Many congratulations to our CEO Demis Hassabis and colleague John Jumper at Google DeepMind, who were honoured this weekend with a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work on AlphaFold. Read more here: bit.ly/3UhPlmO #AI #machinelearning

My Simons Presidential Lecture is up on YouTube!

youtube.com/watch?v=fk2r8y…

In this talk I make the argument that 'The Next Great Scientific Theory is Hiding Inside a Neural Network'.

Had a great visit to Bobby Kasthuri University of Chicago Neuroscience Institute

Excited to share this review on one of my favorite biological problems:

Selective vulnerability in neurodegenerative disease, and how recent technologies are yielding new insights into the underlying mechanisms.

Out in Nature Rev Neurosci today!

nature.com/articles/s4158…

The Kilosort4 paper is now published Nature Methods. We put a lot of work into building and properly documenting all things Kilosort (including for older versions). w/ Carsen Stringer @[email protected] #kilosort

paper: nature.com/articles/s4159…
code: github.com/MouseLand/Kilo…

Several mammal species live in cold-water environments due to adaptations like blubber and large size. A notable exception is the sea otter—so how does it stay warm?

A 2021 Science study found an answer: skeletal muscle thermogenesis. scim.ag/6lV #ScienceMagArchives

🤩Exciting News!🌟Maiken Nedergaard wins the 2024 #HFSP NakasoneAward for her groundbreaking research on the glymphatic system, shedding light on the vital role of sleep in brain health. Learn more: bit.ly/3ITheuR Congrats NedergaardLab!👏👏👏🥳 #HFSP

New #NIH -funded research at Washington U. Med found that the slow brain waves associated with restful sleep are responsible for flushing waste from the brain. With further research, this process might be harnessed to delay or prevent neurological diseases. go.nih.gov/3reSmd7

My friend Tyler Sloan makes really slick visualizations of neural data–really enjoyed this one of the MiCRONs project youtube.com/watch?v=TMkbD4…

One of my science heroes! Was so fun to see Carla in Rome… and she tried to come up with something better rhyming for our “neurons that fire together shower together” 😉

Excited to share our paper on mouse DRG genetic toolkit that reveals morphological and physiological diversity of somatosensory neuron subtypes. Thanks to all the co-authors! cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Excited to launch the new Neuromatch NeuroAI course this summer! This is our first advanced course on the shared principles of intelligence in artificial and natural systems. Applications are open until March 17th (for TAs) and March 24th (for students). neuroai.science/p/unveiling-th…

The brain’s systems for eliminating waste—and the roles they may play in health and disease—are a hot research topic. This blog post explains exciting new findings from two NCCIH-funded studies in this field recently published in the journal nature. bit.ly/3OYL7NK

Active neurons can stimulate the clearance of their own metabolic waste by driving changes to ion gradients in the surrounding fluid and by promoting the pulsation of nearby blood vessels go.nature.com/3Td6Kwe

Nature research paper: Neuronal dynamics direct cerebrospinal fluid perfusion and brain clearance go.nature.com/3SV1jAW

New to the neuroscience toolbox: a marker of decreased neural activity, offering scientists a tool to study inhibition for the first time. Read my story for The Transmitter here thetransmitter.org/methods/what-g…

A true curiosity-driven journey, fulfilling one of my childhood dreams! The tail loss marks a pivotal evolutionary step towards humans and apes. But how did it happen? rdcu.be/dzTba Itai Yanai 💔 Jef Boeke

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WashU Medicine researchers are uncovering sleep’s role in maintaining brain health. Rhythmic waves associated with restful sleep help to propel waste and toxins away from the brain. Learn more: medicine.wustl.edu/news/neurons-h…