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Grid cells have a geometry in time. Thanks to @azvollan.bsky.social l & @rjgardner.bsky.social for this heroic discovery. @ercresearch.bsky.social
#KiloNeurons @m-bmoser.bsky.social @kavlintnu.bsky.social @nature.com
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#KiloNeurons @m-bmoser.bsky.social @kavlintnu.bsky.social @nature.com
@kavlifoundation.bsky.social
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Left–right-alternating theta sweeps in entorhinal–hippocampal maps of space - Nature
A study in rats proposes a mechanism for how the brain maps the surrounding environment, including places it has never seen, by alternating left and right forward sweeps in successive theta cycles.
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February 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Grid cells have a geometry in time. Thanks to @azvollan.bsky.social l & @rjgardner.bsky.social for this heroic discovery. @ercresearch.bsky.social
#KiloNeurons @m-bmoser.bsky.social @kavlintnu.bsky.social @nature.com
@kavlifoundation.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#KiloNeurons @m-bmoser.bsky.social @kavlintnu.bsky.social @nature.com
@kavlifoundation.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our critic Jen Szalai reviews the explosive new Facebook memoir by Sarah Wynn Williams: "Not only does she have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods."
Book Review: ‘Careless People,’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams
“Careless People,” a memoir by a former Facebook executive, portrays feckless company leaders cozying up to authoritarian regimes.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Our critic Jen Szalai reviews the explosive new Facebook memoir by Sarah Wynn Williams: "Not only does she have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods."
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Scripps Research mourns the passing of Floyd E. Bloom, MD, a pioneering neuroscientist and former chair of Neuropharmacology. At Scripps Research, he advanced research on neurotransmitters, addiction, and brain function, shaping modern neuroscience.
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Scripps Research mourns the passing of Floyd Bloom, chairman emeritus of Neuropharmacology - Scripps Research Magazine
Floyd E. Bloom, MD, distinguished scientist and chairman emeritus of Neuropharmacology at Scripps Research, passed away on January 8, 2025, at the age of 88. Considered a titan of Neuroscience and Pha...
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February 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Scripps Research mourns the passing of Floyd E. Bloom, MD, a pioneering neuroscientist and former chair of Neuropharmacology. At Scripps Research, he advanced research on neurotransmitters, addiction, and brain function, shaping modern neuroscience.
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"I've spent over five decades as a scientist in academia and the federal government," Harold Varmus, the former director of the N.I.H., writes in a guest essay. "Never before have I seen my profession so politicized as it is now under the Trump administration."
Opinion | American Science is Under Attack
The Trump administration hobbles research and endangers the public health.
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February 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"I've spent over five decades as a scientist in academia and the federal government," Harold Varmus, the former director of the N.I.H., writes in a guest essay. "Never before have I seen my profession so politicized as it is now under the Trump administration."
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What’s a chart? Similar qs.
February 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
What’s a chart? Similar qs.
What is a 'map'? Does a map inherently involve distance between pairs of elements? in limited dimensions? Spatial? Or is a 'map' a function; variable X mapped to variable Y? Both uses seem OK, but they are not the same.
February 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What is a 'map'? Does a map inherently involve distance between pairs of elements? in limited dimensions? Spatial? Or is a 'map' a function; variable X mapped to variable Y? Both uses seem OK, but they are not the same.
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Grateful to @apnews.com for covering our recent @pnas.org article on how London taxi drivers plan routes:
apnews.com/video/how-th...
#neuroskyence
apnews.com/video/how-th...
#neuroskyence
February 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Grateful to @apnews.com for covering our recent @pnas.org article on how London taxi drivers plan routes:
apnews.com/video/how-th...
#neuroskyence
apnews.com/video/how-th...
#neuroskyence
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Federal judge halts Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...
Federal judge halts Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states
Attorneys general sued the Trump administration to block a NIH decision that would slash grant payments for research overhead
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February 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Federal judge halts Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...
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There are so many new policies and plans that would throttle American science that I could only offer a sampling in my email newsletter today. buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...
Friday's Elk: Throttling Science
Since I sent out my last newsletter, the Trump Administration has moved to drastically shrink government support for American science and public health. And...
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February 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There are so many new policies and plans that would throttle American science that I could only offer a sampling in my email newsletter today. buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...
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January 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
January 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
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Fourteenth Amendment
Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
January 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Fourteenth Amendment
Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
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Happy head direction cell day y’all!
On this day, 41 years ago, Jim Ranck recorded the first “HD cell” in his Brooklyn lab in 1984.
Jim shared the news with the world at SFN that year, showing a video of the cell’s firing on a TV he somehow acquired and brought to his poster… (1/3)
On this day, 41 years ago, Jim Ranck recorded the first “HD cell” in his Brooklyn lab in 1984.
Jim shared the news with the world at SFN that year, showing a video of the cell’s firing on a TV he somehow acquired and brought to his poster… (1/3)
January 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Happy head direction cell day y’all!
On this day, 41 years ago, Jim Ranck recorded the first “HD cell” in his Brooklyn lab in 1984.
Jim shared the news with the world at SFN that year, showing a video of the cell’s firing on a TV he somehow acquired and brought to his poster… (1/3)
On this day, 41 years ago, Jim Ranck recorded the first “HD cell” in his Brooklyn lab in 1984.
Jim shared the news with the world at SFN that year, showing a video of the cell’s firing on a TV he somehow acquired and brought to his poster… (1/3)
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A little challenge for neuro/cog sci (/psych/comp-sci/bio/philosophy!) blueys:
How would you define "cognition"?
How would you define "cognition"?
January 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
A little challenge for neuro/cog sci (/psych/comp-sci/bio/philosophy!) blueys:
How would you define "cognition"?
How would you define "cognition"?
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Quote of the Day: @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
from her latest Atlantic article
from her latest Atlantic article
January 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Quote of the Day: @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
from her latest Atlantic article
from her latest Atlantic article
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It is with profound sadness that we share the devastating news that Eleanor Maguire passed away on January 4th. She was a phenomenally brilliant neuroscientist, with immense passion for her work and many remarkable accomplishments. We will miss her terribly.
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
Eleanor Maguire | 1970 - 2025 | Online-Tribute.com
Learning and memory are so fundamental to us, so enmeshed throughout cognition, that ‘solving’ memory, unpacking its neural mechanisms and being able to conceptualise it fully will, I believe, res…
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January 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It is with profound sadness that we share the devastating news that Eleanor Maguire passed away on January 4th. She was a phenomenally brilliant neuroscientist, with immense passion for her work and many remarkable accomplishments. We will miss her terribly.
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
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Devastating news that Eleanor Maguire has passed away. She was my mentor for many years. She was a wonderfully thoughtful and kind person and a brilliant scientist. Her research inspired so many of us and her legacy of incredible discoveries will continue to inspire far into the future.
RIP Eleanor
RIP Eleanor
It is with profound sadness that we share the devastating news that Eleanor Maguire passed away on January 4th. She was a phenomenally brilliant neuroscientist, with immense passion for her work and many remarkable accomplishments. We will miss her terribly.
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
Eleanor Maguire | 1970 - 2025 | Online-Tribute.com
Learning and memory are so fundamental to us, so enmeshed throughout cognition, that ‘solving’ memory, unpacking its neural mechanisms and being able to conceptualise it fully will, I believe, res…
www.online-tribute.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Devastating news that Eleanor Maguire has passed away. She was my mentor for many years. She was a wonderfully thoughtful and kind person and a brilliant scientist. Her research inspired so many of us and her legacy of incredible discoveries will continue to inspire far into the future.
RIP Eleanor
RIP Eleanor
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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
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New timeline, so I get to share some of my favorite science images again. 1) Sparsely labeled pyramidal cells in cortex. #neuroscience #neuroskyence
November 14, 2024 at 9:53 PM
New timeline, so I get to share some of my favorite science images again. 1) Sparsely labeled pyramidal cells in cortex. #neuroscience #neuroskyence
Fascinating NY Times article about Marbosets and other non-human species using specific individual names. Perhaps part of the road to understanding the unique role of conscious processing in social communication and deliberation. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/s...
These Monkeys Call One Another by Name
Marmosets are the first nonhuman primates known to use name-like labels for individuals, a new study suggests.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Fascinating NY Times article about Marbosets and other non-human species using specific individual names. Perhaps part of the road to understanding the unique role of conscious processing in social communication and deliberation. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/s...