Shivam Pandey
@shivam0106.bsky.social
PhD student @mpinb.mpg.de
"Decoding brains, exploring cosmos, sparking connections."
"Decoding brains, exploring cosmos, sparking connections."
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Yeah, analog.
Consciousness May Require a New Kind of Computation
neurosciencenews.com/consciousnes...
#neuroscience
Consciousness May Require a New Kind of Computation
neurosciencenews.com/consciousnes...
#neuroscience
Consciousness May Require a New Kind of Computation - Neuroscience News
A new theoretical framework argues that the long-standing split between computational functionalism and biological naturalism misses how real brains actually compute.
neurosciencenews.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Yeah, analog.
Consciousness May Require a New Kind of Computation
neurosciencenews.com/consciousnes...
#neuroscience
Consciousness May Require a New Kind of Computation
neurosciencenews.com/consciousnes...
#neuroscience
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0.00003 foot tall xmas tree from a Drosophila flight steering muscle 🎄
image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social
image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
0.00003 foot tall xmas tree from a Drosophila flight steering muscle 🎄
image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social
image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social
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Carolin Warnecke together with Hanna, Dennis, Bene & Kerstin from my lab show that re-exposure to reward diminishes multiple associated olfactory memories.
We’re hiring 2 postdocs—DM/email me for details. #Postdoc #Hiring
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We’re hiring 2 postdocs—DM/email me for details. #Postdoc #Hiring
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Re-exposure to reward re-evaluates related memories
To adapt behavior in changing environments, animals must continuously re-evaluate previously learned associations. This flexibility of memory systems …
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December 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Carolin Warnecke together with Hanna, Dennis, Bene & Kerstin from my lab show that re-exposure to reward diminishes multiple associated olfactory memories.
We’re hiring 2 postdocs—DM/email me for details. #Postdoc #Hiring
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We’re hiring 2 postdocs—DM/email me for details. #Postdoc #Hiring
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Do we need to study animals in the wild to fully understand the brain? Maybe. OTOH, I sit in front a computer all day.
bigthink.com/neuropsych/n...
#neuroscience
bigthink.com/neuropsych/n...
#neuroscience
The next revolution in neuroscience is happening outside the lab
By tracking brain activity as primates move freely in the wild, neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our own minds.
bigthink.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Do we need to study animals in the wild to fully understand the brain? Maybe. OTOH, I sit in front a computer all day.
bigthink.com/neuropsych/n...
#neuroscience
bigthink.com/neuropsych/n...
#neuroscience
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“The noise in human peer reviews is crucial because it arises from the variability in human experience and practical knowledge — two features that no model’s training corpus can fully capture,” writes Giorgio F. Gilestro in Nature about the introduction of AI peer reviews. #Academicsky 🧪
AI reviewers are here — we are not ready
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“The noise in human peer reviews is crucial because it arises from the variability in human experience and practical knowledge — two features that no model’s training corpus can fully capture,” writes Giorgio F. Gilestro in Nature about the introduction of AI peer reviews. #Academicsky 🧪
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🚨 Last chance to apply for participation for BonnBrain 2026! 🚨
We have very few slots left (attending with or without presentation) and will select the last participants early next week.
Apply before December 15th to be considered!
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We have very few slots left (attending with or without presentation) and will select the last participants early next week.
Apply before December 15th to be considered!
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December 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🚨 Last chance to apply for participation for BonnBrain 2026! 🚨
We have very few slots left (attending with or without presentation) and will select the last participants early next week.
Apply before December 15th to be considered!
bonnbrain.de
We have very few slots left (attending with or without presentation) and will select the last participants early next week.
Apply before December 15th to be considered!
bonnbrain.de
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“What a beautiful reminder that cooperation and care are universal—a lot for us to learn from.”
My latest newsletter for Beaks & Bones on how birds form 'friendships' to help each other raise their young! 🪶🧪
beaksandbones.substack.com/p/bird-frien...
original study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My latest newsletter for Beaks & Bones on how birds form 'friendships' to help each other raise their young! 🪶🧪
beaksandbones.substack.com/p/bird-frien...
original study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Birds form long-term 'friendships' to help each other raise their young
Superb starlings in Kenya show that cooperative breeding is not limited to close family members.
beaksandbones.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“What a beautiful reminder that cooperation and care are universal—a lot for us to learn from.”
My latest newsletter for Beaks & Bones on how birds form 'friendships' to help each other raise their young! 🪶🧪
beaksandbones.substack.com/p/bird-frien...
original study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My latest newsletter for Beaks & Bones on how birds form 'friendships' to help each other raise their young! 🪶🧪
beaksandbones.substack.com/p/bird-frien...
original study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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“Humans evolved in a world marked by resource scarcity and unpredictability. Having people impulsive — and curious — enough to explore unknown or dangerous situations would have helped their group’s survival”.
#scicomm
#ADHD
#hypercuriosity
www.sciencenews.org/article/adhd...
🧪 🧠
#scicomm
#ADHD
#hypercuriosity
www.sciencenews.org/article/adhd...
🧪 🧠
People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity
ADHD is officially a disorder of deficits in attention, behavior and focus. But patients point out upsides, like curiosity. Research is now catching up.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“Humans evolved in a world marked by resource scarcity and unpredictability. Having people impulsive — and curious — enough to explore unknown or dangerous situations would have helped their group’s survival”.
#scicomm
#ADHD
#hypercuriosity
www.sciencenews.org/article/adhd...
🧪 🧠
#scicomm
#ADHD
#hypercuriosity
www.sciencenews.org/article/adhd...
🧪 🧠
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Bad news for economists...
In families with several children of the same sex, the odds of having another baby of that sex are higher than of having one of the opposite sex
go.nature.com/45caBj4
go.nature.com/45caBj4
Sex at birth is not always random — mum’s age and genetics can play a part
Families with three or more boys, for example, are more likely to have another boy than a girl as the next child.
go.nature.com
July 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Bad news for economists...
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How does the brain stop thoughts? Find out in my article in @natrevneuro.nature.com with Subbu Subbulakshmi & Maite Crespo-Garcia www.nature.com/articles/s41... that integrates 25 yrs of psychology and neuroscience on this vital function.@mrccbu.bsky.social sky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
Brain mechanisms underlying the inhibitory control of thought - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The capacity to prevent unwanted thoughts is important for cognitive function and mental health. Anderson et al. describe insights into the neural mechanisms of the inhibitory control of thought that ...
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May 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
How does the brain stop thoughts? Find out in my article in @natrevneuro.nature.com with Subbu Subbulakshmi & Maite Crespo-Garcia www.nature.com/articles/s41... that integrates 25 yrs of psychology and neuroscience on this vital function.@mrccbu.bsky.social sky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
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🚨 Preprint alert! 🚨
Can mice estimate the distance to an odour source?
New work led by Cristina Marin and colleagues, jointly supervised by @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social at the @crick.ac.uk and myself.
Spoiler alert: Yes, they can!
Read the paper here: bit.ly/43A9tF9
Short 🧵 below
Can mice estimate the distance to an odour source?
New work led by Cristina Marin and colleagues, jointly supervised by @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social at the @crick.ac.uk and myself.
Spoiler alert: Yes, they can!
Read the paper here: bit.ly/43A9tF9
Short 🧵 below
May 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨 Preprint alert! 🚨
Can mice estimate the distance to an odour source?
New work led by Cristina Marin and colleagues, jointly supervised by @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social at the @crick.ac.uk and myself.
Spoiler alert: Yes, they can!
Read the paper here: bit.ly/43A9tF9
Short 🧵 below
Can mice estimate the distance to an odour source?
New work led by Cristina Marin and colleagues, jointly supervised by @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social at the @crick.ac.uk and myself.
Spoiler alert: Yes, they can!
Read the paper here: bit.ly/43A9tF9
Short 🧵 below
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The fly as a model for unravelling the mechanisms of #sleep regulation. @giorgio.gilest.ro explores a @plosbiology.org study which refines the key neuronal circuits involved in the regulation of sleep in fruit flies #Drosophila 🧪 Paper: plos.io/42uPczp Primer: plos.io/4iVHgxR
April 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The fly as a model for unravelling the mechanisms of #sleep regulation. @giorgio.gilest.ro explores a @plosbiology.org study which refines the key neuronal circuits involved in the regulation of sleep in fruit flies #Drosophila 🧪 Paper: plos.io/42uPczp Primer: plos.io/4iVHgxR
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Polar plunge
Polar bear Nora loves to dive, so care staff came up with a way to safely place a camera at the bottom of her pool to watch her underwater. Beary cool!
Polar bear Nora loves to dive, so care staff came up with a way to safely place a camera at the bottom of her pool to watch her underwater. Beary cool!
March 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Polar plunge
Polar bear Nora loves to dive, so care staff came up with a way to safely place a camera at the bottom of her pool to watch her underwater. Beary cool!
Polar bear Nora loves to dive, so care staff came up with a way to safely place a camera at the bottom of her pool to watch her underwater. Beary cool!
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Sleep can support #memory, but can memory hyperfunction cause #sleep deficits? They find that the short-sleep #Drosophila mutant "#insomniac" has enhanced memory and that PKA signaling balances sleep & memory in these flies 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/4ihHNtL
March 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Sleep can support #memory, but can memory hyperfunction cause #sleep deficits? They find that the short-sleep #Drosophila mutant "#insomniac" has enhanced memory and that PKA signaling balances sleep & memory in these flies 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/4ihHNtL
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A study in Nature suggests that parrots and humans may use similar brain mechanisms to produce complex sounds. The study uncovers a specialized brain region in budgerigars that works in a similar way to speech-related regions in the human brain. https://go.nature.com/43VkmC5 🧪
March 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A study in Nature suggests that parrots and humans may use similar brain mechanisms to produce complex sounds. The study uncovers a specialized brain region in budgerigars that works in a similar way to speech-related regions in the human brain. https://go.nature.com/43VkmC5 🧪
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The flight response in #worms comes at a cost. This study defines a brain-gut pathway mediating this adaptive tradeoff, wherein #tyramine stimulates INS-3 expression in the intestine, leading to systemic activation of #insulin signaling & reduced stress resistance 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/42Ek3Lz
January 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The flight response in #worms comes at a cost. This study defines a brain-gut pathway mediating this adaptive tradeoff, wherein #tyramine stimulates INS-3 expression in the intestine, leading to systemic activation of #insulin signaling & reduced stress resistance 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/42Ek3Lz
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I have followed Michael J. M.'s posts on LinkedIn for a while, and strongly recommend checking out his #moleculemonday infographics. They're a fun way to get a bit of common chemistry knowledge on everyday topics. They're great for classrooms. 🧪🍎🥽👩🔬🧬⚛️ #cats #dogs
www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
Michael J. M. on LinkedIn: #moleculemonday #chemistry
Today's post is about dog and cat kibble, how it differs, and what makes our feline add canine friends salivate over it. #moleculemonday #chemistry
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January 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I have followed Michael J. M.'s posts on LinkedIn for a while, and strongly recommend checking out his #moleculemonday infographics. They're a fun way to get a bit of common chemistry knowledge on everyday topics. They're great for classrooms. 🧪🍎🥽👩🔬🧬⚛️ #cats #dogs
www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
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How does the #brain suppress salient irrelevant stimuli to focus on information that's relevant to current goals? This study shows how task-irrelevant stimuli are encoded in frontal eye field & lateral intraparietal area, two higher-order #visual brain areas 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/3CurGJA
January 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
How does the #brain suppress salient irrelevant stimuli to focus on information that's relevant to current goals? This study shows how task-irrelevant stimuli are encoded in frontal eye field & lateral intraparietal area, two higher-order #visual brain areas 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/3CurGJA