To keep up with technology in German Academia, I now built my own printing press. Soon you will be receiving my self-printed notes, job applications and grants rather than email replies and online forms.

Also additional bonus points 1) I get to meet old friends, discuss science with them and do some mild partying; 2) meet new amazing trainees that in 10 years will be the future of motor control; 3) get to hike across Scotland afterwards to let all the science excitement sink kn

After the advance of getting a fax machine, today we finally got carbon copy paper to order poster printing. University Hospital of Cologne, German leader in technology!

GattoLab has a new mascotte HugoTheCat

NWG2025 is over - Driving back with Mr. President in the Unikoeln van!

After a day of Neuroscience time to dance #nwg2025

With what can be defined as the worst Christmas mixtape, Happy Holidays from the Gatto Lab enjoying the Cologne Christmas Markets!

Favorite part of my job: monthly testing eye showers and emergency showers in the lab while my lab watches terrified, expecting a flood any minute!

Happy delayed Thanksgiving from the Gatto Lab

Cajal Course - 9 pm we are still happily recordings EMG using myomatrix and having tons of fun spike sorting 😀 So great to have these students this motivated!!!!

When you are on vacation in Iceland and end up in a stable for icelandic horses, no way you won't end up talking for two hours about, gait, genetics (dmrt3), spinal dI6 circuits and gait adaptation to local environmental perturbations! #nerdonholiday

Don't forget to register for the preFENS meeting: Motor Control across scales at ISTA. Great opportunity for trainees to present their work. Registration and abstract submission close on February 9th! #FENS2024 #ISTA