International Brain Laboratory

shivashriganesh.bsky.social

Two flagship papers from the International Brain Laboratory, now out in ‪@Nature.com‬: 🧠 Brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour: doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09235-0 🧠 Brain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-making: doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09226-1 +

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@shivashriganesh.bsky.social

21 Sept

We’re excited to share BrainWideBench, a new benchmark for evaluating how models of neural activity generalize across animals and tasks! 📄 Check out the paper here! arxiv.org/abs/2609.22064 Special shoutout to @alx-adr.bsky.social, who contributed equally as co-first authors!

thetransmitter.orgThe promise of open neuroscience for Latin AmericaUruguayan researchers explain how their work with the International Brain Lab could spark more open science initiatives in Latin America.

3 Sept

Researchers in Uruguay are using IBL’s Brain-Wide Map to explore new questions and show the broader promise of open neuroscience in Latin America. The Transmitter profiles our Project Partners Matias Cavelli and Joaquin Gonzalez: www.thetransmitter.org/the-state-of...

4 May

We’re excited to welcome a new cohort of project partners to the International Brain Laboratory (IBL). Advancing open, collaborative neuroscience at scale. Explore the projects: internationalbrainlab.com/projects-new... #Neuroscience #OpenScience #DataScience

16 Apr

Hiring: Neuroscience roles at the International Brain Laboratory. We’re looking for: Neuroscience Community Engineer Neuroscience Research Software Engineer / Data Scientist All applications must be submitted by May 8th. Flexible US/Europe locations. www.internationalbrainlab.com/opportunitie...

9 Apr

🧠 Registration is OPEN for Brainhack @ #FENS2026 (July 5) Explore how different analysis choices shape results Open to all — no FENS reg needed ⚠️ 100 spots, first come Register: forms.gle/c9xDSSuFeRmY... #Brainhack #OpenScience #Neuroscience

7 Apr

🧠💻 Join the Brainhack satellite at #FENS2026 (July 5)! ✨ Open to all - no FENS registration required 📆 Registration opens April 9 ⚠️ Limited to 100 spots (first come, first served) Learn more: pre-fens-brainhack.github.io/brainhack2026/ #Brainhack #OpenScience #Neuroscience

dlvr.it20 lessons in team science: Learning from the experience of the International Brain LaboratoryLeveraging large-scale neuroscience datasets requires new collaborative approaches. The International Brain Laboratory (IBL) is a distributed, open-science experiment facing these challenges. To succeed, IBL developed methods for shared decision-making, division of labor, authorship/credit assignment, career support, standardization, and robust data analysis. The International Brain Laboratory et al. share these lessons learned to benefit other collaborative scientific efforts.

5 Mar

What does it take to successfully run a large, scientific international collaboration? We share 20 lessons from the International Brain Laboratory on governance, credit, reproducibility, infrastructure, and open science. authors.elsevier.com/a/1miug3BtfH...

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sebastianab.bsky.social

@sebastianab.bsky.social

20 Jan

New in Nature Neuroscience: We developed a flexible model that reveals how animals learn tasks—uncovering stages, sudden insights, and gradual improvements unique to each animal. Learning isn't monotonic, and our model captures that complexity 🐭📊 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comInfinite hidden Markov models can dissect the complexities of learning - Nature NeuroscienceBruijns et al. present a modeling tool that enables the tracking of learning dynamics across subjects to reveal how behaviors emerge and adapt. Applying the tool to a decision-making task in mice unco...

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Lightning Pose

@lightningpose.bsky.social

15 Jan

🎉 Excited to announce Lightning Pose 3D! A complete redesign of our app with powerful new features: calibration-aware labeling for multiview data, state-of-the-art multiview transformer models for training & inference, an interactive video viewer, and continued support for single-view projects.

pre-cosyne-brainhack.github.ioPre-COSYNE Brainhack 2026The 2026 edition of the Pre-COSYNE Brainhack in Lisbon, Portugal.

14 Jan

Pre-COSYNE Brainhack 2026 – Join Us in Lisbon! March 10–11, 2026 • Lisbon, Portugal pre-cosyne-brainhack.github.io/hackathon2026/ Kick off COSYNE week with two days of hands-on, team-based hacking around real electrophysiology data, open tools, and reproducible workflows. #brainhack #cosyne2026

pre-cosyne-brainhack.github.ioThe Pre-COSYNE Brainhack 2026Everything you need to know about the Pre-COSYNE Brainhack 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal.

14 Jan

This year’s Brainhack draws inspiration from CON²PHYS: same dataset, same questions, many truths? Expect hacking sessions, mini-presentations, discussions on reproducibility and a welcoming environment for all skill levels. Apply now (limited spots): pre-cosyne-brainhack.github.io/hackathon202...

11 Sept 2025

Want to collaborate with the International Brain Laboratory on your own project? We have funding to work with groups anywhere in the world to do new large-scale projects and we are looking for new partners! Learn more and apply: www.internationalbrainlab.com/ibl-core-apply

internationalbrainlab.comApply to work with the IBL Core — International Brain Laboratory

11 Sept 2025

We can help with your Neuropixels recordings, multiphoton imaging, data processing, visualisation, management, and more. Applications are due November 1st! www.internationalbrainlab.com/ibl-core-apply

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internationalbrainlab.comApply to work with the IBL Core — International Brain Laboratory

If you have a project idea (experiment or theory!) please apply to become an IBL partner: internationalbrainlab.com/ibl-core-apply +

These papers show what collaborative science can achieve: standardized methods, open data, and shared tools driving new insights into the brain. The next discoveries are ahead. Come join us! #Neuroscience #OpenScience #Collaboration

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nature.comA common computational and neural anomaly across mouse models of autism - Nature NeuroscienceNoel et al. show aberrant updating of expectations in three distinct mouse models of autism spectrum disorder. Brain-wide neurophysiology data suggest this stems from excess units encoding deviations ...

These studies are just the beginning. The same infrastructure is now powering many new projects, such as this study by Jean-Paul Noel & colleagues on autism: 🧠 www.nature.com/articles/s41... +

IBL’s next phase is to work with new partners. We have funding to support groups anywhere in the world to do new large-scale projects. We can help you with Neuropixel recordings, multiphoton imaging, data processing, visualisation, data management, and more. +

data.internationalbrainlab.orgData — International Brain Laboratory

Twenty labs collaborated to build: - Recordings from the entire mouse brain during a behavioral task (data.internationalbrainlab.org) - Open and reproducible workflows and data standards - An organisational structure enabling scientific discovery among distributed groups +

We discovered that decisions arise from many brain areas working together—including regions previously overlooked by scientists—to integrate current evidence with beliefs from prior choices. We establish large-scale, collaborative science as a tool to unlock the brain’s secrets +

cell.comA conversation with research software engineers at the International Brain LaboratoryOpen-source software is the lifeblood of many modern research projects, allowing researchers to push boundaries, build collaborations, and work transparently. The International Brain Laboratory (IBL),...

14 July 2025

Hear directly from our amazing team members: A conversation with research software engineers at the International Brain Laboratory: Patterns www.cell.com/patterns/ful...

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Mehdi Azabou

@mehdiazabou.bsky.social

11 July 2025

Excited to announce the Foundation Models for the Brain and Body workshop at #NeurIPS2025! 🧠📈 🧪 We invite short papers or interactive demos on AI for neural, physiological or behavioral data. Submit by Aug 22 👉 brainbodyfm-workshop.github.io

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Cole Hurwitz

@colehurwitz.bsky.social

21 Apr 2025

Thrilled to share our state-of-the-art method for in vivo cell-type classification and brain region localization, NEMO, which is now now a spotlight at @iclr-conf.bsky.social ! We use NEMO to characterize the electrophysiological diversity of cell-types across the entire mouse brain. 🐭 🧪 🧠

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Cole Hurwitz

@colehurwitz.bsky.social

15 Apr 2025

Another step toward a foundation model of the mouse brain: "Neural Encoding and Decoding at Scale (NEDS)" Trained on neural and behavioral data from 70+ mice, NEDS achieves state-of-the-art prediction of behavior (decoding) and neural responses (encoding) on held-out animals. 🐀

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Cole Hurwitz

@colehurwitz.bsky.social

2 Dec 2024

Ported over from X! What will a foundation model for the brain look like? 🧠 We argue that it must be able to solve a diverse set of tasks across multiple brain regions and animals. Check out our NeurIPS paper which introduces a multi-region, multi-animal, multi-task model arxiv.org/abs/2407.14668

10 Nov 2023

Come see us at #sfn #sfn2023 #sfn23 sites.google.com/internationa...