DrBreaky
@drbreaky.bsky.social
Michael Breakspear
Neuroscientist, Psychiatrist, Physicist.
https://www.systemsneurosciencegroup.com/
Neuroscientist, Psychiatrist, Physicist.
https://www.systemsneurosciencegroup.com/
Interested in hippocampal dynamics and their interactions with cortical rhythms?
Our physically constrained model of cortico-hippocampal interactions - complete with fast geometrically informed numerical simulation (available at embedded github repo)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our physically constrained model of cortico-hippocampal interactions - complete with fast geometrically informed numerical simulation (available at embedded github repo)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Interested in hippocampal dynamics and their interactions with cortical rhythms?
Our physically constrained model of cortico-hippocampal interactions - complete with fast geometrically informed numerical simulation (available at embedded github repo)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our physically constrained model of cortico-hippocampal interactions - complete with fast geometrically informed numerical simulation (available at embedded github repo)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
New 2 year position as an Imaging Data Infrastructure Specialist
Located a the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) & the University of Newcastle (UoN), in partnership with the National Imaging Facility (NIF),
Apply here: www.seek.com.au/job/85537666
Located a the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) & the University of Newcastle (UoN), in partnership with the National Imaging Facility (NIF),
Apply here: www.seek.com.au/job/85537666
July 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
New 2 year position as an Imaging Data Infrastructure Specialist
Located a the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) & the University of Newcastle (UoN), in partnership with the National Imaging Facility (NIF),
Apply here: www.seek.com.au/job/85537666
Located a the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) & the University of Newcastle (UoN), in partnership with the National Imaging Facility (NIF),
Apply here: www.seek.com.au/job/85537666
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience,
Generation of surrogate brain maps preserving spatial autocorrelation through random rotation of geometric eigenmodes
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Produces surrogates for null hypothesis testing of nonlinear effects within and correlations between brain maps
Generation of surrogate brain maps preserving spatial autocorrelation through random rotation of geometric eigenmodes
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Produces surrogates for null hypothesis testing of nonlinear effects within and correlations between brain maps
July 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience,
Generation of surrogate brain maps preserving spatial autocorrelation through random rotation of geometric eigenmodes
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Produces surrogates for null hypothesis testing of nonlinear effects within and correlations between brain maps
Generation of surrogate brain maps preserving spatial autocorrelation through random rotation of geometric eigenmodes
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Produces surrogates for null hypothesis testing of nonlinear effects within and correlations between brain maps
On this auspicious day, I finally bit the bullet & asked my super post-doc @annabhlr.bsky.social to teach me how to code & run Python (today!)
Coding lifeline now goes:
BASIC (1982); FORTRAN (1990); MAPLE (1992); MATLAB (1999); PYTHON (2025)
(a bit of a gap between the last two!)
Coding lifeline now goes:
BASIC (1982); FORTRAN (1990); MAPLE (1992); MATLAB (1999); PYTHON (2025)
(a bit of a gap between the last two!)
May 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
On this auspicious day, I finally bit the bullet & asked my super post-doc @annabhlr.bsky.social to teach me how to code & run Python (today!)
Coding lifeline now goes:
BASIC (1982); FORTRAN (1990); MAPLE (1992); MATLAB (1999); PYTHON (2025)
(a bit of a gap between the last two!)
Coding lifeline now goes:
BASIC (1982); FORTRAN (1990); MAPLE (1992); MATLAB (1999); PYTHON (2025)
(a bit of a gap between the last two!)
Looking forward to presenting our work on cortico-hippocampal coupling and wave-wave interactions as a basis for some core human cognitions
5pm May 6th EST (US)
8am May 7th AEST (Sydney)
Zoom link: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/92736430185
Thanks to WaveClub conveners Erfan Zabeh & Uma Mohan
5pm May 6th EST (US)
8am May 7th AEST (Sydney)
Zoom link: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/92736430185
Thanks to WaveClub conveners Erfan Zabeh & Uma Mohan
May 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Looking forward to presenting our work on cortico-hippocampal coupling and wave-wave interactions as a basis for some core human cognitions
5pm May 6th EST (US)
8am May 7th AEST (Sydney)
Zoom link: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/92736430185
Thanks to WaveClub conveners Erfan Zabeh & Uma Mohan
5pm May 6th EST (US)
8am May 7th AEST (Sydney)
Zoom link: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/92736430185
Thanks to WaveClub conveners Erfan Zabeh & Uma Mohan
... and their disturbance in metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders
April 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
... and their disturbance in metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders
This new preprint led by @annabhlr.bsky.social and Christian Behler focusses on these topics in health
April 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This new preprint led by @annabhlr.bsky.social and Christian Behler focusses on these topics in health
Given that core neuronal reactions (like everything in biology) are temperature dependent, the absence of focussed research on brain temperature, thermoregulation and its measurement (thermometry)is amazing
April 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Given that core neuronal reactions (like everything in biology) are temperature dependent, the absence of focussed research on brain temperature, thermoregulation and its measurement (thermometry)is amazing
New preprint: "Temperature matters: Insights into brain thermoregulation and its impact on neural activity and health"
osf.io/preprints/os...
osf.io/preprints/os...
April 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
New preprint: "Temperature matters: Insights into brain thermoregulation and its impact on neural activity and health"
osf.io/preprints/os...
osf.io/preprints/os...
I feel ill watching this storm build and approach the communities of northern NSW and Brisbane
March 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I feel ill watching this storm build and approach the communities of northern NSW and Brisbane
It was bangin' work by you too Kevo, waaaay before hemodynamic travelling waves got their time in the sun ...
February 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It was bangin' work by you too Kevo, waaaay before hemodynamic travelling waves got their time in the sun ...
New group photo taken by the talented media team at @hmriaustralia.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
New group photo taken by the talented media team at @hmriaustralia.bsky.social
Saying farewell to @jaysonjeg.bsky.social who just completed a lovely PhD (plus his training in psychiatry) ... he is off to join the @macshine.bsky.social lab & no doubt achieve great things
February 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Saying farewell to @jaysonjeg.bsky.social who just completed a lovely PhD (plus his training in psychiatry) ... he is off to join the @macshine.bsky.social lab & no doubt achieve great things
Stay an extra day before OHBM starts (just a hour or so away) or return to Brisbane or other satellite events on the 23rd
www.humanbrainmapping.org/i4a/pages/in...
www.humanbrainmapping.org/i4a/pages/in...
January 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Stay an extra day before OHBM starts (just a hour or so away) or return to Brisbane or other satellite events on the 23rd
www.humanbrainmapping.org/i4a/pages/in...
www.humanbrainmapping.org/i4a/pages/in...
Early Bird Registration by 15 March
USD $595 inc welcome drinks, 2 day meeting, accommodation + ferry ride between Brisbane & the island
BCW have a unique format, featuring short presentations (15 minutes, 3 slides) then 45 minutes of discussion
brain-connectivity-workshop.org/bsw/zwei/bcw
USD $595 inc welcome drinks, 2 day meeting, accommodation + ferry ride between Brisbane & the island
BCW have a unique format, featuring short presentations (15 minutes, 3 slides) then 45 minutes of discussion
brain-connectivity-workshop.org/bsw/zwei/bcw
January 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Early Bird Registration by 15 March
USD $595 inc welcome drinks, 2 day meeting, accommodation + ferry ride between Brisbane & the island
BCW have a unique format, featuring short presentations (15 minutes, 3 slides) then 45 minutes of discussion
brain-connectivity-workshop.org/bsw/zwei/bcw
USD $595 inc welcome drinks, 2 day meeting, accommodation + ferry ride between Brisbane & the island
BCW have a unique format, featuring short presentations (15 minutes, 3 slides) then 45 minutes of discussion
brain-connectivity-workshop.org/bsw/zwei/bcw
Early bird registrations for the 2025 Brain Connectivity Meeting now open
June 20 (arrive) until June 22 on the beautiful North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), near Brisbane (location of OHBM)
qimrberghofer.eventsair.com/brain-connec...
June 20 (arrive) until June 22 on the beautiful North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), near Brisbane (location of OHBM)
qimrberghofer.eventsair.com/brain-connec...
January 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Early bird registrations for the 2025 Brain Connectivity Meeting now open
June 20 (arrive) until June 22 on the beautiful North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), near Brisbane (location of OHBM)
qimrberghofer.eventsair.com/brain-connec...
June 20 (arrive) until June 22 on the beautiful North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), near Brisbane (location of OHBM)
qimrberghofer.eventsair.com/brain-connec...
Brains minimize energy consumption while maximizing computation. In humans, this trade-off is reconciled towards complex behaviors & hence relatively high energy use
Review & synthesis with @sharnajamadar.bsky.social @annabhlr.bsky.social & Hamish Deery
tinyurl.com/47c9n65w
osf.io/preprints/os...
Review & synthesis with @sharnajamadar.bsky.social @annabhlr.bsky.social & Hamish Deery
tinyurl.com/47c9n65w
osf.io/preprints/os...
January 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Brains minimize energy consumption while maximizing computation. In humans, this trade-off is reconciled towards complex behaviors & hence relatively high energy use
Review & synthesis with @sharnajamadar.bsky.social @annabhlr.bsky.social & Hamish Deery
tinyurl.com/47c9n65w
osf.io/preprints/os...
Review & synthesis with @sharnajamadar.bsky.social @annabhlr.bsky.social & Hamish Deery
tinyurl.com/47c9n65w
osf.io/preprints/os...
This year's theme will be "Synergetics" in honour of Hermann Haken (1927-2024)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann...
December 18, 2024 at 7:19 AM
This year's theme will be "Synergetics" in honour of Hermann Haken (1927-2024)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann...
The Brain Connectivity Workshop 2025 will be held just before #OHBM2025 on the paradise that is Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) a one hour ferry ride from Brisbane
Registration will open shortly (cost to be <$600 for travel registration & accomodation) so please plan your flights accordingly
Registration will open shortly (cost to be <$600 for travel registration & accomodation) so please plan your flights accordingly
December 18, 2024 at 7:19 AM
The Brain Connectivity Workshop 2025 will be held just before #OHBM2025 on the paradise that is Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) a one hour ferry ride from Brisbane
Registration will open shortly (cost to be <$600 for travel registration & accomodation) so please plan your flights accordingly
Registration will open shortly (cost to be <$600 for travel registration & accomodation) so please plan your flights accordingly
A Timeline in Whole Brain Modelling:
John Griffiths, Sorenza Bastiaens & Neda Kaboodvand
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
John Griffiths, Sorenza Bastiaens & Neda Kaboodvand
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
December 15, 2024 at 3:03 AM
A Timeline in Whole Brain Modelling:
John Griffiths, Sorenza Bastiaens & Neda Kaboodvand
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
John Griffiths, Sorenza Bastiaens & Neda Kaboodvand
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Metastability demystified — the foundational past, the pragmatic present and the promising future
Dynamic systems theory review paper with Fran Hancock, Fernando Rosas & friends
rdcu.be/d3bh9
Dynamic systems theory review paper with Fran Hancock, Fernando Rosas & friends
rdcu.be/d3bh9
December 12, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Metastability demystified — the foundational past, the pragmatic present and the promising future
Dynamic systems theory review paper with Fran Hancock, Fernando Rosas & friends
rdcu.be/d3bh9
Dynamic systems theory review paper with Fran Hancock, Fernando Rosas & friends
rdcu.be/d3bh9
Morning ride and surf
December 2, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Morning ride and surf
Looking forward to presenting our new "two sheet" cortico-hippocampal neural field and neural mass models
November 30, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Looking forward to presenting our new "two sheet" cortico-hippocampal neural field and neural mass models
"Describe the broader contributions of your research team in less than 1200 characters"
November 26, 2024 at 6:11 AM
"Describe the broader contributions of your research team in less than 1200 characters"
"Describe your contributions to science in less than 1200 characters"
November 26, 2024 at 6:11 AM
"Describe your contributions to science in less than 1200 characters"