Tiago Branco

At #SfN2024 we present Aeon, an open source platform to study ethological behaviours and their neural basis continuously for months in large modular habitats, multiple animals at once. If you want to learn more please come to our poster: PSTR033.03/I26 Saturday 5th at 1pm!

@TrackingActions @TrackingPlumes Awesome, many congratulations to you both!!

🍾Deeply humbled, honored 🙏🏼, and so, so happy to share this with my best friend & life partner @TrackingPlumes 🥰. Also a huge thanks to our mentors and labs - it’s been a privilege to work with you🙏🏼

@Ian_Duguid @wellcometrust Couldn't have gone to a better man. Is that a real mugshot?

Delighted to receive continued funding from @wellcometrust - Discovery Award. A big shout out to lab members past and present, you made it possible. Hiring at all levels. If you are interested in exploring mechanisms of motor control do get in contact. tinyurl.com/DuguidLabDisco…

@meganinlisbon @fct_pt @MITPortugal @_AnaSMachado @Neuro_CF @HHMINEWS @ERC_Research JFC

Well this is a colossally bad idea. Scientists in Portugal benefit from these programs too, @fct_pt! The first PhD defense from my lab was @MITPortugal student @_AnaSMachado . Her work shaped my lab’s whole trajectory @Neuro_CF @HHMINEWS @ERC_Research science.org/content/articl…

@RibeiroCarlitos I was a week too early 😭

Getting ready to host Happy Hour today. Lab has done a fantastic job to make sure we defend our reputation as best Happy Hour hosting lab. Almost there.

New work from the lab led by the amazing Isabel de Araujo Salgado (who is officially on the job market) investigating the central and behavioral mechanisms at the intersection of foraging and self-preservation under predation threat. gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

@michael_krashes Very cool Mike, well done!

@anne_churchland @UCLAHealth @dgsomucla #breastcancer has no chance against you Anne! You got this.

I’m starting treatment for #breastcancer today. I’m feeling strong and am sharing this news in the hope that others will get their #cancer screenings done. A routine scan likely saved my life! Pls RT @UCLAHealth @dgsomucla

@ScottishWaddell @gawright47 Wow!! Many congratulations Scott, super! All the best for everyone.

I generally restrict my tweeting to science, cycling and politics. But this wee guy emerged so I thought there should be one mention for those that know me personally. Mum @gawright47 is happy and well.

@trose_neuro @Cajal_Training @TheMini2P @LimaLab3 That was awesome @trose_neuro!!! From a suitcase full of bits and pieces to a fully functional @TheMini2P in two days! Incredible effort, thank you so much for coming and doing this, and for the fantastic talk!

@TrackingActions @Datta_Lab 😊Thank you for all the tools! We are very excited about @cebraAI ! I would love to know how the brain of a professional athlete works, we definitely need both natural and skilled behavioural paradigms! 😉

I also really love the work highlighted from @trabranco and @Datta_Lab and others who are really going after unskilled (minimal handling) lab experiments that get to the heart of innate neural pathways that underpin behavior. - nature.com/articles/s4159… - nature.com/articles/s4158…

Studying both natural & skilled behavior is critical to understand the brain. I’m very happy tools we develop- @deeplabcut- are used so broadly 💕& openning new research in neuro and ecology New @Nature news piece re: lab🐭: nature.com/articles/d4158… Wild: nature.com/articles/s4146…

@maxvcg @ScottishWaddell Hahaha. Indeed, that's my favourite editor's desk.

This paper is far too cool to be in Cell. Did they steal it off the Current Biology editor's desk? doi.org/10.1016/j.cell…

@ScottishWaddell @ericmiska @BenLehner @m_madan_babu @mel_rosina @lapassmore Wow, that's so awesome!!! Hugely deserved, many congratulations dude! All the way up to eleven ;)

@ericmiska @BenLehner @m_madan_babu @mel_rosina @lapassmore Thanks Eric! Quite surreal.

Many congratulations to @BenLehner @m_madan_babu Brad Cairns @mel_rosina @lapassmore @ScottishWaddell and all the other new fellows. What a line-up!

How do biological brains learn more efficiently than AI? In a new study, SWC and @GatsbyUCL researchers @PShamash, @sebalexlee, @SaxeLab, and @trabranco show that structured exploration is key. Read the story: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research-n…

@_AndyAlexander @UCSBpsych Awesome news!! Congratulations Andy, really looking forward to hearing more about your future research!

RatInABox v1.0.0 has now been released! Improved, versioned and licensed so you can safely integrate it into your project. Come join the community of researchers using it to power awesome research into spatial navigation and the brain. Here are some of my favourite uses so far…

@DavidCRowland Thanks David! :) Happy new year!

Happy new year! Here is a paper that I really loved nature.com/articles/s4158…

@taylorandnerds I did PhD, postdoc and first PI grant all in the same institution (UCL, UK)

Hey science friends. Do you know anyone who has had a successful/independent research career who stayed at the same institution where they got their PhD? From what I understand it's a big ding against you when applying for an F or K awards.

@stefan_a Thanks! You'll probably be interested in this then, which dropped about 20 minutes ago... link.medium.com/pIAaQEr57vb

@LavivTal @RubenDVale @CampagnerDario Thanks Tal!

@trabranco @RubenDVale @CampagnerDario Congratulations Tiago!!

Seven years in the making, this was a massive effort. Only possible through the indefatigable preseeverance of @RubenDVale and @CampagnerDario who have been amazing beyond words. Thank you to everyone involved!