Hunter Schone
www.hunterschone.com
Assistive technologies and neuroplasticity | NIH BRAIN Initiative postdoctoral fellow in the Collinger lab at the University of Pittsburgh | Prev: UCL and NIMHgov | 🏳️🌈
- Reposted by Hunter Schone🚨Job alert🚨 The lab has up to *3 postdoc openings* for comp systems neuroscientists interested in describing and manipulating neural population dynamics mediating behaviour This is part of a collaborative ARIA grant "4D precision control of cortical dynamics" euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/383909
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneCome join us at University of Toronto. We're hiring a Professor of computational cognitive neuroscience. #neuroAI #compneuro jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
- Reposted by Hunter Schone🦵We’re sure you’ve heard of phantom limbs - the sensation or pain felt in a limb that has been amputated. What if we told you that…. …the brain never forgets the missing limb?🧠
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneLongitudinal neuroimaging in three adults, followed before and up to 5 years after arm amputation, reveals that amputation does not trigger large-scale cortical reorganization @hunterschone.bsky.social @cibaker.bsky.social @plasticity-lab.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Hunter SchonePhantom feelings in lost limbs present a puzzle for neuroscientists who were taught to believe that once a body part is amputated, another body part will creep into its spot on the brain’s map of the body. A new imaging study undermines that theory. scim.ag/45SInZQ
- Reposted by Hunter SchonePreprint out -- using intramuscular microelectrode arrays to detect residual motoneuron activity in tetraplegic spinal cord injury, and then using that activity for control Credit to my other co-first authors Agnese Grison and Ciara Gibbs 1/n www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Hunter Schone"primary somatosensory cortex stays remarkably constant even years after arm amputation. The study refutes foundational knowledge in the field of neuroscience that losing a limb results in a drastic reorganization of this region, the authors say." www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneOf course I stumble onto this paper right before I head to discuss post-injury remapping in my cog neuro lecture this morning www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🙃
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneWell, neuroplasticity — you had a good run.
- A brain-imaging study of people with amputated arms has upended a long-standing belief go.nature.com/3Jp9NPG
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneReally delighted to announce that our paper is now out! We fMRI scanned patients both before amputation and after - allowing us to make direct comparisons. We found that the cortical maps are extremely stable, almost unchanged - even 5 years after amputation!
- Now out in @natneuro.nature.com What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed? Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7 🧵1/18
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneContrary to what many neuroscientists think: the brain holds a map of the body that remains unchanged even after a limb has been amputated: bit.ly/3UyFkRx @mrccbu.bsky.social @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social @plasticity-lab.bsky.social @hunterschone.bsky.social 🧪 #PhantomLimb #Research
- Reposted by Hunter Schone“This neural configuration before amputation remains after the amputation. And it’s not ‘use it or lose it,’” says John W. Krakauer. By @avaskham.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/plasticity/a...
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- Now out in @natneuro.nature.com What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed? Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7 🧵1/18
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneThis is an incredible study and such important work. It also aligns with what we are seeing in the complimentary situation after stoke- rather than losing the peripheral limb, losing the central map. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34172735/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37940595/
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneAnother amazing piece of work by @hunterschone.bsky.social The only person I know that could have pulled off such a complicated project. Really proud to be a part of it!
- Now out in @natneuro.nature.com What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed? Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7 🧵1/18
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneLoss of sensory input has long been used to study brain plasticity - here, we challenge the prevailing view of massive reorganization in a longitudinal study of amputees Massive effort from @hunterschone.bsky.social who was in the awesome NIH/UCL PhD program with @plasticity-lab.bsky.social
- Now out in @natneuro.nature.com What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed? Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7 🧵1/18
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneReally amazing work that challenges some long-held beliefs about cortical plasticity. "We show adult sensory body maps are unaltered after amputation, suggesting deprivation-driven plasticity is even more marginal than argued by the strongest opponents of cortical reorganization."
- Now out in @natneuro.nature.com What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed? Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7 🧵1/18
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneSuper pleased to see this heroic effort finally in print!! Many thanks to Hunter, our amazing study participants, and everyone else who made this fantastic study come true.
- Now out in @natneuro.nature.com What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed? Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7 🧵1/18
- Now out in @natneuro.nature.com What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed? Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7 🧵1/18
- Early research on monkey amputations argued for dramatic somatosensory cortex remapping after amputation. But these, and similar human studies, used cross-sectional study designs, not directly tracking changes over time in the same monkey/human… that is until now. 🧵2/18
- We aimed to longitudinally track the brain’s body map in patients with planned arm amputations, before and after surgery. Over 8 years across multiple NHS sites, we tested 3 patients with planned arm amputations, for reasons including vascular malformation and cancer. 🧵3/18
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View full threadThis took us 8 years to complete so we hope others finds it insightful. This work was supervised by @plasticity-lab.bsky.social with assisted supervision by @cibaker.bsky.social Huge thank you to our participants, our NHS surgeons and @wellcometrust.bsky.social and NIH for supporting us. 🧵18/18
- Reposted by Hunter Schone$323 million worth of neuroscience funding has been cut from NIH according to a new analysis from @thetransmitter.bsky.social/ @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneWe had a great time at the @bcisociety.bsky.social meeting in Banff, Canada. We gathered almost all (@hunterschone.bsky.social?) the CBRG attendees (current and former) for the official photo. @jenpitt.bsky.social @giacomovalle.bsky.social @johndowney.bsky.social @miskarous.bsky.social
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneI have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia. This is quite damaging to research and to individuals. This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...
- @standupforscience.bsky.social in Pittsburgh with @jeffweiss.bsky.social and Brian Dekleva
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneOne of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Neural network retuning and neural predictors of learning success associated with cello training.” Explore the article here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/Me2U50SkLRZ.
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneMost of what we know about health and disease centers on the male body. This 2016 NIH policy was a huge win for those of us that want the scientific body of knowledge to serve, well, all bodies.
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneSo glad I had the privilege of being a part of this incredible life changing research
- Thrilled to see this monumental work in @thelancet.bsky.social! A single subretinal injection led to staggering improvements in nearly blind children, while behavioural and EEG data from our lab reveal a dramatic boost in function and cortex activity. A major leap for vision restoration! t.ly/fvdQy
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneVery proud to be part of this important and exciting work, also featured in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- Thrilled to see this monumental work in @thelancet.bsky.social! A single subretinal injection led to staggering improvements in nearly blind children, while behavioural and EEG data from our lab reveal a dramatic boost in function and cortex activity. A major leap for vision restoration! t.ly/fvdQy
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneWOMEN and FEMALE are red flag words. (Men, male are not on the list). Let that sink in.
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneHow it feels trying to get work done:
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneFear and uncertainty dominated conversations this week among those doing NIH-funded research involving people who are transgender, gender fluid, nonbinary, or otherwise gender minorities. scim.ag/3Ce2Tto
- A phenomenal opportunity in Switzerland 🇨🇭 for students interested in a PhD in vision neuroscience! Dr. Teichmann is an outstanding scientist and mentor.
- 🚨PhD opportunity Fall/Winter 2025🚨 Join me in Geneva Switzerland #unige to learn more about colour perception. Using neuroimaging & computational modelling, you'll be working with an international & interdisciplinary team to understand how we transform light into a colourful world!🧠👁️🌈 #neurojobs
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneNew in @science.org our study "Tactile edges and motion via patterned microstimulation of the human somatosensory cortex". 🦾 🧠 ⚡ science.org/doi/10.1126/... Interesting related perspective by prof. Paul Marasco science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneEleanor Maguire, who died 4 January at age 54, pioneered the famous London taxi-driver study and naturalistic approaches for studying spatial and episodic memory in people. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/memory/remem...
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneHappy New Year! Check out our recent paper on presurgical planning for BCIs to restore the sense of touch, led by @johndowney.bsky.social with collaboration from the @corticalbionics.bsky.social team.
- Our new publication in Human Brain Mapping is a roadmap to implanting stimulation electrodes to evoke tactile sensations on the fingers of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) users. We share the plan and results for 5 study participants across a decade at 2 sites. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneOur new publication in Human Brain Mapping is a roadmap to implanting stimulation electrodes to evoke tactile sensations on the fingers of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) users. We share the plan and results for 5 study participants across a decade at 2 sites. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneWe’re thrilled to share our new research article, "Shaping the developing homunculus: the roles of deprivation and compensatory behaviour in sensory remapping on bioRxiv: rebrand.ly/qbz6nal with @dorothycowie.bsky.social
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneOur group has a new paper out now in Nature BME, led by Charles Greenspon. It covers a number of updates on how we can restore tactile sensation from the hand using intracortical microstimulation (ICMS). www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Hunter SchoneA LITTLE LOUDER FOR THE STUDY SECTIONS IN THE BACK: ". . . classical functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) . . . can be reliable when averaged across tens of people, or even in an individual, given sufficient repetition."
- Great conversations with @ndosenbach.bsky.social while preparing this Nature News & Views on the new Kang et al. Ready to have the same with everyone here. Thoughts? What other practice should be investigated to help BWAS reproducibility? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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