@nmoclab

Neuroscience lab @durham_uni. Studying the Neuromodulation of Cognition. Run by @marco_bocchio. Mostly serotonin, psychedelics and interneurons

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Joined December 2023
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New research by @marco_bocchio @DurhamPsych has revealed how brain cells called interneurons can act as our in-built traffic controllers🧠 This insight into brain communications could open up potential treatments for neurological disorders. 👉 brnw.ch/21wP0Tu
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Brain’s “Traffic Controllers” Hold Key to Learning and Memory A study led by Dr. @Marco_Bocchio in the @DurhamPsych reveals how specific brain cells called interneurons can act as our in-built traffic controllers. ‣ neurosciencenews.com/hippoca…
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Our work showing how inhibitory #interneurons of the #hippocampus regulate the #synchrony of pyramidal cell #ensembles is now published in @PLOSbiology journals.plos.org/plosbiolog… Summary below👇

Functional networks of inhibitory neurons orchestrate synchrony in the hippocampus

Interneurons control the timing of activation of excitatory neurons, but how single interneurons affect synchrony in vivo is unclear. This study shows that CA1 hippocampus interneurons form a...

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How do single #interneurons affect synchrony in vivo? @marco_bocchio &co show that CA1 #hippocampus interneurons form a functionally connected network that promotes synchrony between #PyramidalCells at the single neuron level #PLOSBiology plos.io/4f4tdDI
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1/6 A great example of fairness and support in scientific publishing 👇 We recently submitted a paper to Journal "A", receiving fair and overall positive reviews. We were confident we could address all requests within 3 months.
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@marco_bocchio in our @DurhamPsych, has secured funding from @acmedsci for a new exciting project which could lead to better treatments for depression and anxiety. Find out more 👉 brnw.ch/21wIZsn @nmoclab
Dr Marco Bocchio

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Day 1 of assembly of a @Scientifica_Int Slicescope Pro 1000 in the @nmoclab @DurhamPsych @durham_uni. #electrophysiology #patchclamp #neuroscience
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Immensely grateful to @acmedsci and @wellcometrust for being awarded the Springboard Award @durham_uni @DurhamPsych to develop my lab and study the link between #serotonin and #neuroplasticity using #optogenetics and #electrophysiology
Academy of Medical Sciences@acmedsci18 Mar 2024
We have awarded over £6.6 million in funding to 54 exceptional biomedical & health researchers through our Springboard scheme for early career scientists. Read more about our new awardees: ow.ly/VgrY50QVqE1
"I am very excited, and very much looking forward to taking the full benefit of the mentorship and networking opportunities provided by the Academy." Beatriz Bano Otalora 2024 Springboard awardee, University of Manchester

ALT "I am very excited, and very much looking forward to taking the full benefit of the mentorship and networking opportunities provided by the Academy." Beatriz Bano Otalora 2024 Springboard awardee, University of Manchester

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Really enjoyed talking about the #Neuroscience of #Psychedelics last night @dupsychedelic @durham_uni. Lots of fantastic questions and food for thought!
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Fantastic talk by David Sanderson at our #NeuroClub series @DurhamPsych. Very neat analysis of temporal bisection in mice using an elegant task.
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Two excellent fellowship opportunities to carry out independent research by @UKRI_News @BBSRC and #MSCA ukri.org/opportunity/2024-bb… marie-sklodowska-curie-actio… Consider @DurhamPsych DM if you are interested in a project involving #psychedelics, #serotonin or hippocampal physiology
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If I could snap my fingers and change everything, here is what I would do: 1) Have all publishing happen on a single, consolidated, 100% subsidized "preprint" platform that publishes, formats, disseminates and archives all works of science with zero cost to authors or users.
Michael 英泉 Eisen
@mbeisen21 Oct 2021
The current science publishing system is the worst form of science publishing system. That's it. There's no except.
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Very excited for the new room for ex vivo patch clamp experiments! Refurbishment works finally completed. Ready for @LeicaMicro vibratome and @Scientifica_Int patch rig installation. #neuroscience #electrophysiology @DurhamPsych @durham_uni
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Exciting discussions at our #Neuroclub! @colinlever led a captivating journal+data club session at @DurhamPsych. Mind-opening analysis of @Braincuriositi1 work doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.0…, put in the context of the theta/ACh encoding/retrieval work by @HasselmoMichael and his lab.
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I had completely missed this fantastic Facemap toolbox: nature.com/articles/s41593-0… It has just saved me so much coding time! Many thanks to @Atika_Ibrahim and @computingnature for developing this and sharing it with the community! Looking forward to testing it!

Facemap: a framework for modeling neural activity based on orofacial tracking

Nature Neuroscience - Facemap is a data analysis framework for tracking keypoints on mouse faces and relating them to large-scale neural activity. Both of these steps use state-of-the-art...

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First day back in the department. Deep into analysis with headphones on. Loud BANG! Glazing completely cracked out of nowhere 😯 Smashing start
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Just published! 🥁 Hippocampal neurons reinstate specific episodic memories in humans. These Episode Specific Neurons are independent of Concept Neurons or Time Cells and code the conjunction of elements that make up the event. Check it out here: nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
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