meredithschmehl - Network

I look forward to supporting HHMI scientists in this new role as our team seeks to make research findings more accessible, provide...

I look forward to supporting HHMI scientists in this new role as our team seeks to make research findings more accessible, provide scientists with tools and resources, and think creatively about what the future of scientific publishing and communication might look like.

Scientists are here, we’re doing good work, and we’re going to keep doing it.

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I'm thrilled to be a part of an organization that serves as a role model for other funders and research institutes, prioritizes #DEI and...

I'm thrilled to be a part of an organization that serves as a role model for other funders and research institutes, prioritizes #DEI and open knowledge sharing in its mission, and pushes field boundaries to imagine a thriving scientific community.

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In a time that has been challenging for science, I've found it helpful to focus on doing the best work I can to move science forward. On...

In a time that has been challenging for science, I've found it helpful to focus on doing the best work I can to move science forward. On that note, I'm happy to share that I've started a new position as the first #OpenScience Strategy Program Coordinator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)!

#SciComm #STEMWorkforce #OpenAccess #ScientificPublishing #ScienceCommunication #SciPol

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Thanks to Women in Neuroscience for inviting me to speak with their network of students yesterday! I had a great time sharing how I've...

Thanks to Women in Neuroscience for inviting me to speak with their network of students yesterday! I had a great time sharing how I've made connections across my professional journey, from combining research areas to making a real-world impact with my science. What a great community and resource for students looking for inclusive #neuroscience training in Texas! Learn more: https://neurowomen.org/

#SciPol #SciComm #ProfessionalDevelopment #Career #Careers

I'm excited to share a new publication from my graduate work!In this opinion piece, we describe a new idea about how the brain...

I'm excited to share a new publication from my graduate work!

In this opinion piece, we describe a new idea about how the brain represents more than one object - by having neurons switch their activity over time. This new idea has implications across a wide range of other areas of neuroscience, including how parts of objects come together to form a whole, and how we select what to pay attention to in busy environments.

https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(24)00103-7

#Neuroscience #NeuroMastodon #CognitiveScience

After six years, this weekend I graduated from Duke University with my PhD in Neurobiology! Thanks to everyone who helped me...

After six years, this weekend I graduated from Duke University with my PhD in Neurobiology! Thanks to everyone who helped me celebrate!

#Duke2024 #DukeAlumni #ForeverDuke #PhDone #PhinisheD #Neuroscience

Thank you to Duke University and the Duke University Graduate School for recognizing me with a Forever Duke Student Leadership Award! What a...

Thank you to Duke University and the Duke University Graduate School for recognizing me with a Forever Duke Student Leadership Award! What a great way to reflect on my time at Duke and to meet other graduates working to serve our local community and beyond.

https://gradschool.duke.edu/about/news/9-graduate-students-receive-forever-duke-awards/

#ForeverDuke #Duke #DukeAlumni

Meredith Schmehl, PhD! Thank you to everyone who came to support me at my defense today, both in person and on Zoom! Looking forward to...

Meredith Schmehl, PhD! Thank you to everyone who came to support me at my defense today, both in person and on Zoom! Looking forward to sharing my work more broadly in a few publications over the next several months.

#PhDone #PhinisheD #Neuroscience #NeuroMastodon

I’m excited to share our new paper exploring how several visual brain areas respond to multiple objects! We found that neurons in a...

I’m excited to share our new paper exploring how several visual brain areas respond to multiple objects! We found that neurons in a variety of visual areas use a fluctuating activity pattern to preserve information about objects, especially when the objects can be distinguished from one another or when they compete for the same neural resources. I’m excited to have the story out as a supplement to my primary PhD work!

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.91129

#Neuroscience #NeuroMastodon #Vision

Thank you to Carnegie Mellon University for featuring me as one of 30 Tartans on the Rise! This program recognizes recent alumni for their...

Thank you to Carnegie Mellon University for featuring me as one of 30 Tartans on the Rise! This program recognizes recent alumni for their contributions to both local and global communities through leadership, innovation, and career achievements.

Read my profile here: https://www.cmu.edu/engage/alumni/get-involved/tartansontherise/2024/schmehl.html

Happening now until 5pm at board CC5! Come visit me and learn how your brain uses what you see to help you hear!#SfN23 #SfN2023...

Happening now until 5pm at board CC5! Come visit me and learn how your brain uses what you see to help you hear!

#SfN23 #SfN2023 #Neuroscience

Find the @jmgrohneuro Lab at #SfN23! We study spatial coding in the auditory and visual systems using computation and experiments in both...

Find the @jmgrohneuro Lab at #SfN23! We study spatial coding in the auditory and visual systems using computation and experiments in both human and non-human primates. Visit us on Monday and Wednesday to learn more!

#SfN2023 #neuroscience #SfN

Come say hi at my poster tomorrow afternoon at #SfN23! I’ll be presenting my work on how visual cues help us hear in the presence of...

Come say hi at my poster tomorrow afternoon at #SfN23! I’ll be presenting my work on how visual cues help us hear in the presence of multiple sounds.

View in the app: https://lnkd.in/g7QJBqym
View in the meeting planner: https://lnkd.in/grstTfGK

#SfN2023 #Neuroscience #SfN

Excited to be heading to #SfN23 - come visit me at my poster to learn how seeing helps us hear when there are multiple sounds around...

Excited to be heading to #SfN23 - come visit me at my poster to learn how seeing helps us hear when there are multiple sounds around us!

Monday, November 13, 1-5pm
275.08 | CC5
“Visual cues modulate auditory responses in the macaque inferior colliculus”

#SfN2023 #Neuroscience

Thanks to all the coauthors for their collaboration on this work! It's been fun to work on this important finding alongside my work on...

Thanks to all the coauthors for their collaboration on this work! It's been fun to work on this important finding alongside my work on these fluctuations in audiovisual contexts!

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.19.549668

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Overall, our work expands the range of brain areas and stimulus conditions in which we have observed fluctuating activity, identifying a...

Overall, our work expands the range of brain areas and stimulus conditions in which we have observed fluctuating activity, identifying a potential neural correlate of information preservation and object formation.

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However, fluctuations were more prevalent in AL, which is thought to be "later" in the face patch hierarchy than MF - lending...

However, fluctuations were more prevalent in AL, which is thought to be "later" in the face patch hierarchy than MF - lending support to the idea that fluctuations may vary by stage of visual processing.

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Second, we expanded our study to the face patch system to determine whether these fluctuations depend on the type of stimulus a brain area...

Second, we expanded our study to the face patch system to determine whether these fluctuations depend on the type of stimulus a brain area is specialized for. We found that both face-face and face-object pairs elicited fluctuating activity in face patches MF and AL.

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First, we found evidence for fluctuating activity in visual area MT. Like in V1, neurons in MT only fluctuate when stimuli form distinct...

First, we found evidence for fluctuating activity in visual area MT. Like in V1, neurons in MT only fluctuate when stimuli form distinct objects (two gratings) and not when they fuse into one object (gratings overlaid to form a plaid).

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We studied the relationship between the responses to two stimuli together (AB) vs. the two stimuli individually (A or B), looking for AB...

We studied the relationship between the responses to two stimuli together (AB) vs. the two stimuli individually (A or B), looking for AB responses that fluctuated between A and B ("mixtures").

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