Nitin

Christian, husband, father, scientist

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

please check out our recent work investigating the role of inter-regional conduction delays in generating networks of phase synchronization, using biologically realistic computational models, advanced Bayesian methods and MEG data.

[Palva Lab 🇫🇮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @PalvaLab]

Do inter-regional axonal conduction delays shape cortical phase-synchronization networks? We used Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) methods to compare MEG data with 3 Biophysical Network Models (BNMs) with different conduction delay assumptions: https://t.co/Ss1sEPT7eg (1/4)

[MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit @mrccbu]

Huge congratulations to James Rowe 👏

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

@sylvain_baillet Hi Sylvain, the couple behind this book and website traversed India on a shoe-string budget and had some amazing adventures on the way. Could we worth checking out the book: https://t.co/lnFEuoS0Nh

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

@Maitreyee_W congratulations @Maitreyee_W , that is truly inspirational. Best wishes to scale even greater heights!

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

We demonstrate that curvature measures capture relevant information in fMRI brain functional networks. Fruitful collaboration with @areejitsamal and brilliant students @yydv_98 and @pavithraE_ !

[Areejit Samal @areejitsamal]

Our paper applying discrete Ricci curvatures to brain functional connectivity networks associated with autism spectrum disorder is now published. Led by @pavithraE_ & @yydv_98 in collaboration with @nitinwilliams, E. Saucan, J. Jost @mpiMathSci
https://t.co/EQ3EFYx1ur

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

great to be part of this fascinating project on neuronal correlates of speech processing @AnnaMauranen @PalvaLab

[Palva Lab 🇫🇮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @PalvaLab]

Excellent long-standing collaboration with @AnnaMauranen lab is finally out. We show that brain activity reflects chunk boundaries in natural speech Check https://t.co/IrBilvLT3Q

[Areejit Samal @areejitsamal]

New preprint where we show that graph curvatures, especially, Forman-Ricci curvature, can characterize functional connectivity networks in autism spectrum disorder. Led by @pavithraE_ & @yydv_98 in collaboration with @nitinwilliams, E. Saucan & J. Jost
https://t.co/0sttbQpNgo

[Micah G. Allen @micahgallen]

A simple trick for learning a new literature I was taught in my undergrad is the "snowball" technique. Here's how it works: start with one review or empirical finding in the topic you want to work on. Carefully read the works cited and pick 4-5 key references. Then read those.

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

Looking for places to launch a research programme related to Biomedical Engineering? Apply to: https://t.co/gPEcsev65W

Few more vibrant places than @iitbombay !

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

do check out our latest work on Biophysical Network Models (BNMs) of phase-synchronization in MEG resting-state!

[Palva Lab 🇫🇮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @PalvaLab]

1/5 New preprint!

👉 https://t.co/ikyPctEfE2 👈

We studied the roles of conduction delays, structural connectome, and regional dynamics in a Biophysical Network Model (BNM) of resting-state activity. Phase synchrony in the model was correlated at r=0.49 with the MEG connectome.

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

@neurodidact @PalvaLab Thank you very much @neurodidact ! :)

[Christopher Yau @cwcyau]

It's raining ML jobs in Manchester, a number of postdocs available linked to a range of @EPSRC, @The_MRC and @NIHR projects https://t.co/wy0Fc2vEwk

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

@LitvakVladimir Congratulations!

[Apoorva Bhandari @apaxon]

Noise correlations between similarly tuned neurons have long been known to limit encoding potential. We show in new work that the same kind of noise correlations can be beneficial for learning a readout. Very satisfying collaboration with @NassarLab and the twitterless Dan Scott!

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

@kNearNeighbors Thank you very much, @kNearNeighbors! :)

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

@LitvakVladimir @PalvaLab Thank you very much @LitvakVladimir :)

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

check this one out, people!

[Palva Lab 🇫🇮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @PalvaLab]

1/6 New paper thread! We identified modules in inter-areal connectomes of phase-synchronization, with stereo-EEG (SEEG) recordings.

We found these modules to comprise anatomically contiguous regions that share functional roles in cognitive tasks.

https://t.co/pnh0Cn7uR3

[Nitin @nitinwilliams]

very useful advice

[Hajer Nakua, PhD @HajerNakua]

A rather strange period of wins for me. Im humbled to be the recipient of the Autism Scholar Award by the Council of Ontario Universities. I will have to decline the award due to holding the CIHR but I wanted to share some lessons I’ve learned about applying for graduate awards👇

[Felix Siebenhühner @FSiebenhuehner]

Very honored to be chosen by @sats_brsf for this. Many thanks to my supervisors Satu & Matias Palva and my colleagues at @PalvaLab without whom this wouldn't have been possible! And thanks to the wonderful @JohannaKGW for the photo used here (& all the support over the years).