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greg stuart @GregStuartLab

Neuroscientist working at the Australian National University

Joined September 2018
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Great work by Robin showing the important role of the superior colliculus in binocular vision and escape behaviour in mice.
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New paper on the cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying binocular vision in mice. Great work by former PhD student Suraj Honnuraiah (now @Harvard), @DrHelenaHuang, @RobinBroersen, William Ryan and @neurobill. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying binocular vision

How binocular visual information is combined at the level of single neurons in the brain is not fully understood. Here, we show in mice that callosal input from the opposite visual cortex (V1) plays...

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New paper on visual cortex input to the superior colliculus. Big thank you to Shuang (Yoyo) and Suraj for doing all the work! frontiersin.org/articles/10.…

Frontiers | Characterization of primary visual cortex input to specific cell types in the superior...

The superior colliculus is a critical brain region involved in processing visual information. It receives visual input directly from the retina, as well as v...

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Just a few days left to register for the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on Dendrites 2023. There are still a few slots open. grc.org/dendrites-molecules-… @GordonConf
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Interested in understanding how your brain works? If so, we have two postdoc positions in my new lab at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia). See: careers.pageuppeople.com/513… Please retweet!

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What's the difference between human and mouse neurons? Size matters. Just out in Cell Reports, thanks to a great collaboration with neurosurgeons at @TheRMH, the @LucyMPalmer lab and of course the great postdocs and students that actually did the work! cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…

High synaptic threshold for dendritic NMDA spike generation in human layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons

Testa-Silva et al. investigate the capacity of human cortical pyramidal neurons to generate NMDA-receptor-dependent dendritic spikes and compare that with rodent neurons. They find that NMDA spike...

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Happy to release this one to the world. Another great collaboration with @LucyMPalmer initiated by @gts_nexp. My first foray into human neurons! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Higher synaptic threshold for NMDA spike generation in human neurons

Neurons receive synaptic input primarily onto their dendrites. While we know much about the electrical properties of dendrites in rodents, we have only just started to describe their properties in...

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Surprised but happy to be asked to contribute to Neuron's Q&As. Find out more about me here:
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We have 20 Q&As from scientists across diverse backgrounds, geographies, and seniorities. Read one from @GregStuartLab here: cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S08…
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Great to see this collaboration with Lucy Palmer on multisensory integration finally out in @NatureComms. You can find it here: rdcu.be/cpThV
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Yesterday the ANU College of Health and Medicine released their implementation plan and the good news is that the Eccles Institute of Neuroscience lives on! anu.edu.au/files/guidance/CH…

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This outcome was only possible due to the incredible support we received nationally and internationally. So, thank you! I also want to thank everyone in the institute, especially the students, for pulling together at a time of such uncertainty.
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Congrats Christine on the move to Brandeis! The new website looks great.
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Tune in to ABC Radio National this Saturday at noon to hear Robyn Williams and guests discuss the proposal to end neuroscience at the ANU. Thanks ABC RN! abc.net.au/radionational/pro…

ANU plans to end neuroscience research - ABC listen

23 staff will lose their jobs on top of the 30 jobs lost in 2020. Sir John Eccles, after whom the Institute was named made pioneering discoveries on how nerves work.

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Even my 8 year old is doing his bit to #saveeccles
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Thanks everyone! It's heartwarming to see so much support from across the globe. There is a 2 week consolation period. If you want to make a submission please email it to: org.change@anu.edu.au. The proposal can be found here anu.edu.au/files/guidance/CH….

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Very sad day for neuroscience in Australia. The Australian National University has announced its intention to shut down neuroscience at the same institution where John Eccles and his many collaborators did their ground-breaking work. #saveEccles abc.net.au/news/2021-03-18/a…

Australian National University plans to end neuroscience research in a bid to save money

Research staff are shocked by a proposal to end neuroscience research at the Australian National University, as it pursues $103 million in savings this year.

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Superior colliculus modulates cortical coding via POm. Very happy to finally see this work by Saba Gharaei and Suraj Honnuraiah out, thanks to a great collaboration with Ehsan Arabzadeh. See nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Superior colliculus modulates cortical coding of somatosensory information

Nature Communications - While there is no direct pathway from the superior colliculus to the cortex, the authors find that the superior colliculus modulates sensory-evoked responses in the...

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An interesting read. theguardian.com/science/2020…
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New postdoc position in the lab. Looking for someone with slice/patch and/or imaging experience. The project will be focused on visual processing at the single cell level in cortex and superior colliculus. To apply see: jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/53…

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Meant to add to the last tweet it is great to finally see Tobi's hard work in print. Been a long, hard road, and we still don't fully understand the mechanism, but seems SK channels can have both inhibitory and excitatory effects. Biology is complicated.
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