Silvia Viana da Silva
@silviaviansilva.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, travel enthusiast, mother of small human & Portugal lover.
Junior PI at DZNE Berlin
Follow the labs adventures in instagram: @memorycircuitscrew
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Junior PI at DZNE Berlin
Follow the labs adventures in instagram: @memorycircuitscrew
https://www.instagram.com/memorycircuitscrew?igsh=MWhzOXlmZ3JlOGdqMQ==
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Meditations on memory | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It was an honour to review @okaysteve.bsky.social ’s How to Change a Memory for Science. The book speaks for itself, bold, inspiring, and full of soul. I’m just proud to highlight the incredible work behind it. So proud of you, Steve
It was an honour to review @okaysteve.bsky.social ’s How to Change a Memory for Science. The book speaks for itself, bold, inspiring, and full of soul. I’m just proud to highlight the incredible work behind it. So proud of you, Steve
Meditations on memory
A neuroscientist presents an intimate portrait of engram research
www.science.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Meditations on memory | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It was an honour to review @okaysteve.bsky.social ’s How to Change a Memory for Science. The book speaks for itself, bold, inspiring, and full of soul. I’m just proud to highlight the incredible work behind it. So proud of you, Steve
It was an honour to review @okaysteve.bsky.social ’s How to Change a Memory for Science. The book speaks for itself, bold, inspiring, and full of soul. I’m just proud to highlight the incredible work behind it. So proud of you, Steve
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In praise of fundamental research
Our editorial this week argues that I n these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different
🧪
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Our editorial this week argues that I n these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different
🧪
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
From MRI to Ozempic: breakthroughs that show why fundamental research must be protected
In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different.
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In praise of fundamental research
Our editorial this week argues that I n these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different
🧪
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Our editorial this week argues that I n these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different
🧪
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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We're excited to announce the official lineup for our in-person event! 🎉
There's one week left to sign up - registration closes Nov. 1st. You don't want to miss this!
#StoriesOfWiN #SfN #WomenInNeuroscience
There's one week left to sign up - registration closes Nov. 1st. You don't want to miss this!
#StoriesOfWiN #SfN #WomenInNeuroscience
October 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We're excited to announce the official lineup for our in-person event! 🎉
There's one week left to sign up - registration closes Nov. 1st. You don't want to miss this!
#StoriesOfWiN #SfN #WomenInNeuroscience
There's one week left to sign up - registration closes Nov. 1st. You don't want to miss this!
#StoriesOfWiN #SfN #WomenInNeuroscience
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📢 🚨 Technical Assistant Opportunity in Neuroscience 📢 🚨
Join us at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and support research on how neural circuits 🧠 drive adaptive behavior!
⏳ Deadline: 15. November 2025
Learn more and apply: www.fens.org/careers/job-...
Join us at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and support research on how neural circuits 🧠 drive adaptive behavior!
⏳ Deadline: 15. November 2025
Learn more and apply: www.fens.org/careers/job-...
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
📢 🚨 Technical Assistant Opportunity in Neuroscience 📢 🚨
Join us at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and support research on how neural circuits 🧠 drive adaptive behavior!
⏳ Deadline: 15. November 2025
Learn more and apply: www.fens.org/careers/job-...
Join us at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and support research on how neural circuits 🧠 drive adaptive behavior!
⏳ Deadline: 15. November 2025
Learn more and apply: www.fens.org/careers/job-...
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I’m pleased to share our new paper, “Hippocampal ripple diversity organizes neuronal reactivation dynamics in the offline brain”, out in @cp-neuron.bsky.social !
With @vitorlds.bsky.social and David Dupret, we show that diversity in ripple current profiles shapes reactivation dynamics
With @vitorlds.bsky.social and David Dupret, we show that diversity in ripple current profiles shapes reactivation dynamics
October 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’m pleased to share our new paper, “Hippocampal ripple diversity organizes neuronal reactivation dynamics in the offline brain”, out in @cp-neuron.bsky.social !
With @vitorlds.bsky.social and David Dupret, we show that diversity in ripple current profiles shapes reactivation dynamics
With @vitorlds.bsky.social and David Dupret, we show that diversity in ripple current profiles shapes reactivation dynamics
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Excited to share our latest paper - now out in @science.org - we showed how oxytocin modulates maternally-directed behavior in young mice (P15).
September 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Excited to share our latest paper - now out in @science.org - we showed how oxytocin modulates maternally-directed behavior in young mice (P15).
🤩💃
Many thanks to @sophiekb.bsky.social, @silviaviansilva.bsky.social and Maike Busson-Spielberger for organizing and @mbartos.bsky.social for enabling such a great meeting. This was a lot of fun and inspiring to meet all these power women.
Our IN-CODE Female Scientist Retreat gathered neuroscientists for workshops, talks and discussions at the Kloster Frauenberg in Fulda & its serene garden.
We thank our speakers Silvia Viana da Silva, Silvana Valtcheva, Marlene Bartos, SeongHee Cho, & Rahel Ehret for sharing knowledge and inspiration
We thank our speakers Silvia Viana da Silva, Silvana Valtcheva, Marlene Bartos, SeongHee Cho, & Rahel Ehret for sharing knowledge and inspiration
September 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🤩💃
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An exciting collaboration is underway. @thetransmitter.bsky.social is partnering with @neuromatch.bsky.social to serve the computational neuroscience community and help connect neuroscientists across all career stages.
www.thetransmitter.org/neuromatch-p...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neuromatch-p...
#neuroskyence
July 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
An exciting collaboration is underway. @thetransmitter.bsky.social is partnering with @neuromatch.bsky.social to serve the computational neuroscience community and help connect neuroscientists across all career stages.
www.thetransmitter.org/neuromatch-p...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neuromatch-p...
#neuroskyence
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It's officially published!! In my main postdoc work with @markplitt.bsky.social and @lgiocomo.bsky.social, we found that the hippocampus simultaneously encodes an animal's spatial position and its experience relative to reward in parallel population codes. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A flexible hippocampal population code for experience relative to reward - Nature Neuroscience
Sosa et al. find that hippocampal neural activity in mice encodes both environmental location and experience relative to rewards, spanning distances far from reward, through parallel and flexible popu...
www.nature.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It's officially published!! In my main postdoc work with @markplitt.bsky.social and @lgiocomo.bsky.social, we found that the hippocampus simultaneously encodes an animal's spatial position and its experience relative to reward in parallel population codes. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I'm pleased to share our new work, “Spatio-temporal organization of network activity patterns in the hippocampus”, out in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social !
With Demi Brizee & David Dupret, we track how oscillations and spiking behaviour map onto hippocampal layers using an LFP-based embedding.
(1/13)
With Demi Brizee & David Dupret, we track how oscillations and spiking behaviour map onto hippocampal layers using an LFP-based embedding.
(1/13)
June 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm pleased to share our new work, “Spatio-temporal organization of network activity patterns in the hippocampus”, out in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social !
With Demi Brizee & David Dupret, we track how oscillations and spiking behaviour map onto hippocampal layers using an LFP-based embedding.
(1/13)
With Demi Brizee & David Dupret, we track how oscillations and spiking behaviour map onto hippocampal layers using an LFP-based embedding.
(1/13)
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New Neuron issue! Discover methods for accessing neuronal and non-neuronal cell types in the CNS from the BRAIN Armamentarium Consortium. 🧠🔧
Read insights from Bosiljka Tasic & @gordfishell.bsky.social: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Explore the full issue here: www.cell.com/neuron/current
Read insights from Bosiljka Tasic & @gordfishell.bsky.social: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Explore the full issue here: www.cell.com/neuron/current
May 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New Neuron issue! Discover methods for accessing neuronal and non-neuronal cell types in the CNS from the BRAIN Armamentarium Consortium. 🧠🔧
Read insights from Bosiljka Tasic & @gordfishell.bsky.social: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Explore the full issue here: www.cell.com/neuron/current
Read insights from Bosiljka Tasic & @gordfishell.bsky.social: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Explore the full issue here: www.cell.com/neuron/current
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A new paper from the group is online: we show that longterm low-frequency stimulation alleviates seizures beyond stimulation periods and reverses epilepsy-associated synaptic alterations. #TrEPILab
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Long-term hippocampal low-frequency stimulation alleviates focal seizures, memory deficits and synaptic pathology in epileptic mice
Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is a prevalent form of focal epilepsy characterized by seizures originating from the hippocampus and adjacent reg…
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May 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A new paper from the group is online: we show that longterm low-frequency stimulation alleviates seizures beyond stimulation periods and reverses epilepsy-associated synaptic alterations. #TrEPILab
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New review from @wolberslab.bsky.social on using immersive virtual reality with older adults — covering key challenges, design tips, and practical solutions for both basic + clinical research.
Great for anyone starting out in #VR + #Aging work!
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...
Great for anyone starting out in #VR + #Aging work!
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...
Redirecting
doi.org
May 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New review from @wolberslab.bsky.social on using immersive virtual reality with older adults — covering key challenges, design tips, and practical solutions for both basic + clinical research.
Great for anyone starting out in #VR + #Aging work!
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...
Great for anyone starting out in #VR + #Aging work!
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...
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Check out our latest paper today in Nature: “Goal specific hippocampal inhibition gates learning” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By Nuri Jeong, Xiao Zheng, Abby Paulson, Steph Prince and colleagues.
By Nuri Jeong, Xiao Zheng, Abby Paulson, Steph Prince and colleagues.
April 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Check out our latest paper today in Nature: “Goal specific hippocampal inhibition gates learning” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By Nuri Jeong, Xiao Zheng, Abby Paulson, Steph Prince and colleagues.
By Nuri Jeong, Xiao Zheng, Abby Paulson, Steph Prince and colleagues.
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Our new paper is out in Science.
What is the synaptic plasticity rule in the brain, we asked. It turns out there are multiple, even within individual neurons.
Congrats Jake!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What is the synaptic plasticity rule in the brain, we asked. It turns out there are multiple, even within individual neurons.
Congrats Jake!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Distinct synaptic plasticity rules operate across dendritic compartments in vivo during learning
Synaptic plasticity underlies learning by modifying specific synaptic inputs to reshape neural activity and behavior. However, the rules governing which synapses will undergo different forms of plasti...
www.science.org
April 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Our new paper is out in Science.
What is the synaptic plasticity rule in the brain, we asked. It turns out there are multiple, even within individual neurons.
Congrats Jake!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What is the synaptic plasticity rule in the brain, we asked. It turns out there are multiple, even within individual neurons.
Congrats Jake!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
25 de Abril sempre!
April 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
25 de Abril sempre!
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DM if you'd like to be part of our panel! Looking for a few more, if you have experience in communicating science in Spanish or other languages for your community, and believe you have lessons learned that you'd like to share to the audience, let me know!
SfN reversed their decision, THE WORKSHOP IS ON, it will center around communicating neuroscience to non-English speaking communities, see you at SfN 2025!!!!
Hi everyone, we are petitioning them to reconsider, if you are willing to co-sign our rebuttal because you or your trainees are personally interested in attending such a workshop, please add your name and professional affiliation to the end of the following document! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
April 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
DM if you'd like to be part of our panel! Looking for a few more, if you have experience in communicating science in Spanish or other languages for your community, and believe you have lessons learned that you'd like to share to the audience, let me know!
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Super happy that our papers #2 and #3 from our 3-person lab just went online on bioRxiv! First large-scale 3D EM dataset from mouse hippocampus CA1 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... - check out the beautiful data on webknossos wklink.org/7023 ! …
April 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Super happy that our papers #2 and #3 from our 3-person lab just went online on bioRxiv! First large-scale 3D EM dataset from mouse hippocampus CA1 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... - check out the beautiful data on webknossos wklink.org/7023 ! …
I remember loving this work when I heard it for the first time at iScan🤩. Great that is out now for everyone.
🚨new paper alert
Blind mice use stereo olfaction, comparing smells between nostrils, to maintain a stable sense of direction. Blocking this ability disrupts their internal compass.
Kudos to @kasumbisa.bsky.social! Another cool chapter of the Trenholm-Peyrache collab😉
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Blind mice use stereo olfaction, comparing smells between nostrils, to maintain a stable sense of direction. Blocking this ability disrupts their internal compass.
Kudos to @kasumbisa.bsky.social! Another cool chapter of the Trenholm-Peyrache collab😉
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Stereo olfaction underlies stable coding of head direction in blind mice - Nature Communications
Stereo olfaction involves comparing odor differences between the two nostrils. Here, using neuronal recordings and a behavioral test, the authors demonstrate that blind mice use stereo olfaction to fo...
www.nature.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I remember loving this work when I heard it for the first time at iScan🤩. Great that is out now for everyone.
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Enjoying the IN-Code retreat organized by @mbartos.bsky.social in beautiful Potsdam. Great talks about the impact of interneurons on the neural code. @uni-freiburg.de @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @uniklinik-fr.bsky.social #neuroscience #interneurons
April 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Enjoying the IN-Code retreat organized by @mbartos.bsky.social in beautiful Potsdam. Great talks about the impact of interneurons on the neural code. @uni-freiburg.de @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @uniklinik-fr.bsky.social #neuroscience #interneurons
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this podcast about American Amnesia and what Americans take for granted, from not knowing why immigrant parents emigrated to the progress that women have made to the safety that vaccines provide to the reliance on the FAA, is so fucking on point rn
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
American Amnesia with Tressie McMillan Cottom
Podcast Episode · What Now? with Trevor Noah · 03/27/2025 · 1h
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March 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
this podcast about American Amnesia and what Americans take for granted, from not knowing why immigrant parents emigrated to the progress that women have made to the safety that vaccines provide to the reliance on the FAA, is so fucking on point rn
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
📍More work from the labs today at #NWG2025!
@haberlmatt.bsky.social
👩🔬 Eva Robles-Hernandez
🔬Evaluation of CA3 place cell remapping in the APP/PS1 model mouse of Alzheimer's Disease
🗓️ Poster: Today 28 March at 5:30. T11-8C
🔈Talk: Saturday 29 March at Symposium 36, Lecture Hall 8
@haberlmatt.bsky.social
👩🔬 Eva Robles-Hernandez
🔬Evaluation of CA3 place cell remapping in the APP/PS1 model mouse of Alzheimer's Disease
🗓️ Poster: Today 28 March at 5:30. T11-8C
🔈Talk: Saturday 29 March at Symposium 36, Lecture Hall 8
March 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
📍More work from the labs today at #NWG2025!
@haberlmatt.bsky.social
👩🔬 Eva Robles-Hernandez
🔬Evaluation of CA3 place cell remapping in the APP/PS1 model mouse of Alzheimer's Disease
🗓️ Poster: Today 28 March at 5:30. T11-8C
🔈Talk: Saturday 29 March at Symposium 36, Lecture Hall 8
@haberlmatt.bsky.social
👩🔬 Eva Robles-Hernandez
🔬Evaluation of CA3 place cell remapping in the APP/PS1 model mouse of Alzheimer's Disease
🗓️ Poster: Today 28 March at 5:30. T11-8C
🔈Talk: Saturday 29 March at Symposium 36, Lecture Hall 8
Yuhuuu!🔥😍
Second Place goes to Rina Patel from @silviaviansilva.bsky.social at the dzne.science Berlin for her Talk “OPTOGENETIC CONTROL OF MITOCHONDRIA IN PV+ INTERNEURONS ALTERS CA1 FUNCTION”
Congratulations! #NWG2025
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Congratulations! #NWG2025
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March 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Yuhuuu!🔥😍
Also today!🔥🔥
Don’t miss out work from our labs
@haberlmatt.bsky.social
27 March at 12h25 at the 103 - Breaking news symposium #NWG2025
👩🔬Rina Patel
🔬Optogenetic control of mitochondria in PV+ Interneurons alters CA1 function
🗓️Poster on Saturday at 10 AM
Don’t miss out work from our labs
@haberlmatt.bsky.social
27 March at 12h25 at the 103 - Breaking news symposium #NWG2025
👩🔬Rina Patel
🔬Optogenetic control of mitochondria in PV+ Interneurons alters CA1 function
🗓️Poster on Saturday at 10 AM
March 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Also today!🔥🔥
Don’t miss out work from our labs
@haberlmatt.bsky.social
27 March at 12h25 at the 103 - Breaking news symposium #NWG2025
👩🔬Rina Patel
🔬Optogenetic control of mitochondria in PV+ Interneurons alters CA1 function
🗓️Poster on Saturday at 10 AM
Don’t miss out work from our labs
@haberlmatt.bsky.social
27 March at 12h25 at the 103 - Breaking news symposium #NWG2025
👩🔬Rina Patel
🔬Optogenetic control of mitochondria in PV+ Interneurons alters CA1 function
🗓️Poster on Saturday at 10 AM
If you are at @neurowissg.bsky.social today don't miss this exciting symposium with beautiful data guaranteed😍👇
March 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
If you are at @neurowissg.bsky.social today don't miss this exciting symposium with beautiful data guaranteed😍👇