CMC Unit

We, the Natural Decision Making Group and the Embodied Decision Making Group, are joining forces to establish the CMC Unit, a joint research unit to uncover computational, biological, and ecological principles underlying adaptive decision-making. You can read more about us here: cmc-unit.org

We are thrilled 🥳 to share that we’re joining forces with @roxana-zeraati.bsky.social to establish a joint research unit, @cmc-unit.bsky.social integrating embodied and natural decision making across species! We also have open PhD and postdoc positions (check below for more info) 🎉

Re-post 🔁 is appreciated! #neurojobs: we’re looking for new team members to join us @cmc-unit.bsky.social!
If you’d like to study decision-making in naturalistic & embodied contexts (integrating RL, RNNs & cross-species data analysis) in a cool & collaborative research environment 😎, check 👇

It’s less than 10 days until we start reviewing applications for our postdoc position @mpicybernetics.bsky.social. If you’re interested in cross-species studies of adaptive decision-making, make sure to submit your applications by Oct 30. The deadline for our PhD position is also approaching!

Re-post 🔁 is appreciated! #neurojobs: we’re looking for new team members to join us @cmc-unit.bsky.social!
If you’d like to study decision-making in naturalistic & embodied contexts (integrating RL, RNNs & cross-species data analysis) in a cool & collaborative research environment 😎, check 👇

It’s less than 10 days until we start reviewing applications for our postdoc position @mpicybernetics.bsky.social, if you’re interested in cross-species studies of adaptive decision-making, make sure to submit your applications by Oct 30. The deadline for our PhD position is also approaching!

It’s less than 10 days until we start reviewing applications for our postdoc position @mpicybernetics.bsky.social. If you’re interested in cross-species study of adaptive decision-making in a super cool lab 😎 submit your applications by Oct 30. The deadline for our PhD position is also approaching!

The TNC Neurocolloquium series started the year off with a riveting talk from two-time GTC Alumna Dr. Roxana Zeraati, Minerva Fast Track Group Leader at the MPI here in Tübingen, who spoke about "Adaptive Decision-Making in Dynamic Multi-Timescale Environments." Thank you again for your insights!

It’s less than 10 days until we start reviewing applications for our postdoc position @mpicybernetics.bsky.social. If you’re interested in cross-species study of adaptive decision-making in a super cool lab 😎 submit your applications by Oct 30. The deadline for our PhD position is also approaching!

We are thrilled 🥳 to share that we’re joining forces with @neuroprinciplist.bsky.social to establish a joint research unit, @cmc-unit.bsky.social integrating natural and embodied decision making across species! We also have open PhD and postdoc positions (check below for more info) 🎉

Re-post 🔁 is appreciated! #neurojobs: we’re looking for new team members to join us @cmc-unit.bsky.social!
If you’d like to study decision-making in naturalistic & embodied contexts (integrating RL, RNNs & cross-species data analysis) in a cool & collaborative research environment 😎, check 👇

Link to ads: Postdoc position: nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/... PhD position: nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/... We’re also both at @bernsteinneuro.bsky.social and happy to chat!

CMC unit really packed all the best elements into one opportunity—RL, RNNs, and cross-species analysis 🫰

Re-post 🔁 is appreciated! #neurojobs: we’re looking for new team members to join us @cmc-unit.bsky.social!
If you’d like to study decision-making in naturalistic & embodied contexts (integrating RL, RNNs & cross-species data analysis) in a cool & collaborative research environment 😎, check 👇

PhD: nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Postdoc: nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/...

Link to ads: Postdoc position: nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/... PhD position: nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/... We’re also both at @bernsteinneuro.bsky.social and happy to chat!

If you’re attending #BernsteinConference, don’t miss our contributed talk today on how considering embodied constraints (motor control + homeostasis) affects decision making during foraging!

If you’re interested in how to identify behaviorally relevant dynamic modes in continuous time naturalistic tasks without any pre-defined trial structure make sure to check @maxschwabe.bsky.social’s poster today at #BernsteinConference.

IV-74 (Wed, Sep. 30, 14:00): @maxschwabe.bsky.social will present how decomposing neural dynamics to intrinsic and input-driven modes can tell us how naturalistic decision computations are realized in the RNNs. abstracts.g-node.org/conference/B...

Would be really happy to see you there! We’ll be presenting new findings from UNITE, along with some exciting methodological advances. #BernsteinConference

Curious what happens when we apply fastDSA across a pool of RNNs and IBL brain-wide data? Could a new perspective on how underlying neural dynamics change help us better understand neural data? Join me and find out. #BernsteinConference

How do internal states shape foraging, decisions, and adaptation in a changing world? 🧠🌍 @clairesturgill.bsky.social and I are organizing a #BernsteinConference satellite workshop bringing together lab and wild perspectives on adaptive behavior. Join us 😉

I'm very excited to present a poster (C-18, Wednesday 9:30) at #CCN2026, describing neural signatures of internal decision-making in the monkey vlPFC. If you want to learn more about how sensory value influences percept selection, come check it out!

Don't miss @clairesturgill.bsky.social's poster (C-18, Wednesday 9:30) - our only representative at @cogcompneuro.bsky.social!

Our paper "Neural timescales from a computational perspective" is finally out in @natneuro.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... We discuss how computational models and methods can distill empirical observations on neural timescales into quantitative, testable theories of brain computation.

We (@neuroprinciplist.bsky.social & I) will soon open joint PhD & postdoc positions on cross-species mechanisms of different adaptive behaviors. If you’re interested and would like to chat during #FENS2026, drop me a message :)

Wanna compare dynamics across neural data, RNNs, or dynamical systems? We got a fast and furious method🏎️ The 1st preprint of my PhD 🥳 fast dynamical similarity analysis (fastDSA): 📜: arxiv.org/abs/2511.22828 💻: github.com/CMC-lab/fast... I’ll be @cosynemeeting.bsky.social - happy to chat 😉

I’ll be leading a hands-on workshop on fastDSA, where we’ll explore scalable dynamical similarity analysis for neural and artificial systems. Curious about fastDSA, Check the short introduction here: bsky.app/profile/arma... #IMPRSCoNI #SummerSchool #Neuroscience #ComputationalNeuroscience

1/11 Happy to share our TICS paper on using the flexibility of one of the most basic cognitive functions, perception, to understand one of the most complex cognitive dysfunctions, psychiatric conditions (also my first formal work in computational psychiatry 🎉) 📄: www.cell.com/trends/cogni... 🧵 : 👇

Online Now: Perceptual multistability: a multifaceted window into brain dysfunctions

5/11 Perceptual multistability is a phenomenon conserved across evolution (observed from Drosophila to humans) and sensory modalities. It seems AI systems also elicit some form of it -- see the great work of @taherehtoosi.bsky.social).

My favorite approach is based on internal RL. What the hell is that!? Our brain not only chooses (external) actions to maximize its return, it also optimizes the 'mental' processes (= internal actions): what to relay to working memory, replay, attend, and perceive! See www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...

Thrilled to see the first @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social paper of the lab out 🤩 Wanna understand one of the most complex cognitive dysfunctions using one of the most basic adaptive functions, perception? Paper: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S136466132600032X Thread: bsky.app/profile/neur...

If these research directions resonate with you and you're interested in joining our team, we now have 2 open PhD positions! More information about the positions: nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/... More information about our research: www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/906930/natur... #NeuroJobs

Only one week left until our PhD application deadline @mpicybernetics.bsky.social. If you’re interested in the intersection of RL, RNNs, and analyses of neural & behavioral data from novel, cross-species foraging experiments, make sure to submit your application by June 15! #NeuroJobs More info👇

We have 2 open PhD positions @mpicybernetics.bsky.social, if you’re interested in reinforcement learning, recurrent neural networks and analyses of neural & behavioral data from novel, cross-species foraging experiments, there’s still time to apply: nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/...

We will also soon have an opening for a postdoc position. For informal inquiries, you can sign up here: forms.gle/GTWuReh4A7vu... #NeuroJobs

Of course, tackling these interdisciplinary questions requires a village! And we are incredibly lucky to have a fantastic network of collaborators to make this vision a reality, including Peter Dayan, @neuroprinciplist.bsky.social, @xindipoo.bsky.social, @lndriscoll.bsky.social, RoLi Lab & more!

To do this, we develop data-driven, species-specific models by integrating: 💻 🤖 computational methods (RL, dynamical systems, AI) & 🪱🐟🐀🐒👤 behavioral & neural data (from nematodes to primates) to uncover shared or species-specific mechanisms of natural adaptive decision-making.