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Which small, ancient midbrain structure plays a surprisingly central role in how animals see, decide, and act, and has been the star of multiple recent papers from the Farrow and Bonin labs? That's right, the superior colliculus blog.vib.be/meet-the-super…

Finally it's out! nature.com/articles/s4158… Thanks to Felix Baier, Karl Farrow and Hopi Hoekstra! And a big thank you to all the co-authors, reviewers, host institutes and funding sources! @BramNuttin, Arnau Sans Dublanc, Chen Liu, Victoria Tong, Julie Murmann and Keimpe Wierda

@KatjaReinhard @BramNuttin Super exciting! Congrats 🎊🎉🍾

In a new essay in The Transmitter, Karl Farrow & Katja Reinhard make the case for evolutionary thinking in systems neuroscience. Comparative approaches = deeper insight into brain function. Read the full essay: thetransmitter.org/systems-neuros… ✨ Artwork by Eoin Ryan

New research from the Farrow and Bonin labs at NERF, just published in Current Biology, reveals how the intricate dendritic architecture of midbrain neurons helps detect and compute critical motion cues, like approaching predators or fleeing prey. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S09…

4 PhD positions are available in the Neurobiology labs of SISSA in Trieste, Italy. We do everything from viral vectors & nanomaterials to cellular & in-vivo ephys/imaging, behaviour and therapeutics. Apply by April 12th through the online portal sissa.it/bandi/ammissio….

Out today in Current Biology: the @FarrowLab 's findings on the origins of orientation and direction maps within the superior colliculus. 🙌 Congratulations @DMalmazet, @kolofonium, @Chen___Li and Karl Farrow! cell.com/current-biolog…

Haha Lichen is amazing 😂

Lichen are amazing life forms that can even thrive in outer space. Lichen biology is also reaching for new frontiers as discussed in this recent review in CB cell.com/current-biolog…

So excited to share our work! :)

📢NEW PAPER Our instinct to flee, freeze, or fight when in danger is hardwired in our brains. Still, how we respond doesn’t only depend on what we see. 👀 The @FarrowLab describes how pathway-specific inputs to the superior colliculus support flexible responses to visual threats.

Our study on “Pathway-specific inputs to the superior colliculus support flexible responses to visual threat” led by @Chen___Li and @kolofonium of the @FarrowLab is now out in @ScienceAdvances! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

@KatjaReinhard @Sissaschool So exciting!!! Congratulations Katja!

Excited to announce that my Lab "Flexibility in circuits and behaviour" will open its doors next Monday @Sissaschool in Trieste, Italy!! reinhardlab.org We will study the brain circuits that allow to adjust innate behaviours to context in various rodents. 1/4

@Thecrimstudent Haha, That’s called ‘papers to read’😅

Sometimes what I leaned has to be proved wrong 🤓

Neuropixels, calcium imaging, fiber photometry, patch clamp

Agree. As well as supportive colleagues 😊@KatjaReinhard

*We are hiring!* PhD Position @BoninLab @__NERF @VIB: Interested in studying sensory selection in brain-wide neural circuits using cortex-wide neural imaging and Neuropixels recordings? Join us in this exciting project and our wonderful team (Please RT) nerf.be/join-us/career…

How do #zebrafish decide when faced with two threats? Analyzing #behavior and #brain activity, researchers identified the neuronal circuits that allow the fish to select from which stimulus to escape. cell.com/neuron/fulltex… @NeuroCellPress @amgfernandes @herwig_baier #decisions

Applications are open for the #CAJAL course on #Optogenetics, #chemogenetics and #biosensors for #cellular and #circuit #neuroscience 📅 8-26 March 2021 🌏@bdxneuroschool ⏰Deadline: 23 Nov. 2020 👉More info: bit.ly/3j6p5Wq