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By mapping and manipulating nearly 140,000 neurons in the fruit fly brain, PNI's Mala Murthy, @andrewleifer.bsky.social, Sebastian Seung, and David Tank aim to uncover how the brain’s wiring diagram drives neural activity, thanks to a $1.2M Keck Foundation grant. pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/ke...

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Congratulations to PNI's John Hopfield on receiving the International Association of Engineers’ (IAENG) Founder of Associative Neural Network Award! We're thrilled to raise a glass today in honor of his outstanding work that continues to inspire scientists of all generations.

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Our paper on how neural codes track prior events in a narrative and predict subsequent memory for details, led by @collinsilvy.bsky.social, is now out in Communications Psychology! rdcu.be/d93Vc #neuroskyence #psychscisky

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(1/5) Excited to share my work with @engeltatiana.bsky.social , out now in Nat Neuro! We show that RNNs use low-d latent circuit mechanisms for cognitive tasks. We find that context-dependent decisions in both RNNs and PFC arise from latent inhibitory mechanisms. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Our new paper with @chrismlangdon is just out in @natureneuro.bsky.social! We show that high-dimensional RNNs use low-dimensional circuit mechanisms for cognitive tasks and identify a latent inhibitory mechanism for context-dependent decisions in PFC data. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The latent circuit model identifies low-dimensional mechanisms of task execution from heterogeneous neural responses. This approach revealed a latent inhibitory mechanism for context-dependent decisions in neural network models and prefrontal cortex 🧪🧠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Tune in to Alan Alda’s latest Clear+Vivid podcast with PNI's director Mala Murthy, and learn how her team harnessed AI + crowdsourcing to map a fruit fly’s 500 ft. neural network, which may reveal insights about our own 300K+ miles of brain wiring.

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hello world. we have an opening for a strong theory postdoc to work in my lab on a exciting collaboration with Josh Berke and Loren Frank labs modeling and analyzing data on rat hipp-pfc-bg-da involvement in spatial maze foraging, replay, value etc. apply here: www.princeton.edu/acad-positio...

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Interested in neuroscience graduate programs? Then join PNI and the Princeton Neuroscience Network for a graduate student panel and hear from current neuroscience PhD students about applying, tips, research, and more! 📍PNI A32 🗓️Feb 20, 5- 7 pm 🎟️RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Congrats to PNI's @samwang.bsky.social and Esra Sefik for earning an NJ ACTS grant to explore how dendrites - vital neuron "branches" - change in disorders like schizophrenia, by peering into the brains of mice via “crystal" skulls + multiphoton imaging.

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Last chance! Join PNI’s 9-week Summer Internship Program for coding courses, professional development workshops, hands-on research experience. Deadline is Feb 3! Learn more: https://buff.ly/407pYWr

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Bored of typical summer programs? PNI's Summer Internship Program offers hands-on research experience, coding classes, & fun outings (ice cream, Six Flags, hiking and more!). Apps close Feb 3! Learn more: https://buff.ly/4gG78wC

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Aspiring cellist-turned-neuroscientist, Christina Kim joins PNI and the Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute this spring to develop new tools that pinpoint cells triggered by #psychedelics, in hopes of paving the way for more targeted therapies for anxiety. 📰: pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/ch...

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Get support to attend conferences like SfN & the Leadership Alliance National Symposium! Through PNI's Summer Internship Program, you'll present research & expand your network. Apply by Feb 3! Learn more:

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A surprising variability in how rats process sounds, evaluate evidence, and make choices underscores the complexity of the brain’s decision-making process, finds a new study in @nature.com from the labs of PNI's Carlos Brody and @jpillowtime.bsky.social. pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/ne...

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New to research? PNI welcomes first-time undergrad researchers for a 9-week dive into neuroscience. Enjoy coding workshops, professional development workshops, & faculty mentorship. Apps due Feb 3! Learn more: https://buff.ly/407pYWr

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Highly recommend sharing with mentees! This is a really awesome and well-resourced program in every sense of the word. I've loved working with PNI Interns ✨

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Ready for a fully funded 9-week research experience at Princeton? PNI’s Summer Internship Program offers coding courses, professional development workshops, & more. Apply by Feb 3! https://buff.ly/407pYWr

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New year new work from the lab! We explore whether aggression experience and observation lead to similar changes in future aggression strategy. (They do!) We perform 2-color imaging across the whole social behavior network across time and track changes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Thinking about grad school but don’t have research experience yet? This is for you! Join PNI’s Summer Internship Program for a paid, nine-week neuroscience journey of discovery and mentorship at Princeton. Apply before Feb 3! Learn more:

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Ready to gain hands-on neuroscience research opportunity this summer? The Princeton Neuroscience Institute's Summer Internship Program (SIP) via Leadership Alliance welcomes non-Princeton undergrads eager to gain research experience. Apply by Feb 3! Learn more: pni.princeton.edu/apply/underg...

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“I wanted this show to explore the usually opaque world of mental health treatment, while also ultimately telling a story about hope and resilience,” said neuroscience major Jeffery Chen '25, whose debut musical premiered this past November. Full story: pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/ne...

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Watch 2024 physics Nobel laureate and PNI emeritus professor John Hopfield share his fascination with the human brain and how that inspired his development of the Hopfield network at the award celebration and lecture in Oslo this week. www.youtube.com/live/lPIVl5e...

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My paper on hierarchical plans is out in Cognition!🎉 tldr: We ask participants to generate hierarchical plans in a programming game. People prefer to reuse beyond what standard accounts predict, which we formalize as induction of a grammar over actions. authors.elsevier.com/a/1kBQr2Hx2x...

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Thrilled that this epic study led by @coralineiordan.bsky.social is now out in PNAS!

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Thanks Stories of Win! It felt really great to be able to gush about the lab and the people who have made it so awesome. 😊

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FlyWire — the entire mapping of a fruit fly's brain, led by PNI's Mala Murthy and Sebastian Seung — has been named one of National Geographic's top 2024 science moments "that will shape the future." www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

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“We were just gobsmacked to see this," said PNI professor Carlos Brody. New findings in @natureportfolio.bsky.social‬ from the Brody Lab reveal how rats' brains coordinate decision-making, discovering a "time of commitment" neural signature. https://buff.ly/3VI2jdZ

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