Beaker genie
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HG2 for Better Graphics in MATLAB
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Undocumented MATLAB has an in depth look at the next generation graphics handler for MATLAB which you can use today, although it’s not officially released yet. Use the command line option “-hgVersion 2”…
Feedly, to replace Google Reader
Here’s a follow up on the previous post about alternatives to Google Reader (which is being shut down).
Patrick Mineault commented that Feedly is looking good. I agree. Basic functionality is smooth and…
Scattering in tissue
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Post by Jeffrey Stirman
The opacity of the brain is one barrier to optically imaging individual neurons and their connections. Scattering in tissue is the main reason tissue is not transparent; absorption also plays a…
Google Reader is going away
Google Reader is going to be shut down on July 1.
If you use Reader, here’s what to do:
Step 1: Export all of your subscriptions from Google Reader
(takes less than 1 minute)
Python IDEs for science
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xcorr has done a nice series of reviews of IDEs for scientific Python: First, Second, Third
Previously
Online scientific Python
NEURON and Python
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Commoditizing population calcium imaging analysis
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Variability where you really don’t want it
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Post by Christian Wilms
I’ll admit it: I’m lazy. When I use a calcium indicator and need to know its physico-chemical properties, I like to simply look it up in the manufacturer’s catalogue or…
kawaii psychophysics
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Apparently kittens can see an optimized Farser-Wilcox optical illusion.
Fraser and Wilcox 1979 (pdf)
Rotating Snakes (pdf)
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Online brain atlases
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INCF’s brain atlases (mouse, macaque, and human) are easy to browse online. The system has been around for several years now, and keeps getting better.
Of course, the Allen Institute also maintains some excellent…
1000 words
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Randall Munroe did an xkcd cartoon a while back where he tried to explain a Saturn V rocket using only the 1000 most common words in English. The resulting work, entitled “Up Goer…