One hundred years of wave equations of physical systems from Schrödinger's model of the atom to neural field theory of the brain
Both formulations predict that the system's expressed energy is constrained into natural modes - "eigenstates - determined by the system's geometry
This paper led by @AFornito@jchrispang & @Kevin_M_Aquino with @bendfulcher & @M_Oldehinkel shows that solutions of the Helmholtz equation on the cortical geometry outperform competing approaches across a diverse range of task & resting state fMRI data
How to infer metastable brain waves:
For a whole brain model, one needs to reduce the high dimensional behaviour of local neural populations to a few variables, typically mean firing rates of excitatory and inhibitory neurons
Apr 21, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Fact: Success rates for female candidates in Australia's principal fellowship scheme was a diabolic 6.5% last year - the lowest in the history of this scheme & likely the lowest for any advanced economy in the world
"How to cover letter"; a brief thread from a scientific editor's perspective
Yes, in brief editors do read cover letters although like myself, most pay far less attention than to the abstract and main elements of the paper!
First, a few "do's"
1. Address the editorial team - as EiC I don't mind "Dear Editorial Team, [journal name]" or "Dear Dr Breakspear"
2. State the [article title]
3. Briefly, any caveats about the submission (is it invited? + by which editor?)
*State if it's a resubmission following appeal*
Jun 19, 2020 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
How to revise:
As an editor and author I have seen many revised papers return to journals. Given effort, most go well (ie step toward acceptance). Some go pear-shaped. I’ve slowly improved and have an approach known by my group as the ‘Breakspear method”. Here is its essence
1/ Aim for 1 round of revisions. Make the 1st response a big one. Be prepared to do as much work on the revisions as you did for the paper. It might be an overshoot, but it’s way better than going back again, which gets messier each time, or even worse, a “revision rejected”
