Amy Orsborn
@neuroamyo.bsky.social
Associate Prof at UW. Neural interfaces, motor learning, engineering learning.
Believe it or not, my last name has two R's and zero E's.
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Amy Orsborn
@neuroamyo.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Fun to see this place coming a bit more alive! I tried my hand at a starter pack for neural engineering & computationally-leaning (systems) neuroscience. Super not exhaustive, so if you want to be added (or removed), just ping me. I'm still working on finding folks here.
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Sent another grant paper airplane into a strong headwind this morning, so I treated myself to some fresh air and sunshine around UW's campus. 😍
...now to close all the tabs and dig myself out of email debt that built up while writing 😅
...now to close all the tabs and dig myself out of email debt that built up while writing 😅
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Sent another grant paper airplane into a strong headwind this morning, so I treated myself to some fresh air and sunshine around UW's campus. 😍
...now to close all the tabs and dig myself out of email debt that built up while writing 😅
...now to close all the tabs and dig myself out of email debt that built up while writing 😅
We've all already lived through a global pandemic. We don't need to add living through world war 3. Please and thank you.
a man in a tie is standing in front of a sign that says `` what is going on ? ''
ALT: a man in a tie is standing in front of a sign that says `` what is going on ? ''
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January 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
We've all already lived through a global pandemic. We don't need to add living through world war 3. Please and thank you.
I had braced myself for an email and slack deluge Monday/Tuesday, but it wasn't that bad.
Turns out it's because Wednesday is the day y'all collectively woke up and decided to choose violence.
I now feel violent. 🫠😅
Turns out it's because Wednesday is the day y'all collectively woke up and decided to choose violence.
I now feel violent. 🫠😅
January 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I had braced myself for an email and slack deluge Monday/Tuesday, but it wasn't that bad.
Turns out it's because Wednesday is the day y'all collectively woke up and decided to choose violence.
I now feel violent. 🫠😅
Turns out it's because Wednesday is the day y'all collectively woke up and decided to choose violence.
I now feel violent. 🫠😅
I channeled stress into running in 2025. At the pace we're going, I might end up an ultra marathoner by the end of 2026. 🙃🫠
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I channeled stress into running in 2025. At the pace we're going, I might end up an ultra marathoner by the end of 2026. 🙃🫠
In case anyone needs a timeline cleans/candle in the dark, please enjoy the fact that Seattle puts a Christmas tree on top of the space needle every year. 🎄
It was literally my light in the dark today!
It was literally my light in the dark today!
December 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In case anyone needs a timeline cleans/candle in the dark, please enjoy the fact that Seattle puts a Christmas tree on top of the space needle every year. 🎄
It was literally my light in the dark today!
It was literally my light in the dark today!
It's not exactly a hard signal detection problem, but still amusing to see the accuracy of the algorithm. Feeling very seen by YouTube 🤣🎯
December 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It's not exactly a hard signal detection problem, but still amusing to see the accuracy of the algorithm. Feeling very seen by YouTube 🤣🎯
#SfN2025 we've got 2 posters this morning on new directions studying how humans learn redundant sensorimotor mappings! People are worse at this than you might expect. We're trying to understand why, which will help improve neural interfaces. Come say hi to Brady @ poster T7 & Victoria @ poster SS9
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#SfN2025 we've got 2 posters this morning on new directions studying how humans learn redundant sensorimotor mappings! People are worse at this than you might expect. We're trying to understand why, which will help improve neural interfaces. Come say hi to Brady @ poster T7 & Victoria @ poster SS9
#SfN2025 Planning & making a reach involve different brain areas and neural populations, but are coordinated behavioral computations. Check out Ryan's poster tomorrow morning (PSTR076.02, M14) where he uses neuropixel recordings to test hypotheses about how neural populations implement this feat!
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
#SfN2025 Planning & making a reach involve different brain areas and neural populations, but are coordinated behavioral computations. Check out Ryan's poster tomorrow morning (PSTR076.02, M14) where he uses neuropixel recordings to test hypotheses about how neural populations implement this feat!
Folks @ #SfN2025 - wondering what to do on this rainy Saturday evening? I've got the solution for you. Come to hear discussions about how we can help advocate for our science and ourselves, meet new & old friends, & enjoy some snacks at the WINE social. 7pm at Deck 655 tonight.
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Folks @ #SfN2025 - wondering what to do on this rainy Saturday evening? I've got the solution for you. Come to hear discussions about how we can help advocate for our science and ourselves, meet new & old friends, & enjoy some snacks at the WINE social. 7pm at Deck 655 tonight.
🚨Another paper alert! 🚨
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Do you perform neural implant procedures? Develop new neural implants? Train people to do neural implants? This paper describes our lab’s approach to make custom ~whole-head simulators that can help in those tasks.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Do you perform neural implant procedures? Develop new neural implants? Train people to do neural implants? This paper describes our lab’s approach to make custom ~whole-head simulators that can help in those tasks.
Customizable artificial simulator for developing, planning, and training personnel on neurophysiology and surgical procedures in non-human primates
Neuroscience researchers often surgically implant hardware into model organisms to measure and manipulate neural activity. Designing and optimizing th…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🚨Another paper alert! 🚨
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Do you perform neural implant procedures? Develop new neural implants? Train people to do neural implants? This paper describes our lab’s approach to make custom ~whole-head simulators that can help in those tasks.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Do you perform neural implant procedures? Develop new neural implants? Train people to do neural implants? This paper describes our lab’s approach to make custom ~whole-head simulators that can help in those tasks.
Important coda: lab pre-print dessert celebration! Lead author gets to request a dessert & I bake it.
We enjoyed an apple crumble cake, vanilla ice cream, and apple cider caramel sauce this afternoon to mark Ryan's paper!
PLUS a tiramisu for Lydia's paper, which I'll post about tomorrow 😂
We enjoyed an apple crumble cake, vanilla ice cream, and apple cider caramel sauce this afternoon to mark Ryan's paper!
PLUS a tiramisu for Lydia's paper, which I'll post about tomorrow 😂
October 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Important coda: lab pre-print dessert celebration! Lead author gets to request a dessert & I bake it.
We enjoyed an apple crumble cake, vanilla ice cream, and apple cider caramel sauce this afternoon to mark Ryan's paper!
PLUS a tiramisu for Lydia's paper, which I'll post about tomorrow 😂
We enjoyed an apple crumble cake, vanilla ice cream, and apple cider caramel sauce this afternoon to mark Ryan's paper!
PLUS a tiramisu for Lydia's paper, which I'll post about tomorrow 😂
🚨Pre-print alert! 🚨https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.683171v1
Our new study tackles the question: do all neurons in motor cortices (MC) encode movement & coordinate as we move? Answering this question will be key for effectively targeting motor representations in BCIs.
Our new study tackles the question: do all neurons in motor cortices (MC) encode movement & coordinate as we move? Answering this question will be key for effectively targeting motor representations in BCIs.
The spatiotemporal structure of neural activity in motor cortex during reaching
Intracortical brain-computer interfaces (BCI) leverage knowledge about neural representations to translate movement-related neural activity into actions. BCI implants have targeted broad cortical regi...
www.biorxiv.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨Pre-print alert! 🚨https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.683171v1
Our new study tackles the question: do all neurons in motor cortices (MC) encode movement & coordinate as we move? Answering this question will be key for effectively targeting motor representations in BCIs.
Our new study tackles the question: do all neurons in motor cortices (MC) encode movement & coordinate as we move? Answering this question will be key for effectively targeting motor representations in BCIs.
Had a great visit to the center for Mind, Brain, Computation and Technology @ Stanford yesterday! I was excited to talk about brewing ideas in the lab on neural representations at neuron & population scales. Plus new data mapping motor cortex w/ neuropixels - preprint dropping soon, stay tuned! 🍿
October 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Had a great visit to the center for Mind, Brain, Computation and Technology @ Stanford yesterday! I was excited to talk about brewing ideas in the lab on neural representations at neuron & population scales. Plus new data mapping motor cortex w/ neuropixels - preprint dropping soon, stay tuned! 🍿
One of the most valuable lessons I've gotten from reviewing grants and papers is deeper empathy for the reviewers. So essential.
When you’re editing your draft for the 100th time and thinking “What will the reviewers think of my manuscript?”, remember that they’ll be reading it in this position.
October 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One of the most valuable lessons I've gotten from reviewing grants and papers is deeper empathy for the reviewers. So essential.
Thankful that UW and Washington state continue to support vaccination and make it easy for folks to access them 🙌
Boosted against Flu and COVID 💪
Boosted against Flu and COVID 💪
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thankful that UW and Washington state continue to support vaccination and make it easy for folks to access them 🙌
Boosted against Flu and COVID 💪
Boosted against Flu and COVID 💪
Thankful for the chance to spend time in Berlin around giving a seminar! As an American in These Times, visiting the many moving memorials right around Unity Day really hits differently. So much important history we need to remember and pay close attention to.
October 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Thankful for the chance to spend time in Berlin around giving a seminar! As an American in These Times, visiting the many moving memorials right around Unity Day really hits differently. So much important history we need to remember and pay close attention to.
Running's also awesome for being a tourist! 😍
October 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Running's also awesome for being a tourist! 😍
Had a great first day at the Bernstein workshop on control theory uses in neuroscience! I presented some of our work on control theory behavior assays for movement, and approaches to designing BCIs.
September 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Had a great first day at the Bernstein workshop on control theory uses in neuroscience! I presented some of our work on control theory behavior assays for movement, and approaches to designing BCIs.
Seattle (and I) am lucky that all these hills lead to good views 😅. New route meant new hill challenges, but a bonus new vantage point on downtown 😍
September 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Seattle (and I) am lucky that all these hills lead to good views 😅. New route meant new hill challenges, but a bonus new vantage point on downtown 😍
A rare day when an email task sparks joy:
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A rare day when an email task sparks joy: