Excited to share the newest work from the lab, examining the role of dorsal striatum astrocytes and neurons in alcohol stimulation. Huge congrats to superstar postdoc @cherishardinger.bsky.social and the team on this beautiful work! www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
Spontaneous locus coeruleus bursts coincide withtransient global brain state changes similar to thoseelicited by surprise https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.19.726177v1
Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons Signal Aversion and Drive Avoidance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.27.728172v1
Really excited to finally have this paper published 🎉🎊. A true team effort spanning many years and multiple lab members. Special thanks to former MS student Amanda Salazar for launching the project and current PhD student Tatiyana Adkins for leading the final push. Proud of everyone who contributed!
We are hiring a postdoc! We study neural activity and movement using holographic optogenetics, imaging, and recordings in awake mice.
My first postdoc, Masashi, is starting his own lab, so now we have an opening.
Seeking candidates excited about circuits, optics, coding, or ephys. oldenburglab.com
Sam Centanni
Decoding the motor system through the use of multiphoton holographic optogenetics.
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FINALLY HR has the posting up for a postdoc opening in my lab ! Particularly interested in folks with electrophysiology, photometry, or behavioral experience. www.gwu.jobs/postings/125...
Please share widely. The new (simpler) MIRA R35 for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) NOFO is published. First due date is 10/2/2026. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...
Do brain circuits really sit in a 'soup' of neuromodulators? Are neurons like soggy bits of bread soaked in signaling factors? Is the whole brain just squelching around in one big pool of warm modulators?
