science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Check out our paper! Congrats to Simon Lavaud, @charbichara, Mattia D'Andola and ShuHao Yeh! 1/n

Congratulations to the Takeoka lab on their latest work, out in Science Magazine today! 🙌
Simon Lavaud et al. explored the neural basis of spinal mechanisms in learning and retaining learned motor behavior - without the brain!

Full story 👇
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

We are excited to share our findings on neurotransmitter phenotype switching by spinal excitatory neurons after spinal cord injury! Great work by PhD students in the lab Hannah Bertels Guille and Khadija! Check it out!

nature.com/articles/s4159…

We all had a blast! Great run, everyone! Giovanna Catavitello Mattia D'Andola Simon Lavaud and especially Guille for running woppin’ 18k! Wings for Life World Run NERF

Spinal cord neural recording from an awake behaving animal using Neuropixel probes !! #Neuropixel #SpinalCord #ItsNotAllAboutTheBrain 😁

We are looking for talented postdocs to study neuronal basis of motor control. Candidates with strong quantitative background in electrophysiology are encouraged to apply! Send your motivation letter and CV to [email protected]

our new paper! :)
@Raphael67907034 Arthur H Dewolf
The Bouncing Mechanism of Running Against Hindering, or With Aiding Traction Forces: A Comparison With Running on a Slope

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32394064/

How fascinating is all this!!!

#locomotion #evolution National Geographic Professor John R. Hutchinson

nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/…

#workingfromhome ai tempi del #COVID19 con maritino Mattia D'Andola Mothers in Science UCLouvain F.R.S.-FNRS KU Leuven Research

1er Avril. Le ralentissement se confirme, le pic d'hospitalisations / USI nettes pourrait être atteint en début de semaine prochaine. Attention, l'augmentation des décès se poursuivra vraisemblablement au-delà de cette date.

Our new preprint is out:

We provide evidence that exposure to the temporal structure of natural visual input is necessary for a proper postnatal development of complex cells in rat V1.
#neuroscience #cortex #visualperception

biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Haste makes waste #AIOps

First poster presentation! So excited to present my work about kinematic synergies shared by mammals and bird in terrestrial locomotion at the Amam2019 conference! #postdoc #research #animal #locomotion #pregnancy #womeninscience #yeswecan

Proud of the successful testing of our #optogenetics commutator and integrated controller for #neuropixel . Our thanks to Mattia D'Andola and Aya Takeoka NERF for the wonderful collaboration.

If you reject a project, you should say why!! First I can learn from my error. Second, clearly demonstrates that you're not hiding something! HFSP doesn't give feedback in case of rejection. They say because of the high number of applications. I think this is highly unfair!

Check our new paper out!

Control of cortical oscillatory frequency by a closed-loop system jneuroengrehab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

My new paper about the general principles in how walking is organized that are shared between animals of vastly different shapes and sizes. Available online. Hope you enjoy it!!
A kinematic synergy for terrestrial locomotion shared by mammals and birds doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

Our last research from Sanchez-Vives lab about a mechanism governing beta-gamma hypersynchronization in the prefrontal cortex via NMDA receptors in an in vitro model of schizophrenia features.

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Time to talk about why so many postgrads have poor mental health nature.com/articles/d4158…