MD/PhD neuroscientist/psychiatrist, father of 3, Nak Muay, engineer at heart. mPFC-HPC in addiction/schizophrenia, multi-region ephys and imaging in vivo, novel optical methods for spatial transcriptomics and latent molecular states https://sjulsonlab.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mvruyh6aw22dI have no idea where this is from, but @philoneurosci.bsky.social posted it on our lab slack, and it was so good I had to share it18 Sep 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvruyh6aw22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mvkbv43oqs2vWith the beginning of the new academic year, I'm reposting the info for our free online neuroscience methods course. If you're starting a PhD in neuroscience, or just want a refresher, this is for you! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkbv43oqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mvijrdeuk22vAfter an unusually grueling review process, it’s finally out! Elie and Soyoun really did a fantastic job with this one [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvijrdeuk22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mv4hqyzl222wCongrats to Renata Batista-Brito, Geoffrey, and Jacob on this monster paper! It’s an amazing piece of work, and I’m thrilled I got the chance to contribute to it [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4hqyzl222whttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3muikuqxghc23According to the replies, some programs still require accepted papers for a student to graduate. In other words, anonymous reviewers get to decide when PhDs are conferred. I think that is absolutely insane [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muikuqxghc23https://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mu3dz5huqc2yThis is a fantastic free meeting that I recommend highly for everyone in the NYC area, particularly trainees. Please repost! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3dz5huqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3msj7ey6tv22nI just showed my 6th grader clips of Clay Davis saying sheeeeeit until she was able to replicate it perfectly. Someday that skill will serve her well07 Aug 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj7ey6tv22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mr7ywqjjes2yEvery once in a while, I come across something that reminds me of how great the internet used to be in the 2000s. Most recently, this website with animations teaching you to tie 196 different knots: https://www.animatedknots.com/complete-knot-list22 Jul 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7ywqjjes2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mpxvwofygk2mWant to understand the new OMB rules and why many researchers are concerned? @rossenator.bsky.social put together an outstanding video series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCPANOXh_Chk She also compiled advocacy resources: https://github.com/rrosslab/Political-action Please like and repost so they reach a wider audience!06 Jul 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxvwofygk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3moicw2cark2yPeople like to dunk on MATLAB now, but it’s hard to overstate how large an advance it was at the time and the impact it has had on scientific computing. RIP Cleve Moler https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/science/cleve-moler-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q1A.OUbd.an3PsCbqavFS&smid=nytcore-ios-share17 Jun 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3moicw2cark2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mo7ufvya622zWild times in Harlem. I hope everyone stays safe14 Jun 2026 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7ufvya622zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mo7ttplgac2zAbsolute madness in Harlem right now. People are dancing in the streets [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jun 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7ttplgac2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mnu676dsuc2zThis week in Nature Protocols: training yellow-legged hornets to implant #neuropixels probes [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnu676dsuc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mmkv2xfitc27I remember auditing a math class as a 1st yr md/phd student, and the professor looked like Walt Whitman with one arm covered in chalk dust up to the elbow. He was shouting: “Every open cover has a finite subcover! No holes!” And that was the moment I became an experimentalist [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkv2xfitc27https://bsky.app/profile/lukesjulson.bsky.social/post/3mlvcevjmus2zWhat’s interesting to me about this sculpture is that the doctor has excellent form, keeping his chin tucked below his shoulder when using the Muay Thai long guard [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:usylzkga6lpppps3fo5bafj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvcevjmus2z