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Martina Bracco

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at institutducerveau.bsky.social | Interested in motor learning, brain stimulation & electrophysiology. Fascinated by the cerebellum.

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We've been saying for a while now that beta bursts might be functionally heterogeneous. Check out @quentinmoreau.bsky.social's paper where we show that different types of bursts have different relationships to behavior in a sensorimotor adaptation task πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

09.03.2026 07:07 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cerebellar-cortical beta oscillations emerge as a predictive signal facilitating the stability of behavioral performance Bracco et al. show that pre-movement beta oscillations emerge in a cerebello-cortical network as the environment becomes predictable and outcomes stabilize. The evolution of these oscillations predict...

It's all about beta, baby!
Cerebellar-cortical beta oscillations emerge as a predictive signal facilitating the stability of behavioral performance
www.cell.com/current-biol...
#neuroscience

18.12.2025 15:11 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Cerebellar-cortical beta oscillations emerge as a predictive signal facilitating the stability of behavioral performance Adaptive behavior enables individuals to respond flexibly to environmental changes by forming expectations based on experience within the new environm…

Excited to share that our new paper is now online in @currentbiology.bsky.social!

We show that beta bursts emerge in a cerebellar–cortical network ~2 seconds before movement initiation and predict the evolution of motor performance over time.

Check it out!πŸ‘‡

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

17.12.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Want to learn more about the project or our institute, or just chat with us? Feel free to reach out at: martina.bracco@icm-institute.org

πŸ’‘Know someone who might be a great fit? Share this opportunity!

09.12.2025 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Desirable skills: experience with EEG and/or non-invasive brain stimulation, clinical/hospital experience, knowledge of motor control/reinforcement learning/computational modeling, basic French

09.12.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Who we are looking for:
βœ… Master’s degree (or equivalent) outside France in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields
βœ… Strong programming skills
βœ… Excellent English

09.12.2025 15:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
DIM C-BRAINS Cognition and Brain Revolutions: Artificial Intelligence, Neurogenomics, Society

πŸš€ PhD Opportunity

We are looking for candidates for a competitive PhD call from the Paris Region.

Project: Neural Dynamics of the Cerebellum in Predictive Processing Leading to Learning (Pre(d)Act)

πŸ“Ž More info: dim-cbrains.fr/en/phd-progr...

09.12.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A common serial structure causes offline excitability changes linked to generalization between different memory types Failla et al. show that forming an associative mapping between motor elements and word categories bridges the divide between different memory systems, allowing a learned motor skill to be translated i...

Happy to see the last piece of my postdoc work at @ccniuofg.bsky.social out in @currentbiology.bsky.social!

We show that the motor network supports the associative mapping allowing the transfer of serial structure from motor skill to word-list memory.

Check it out πŸ‘‡

www.cell.com/current-biol...

21.11.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #motorcontrol researchers! @jul-bouvier.bsky.social, LeMouel & I organize *Searching for principles in Motor Control* Paris Sept 23-24, 25 @sorbonne-universite.fr @institutducerveau.bsky.social @neuropsi.bsky.social: Submit Abstract for Posters by Aug 31! motorconference.sciencesconf.org?lang=en

20.08.2025 12:56 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Brain rhythms in cognition -- controversies and future directions Brain rhythms seem central to understanding the neurophysiological basis of human cognition. Yet, despite significant advances, key questions remain unresolved. In this comprehensive position paper, w...

/1 We took our sweet time (~3yrs) to put this into its final shape - but happy to say that the pre-print of an extensive review of brain rhythms in cognition - from a cognruro perspective - is now available. Please let us know what you think. #neuroskyence doi.org/10.48550/arX...

22.07.2025 12:31 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
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πŸ“’ Appel Γ  projets gΓ©nΓ©rique #AAPG 2025 : l’ANR publie de nouvelles listes de projets sΓ©lectionnΓ©s dans le cadre de 13 comitΓ©s d’évaluation.
➑ anr.fr/fr/actualite...

10.07.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Want to optimize cerebellar TMS?
Our latest paper by @VridhiRohira & @CorominasXavier shows how to improve targeting precision. Don’t miss it! πŸ‘‡

13.05.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

EPICURUS: E-field-based spatial filtering procedure for an accurate estimation of local EEG activity evoked by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.16.638512v1

19.02.2025 10:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Protocol to assess changes in brain network resistance to perturbation during offline processing using TMS-EEG Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) perturbs specific brain regions and, combined with electroencephalography (EEG), enables the assessment of act…

New paper out!

This @cellpress.bsky.social @STARProtocols may be particularly useful for those new to TMS-EEG, as it provides a detailed step-by-step guide on data collection and analysis.

Check it out πŸ‘‡

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

10.02.2025 20:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oscillatory impact of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at very weak-intensity on the primary motor cortex: A TMS-EEG study in the human brain https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.04.636500v1

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May I be added, please? Thank you!

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Emergence of Pre-movement Beta Activity with Stable Sensorimotor Predictions to Facilitate Motor Adjustments Daily, we adapt to perturbations to maintain efficient performance, especially when transitioning between environments with different features. Such an adaptative process relies on updating motor prog...

Happy that my first post here is also my first study as part of my Marie Curie fellowship, now available on bioRxiv!

Check it out, especially if you're interested in beta oscillations and the role of the cerebellum in sensorimotor predictions:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

29.12.2024 14:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello, I’d love to join!

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Hello! I’d love to join!

30.11.2024 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello! Could I be added, please? Thank you!

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