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/3mnkvbvrqrk26Our brain is constantly looking for patterns. When something unexpected happens, we notice it more in a predictable context, than in an unpredictable environment. Our study identifies how the auditory cortex amplifies responses to unexpected sounds in predictable contexts. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0827-25.202605 Jun 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkvbvrqrk26https://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mmvy5ojtuc2fWonderful end-of-the-year neuroscience training grants retreat. So proud of our own Omer Zeliger presenting on her research on hearing mechanisms in changing acoustic environments and @laurenkreeger.bsky.social presenting exciting new data. The keynote by Jess Cardin was inspiring.28 May 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvy5ojtuc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mmtyocjclc2nThis is what the future of computational neuroscience looks like. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtyocjclc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mmsg447pf22nReally enjoyed a fantastic lineup of talks at our annual Graduate Certificate in Computational Neuroscience Symposium. From studying monkey behavior to identifying biomarkers of food-related preoccupied thoughts to optimal color transformation in color blindness. Love the energy!27 May 2026 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmsg447pf22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mlw5hjfs6s2bLove this artwork! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw5hjfs6s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mlw5gtemr22bLoved sharing my thoughts about Hopfield’s seminal paper with @thetransmitter.bsky.social @franciscorr25.bsky.social . It’s so important to be reminded of the beauty and impact of free scientific investigation in these uncertain times. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw5gtemr22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mlw5dtibb22bWhat a fun conversation @franciscorr25.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw5dtibb22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mlru7modas2bReally enjoying my visit to Seattle — today giving a lecture and meeting with the faculty and trainees at the department of Psychology, tomorrow joining the auditory training grant retreat, and visiting the @alleninstitute.org on Friday.14 May 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlru7modas2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mlj4xwhvrk2zJoin us for the next installment of EARS on Tuesday May 12 at 1 pm ET! Jennifer Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social "Mapping sounds into space" Brice Bathellier @bathellierlab.bsky.social "A deep encoder for sensory restoration by neuromimetic cortical stimulation" pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/96672201477 https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/9667220147710 May 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj4xwhvrk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mlb3hiyzes2qLooking forward to the inaugural Lurie Autism Institute Symposium: https://www.lurieautisminstitute.org/2026-lurie-autism-institute-sympsium today.07 May 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb3hiyzes2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3ml5fdcbgvk22Congratulations to the Geffen lab undergrads Margot and Kehinde who are graduating from Penn later this month! We had a little Cinco de Mayo party as their send-off.05 May 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5fdcbgvk22https://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mjxe4666k22dThe Daedalus Quartet came back for another magical lecture/experimental demo for our systems neuroscience students. This time, we focused on predictable and unexpected components in music. The musicians had lots of fun messing up Pachelbel Canon! @zabj.bsky.social @audreydrotos.bsky.social20 Apr 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxe4666k22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/geffenlab.bsky.social/post/3mjhqxmkdi22uTune it at 1 pm EDT to EARS early career panel! pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/9667220147714 Apr 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:zfraqt2rwtcd2sceitftymsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhqxmkdi22uhttps://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/3mciw2ecze22x