Ben Lau

Neuroscientist, magician & photographer. Postdoc in the @balleinelab at UNSW Sydney studying the memory processes underlying goal-directed action.

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

Excited to share the fruits of labour during my postdoc with @drstephieb - in collab with @Ciaran_MR @stressynomics Grant Gordon

We find that an obesogenic diet induces a cascade of alterations in astrocytes/neurons - impairing plasticity in the OFC

https://t.co/UhH3hh4R6u

[Jun Nagai @JunNagaiLab]

Just out! “The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory.” We identified astrocytic ensembles that link experiences across days to stabilize memory https://t.co/po9zIlZvPb. New astrocyte tools are openly available at Addgene: https://t.co/OXCmcYSleI. 1/8

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@WhoIsMarkRossi @kuldeepshrivas3 @NatureComms Congrats to you and the team on this cool study. I look forward to digging deep into it!

[Mark Rossi @WhoIsMarkRossi]

Excited to share our newest paper led by @kuldeepshrivas3 out now in @NatureComms
https://t.co/CE4pDaLlUw
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[Shohei Furutachi @ShoheiFurutachi]

What is the nature of sensory prediction error signals in the neocortex?

Our research published in @Nature reveals that these error signals are amplified responses to unexpected inputs, mediated by a cooperative thalamocortical circuit mechanism! 1/4

https://t.co/fS9ztjB1St

[Jordan Farrell @J_S_Farrell]

Very happy to share our latest work from the @SolteszLab co-led w/ @EHwaun now online at @Nature. We take a deep dive into a neural activity pattern known as the hippocampal "dentate spike" and its role in cognition. https://t.co/tNhtK2ObqE

[jaideep bains @stressynomics]

Hypothalamic CRH neurons remember the good and the bad … and they do it their own way! Amazing persistence by Tamás Füzesi and great teamwork. Also a huge thanks to Wilten Nicola! https://t.co/Bz0btqCwDZ

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@SValtcheva This is such a cool study Silvana. Massive congrats!

[Silvana Valtcheva @SValtcheva]

Story finally out ⭐️ We found that hypothalamic oxytocin cells in maternal mice receive inputs from the auditory thalamus, increase their activity following distress pup vocalizations to release central oxytocin and modulate behavior
https://t.co/cny2lVCodK

[Eddy Albarran @albarran_neuro]

Endocannabinoids are powerful synaptic modulators, but there's so much we don't know about how they signal. Here we show that *postsynaptic synucleins* are required!

Shoutout @YueSunNeuro, @yulonglilab, @SudhofThomas, @BJunDing and the rest of the team!

https://t.co/i5Vpr2ucqN

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@coreybaimel @CAN_ACN @DalPharmacology Way to go Corey! I know you and the lab will do great things. Look forward to visiting someday!

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@Ciaran_MR @AdedipeIfe @Holt_LewisRhys Hey guys, congrats on the lab’s first paper. It’s nice to see in the modern day that there’s still a few peeps willing to do the long and tough LTP experiments!

[Adam Institoris @AdamInstitoris]

Our paper is out!
https://t.co/k0IMgPxQMe
With genetic Ca2+ clamping and chemogenetic activation of astrocytes, we show that astrocytes enhance neurovascular coupling when neuronal activation is sustained but not when activation is brief.

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@AdamInstitoris Big congrats on your paper Adam! Really looking forward to digging into this one.

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@lauren_seabrook @drstephieb @NatureNeuro Hi @lauren_seabrook , @LindsayNaef and @drstephieb , massive congrats on finally getting this out! I know how much work went into this, so very well deserved. It was the greatest pleasure to have shared most of my time in the lab with all of you ❤️

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@ChantalRytz @CJASN Congrats Chantal!

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@KarinAubrey @SfNJournals @SfNtweets @KollingINST I'm the only one of the authors with Twitter, so I'll have to speak on the others behalf. Thanks for the kind mention Kaz! It's much appreciated.

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@nlweilinger @CellReports Congrats Nick, beautiful work!

[Ben Lau @benjaminklau]

@lauren_seabrook @drstephieb Hehe thanks so much for writing about my work. Look forward to seeing the other side of the story from you soon!

[Richard Roth @R_H_Roth]

Happy to share our latest study from the @BJunDing lab recently published in @NeuroCellPress! We show that motor learning selectively induces synaptic plasticity at inputs and outputs of behavior-relevant neurons in motor cortex.
https://t.co/ye5rEjcOSL

[Christian Lüscher @LUSCHERC]

Our study on ketamin's addiction liability just went online

https://t.co/IzOYSxA381

Kudos to @lindasimmler and @YueLi73760302, co-first authors for an exemplary collaboration!