Gaia Tavoni
@gaia-tavoni.bsky.social
physicist and theoretical neuroscientist
I will always be grateful for the immense -- and unique -- contribution the Swartz Program made in supporting theoretical neuroscience over the past 30 years. Its closure leaves a profound void. doi.org/10.53053/FPR...
Long-standing theoretical neuroscience fellowship program loses financial support
Funding from the Swartz and Sloan Foundations helped bring physicists and mathematicians into neuroscience for more than 30 years.
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I will always be grateful for the immense -- and unique -- contribution the Swartz Program made in supporting theoretical neuroscience over the past 30 years. Its closure leaves a profound void. doi.org/10.53053/FPR...
Our paper on the memory capacity of heterogeneous networks is now published in PRX Life! First author: Kaining Zhang. Congratulations, Kaining! journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
June 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our paper on the memory capacity of heterogeneous networks is now published in PRX Life! First author: Kaining Zhang. Congratulations, Kaining! journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
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The conundrum of the undergrad neuro program: should it be deeply quantitative or not? How do you design a single program that accommodates both students drawn to eg behavioral neuro & those interested in the intersection with maths? & not being only premed?
Blake shares an interesting story 👇
Blake shares an interesting story 👇
1/15) We had an interesting conversation on BlueSky here last week about why there's not more of an interface between theory and experiments in neuroscience.
Thanks to those who chimed in!
My broader take is shown below.
A🧵on the experience that led me to this take:
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Thanks to those who chimed in!
My broader take is shown below.
A🧵on the experience that led me to this take:
🧠📈 🧪
I largely agree with this, but mostly blame the fact that we don’t include formal modelling in the core neuroscience curriculum.
May 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The conundrum of the undergrad neuro program: should it be deeply quantitative or not? How do you design a single program that accommodates both students drawn to eg behavioral neuro & those interested in the intersection with maths? & not being only premed?
Blake shares an interesting story 👇
Blake shares an interesting story 👇
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Chi ci guadagna dai dazi di Trump? Cosa c'entra la #Cina? In questo video vi voglio raccontare la strategia estorsiva di #Trump, cioè quella di portare gli stati a negoziare alle sue condizioni, e cosa c'entra la mafia con tutto questo.
I dazi di Trump aprono al contrabbando: un nuovo proibizionismo
YouTube video by Roberto Saviano Official
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April 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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One can reckon that the landscape of science funding is changing in the United States.
Whatever happens, I do hope that we see more targeted focused organizations adding up a new dimension to what the traditional university departments and industry research labs were/are doing.
Whatever happens, I do hope that we see more targeted focused organizations adding up a new dimension to what the traditional university departments and industry research labs were/are doing.
"Organizations like @hhmijanelia.bsky.social, the @arcinstitute.org, and a whole class of nonprofit start-ups called focused research organizations are instead using philanthropic dollars to build tools that could accelerate scientific progress."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...
Opinion | DOGE Needs a Different Playbook for Science
We need less administrative bloat in science.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
One can reckon that the landscape of science funding is changing in the United States.
Whatever happens, I do hope that we see more targeted focused organizations adding up a new dimension to what the traditional university departments and industry research labs were/are doing.
Whatever happens, I do hope that we see more targeted focused organizations adding up a new dimension to what the traditional university departments and industry research labs were/are doing.
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Excited to join @WashUPhysics as an assistant professor in Fall 2025! My group will develop non-equilibrium statistical physics to study criticality in biology—biomolecular condensates, gene regulation & adaptive immune systems. DM for postdoc/grad openings! #myphysicsjourney
April 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Excited to join @WashUPhysics as an assistant professor in Fall 2025! My group will develop non-equilibrium statistical physics to study criticality in biology—biomolecular condensates, gene regulation & adaptive immune systems. DM for postdoc/grad openings! #myphysicsjourney
New ms! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I developed a normative coding theory for feedback-modulated canonical networks, providing a unified view of (1) efficient & predictive coding, (2) computational & algorithmic principles, (3) unimodal & multimodal sensory processing.
I developed a normative coding theory for feedback-modulated canonical networks, providing a unified view of (1) efficient & predictive coding, (2) computational & algorithmic principles, (3) unimodal & multimodal sensory processing.
Convergence of efficient and predictive coding in multimodal sensory processing
The existence of pathways connecting different sensory modalities in the brain challenges the traditional view of sensory systems as operating independently. However, the reasons and mechanisms underl...
www.biorxiv.org
March 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
New ms! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I developed a normative coding theory for feedback-modulated canonical networks, providing a unified view of (1) efficient & predictive coding, (2) computational & algorithmic principles, (3) unimodal & multimodal sensory processing.
I developed a normative coding theory for feedback-modulated canonical networks, providing a unified view of (1) efficient & predictive coding, (2) computational & algorithmic principles, (3) unimodal & multimodal sensory processing.
Reposted by Gaia Tavoni
Many neuroscience students are steeped in an experiment-first style of thinking that leads to “random walk science.” Let’s not forget how theory can guide experiments towards deeper insights, writes @gershbrain.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
Breaking the barrier between theorists and experimentalists
Many neuroscience students are steeped in an experiment-first style of thinking. Let’s not forget how theory can guide experiments.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Many neuroscience students are steeped in an experiment-first style of thinking that leads to “random walk science.” Let’s not forget how theory can guide experiments towards deeper insights, writes @gershbrain.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...