Cognition isn't a monolith. Is it possible that our "selves" are just the emergent sum of these specialized neural choirs?
Forget the singular "consciousness."
The human neocortex isn't a uniform processor. Nature Neuroscience reveals a menagerie of L2/3 pyramidal neurons, each a specialist in firing patterns.
Regular-spiking, intrinsically bursting, fast-spiking... A symphony of cellular voices.
But here's the twist: if these subclasses dictate function, are our cognitive limits already pre-determined?
Are we truly free-thinking, or merely the product of our neural network's inherent architecture?
What if the key to unlocking cognitive potential lies not in global optimization, but in understanding and harmonizing these distinct neuronal voices?
https://t.co/a97uBRBtYO
We made it 💪🏻⭐️ special thanks to @Neurocuriously for organizing togheter the AstroSymposium, @CharletLab and Andrew Holmes for their participation and @EBBS organization for giving us this opportunity.
First chaired symposium with @PacinelliGiada and (except for minor technical difficulties) went gréât! We shared the latest insight on how astrocytes contribute the processing of emotion and cognition, thanks to Alexandre Charlet and Andrew Holmes for their participation 🧠😃
A large-scale multimodal investigation of the interplay between the serotonergic system and emotion processing | Translational Psychiatry https://t.co/PnrrqhRsa0
A transcriptomic atlas of the #endometrium of women with polycystic ovary syndrome uncovers both disease signatures and treatment responses. #PCOS
https://t.co/a5Kj1BgANC
Very excited about our symposium at @EBBS_Science on “Astrocytic Control of Emotion and Cognition” with @Neurocuriously@CharletLab Andrew Holmes. Come to see what astrocytes can do ⭐️🧠
Join us for the European Brain and Behaviour Society meeting in beautiful Bordeaux from June 28 to July 1, 2025!
🗓️ Registration opens January 15, 2025.
Check out the program here: https://t.co/RkxME6hFzN
Stay tuned for updates!
#EBBS2025#Neuroscience#Bordeaux
Register now for the EMBO Workshop: “Astrocytes – From Molecules to Systems”
📅 14–18 April 2025 | Venice, Italy
✍️ Abstract submission and registration deadline: 14 January 2024
https://t.co/Pb3wXlvChs
BREAKING NEWS
The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
The Social Brain workshop has wrapped up after 3.5 days in beautiful Baeza, Spain! A fantastic learning experience supported by @UNIAuniversidad and led by @FelixFelxfel & @camillabellone A wonderful opportunity for personal &social connection. Huge thanks to everyone involved!