Bence Ölveczky

Bence Ölveczky

@olveczky.bsky.social

Father, son, husband, brother, friend. Also runs a lab.

1.2K followers318 following94 posts

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Tim Behrens
@behrenstimb.bsky.social

Super proud of many things about this work by the amazing @kristorpjensen.bsky.social. The work is one of my favourite things ever from the lab. Also super proud of Kris for choosing to send it to @elife.bsky.social - we get to see Kris explain every figure! elifesciences.org/articles/109...

elifesciences.orgA mechanistic theory of planning in prefrontal cortexRecently discovered sequence representations in prefrontal cortex can be combined with the ubiquitous principle of neural attractor dynamics to support planning in complex environments.
Bence Ölveczky
@olveczky.bsky.social

My journey from the eminently decipherable retina to the entangled mess that is the mammalian motor system. No turning back now. !https://www.thetransmitter.org/methods/what-to-do-when-traditional-mechanistic-approaches-no-longer-work/

thetransmitter.orgWhen traditional mechanistic approaches no longer workMany complex behaviors have resisted mechanistic explanations. Deciphering them requires new approaches—and maybe a new concept of “understanding.”

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Eli Meyerhoff
@elimeyerhoff.bsky.social

“Many people prefer to believe the brutes and the sadists are responsible, largely because they are not like “us”. But modern genocide is the product of … the technocrats, bureaucrats and cold planners of extermination, who don’t get their hands dirty.” www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

theguardian.comHow do human beings explain taking part in genocide? NAZA provides a chilling look | Omer BartovIt’s easier to blame brutes and sadists for extreme violence. But as we see in the documentary, modern genocides are fueled by people who are uncomfortably recognizable

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Tim Behrens
@behrenstimb.bsky.social

Best place to do neuroscience in the world.

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social

Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme. Join us in London! 🎓 World-class neuroscience training 💰 Fully funded 4-year programme 🖥️Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social Apply by 9 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...

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Ben de Bivort
@debivort.bsky.social

Hello friends, the Harvard Life Science departments have banded together to hire a new colleague working at the intersection of Life Sciences and AI. Could be primarily an experimentalist, or could be primarily a compute/theorist. academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16773

academicpositions.harvard.eduTenure-Track Professor in Life Science and AIThe Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences, from methodological developme...

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Venki Murthy
@neurovenki.bsky.social

Faculty Job Alert 📣! The Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences, from methodological developments to AI-enabled discovery. Please spread the word!

academicpositions.harvard.eduTenure-Track Professor in Life Science and AIThe Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences, from methodological developme...

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Nicole Rust
@nicolecrust.bsky.social

The superposition of these two studies — both incredible — reflect a snapshot of "one big thing" systems neuroscience has yet to resolve. In mice: 1. Task-related signals are everywhere. 2. Absent large swaths of "everywhere," suprisingly sophisticated learning & behavior remains.

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Alix Dunn
@alixdunn.com

Great piece - if you haven't read The Anarchy by @willdalrymple.bsky.social it is essential reading - incredibly well written and researched, and useful for the now times.

William Dalrymple@willdalrymple.bsky.social

An essay I've just written for @nytimes on why Big Tech is the 21st Century’s equivalent of the East India Company: "What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the WorldA playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.

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Nancy Kanwisher
@nancykanwisher.bsky.social

This guy is fantastic:

Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

Bence Ölveczky
@olveczky.bsky.social

The bird strikes again🐧. Congrats to all involved!

Drew Schreiner@schreinerdrew.bsky.social

Where, exactly, does learning happen in the brain? Out today in @nature.com, we identify a synaptic locus of birdsong learning and show that the circuit can be tuned to make birds learn faster - but at a cost. Read on👇 #neuroskyence 🧪 #prattle 💬 #bioacoustics Shareable link: rdcu.be/fiyrS

nature.comA synaptic locus of song learning - NatureCombining a computational framework and optogenetic and chemogenetic manipulations within and downstream of the cortico-basal ganglia circuit identifies the specific cortico-basal ganglia synapse...

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Arkarup Banerjee
@arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social

How did singing mouse evolve its song? Two research manuscripts published today shed light on peripheral and central circuit modifications underlying this novel vocal capacity.

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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai
@bioniclab.bsky.social

🐝 In 1988, three Georgia Tech engineers heard an NPR segment on how bees allocate foragers with no central authority. One joked: "Would bees be better if they hired us as consultants?" NSF and the Navy funded them to find out. They tracked 4,000 labeled bees for three years.

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Sam Gershman
@gershbrain.bsky.social

In FY24, the Harvard Management Corporation (responsible for the university endowment) paid $89M in compensation: paddockpost.com/2026/02/10/e... During this same period, the endowment underperformed the S&P500 by about $4B.

paddockpost.comExecutive Compensation at Harvard Management (2024)Harvard Management Company (Harvard Management) provides investment management services to Harvard, a private university with more than $60 billion in net assets.  Consequently, revenue comes from …

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Hank Reichman
@hankreichman.bsky.social

"But those who want to diminish the faculty’s decision-making authority, or who think universities should be run more like companies, should be careful what they wish for." www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

thecrimson.comThe Faculty Are the Problem, Apparently | Opinion | The Harvard CrimsonThose who want to diminish the faculty’s decision-making authority, or who think universities should be run more like companies, should be careful what they wish for.

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Andrew Tan
@andrewtanyongyi.bsky.social

"in Israel "the genocide of the Jews abruptly ceases being a historical reality, experienced existentially, and becomes a commonplace tool of political legitimation"" Omer Bartov quoting Pierre Vidal-Naquet

prospectmagazine.co.ukA state of denialNetanyahu’s onslaught against Gaza has been genocidal, but Israelis refuse to see it. This has historical parallels—and roots in Israel’s foundation
Sangsin Lee@sslee.bsky.social

Israel Foreign Ministry condemned Lee’s posting.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

I think this deserves at least as much sustained attention from US media as Claudine Gay's dissertation

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social

Not only did the US, per its own ‘intelligence,’ bomb this girls primary school, THEY BOMBED IT TWICE. www.reutersconnect.com/item/the-pri...

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Trita Parsi
@tparsi.bsky.social

This is Ferdowsi Sq central Tehran. People on the ground say the bombing campaign is beyond anything they have seen and seemingly indiscriminate. Increasingly, Israel and the US appear to be following the Gaza playbook, having failed to achieve a quick regime implosion.

Bence Ölveczky
@olveczky.bsky.social

Go Sam!!

Sam Wang@samwang.bsky.social

News from central Jersey: I'm running to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. By entering the fray, I hope to bring ideas of repairing our frayed republic. Not only to defend it in 2026, but to build something stronger, for generations to come! samwang.substack.com/p/entering-t...

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Takaki Komiyama
@takakikomiyama.bsky.social

Our new work is out in Science Advances. We show that neural activity in the striatum reflects not just cortical inputs, but also often-underappreciated thalamic inputs. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

science.orgComplementary cortical and thalamic contributions to cell type–specific striatal activity dynamics during movementCell type–specific striatal activity during movement is shaped by cortical and thalamic inputs with complementary roles.
Bence Ölveczky
@olveczky.bsky.social

Feels like a pivotal moment. The president is screening a movie about his third wife and crying about a lawsuit challenging his guilded ballroom, while good-hearted Americans looking out for their neighbor are getting murdered by state police. Will Americans finally wake up?

Bence Ölveczky
@olveczky.bsky.social

Goodbye, my friend. Miss you!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social

Adam Kampff prioritized spreading knowledge over publishing flashy papers in prestigious journals, but colleagues say his mark on neuroscience was undeniable. The researcher and educator passed away on 9 December. By Lauren Schneider www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...

thetransmitter.orgRemembering Adam Kampff, neuroscience educator and researcherKampff’s do-it-yourself approach inspired a generation of neuroscientists.
Bence Ölveczky
@olveczky.bsky.social

Well said, Rui. Adam was one of a kind. Gentle, warm, funny, genuine, and smart. His ability to cut through bullshit and see the big picture catalyzed great science wherever he went. He loved life and shared his joy generously. A huge inspiration. Thanks for all the beautiful memories, my friend!

Rui Costa@ruimcosta.bsky.social

Last night Adam Kampff, the glue, the light, the catalyst, the builder, the smile, left us. He and his work transformed the lives of many labs, scientists, students. He inspired and was generous to his last transformation, working tirelessly to set up a foundation to continue the work.Thank you!

Bence Ölveczky
@olveczky.bsky.social

Great opportunity!

Andrew Pruszynski@andpru.bsky.social

Join us for Fall 2026. In our group, you can run studies from human behavior and neuroimaging, to large-scale NHP ephys, and join them up with a robust computational foundation. Bonus: you can help build the reading list.

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Blue Note Records
@bluenoterecords.bsky.social

RIP to one of the all-time greats... Jack DeJohnette has passed away at age 83. The legendary drummer is pictured here at the September 24, 1965 recording session for Jackie McLean's "Jacknife," which marked his first appearance on a Blue Note record.