<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)">Dear all,</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 share several upcoming <b>Open Lab Online</b> events on open tools, training, and methods in neuroscience and behavior. Open Lab Online is an international initiative that organizes accessible online seminars and workshops around open-source tools, experimental methods, and training across neuroscience and behavior.</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font size="4">Animal Training Methods Across Species</font></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)"><i>From Experimental Design to Naturalistic Behavior</i></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)">This seminar series will explore how animals are trained to interact with experimental tasks, touchscreens, vehicles, virtual environments, and naturalistic paradigms.</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)">First confirmed speakers include <b>Kelly Lambert</b>, <b>Jennifer Taylor-O’Connor</b>, <b>Rainer Friedrich</b>, <b>Matthew Isaacson</b>, and <b>Marieke Schölvinck & Martha Nari Havenith</b>, with additional seminars to be announced.</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>Dates:</b> 14 October, 4 November, 25 November, 20 January, 10 February<br><b>Time:</b> 16:00 CEST / 10:00 EDT for 14 October; 16:00 CET / 10:00 EST from November</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)">Full program and registration:<br><a href="https://nenckiopenlab.org/animal-training-methods-across-species/" id="m_-4010330511870807936OWAcb5543da-aacb-f856-8e64-c28853fa8d91" target="_blank">https://nenckiopenlab.org/animal-training-methods-across-species/</a></div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font size="4">Neural Data Analysis with Open-Source Tools</font></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)"><i>From Raw Signals to Behavior-Linked Activity</i></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)">This hands-on workshop series will introduce an open-source workflow for neural data analysis, taught directly by the developers of the tools.</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)">The series will cover:</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>SpikeInterface → <span class="gmail-LI gmail-ng" style="background:none;border-bottom:2px transparent;outline:none;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none">Bombcell</span> → <span class="gmail-LI gmail-ng" style="background:none;border-bottom:2px transparent;outline:none;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none">Pynapple</span> → NeMoS</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>Part 1: Spike Sorting and Curation</b><br><b>19–20 October</b>, 15:00–18:00 CEST / 09:00–12:00 EDT each day<br>Modules: SpikeInterface + Bombcell</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>Part 2: Behavior-Linked Analysis and Modeling</b><br><b>26–27 October</b>, 14:00–15:30 CET / 09:00–10:30 EDT each day<br>Modules: Pynapple + NeMoS</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)">Full program and registration:<br><a href="https://nenckiopenlab.org/neuraldata/" id="m_-4010330511870807936OWAf2446ed6-91c1-7bd1-8353-1cf31cb750fd" target="_blank">https://nenckiopenlab.org/neuraldata/</a></div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font size="4"><br></font></b></div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font size="4">Bonsai Module I Workshops</font></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)">We will also host two Bonsai Module I workshops for participants interested in behavioral experiments, video tracking, closed-loop systems, and real-time data acquisition.</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>29 September</b>, 16:00 CEST / 10:00 EDT <br><a href="https://nenckiopenlab.org/event/2200/" id="m_-4010330511870807936OWAa4074f7f-a26d-cf66-3bd7-7e96a4ff554d" target="_blank">https://nenckiopenlab.org/event/2200/</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>13 October</b>, 16:00 CEST / 10:00 EDT <br><a href="https://nenckiopenlab.org/event/bonsai-module-i-2/" id="m_-4010330511870807936OWA5720341f-5e99-cf4e-1e5d-a1cddae32de4" target="_blank">https://nenckiopenlab.org/event/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)">Please feel free to share these events with anyone who may be interested.</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 receive future Open Lab Online announcements, you can subscribe to the mailing list <a href="https://5584ba20.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFADA4d4FHqdFYLj0P-heCkOQ5zMtIUiggjmglrzOQd_Uk-cOdNiOEO5nMwC0RsMg8odpfm46mMm5XFSAe4wYmXxuBM54K4UI38KSqoxPZIyujWzK9PVjdQKpcP8ry7w022tJ2s1hoKiYU8kHnO8PBOr9fMXEZbhMliO1J9v92VVQU8WnmoFCtk00CW9tnx3hfGgNdIbgl7KnsSw==" id="m_-4010330511870807936OWA14028fe9-a0bd-d1b0-8365-bde52db64ca9" target="_blank">here</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)">You can also join the Open Lab Online Discord <a href="https://discord.gg/z7gvyj9yrV" id="m_-4010330511870807936OWA68147a53-a015-8e65-b324-28f0fda9e413" target="_blank">here</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)">Best wishes,<br>The Open Lab Online Team</div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> 
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Mateusz Kostecki</pre><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Postdoc</pre><pre cols="72"><font color="#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Jekely Lab<br>Heidelberg University</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>