PhD candidate, MPI CBS, MPSCog, brain oscillations, cortical microstructure https://alinastudenova.com/https://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mvkx7ywt5s23Preprint with a survey among the biomedical community about preprint use. Fun!😃 Some thoughts are similar to mine. Would be even more fun to see the facts. For instance, 38.8% reported in free-text comments that preprints negatively impacted researchers' careers. Is it merely perceived, or actual? [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkx7ywt5s23https://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mvapcwhbac23#brainrhymes You say norepinephrine or noradrenaline, It doesn’t really matter in Roman or in Greek. It’s crucial for alertness and sleep, and reckoning, Or when, in case of danger, an action needs to spring.11 Sep 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvapcwhbac23https://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mv5zme7i4s2kConsciousness is defined differently: embodied, narrative, perceptual, or executive. This paper says it's not one but a mixture, and it's context-dependent and possibly diverges across paradigms. Nice!👍 But the ground assumption is that regions specialize, e.g., insula=bodily processing. Well, maybe [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5zme7i4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3muywvq5vts2yNew round of applications for Max Planck School of Cognition has started. Besides Q&A sessions, applicants may ask for an assessment of their application (CV and motivational letter) by one of the current students (me, for example😊). We are always happy to help! Request this via application portal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3muywvq5vts2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3muos5qm2dc2sM\EEG signals are autocorrelated. Here, I cut the resting-state data into trials and correlated the "pre-stimulus" window with other windows, like correlating two ERPs across trials. High correlation persists for some time. Also, some participants have larger and longer autocorrelation. #brainmovies04 Sep 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3muos5qm2dc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mumkufsdac23Neurons are multifunctional and can play different "tunes". Brain waves emerge from neuronal activity but also orchestrate it. "Orchestration" is realized via ephaptic coupling. Thus, brain waves top-down control the spiking "orchestra". Cool!🤩 It's music to my ears🎶 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumkufsdac23https://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3muhkju54i223Interesting read about fraud using AI and useful guide for reviewers on how to detect potential fraud. First rule of the guide "is to assume that what you are reading might be fraudulent".😓 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhkju54i223https://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mubbeftzcs2xI read a book about women's brain: “Demystifying The Female Brain: A neuroscientist explores health, hormones and happiness” by Dr Sarah McKay. I learned something new😀. Learn what I learned here https://www.alinastudenova.com/home/blog/book-opinions/demystifying-female-brain30 Aug 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubbeftzcs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mtuok3foks2uThe keynote of today at #BIOMAG2026 is Lucia Melloni on adversarial collaborations in consciousness research. Apart from stressing the need to test theories against each other, Lucia touched upon problems with methods; e.g., they got almost no results using connectivity measures in MEG. No surprise😑25 Aug 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuok3foks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mtsjxscvos2xOur symposium about laminar inference at #BIOMAG2026 opens up with a talk by James Bonaiuto🤩24 Aug 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsjxscvos2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mtsaa675h22wThe keynote of today at #BIOMAG2026 is Yunzhe Liu on learning and intelligence in development. Apart from the fMRI, they used MEG to measure replay in entorhinal cortex. Maybe🤞24 Aug 2026 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsaa675h22whttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mtpu6w2sh22kThe first keynote at #BIOMAG2026 is Fang Fang on visual learning. Impressive research using numerous neuroimaging techniques.👏 Indeed, it turns out that it's possible to learn to detect faint gratings and weak coherence in dot motion.23 Aug 2026 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpu6w2sh22khttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mtpkc22dh22kNext free days I'm at #BIOMAG2026 in Beijing. The programm looks exciting!🤩23 Aug 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpkc22dh22khttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mtlyzoudx22tDuring auditory attention task, alpha power was positively correlated with mind wandering when participants had their eyes open. In contrast, when doing the task with closed eyes, participants' alpha power was negatively correlated with mind wandering. Cool but so weird!👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlyzoudx22thttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mtefmeikmc22I simulate because everybody does. This paper argues that a model that reproduces the data doesn't always provide understanding, especially if the number of parameters is high (relative to experimental constraints). Solution: investigate models more and explore parameter space in detail. So true!👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtefmeikmc22https://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3mszzsrgnks2o#brainrhymes From Raphe nuclei in centre of brainstem, Across the CNS, serotonin projects. It regulates blood clotting throughout the lifespan, Both sexual activity and sleep it regulates. It plays a major role in appetite and mood, In GI tract, it makes the gut contract around food.14 Aug 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszzsrgnks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3msxlwurovk2hNot that we (electrophysiology researchers) don't have problems but dead salmon would be still dead in EEG cap. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxlwurovk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3msssqhbpdc27I like studies analysing the whole spectrum. This study used the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and MEG to relate cognitive flexibility to ϑ, α, β, and γ oscillations. Distinct bands were related to distinct aspects of the task. Nice!👏 But brain doesn't "know" bands, so what changes in neural activity🤔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msssqhbpdc27https://bsky.app/profile/studenova.bsky.social/post/3msijy2bphc25Common spatial patterns (CSP) filtering is used in many applications. In my lab, we use it to obtain a "cleaner" ERD. I made a short video on how I use CSP for alpha ERDs in self-paced movements (MEG data). I don't like it, though. It seems to me that CSP can conjure ERDs from the void. #brainmovies07 Aug 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:eiwm55u2h46nkdtwrssf5d6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msijy2bphc25