As we are heading into the lunch break at our confernce on #freewill , here the link to the program which should allow you to register to get access to the live-streams:

https://philevents.org/event/show/135653

This research area is a fascinating intersection of philosophy, physics and neuroscience! Also nice to see a presentation from Trinity College Dublin.

#FreeWill #TCD #NeuroScience

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Aww I got thank you notes today from the classroom I did #SkypeAScientist with last week! I enjoy the conversations with the kids so much I wouldn't notice if they didn't send a thank you-- but when they do, well, it just makes my day all over again!

I told them about neuro* for ~20 min and then answered questions for 20 min, about life, the universe, and career choices.

Def check it out. It is a SUCH a rewarding experience! #science #neuroscience #academia

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Kick-off of the two Distinguished Lectures on "can biology help us defend free will?"

What happens when our brain goes blank.

@popsci reports: "Humans experience an empty mind up to 20 percent of the time."

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Davi Bock on the fly connectome, its uses, its impact beyond – and his life.
https://www.uvm.edu/magazine/news/thoughts-fly
#neuroscience #neuroscientists #biographies #connectomics

"Single-cell type analysis of wing premotor circuits in the ventral nerve cord of Drosophila melanogaster", Ehrhardt et al. 2025
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Obeying Orders Lowers Moral Responsibility Perception in the Brain

https://neurosciencenews.com/moral-perception-neuroscience-29229/

A new brain imaging study reveals that the sense of agency—our feeling of being responsible for our actions—decreases when we follow orders, regardless of whether we are civilians or military officers. Participants were asked to make moral decisions involving inflicting harm either freely or under coercion, and fMRI results showed reduce…

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Isolating single cycles of neural oscillations in population spiking
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013084
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Low-Calorie Diets May Increase Depression Risk

https://neurosciencenews.com/low-calorie-diet-depression-29208/

Self-Powered Synapse Brings Human-Like Vision to AI Devices

https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-synapse-vision-29191/

Researchers have developed a self-powered artificial synapse capable of color recognition with near-human precision. Unlike traditional systems that demand external energy and massive data processing, this device mimics biological vision and generates its own electricity using solar cells. …

Magnetic 3D-printed pen could help diagnose people with Parkinson’s https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/02/magnetic-3d-printed-pen-could-help-diagnose-people-with-parkinsons #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Parkinson'sdisease #Medicalresearch #Neuroscience #Technology #Worldnews #Science #USnews

Our new study is now published in Communications Biology (Nature Portfolio):
We demonstrate deep in vivo #ThreePhoton imaging of neurons and glia in the medial prefrontal cortex with subcellular resolution!

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Why Some Individuals Adapt to Fear Faster Than Others

https://neurosciencenews.com/fear-adaption-neuroscience-29172/

A new study has uncovered the brain circuits responsible for individual differences in how animals adapt to repeated visual threats. Using advanced neural recording and manipulation tools, researchers identified two distinct pathways in the brain that drive either persistent escape or rapid habituation in mice. …

SSRIs Restore Brain Function in Alzheimer’s

https://neurosciencenews.com/ssris-alzheimers-brain-29173/

A new study suggests that SSRIs, commonly prescribed antidepressants, may reduce biological markers of Alzheimer’s disease. In a cohort of 191 individuals, AD patients on SSRIs had lower levels of plasma phosphorylated tau-181, a key indicator of disease severity. …

Can feedback loops in the brain improve AI? April's most read #Neuroscience paper explores how top-down signals shape learning and perception in neural networks: https://elifesciences.org/articles/105953?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=submissions_organic&utm_content=top_paper

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I wrote an article earlier in the week arguing that we need to give junior researchers more independence earlier, and this should be our focus, not moonshot mega projects led by senior researchers.

https://www.thetransmitter.org/funding/neuroscience-needs-to-empower-early-career-researchers-not-fund-moon-shots/

I was surprised how much agreement I'm seeing.

So next question: how do we do this?

FROs are an interesting idea but I'm worried about relying on private capital.

Can public funding mechanisms do this? What are the obstacles? How did we get to a world where scientists are gaining independence only in their forties? And how can we shift this earlier?