Martin Davis
mbd1mbd1.bsky.social
Martin Davis
@mbd1mbd1.bsky.social
Arkansas>Duke>UVa>Penn>CSHL. Neuroscience, Duke basketball, and crosswords.
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As a longtime fan of cool papers in @currentbiology.bsky.social, I am really thrilled to see this out!

This study sets the stage for understanding the origins of novel (vocal) behaviors.

Big shout out to the main architects of this work @xmikezheng20.bsky.social and @cliffscience.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Never a doubt

GO BIRDS
September 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
February 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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New paper from the lab: feedback from piriform cortex to the olfactory bulb carries identity and reward contingency signals in a multimodal (odor and sound) rule-reversal task. Feedback is re-formatted within seconds and reflects changes in the perceived rules of engagement.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Fast updating feedback from piriform cortex to the olfactory bulb relays multimodal identity and reward contingency signals during rule-reversal - Nature Communications
Hernandez-Trejo, Ciuparu, and Garcia da Silva et al. report that the piriform-to-olfactory bulb feedback in the mouse carries multimodal identity and reward contingency signals, which are re-formatted...
doi.org
January 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Interested in understanding how things work? In particular the tools you use to study the brain? Join us at TENSS 2025 where we brainstorm ideas, build and debug microscopes, electrophysiology and behavior rigs amidst the picturesque Transylvanian hills! tenss.ro
Apply by: February 16th!
January 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Go birds
January 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Duke is currently a double digit favorite in every ACC game except at Clemson and at UNC. Projected to win the ACC by 5 games. From @barttorvik.bsky.social
January 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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January 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Jim Boeheim on color commentary is barely keeping it together. You can tell he really wants to go full Len Elmore style Hall of Fame Hater
December 21, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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TMBG TONIGHT!!🎉🎉
When @mbd1mbd1.bsky.social and I headed to this bridge on the Duke campus (ca. ‘97), armed with the black and silver spray paint cans left over from building our “exploding” Death Star model rocket, I was -convinced- that @tmbg.bsky.social would see it and think it was so cool 😂
December 13, 2024 at 10:22 PM
💯 97 was the season that Feinstein covered in the book. Everyone should read it
The real story for me, personally, is that the ACC must go back to nine teams
December 6, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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December 5, 2024 at 4:50 AM
The perfect sports weekend:
Duke basketball beat Arizona
Tottenham beat Man City
Duke football beat Virginia Tech
Eagles beat the Rams
#thebrotherhood #coys #bleedblue #flyeaglesfly
a woman in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get a win you get a win
ALT: a woman in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get a win you get a win
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Maybe, just maybe? Daniel Jones wasn’t the problem. Maybe.
November 24, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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NIH funding generated $2.46 for every $1 funded in 2023.

Important info for scientific advocacy in the years ahead- science is a quantifiable investment, not just a cost.

H/t to @nicolecrust.bsky.social for sharing!

#AcademicSky
#PsychSciSky
#NeuroSkyence

www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...
Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns
Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Refs are letting them play and Wofford is getting open looks. Duke shouldn’t get too comfortable with the early lead.
November 16, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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tonight at 8 PM ET, I will be doing a “live skeet” (as I understand they are called) of my movie HOT FROSTY and try to share some fun behind-the-scenes facts along the way. if you’d like, please watch along with me! 🔥⛄️
November 16, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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In this video from Pianote, the multi-talented Jon Baptiste hears Green Day’s Holiday for the first time (drum & vocals only) and is challenged to come up with a piano accompaniment for it — and he really *really* gets into it. [kottke.org]
Jon Baptiste Hears Green Day for the First Time
In this video from Pianote, the multi-talented Jon Baptiste hears Green Day’s Holiday for the first time (drum & vocals only) and is challenged to come up with a piano accompaniment for it — and he really really gets i
kottke.org
November 13, 2024 at 10:06 PM