Associate Prof at UW. Neural interfaces, motor learning, engineering learning. Believe it or not, my last name has two R's and zero E's. She/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3murwwhqumc2oOh hi, Friday Harbor 😍 My morning runs usually start with me questioning the life decisions that have me up with the sun. But soaking in views like this and listening to cows moo-ing loudly at each other while the world is quiet inevitably reminds me how I got into this habit 😅05 Sep 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3murwwhqumc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mttq2hmh3k2jThe only way this shirt could be better (and more accurate) would be to add "and coffee"24 Aug 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttq2hmh3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3msimrvdi3s2tOi, Lisboa! Getting so excited for my sabbatical.07 Aug 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msimrvdi3s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mrvp55qlys23Critical follow up: the lab's pre-print celebration dessert tradition! Leo's dessert of choice was a lemon-y sponge cake with berries and cream. 🍰 [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvp55qlys23https://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mrn7ugiagk2e🚨 Big news! 🚨 Starting in 2027, I'll be spending time in beautiful Lisbon at the Champalimaud Center for Restorative Neurotechnology as part of a sabbatical & a Fulbright Fellowship. https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/07/22/8-uw-faculty-and-staff-named-fulbright-scholars-will-conduct-research-around-the-world/?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGjQmufJjpR3jMmpso4OlAVMiD-Rm8Xl-e6Wt5sczZ7jAR0Cupar40B32nKgVR3JOA4qz6vMhc8J8Agr3zSKZJQ77R5RJRa43P8ZP0saY2qAOHW3g27 Jul 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn7ugiagk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mrib2ynw4s2sLeveling up my exploration via running: headed out to Bainbridge Island! Thanks for providing the beautiful weather and scenery, as usual, Seattle.25 Jul 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrib2ynw4s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mraiyoiibk2i🧠 New preprint alert! 🧠 Leo led the heroic effort to improve how we map connections across large cortical networks in macaques—stably—over weeks to years. The secret sauce: a combo of optogenetics + µECoG + new signal processing to localize stim-driven responses. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.09.737556v122 Jul 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraiyoiibk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mqytnm67ws2kFascinating things happen when computations/algorithms interact with the physical world! As they say, the brain has a body. 🧠 So timely as I head to the neurobiology of cognition Gordon Conference to talk about how motor learning is a lot more than just mastering precise muscle activity.😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqytnm67ws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mqytdc6vis2kSEATAC bringing us the AI future. It looks so efficient and seamless 🙃19 Jul 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqytdc6vis2khttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mpjhagmgc22zI'm gearing up for a sabbatical next year (more on that soon - stay tuned). I just declined all the calendar invites admins were sending out for faculty meetings in 2027. I want to bottle the joy I felt as I pushed that button for future use. Where are we on this tech, neural engineers? 😂30 Jun 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjhagmgc22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mp5lel2rec2wTruly a wild & amazing experience to have spent the day in a room where it was relevant for the host to ask "all of the Nobel Laureates in the room, please stand up" 🤯 My brain is full of ideas and excitement about the tremendous human endeavor of scientific discovery! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5lel2rec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mp2mjb2w4s2mExcited to be part of the @nasonline.org Discovery Cohort for #RevolutionsInScience. I'm in DC celebrating science discovery & imagining what comes next when we explore science as a human endeavor. You can participate! Register to watch online tomorrow: https://events.nationalacademies.org/revolutions-in-science-public24 Jun 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2mjb2w4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3moc4kwws7c2zI just realized this bread I made is a perfect alignment of all my hobbies and needs: ✅ Weekend baking project ✅ Running fuel ✅ Appealing treats to offer crows as I try to make friends with them 😂🤯15 Jun 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3moc4kwws7c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mnvb5tip222sSummer in Seattle means regular lunches outside. Which also means I'm re-energizing my project to make friends with the campus crows! Today's bread offering seemed to be appreciated 🍞🐦‍⬛09 Jun 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvb5tip222shttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mnnhd4pjhc24It's been a weird month or so recovering from this accident (can't recommend getting hit by a bike while running). But I think I have found a winning balance of what my body needs/can do right now and what my running -addicted brain wants: Strategic walk/jog routes that include a carb pitstop 😅🥯🏆 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnhd4pjhc24https://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mmwkbe3pvs2yFolks are excited about using tech like AI to refine & replace how we use animals in science. It's an amazing possibility, but we can't be over-ambitious on the timelines. Learn more about how we use primates to create future cures and future refinements to science: https://wanbrc.uw.edu/how-nams-and-primates-create-future-cures/28 May 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwkbe3pvs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mmeroylsbs2fHot off the presses, this study is now out in the Journal of Neuroscience! A quick write-up: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/46/20/etwij46202026 And the full paper: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/46/20/e1965252026 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeroylsbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mmdhbqjktc2bOur lab does the big paper celebration for preprints (w/ a dessert party!). I joke it's because that's what we most control. This proved very true for one paper whose peer review journey was mighty enough to merit a second celebration. We went peak Seattle: Molly Moon ice cream & a chat in the sun ♥️21 May 2026 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdhbqjktc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mljs2remlc2oSeattle's showing off again in case you need a timeline cleanse 😍 #sorryNotSorry10 May 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljs2remlc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mledwaelis24The last few weeks have been an adventure, fascinatingly captured by this pair of Strava entries:08 May 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mledwaelis24https://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mjukp2yy7k2gTop Pot Donut Dash 5k - peak Seattle vibes and so fun. 🍩 It's been a minute since I felt strong while running, so it was exciting to hit a new PR while not fully pushing all out. ♥️19 Apr 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjukp2yy7k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mjnlcztwm22rGot a paper acceptance email in the middle of a day filled with amazing science chats with amazing colleagues, and ending it with a flight home with an empty middle seat in my row. I should probably buy a lottery ticket, eh? 😂🙌16 Apr 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnlcztwm22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mjmjs5pwvk2xWhy hello, ATL! You're looking lovely this morning. 🙌 Had an amazing day at GaTech yesterday and excited to hangout with folks at Emory today before heading back to the PNW!16 Apr 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmjs5pwvk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mi5gkz2pck2tIt took me a while to embrace running hills. But Seattle views certainly help make the struggle feel worth it. 😍🫶28 Mar 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5gkz2pck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mi2xyrjwbk2xWe're at the time of year where scheduling a post-lunch walk around campus is basically mandatory. My Friday timeline cleanse offering.27 Mar 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2xyrjwbk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mhyte6vwo22yIf you're interested in emerging ideas in neural interfaces, I humbly suggest my lab's latest: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-026-01194-z Neural interfaces create dynamic interactions between the brain & devices. This means mean we need new engineering approaches beyond typical ML to "decode" a static brain27 Mar 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyte6vwo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mhnwqxi5as2lIs it just me or did every Internet recommendation algorithm seem to crank up the adaptation rate to 11 recently? I've been pulled into a crazy & strong local minimum across so many platforms. I'm worried Spotify is somehow going to find me songs about cottage cheese protein brownies.22 Mar 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnwqxi5as2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/neuroamyo.bsky.social/post/3mhjxuixhzs2yIt's been a very busy few months in the lab - we minted THREE new PhDs! Congratulations Si Jia, Pavi and Ryan 🙌🙌🙌 We took advantage of some Seattle sun to celebrate today. So fortunate to get to work with this amazing crew. 🧠♥️21 Mar 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:7eolti2jt6slmgrpelo4t6xm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjxuixhzs2y