Akanksha Gupta
@iakankshagupta.bsky.social
Neuroscience Ph.D. Researcher at INS, INSERM, Aix-Marseille University (she/her/hers)
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Can we please discuss accessibility at conferences?
When organizers and schedules assume that everyone can walk fast and climb stairs, people with mobility issues (visible or invisible) might feel excluded.
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When organizers and schedules assume that everyone can walk fast and climb stairs, people with mobility issues (visible or invisible) might feel excluded.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Can we please discuss accessibility at conferences?
When organizers and schedules assume that everyone can walk fast and climb stairs, people with mobility issues (visible or invisible) might feel excluded.
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When organizers and schedules assume that everyone can walk fast and climb stairs, people with mobility issues (visible or invisible) might feel excluded.
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the good news is if you sacrifice your integrity and all your personal relationships throughout your entire young adulthood you might, if you're lucky, get to hang out with guys like this for the rest of your life
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
the good news is if you sacrifice your integrity and all your personal relationships throughout your entire young adulthood you might, if you're lucky, get to hang out with guys like this for the rest of your life
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Things that will get you kicked out of academia forever:
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
A guy makes ONE tiny mistake (has a years-long friendship with the world's worst sex trafficker; brags about sexually harassing colleagues; is racist; says women are stupid) and his whole LIFE is blown up (does slightly fewer speaking engagements; keeps teaching at #1 university)??!?!?!?!?!
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Things that will get you kicked out of academia forever:
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
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former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey
August 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey
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incredible Ada Lovelace quote highlighted in a talk by Steve Furber. She spells out the dream of computational neuroscience, 2 centuries ago. The sheer ambition 🤩
August 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
incredible Ada Lovelace quote highlighted in a talk by Steve Furber. She spells out the dream of computational neuroscience, 2 centuries ago. The sheer ambition 🤩
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NWB just turned 10 years old! Researchers worldwide have downloaded 1.9 PB of NWB data from @dandiarchive.org. This animation shows the reach of NWB, facilitating collaboration across the globe. What impact has open neurophysiology data had on your science? Share your stories! 🧠
@openscience
@openscience
August 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
NWB just turned 10 years old! Researchers worldwide have downloaded 1.9 PB of NWB data from @dandiarchive.org. This animation shows the reach of NWB, facilitating collaboration across the globe. What impact has open neurophysiology data had on your science? Share your stories! 🧠
@openscience
@openscience
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It has been "known" that musical experience improves auditory coding in the brainstem. But...a new multilab study concludes
"Our findings provide no evidence for associations between early auditory neural responses and either musical training or musical ability."
👀
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Our findings provide no evidence for associations between early auditory neural responses and either musical training or musical ability."
👀
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Large-scale multi-site study shows no association between musical training and early auditory neural sound encoding - Nature Communications
Widely cited studies have claimed that musical training is associated with enhanced neural encoding for sound at early stages of the auditory system. Results from this large-scale multisite study do n...
www.nature.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It has been "known" that musical experience improves auditory coding in the brainstem. But...a new multilab study concludes
"Our findings provide no evidence for associations between early auditory neural responses and either musical training or musical ability."
👀
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Our findings provide no evidence for associations between early auditory neural responses and either musical training or musical ability."
👀
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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@anne-urai.bsky.social , @weijima.bsky.social , Ili Ma and @tsonj.bsky.social organised an amazing workshop on 'Science for Social Good' at #CCN2025 @cogcompneuro.bsky.social
We wrote a blog reflecting on it:
anneurai.net/2025/08/14/r...
We wrote a blog reflecting on it:
anneurai.net/2025/08/14/r...
Reflections on the ‘Science for Social Good’ Satellite Event at CCN 2025
by Georgia Turner The day before the CCN 2025 conference kicked off in Amsterdam, attendees from career stages ranging from pre-PhD students to keynote speakers gathered together for an event focus…
anneurai.net
August 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
@anne-urai.bsky.social , @weijima.bsky.social , Ili Ma and @tsonj.bsky.social organised an amazing workshop on 'Science for Social Good' at #CCN2025 @cogcompneuro.bsky.social
We wrote a blog reflecting on it:
anneurai.net/2025/08/14/r...
We wrote a blog reflecting on it:
anneurai.net/2025/08/14/r...
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![5-panel comic. (1) [teacher with long hair next to whiteboard] TEACHER: I’m supposed to give you the tools to do good science. (2) [teacher addressing students] But what *are* those tools? Methodology is hard and there are so many ways to get incorrect results. What is the magic ingredient that makes for good science? (3) TEACHER: To figure it out, I ran a regression with all the factors people say are important: [embedded list in sub-panel, cut off at end] Outcome variable: correct scientific results. Predictors: collaboration; skepticism of others’ claims; questioning your own beliefs; trying to falsify hypotheses; checking citations; statistical rigor; blinded analysis; financial disclosure; open data (4) TEACHER: The regression says two ingredients are the most crucial: 1) genuine curiosity about the answer to a question, and 2) ammonium hydroxide. (5) STUDENT: Wait, why did *ammonia* score so high? How did it even get on the list? LONG HAIR: ...And now you’re doing good science!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigzaphhj4mfgfrxddlvdmw47335gnwzqbfqvrnff5x4oovgpf36nq@jpeg)
June 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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🔥 New episode of the Night Science podcast! The brilliant Eve Marder, professor at Brandeis University, talks with us about how "Recipe Science" ruins creativity.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4mSv...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4mSv...
May 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🔥 New episode of the Night Science podcast! The brilliant Eve Marder, professor at Brandeis University, talks with us about how "Recipe Science" ruins creativity.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4mSv...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4mSv...
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Ask anyone from the Global South: it’s not just the lost money, it’s the humiliation and immense effort
Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/...
Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/...
Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024 | CNN
Non-refundable fees from failed Europe visa applications are costing African countries millions of dollars, with applicants complaining of a baffling system of approvals.
amp.cnn.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Ask anyone from the Global South: it’s not just the lost money, it’s the humiliation and immense effort
Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/...
Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/...
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Info theory offers powerful measures for capturing complexity & interaction among elements of a complex system, like the brain! 🧠 Here's our new unified reference for key info-theoretic time series measures ft. 📊 visuals, ➗equations, & 💬descriptions:
arxiv.org/abs/2505.13080
arxiv.org/abs/2505.13080
May 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Info theory offers powerful measures for capturing complexity & interaction among elements of a complex system, like the brain! 🧠 Here's our new unified reference for key info-theoretic time series measures ft. 📊 visuals, ➗equations, & 💬descriptions:
arxiv.org/abs/2505.13080
arxiv.org/abs/2505.13080
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New from our lab: your brain doesn’t just remember time - it bends it.
We show that the dopamine system responds to natural breakpoints in experience, and this relates to more stretched memories of time. Blinking also increases, signaling encoding of new memories.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show that the dopamine system responds to natural breakpoints in experience, and this relates to more stretched memories of time. Blinking also increases, signaling encoding of new memories.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Dopaminergic processes predict temporal distortions in event memory
Our memories do not simply keep time - they warp it, bending the past to fit the structure of our experiences. For example, people tend to remember items as occurring farther apart in time if they spa...
www.biorxiv.org
May 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
New from our lab: your brain doesn’t just remember time - it bends it.
We show that the dopamine system responds to natural breakpoints in experience, and this relates to more stretched memories of time. Blinking also increases, signaling encoding of new memories.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show that the dopamine system responds to natural breakpoints in experience, and this relates to more stretched memories of time. Blinking also increases, signaling encoding of new memories.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?
April 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?
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Using direct, intracranial brain recordings in humans, a new study in Science finds that the thalamus, a small region located deep within the brain, plays a pivotal role in conscious perception.
Human high-order thalamic nuclei gate conscious perception through the thalamofrontal loop
Human high-order thalamic nuclei activity is known to closely correlate with conscious states. However, it is not clear how those thalamic nuclei and thalamocortical interactions directly contribute to the transient process of human conscious perception...
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April 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Using direct, intracranial brain recordings in humans, a new study in Science finds that the thalamus, a small region located deep within the brain, plays a pivotal role in conscious perception.
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Powerful @plosglobalpublichealth.org blog post by Ankita, an international student @mcgill.ca
Invisible Baggage: The Mental Health Crisis Among International Students
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/04/11/i...
Invisible Baggage: The Mental Health Crisis Among International Students
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/04/11/i...
Invisible Baggage: The Mental Health Crisis Among International Students
In a world increasingly divided by borders and barriers, empathy is our strongest bridge. International students don’t need pity—we need visibility, community, and systems that support us.
speakingofmedicine.plos.org
April 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Powerful @plosglobalpublichealth.org blog post by Ankita, an international student @mcgill.ca
Invisible Baggage: The Mental Health Crisis Among International Students
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/04/11/i...
Invisible Baggage: The Mental Health Crisis Among International Students
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/04/11/i...
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New paper from the Neurosurgery Research Team at BCM! "Learning and language in the unconscious human hippocampus"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Learning and language in the unconscious human hippocampus
Consciousness is a fundamental component of cognition, but the degree to which higher-order perception relies on it remains disputed. Here we demonstrate the persistence of learning, semantic processi...
www.biorxiv.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New paper from the Neurosurgery Research Team at BCM! "Learning and language in the unconscious human hippocampus"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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(1/n) Excited to announce FrugalScience 2025 (www.frugalscience.org). In its 5th year - Frugal science is a global community of creators engaged in bringing affordable solutions to the world. Anyone around the world can sign up (for free): form here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
(1/n) Excited to announce FrugalScience 2025 (www.frugalscience.org). In its 5th year - Frugal science is a global community of creators engaged in bringing affordable solutions to the world. Anyone around the world can sign up (for free): form here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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A brain-reading implant that translates neural signals into audible speech has allowed a woman with paralysis to hear what she intends to say nearly instantly
https://go.nature.com/3QStZtI
https://go.nature.com/3QStZtI
Brain implant translates thoughts to speech in an instant
Improvements to brain–computer interfaces are bringing the technology closer to natural conversation speed.
go.nature.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A brain-reading implant that translates neural signals into audible speech has allowed a woman with paralysis to hear what she intends to say nearly instantly
https://go.nature.com/3QStZtI
https://go.nature.com/3QStZtI
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A bit delayed, but I'm happy to announce my first paper as a postdoc in the Jazayeri lab! We discuss recent insights into the neurobiology of timing and why timing is a useful platform to understand flexible control of behavior more generally. We hope the review is useful!
tinyurl.com/5n8yhxet
tinyurl.com/5n8yhxet
Control Principles of Neural Dynamics Revealed by the Neurobiology of Timing | Annual Reviews
Cognition unfolds dynamically over flexible timescales. A major goal of the field is to understand the computational and neurobiological principles that enable this flexibility. Here, we argue that th...
www.annualreviews.org
March 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A bit delayed, but I'm happy to announce my first paper as a postdoc in the Jazayeri lab! We discuss recent insights into the neurobiology of timing and why timing is a useful platform to understand flexible control of behavior more generally. We hope the review is useful!
tinyurl.com/5n8yhxet
tinyurl.com/5n8yhxet
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63 studies: women who assert their ideas, make direct requests, and advocate for themselves are liked less.
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
March 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
63 studies: women who assert their ideas, make direct requests, and advocate for themselves are liked less.
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
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1/7 Our paper on individual variability in decision-making is finally out in @nature.com! Inspired by the classic work by Mante and Sussillo, we trained many rats to solve context-dependent decision-making, and we found that different brains use different neural mechanisms to solve the same task!
Individual variability of neural computations underlying flexible decisions - Nature
Behavioural experiments to study decision-making in response to context-dependent accumulation of evidence provide testable models that are consistent with the heterogeneity in neural signatures among...
www.nature.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
1/7 Our paper on individual variability in decision-making is finally out in @nature.com! Inspired by the classic work by Mante and Sussillo, we trained many rats to solve context-dependent decision-making, and we found that different brains use different neural mechanisms to solve the same task!