November 2025 - Comp-neuro - lists.cnsorg.org

Permanent position in computational neuromodulation

by Axel Hutt

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Permanent position in computational neuromodulation of brain networks and application to mental disorders ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The new research team NECTARINE at Inria in Strasbourg / France aims to create a synergy between clinicians and computational researchers to develop new healthcare technologies. The team works on stochastic microscopic network models to describe macroscopic experimental data and computational techniques of neural feedback control based on subject behavior and/or encephalographic data. We collaborate closely with clinicians and choose our research focus along the clinical applications. Major scientific objectives are stochastic multi-scale simulations of neurostimulation and corresponding mean-field descriptions of neural activity on the macroscopic scale. Moreover, we develop novel closed-loop techniques with real-time control merging experimental data and numerical models by machine learning techniques. The team's clinical research focuses on neuromodulation of patients suffering from deficits in attention and temporal prediction. The team offers the possibility to apply for a permanent position as Chargé de Recherche (CR) or Directeur de Recherche (DR) in the research field of computational neuroscience with a strong focus on stochastic dynamics linking brain network modelling with experimental data. The new colleague should have a strong expertise in mathematical/computational modelling with a focus on nonlinear dynamics and/or network dynamics, as well as strong interest in clinical applications. Strong programming skills are mandatory. Inria is a French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology ( [ https://www.inria.fr/en | https://www.inria.fr/en ] ) with 9 research centres in France. The team is located in the centre of Strasbourg on the hospital campus as part of the Research Centre at University of Lorraine in Nancy. Applications are welcome from now on until end of January 2026 , but it is strongly recommended to contact us well in advance. For more details or sending your application documents (motivation letter, CV including publication list), please contact Dr. Axel Hutt (email: axel.hutt(a)inria.fr ) . -- Axel Hutt Directeur de Recherche Equipe NECTARINE INRIA Center at University of Lorraine Bâtiment Explora 2, rue Marie Hemm 67000 Strasbourg, France

Nov. 11, 2025

Postdoc and PhD positions in Paris

by German Sumbre

Dear colleagues, We have several open positions for postdocs, PhDs and master students, at the neural dynamics & behaviour lab at theInstitute of biology of theEcole normale supérieure, Paris, France. The selected candidates will study neural circuit dynamics in zebrafish or cavefish using two-photon, light-sheet calcium imaging and/or optogenetics, to learn about neuro-glia interactions, behavioural states, development of neuronal assemblies, gut-brain interactions, brain-machine interfaces and the evolution of brain computations. You can find more information about the lab and relevant publications athttps://www.zebrain.biologie.ens.fr/ Applicants should have a strong background in systems or computational neuroscience and some experimental experience. Good programing skills are required. Knowledge on optics is a plus. The lab is an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment with postdocs and students coming from different disciplines and cultures. Some of these projects involve collaborations with the labs of Marcelo Rozenberg (Paris Cite), Julijana Gjorgjieva (MTU) and Pedro Hernandez (Curie). To apply please send a detailed CV, 2 academic referees and a research statement about a project you would like to carry out in the lab. Please send a single PDF file tosumbre(a)ens.fr. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled.Best, *Germán Sumbre* Ecole Normale Supérieure Institut de Biologie de l'ENS Section de Neurosciences 46, rue d'Ulm 75005 Paris France Tel: +33 (0)1 44 32 23 67 http://www.zebrain.biologie.ens.fr

Nov. 10, 2025

[Workshop][Dec 8 · San Diego] NSF BRAID Workshop: Bridging Neuroscience and Engineering for Energy-Efficient AI (+Posters).

by sbezugam＠umail.ucsb.edu

Dear colleagues, We will host the *NSF BRAID Workshop: Bridging Neuroscience and Engineering for Energy-Efficient AI*—a one-day program on neuromorphic computing and energy-efficient AI—on *Monday, December 8, 2025, at the Omni San Diego, immediately following NeurIPS'25*, at the same location. The workshop will feature invited speakers from neuroscience, neuromorphic engineering, and computer systems, including James Aimone, Maksim Bazhenov, Kwabena Boahen, Dhireesha Kudithipudi, Robert Legenstein, Stefan Mihalas, Bruno Olshausen, Priyadarshini Panda, and Vijay Janapa Reddi (tentative). The program will comprise two themed sessions and a poster session, all centered on neuromorphic computing. The neuroscience session will explore how insights from the brain can be leveraged to improve, augment, or rethink state-of-the-art large language models and AI. The hardware session will address whether conventional, emerging, or hybrid device technologies are best suited for the next generation of AI systems. Each session will include short invited talks followed by a panel discussion. *Poster participation* Short abstracts (≤200 words) are invited and should include: title, authors, and affiliations. Please email submissions to strukov(a)ece.ucsb.edu with the subject line “BRAID 2025 Poster.” Review is rolling, and space is limited. (more details here https://sites.google.com/view/nsf-braid-workshop-2025/call-for-posters) *Program & details:* https://sites.google.com/view/nsf-braid-workshop-2025/ RSVP here: NSF Workshop on BRAID · https://luma.com/7c3w0o01 Best regards, Sai Sukruth Bezugam PhD Student Strukov Research Group UC Santa Barbara

Nov. 10, 2025

World wide VVTNS series (6th season): Wednesday, 12, 2025, at 11:00 am ET - Katharina Anna Wilmes, Institute of Neuroinformatics Zurich

by David Hansel

[image: VVTNS.png] https://www.wwtns.online <https://streaklinks.com/A9c7PbbpKY7PxB6PaAJWGD3-/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwtns.on…> - on twitter: wwtns@TheoreticalWide You are cordially invited to the lecture Katharina Anna Wilmes Institute of Neuroinformatics Zurich on the topic of Uncertainty-aware predictive processing The lecture will be held on zoom on November 12, 2025, at *11:00 am ET * To receive the link: https://www.wwtns.online/register-page > > *Abstract: *Minimising cortical prediction errors is thought to be a key computation underlying perception, action, and learning. Yet, how the cortex represents and uses uncertainty in this process remains unclear. In the first part of this talk, I will present a normative framework showing how uncertainty can modulate prediction error activity to yield uncertainty-modulated prediction errors (UPEs), hypothesised to be represented by layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons. We propose that these UPEs are computed through inhibitory mechanisms involving SST and PV interneurons. A circuit model demonstrates how cortical cell types can locally compute means, variances, and UPEs, leading to adaptive learning rates. In the second part, I will discuss how uncertainty modulation could be controlled by higher-level representations. We formally derived neural dynamics that minimise prediction errors under the assumption that cortical areas must not only predict the activity in other areas and sensory streams but also jointly project their inverse expected uncertainty about their predictions, which we call “confidence”. This yields a confidence-weighted integration of bottom-up and top-down signals, consistent with Bayesian principles, and predicts the existence of second-order errors that compare confidence with performance. We predict that these second-order errors propagate alongside classical prediction errors through the cortical hierarchy, and simulations demonstrate that this mechanism enables nonlinear classification within a single cortical area. *About VVTNS : Launched as the World Wide Theoretical Neuroscience Seminar (WWTNS) in November 2020 and renamed in homage to Carl van Vreeswijk in Memoriam (April 20, 2022), Speakers have the occasion to talk about theoretical aspects of their work which cannot be discussed in a setting where the majority of the audience consists of experimentalists. The seminars, **held on Wednesdays at 11 am ET,** are 45-50 min long followed by a discussion. The talks are recorded with authorization of the speaker and are available to everybody on our YouTube channel.* ᐧ ᐧ

Nov. 10, 2025

Software Engineer - Behavioral Analysis Platform Development - Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

by Ahmed El Hady

As part of a startup spinoff project funded by Max Planck Innovation's MAX!mize program. We're developing next-generation software for automated analysis of animal social behavior . Our platform makes behavioral analysis tools accessible for research and industry applications. We have the following opening: * Software Engineer (m/f/d) (80 - 100 %) - Behavioral Analysis Platform Development* The Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior at its sites in Konstanz and Radolfzell offers an international, interdisciplinary, and cooperative environment that opens up unique research opportunities. The goal of our basic research is to develop a quantitative and predictive understanding of the decisions and movements of animals in their natural environment. The Max Planck Department of Collective Behavior would like to fill the following position starting in January/February 2026, initially for 1 year with the possibility of extension. The workplace will be in Konstanz, Germany. /Our Offer/ We offer an interesting job in an open-minded team, flat hierarchies and an open-door culture where we encourage building on strengths, a wide range of further training and education opportunities, 30 days of vacation for a five-day week, flexible working hours, a responsible and varied workplace in a growing interdisciplinary and international research institute. The payment is made in accordance with your experience and qualification and the collective agreement for the public service (TVöD-Bund). /Your tasks/ * Design and develop interface for video analysis and data visualization * Build APIs connecting Python backend with frontend applications * Integrate existing behavioral analysis research tools * Create annotation tools and real-time visualization dashboards * Transform Python-based behavioral analysis algorithms into accessible web applications * Ensure complex scientific tools are intuitive for non-programmer users /Your Profile/ * Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience * Strong web development and applications skills (HTML/CSS/JavaScript + any modern framework * Proficient in Python programming * Experience making complex tools user-friendly * Self-directed problem solver with ability to work independently * Very good written and spoken English skills * Team-oriented with strong communication and collaboration abilities Other valuable experience: Scientific/data-heavy applications, real-time visualization, video processing/computer vision, Docker/containerization, research/startup experience The Max Planck Society endeavors to employ more severely disabled people. Applications of severely disabled persons are expressly welcome. The Max Planck Society strives for gender and diversity equality. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. /Are you interested? /Then we are looking forward to receiving your application until November 30, 2025, with your CV, a brief cover letter including link to GitHub or project portfolio under the following link <https://bewerbermanagement.net/en/jobposting/82ea614de840b641fc5b2e466fad8a…>: https://bewerbermanagement.net/en/jobposting/82ea614de840b641fc5b2e466fad8a… Questions about this position will be answered by Jacob Davidson (jdavidson(a)ab.mpg.de) or Ahmed El Hady (ahady(a)ab.mpg.de) Please make sure to spread it to anyone you think might be interested to apply or is well suited for the position. All the best regards, Ahmed El Hady Dr. Ahmed El Hady Research group leader Cluster for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior University of Konstanz/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz Room ZT 907

Nov. 7, 2025

Deadline approaching: Why are there neuroscientists? Workshop of Ideas in Neuroscience, Dec 5th

by Mateusz Kostecki

Hello, We would like to remind you that there is just one week left for registration for our workshop, *Why are there neuroscientists?*, that will be held in Heidelberg on Dec 5t! We are going to discuss an intricate web of reasons that make us study the visual cortices of mice, the spatial cognition of bats, or the molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease in humans, from long-time fascinations, through previous, often random choices, inspirations by other people, or economic/social circumstances. The aim of this short workshop will be to discuss in depth our reasons for doing neuroscience. In a series of short talks, discussions, and group tasks – in the spirit of our Schools and Workshops of Ideas – we will try to ask (and maybe answer) questions: - What motivates our research? - How do our stated purposes for our research – the ones that we speak about in public, in grant writing or science communication – relate to our real motivations? - How do our reasons to do brain research influence our methodological choices? - How do the reasons we have differ depending on our background? Why does it matter? Please find more info and the application form here - https://nenckiopenlab.org/why/ <https://nenckiopenlab.org/why/> With best wishes, Mateusz Kostecki -- --- Mateusz Kostecki PhD Student Knapska Laboratory Nencki Institute 02-093 Warsaw, Pasteura 3, Poland https://twitter.com/mtkostecki https://evolvingbehavior.blog/

Nov. 7, 2025

4th Ultrasonic Vocalizations Conference (Online, Nov 20-21, 2025)

by Alicja Terelak

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to the *4th Ultrasonic Vocalizations Conference*, taking place *online on November 20-21, 2025*. This event brings together researchers and practitioners exploring *ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs)* and their role in: • neuroscience and behavioral science, • acoustic communication across species, • technology and sound analysis, • creative approaches to studying communication. The program will feature: - *talks by international experts*, - *panel discussions and interactive Q&A sessions*, - *over twenty confirmed speakers and panelists* from neuroscience, biology, psychology, technology, and the arts. *Registration is now open and participation is free of charge.* More information and the registration link are available at: https://ultrasonicvocalizations.net/ https://www.facebook.com/UltrasonicVocalizationsNetwork/ We warmly invite you to join us for two days of interdisciplinary discussion and exchange. Best regards, *The 4th Ultrasonic Vocalizations Conference Organizing Committee* -- *Alicja K. Terelak, MSc* Laboratory of Spatial Memory, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw, 3 Pasteur Street, 02-093

Nov. 6, 2025

[seminar.wwtns] New recordings are available on the VVTNS website

by David Hansel

[image: VVTNS.png] > > <https://streaklinks.com/BT7ApM4NDVkoziHWhQptf9sP/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwtns.on…> > https://www.wwtns.online > <https://streaklinks.com/A9c7PbbpKY7PxB6PaAJWGD3-/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwtns.on…> > - on twitter: wwtns@TheoreticalWide - on Youtube > New recordings available on the VVTNS website https://www.wwtns.online/past-seminars-2024-2025 ---------------------------- The First Memorial Carl van Vreeswijk Lecture Do contemporary, machine-executable models of primate sensory systems unlock the ability to non-invasively, beneficially modulate high level brain states? delivered on April 9, 2025 by James DiCarlo MIT ---------------------------- Learning generative dynamical systems models from multi-modal and multi-animal neuro-data delivered on April 23, 2025 by Daniel Durstewitz Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim ------------------------------------------------- Energy efficient learning in neural networks delivered on May 7, 2025 by Mark van Rossum University of Nottingham ------------------------------------------------- Neural mechanisms of memory linking and replay: inhibition matters delivered on May 14, 2025, by Tomoki Fukai Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology ------------------------------------------------- From neurons to Newtons: Brain evolution as a machine learning problem delivered on May 21, 2025 by Alexei Koulakov Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory *About VVTNS : Launched as the World Wide Theoretical Neuroscience Seminar (WWTNS) in November 2020 and renamed in homage to Carl van Vreeswijk in Memoriam (April 20, 2022), Speakers have the occasion to talk about theoretical aspects of their work which cannot be discussed in a setting where the majority of the audience consists of experimentalists. The seminars, **held on Wednesdays at 11 am ET,** are 45-50 min long followed by a discussion. The talks are recorded with authorization of the speaker and are available to everybody on our YouTube channel.* April, 13, 2022 ᐧ ᐧ ᐧ ᐧ ᐧ ᐧ ᐧ

Nov. 5, 2025

Neural Data Analysis Workshop at Flatiron Institute (Feb 2-5, 2026) - Apply Now

by Edoardo Balzani

Dear colleagues, Excited to share a great opportunity for systems neuroscientists! This February, the Flatiron Institute Center for Computational Neuroscience of the Simons Foundation is hosting a hands-on workshop on neural data analysis in New York City. *Workshop Details:* *What: *3-day workshop on pynapple & NeMoS *When: *February 2–5, 2026 *Where: *Flatiron Institute, NYC *Who:* Grad students & postdocs analyzing electrophysiology or calcium imaging data Via live-coding and hands-on group projects, you will learn to: - Use pynapple for neural data manipulation and exploration - Build statistical models with NeMoS (powered by JAX with GPU acceleration) *Cost:* Accommodation & meals provided, no participation fees. Both packages are open-source Python tools developed at Flatiron CCN to streamline neural data analysis and modeling. *Apply here:* https://simonsfoundation.formstack.com/forms/ neural_data_analysis_workshop_at_flatiron_institute *Learn more:* https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/flatiron-ccn-neural-data-analysis-wo… Please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested! Best regards, Edoardo Balzani -- *Edoardo Balzani* Associate Research Scientist Center for Computational Neuroscience Flatiron Institute

Nov. 5, 2025

Open PhD position - Brain-inspired Machine Learning and Spiking Neural Networks

by Robert Legenstein

The Lab of Robert Legenstein at Graz University of Technology (Austria) https://www.tugraz.at/institute/iml/people/prof-legenstein/ is offering a funded PhD position (Univ. Assistant) in the areas Brain-inspired Machine Learning/Spiking Neural Networks. In paticular, we will investigate brain-inspired models that bridge between sub-symbolic and symbolic artificial intelligence approaches in the context of the Cluster of Excellence Bilateral AI: https://www.bilateral-ai.net A background in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or Mathematics is desirable, as well as evidence for excellent prior performance as a student. For details and application portal, see https://jobs.tugraz.at/en/jobs/2a6e0939-accb-36e0-f2b6-68da792d9797?preview… -- Dr. Robert Legenstein Univ.-Professor Institute of Machine Learning and Neural Computation Graz University of Technology Inffeldgasse 16b/I, 8010 Graz, Austria http://www.iml.tugraz.at/legi/ WebEx: https://tugraz.webex.com/meet/robert.legenstein ++43/316/873-5824 ----------------------------------

Nov. 5, 2025