Andrew Leifer
@andrewleifer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Physics & Neuroscience at Princeton University. Studying how C. elegans nervous system processes information to generate actions.
Reposted by Andrew Leifer
Big picture: community structure of C. elegans connectome and an "effectome" derived from insane stimulation experiments (see shorturl.at/vYEDZ) are poorly aligned (except for pharynx, oddly).
Wires ≠ propagation paths.
A truly interesting wrinkle in the tapestry of structure-function papers.
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Wires ≠ propagation paths.
A truly interesting wrinkle in the tapestry of structure-function papers.
2/3
August 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Big picture: community structure of C. elegans connectome and an "effectome" derived from insane stimulation experiments (see shorturl.at/vYEDZ) are poorly aligned (except for pharynx, oddly).
Wires ≠ propagation paths.
A truly interesting wrinkle in the tapestry of structure-function papers.
2/3
Wires ≠ propagation paths.
A truly interesting wrinkle in the tapestry of structure-function papers.
2/3
Reposted by Andrew Leifer
Panelists: Andrew Leifer (@andrewleifer.bsky.social), Andrea Liu, and Sid Nagel.
Moderator: Chris Lynn (@chriswlynn.bsky.social).
Moderator: Chris Lynn (@chriswlynn.bsky.social).
June 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Panelists: Andrew Leifer (@andrewleifer.bsky.social), Andrea Liu, and Sid Nagel.
Moderator: Chris Lynn (@chriswlynn.bsky.social).
Moderator: Chris Lynn (@chriswlynn.bsky.social).
Full-disclosure: there are also two supplementary figures in addition to the single maintext figure.
January 8, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Full-disclosure: there are also two supplementary figures in addition to the single maintext figure.
Congrats to authors Wayan Gauthey, Francesco Randi, Anuj Sharma and Sandeep Kumar!
January 8, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Congrats to authors Wayan Gauthey, Francesco Randi, Anuj Sharma and Sandeep Kumar!
Immobilized worms exhibit stereotyped neural oscillations often called manifolds. We wondered: are they internally generated? Gauthey shows that bright light commonly used for imaging is sufficient to evoke the oscillations and that a known light-sensitive pathway contributes.
January 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Immobilized worms exhibit stereotyped neural oscillations often called manifolds. We wondered: are they internally generated? Gauthey shows that bright light commonly used for imaging is sufficient to evoke the oscillations and that a known light-sensitive pathway contributes.