A wave of new papers discuss the merits and limitations of lesion network mapping. #neuroskyence By @avaskham.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin...

I had a great time learning about the neuroscience community at the CNC and telling them a little bit about @thetransmitter.bsky.social Gracias a @lmprida.bsky.social @inhcirlab.bsky.social por ayudarme a organizar la visita!

Visit our courses calendar, where we highlight the top neuroscience courses that should be on your radar. You can filter your search by topic. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/courses/?utm...

Nearly 400 compounds displayed significant effects on at least two behavioral parameters in zebrafish with SCN2A or DYRK1A variants, according to a new study. By Charles Q. Choi www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...

Mil gracias al @cncajal-csic.bsky.social. Fue un placer poder conocer a la comunidad neurocientífica del instituto, y contarles más sobre nuestro trabajo editorial y los recursos que tenemos disponibles en @thetransmitter.bsky.social. #neuroskyence

Neuroscientists across the United States shared with @thetransmitter.bsky.social what they hope the new director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke prioritizes during their tenure. #neuroskyence By @helenak.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/policy/what-...

@thetransmitter.bsky.social is going on the road with our first-ever University Roadshow in the United Kingdom! Join us as we make stops throughout the U.K. over the next two weeks. First stop: @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social in Scotland to visit the Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain.

In June 2026, @thetransmitter.bsky.social welcomes Sarah Thau as an @aaas.org Mass Media Fellow. During this 10-week program, Thau will use their academic training to further their ability to communicate complex scientific issues to our readers. To learn more, visit: bit.ly/4uadyuv

When it comes to blood flow in the brain, not all neurons are created equal. Rather, only a subset of neurons may be driving vascular changes, a new study finds. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/neurovascula...

Nice summary of our recent work on neural population geometry and generalization across multiple tasks with shared latent structure. Thank you @natmesanash.bsky.social and @thetransmitter.bsky.social for the great article! Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Ahead of @thetransmitter.bsky.social's first-ever University Roadshow in the United Kingdom, here’s a roundup of news and perspectives featuring U.K.-based neuroscientists. #neuroskyence

What are the real promises and looming perils of neural foundation models? 🧠 I put my thoughts on (virtual) paper for @thetransmitter.bsky.social following a very energised workshop at @cosynemeeting.bsky.social 2025. It's also my first piece for them 😊

In our latest edition of “This paper changed my life,” Erin Calipari shares how a 1960s paper taught her to think deeply about factors that influence how behavior is generated and maintained. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...

These models can partly generalize across species, brain regions and tasks, suggesting that a set of machine-learnable rules govern neural population activity, writes @juangallego.bsky.social. But will we be able to understand them? #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/why-...

We are honored to have been named winners of seven 2026 AZBEE Awards in various categories. Congrats to all of the winners! Explore some of our award-winning content:

In anticipation of our visit to the @cncajal-csic.bsky.social next week, here’s a roundup of some of our stories that feature the work and perspectives of Spanish neuroscientists. #neuroskyence

Our SURFiN program gave Florence Gathoni Njoroge her first hands-on #neuroscience research experience — and introduced her to the mentor who eventually hired her: https://bit.ly/4cmpJxZ Applications for SURFiN are open until April 21. Apply today! #science #research

thanks, as always, to the deer mouse for teaching us so much! And thanks also to @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social for covering our work! This was a great collaboration with @adamhantman.bsky.social and lab!

A single equation governs the brain’s flexible behavior and predicts how well brains and artificial networks can generalize across tasks. #neuroskyence By @natmesanash.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...

Explore “Brainstorming,” @thetransmitter.bsky.social's new LinkedIn newsletter that looks at how neuroscientists are solving research challenges. #neuroskyence www.linkedin.com/pulse/nontra...

“Recognizing the scope and impact of heterogeneity in basic neuroscience is essential if we want to understand complex conditions and the brain in health and disease,” write @lindadouw.bsky.social, Klaus Eyer and Lara Keuck. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

Had to much fun working on this project with Kelsey and the Hoekstra lab. A project born after Hopi gave a talk at Janelia may years ago

@braininspired.bsky.social talks with @romainbrette.bsky.social about his new book, “The Brain, In Theory,” which offers alternatives to many of the computer science frameworks currently driving theoretical neuroscience. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...

Researchers reveal the neural basis of evolving new capabilities by investigating behavioral and morphological differences between deer mouse subspecies. #neuroskyence By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/evolution/ar...

🧠 El 14 de abril recibimos en el Centro de Neurociencias Cajal a Francisco J. Rivera-Rosario, editor de The Transmitter. Presentará su trabajo editorial y recursos para la comunidad neurocientífica. Más información: 🔗 shorturl.at/uRyuU

If you're interested in neuroscience, this lab website is SO COOL! It's set up like an interactive graphic novel. hengenlab.org/landing (ty to @helenak.bsky.social for the tip, and @thetransmitter.bsky.social )

Keith Hengen regularly features his colorful illustrations on his lab website and in research presentations. #neuroskyence By @helenak.bsky.social#neuroskyence https://bit.ly/3OesjwG

In his new book, @romainbrette.bsky.social pushes back against theories that describe the brain as a “biological computer.” In this excerpt, he challenges equating brain evolution with programming, and the universality of neural network models. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...

@macshine.bsky.social talks with Mario Senden about his new project using AI-driven bibliometrics to map the structural organization of neuroscience across 25 years. The field it reveals is at once thriving and theoretically adrift. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/methods/what...

A San Francisco-based startup claimed to have uploaded a fly brain. The neuroscience community is not impressed. #neuroskyence By @natmesanash.bsky.social#neuroskyence https://bit.ly/47GLfel

Fibroblasts play an important role in the compartmentalization of the choroid plexus, according to new work in mice. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/choroid-plex...

A new preprint shows that deep learning can make a fly walk realistically using a worm’s brain — exposing a fundamental problem with how connectome models are being built and sold to investors. By @natmesanash.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...

@thetransmitter.bsky.social is doing a lot of the heavy lifting these days, bringing attention to how astrocytes shape behaviour. Here's a nice list of their recent reports -

Astrocytes are the most abundant non-neuronal cell in the brain and a subject of fascination in autism research. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/tak...

Catherine Carr explains her discovery that geckos retain a vibration-sensing pathway previously thought to be lost when animals moved onto land. By @helenak.bsky.social #neuroskyence" www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/n...

The authors of a Nature paper outlining a mechanism for multisensory memories in Drosophila melongaster have retracted the work after they were unable to replicate a set of imaging experiments. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/r...

The question of if and how we should be integrating AI into programming and neuroscience education is an ever-present one in my mind. Here are my current set of thoughts, driven by an undercurrent of *you need to talk with students about it* regardless of how you personally use AI, or not.

The requested boost would help counter the planned sunsetting of one of the program’s long-standing funding streams, which will result in a $195 million drop in funding for fiscal year 2027. By @avaskham.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/funding/lett...

Scientists and educators are concerned about students using AI to shortcut their learning. But there are also opportunities, especially when it comes to teaching neuroscience students how to code, writes @ashleyjuavinett.bsky.social. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/how-to-teach...

Organizers of a leading neuroscience conference are trying to allay concerns after a policy that bars submissions from researchers based at institutions sanctioned by the United States government attracted intense scrutiny online. By @dalmeet.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

A lack of reviewers threatens the robustness of neuroscience literature, writes @jvoigts.bsky.social. To explore how the review probability and percentage of biased reviewers influence the likelihood of biased review, check out this interactive simulation. www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/l...

Last week, the NIH announced an influx of $150 million to develop infrastructure for the testing of novel alternative methods, following the administration’s push to move away from animal research. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fund...

Trainees need to learn how to identify a paper’s major takeaways and integrate them into their understanding. In her essay, @norabradford.bsky.social argues that this skill doesn’t come from outsourcing the work to large language models. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/neuro-educat...

Explore “Brainstorming,” @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s new LinkedIn newsletter that looks at how neuroscientists are solving research challenges. The first edition features nontraditional model organisms that are well suited for studying certain behaviors or neurological conditions. bit.ly/4v6x506

“The interesting part is what exactly seems to be stable and what exactly seems to be drifting,” says @trose-neuro.bsky.social. #neuroskyence By @avaskham.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spatial-cogn...

Wonderful Machine posted a spotlight article about our lively scientist/bat photoshoot by Ronen Goldman: wonderfulmachine.com/article/spot... by Francisco Miranda #sciart

On the latest episode, @braininspired.bsky.social with @juangallego.bsky.social about the wealth of evidence that supports the view that neural manifolds are real and useful, even if they may not completely solve the age-old mind-body problem. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...

Our ICLR paper 👆🏻 on the parametrized complexity landscape of circuit discovery is cited in this thought-provoking piece 👇🏻 by @gershbrain.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/thet...

“Based on astrocytic activity alone, you can tell whether a mouse is in its comfort zone,” a new study suggests. By Holly Barker www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/ast...

Two studies looking at the link between the microbiome and the brain contain data duplications, casting doubt on the findings, says researcher @deevybee.bsky.social. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/academia/dat...