This is a great paper that discusses not only how and why conscious perception is dependent on context but also when (i.e. which neuromodulatory states) using the concept of apical amplification in cortical pyramidal neurons. academic.oup.com/nc/article/202…

Do you know why layer 1 of the cortex (of all places) is targeted by brain structures related to memory? science.org/doi/epdf/10.11…

Looking forward to Morris Moscovitch’s online talk today: The cognitive neuroscience and neurobiology of memory consolidation and transformation sfb1315.de/events/the-cog…

Don't miss Elly Nedivi's talk: "Mapping inputs to individual L2/3 pyramidal neurons, with implications for cortical ‘read out’ of visual input", next Tuesday, 10 am EST, 4 pm CET! sfb1315.de/events/mapping…

We're in an interesting time right now. I think the brain and single-cell computation (aka dendrites) are roughly where AI and artificial neural networks were 20 years ago. Here’s my argument: authors.elsevier.com/a/1erOc15hTtrK…

I recently gave a talk to an audience that had never heard of dendritic spikes. Now there's a quick primer to recommend: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Mark Harnett showing the properties of pyramidal neurons from seemingly every kind of mammal known to man at #dendrites2022 EMBO Events (including man!). Q-time: “What about bats? What about pigs?”

#PLOSBiology: Does brain activity cause consciousness? A thought experiment dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… As a neurophysiologist I feel like I’m obliged to say ‘yes’. So why I am so conflicted by this thought experiment? Jaan Aru Camilo Libedinsky Dr. Anna Schapiro

That's a wrap! Highlights include a PhD-postdoc session, posters, a themed discussion w. Richard Morris, talks by Zoe Ngo, David Owald, Deetje Iggena, Yee Lee Shing, james & Brenda Milner awardee Alexandra Tzilivaki - thanks to all! sfb1315.de/events/retreat…

Congratulations to Tim Zolnik who made a superhuman effort for this paper (cell.com/neuron/fulltex…)! Thanks to the rest of the team including Britta Eickholt and our Visiting Einstein Fellow Zoltan Molnar.

This pandemic-era manuscript is now a Reviewed Preprint in eLife... Apical tufts can develop durable selectivity for behaviorally relevant stimuli (whether rewarded and unrewarded) during task learning. elifesciences.org/reviewed-prepr…

1/7 What are the underlying neural mechanisms for thoughtful vs snap decisions? My latest study with Hatem Oraby examines this topic in mice and humans, and what controls behavioral strategies. Preprint: biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… Matthew Larkum Kepecs Lab

Looking forward to the talk by Sarah Ayash سارة عياش next Tuesday, Sep 10 at 4 pm (CEST) for our Collaborative Research Center 1315 seminar series! All are welcome in person or via Zoom. sfb1315.de/events/neural-…