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Decoding confidence: lessons from the lab

Confidence comes in many forms. Imagine you are lying in bed, and you think you might smell something burning. While you might not be confident about the smell, you are confident you should get up to check. Research led by SWC Group Leader Dr Jeffrey C. Erlich and NYU graduate student Xiaoyue Zhu set out to disentangle the neural mechanisms underlying these different kinds of confidence. 

25 February 2025
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The do’s and don’ts of publishing in Nature Neuroscience

Following her recent seminar at SWC, Chief Editor of Nature Neuroscience, Shari Wiseman shares her expert advice on positioning research papers for success, debunks common myths about the publication process, and offers a glimpse into the future of scientific publishing.

24 February 2025
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Neuroscience FoMO: Foraging across Many Options

SWC Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series speaker Dr Laura Grima discusses her work with the FoMO setup, and the computational model – AQUA – she is using to describe decision-making. She talks about her findings and the difficulties of science when trying to capture the complexity of life.

21 February 2025
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Scientists solve the brain’s motion-source separation problem

Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain distinguishes between visual motion occurring in the external world from that caused by the observer moving through it. Known as the “motion-source separation problem,” researchers have long wondered how the brain achieves this critical sensory distinction. This is the first time scientists have pinpointed the precise mechanisms.

19 February 2025