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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · 23h

Appreciating the art with fellow @annualreviews.bsky.social for vision science board members Roland Fleming and @shinyanishida.bsky.social .

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · 3d

din’t miss the video!!

Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · 3d

AMAZING!! 🎉👏👁️🧠🤓

UC Berkeley @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social · 3d

Teresa Puthussery, a UC Berkeley vision scientist whose insights into the retina could one day help those with vision loss regain their sight, has been named a 2025 MacArthur “genius” Fellow. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/08/v...

Vision scientist Teresa Puthussery receives MacArthur ‘genius’ award - Berkeley News

Puthussery’s discoveries about the retina are paving the way for new treatments for eye disease and vision loss

news.berkeley.edu

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UC Berkeley @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social · 3d

Teresa Puthussery, a UC Berkeley vision scientist whose insights into the retina could one day help those with vision loss regain their sight, has been named a 2025 MacArthur “genius” Fellow. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/08/v...

Vision scientist Teresa Puthussery receives MacArthur ‘genius’ award - Berkeley News

Puthussery’s discoveries about the retina are paving the way for new treatments for eye disease and vision loss

news.berkeley.edu

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Erik Van Dis @erikvandis.bsky.social · 6d

Timely piece on the importance and safety of “gain-of-function” research, from my brilliant PhD advisor Sarah Stanley www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/g...

The NIH ordered me to stop my ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research. It isn’t dangerous at all

Safe gain-of-function research is necessary to identify new treatments for diseases like for tuberculosis — but the NIH has imposed unfounded stops.

www.statnews.com

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Annual Reviews @annualreviews.bsky.social · 11d

The 2025 volume of the Annual Review of Vision Science is now online. The most read article so far is "Behavior-Specific Computations in the Vertebrate Retina" arevie.ws/46HMEjd @serenariccitelli.bsky.social @annaintegrated.bsky.social @katrinfranke.bsky.social

TOC: arevie.ws/3Wklava

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · 13d

a must read for anyone interested visual cortex plasticity - a fresh look at some textbook models and a fun read. congratulations to the authors!

David @dav1dcg.bsky.social · 14d

A Critical Look at Critical Periods

Great review of the critical period in the visual cortex. Nice evolutionary perspective, covering the key papers and mechanisms, and proposing a continuous process of plasticity that already starts before eye opening.

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

A Critical Look at Critical Periods | Annual Reviews

Over the past decade and a half, a new understanding has emerged of the role of vision during the critical period in the primary visual cortex. Rather than driving competition for cortical space, visi...

www.annualreviews.org

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David @dav1dcg.bsky.social · 14d

A Critical Look at Critical Periods

Great review of the critical period in the visual cortex. Nice evolutionary perspective, covering the key papers and mechanisms, and proposing a continuous process of plasticity that already starts before eye opening.

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

A Critical Look at Critical Periods | Annual Reviews

Over the past decade and a half, a new understanding has emerged of the role of vision during the critical period in the primary visual cortex. Rather than driving competition for cortical space, visi...

www.annualreviews.org

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Sep 6

Representing @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #Neuroscience chair @danfeldman.bsky.social and @standupforscience.bsky.social at annual #BT5k fundraiser for brain tumor research. GO BEARS!

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you are a PhD student planning to graduate in Spring 2026, think about applying for a miller.berkeley.edu/fellowship. And if you are interested in development/neural circuits, I am happy to sponsor your nomination! email me....

Miller Fellowship

UC Berkeley Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science

miller.berkeley.edu

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Aug 20

Come join our new Department of Neuroscience @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05041

Assistant Professor - Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Aug 15

loved it

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Santiago Rompani @santiagorompani.bsky.social · Aug 9

The lab's first paper is out!

We find that pupil constriction in mice drives strong retinal activity in vivo, and that humans can also perceive pupil-shaped stimulus. This has repercussions for anybody using pupillometry.

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#neuroskyence #neuroscience #neuro

Pupil size modulation drives retinal activity in mice and shapes human perception - Nature Communications

The pupil is known to assist retinal adaptation to light level changes. Here, the authors find a mechanism for how the pupillary light reflex drives monocular and binocular retinal activity in mice an...

www.nature.com

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Aug 7

A giant YES for @gliangel.bsky.social for this incredible honor. Great news for Angel, the lab, and the greater neuroscience ( neuroscience.berkeley.edu/grad ) and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social communities. We look forward to being a part of this fantastic community. 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

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Mora Ogando @moraogando.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thrilled to share our new Adesnik lab paper!!
Using holography in excitatory & inhibitory neurons, we reveal how a single cortical circuit can both complete and cancel predictable sensory activity, sharpening representations
📄https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.02.668307v1
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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Aug 1

Turns out that the “loudest” neurons are not always the most relevant ones. Great article about a fascinating and important result by @hayleybounds.bsky.social , graduate of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social neuroscience.

Hayley Bounds @hayleybounds.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks to @thetransmitter.bsky.social and @ldattaro.bsky.social for this coverage of our recent paper!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Jul 31

Some neurons respond more strongly to visual stimuli than others. But the rest of the brain doesn’t prioritize signals from those neurons, according to a new study. Read more in this month’s Null and Noteworthy.

By @ldattaro.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/null-and-not...

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Hayley Bounds @hayleybounds.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks to @thetransmitter.bsky.social and @ldattaro.bsky.social for this coverage of our recent paper!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Jul 31

Some neurons respond more strongly to visual stimuli than others. But the rest of the brain doesn’t prioritize signals from those neurons, according to a new study. Read more in this month’s Null and Noteworthy.

By @ldattaro.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/null-and-not...

Null and Noteworthy: Downstream brain areas read visual cortex signals en masse in mice

The finding contradicts a theory that the regions prioritize neurons that are adept at identifying specific stimuli. Plus, a response to a study that questioned immune memory in astrocytes.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks to @rachanads.bsky.social and the rest of my awesome lab for hosting lawrencehallofscience.org/visitors/tee... for a day in lab.

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Anne West @ennatsew.bsky.social · Jul 27

The Anne West lab at Duke is hiring a postdoc to work on nuclear cell biology in neurogenesis. Please help me spread the word! Applications to [email protected].

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Miriam B. Goodman, PhD @wormsense.bsky.social · Jul 15

Hey 🧪 I’m looking for a sci-savvy illustrator to build a cartoon-style schematic for a paper about summer research experiences. HMU if this describes you or your side gig.

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christine liu @christineliu.art · Jul 8

🧠 Join the JNeuro Early Career Advisory Board! 🧪

A great way to learn about the world of publishing and support other early career researchers by sharing your perspectives!

Apps due July 18

www.jneurosci.org/content/ecr-...

Call for Applications: ECR Advisory Board | Journal of Neuroscience

www.jneurosci.org

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Jul 8

I don’t think that I can take it….

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RoordaLab @roordalab.bsky.social · Jul 4

Lots of room for growth at @uwaterloo.ca. 🇨🇦 And were hiring 6 new faculty in #optometry and #visionscience. Spread the news. Contact me if you want to learn more.

share.google/8HXvp3LbwLPw...

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Jun 30

Builds on previous study doi.org/10.1016/j.ce.... This is PhD thesis of (almost) Dr. Bistrong, funded by #NEI. Behavior experiments led by the incomparable @rachanads.bsky.social ‪Congrats to all authors!

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Jun 30

Lack of spontaneous activity (#retinalwaves) in early development prevents the formation of retinal circuits critical for stabilizing images as we move through the world. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce....

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Jun 23

musee de la chasse and de la nature — off the tourist path but never seen anything like it….

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Jun 20

Fantastic news!

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Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience @urneuroscience.bsky.social · Jun 20

Don't miss Dr. Doris Tsao of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on our latest episode of Neuroscience Perspectives with
@johnfoxe.bsky.social

👇Along with AI vs the brain, she shares that a mentor's support was pivotal in her career & how her father's curiosity helps fuel hers

➡️ urmc.info/25C

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Jessica Christian @jachristian.bsky.social · Jun 14

This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com

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Marla Feller @mfeller.bsky.social · Jun 14

@standupforscience.bsky.social represented in #Oakland,CA. incredible turnout including @danfeldman.bsky.social

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