Simon Schultz
@simonschultz.bsky.social
Australian expat neuron wrangler. Prof of Neurotechnology at Imperial College London. Investigates memory and cognition with photons. Runs and rides bikes a lot. Stray sheep.
New paper on BioRXiv:
Astrocytes and neurons encode natural stimuli with partially shared but distinct composite receptive fields
Sihao Lu, Simon Schultz, Andriy Kozlov
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Astrocytes and neurons encode natural stimuli with partially shared but distinct composite receptive fields
Sihao Lu, Simon Schultz, Andriy Kozlov
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Astrocytes and neurons encode natural stimuli with partially shared but distinct composite receptive fields
Astrocytes are increasingly recognized as active participants in sensory processing, but whether they show selective responses to stimulus features, analogous to neuronal receptive fields, is not yet ...
www.biorxiv.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New paper on BioRXiv:
Astrocytes and neurons encode natural stimuli with partially shared but distinct composite receptive fields
Sihao Lu, Simon Schultz, Andriy Kozlov
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Astrocytes and neurons encode natural stimuli with partially shared but distinct composite receptive fields
Sihao Lu, Simon Schultz, Andriy Kozlov
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mahnaz Arvaneh created this great video on the importance of equality and diversity in brain research and neurotechnology:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2cuxv...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2cuxv...
www.dropbox.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Mahnaz Arvaneh created this great video on the importance of equality and diversity in brain research and neurotechnology:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2cuxv...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2cuxv...
Appearing on the BBC Today programme at 7:40 am in the morning to discuss biocomputers - making computers out of cerebral organoids .
October 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Appearing on the BBC Today programme at 7:40 am in the morning to discuss biocomputers - making computers out of cerebral organoids .
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Because it's my writing era 😆 This was actually posted 3 days ago.
If you're interested in neuroscience, neurotechnology, computer science, data and AI ethics, history, and art, welcome to my world. I'll be writing more about them.
If you're interested in neuroscience, neurotechnology, computer science, data and AI ethics, history, and art, welcome to my world. I'll be writing more about them.
The modern Frankensteins: On neurotech, AI, and not repeating the past
I am writing this on the anniversary of Mary Shelley’s birth. She was a Romantic writer whose famous work, Frankenstein, continues to
dailyguardian.com.ph
September 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Because it's my writing era 😆 This was actually posted 3 days ago.
If you're interested in neuroscience, neurotechnology, computer science, data and AI ethics, history, and art, welcome to my world. I'll be writing more about them.
If you're interested in neuroscience, neurotechnology, computer science, data and AI ethics, history, and art, welcome to my world. I'll be writing more about them.
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AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge
This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at t…
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
That feeling when you get phase 2 of your grant rejected, and it’s followed up the next day by an email saying they are axing the whole programme. I guess I should be relieved that it wasn’t a judgement on us?
August 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
That feeling when you get phase 2 of your grant rejected, and it’s followed up the next day by an email saying they are axing the whole programme. I guess I should be relieved that it wasn’t a judgement on us?
New preprint from the lab. Eline Stas et al, "Longitudinal three-photon imaging for tracking amyloid plaques and vascular degeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease".
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New preprint from the lab. Eline Stas et al, "Longitudinal three-photon imaging for tracking amyloid plaques and vascular degeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease".
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Are you interested in our work on complex physical systems and applications (to neural systems)?
Wanna join us in Sydney? 🐨 🦘
We have two open positions:
1. Postdoc position: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...
2. Fully-funded PhD position: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Wanna join us in Sydney? 🐨 🦘
We have two open positions:
1. Postdoc position: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...
2. Fully-funded PhD position: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Physics)
Full time, 2-year fixed term position with potential to extend. Located on the Camperdown Campus at the School of Physics. Exciting opportunity to conduct research in a world-leading interdisciplinary...
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Are you interested in our work on complex physical systems and applications (to neural systems)?
Wanna join us in Sydney? 🐨 🦘
We have two open positions:
1. Postdoc position: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...
2. Fully-funded PhD position: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Wanna join us in Sydney? 🐨 🦘
We have two open positions:
1. Postdoc position: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...
2. Fully-funded PhD position: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
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Thank you everyone for your suggestions! This turned out to be a very useful resource.
For those interested, you can see a compiled version of the suggestions from this thread here: tinyurl.com/kaz445jh
(The wiki page will be updated as we find more resources.)
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For those interested, you can see a compiled version of the suggestions from this thread here: tinyurl.com/kaz445jh
(The wiki page will be updated as we find more resources.)
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For trainees entering computational neuroscience or NeuroAI from an engineering background, where do you direct them to learn some neuroscience these days? Books, courses, ...?
And no... I'm not interested in scaring them off with Kandel!
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And no... I'm not interested in scaring them off with Kandel!
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July 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thank you everyone for your suggestions! This turned out to be a very useful resource.
For those interested, you can see a compiled version of the suggestions from this thread here: tinyurl.com/kaz445jh
(The wiki page will be updated as we find more resources.)
🧠🤖 , 🧠📈
For those interested, you can see a compiled version of the suggestions from this thread here: tinyurl.com/kaz445jh
(The wiki page will be updated as we find more resources.)
🧠🤖 , 🧠📈
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i'm sorry my review is late
i meant to read it weeks ago
but the writing
was actively hostile to comprehension
each paragraph
a slow erosion
of my will to live
i meant to read it weeks ago
but the writing
was actively hostile to comprehension
each paragraph
a slow erosion
of my will to live
July 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
i'm sorry my review is late
i meant to read it weeks ago
but the writing
was actively hostile to comprehension
each paragraph
a slow erosion
of my will to live
i meant to read it weeks ago
but the writing
was actively hostile to comprehension
each paragraph
a slow erosion
of my will to live
Has anyone got any experience with gcamp8 transgenic mice yet? Eg the Thy1-GCaMP8s line?
janelia.figshare.com/articles/dat...
janelia.figshare.com/articles/dat...
jGCaMP8 transgenic mice
The GENIE Project Team at HHMI Janelia Research Campus have developed and characterized multiple transgenic mice expressing jGCaMP8s and jGCaMP8m and deposited the lines at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX...
janelia.figshare.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Has anyone got any experience with gcamp8 transgenic mice yet? Eg the Thy1-GCaMP8s line?
janelia.figshare.com/articles/dat...
janelia.figshare.com/articles/dat...
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The second of the hippocampus-inspired paintings by @anjiolina.bsky.social just came back from framing. I’m very happy with how it turned out.
June 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The second of the hippocampus-inspired paintings by @anjiolina.bsky.social just came back from framing. I’m very happy with how it turned out.
The only good use I've managed to find for generative AI is rewriting my paper abstracts in quatrain.
The Mind's Decay, A Fading Light
The Mind's Decay, A Fading Light
July 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The only good use I've managed to find for generative AI is rewriting my paper abstracts in quatrain.
The Mind's Decay, A Fading Light
The Mind's Decay, A Fading Light
New preprint from my lab:
Mary Ann Go et al, Amyloid pathology reduces dynamic range and disrupts neural coding in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease.
We used 2p imaging in mice running on an air levitated platform to study AD.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mary Ann Go et al, Amyloid pathology reduces dynamic range and disrupts neural coding in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease.
We used 2p imaging in mice running on an air levitated platform to study AD.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Amyloid pathology reduces dynamic range and disrupts neural coding in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) disrupts neural circuits vital for memory and cognition. We used two-photon microscopy to investigate these disruptions in behaving mice, focusing on the link between amyloid ...
www.biorxiv.org
June 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New preprint from my lab:
Mary Ann Go et al, Amyloid pathology reduces dynamic range and disrupts neural coding in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease.
We used 2p imaging in mice running on an air levitated platform to study AD.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mary Ann Go et al, Amyloid pathology reduces dynamic range and disrupts neural coding in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease.
We used 2p imaging in mice running on an air levitated platform to study AD.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Another preprint coming here soon (whenever it gets through biorxiv processing).
June 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Another preprint coming here soon (whenever it gets through biorxiv processing).
Hippocampal research in Australia #neuroskyence
Nice to see substantial populations of Hippocampus whitei #seahorses on our surveys of two sites in #sydneyharbour today #marinescience #threatenedspecies 🧪🦑
June 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Hippocampal research in Australia #neuroskyence
A new review from us on three photon microscopy is up. (Article should be open access, but that may take a day or so to filter through).
MA Go, M Yang, SR Schultz, "Advantages of three-photon live imaging for deep tissue analysis".
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
MA Go, M Yang, SR Schultz, "Advantages of three-photon live imaging for deep tissue analysis".
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Advantages of three-photon live imaging for deep tissue analysis
Three-photon microscopy is an emerging tool for deep tissue imaging with superior spatial resolution. It enables imaging of portions of tissue beyond the typical depth limit of two-photon microscop...
www.tandfonline.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
A new review from us on three photon microscopy is up. (Article should be open access, but that may take a day or so to filter through).
MA Go, M Yang, SR Schultz, "Advantages of three-photon live imaging for deep tissue analysis".
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
MA Go, M Yang, SR Schultz, "Advantages of three-photon live imaging for deep tissue analysis".
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Imperial is hosting a workshop on volumetric imaging of neural circuit connectivity and dynamics on Jul 22nd.
opticalneurophysiology.org?page_id=420
This international workshop brings together innovators and users of volumetric neural imaging technologies, with a particular focus on voltage imaging.
opticalneurophysiology.org?page_id=420
This international workshop brings together innovators and users of volumetric neural imaging technologies, with a particular focus on voltage imaging.
Workshop | Optical Neurophysiology
opticalneurophysiology.org
June 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Imperial is hosting a workshop on volumetric imaging of neural circuit connectivity and dynamics on Jul 22nd.
opticalneurophysiology.org?page_id=420
This international workshop brings together innovators and users of volumetric neural imaging technologies, with a particular focus on voltage imaging.
opticalneurophysiology.org?page_id=420
This international workshop brings together innovators and users of volumetric neural imaging technologies, with a particular focus on voltage imaging.
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My hippocampus abstract painting. Sold to @simonschultz.bsky.social.
I'm open for art commissions!
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #neuroart #art
I'm open for art commissions!
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #neuroart #art
June 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
My hippocampus abstract painting. Sold to @simonschultz.bsky.social.
I'm open for art commissions!
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #neuroart #art
I'm open for art commissions!
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #neuroart #art
The second of the hippocampus-inspired paintings by @anjiolina.bsky.social just came back from framing. I’m very happy with how it turned out.
June 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The second of the hippocampus-inspired paintings by @anjiolina.bsky.social just came back from framing. I’m very happy with how it turned out.
Reposted by Simon Schultz
Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
June 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
The video snippet in a form that will play on bluesky, thanks to Peter for kindly fixing it for me. 7x2mm fov at 6.36 Hz.
June 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The video snippet in a form that will play on bluesky, thanks to Peter for kindly fixing it for me. 7x2mm fov at 6.36 Hz.
Another new manuscript deposited on BioRxiv:
Ultra-wide-field, deep, adaptive two-photon microscopy. The first author is Mengke Yang, and this is a collaboration between my group and Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering.
2P imaging over a 50 mm^2 fov!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ultra-wide-field, deep, adaptive two-photon microscopy. The first author is Mengke Yang, and this is a collaboration between my group and Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering.
2P imaging over a 50 mm^2 fov!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ultra-wide-field, deep, adaptive two-photon microscopy
Observing the activity patterns of large neural populations throughout the brain is essential for understanding neural functions. However, capturing neural interactions across widely distributed brain...
www.biorxiv.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Another new manuscript deposited on BioRxiv:
Ultra-wide-field, deep, adaptive two-photon microscopy. The first author is Mengke Yang, and this is a collaboration between my group and Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering.
2P imaging over a 50 mm^2 fov!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ultra-wide-field, deep, adaptive two-photon microscopy. The first author is Mengke Yang, and this is a collaboration between my group and Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering.
2P imaging over a 50 mm^2 fov!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I asked gpt 4o to visualise the brain areas involved in consciousness according to IIT and GNWT. turns out it knows as much about neuroscience as the average AI researcher...
#neurosci #consci #philsci #neuroskyence
#neurosci #consci #philsci #neuroskyence
June 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I asked gpt 4o to visualise the brain areas involved in consciousness according to IIT and GNWT. turns out it knows as much about neuroscience as the average AI researcher...
#neurosci #consci #philsci #neuroskyence
#neurosci #consci #philsci #neuroskyence
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one particularly damning graph of tech company energy use from the excellent @ketanjoshi.co blog post below
Also note that e.g. Amazon has stopped publishing estimates of their energy use as of the last two years. I wonder why? 🙄
Also note that e.g. Amazon has stopped publishing estimates of their energy use as of the last two years. I wonder why? 🙄
June 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
one particularly damning graph of tech company energy use from the excellent @ketanjoshi.co blog post below
Also note that e.g. Amazon has stopped publishing estimates of their energy use as of the last two years. I wonder why? 🙄
Also note that e.g. Amazon has stopped publishing estimates of their energy use as of the last two years. I wonder why? 🙄