Ryan Senne (he/him)
@ryguy.io
Computational Neuroscience Ph.D. Student @ Boston University. Labs of Dr. Brian DePasquale, Ben Scott, & Steve Ramirez. #JuliaLang stan.
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check out the @okaysteve.bsky.social lab’s posters (for both neuron and glia enthusiasts) at #SfN2025 on Saturday PM! especially say hello to @siriacoello.bsky.social who is applying to grad school this cycle✨
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
check out the @okaysteve.bsky.social lab’s posters (for both neuron and glia enthusiasts) at #SfN2025 on Saturday PM! especially say hello to @siriacoello.bsky.social who is applying to grad school this cycle✨
🚨🚨🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨🚨🚨
We present StateSpaceDynamics.jl, an open-source Julia package for fitting probabilistic state-space models (SSMs)—including non-conjugate models like Poisson LDS and switching variants (SLDS). Python has had existing packages that have given this functionality...
We present StateSpaceDynamics.jl, an open-source Julia package for fitting probabilistic state-space models (SSMs)—including non-conjugate models like Poisson LDS and switching variants (SLDS). Python has had existing packages that have given this functionality...
Just published in JOSS: 'StateSpaceDynamics.jl: A Julia package for probabilistic state space models (SSMs)' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08077
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🚨🚨🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨🚨🚨
We present StateSpaceDynamics.jl, an open-source Julia package for fitting probabilistic state-space models (SSMs)—including non-conjugate models like Poisson LDS and switching variants (SLDS). Python has had existing packages that have given this functionality...
We present StateSpaceDynamics.jl, an open-source Julia package for fitting probabilistic state-space models (SSMs)—including non-conjugate models like Poisson LDS and switching variants (SLDS). Python has had existing packages that have given this functionality...
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Boulder friends: if you’re into animal behavior or vision, come to The Language of Light: Bioluminescence in the Deep Sea with Sönke Johnsen (Duke)!
Fri Nov 14, 4-5:30 pm, Benson Earth Sciences Auditorium, Room 180. Reception 5:30-6:30 at the Earth Sciences & Map Library
Free and open to all!
Fri Nov 14, 4-5:30 pm, Benson Earth Sciences Auditorium, Room 180. Reception 5:30-6:30 at the Earth Sciences & Map Library
Free and open to all!
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Boulder friends: if you’re into animal behavior or vision, come to The Language of Light: Bioluminescence in the Deep Sea with Sönke Johnsen (Duke)!
Fri Nov 14, 4-5:30 pm, Benson Earth Sciences Auditorium, Room 180. Reception 5:30-6:30 at the Earth Sciences & Map Library
Free and open to all!
Fri Nov 14, 4-5:30 pm, Benson Earth Sciences Auditorium, Room 180. Reception 5:30-6:30 at the Earth Sciences & Map Library
Free and open to all!
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Super excited to share the first part of my thesis work!
Perhaps how you might be able to both recognize someone’s voice *and* understand what they’re saying, we find that both social identity and vocalization category can be decoded from gerbil auditory cortex activity👂🧠
tinyurl.com/4fba6wk4
Perhaps how you might be able to both recognize someone’s voice *and* understand what they’re saying, we find that both social identity and vocalization category can be decoded from gerbil auditory cortex activity👂🧠
tinyurl.com/4fba6wk4
October 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Super excited to share the first part of my thesis work!
Perhaps how you might be able to both recognize someone’s voice *and* understand what they’re saying, we find that both social identity and vocalization category can be decoded from gerbil auditory cortex activity👂🧠
tinyurl.com/4fba6wk4
Perhaps how you might be able to both recognize someone’s voice *and* understand what they’re saying, we find that both social identity and vocalization category can be decoded from gerbil auditory cortex activity👂🧠
tinyurl.com/4fba6wk4
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On November 7th, DON'T MISS @bostonu.bsky.social's Dr. Rebecca Suthard when she JOINS #MSNSeminars. Hosted by Drs. Brian Kipp, Chloe Lopez-Lee and Rimjhim Tomar, Dr. Suthard will present “A hippocampal astrocytic sequence emerges during learning and memory". @mountsinainyc.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
On November 7th, DON'T MISS @bostonu.bsky.social's Dr. Rebecca Suthard when she JOINS #MSNSeminars. Hosted by Drs. Brian Kipp, Chloe Lopez-Lee and Rimjhim Tomar, Dr. Suthard will present “A hippocampal astrocytic sequence emerges during learning and memory". @mountsinainyc.bsky.social
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I’m recruiting a postdoctoral researcher on a fully funded 2-year contract. The topic is developing and implementing new parallel graph algorithms, with applications to data-driven transportation and logistics.
Details and application procedure below ⬇️ Reach out if you have any questions!
Details and application procedure below ⬇️ Reach out if you have any questions!
acme-mobidec.github.io
October 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I’m recruiting a postdoctoral researcher on a fully funded 2-year contract. The topic is developing and implementing new parallel graph algorithms, with applications to data-driven transportation and logistics.
Details and application procedure below ⬇️ Reach out if you have any questions!
Details and application procedure below ⬇️ Reach out if you have any questions!
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JuliaCon Local Paris starts tomorrow 🤩 Which part of our amazing program are you most excited about?
#JuliaLang @juliacon.bsky.social @julialang.org
#JuliaLang @juliacon.bsky.social @julialang.org
October 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
JuliaCon Local Paris starts tomorrow 🤩 Which part of our amazing program are you most excited about?
#JuliaLang @juliacon.bsky.social @julialang.org
#JuliaLang @juliacon.bsky.social @julialang.org
🚨PREPRINT ALERT🚨
"A State–Dependent Drift Diffusion Model Reveals Mice Actively Explore A Speed–Accuracy Continuum During Decision-Making" is now available on biorxiv! Check it out below 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
In this work we find that mice are not just static mindless decision makers.
"A State–Dependent Drift Diffusion Model Reveals Mice Actively Explore A Speed–Accuracy Continuum During Decision-Making" is now available on biorxiv! Check it out below 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
In this work we find that mice are not just static mindless decision makers.
A State-Dependent Drift Diffusion Model Reveals Mice Actively Explore A Speed–Accuracy Continuum During Decision-Making
Understanding how animals shift between different decision-making strategies is critical for bridging normative models with naturalistic behavior. While drift diffusion models (DDMs) provide a powerfu...
www.biorxiv.org
June 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🚨PREPRINT ALERT🚨
"A State–Dependent Drift Diffusion Model Reveals Mice Actively Explore A Speed–Accuracy Continuum During Decision-Making" is now available on biorxiv! Check it out below 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
In this work we find that mice are not just static mindless decision makers.
"A State–Dependent Drift Diffusion Model Reveals Mice Actively Explore A Speed–Accuracy Continuum During Decision-Making" is now available on biorxiv! Check it out below 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
In this work we find that mice are not just static mindless decision makers.
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They would've found something to weaponize regardless. One of the most admirable things about science is its commitment to self-criticism. The fact that bad actors may capitalize on our legitimate concerns should never stop us from being honest and reflective about what we do.
May 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
They would've found something to weaponize regardless. One of the most admirable things about science is its commitment to self-criticism. The fact that bad actors may capitalize on our legitimate concerns should never stop us from being honest and reflective about what we do.
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In our latest edition of “This paper changed my life,” @liddelowsa.bsky.social explains how two papers from Ben Barres’ lab completely changed the way the field studies astrocytes and enabled everything discovered in glia research since.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...
This paper changed my life: Shane Liddelow on two papers that upended astrocyte research
A game-changing cell culture method developed in Ben Barres’ lab completely transformed the way we study astrocytes and helped me build a career studying their reactive substates.
www.thetransmitter.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In our latest edition of “This paper changed my life,” @liddelowsa.bsky.social explains how two papers from Ben Barres’ lab completely changed the way the field studies astrocytes and enabled everything discovered in glia research since.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...
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DOGE/Musk preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris in 2024.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
March 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
DOGE/Musk preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris in 2024.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
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our "untangling the mind" tour has begun! #NationalGeographic
come explore the foundations of thoughts, emotions, and memories - all the things that make you, you - through the lens of modern neuroscience 🧠
by learning and working together, we have the power to make an era of discovery flourish🔬
come explore the foundations of thoughts, emotions, and memories - all the things that make you, you - through the lens of modern neuroscience 🧠
by learning and working together, we have the power to make an era of discovery flourish🔬
March 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
our "untangling the mind" tour has begun! #NationalGeographic
come explore the foundations of thoughts, emotions, and memories - all the things that make you, you - through the lens of modern neuroscience 🧠
by learning and working together, we have the power to make an era of discovery flourish🔬
come explore the foundations of thoughts, emotions, and memories - all the things that make you, you - through the lens of modern neuroscience 🧠
by learning and working together, we have the power to make an era of discovery flourish🔬
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Excited to share our latest story! We found disentangled memory representations in the hippocampus that generalized across time and environments, despite the seemingly random drift and remapping of single cells. This code enabled the transfer of prior knowledge to solve new tasks
March 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Excited to share our latest story! We found disentangled memory representations in the hippocampus that generalized across time and environments, despite the seemingly random drift and remapping of single cells. This code enabled the transfer of prior knowledge to solve new tasks
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in our new lab work, we find that:
natural forgetting & induced amnesia share common impaired neural dynamics
this work was funded by multiple #NIH grants that supported students, postdocs, & the science, all with the goal of healing disorders of memory & the brain
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
natural forgetting & induced amnesia share common impaired neural dynamics
this work was funded by multiple #NIH grants that supported students, postdocs, & the science, all with the goal of healing disorders of memory & the brain
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
March 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
in our new lab work, we find that:
natural forgetting & induced amnesia share common impaired neural dynamics
this work was funded by multiple #NIH grants that supported students, postdocs, & the science, all with the goal of healing disorders of memory & the brain
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
natural forgetting & induced amnesia share common impaired neural dynamics
this work was funded by multiple #NIH grants that supported students, postdocs, & the science, all with the goal of healing disorders of memory & the brain
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Coverage of our recent locust paper in @science.org by DW www.dw.com/en/scientist...
Scientists crack the code for why locusts swarm – DW – 02/27/2025
Virtual reality platform uncovers the collective behavior of swarming locusts. Their research could help secure agricultural lands and food supply.
www.dw.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Coverage of our recent locust paper in @science.org by DW www.dw.com/en/scientist...
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Get in dorks, we're going protesting!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Get in dorks, we're going protesting!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! ✨
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
February 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! ✨
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
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Boy, it’s a good thing science isn’t political
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Boy, it’s a good thing science isn’t political
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If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you
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My NIH study section that was to meet tomorrow was one of those canceled. This represents many months of work by the applicants and by the NIH staff and reviewers. Devastating is the correct word.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My NIH study section that was to meet tomorrow was one of those canceled. This represents many months of work by the applicants and by the NIH staff and reviewers. Devastating is the correct word.
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It’s such a weird coincidence that Trump’s executive orders are mapping so closely onto Project 2025, something that Trump said he had nothing to do with & the media dutifully accepted as fact.
January 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It’s such a weird coincidence that Trump’s executive orders are mapping so closely onto Project 2025, something that Trump said he had nothing to do with & the media dutifully accepted as fact.
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Wadman and Kaiser are on it, over at ScienceInsider at the glam mag
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wadman and Kaiser are on it, over at ScienceInsider at the glam mag
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
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lots of folks saying things like, "the government won't be able to revoke your passport for no reason, that's against the law!"
I help people fight unlawful government decisions for a living. please believe me when I say that the government routinely breaks the law and they mostly get away with it.
I help people fight unlawful government decisions for a living. please believe me when I say that the government routinely breaks the law and they mostly get away with it.
January 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
lots of folks saying things like, "the government won't be able to revoke your passport for no reason, that's against the law!"
I help people fight unlawful government decisions for a living. please believe me when I say that the government routinely breaks the law and they mostly get away with it.
I help people fight unlawful government decisions for a living. please believe me when I say that the government routinely breaks the law and they mostly get away with it.