Pluta Lab

~30 years of research in non-behaving animals argue that bilateral touch integration likely occurs downstream of primary somatosensory cortex. We reveal the state- and task-dependent logic that unlocks communication between S1s through the corpus callosum. nature.com/articles/s4159…

The Oldenburg lab is looking for a postdoc! If you want to use holographic optogenetics to answer questions about neural codes let me know. We like shooting lasers and thinking about movement. oldenburglab.com/positions/

Bilateral integration in somatosensory cortex is controlled by behavioral relevance @LabPluta @HayagreevKeri @Hyein_Park_ nature.com/articles/s4159…

Very excited to share my PhD project, out today in Neuron! Check out the thread below for my best attempt at a high-level summary. cell.com/neuron/fulltex…

New paper! Cognitive independence and interactions between cerebral hemispheres doi.org/10.1016/j.neur… #neuroscience

Neurons just keep mixing their selectivity. Whisking and locomotion are jointly represented in superior colliculus neurons journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar… #neuroscience

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

They meant transgender mice. Exactly what they said. Not transgenic mice.

We must learn to showcase the practical significance of basic research, demonstrating how seemingly arcane investigations yield transformative applications, writes @tonyzador. thetransmitter.org/outreach/how-t…

I am thrilled to share my postdoc work from the Soohyun Lee Lab, nature.com/articles/s4158…. Huge thanks to the awesome PI Soohyun Lee and collaborators Yuan Zhao, Ka Chun Lam, @fpereira, and Charles R Gerfen.

This week started with administration officials refusing to acknowledge that Russia started the war in Ukraine. It ends with a tense, shocking conversation in the Oval Office and whispers from the White House that they may try to end all U.S. support for Ukraine. I know foreign…

NIH study sections are being canceled or postponed at the last minute, wasting countless hours of scientists' time and delaying critical research funding. This instability threatens scientific progress and patient care. @NIH needs to fix this - fast. #NIHStudySection @theNCI…

I'm quoted in this article on how NIH is still blocked from funding new grants. This sabotage makes no sense. Nearly every medicine or treatment you've ever received has roots in NIH-funded research, and every $1 of NIH spending generates $2.46 in returns. wbur.org/news/2025/02/2…

A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter. By @avaskham thetransmitter.org/funding/federa…

As we speak, scientisists across the country (including myself) are trying to to take care of simple administrative tasks related to the grants that we have recieved from the National Institutes of Health... 1/n

Science is alchemy. It literally makes gold. Government investment in NIH turns $1 into $2.46 fiercebiotech.com/research/repor…

NIH funding supported : *** 412,041 jobs *** *** $92.89 billion in new economic activity*** *** $2.46 for every NIH $1 spent.*** We are a $100B industry. Let's act like it ! How about, at a bare minimum, we all just call our congressional reps??

Fresh off the press, our paper linking #TravelingWaves #Cortex #Dendrites #inhibition is online @ScienceAdvances. Brilliant effort by @dgonzales1990 @Hammad_FKhan @HayagreevKeri and others. A big thanks to @_mullerlab @LabPluta & @NIH_CommonFund @AFOSR science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

We're hiring! Join Meta Reality Lab's EMG Wristband foundational research team! ⚡️ We're seeking research scientists with systems neuro/ML/AI/BCI/EE backgrounds, with skills on a spectrum from modeling to experimental expertise, as well as generalists who excel in both areas.…

Thrilled to have contributed to this work on travelling waves in the cortex!!Grateful for the opportunity and the wonderful collaboration. ✨🎉