The Erlich Lab at SWC
London
Joined December 2014
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“You can’t just be confident, you have to be confident about something.”
Research led by @erlichlab and Xiaoyue Zhu set out to disentangle the different kinds of confidence by designing a perceptual gambling task for rodents.
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ALT Diagram of the perceptual gambling task. Rats need to report whether a tone is lower or higher than 8KHz. On some trials a flash on the right (or left) indicates that correct responses to the side of the flash will result in a higher reward. But errors are never rewarded. Credit - Jeff Erlich.
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Finally! This is the version of record; it's also the version to read, thanks to the review process at eLife. The finding was out of reach before macaque Neuropixels. @eLife: Direct observation of the neural computations underlying a single decision doi.org/10.7554/eLife.90859.…
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We’re hiring 3 Research Assistants!
Join @erlichLab and @AnnDuan2 in groundbreaking research aimed at uncovering how neural population dynamics drive flexible and cognitive behaviours.
Learn more and apply: sainsburywellcome.org/web/co…
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Join us tomorrow as we hear from Professor Nachum Ulanovsky (@WeizmannScience) on the importance of using natural behaviours in neuroscience research illustrated by his studies of neural codes for spatial and social behaviours in flying bats! Register now: sainsburywellcome.org/web/ev…
ALT Picture of a flying bat against a black background with text "SWC Hybrid Seminar: Neural codes for natural behaviors in the hippocampus of flying bats, Prof Nachum Ulanovsky, 18 Apr 12.30pm BST"
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Have you ever done a dense grid search over neural network hyperparameters? Like a *really dense* grid search? It looks like this (!!). Blueish colors correspond to hyperparameters for which training converges, redish colors to hyperparameters for which training diverges.
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Come work with us at @SWC_Neuro! Multiple postdoc positions (both theory & experiment) are available in my group, to study computational & neural principles of statistical learning in the brain (of mice, rats, humans). Apply until March 18. Please share!
ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…
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Looking for a postdoc opportunity? Join our community of dedicated researchers and staff as Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow! Our current vacancies in the @StephensonJones and @AthenaAkrami labs: sainsburywellcome.org/web/co…
ALT Staircases in multiple directions leading upward toward a brain with text overlaid "Join the team". Illustration by Joana C. Carvalho and Gil Costa
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Want to flexibly manipulate many cortical regions, but don't know how to build a random access optogenetics system? We present Zapit: an #opensource hardware and user-friendly software system to make this technology more widely available. Our preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.12.5…
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🚨First preprint from the lab!! All credit goes to @cesca_gst & @HernyMV who co-led this project. tinyurl.com/47w98a6b
We show that movement-related striatal dopamine signals encode an action prediction error, a value free teaching signal.
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Will you be at #SfN23? Stop by our posters and talks! Stay tuned for more details 👀 @SfNtweets
ALT List of SWC researchers presenting a talk or poster at SfN 2023. Sat 11 Nov: Poster, WCC Halls A-C: Stephen Lenzi 034.13 Co-Chair & Talk, 2pm in WCC 145: Marcus Stephenson-Jones Sun 12 Nov: Posters, WCC Halls A-C: Anna Lebedeva 117.04 Sarah Olesen 168.08 Michael Lohse 168.19 Mon 13 Nov: Posters, WCC Halls A-C: Simon Weiler 212.01 Mateo Velez-Fort 214.09 Flora Takacs 214.19 Lida Pentousi 236.09 Wed 15 Nov: Minisymposium, 2.51pm in WCC Ballroom B: Sandra Reiner Posters, WCC Halls A-C: Mathew Edwards 480.02 Rob Campbell 513.02 Ali Haydaroglu 547.16 Adam Tyson 578.04
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Please spread the word about a great opportunity at UC Davis for a computational and/or cognitive neuroscientist. Based at the Center for Neuroscience with space directly adjacent to @CharanRanganath and Mark Goldman! Need to apply by November 15 to guarantee review.
@UCDavisCNS & @UCDneurosurgery invite applications for a TT faculty position in cognitive and/or computational neuroscience focused on addressing how cortical and subcortical networks generate complex human behavior in both health & disease.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06093
ALT A photo of the front of the main building at the Center for Neuroscience Robert D. Grey Hall. There is a bike rack in front of the building with two bikes parked.
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If yr gonna be at #SfN23 and want to talk about p2p scientific infrastructure, not shoveling billions to cloud providers to rent our own data, escaping journals, adversarial interoperability, cooperative governance, ill b at PSTR241.22 9-10am on the 13th❤️
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Great new @Tech_Networks piece by @rjmsci on the recent study by @erlichlab! “Lottery-Loving Rats Reveal How the Brain Handles Uncertainty” technologynetworks.com/neuro…
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Nice bit of news to start the new term with! We will be looking for multiple postdocs across slice physiology, whole brain anatomy and in vivo imaging during fun behavioural tasks. Advert out soon but get in touch informally if this sounds interesting!
Congratulations to @macaskillaf in @uclnpp @uclbiosciences who was recently awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. Andrew and his lab will investigate how animals dynamically shape their memory-guided behaviour based on their levels of hunger and thirst.
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Now recruiting! We are looking for 2 fab post-docs and 1 research technician who would like to help solve the great mysteries of sleep, at the brilliant SWC, in the splendid city of London. Please retweet / share with people you think might be interested! ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…
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if you're at #SNE2023, come hear me talk about my work with @brody_lab about how a *single* cognitive 🧠 process can give rise to both history biases & lapses in decision-making - during the symposium on information sampling & integration. thanks @laura_k_globig for organizing!
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By my calculation, these are some of the most generous postdocs in AI out there, considering the Quebec tax break on postdocs, and the low cost of living in Montreal (40% the rent of Boston). Come study cool AI (and brain!) stuff in a beautiful city with amazing researchers.
Hats off to @IVADO_Qc , elevating the standards of excellence for postdoctoral positions.
This new fellowship has competitive compensation and top-tier research autonomy, with personal research funds.
ivado.ca/en/scholarships-and…
Write me if interested in neuro-AI applications
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How does the brain encode lottery values? In a study published today, the @erlichlab at SWC and @nyushanghai researchers revealed the role of the frontal orienting field in rats during economic decisions under risk. Read the news: sainsburywellcome.org/web/re…
ALT Illustration of a rat at a lottery table. Created with the assistance of AI (DALL·E 3).
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I plan to hire a postdoc next summer to work on machine learning projects at the interface with cognitive science and neuroscience. Part of a collaboration with @pulkitology, @pabbeel, @AudeOliva, and @FieteGroup. Get in touch with me if you're interested.
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New Genie demo app! Real-time simulation of a dynamic system, including:
☑️ Simulation running asynchronously in the background
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Code: t.ly/Hdly