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The 2026/27 admissions round is underway for the #CIMeC 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 at #UniTrento, Rovereto, Italy

Advanced interdisciplinary training in neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence, and linguistics. The program combines academic coursework with hands-on lab experience in a collaborative and international environment.

📍 Two-year in-person program, language: English
📅 First call deadline for 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗘𝗨 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🔗 More details: https://corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science

📢Hot off the press: "Neuronal correlates of sleep in honey bees"

#CalciumImaging🔬 in sleeping #bees🐝: Antennal lobe neurons synchronise stronger during #sleep, likely due to reduced GABAergic coupling. #SNN💻 simulations show reduced #odour processing, similar to human sleep😴.

📰in Neural Networks: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2025.107575

🍾Thanks to all collaborators: Sebastian Moguilner, Ettore Tiraboschi, Giacomo Fantoni, Heather Strelevitz, Hamid Soleimani, Luca Del Torre, @urihasson

📍#CIMeC #UniTrento

Comparative study between D. melanogaster and the invasive D. suzukii. Significant differences in structure and function of the antennal lobes could be the basis for their different host-seeking behaviour causing huge crop damage: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/84

#CalciumImaging #Olfaction #Drosophila #CIMeC #UniTrento

Hands-on workshop “Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy: Focus on Metabolic Imaging”

Organizers: #FLIM Labs, Media System Lab, NeurophysicsLab CIMeC
When: 16/01/2025 10:00-17:00
Where: #CIMeC, #UniTrento, Rovereto, Italy
Registration: free of charge, email to [email protected]

Program: https://webmagazine.unitn.it/en/evento/cimec/122879/fluorescence-lifetime-microscopy-focus-on-metabolic-imaging

New preprint with @urihasson : https://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2024.10.11.617548v1
First #calciumimaging of the #honeybee brain during #sleep.
#Machinelearning distinguishes sleep from wakefulness with 93% accuracy in #olfactory network. Clearest difference: the #neuralnetwork state. Nodes are more synchronized during sleep.
A simulation shows reduced inhibitory coupling during sleep, meaning less information processing. Increased inhibition during wakefulness leads to highly distinguishable odour maps. #CIMeC #UniTrento

New paper in [Insects]:
#Bees can distinguish/memorize airflow velocities.

Included is a detailed description of how to build a fully automated PER conditioning setup.

"Associative Learning of Quantitative Mechanosensory Stimuli in Honeybees" https://mdpi.com/2661880

Credit goes to Heather Strelevitz and Ettore Tiraboschi
#Insects #Neuroscience #CIMeC #UniTrento

Our Center for Mind/Brain Sciences #CIMeC at the University of Trento #UniTrento has opened a call for a #tenture-track position for an Assistant professor in Applied Physics,
with a particular focus on the development of methods of brain signal analysis in the field of cognitive #neuroscience.

Applications here: https://lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/en/bando-dr-valcomp/14-2024-cimec

Deadline: February, 15th