Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson

@crewilson.bsky.social

🧠 Neuroscientist at INSERM SBRI Lyon 🧠 Prefrontal neural dynamics, learning to learn, oscillations, occasional 🐒 chat. 🇬🇧 in 🇫🇷; Conductor; horn player; slow cyclist.

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Thanks for CNRS Biologie for highlighting our new work - more to come...

CNRS Biologie@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social

#ResultatScientifique🔎| Un circuit neuronal qui énergise le comportement 🧠 ✍️ Emmanuel Procyk et @crewilson.bsky.social 📕 @currentbiology.bsky.social | buff.ly/Dv4XBOt buff.ly/S7OfpX3

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New preprint from the team - what's the role of frontal cortex - LPFC & MCC - in learning about progress towards goals? Data from the checking project collected by Fred Stoll. New analyses by Xiaoqi Xu. With Matteo di Volo, Manu Procyk, & skytorial from @nilskolling.bsky.social below

Nils Kolling@nilskolling.bsky.social

New preprint alert! doi.org/10.64898/202... Throughout life, we are often told to persist in the pursuit of our long term goals. However, the most important factor to consider in the real world for whether to continue pursuit or abandon one's goal is knowing how much progress you are making.

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Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of brain-computer interfaces and artificial neural networks. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk, write Cory Miller, @movshon.bsky.social and Doris Tsao. #neuroskyence bit.ly/47MXYLH

bit.lyWithout monkeys, neuroscience has no futureResearch in primate brains has been essential for the development of BCIs, ANNs. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk.

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A spatially resolved transcriptomic atlas of the primate amygdala (human, macaque, and baboon) now out in Science Advances (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...). The amygdala contains 32 types of neurons with many neuron types specific to particular subdivisions. Lots of updates from the preprint!

science.orgTranscriptomic diversity of amygdalar subdivisions across humans and nonhuman primatesSpecialized cell types and links to psychiatric disorders are revealed by genetic mapping of primate amygdala neurons.

A fun hippo thread that is worth your time… “ it makes neutering them a copper-plated bitch.”

Nome@nome.bsky.social

I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane. Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.

Very sad news, an inspiring scientist.

Department of Imaging Neuroscience@imagingneuroucl.bsky.social

It is with profound sadness that we share the devastating news that Eleanor Maguire passed away on January 4th. She was a phenomenally brilliant neuroscientist, with immense passion for her work and many remarkable accomplishments. We will miss her terribly. www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire

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MRC Units across the UK have led the scientific world for generations, but are due to be closed with little consultation, for reasons that are largely unknown. Please sign this letter if you would like the MRC to reconsider. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

docs.google.comOpen letter to Sir Patrick VallanceTo sign the letter, please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/eRydV6VpMQVFPtdF7 Please forward a link to this letter to any colleagues who you think may be interested in signing – we would li...

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I've largely been absent from the socials, for reasons, but as this place seems to have a reasonable discussion to bullshit ratio, and folks are here now, let's give it another go. Here is an introductory thread for all these lovely new followers....

Charlie Wilson@crewilson.bsky.social

Hello world. I'm a neuroscientist based in Lyon studying the neurophysiology of the prefrontal cortex, and how it changes during learning & cognitive training. Particularly interested in the role of neural oscillations in frontal regions. #Neuroskyence #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #neurocience

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Vinny Costa@vincentcostaphd.bsky.social

26 years after Larry Swanson emphasized “the amygdala is neither a structural or functional unit” we used sn-RNAseq to answer the question: “What is the [primate] amygdala?” Check out the preprint 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Hello world. I'm a neuroscientist based in Lyon studying the neurophysiology of the prefrontal cortex, and how it changes during learning & cognitive training. Particularly interested in the role of neural oscillations in frontal regions. #Neuroskyence #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #neurocience

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Much of this work is in macaques, and uses chronic intracranical recordings combined with intervention methods, in recent years largely DREADDs, and imaging approaches in collaboration with my fine colleagues here in Lyon.

Always open to interesting people who would consider coming to work in the lab. France has several particular advantages as a place to do science. Lyon is a great city, and superbly located. Also, the wine and cheese are quite nice. #Neuroskyence #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

Hello world. I'm a neuroscientist based in Lyon studying the neurophysiology of the prefrontal cortex, and how it changes during learning & cognitive training. Particularly interested in the role of neural oscillations in frontal regions. #Neuroskyence #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #neurocience

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