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1/11 How does our brain's hierarchical organization impact its response to stimulation? We found striking differences between "high-order" networks (involved in complex cognition) vs "low-order" networks (handling sensory/motor functions) Nature Communications nature.com/articles/s4146…

Yes, and... always and all ways 🧠

Memory is not a fixed archive but a living process. Each recall reshapes the past, weaving it into the present. If our memories are stories we keep rewriting, what does it mean to say we truly ‘remember’?

A new study reveals we don’t just hear sounds – we feel it in our cells. Researchers at Kyoto University have found evidence that audible sound waves can influence the behavior of individual cells, altering gene activity and even affecting how certain cells develop – without

Nature Neuroscience Large-scale cortical functional networks are organized in structured cycles nature.com/articles/s4159…

The mind has a remarkable ability to pattern energy in the body. Psychological states can change blood glucose, alter gene expression in your immune cells, and even increase muscle strength substantially without exercise. I’m excited to be writing about the vestigial and

"All models are wrong, but some are useful." — Jay Giedd. Global Workspace Theory has stood the test of time because it makes predictions, inspires research, and leads to greater knowledge.

"These suites are so meaningful. They’re not only companions and friends, but they’ve also been reference points in my life." - Yo-Yo Ma. In this landmark concert, Yo-Yo Ma performs all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Suites for Solo Cello in Athens’s Odeon of Herodes Atticus.

I’m pleased to share our new paper, “Hippocampal ripple diversity organizes neuronal reactivation dynamics in the offline brain”, out in Neuron! With Vítor LdS and David Dupret at MRC BNDU, Oxford, we show that diversity in ripple current profiles shapes reactivation dynamics

Most of the brain’s work happens offstage. So what is consciousness for? New Free Substack: “Small Light, Wide Reach.” How a brief spotlight coordinates a largely unconscious mind.

“Letters; then from letters, words; then from these words, some short sentences; then more sentences that are longer, and in the main very long sentences, for the duration of 35 years. Beauty in language. Fun in hell.” ~László Krasznahorkai describing his work

8/ Plasticity is not inherently positive. • It’s the brain’s capacity to rewire = toward healing or dysfunction. • To recover, you must first increase plasticity. • But change only sticks if the environment supports it. What you grow depends on your soil.

[NEW] The BFO - Budapest Festival Orchestra makes its Granada Festival debut with an epic all-Mahler program led by the great Iván Fischer.

PNAS Statistical physics of large-scale neural activity with loops pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Conscious moments are slow (~100 ms), interfere with perception/imagery/action, and are prone to error. From a global workspace view, awareness is a bottleneck—yet it persists. That’s the puzzle I’m posing today.

Neuron It’s not the thought that counts: Allostasis at the core of brain function cell.com/neuron/fulltex…

An important milestone study of living brain tissue from humans.

Our long-lasting research project on an amazing stinkbug-fungus relationship "Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs" finally comes out in Science! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… #symbiosis #insect #fungus #stinkbug

Gould's performance of the Tempest Sonata is as fearless as his words.