We're excited to announce the Brain-to-Text '25 competition, with a new intracortical speech neuroscience dataset and $9,000 in prizes generously provided by Blackrock Neurotech!. Can you do better than us at decoding speech-related neural activity into text? kaggle.com/competitions/b…

Read the full paper here: jpbs.hapres.com/htmls/JPBS_176…

Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide: In the '70s, scientists thought they'd found a sleep molecule that induced instant, deep rest. The reality of the "delta sleep-inducing peptide"? It's a wild story. You have to hear it to believe it. #SleepScience #Neuroscience

A cortical microcircuit model reveals distinct inhibitory mechanisms of network oscillations and stability biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

I could be wrong, but all things now point to the NIH budget for research not undergoing a cut this fall, but rather being maintained or an increase… will see. That said, I think we can expect a lot of fly, worm & mouse grants working on derivative issues to get clipped.

Very excited to lead this new Simons Foundation collaboration on the physics of learning and neural computation to develop powerful tools from physics, math, CS, stats, neuro and more to elucidate the scientific principles underlying AI. See our website for more: physicsoflearning.org

Very excited to lead this new Simons Foundation collaboration on the physics of learning and neural computation to develop powerful tools from physics, math, CS, stats, neuro and more to elucidate the scientific principles underlying AI. See our website for more: physicsoflearning.org

The real health insurance scam is that they know as their deductibles go up, fewer people can afford to use their insurance. Which means they don’t have insurance. Despite having to pay premiums. It may sound counter intuitive , but if you can’t afford your deductible, you

NWB and the DANDIArchive have played a key role in allowing physiology data to be shared and drive new discoveries. I am proud to have put data in this standard!

Bci competitions ftw: spectrum.ieee.org/speech-bci-mac…

Big Think special issue on consciousness: The Mystery of Being You. Scientists are rethinking how we perceive ourselves — and the world. bigthink.com/collections/co… #neuroscience

ICYMI: The Supreme Court has allowed Trump’s cuts of $783M in NIH research tied to diversity, equity & inclusion. These programs drive innovation, broaden participation in science, and expand lifesaving discovery. This is a loss for science and for all of us.

Reflecting on my journey, from how I chose my mentors and topics (excitement!), what inspired me to write a book (befuddlement) & then shift to mood research (curiosity & need). Also: how I interpret my own emotions (lean in).

Traveling waves exist and provide efficient solutions to fundamental computational problems. It seems likely that evolution embraced them. doi.org/10.48550/arXiv… #neuroscience

Make some noise, make some art, and have a wonderful weekend!

📉 Exciting Brain-to-Text '25 update: as of a few minutes ago, there is a submission that outperforms our benchmark (the speech decoding algorithm used in Card et al. New England Journal of Medicine 2024). Not sure who team Kord is, but good job! Can't wait to see more!

3 AM wake-ups got you down? As melatonin fades & cortisol spikes, sleep gets light. Tiny triggers can wake you fully. Solutions? Box breathing, sleep restriction, low-dose doxepin, or orexin-targeting drugs. Talk to your clinician! #SleepTips #Insomnia

Micro-variations in timing and loudness affect music-evoked mental imagery nature.com/articles/s4159… "repetitive quasi-isochronous drumming enhanced mental imagery vividness, with a stronger effect observed when the drumming contained random micro-variation."

Let’s MAKE FAME GREAT AGAIN So check it out: EVERYBODY who has at least ONE follower is famous … to SOMEBODY. Right? And as we all know, FAME has been getting a really bad name these days, with some of these celebrities out here playing the fool and doing SCANDALS and crap!

“It’s people who will get cancer in 10, 20, 30 years who will pay the price for these cuts” This ultimately is the crux of these cuts: when we refuse to envision the future because it doesn’t affect us now, we condemn future patients to suffering that could have been prevented.