Natalie Schaworonkow
@nschawor.bsky.social
investigating electric waves in the brain,
thinking about visualization, interfaces,
art & beauty with computers.
nschawor.github.io
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
thinking about visualization, interfaces,
art & beauty with computers.
nschawor.github.io
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Pinned
brain activation maps, but make it real world 🙂🧠
📆 updated for 2026!
list of summer schools & short courses in the realm of (computational) neuroscience or data analysis of EEG / MEG / LFP: 🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
list of summer schools & short courses in the realm of (computational) neuroscience or data analysis of EEG / MEG / LFP: 🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
various computational neuroscience / MEEG / LFP short courses and summer schools
docs.google.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📆 updated for 2026!
list of summer schools & short courses in the realm of (computational) neuroscience or data analysis of EEG / MEG / LFP: 🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
list of summer schools & short courses in the realm of (computational) neuroscience or data analysis of EEG / MEG / LFP: 🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
are you looking for someone with expertise in analysis of neuroimaging data (fMRI/DTI/EEG)? see ⬇️
I’ve mostly kept this space professional, but today I need to share something and ask for your help 🙏🏻
I’ve dedicated my entire career to neuroscience research in Russia. Through challenging times, my colleagues and I have done our best to continue the work we love and believe in...(1/4)
I’ve dedicated my entire career to neuroscience research in Russia. Through challenging times, my colleagues and I have done our best to continue the work we love and believe in...(1/4)
December 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
are you looking for someone with expertise in analysis of neuroimaging data (fMRI/DTI/EEG)? see ⬇️
mole-rats seem to have a nice theta-rhythm!
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
mole-rats seem to have a nice theta-rhythm!
currently reading this fun book about the early pioneers of animal electrophysiology (of course with the inevitable pile-on about who discovered electrical activity in the brain first 🙃).
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
currently reading this fun book about the early pioneers of animal electrophysiology (of course with the inevitable pile-on about who discovered electrical activity in the brain first 🙃).
in my experience, phase efects for sensorimotor mu-alpha rhythms can come out very clear. but for visual alpha there are definitely less consistent results... taking individual variability into account seems like a step in the right direction to me.
The key to understanding alpha phase and perception
Individual differences!
Our Neurobehavioral Link Function (NBLF) models how each person's alpha phase uniquely modulates multisensory perception and proves causality.
📄 biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#CognitiveNeuroscience #Multisensory
Individual differences!
Our Neurobehavioral Link Function (NBLF) models how each person's alpha phase uniquely modulates multisensory perception and proves causality.
📄 biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#CognitiveNeuroscience #Multisensory
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
in my experience, phase efects for sensorimotor mu-alpha rhythms can come out very clear. but for visual alpha there are definitely less consistent results... taking individual variability into account seems like a step in the right direction to me.
cool traces on old book covers 🙂
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
cool traces on old book covers 🙂
this paper shows 8 Hz oscillatory patterns in spontaneous unit activity, with spikes appearing at a regular pattern. so naturally, I was intrigued + downloaded the data + saw for myself. 🙂 really pretty! (but there is only 1 unit like this, out of ~15)
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
this paper shows 8 Hz oscillatory patterns in spontaneous unit activity, with spikes appearing at a regular pattern. so naturally, I was intrigued + downloaded the data + saw for myself. 🙂 really pretty! (but there is only 1 unit like this, out of ~15)
fun old experiment (1968): O. Lippold believed that the alpha rhythm was related to the physiological tremor in eye muscles (also ~10 Hz). so in this experiment, the eyeball was cooled & warmed to shift the muscle tremor frequency. when they measured EEG, the alpha frequency seems to change.
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
fun old experiment (1968): O. Lippold believed that the alpha rhythm was related to the physiological tremor in eye muscles (also ~10 Hz). so in this experiment, the eyeball was cooled & warmed to shift the muscle tremor frequency. when they measured EEG, the alpha frequency seems to change.
superconvinced that the folks from @backyardbrains.bsky.social have the most fun at work. 🧠🤖🙂 new educational robot with camera + motors.
interesting for neuro: programmed with spiking neurons (similar devices typically use a sequential GUI programming interface like Scratch)
#sfn25 #sfn2025
interesting for neuro: programmed with spiking neurons (similar devices typically use a sequential GUI programming interface like Scratch)
#sfn25 #sfn2025
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
superconvinced that the folks from @backyardbrains.bsky.social have the most fun at work. 🧠🤖🙂 new educational robot with camera + motors.
interesting for neuro: programmed with spiking neurons (similar devices typically use a sequential GUI programming interface like Scratch)
#sfn25 #sfn2025
interesting for neuro: programmed with spiking neurons (similar devices typically use a sequential GUI programming interface like Scratch)
#sfn25 #sfn2025
all the stars aligned ➡️ I am in San Diego for #sfn25 🙂 find me to chat about oscillations & other cool electrophysiology!
already managed to get lab swag from the old lab! ❤️🙂
already managed to get lab swag from the old lab! ❤️🙂
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
all the stars aligned ➡️ I am in San Diego for #sfn25 🙂 find me to chat about oscillations & other cool electrophysiology!
already managed to get lab swag from the old lab! ❤️🙂
already managed to get lab swag from the old lab! ❤️🙂
"Electrodes are held on the scalp of the patient by an arrangement of rubber and whalebone bars tied under the chin (fig. 1). A most suitable cap is one made for setting waves in hair. It is not necessary to shave the scalp, though the examination is easier if the hair is short and recently washed."
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"Electrodes are held on the scalp of the patient by an arrangement of rubber and whalebone bars tied under the chin (fig. 1). A most suitable cap is one made for setting waves in hair. It is not necessary to shave the scalp, though the examination is easier if the hair is short and recently washed."
auditory tau-rhythm with a cool waveform, oscillating at 10 Hz, recorded with intracranial electrodes. 🧠〰️🙂
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
auditory tau-rhythm with a cool waveform, oscillating at 10 Hz, recorded with intracranial electrodes. 🧠〰️🙂
our lab alumni list is full of incredible people! poeppel-lab.github.io/alumni
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
our lab alumni list is full of incredible people! poeppel-lab.github.io/alumni
thank you for listening to my EEG TED talk! (the vibes from these chairs 😅).
we ran a MNE-python tutorial for >100 people for a week. the program going from preprocessing to source estimation to group analysis was ambitious, but I hope seeing all the steps involved was helpful for participants. 🙂
we ran a MNE-python tutorial for >100 people for a week. the program going from preprocessing to source estimation to group analysis was ambitious, but I hope seeing all the steps involved was helpful for participants. 🙂
this week at #PracticalMEEG2025 in Aix!
having run an MEG pipeline by trial and error, I was doubting myself between all parameters. lectures on the analysis steps + hands-on application together were very helpful!
& seeing women on stage sharing what they're excited about just hits different ⭐️
having run an MEG pipeline by trial and error, I was doubting myself between all parameters. lectures on the analysis steps + hands-on application together were very helpful!
& seeing women on stage sharing what they're excited about just hits different ⭐️
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
thank you for listening to my EEG TED talk! (the vibes from these chairs 😅).
we ran a MNE-python tutorial for >100 people for a week. the program going from preprocessing to source estimation to group analysis was ambitious, but I hope seeing all the steps involved was helpful for participants. 🙂
we ran a MNE-python tutorial for >100 people for a week. the program going from preprocessing to source estimation to group analysis was ambitious, but I hope seeing all the steps involved was helpful for participants. 🙂
Reposted by Natalie Schaworonkow
Last week I was being trained as a #MNE-Python TrainEErs at #PracticalMEEG2025 - it was a lot of fun to look behind the scenes and learn how to run a good workshop :) thanks to @cuttingeeg.bsky.social for hosting and Marijn van Vliet and @nschawor.bsky.social for organizing this amazing workshop!
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Last week I was being trained as a #MNE-Python TrainEErs at #PracticalMEEG2025 - it was a lot of fun to look behind the scenes and learn how to run a good workshop :) thanks to @cuttingeeg.bsky.social for hosting and Marijn van Vliet and @nschawor.bsky.social for organizing this amazing workshop!
learn about advanced electrophysiology-related toolboxes (>20 to choose from) at this online event, in lectures or hands-on tutorials:
📅 Wednesday, October 30th at 2 pm (CET)
cuttingeeg.org/practicalmee...
very cool concept! 🙂 free but registration required.
#PracticalMEEG2025
📅 Wednesday, October 30th at 2 pm (CET)
cuttingeeg.org/practicalmee...
very cool concept! 🙂 free but registration required.
#PracticalMEEG2025
Bouquet | PracticalMEEG2025
cuttingeeg.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
learn about advanced electrophysiology-related toolboxes (>20 to choose from) at this online event, in lectures or hands-on tutorials:
📅 Wednesday, October 30th at 2 pm (CET)
cuttingeeg.org/practicalmee...
very cool concept! 🙂 free but registration required.
#PracticalMEEG2025
📅 Wednesday, October 30th at 2 pm (CET)
cuttingeeg.org/practicalmee...
very cool concept! 🙂 free but registration required.
#PracticalMEEG2025
very cool PI + great methods + 💰
#NeuroJobs
#NeuroJobs
S-CCS Lab PhD Position
3+2 year 100% TVL-13 position in '26 - open topic on the intersection of combined EEG-EyeTracking, Statistical Methods, Cognitive Modelling, VR/Mobile EEG, Vision ...
Apply via Max-Planck IMPRS-IS program until 2025-11-16 imprs.is.mpg.de
Read: www.s-ccs.de/philosophy
3+2 year 100% TVL-13 position in '26 - open topic on the intersection of combined EEG-EyeTracking, Statistical Methods, Cognitive Modelling, VR/Mobile EEG, Vision ...
Apply via Max-Planck IMPRS-IS program until 2025-11-16 imprs.is.mpg.de
Read: www.s-ccs.de/philosophy
October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
very cool PI + great methods + 💰
#NeuroJobs
#NeuroJobs
I always learned a great deal from simulating data (aka mostly how things don't really work the way they are advertised 🙃).
so I can definitely recommend playing with this toolbox for simulating EEG/MEG sources with desired properties (location, coupling) for connectivity. ⬇️
so I can definitely recommend playing with this toolbox for simulating EEG/MEG sources with desired properties (location, coupling) for connectivity. ⬇️
We (I and @willenjoy.bsky.social) created a toolbox for simulations of EEG/MEG because we needed to simulate data. Our initial aim was to simulate connectivity. For this short clip, I simulated two sources with phase connectivity using our toolbox.
#brainmovie
meegsim.readthedocs.io/en/stable/in...
#brainmovie
meegsim.readthedocs.io/en/stable/in...
October 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I always learned a great deal from simulating data (aka mostly how things don't really work the way they are advertised 🙃).
so I can definitely recommend playing with this toolbox for simulating EEG/MEG sources with desired properties (location, coupling) for connectivity. ⬇️
so I can definitely recommend playing with this toolbox for simulating EEG/MEG sources with desired properties (location, coupling) for connectivity. ⬇️
made a mini-game for events: find pairs of matching brains, the Allen mouse brain & a macaque brain are smuggled in to make it easier. meanwhile, we can talk about brain structure, cortical folding, twins, individual differences, & etc. 🙂💗🧠
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
made a mini-game for events: find pairs of matching brains, the Allen mouse brain & a macaque brain are smuggled in to make it easier. meanwhile, we can talk about brain structure, cortical folding, twins, individual differences, & etc. 🙂💗🧠
this looks great! (+ cool plots)
given that alpha rhythm is often decreased in frequency (e.g. 8 Hz instead of 10 Hz) for epileptic patients and this is #iEEG data, I find it tricky to call this theta-activity; but it's also different from classical mu-dynamics (Fig. S4). 🤔
given that alpha rhythm is often decreased in frequency (e.g. 8 Hz instead of 10 Hz) for epileptic patients and this is #iEEG data, I find it tricky to call this theta-activity; but it's also different from classical mu-dynamics (Fig. S4). 🤔
Sensorimotor Theta Oscillations Coordinate Speech Movements https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.09.681482v1
October 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
this looks great! (+ cool plots)
given that alpha rhythm is often decreased in frequency (e.g. 8 Hz instead of 10 Hz) for epileptic patients and this is #iEEG data, I find it tricky to call this theta-activity; but it's also different from classical mu-dynamics (Fig. S4). 🤔
given that alpha rhythm is often decreased in frequency (e.g. 8 Hz instead of 10 Hz) for epileptic patients and this is #iEEG data, I find it tricky to call this theta-activity; but it's also different from classical mu-dynamics (Fig. S4). 🤔
ok, imagine you have an oscillation that is not symmetric around 0 (small direct current shift) with some amplitude modulation, for instance with 1/f-dynamics.
➡️ then these 1/f-dynamics will show up in low frequency part of spectrum (red); in addition to around oscillation peak (yellow).
➡️ then these 1/f-dynamics will show up in low frequency part of spectrum (red); in addition to around oscillation peak (yellow).
October 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ok, imagine you have an oscillation that is not symmetric around 0 (small direct current shift) with some amplitude modulation, for instance with 1/f-dynamics.
➡️ then these 1/f-dynamics will show up in low frequency part of spectrum (red); in addition to around oscillation peak (yellow).
➡️ then these 1/f-dynamics will show up in low frequency part of spectrum (red); in addition to around oscillation peak (yellow).
otherwise I have been mostly watching the color of 3 shapes (iykyk 😬). but lots of cool oscillatory bursts, now we need to look at the data during the annual MEG service.
& already missing the balcony summer!
& already missing the balcony summer!
September 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
otherwise I have been mostly watching the color of 3 shapes (iykyk 😬). but lots of cool oscillatory bursts, now we need to look at the data during the annual MEG service.
& already missing the balcony summer!
& already missing the balcony summer!
I love baby EEG, so had to check this! here, a dichotomy is drawn between theta & alpha rhythms, but this is tricky. the posterior dominant rhythm emerges in the infant at 3-4 Hz & increases until ~10 Hz in adults. I think there is much evidence that this 'theta' rhythm is the equiv of adult alpha.
In an EEG study spearheaded by Marlena Baldauf, we show that 8-month-old babies’ visual systems resonate at 4Hz (theta rhythm) — unlike adults, who resonate around 10Hz (alpha).
👶🧠 echoes at 4Hz
👩🦰🧠 echoes at ~10Hz
Preprint:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
👶🧠 echoes at 4Hz
👩🦰🧠 echoes at ~10Hz
Preprint:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Infant Brains Tick at 4Hz - Resonance Properties of the Developing Visual System
Neural rhythms of the infant brain are not well understood. Testing the rhythmic properties of the adult visual system with periodic or broadband visual stimulation elicited neural resonance phenomena...
www.biorxiv.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I love baby EEG, so had to check this! here, a dichotomy is drawn between theta & alpha rhythms, but this is tricky. the posterior dominant rhythm emerges in the infant at 3-4 Hz & increases until ~10 Hz in adults. I think there is much evidence that this 'theta' rhythm is the equiv of adult alpha.
back from summer break, back to printing little brains
(& some real work too 🙂)
(& some real work too 🙂)
August 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
back from summer break, back to printing little brains
(& some real work too 🙂)
(& some real work too 🙂)