Research Fellow @UCL: A cognitive/clinical neuroscientist studying plasticity. Focusing on sensory deprivation and restoration processes in human development
Joined May 2016
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Super excited that our new paper is out!
Following retinal gene-therapy, congenitally colorblind children (achromats) show recovered(!!) neural cone maps in early visual cortex. So grateful to be a part of this groundbreaking study. @ChildVisionLab @TesDekker @MahtabFrhb
Farahbakhsh et al. show that gene therapy can activate dormant cone photoreceptor pathways in children with achromatopsia, a monogenic disease that causes complete loss of colour vision. The changes are paired with improved visual function. bit.ly/3dJ8QBK
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Scientists should get paid for thinking time @Nature
#PhD #PhDlife #academics #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #Postdocs #Research #Science
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The first treatment for rare sight-threatening infection, acanthamoeba keratitis has been approved in Europe after 15 years of research supported by @UCLeye and @Moorfields. bit.ly/3yXmQms
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To mark the release of The Edge of Sentience, I've done a 2hr mega-podcast with @80000Hours covering many of the key ideas and themes. You can find it here and on all the main podcast places: 80000hours.org/podcast/episo…
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4 year PhD (apply by 19th July) on visual system vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease.
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Understand susceptibility to 'brainsight' loss in the largest imaging study (UK Biobank) & in visual-led dementia
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@CombineLab
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How do we infer perceptual absences? Do beliefs about perception play a role in such inferences? And how does it all relate to cellist Natalia Gutman’s career decisions? Find answers in our new preprint with @moran_rani and @ClarePress:
osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/gx…
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Retinal waves as world simulator for network initialization: biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/…
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While many believe being ‘more in tune with your body’ improves mental health, we surprisingly found the opposite: worse mental health (higher anxiety, depression, stress, fatigue & reduced well-being)—with stronger stomach-brain connections.
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Modulating networks using DBS is an effective treatment for PD – but which circuits map to improvements in individual symptoms such as tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and axial? A 🧵 about our new paper out now in @NatureComms doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-4… @netstim_org
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A preview of the contents page of my book The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI - out 15 August, open access online and in print (edgeofsentience.com).
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Exciting #qMRI workshop (5-6 June)
“In vivo Histology using qMRI: Validation and Clinical Application in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy”
#Free_Of_Charge
#hMRI #Microstructure #Histology #AI
More information: sites.google.com/view/micros…
15 speakers:
@KonradWagstyl @IleanaJelescu...
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How can vision scientists drive real-world impact?
@SharonGutnick and I will hear from Lotfi Merabet (HMS), @jeremymwolfe (HMS), @cogscimon (NSF/Rice) & Cheri Wiggs (NEI) at a #VSS2024 satellite Mon 2-5p. Join us!
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How do we translate what we learn from vision science to real-world impact?
@SharonGutnick and I will explore this in a @VSSMtg satellite, with Lotfi Merabet (HMS) @jeremymwolfe (HMS) @cogscimon (NSF/Rice), Cheri Wiggs (NEI)
Join us! #VSS2024
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We are currently recruiting for the next phase of the LIFE study on the mechanisms underlying the effects of different types of physical activity in depression - if you or anyone you know are interested (based in the London area) please ask them to get in touch!
…which investigates the various ways in which different types of physical activity might function as antidepressants.
They are currently actively recruiting participants who meet specific criteria to take part in their study ➡️ tinyurl.com/2c6wvhmc
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Come work with us at the FIL! You can learn more about the Physics Group here: sites.google.com/view/fil-ph…
📢 New Vacancy: Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (MRI Physics)
Are you a technically able and highly collaborative individual interested in being at the forefront of neuroimaging research? Apply now!
🗓️ Closing 19 May 2024
More details here ⬇️🧠
fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/about/vaca…
ALT Picture describing the details of a job vacancy. The background is orange with white writing. Vacancy Title: Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (MRI Physics) Salary: £42,099–£50,585 or £51,474 - £60,521, dependent on skills and experience. Working Pattern: Full time. Closing Date: 19th May 2024. Ref Number: B02-06794.
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Is forgetting a bug or a feature? Can you delay it and remember longer? Our 🥶COOLEST paper to date (and our most poetic abstract…) Show LOVE ❤️and please SHARE! Thread (1/N)👇
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I'm soon going to be looking for a senior postdoc to join my lab who is interested in transitioning to independence and in building their own group, with a strong background in vision science, cognitive computational neuroscience or visual neuroscience. Please RT 1/3
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1/ What things are conscious and how could we know? New in @TrendsCognSci – a new strategy for developing ‘Tests for Consciousness in Humans and Beyond’ – a @CIFARnews Brain, Mind, and Consciousness production
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Another incredibly well crafted and insightful work by the brilliant @mazormatan and colleagues.
This time asking how good are we at pretending we don't know something and what does that teach us about how well we know ourselves?
How good are we at knowing what we would think and do if our beliefs were different? In a new preprint with @chazfirestone and @ibphillips, we use pretense behavior to show that the answer is *remarkably good* osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/pg…
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In 1 hr Prof Liad Mudrik @Liad_Mudrik
on "Consciousness and the brain: comparing and testing neuroscientific theories of consciousness" biu-ac-il.zoom.us/j/85691893……
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We need to retune our empathy to fit the evidence, in relation to both animals and AI. (A clip from an event at Princeton with @jeffrsebo and @KristinAndrewz. The camera angle is weird because it's academia.)
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Gene therapy company @MeiraGTx is developing potentially curative therapies for inherited eye disease based on research from @UCLeye 👁️
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