neurotompom.bsky.social
IARS Fellow Smith Lab (UCSD) | Phd Steffen Hage Lab | Duke Neurobiology | Social-Vocal Communication | Neuroethology | Neural Circuits | Insular Cortex | Social Behavior | Amateur Conductor | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor
👤 Joined on 15 January 2025
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@neurotompom.bsky.socialEven control birds lacking a light-sensitive protein sang more adult-like songs when I shined a laser into a song learning brain region I suspected laser heating ⬆️neural activity. I ⬆️ it another way (excitatory DREADD) and birds learned faster (but less accurately)! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Show PostThanks for the fun conversation, @storiesofwin.bsky.social!
Show PostWunderbar to be named a STAT Wunderkind! 🎉🐦🧠 Honored to be recognized with this group of outstanding early-career researchers @statnews.com #STATWunderkinds Thanks to all my mentors and colleagues and to @ericboodman.bsky.social for the lovely profile! www.statnews.com/wunderkinds/...
Show PostOur latest work, led by @djzheng.bsky.social and Patryk Ziobro, is out at eNeuro. Thanks to the Cornell Chronicle for a nice summary! Please RT! news.cornell.edu/stories/2026... www.eneuro.org/content/13/8... bsky.app/profile/kati...
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