SP Arun
@sparuniisc
Neuroscientist at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore | We study visual perception in humans & 🐒 | @sparuniisc.bsky.social
In a study now out in @eLife, @GeorginJacob @PramodRT9 and I have some exciting results: a novel computation that helps the brain solve disparate visual tasks, a novel brain region that performs this computation....what's not to like?! Read on.... 1/n elifesciences.org/articles/93033
We invite postdocs interested in faculty positions to join us for an interactive Young Researchers Meeting on 2 August 2025. Hear from the Director, Deans & faculty members, and find out what IISc has to offer! Register by 12 noon (IST) on 1 August at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
The human brain synchronizes visual signals by adjusting axonal conduction speed in the retina—revealing a previously unknown mechanism for precise perceptual timing @Annalis43262927 @FelixFranke7 @IOB_ch nature.com/articles/s4159…
Tata IISc Medical School in Bangalore is currently hiring faculty. More information can be found here: medicine.iisc.ac.in/index.php/hiri…. You can join the online event on July 26 to find out more. Please register here for link: forms.office.com/pages/response…. Please kindly share in your groups.
Join us for a fascinating public talk and discussion today at 4pm. Anyone is welcome whether you are at or outside IISc! Pls rsvp!
MIT just studied how ChatGPT impacts our brains time.com/7295195/ai-cha…
We looking for students with an Engineering background to help design and develop an experimental arena to automate quantification of a fly behavior. See attached for more details. Please help spread the word.
Our brain-to-voice synthesis brain-computer interface paper was published in @Nature today! This neuroprosthesis synthesized the voice of a man with ALS instantaneously, enabling him to ‘speak’ flexibly and modulate the prosody of his BCI-voice. 1/7 Paper: rdcu.be/eqH3C
Attention! The American Heart Association has dropped their 2025 update on alcohol and the heart. This is intense. Here is what you need to know in plain language summary! 1/13
Come partner with us on this exciting project on face perception led by @Mohite_Vaish ! Join by spreading the word, taking our test and staying tuned for an exciting launch event!
Do you never forget faces or struggle to recognize even familiar ones? 🧠👀 We’re studying face perception in India for the first time, from face blindness to super recognizers. ✅ 100% online 🔍 We’re looking for participants across India! 🔗 Know more:sites.google.com/site/visionlab…
🚨 Hiring Alert at @DBT_NBRC! 🚀 Step into a role where your research changes lives! NBRC is calling on inspired scientists to lead the way forward. 🔬 Scientist-IV (2 posts) & Scientist-V (3 posts) positions open. 🗓️ Last date to apply: 20.06.2025 🗓️ For NE States, A&N Islands,…
We’re back — Mental Health Santhe 4.0 is coming this October! A powerful two-day movement bringing voices together for mental health and suicide prevention. Join the change, break the stigma, and be heard 17–18 Oct 2025 | #NIMHANS | Free Entry #MentalHealthSanthe #BreakTheStigma
A meaningful and compassionate use of a personal fortune. Azim Premji sets an exceptional example of philanthropy, without fuss and away from the public eye. No opulent weddings, no private zoo. He makes India proud.
Azim Premji Foundation to give Rs 30,000 /yr scholarship to 2.5 lakh girls from govt schools for their college education.
1/ a 64 yo m presented for difficulty seeing. He has changed his glasses prescription twice; no help. He had 20/20 vision & normal fundoscopy. When asked to describe the picture he replies, "there is a pear and cherries, and multiple fronds of wheat.” A #continuumcase