Katie Ferguson
@katie-ferguson.bsky.social
Research Scientist | Studying how diverse neural populations encode sensory information | Behavioral state-dependent processing | Systems & computational neuroscience | Yale • U of Toronto • U of Waterloo | She/her 🇨🇦
Thrilled to see this out! It was such a rewarding collaboration with Alex Wang, @jess-cardin.bsky.social, and an amazing team. We show that V1 SST interneurons integrate on a delayed developmental timeline, shaping how visual cortex processes and normalizes sensory input.
A wild ride through the postnatal maturation of SST interneurons! Alex Wang and @katie-ferguson.bsky.social found that V1 SST cells exhibit a unique developmental trajectory, coming online over a few days after eyes open. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @yaleneuro.bsky.social @wutsaiyale.bsky.social
Delayed integration of somatostatin interneurons into visual circuits - Nature Communications
The early postnatal roles of dendrite-targeting interneurons in primary visual cortex (V1) remain elusive. Here, the authors find that somatostatin interneurons in mouse V1 exhibit a uniquely delayed ...
www.nature.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thrilled to see this out! It was such a rewarding collaboration with Alex Wang, @jess-cardin.bsky.social, and an amazing team. We show that V1 SST interneurons integrate on a delayed developmental timeline, shaping how visual cortex processes and normalizes sensory input.
And a Canadian to boot! 🎉
Wow. The first woman to receive tenure in Physics at Harvard dropped out of high school to form an alternative school with friends and later codiscovered the top quark and Higgs boson. (And psst: she supports PhD students & loves books).💙
www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpa...
www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpa...
Melissa Franklin | Department of Physics
www.physics.harvard.edu
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
And a Canadian to boot! 🎉
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🧠🤖 Computational Neuroscience summer school IMBIZO in Cape Town is open for applications again!
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🧠🤖 Computational Neuroscience summer school IMBIZO in Cape Town is open for applications again!
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
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About time!
Scientists led by @lucinauddin.bsky.social are suing academic publishers for running an illegal cartel that violates US antitrust law
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Scientists led by @lucinauddin.bsky.social are suing academic publishers for running an illegal cartel that violates US antitrust law
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Doc1 complaint Uddin
www.documentcloud.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
About time!
Scientists led by @lucinauddin.bsky.social are suing academic publishers for running an illegal cartel that violates US antitrust law
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Scientists led by @lucinauddin.bsky.social are suing academic publishers for running an illegal cartel that violates US antitrust law
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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In today's episode of the Night Science Podcast we talk with Martin Schwartz from Yale about the importance of stupidity in science: while learning science makes you feel smart, true scientific discovery often involves feeling stupid, because it means venturing into the unknown.
April 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In today's episode of the Night Science Podcast we talk with Martin Schwartz from Yale about the importance of stupidity in science: while learning science makes you feel smart, true scientific discovery often involves feeling stupid, because it means venturing into the unknown.
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Upcoming (April 28 - May 2) free, 5-day webinar "Advancing Computational Neuroscience Through Collaborative Learning". With speakers from Afrika, US and Europe, and organized by Jessica Oparebea and collaborators at the University of Ghana. Please spread the word, and sign up if you're interested!
April 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Upcoming (April 28 - May 2) free, 5-day webinar "Advancing Computational Neuroscience Through Collaborative Learning". With speakers from Afrika, US and Europe, and organized by Jessica Oparebea and collaborators at the University of Ghana. Please spread the word, and sign up if you're interested!
This has a great review on predictive processing in the cortex. I'm looking forward to seeing more from this community project!
How does our brain predict the future? Our review of predictive processing + research program is now on arXiv arxiv.org/abs/2504.09614
50+ neuroscientists distributed across the world worked together to create this unique community project.
50+ neuroscientists distributed across the world worked together to create this unique community project.
April 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This has a great review on predictive processing in the cortex. I'm looking forward to seeing more from this community project!
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Are you using GCaMP8 or are planning to switch from GCaMP6? Then check out this new preprint from our lab! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Calcium imaging
- GCaMP8 vs. GCaMP6
- Spike inference
- Imaging + ephys ground truth
With F. Helmchen, K. Svoboda, M. Rozsa & X. Fang.
- Calcium imaging
- GCaMP8 vs. GCaMP6
- Spike inference
- Imaging + ephys ground truth
With F. Helmchen, K. Svoboda, M. Rozsa & X. Fang.
March 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Are you using GCaMP8 or are planning to switch from GCaMP6? Then check out this new preprint from our lab! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Calcium imaging
- GCaMP8 vs. GCaMP6
- Spike inference
- Imaging + ephys ground truth
With F. Helmchen, K. Svoboda, M. Rozsa & X. Fang.
- Calcium imaging
- GCaMP8 vs. GCaMP6
- Spike inference
- Imaging + ephys ground truth
With F. Helmchen, K. Svoboda, M. Rozsa & X. Fang.
Reposted by Katie Ferguson
My lab's senior tech is heading to grad school 🥳so we @BrandeisNeuro have an opening for a Research Technician. It is an ideal position for someone interested in uncovering how our brains learn within a young and collaborative team. Pls spread the news. brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/Bra...
Research Technician
Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as a Research Technician in the Grienberger Lab. At Brandeis, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes ...
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March 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My lab's senior tech is heading to grad school 🥳so we @BrandeisNeuro have an opening for a Research Technician. It is an ideal position for someone interested in uncovering how our brains learn within a young and collaborative team. Pls spread the news. brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/Bra...