintnu.bsky.social #neuroscience #bioluminescence #research
March 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Had a great time presenting at the NTNU-wide symposium "NeuroSYS" last week. A 5-minute datablitz is short, but I hope I made a few people curious about bioluminescent worms! β¨οΈ
@marineneurolab.bsky.social
@kavlintnu.bsky.social #neuroscience #bioluminescence #research
@marineneurolab.bsky.social
@kavlintnu.bsky.social #neuroscience #bioluminescence #research
In keeping with tradition, a big funding rejection (π₯²) means it's treat time! More specifically, tiramisu-tower-time π
It's not easy to start something new, but the like-minded people you meet along the way make it worth it. They keep science fun ππ
It's not easy to start something new, but the like-minded people you meet along the way make it worth it. They keep science fun ππ
February 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In keeping with tradition, a big funding rejection (π₯²) means it's treat time! More specifically, tiramisu-tower-time π
It's not easy to start something new, but the like-minded people you meet along the way make it worth it. They keep science fun ππ
It's not easy to start something new, but the like-minded people you meet along the way make it worth it. They keep science fun ππ
One thing we did last year was to build our lab and in this video made by @nadiave.bsky.social you can see how it all came together!
Our worms naturally live in the deep ocean where sunlight never reaches, so we built a tent where we can house them and do behavioural experiments in total darkness π
Our worms naturally live in the deep ocean where sunlight never reaches, so we built a tent where we can house them and do behavioural experiments in total darkness π
January 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
One thing we did last year was to build our lab and in this video made by @nadiave.bsky.social you can see how it all came together!
Our worms naturally live in the deep ocean where sunlight never reaches, so we built a tent where we can house them and do behavioural experiments in total darkness π
Our worms naturally live in the deep ocean where sunlight never reaches, so we built a tent where we can house them and do behavioural experiments in total darkness π
Nadia @nadiave.bsky.social is our 1st PhD student. She has her BSc in neuroscience and her MSc in marine biology, both from the University of Groningen (NL). She also likes to read books, take walks through the Norwegian nature, and have coffee and cinnamon buns at the coziest spots in the city ββΊοΈ
December 11, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Nadia @nadiave.bsky.social is our 1st PhD student. She has her BSc in neuroscience and her MSc in marine biology, both from the University of Groningen (NL). She also likes to read books, take walks through the Norwegian nature, and have coffee and cinnamon buns at the coziest spots in the city ββΊοΈ
Our group leader Ragnhild @rijacobsen.bsky.social is a systems neuroscientist who spends most of her time studying the brain's GPS and teaching animal physiology, running the MNL on the side. But she also loves spending time in the mountains ποΈ and reading fiction π
December 11, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Our group leader Ragnhild @rijacobsen.bsky.social is a systems neuroscientist who spends most of her time studying the brain's GPS and teaching animal physiology, running the MNL on the side. But she also loves spending time in the mountains ποΈ and reading fiction π
Meet the team at the MNL!
We're a small lab with big ambitions, but also value time off. Because discoveries are made by humans, so you need to put their wellbeing first. Meet our humans below! π
We're a small lab with big ambitions, but also value time off. Because discoveries are made by humans, so you need to put their wellbeing first. Meet our humans below! π
December 11, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Meet the team at the MNL!
We're a small lab with big ambitions, but also value time off. Because discoveries are made by humans, so you need to put their wellbeing first. Meet our humans below! π
We're a small lab with big ambitions, but also value time off. Because discoveries are made by humans, so you need to put their wellbeing first. Meet our humans below! π
We're a lab dedicated to marine neuroscience, focusing on a little worm that glows to communicate. What does it say with its flashes of light? And what role does its nervous system play? Stay tuned to find out! πππ§
December 6, 2024 at 12:34 PM
We're a lab dedicated to marine neuroscience, focusing on a little worm that glows to communicate. What does it say with its flashes of light? And what role does its nervous system play? Stay tuned to find out! πππ§