Representational drift - the change in cells' responses to the same stimulus over time - may be a feature rather than a bug.
Thank you to @dianakwon.bsky.social for giving me a chance to talk about this fascinating topic. 🤯 The brain never ceases to amaze!
My latest feature for @nature.com is about "representational drift," a concept that's turned some long-standing ideas of how the brain works on its head.
“When people talk about this phenomenon, it’s exciting because it’s just so full of possibilities." - Andrew Fink
Denise J. Cai, Ph.D.
Neurons fire much more erratically than researchers thought. What does that mean for how the brain works?
🌎 Check out the new GLOBE tool that uses protein tape recorders to measure single-cell activity on a brain-wide scale.
Congratulations to Changyang and team on developing and sharing this platform. Let us know what you think!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Join us in Paris this summer for our #Miniscope Workshop 🔬
We'll teach you everything you need to know about miniscopes and have a blast while we're at it!
Applications close on May 22, so don't wait 👇
Reminder: Your impact is bigger than just papers ✨
At this year's Slaydies retreat, we gave each other personalized awards, holistically honoring the way we show up for each other in the neuroscience field and beyond.
I'm so grateful for this community 💜
Huge thank you to @okaysteve.bsky.social, @bjmarlin.bsky.social, @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social & @gisellavetere.bsky.social for putting together a great conference!
Looking forward to #OptoGRC2028 👏
We held another incredible Memory Hub meeting at @sinaibrain.bsky.social last week, featuring @suthanalab.bsky.social and @antferrui.bsky.social, who presented their creative topic "One Rhythm, Two Species? Rethinking the functional role(s) of hippocampal theta" 🧠 🤓
It was great to see everyone!
Thank you to my co-organizers @danielaharoni.bsky.social, @tristanshuman.bsky.social & @gisellavetere.bsky.social for putting together this workshop 🤓
