Darek Asanowicz
@asanowicz.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying oscillatory brain activity underlying attention and action control.
Professor at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.
https://brainbeat.psychologia.uj.edu.pl/
Professor at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.
https://brainbeat.psychologia.uj.edu.pl/
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 "𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲" (𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀)?
Via Decision Formation Through Multi-Area Population Dynamics
Excellent short review.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
#neuroskyence
Via Decision Formation Through Multi-Area Population Dynamics
Excellent short review.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
#neuroskyence
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 "𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲" (𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀)?
Via Decision Formation Through Multi-Area Population Dynamics
Excellent short review.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
#neuroskyence
Via Decision Formation Through Multi-Area Population Dynamics
Excellent short review.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
#neuroskyence
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
🚨New publication!
I am extremely happy to share this new review article in elife on #Traveling_Waves!
@erc.europa.eu
@upcite.bsky.social
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
I am extremely happy to share this new review article in elife on #Traveling_Waves!
@erc.europa.eu
@upcite.bsky.social
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
Traveling waves across scales: Different mechanisms but same canonical computation?
The review proposes a novel mechanistic distinction between first- and second-order traveling waves that subserves a same canonical computation by ordering neuronal processing to impose a computationa...
elifesciences.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨New publication!
I am extremely happy to share this new review article in elife on #Traveling_Waves!
@erc.europa.eu
@upcite.bsky.social
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
I am extremely happy to share this new review article in elife on #Traveling_Waves!
@erc.europa.eu
@upcite.bsky.social
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
❗"So it was not a case of them stealing the King's group's data and then, voila, those data gave them the structure of DNA. Instead, they solved the structure through their own iterative approach and then used the King's data — without permission
- to confirm it."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- to confirm it."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
❗"So it was not a case of them stealing the King's group's data and then, voila, those data gave them the structure of DNA. Instead, they solved the structure through their own iterative approach and then used the King's data — without permission
- to confirm it."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- to confirm it."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"Reformation of science publishing: the Stockholm Declaration"
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
(i) Academia should resume control of publishing using non-profit publishing models (e.g. diamond open-access). 1/
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
(i) Academia should resume control of publishing using non-profit publishing models (e.g. diamond open-access). 1/
Reformation of science publishing: the Stockholm Declaration | Royal Society Open Science
Science relies on integrity and trustworthiness. But scientists under career pressure
are lured to purchase fake publications from ‘paper mills’ that use AI-generated data,
text and image fabrication....
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"Reformation of science publishing: the Stockholm Declaration"
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
(i) Academia should resume control of publishing using non-profit publishing models (e.g. diamond open-access). 1/
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
(i) Academia should resume control of publishing using non-profit publishing models (e.g. diamond open-access). 1/
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake
go.nature.com/47zrzYZ
go.nature.com/47zrzYZ
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.
go.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake
go.nature.com/47zrzYZ
go.nature.com/47zrzYZ
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Our paper on CSF, BOLD, pupil, and physiological measures in sleep deprivation and recovery sleep is finally out! 🎉 Congrats Zinong! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Attentional failures after sleep deprivation are locked to joint neurovascular, pupil and cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics - Nature Neuroscience
Yang et al. show that moments of failed attention we experience after sleep deprivation reflect brief ‘sleep-like’ episodes in the brain, corresponding to a brain- and body-wide event with altered bra...
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Our paper on CSF, BOLD, pupil, and physiological measures in sleep deprivation and recovery sleep is finally out! 🎉 Congrats Zinong! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
Attention- and action-related oscillatory dynamics in a visuomotor network
doi.org/10.1093/cerc...
#neuroscience
doi.org/10.1093/cerc...
#neuroscience
Attention- and action-related oscillatory dynamics in a visuomotor network
Abstract. A network model of a “selection-for-action” system was proposed with the primary idea that the functions of stimulus and response selection are c
doi.org
October 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Attention- and action-related oscillatory dynamics in a visuomotor network
doi.org/10.1093/cerc...
#neuroscience
doi.org/10.1093/cerc...
#neuroscience
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
Perception–Action Integration Is Linked to Posterior Alpha/Beta Desynchronization. Our EEG study out now and open access in @jocn.bsky.social.
direct.mit.edu/jocn/article...
direct.mit.edu/jocn/article...
Perception–Action Integration Is Linked to Posterior Alpha/Beta Desynchronization
Abstract. Stimulus–response (S-R) bindings, which integrate sensory stimuli and motor responses into event files, are transient yet essential for adaptive behavior. This study investigated the EEG osc...
direct.mit.edu
October 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Perception–Action Integration Is Linked to Posterior Alpha/Beta Desynchronization. Our EEG study out now and open access in @jocn.bsky.social.
direct.mit.edu/jocn/article...
direct.mit.edu/jocn/article...
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
Principles for proper peer review
doi.org
October 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
#EEGManyLabs website is now live: eegmanylabs.org
A home for our global effort to test the replicability of influential EEG findings, share resources, improve methods in cognitive neuroscience, and grow an open, connected community.
A home for our global effort to test the replicability of influential EEG findings, share resources, improve methods in cognitive neuroscience, and grow an open, connected community.
eegmanylabs
eegmanylabs.org
August 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#EEGManyLabs website is now live: eegmanylabs.org
A home for our global effort to test the replicability of influential EEG findings, share resources, improve methods in cognitive neuroscience, and grow an open, connected community.
A home for our global effort to test the replicability of influential EEG findings, share resources, improve methods in cognitive neuroscience, and grow an open, connected community.
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
After a couple of years in the making, we are thrilled to launch the new home for #EEGManyLabs: eegmanylabs.org
August 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
After a couple of years in the making, we are thrilled to launch the new home for #EEGManyLabs: eegmanylabs.org
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
@amiyake.bsky.social some of these might be relevant
July 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@amiyake.bsky.social some of these might be relevant
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸/𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?
Some papers suggesting that it can.
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Some papers suggesting that it can.
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Multiple brain activation patterns for the same perceptual decision-making task - Nature Communications
Here, the authors show the brain uses multiple activation patterns to perform the same task. Even the default mode network, which is often inactive during focus, plays a role.
www.nature.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸/𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?
Some papers suggesting that it can.
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Some papers suggesting that it can.
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
The first step to publishing null results is to learn about equivalence testing, so that you can design studies that statistically support the conclusion that there is no meaningful effect. lakens.github.io/statistical_.... If you are a statistics teacher, include this into 2nd year courses.
July 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The first step to publishing null results is to learn about equivalence testing, so that you can design studies that statistically support the conclusion that there is no meaningful effect. lakens.github.io/statistical_.... If you are a statistics teacher, include this into 2nd year courses.
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
How the brain shifts between external and internal attention
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
#neuroscience
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
#neuroscience
How the brain shifts between external and internal attention
Nobre and Gresch call for an upgrade of attention research by considering how the
brain shifts its focus between contents in the external sensory stream and internal
memory representations. They highl...
www.cell.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
How the brain shifts between external and internal attention
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
#neuroscience
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
#neuroscience
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What a great way to wrap up a busy academic year! I was honoured to speak on observational learning, pain, and placebo at the 22nd World Congress of Psychophysiology — in a fantastic symposium chaired by @ccorradi.bsky.social & Federica Meconi, alongside Alessio Avenanti. Thank you! 🙌🧠✨ #IOP2025
July 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
What a great way to wrap up a busy academic year! I was honoured to speak on observational learning, pain, and placebo at the 22nd World Congress of Psychophysiology — in a fantastic symposium chaired by @ccorradi.bsky.social & Federica Meconi, alongside Alessio Avenanti. Thank you! 🙌🧠✨ #IOP2025
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Thrilled to have organized and presented at the “Coping with Sleepiness” symposium at #IOP2025 in Krakow! A fantastic experience sharing the stage with @d-manasova.bsky.social, @jtegelbeckers.bsky.social and A. Domagalik — insightful talks and great discussions! 🧠💤✨
July 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Thrilled to have organized and presented at the “Coping with Sleepiness” symposium at #IOP2025 in Krakow! A fantastic experience sharing the stage with @d-manasova.bsky.social, @jtegelbeckers.bsky.social and A. Domagalik — insightful talks and great discussions! 🧠💤✨
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Enjoying #IOP2025 and it was my honour to chair this symposium and present our progress with the #EEGManyLabs replications. Learned a lot from the talks by Martin Constant, Peter Clayson, Aleya Marzuki and Katharina Paul
July 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Enjoying #IOP2025 and it was my honour to chair this symposium and present our progress with the #EEGManyLabs replications. Learned a lot from the talks by Martin Constant, Peter Clayson, Aleya Marzuki and Katharina Paul
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
Low frequency oscillations – neural correlates of stability and flexibility in cognition
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience
Low frequency oscillations – neural correlates of stability and flexibility in cognition - Nature Communications
How the brain balances the flexibility and stability needed to both encode and maintain information during cognition remains poorly understood. Using MEG data and in-silico simulations, the authors sh...
www.nature.com
June 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Low frequency oscillations – neural correlates of stability and flexibility in cognition
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
🧠 Interested in EEG (and fNIRS) correlates of action control? Join our symposium and let's talk brains and bindings! 📅 Friday, 10:30–12:00 @pug2025.bsky.social #PuG2025
June 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🧠 Interested in EEG (and fNIRS) correlates of action control? Join our symposium and let's talk brains and bindings! 📅 Friday, 10:30–12:00 @pug2025.bsky.social #PuG2025
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"Inside the Big Bet on Consciousness." Some cogitations on the #COGITATE adversarial collaboration, the first results from which appeared yesterday in @nature.com nautil.us/inside-the-b...
Inside the Big Bet on Consciousness
The real winner in the battle between two leading theories of consciousness was science itself
nautil.us
May 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Inside the Big Bet on Consciousness." Some cogitations on the #COGITATE adversarial collaboration, the first results from which appeared yesterday in @nature.com nautil.us/inside-the-b...
Reposted by Darek Asanowicz
Interesting that most dramatic differences between humans in chimpanzees are in temporal cortex and parietal cortex. Very little in prefrontal cortex 😮 (consistent with lots of other studies).
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
April 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Interesting that most dramatic differences between humans in chimpanzees are in temporal cortex and parietal cortex. Very little in prefrontal cortex 😮 (consistent with lots of other studies).
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
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Francis Crick called it “impossible” in 1979. Now it’s real.
A 1 mm cube of mouse brain, 200k cells, 500M synapses, all mapped alongside neuronal activity.
This new MICrONS dataset maps brain structure and function in a way that we've never seen🧪
🔗 www.microns-explorer.org
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
A 1 mm cube of mouse brain, 200k cells, 500M synapses, all mapped alongside neuronal activity.
This new MICrONS dataset maps brain structure and function in a way that we've never seen🧪
🔗 www.microns-explorer.org
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
April 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Francis Crick called it “impossible” in 1979. Now it’s real.
A 1 mm cube of mouse brain, 200k cells, 500M synapses, all mapped alongside neuronal activity.
This new MICrONS dataset maps brain structure and function in a way that we've never seen🧪
🔗 www.microns-explorer.org
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
A 1 mm cube of mouse brain, 200k cells, 500M synapses, all mapped alongside neuronal activity.
This new MICrONS dataset maps brain structure and function in a way that we've never seen🧪
🔗 www.microns-explorer.org
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s415...