Brain scientist who studies how we hear and form memories of sounds 🧠 🧬🔬🧪; prof at Penn. Loves🧘‍♀️🚴‍♀️✈️🥐🧶📷⛷️🏔️. Mom to 👦👧👦🐈🐈. Lab: hosting.med.UPenn.edu/hearinghttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mhyvv2xeuk2bDeadline to submit your abstract to E.A.R.S. Early Career session is fast approaching! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyvv2xeuk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mhauu76zrk27Applications to present in the Early Career Session for the E.A.R.S. seminar series now open! https://www.med.upenn.edu/pennhearing/ears.html The Early Career Seminar will feature four presentations, selected by the EARS organizing committee from submissions. Deadline: March 31: https://forms.gle/ScNp8exjEQ3AcP4aA .17 Mar 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhauu76zrk27https://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mgxpfkygtk2uNew paper from the Geffen and @labhaas.bsky.social Laboratories just published! We find that the enigmatic thalamic reticular nucleus exerts bi-directional cell-specific control over sound processing. The super-thin sheet of inhibitory neurons is rather mighty and highly computationally relevant! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxpfkygtk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mggcks7afc2iReally enjoyed hosting the Daedalus Quartet for our systems neuroscience class and doing a mini experiment with them. We tested whether the musicians’ brains synchronized differently while playing music under different conditions (e.g. playing with metronome, while marching or just playing).06 Mar 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggcks7afc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mfufpzju7225The deadline to apply for the Brain Prize Cajal summer course in Computational Neuroscience has been extended to March 9! We’re excited for you to join us in sunny Lisbon! Please do not hesitate to send in an application and learn about computational neuroscience! @gjorjulijana.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfufpzju7225https://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mfpki76xc22iOur protocol for a multi-laboratory adversarial collaboration to test multiple theories of consciousness is published! https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0342770 with @alleninstitute.org @fanispa.bsky.social25 Feb 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpki76xc22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mfnuqlwdhk2w@zabj.bsky.social and I had a lot of fun testing whether our brains are synchronized. We’re practicing for my lecture next week on auditory neuroscience featuring the Daedalus Quartet.25 Feb 2026 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnuqlwdhk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mdqqow5gu22qA special year for the Cajal Course in Computational Neuroscience: the BRAIN Prize winners Haim Sompolinsky and Larry Abbott will join us as keynote speakers. And we will bring you the same great roster of instructors as every year. Applications are now open! https://cajal-training.org/on-site/computational-neuroscience-2026/31 Jan 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqqow5gu22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mciw2ecze22xQuestion re new biosketch format on sciEnv: under the previous nih biosketch format, we could list 5 references under personal statement and then additional 4 references per contribution to science (up to 25 references total). It seems that now it’s down to 10 references total. Is that right?16 Jan 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mciw2ecze22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3lrbywf4ayk2xA great deal of hope in these uncertain times for the autism community— Jeffrey Lurie and family announced a large gift to create the Penn-CHOP Lurie Autism Research Institute to support cross-disciplinary and collaborative research. Let’s go do it! https://www.inquirer.com/health/upenn-chop-jeffrey-lurie-autism-institute-20250610.html10 Jun 2025 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbywf4ayk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3lr72pqe25s2dSign on to support the NIH staff in their demand to restore funding and infrastructure for life-saving research! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr72pqe25s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3lpf7tvyd7224Huge thanks to all my colleagues for your generous contributions! The Eagles Autism Challenge 5K was a blast! It was amazing to end the run at the stadium. And it’s not too late to donate to the foundation that does so much for autism research and accommodations through the link below! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpf7tvyd7224https://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3lpcne5ua7k2dSo sad to hear this @hhmi.org program that supports talented young scientists is cancelled, especially after the application deadline. Audrey came up with a really exciting project and worked so hard on her application! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcne5ua7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3lp3355j46s23Thanks for another fabulous EARS season. As we're preparing for next year's edition, we are soliciting feedback and suggestions. Please fill out this survey with your suggestions by 5/20/25: https://forms.gle/R64F9V3Wz7ufdUhP9 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3355j46s23https://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3lp2thg7mks2yTune it at 1 pm ET today! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2thg7mks2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3loy7uf5r6225EARS seminar tomorrow, Tuesday, May 13 1 pm ET: Maria Chait (the Ear Institute, UCL) @mariachait.bsky.social “Inferring Instantaneous Auditory Attention from Ocular Dynamics” pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/96672201477. https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/9667220147712 May 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3loy7uf5r6225