Andrew Davison
@apdavison.bsky.social
Researcher in neuroinformatics and computational neuroscience at the Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4793-7541
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4793-7541
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Our work on training biophysical models with Jaxley is now out in @natmethods.nature.com. Led by @deismic.bsky.social, with @philipp.hertie.ai, @ppjgoncalves.bsky.social & @jakhmack.bsky.social et al.
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Jaxley: differentiable simulation enables large-scale training of detailed biophysical models of neural dynamics - Nature Methods
Jaxley is a versatile platform for biophysical modeling in neuroscience. It allows efficiently simulating large-scale biophysical models on CPUs, GPUs and TPUs. Model parameters can be optimized with ...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Our work on training biophysical models with Jaxley is now out in @natmethods.nature.com. Led by @deismic.bsky.social, with @philipp.hertie.ai, @ppjgoncalves.bsky.social & @jakhmack.bsky.social et al.
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The newly published brochure “Discover EBRAINS” provides insights into what the EBRAINS infrastructure has to offer and how individual researchers and institutional partners can become part of it.
Read the new brochure: www.ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
Read the new brochure: www.ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
October 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The newly published brochure “Discover EBRAINS” provides insights into what the EBRAINS infrastructure has to offer and how individual researchers and institutional partners can become part of it.
Read the new brochure: www.ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
Read the new brochure: www.ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
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Very honored to receive the Royal Society Research Culture Award - this represents the work of a great team who've worked non-stop since we launched bioRxiv in 2013 royalsociety.org/news/2025/08... www.cshl.edu/inglis-and-s...
Invisibility cloak pioneer Sir John Pendry awarded Royal Society’s top prize | Royal Society
The Royal Society announces the medals and awards recipients 2025
royalsociety.org
August 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Very honored to receive the Royal Society Research Culture Award - this represents the work of a great team who've worked non-stop since we launched bioRxiv in 2013 royalsociety.org/news/2025/08... www.cshl.edu/inglis-and-s...
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Congrats to SpiNNcloud startup! A great example of European AI innovation & brain tech evolving from research to commercial success!
The SpiNNaker2 chip was developed under Prof. Mayr’s leadership in Dresden, as part of the EU Flagship Human Brain Project. More info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
The SpiNNaker2 chip was developed under Prof. Mayr’s leadership in Dresden, as part of the EU Flagship Human Brain Project. More info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We are excited to share that SpiNNcloud has been selected for the EIC Accelerator, securing €10M in blended funding (grant + equity) under the "GenAI4EU: Creating European Champions in Generative...
We are excited to share that SpiNNcloud has been selected for the EIC Accelerator, securing €10M in blended funding (grant + equity) under the "GenAI4EU: Creating European Champions in Generative...
www.linkedin.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Congrats to SpiNNcloud startup! A great example of European AI innovation & brain tech evolving from research to commercial success!
The SpiNNaker2 chip was developed under Prof. Mayr’s leadership in Dresden, as part of the EU Flagship Human Brain Project. More info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
The SpiNNaker2 chip was developed under Prof. Mayr’s leadership in Dresden, as part of the EU Flagship Human Brain Project. More info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate science, reduce costs and increase the value of investments. But to date, the field hasn't placed equal emphasis on the reuse side of the data-sharing equation, writes @bendichter.com
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/open-neurosc...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/open-neurosc...
Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate the pace of science, reduce costs and increase the value of our collective research investments.
Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate the pace of science, reduce costs and increase the value of our collective research investments. New tools that make open data easier to use—and new…
www.thetransmitter.org
July 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate science, reduce costs and increase the value of investments. But to date, the field hasn't placed equal emphasis on the reuse side of the data-sharing equation, writes @bendichter.com
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/open-neurosc...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/open-neurosc...
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The OSI has endorsed a proposal by Open Forum Europe to create an EU Sovereign Tech Fund to support maintenance and development of key Open Source software projects. https://opensource.org/blog/investing-in-open-source-sustainability-osi-supports-open-forum-europes-eu-sovereign-tech-fund-proposal
Investing in Open Source sustainability: OSI supports Open Forum Europe’s EU Sovereign Tech Fund proposal
The OSI has endorsed a proposal from Open Forum Europe to create an EU Sovereign Tech Fund to support maintenance and development of key Open Source software projects.
opensource.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The OSI has endorsed a proposal by Open Forum Europe to create an EU Sovereign Tech Fund to support maintenance and development of key Open Source software projects. https://opensource.org/blog/investing-in-open-source-sustainability-osi-supports-open-forum-europes-eu-sovereign-tech-fund-proposal
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📢Alain Destexhe and colleagues from @neuropsi.bsky.social introduce a computational framework to study how molecular changes impact brain activity. #compneurosky #Neuroskyence www.nature.com/articles/s43...
A computational approach to evaluate how molecular mechanisms impact large-scale brain activity - Nature Computational Science
A computational framework is introduced to study how molecular changes impact brain activity, using biophysically grounded mean-field models to evaluate how drugs acting on synaptic receptors lead to ...
www.nature.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
📢Alain Destexhe and colleagues from @neuropsi.bsky.social introduce a computational framework to study how molecular changes impact brain activity. #compneurosky #Neuroskyence www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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A tenure track "AI and pathological behavioral trajectories" Professor position is open at NeuroPSI.
Learn more and apply
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emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CPJ/C...
Learn more and apply
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emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CPJ/C...
May 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A tenure track "AI and pathological behavioral trajectories" Professor position is open at NeuroPSI.
Learn more and apply
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emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CPJ/C...
Learn more and apply
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emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CPJ/C...
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Researchers in France are working on creating a french network of researchers to organize interaction, communication and training in #Computational_Neuroscience. If you are a CompNeuro working in France, consider joining, and registering to our mailing list: listes.services.cnrs.fr/wws/subscrib...
rt_neurocomp - réseau français de neurosciences computationnelles - subscribe
listes.services.cnrs.fr
May 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Researchers in France are working on creating a french network of researchers to organize interaction, communication and training in #Computational_Neuroscience. If you are a CompNeuro working in France, consider joining, and registering to our mailing list: listes.services.cnrs.fr/wws/subscrib...
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A recent article from the Institute Pasteur blog compares EBRAINS, DANDI and OpenNeuro as data repositories.
It highlights the different types of neuroscience data that EBRAINS accepts, as well as the curation services that EBRAINS offers.
Take a look below 👇
It highlights the different types of neuroscience data that EBRAINS accepts, as well as the curation services that EBRAINS offers.
Take a look below 👇
Les différences entre 3 entrepôts en neuroscience : EBRAINS, DANDI et OpenNeuro
Les différences entre 3 entrepôts en neuroscience : EBRAINS, DANDI et OpenNeuro
« Pour partager ses données avec un large public, la solution la plus efficace est de les déposer dans un entrepôt de données. La première recommandation consiste à chercher s’il existe un entrepôt…
lalist.inist.fr
April 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A recent article from the Institute Pasteur blog compares EBRAINS, DANDI and OpenNeuro as data repositories.
It highlights the different types of neuroscience data that EBRAINS accepts, as well as the curation services that EBRAINS offers.
Take a look below 👇
It highlights the different types of neuroscience data that EBRAINS accepts, as well as the curation services that EBRAINS offers.
Take a look below 👇
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Earlier this month, the EBRAINS Tutorials and Users Day took place at the European Institute for Neuromorphic Computing in Heidelberg.
Take a look at our aftermovie of the event below!
youtu.be/ZGbRyVtv0sY
Take a look at our aftermovie of the event below!
youtu.be/ZGbRyVtv0sY
EBRAINS Tutorials and Users Day 2025 - Aftermovie
YouTube video by EBRAINS
youtu.be
March 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Earlier this month, the EBRAINS Tutorials and Users Day took place at the European Institute for Neuromorphic Computing in Heidelberg.
Take a look at our aftermovie of the event below!
youtu.be/ZGbRyVtv0sY
Take a look at our aftermovie of the event below!
youtu.be/ZGbRyVtv0sY
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Our institute @neuropsi.bsky.social has an ongoing call for new team leaders, from junior to mid-career levels. All fields of neuroscience are welcome!
Apply before May 30: neuropsi.cnrs.fr/wp-content/u...
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social
Apply before May 30: neuropsi.cnrs.fr/wp-content/u...
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Our institute @neuropsi.bsky.social has an ongoing call for new team leaders, from junior to mid-career levels. All fields of neuroscience are welcome!
Apply before May 30: neuropsi.cnrs.fr/wp-content/u...
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social
Apply before May 30: neuropsi.cnrs.fr/wp-content/u...
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social
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INCF has been accepted as a mentoring organization in #GSoC for the 15th time!
Learn more:
GSoC discussions on Neurostars: neurostars.org/c/gsoc/5
Project ideas list, timeline, etc: bit.ly/INCFGSoC2025
#GSoC2025 #neuroscience #neuroinformagical #neuroskyence 🧪🧠
Learn more:
GSoC discussions on Neurostars: neurostars.org/c/gsoc/5
Project ideas list, timeline, etc: bit.ly/INCFGSoC2025
#GSoC2025 #neuroscience #neuroinformagical #neuroskyence 🧪🧠
GSoC
This is the workspace for the INCF Google Summer of Code ( GSoC ) as well as Google Season of Docs projects.
neurostars.org
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
INCF has been accepted as a mentoring organization in #GSoC for the 15th time!
Learn more:
GSoC discussions on Neurostars: neurostars.org/c/gsoc/5
Project ideas list, timeline, etc: bit.ly/INCFGSoC2025
#GSoC2025 #neuroscience #neuroinformagical #neuroskyence 🧪🧠
Learn more:
GSoC discussions on Neurostars: neurostars.org/c/gsoc/5
Project ideas list, timeline, etc: bit.ly/INCFGSoC2025
#GSoC2025 #neuroscience #neuroinformagical #neuroskyence 🧪🧠
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The International Brain Laboratory reproducibility platform paper is now published at eLife. An amazing effort by many different labs and individuals to understand and improve the reproducibility of electrophysiological measurements in mice. 🧠
March 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The International Brain Laboratory reproducibility platform paper is now published at eLife. An amazing effort by many different labs and individuals to understand and improve the reproducibility of electrophysiological measurements in mice. 🧠
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🟥 We are happy to announce that the SSI has received £4.8m from @ukri.org to launch the Research Software Maintenance Fund.
Find out more about this exciting opportunity at www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw...
Find out more about this exciting opportunity at www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw...
March 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🟥 We are happy to announce that the SSI has received £4.8m from @ukri.org to launch the Research Software Maintenance Fund.
Find out more about this exciting opportunity at www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw...
Find out more about this exciting opportunity at www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw...
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Instead, we just need systems that make it easy for the scientific community to give feedback on papers that is prominently displayed and summarised every time the paper is accessed.
February 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Instead, we just need systems that make it easy for the scientific community to give feedback on papers that is prominently displayed and summarised every time the paper is accessed.
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Get a hands-on glimpse into the various software tools @ebrains.bsky.social has to offer, Europe's emerging RI for brain research. Choose from over 16 software tutorials -- I will also be there with a tutorial on #ephys data analysis using Elephant and data handling with Neo. See you there!
I'll be there with colleagues from my lab, giving tutorials on working with data and metadata in the EBRAINS Knowledge Graph.
Register for the EBRAINS Tutorials and Users Day on 12 March in Heidelberg!
Newcomers will have the chance to explore the wide range of Open Science tools and services available on the EBRAINS research infrastructure.
Find out more: www.ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
Newcomers will have the chance to explore the wide range of Open Science tools and services available on the EBRAINS research infrastructure.
Find out more: www.ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
February 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Get a hands-on glimpse into the various software tools @ebrains.bsky.social has to offer, Europe's emerging RI for brain research. Choose from over 16 software tutorials -- I will also be there with a tutorial on #ephys data analysis using Elephant and data handling with Neo. See you there!
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"How dare we, as scientists, decry the general population’s distrust of science, when we teach our junior scientists to follow fads and chase citations?"
What happened to the pursuit of truth? rupress.org/jgp/article/... - Eve Marder, on point...
What happened to the pursuit of truth? | Journal of General Physiology | Rockefeller University Press
The knowledge in our brains, not in our phones, is necessary for creative thinking and the pursuit of truth.
rupress.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"How dare we, as scientists, decry the general population’s distrust of science, when we teach our junior scientists to follow fads and chase citations?"
I'll be there with colleagues from my lab, giving tutorials on working with data and metadata in the EBRAINS Knowledge Graph.
Register for the EBRAINS Tutorials and Users Day on 12 March in Heidelberg!
Newcomers will have the chance to explore the wide range of Open Science tools and services available on the EBRAINS research infrastructure.
Find out more: www.ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
Newcomers will have the chance to explore the wide range of Open Science tools and services available on the EBRAINS research infrastructure.
Find out more: www.ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
January 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I'll be there with colleagues from my lab, giving tutorials on working with data and metadata in the EBRAINS Knowledge Graph.
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Bahar Gholipour reflects on the legacy of Yves Frégnac, the French neuroscientist who built his career by meeting neuroscience’s complexity straight on.
www.thetransmitter.org/vision/in-me...
www.thetransmitter.org/vision/in-me...
In memoriam: Yves Frégnac, influential and visionary French neuroscientist
Frégnac, who died on 18 October at the age of 73, built his career by meeting neuroscience’s complexity straight on.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 18, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Bahar Gholipour reflects on the legacy of Yves Frégnac, the French neuroscientist who built his career by meeting neuroscience’s complexity straight on.
www.thetransmitter.org/vision/in-me...
www.thetransmitter.org/vision/in-me...
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RIP Yves you're with us in our heart & mind🕊️
Yves created a fantastic vibrant department beautifully named
"Unité de Neurosciences Information et Complexité", characteristic of the spirit of interdisciplinary science needed for studying the brain. I was fortunate to spend some formative years there
Yves created a fantastic vibrant department beautifully named
"Unité de Neurosciences Information et Complexité", characteristic of the spirit of interdisciplinary science needed for studying the brain. I was fortunate to spend some formative years there
Bahar Gholipour reflects on the legacy of Yves Frégnac, the French neuroscientist who built his career by meeting neuroscience’s complexity straight on.
www.thetransmitter.org/vision/in-me...
www.thetransmitter.org/vision/in-me...
In memoriam: Yves Frégnac, influential and visionary French neuroscientist
Frégnac, who died on 18 October at the age of 73, built his career by meeting neuroscience’s complexity straight on.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 18, 2024 at 2:55 PM
RIP Yves you're with us in our heart & mind🕊️
Yves created a fantastic vibrant department beautifully named
"Unité de Neurosciences Information et Complexité", characteristic of the spirit of interdisciplinary science needed for studying the brain. I was fortunate to spend some formative years there
Yves created a fantastic vibrant department beautifully named
"Unité de Neurosciences Information et Complexité", characteristic of the spirit of interdisciplinary science needed for studying the brain. I was fortunate to spend some formative years there
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Read my full logic here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Read my full logic here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"Reproducibility is hard" - nice piece by @petebachant.me on trying reproduce one's previous work.
I failed to reproduce my results from a decade ago: petebachant.me/failed-to-re...
I want to start doing these little #reproducibility side quests with other people's work. Anyone have any suggestions?
I want to start doing these little #reproducibility side quests with other people's work. Anyone have any suggestions?
I failed to reproduce my own results from a decade ago
petebachant.me
December 8, 2024 at 2:23 AM
"Reproducibility is hard" - nice piece by @petebachant.me on trying reproduce one's previous work.
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We grieve the passing of Dr. Yves Frégnac.
Yves has shaped the study of cortical processing and plasticity. He heralded interdisciplinarity and was one of the founding fathers of our institute.
Our thoughts go to his family and to his friends in the community and beyond.
Yves has shaped the study of cortical processing and plasticity. He heralded interdisciplinarity and was one of the founding fathers of our institute.
Our thoughts go to his family and to his friends in the community and beyond.
October 21, 2024 at 4:13 PM
We grieve the passing of Dr. Yves Frégnac.
Yves has shaped the study of cortical processing and plasticity. He heralded interdisciplinarity and was one of the founding fathers of our institute.
Our thoughts go to his family and to his friends in the community and beyond.
Yves has shaped the study of cortical processing and plasticity. He heralded interdisciplinarity and was one of the founding fathers of our institute.
Our thoughts go to his family and to his friends in the community and beyond.