<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello!</div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We are happy to announce the <b>first Open Lab Online workshops </b>on <b>Bonsai</b>.</div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Bonsai</b> is an open-source reactive programming language that is particularly useful for modern behavioral neuroscience experiments. It allows users to synchronize multiple data streams, precisely deliver stimuli, and run experiments in closed-loop settings, while integrating signals and devices from different systems. From calcium imaging and sound recordings to sensors, feeders, motors, and stimulus delivery systems, Bonsai offers a flexible and powerful way to build experimental workflows.</div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">These workshops correspond to <b>Module I</b> of a <b>3-module online course of increasing difficulty</b>. In this first module, participants will be introduced to the basics of Bonsai — its logic, core principles, and potential applications. The workshop will also cover how to track animals during experiments, detect their presence in ROIs, run simple closed-loop paradigms, and perform basic logical operations.</div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">To make participation easier across schedules and time zones, we are offering <b>two alternative sessions of the same workshop</b>:</div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Session 1:</b> May 8, 2026, 10:00–12:00 CEST (UTC+2)<br><a href="https://nenckiopenlab.org/event/introduction-to-bonsai-module-i/" id="m_627685688589358193OWAa2276e70-d6ea-9eac-ef24-778028644db2" target="_blank">https://nenckiopenlab.org/event/introduction-to-bonsai-module-i/</a></div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Session 2:</b> May 18, 2026, 16:00–18:00 CEST (UTC+2)<br><a href="https://nenckiopenlab.org/event/introduction-to-bonsai-module-i-2/" id="m_627685688589358193OWA54921094-c882-15eb-c430-67230b6292c2" target="_blank">https://nenckiopenlab.org/event/introduction-to-bonsai-module-i-2/</a></div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Requirements:</b> no prior programming experience is needed. A <b>Windows computer</b> and a <b>webcam</b> are required.</div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Workshop fee:</b> EUR 10<br><b>Fee waivers are available upon request.</b></div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Instructor:</b> Mateusz Kostecki, Heidelberg University</div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We also warmly invite you to join our <b>Open Lab Online Discord</b>, which is a space for discussion, exchange, and community around open tools and methods. All important workshop information and updates will also be shared there.</div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt">Discord: </span><span style="font-size:16px"><a href="https://discord.gg/z7gvyj9yrV" id="m_627685688589358193OWAb3bdf1a8-9431-1062-4902-9609473f1dc7" title="https://discord.gg/z7gvyj9yrV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px">https://discord.gg/z7gvyj9yrV</a></span></div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you would like to get involved in Open Lab Online, you can also fill out our surveys:<br><b>Organizer survey</b>: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRqICetBCRbKZnjM9HlmLp1RKql3nUqxgupUVsPoEsjvbm3Q/viewform" id="m_627685688589358193OWA70240e34-fa56-cdf6-0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Mateusz Kostecki</pre><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(34,34,34)">PhD Student</pre><pre cols="72"><font color="#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Knapska Laboratory
Nencki Institute
02-093 Warsaw, Pasteura 3, Poland</span></font></pre><pre cols="72"><font color="#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">
<a href="https://twitter.com/mtkostecki" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mtkostecki</a></span></font></pre><pre cols="72"><a href="https://evolvingbehavior.blog/" target="_blank">https://evolvingbehavior.blog/</a></pre></div></div></div>