Bence Ölveczky
@olveczky.bsky.social
Father, son, husband, brother, friend. Also runs a lab.
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RIP to one of the all-time greats... Jack DeJohnette has passed away at age 83. The legendary drummer is pictured here at the September 24, 1965 recording session for Jackie McLean's "Jacknife," which marked his first appearance on a Blue Note record.
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
RIP to one of the all-time greats... Jack DeJohnette has passed away at age 83. The legendary drummer is pictured here at the September 24, 1965 recording session for Jackie McLean's "Jacknife," which marked his first appearance on a Blue Note record.
A true Hero.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A true Hero.
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The @nytimes has been climbing this mountain for a while...congrats on getting there, everyone.
September 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The @nytimes has been climbing this mountain for a while...congrats on getting there, everyone.
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"'The number of $500 million is completely arbitrary and it will solve nothing,' [Claudine] Gay said. 'There is no justification.'"
SAY IT AGAIN DEAN GAY. #Harvard
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
SAY IT AGAIN DEAN GAY. #Harvard
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
September 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"'The number of $500 million is completely arbitrary and it will solve nothing,' [Claudine] Gay said. 'There is no justification.'"
SAY IT AGAIN DEAN GAY. #Harvard
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
SAY IT AGAIN DEAN GAY. #Harvard
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Human intelligence is overrated and not a useful yardstick for AI - a polemic. markusmeister.com/2025/09/15/w...
September 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Human intelligence is overrated and not a useful yardstick for AI - a polemic. markusmeister.com/2025/09/15/w...
Kill the poor? Wow. This is getting really dark really fast.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Kill the poor? Wow. This is getting really dark really fast.
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In April, the AAUP & our Harvard chapter sued the Trump admin for demanding that Harvard censor speech & restructure core operations or else face $8.7 billion in funding cuts.
We hope this decision clarifies to Harvard’s administration that bargaining w/ tyrannical authoritarians is unacceptable.
We hope this decision clarifies to Harvard’s administration that bargaining w/ tyrannical authoritarians is unacceptable.
September 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
In April, the AAUP & our Harvard chapter sued the Trump admin for demanding that Harvard censor speech & restructure core operations or else face $8.7 billion in funding cuts.
We hope this decision clarifies to Harvard’s administration that bargaining w/ tyrannical authoritarians is unacceptable.
We hope this decision clarifies to Harvard’s administration that bargaining w/ tyrannical authoritarians is unacceptable.
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We won!!
“Defendants used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities … Their actions have jeopardized decades of research and the welfare of all those who could stand to benefit from that research.”
“Defendants used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities … Their actions have jeopardized decades of research and the welfare of all those who could stand to benefit from that research.”
September 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We won!!
“Defendants used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities … Their actions have jeopardized decades of research and the welfare of all those who could stand to benefit from that research.”
“Defendants used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities … Their actions have jeopardized decades of research and the welfare of all those who could stand to benefit from that research.”
..democracy often erodes slowly at first... But with each concession, autocrats become bolder, defenses grow weaker, and reversal becomes harder. Responses that, early on, can feel pragmatic—waiting it out, remaining silent, cutting a deal—only embolden autocrats, leading to the demise of democracy.
August 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
..democracy often erodes slowly at first... But with each concession, autocrats become bolder, defenses grow weaker, and reversal becomes harder. Responses that, early on, can feel pragmatic—waiting it out, remaining silent, cutting a deal—only embolden autocrats, leading to the demise of democracy.
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A randomized trial of for eye care by ophthalmologists with A.I. vs ophthalmologists without A.I. demonstrated much higher accuracy in diagnosis (92 vs 74%) and many other improved outcomes @NatureMedicine
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A randomized trial of for eye care by ophthalmologists with A.I. vs ophthalmologists without A.I. demonstrated much higher accuracy in diagnosis (92 vs 74%) and many other improved outcomes @NatureMedicine
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Differential kinematic coding in sensorimotor striatum across behavioral domains reflects different contributions to movement
@kiahhardcastle.bsky.social @olveczky.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@kiahhardcastle.bsky.social @olveczky.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differential kinematic coding in sensorimotor striatum across behavioral domains reflects different contributions to movement - Nature Neuroscience
Hardcastle and Marshall et al. show that striatal function is domain specific, required for task-related but not spontaneously expressed movements. This functional distinction is reflected in starkly ...
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Differential kinematic coding in sensorimotor striatum across behavioral domains reflects different contributions to movement
@kiahhardcastle.bsky.social @olveczky.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@kiahhardcastle.bsky.social @olveczky.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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📢We're #hiring Group Leaders!
Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
🔹5-year renewable appointment
🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches
🔹Collaborate across disciplines
Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader
Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
🔹5-year renewable appointment
🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches
🔹Collaborate across disciplines
Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📢We're #hiring Group Leaders!
Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
🔹5-year renewable appointment
🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches
🔹Collaborate across disciplines
Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader
Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
🔹5-year renewable appointment
🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches
🔹Collaborate across disciplines
Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader
Wrote a eulogy for the yellow letters in my office window. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
My Lab Displayed A Message of Solidarity on Our Windows. Harvard Took It Down. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
If we continue down this path, we risk not only Harvard’s future as an institution of free inquiry and expression but also its integrity and trustworthiness.
www.thecrimson.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Wrote a eulogy for the yellow letters in my office window. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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What do neuroscience labs and the streets of New York City have in common? They are both commonly home to rats, a feature this research team is leveraging to study rat social cognition in the wild.
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/social-cogni...
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/social-cogni...
August 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
What do neuroscience labs and the streets of New York City have in common? They are both commonly home to rats, a feature this research team is leveraging to study rat social cognition in the wild.
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/social-cogni...
By @martajhill.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/social-cogni...
And now for an update on my office window. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard To Remove Black Lives Matter Message From Biology Professors’ Office Windows | News | The Harvard Crimson
A Harvard administrator told two professors on Tuesday that a Black Lives Matter sign displayed in their office windows would be taken down by this Saturday, describing it as a violation of the Univer...
www.thecrimson.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
And now for an update on my office window. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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An excellent but devastating piece on the Israeli assassination of the brave and beloved Gazan journalist Anas Al-Sharif:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
This is on us in the US: our government could stop this with a single phone call.
Call your reps to demand an end to US military support of Israel
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
This is on us in the US: our government could stop this with a single phone call.
Call your reps to demand an end to US military support of Israel
Opinion | He Was the Face and Voice of Gaza. Israel Assassinated Him.
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
An excellent but devastating piece on the Israeli assassination of the brave and beloved Gazan journalist Anas Al-Sharif:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
This is on us in the US: our government could stop this with a single phone call.
Call your reps to demand an end to US military support of Israel
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
This is on us in the US: our government could stop this with a single phone call.
Call your reps to demand an end to US military support of Israel
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Come join our new Department of Neuroscience @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05041
Assistant Professor - Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
August 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Come join our new Department of Neuroscience @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05041
Happening right here in Boston.
📽️ WATCH: Student Kenneth Santizo captured ICE and FBI officers stopping a family on their way to church in the Boston suburbs.
Agents broke the window, forced Daniel Flores-Martinez to his knees and slammed him to the ground while his children and his wife, a U.S. citizen, sobbed in the car.
Agents broke the window, forced Daniel Flores-Martinez to his knees and slammed him to the ground while his children and his wife, a U.S. citizen, sobbed in the car.
August 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Happening right here in Boston.
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Same same, but different.. 😊
August 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Same same, but different.. 😊
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Dog’s reaction to feeling the baby’s kick for the first time.. 😊
August 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Dog’s reaction to feeling the baby’s kick for the first time.. 😊
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Also, check out this cool write-up in Harvard Gazette on this work!
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Possible clue into movement disorders like Parkinson’s, others — Harvard Gazette
Rodent study suggests different signaling “languages” in parts of brain for learned skills, natural behaviors.
news.harvard.edu
August 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Also, check out this cool write-up in Harvard Gazette on this work!
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Proud to be associated with this work led by Kiah Hardcastle and Jesse Marshall. It parses the role of the basal ganglia in the control of learned and innate behaviors, showing that they are essential for one but not the other. Then digs deeper to find the neural basis for this difference. Congrats!
Excited to announce that my first postdoc paper is now online!
Links:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
rdcu.be/eAcN7
In it, we examine the perennial question: what changes in the brain when learning a new motor skill?
Read more below to find out 👇
Links:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
rdcu.be/eAcN7
In it, we examine the perennial question: what changes in the brain when learning a new motor skill?
Read more below to find out 👇
Differential kinematic coding in sensorimotor striatum across behavioral domains reflects different contributions to movement - Nature Neuroscience
Hardcastle and Marshall et al. show that striatal function is domain specific, required for task-related but not spontaneously expressed movements. This functional distinction is reflected in starkly ...
www.nature.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Proud to be associated with this work led by Kiah Hardcastle and Jesse Marshall. It parses the role of the basal ganglia in the control of learned and innate behaviors, showing that they are essential for one but not the other. Then digs deeper to find the neural basis for this difference. Congrats!