Author Archives: anneurai

Decision-making in ten minutes

During the Montenegrin Open Science Days in 2014, I gave a short talk on models and neural bases of decision-making. A video of the talk is now online, so check it out if you’re interested in a crash course on how psychologists and neuroscientists think about the process of decision-making. If you’re interested in theContinue reading “Decision-making in ten minutes”

Talking to Torsten Wiesel: lessons in science

Perhaps the highlight of the Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting for me was meeting Torsten Wiesel who, together with David Hubel won the Nobel Prize in 1981 for their discoveries on the response properties of neurons in early visual cortex. Wiesel gave a talk in which he gave an overview of his work with Hubel. There wasn’t much time leftContinue reading “Talking to Torsten Wiesel: lessons in science”

Peeking over the shoulders of giants

I spent last week in Lindau, at the beautiful Bodensee in the south of Germany. I had the honour to be one of 600 young scientists invited to the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in Physiology or Medicine, a fantastic chance to meet 37 Nobel Laureates in the field and get a huge boost ofContinue reading “Peeking over the shoulders of giants”

Perceptual decision-making for dummies

This week, Journal of Neuroscience published the Journal Club commentary I’ve written with Tom Pfeffer, in which we discuss this paper by Simon Kelly and Redmond O’Connell. In short, we weigh the pros and cons about an electrophysiological signature of evidence accumulation in humans they claim to have found, and discuss what such a signatureContinue reading “Perceptual decision-making for dummies”

RiSE intern Samara Green

I’m delighted that this summer, Samara Green will join us in Hamburg as a RiSE intern. The RiSE internship program allows undergraduate students from the United States, Canada and the UK to spend three months working with a research group in Germany. Samara just finished her fourth year of the combined Biology and Psychology degree (BSc) at theContinue reading “RiSE intern Samara Green”

Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting

I just heard that I have been selected to attend the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in Physiology/Medicine. This annual meeting, which takes place in the South of Germany this summer, brings together Nobel Laureates and around 600 young researchers from 80 countries for a week of discussions, lectures and masterclasses. Topics such as theContinue reading “Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting”

Software for (neuro)science

Since I started my PhD a few months ago, I have been thinking about the various bits of software I use for my research. I spend most of my days behind a computer – searching and reading papers, programming and analysing data. Although some pieces of software are widespread and easy to use when collaborating,Continue reading “Software for (neuro)science”