This shader shows the extent of your fovea on your visual field:
https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4dsXzM

"Look at any specific point and you should clearly see the extent of your fovea (the stars only seem to be rotating in a small circle at the center of your vision). Move your head back and forth to see it grow/shrink. Works better in full screen mode."

(You need to click the link, not look at the static image.)

The new approach, called UnitMatch, improves on past methods for analyzing large electrophysiological datasets, the researchers say.

By Claudia López Lloreda

https://www.thetransmitter.org/electrophysiology/electrical-fingerprints-track-single-neurons-over-several-months/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20241101-electrical-fingerprints-track-single-neurons

Study #neuroscience in the heart of #London! 💂‍♂️👩‍🔬💻

Join our PhD programme and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant city life.

Learn more and apply by 11 Nov:

https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/phd-programme

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yRcO2SbdG4&list=PL60LDlTqkWmVjtJm_uYfz-zwXpGxQYSOf&index=1

Multiple brain areas synchronize their activity to help a rodent accumulate the evidence it needs to make a choice, two new studies suggest.

By Claudia López Lloreda

https://www.thetransmitter.org/decision-making/widely-distributed-brain-areas-sync-to-orchestrate-decisions-in-rodents/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20241029-widely-distributed-brain-areas-sync-in-rodents

All the talks from the UCL Neuropixels course 2024 are now available on YouTube!

We had an amazing speaker line-up covering the usage, cutting-edge tools, and science related to Neuropixels probes. Special thanks to the @internationalbrainlab for their contributions this year.

Check out the talks here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfhWmWntvjl7SYCcrM5Qy1RFIiIIO6MK-
More information on the course: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/neuropixels/training/2024-neuropixels-course

A few comments on the Masliah affair revealed by Charles Piller and colleagues in @sciencemagazine It's a genuine scoop.

https://www.science.org/content/article/research-misconduct-finding-neuroscientist-eliezer-masliah-papers-under-suspicion

bioRxiv hit a new record for monthly postings. We continue to see steady growth (at a slightly reduced rate compared with pre-pandemic).

The 2020-2022 spike-then-lull is clearly a distortion from the overall trend, and the return to steady growth feels like a signal of a return to normality (albeit a new normal).