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Spread the word! 🎉 Synapse Storytelling Contest deadline is extended to July 10! UCSF students enter unlimited 📖 Fiction ✍️ Nonfiction 📝 Poetry 📸 Photo 🏆 $2,000 in prizes Published submissions get $25 gift cards Learn more
synapse.ucsf.edu/synapse-storytelling-contest
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Synapse Storytelling Contest
https://synapse.ucsf.edu/synapse-storytelling-contest
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Vikaas Sohal
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New paper out! For decades there has been a ‘standard model’ for gamma oscillations. This upends that model - PFC gamma oscillations are not one thing. Rather they dynamically recruit diverse cell type-specific synchrony motifs to implement multiple functions:
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Prefrontal gamma oscillations engage dynamic cell-type-specific configurations to support flexible behavior
Cognitive dysfunction in conditions such as schizophrenia involves disrupted communication between the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the mediodorsal tha…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627326003739
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Kurt is amazing and will support your growth to become a fantastic scientist!! Apply!!
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Kurt Fraser
16 days ago
I'm looking to hire a research technician/lab manager. This role is ideal for someone looking to gain experience and independence after undergraduate research on their way to graduate school. Please encourage anyone interested to apply:
hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/374...
(job code 374183)
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The Fraser Lab at the University of Minnesota (https://fraserlab.psych.umn.edu/) is recruiting a full-time research technician to support the lab. As a part of the Department of Psychology we are involved in the greater neuroscience research community at the University of Minnesota which provides excellent access to training and professional development. The Fraser Lab is interested in the neurobiological basis of motivated behavior and investigates how defined brain circuits contribute to behavioral regulation. We make use of modern neuroscience approaches to record and manipulate neural activity in real-time as rodents perform complex behavioral tasks to relate precise aspects of neural activity to well-defined psychological processes. To do so, we regularly use optogenetics, chemogenetics, calcium imaging, biosensors, pharmacology, and immunohistochemistry. Our ultimate goal is to decipher the neural mechanisms regulating behavior and to characterize how these are altered in psychiatric illness, such as addiction, or by differences in lived experience, such as after early life adversity, to potentially identify novel therapeutics. We seek a team member who can play a lead role in lab operations, collaborate closely with the PI, and engage in team-building and growth.Duties:Laboratory logistics, maintenance and operations (30%):
https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/374183
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Nina Baumgartner
12 days ago
Look for me at SfN as Brainbow Prints! I'll be neighbors with
@christineliu.art
who helped encourage me to take this big step this year ☺️
brainbow.art
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Brainbow Prints
A neuroscientist's experimentation with printmaking
https://brainbow.art
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Nina Baumgartner
12 days ago
Super excited to share that I'll have a booth at the Art of Neuroscience exhibit at the
@sfn.org
meeting this year! Printmaking has been my escape these past few years and I can't wait to share some of my neuroscience-inspired prints with you all! Here are a few of my recent ones:
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allen institute
15 days ago
The brain's electrical waves don't just travel. They spiral, and the spirals are coordinated across the whole brain. Out today in
@science.org
, the study was led by
@uw-nbio.bsky.social
with
@alleninstitute.org
contributions. 🌀
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adx1369
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Olivier George
19 days ago
Clever use of a complex behavioral task to show that BLA dopamine tracks emotional salience, not value or prediction error. Threat/Safety cues drive larger, sustained signals than reward/neutral cues. Dopamine in the BLA is very much different than in the striatum.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
19 days ago
Today marks 14 years of DACA. For more than a decade, Dreamers have contributed to our communities, strengthened our economy, and helped move this country forward. Fourteen years later, they're still being told to wait. Dreamers belong here — and they deserve a pathway to citizenship.
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Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
26 days ago
SWC &
@gatsbyucl.bsky.social
are looking to sponsor early career researchers in mechanistic theories of neural computation for external fellowships. Join a collaborative, world-class community at the interface of theory and experiment. Apply by 16 July
www.sainsburywellcome.org/content/fell...
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️
27 days ago
Anyway, I'm looking for pins, keychains, holiday ornaments, household items, paintings, etc, ranging from $10-150 that have microbiology or fish themes (microbiome, petri dishes, microbe-microbe interactions, stickleback, or trout themes are a bonus)
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️
27 days ago
I need to restock my
#sciart
presents for graduating students (undergrads and grad students). Drop a link to your favorite science-themed artists website/etsy/redbubble page below. (microbiology focus is a bonus)
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Dr. Stephanie
30 days ago
May her memory be for a revolution.
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We made this pins for the same reason we make all of them… to give scientists a sparkly way to express themselves! It’s been really heartening to hear over the years how our rainbow brain pin has been worn and gifted as a symbol of pride and solidarity 💕🏳️🌈
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DMartin
about 1 month ago
Happy Pride Month all! Be proud of who you are and enjoy who you are. (Pin by
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Reese Richardson
about 1 month ago
TL;DR: We've identified more than 100 cases of apparent manipulation in Thermo Fisher Scientific's antibody verification data.
@sholtodavid.bsky.social
@johanduchene.bsky.social
reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/h...
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How much of Thermo Fisher’s antibody data has been manipulated?
We’ve documented more than 100 instances of apparent data manipulation in Thermo’s catalog
https://reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/how-much-of-thermo-fishers-antibody-data-has-been-manipulated/
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Colette Delawalla, PhD
about 1 month ago
Allow me to reintroduce myself! Thank you to every last person who supported me along the way (the list is so so long) of this insane thing of moming, PhDing, and CEOing. ❤️
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Turns out the frustration from downloading a new version of MATLAB is a really effective pre-workout I’m about to be so buff !!
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Dr Kathleen Millen
about 1 month ago
🚨🧪🧵URGENT INPUT NEEDED: NIH asks input for next strategic plan-including emphasis on non-animal models (NAMs) to replace animals. Per NIH insider, anti-animal responses now outnumber scientists 200-700x. Please please provide input. Deadline: May 26, 11:59 PM ET.
grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
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NIH Seeks Input on Framework for Next NIH-Wide Strategic Plan | Grants & Funding
https://grants.nih.gov/news-events/nih-extramural-nexus-news/2026/03/nih-seeks-input-on-framework-for-next-nih-wide-strategic-plan
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Pleased to report that 16 years after taking calculus I finally came across the need to find the second derivative of a curve
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Vikaas Sohal
about 2 months ago
Strikingly, inhibiting these synapses specifically after trial outcomes, locks them in a depotentiated state & prevents learning, showing that plasticity guides learning in real-time. Furthermore, gamma-frequency stimulation of these synapses reverses these deficits, restoring plasticity & learning.
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Vikaas Sohal
about 2 months ago
New paper online! How does plasticity at specific synapses drive specific forms of learning? We find that learning extradimensional rule shifts depends on strengthening long-range GABAergic projections from parvalbumin neurons to PFC-MD neurons in the contralateral PFC!
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
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Synaptic plasticity of prefrontal long-range inhibition regulates cognitive flexibility
While glutamatergic synaptic plasticity is believed to be a fundamental mechanism mediating learning, the behavioral significance of plasticity at cor…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627326003235
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Namnezia 🥑
about 2 months ago
Here’s a list I shared with my students of fun neuroscience books and movies to keep busy over the summer: tab=t.0
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Neuroscience Books and Movies
Neuroscience Books and Movies For Fun Books The Accidental Mind - David Linden This was written by my PhD advisor and is a really interesting read about how the brain is put together from a bunch of...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O5TLxTwemkVsYcV_yUZp9kZEN9NCVK9M9ldjMz16Id4/edit?tab=t.0
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Mouse Brian is a definitely a recurring character in my writing 🐭
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Learned so much at the
#UCPPFP
retreat this weekend from faculty and fellows alike. It’s such a privilege to be among scholars who are all striving to make the world a better place, regardless of academic discipline!
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This week: - received a mentorship award - organized a chalk talk symposium - got rejected from a fellowship - flying to a retreat for a fellowship You win some, you lose some but I am ending the week so happy and fulfilled as a scientist! 👩🏻🔬🧠
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Jeremy Day
2 months ago
New preprint led by recent PhD graduate Dalton Fitzgerald characterizing two distinct populations of VTA dopamine neurons that differ in ion channel expression, intrinsic excitability, and response to drugs of abuse.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Didn’t know how chalk talks worked so we planned a whole symposium to find out… So grateful to my all star team mates for a wonderful and enriching day!
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Alexandra Klein
2 months ago
Thanks to all the faculty who volunteered their precious time to mentor the presenters, to serve as panelists, and to support us emotionally, organizationally, and financially! And of course thanks to our genereous supporters
@hhmi-science.bsky.social
and
@kavlifoundation.org
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Alexandra Klein
2 months ago
Research talks are fantastic, now looking forward to the mock chalk talks and faculty career panel.
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Alexandra Klein
2 months ago
Kicking off our inaugural UCSF Postdoc-to-Faculty-Symposium 2026!
@christineliu.art
,
@galatlan.bsky.social
,
@josueregalado96.bsky.social
and me organized an event for UCSF Neuroscience postdoc to be trained for the faculty interview process.
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Addgene-chella?
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Harmit Singh Malik
3 months ago
@hhmi-science.bsky.social's
#FreemanHrabowski
Scholars Program offers early career faculty up to $10M over 10 yrs, plus salary & benefits Stable, sustained support can transform your career: Senior Postdoc? This year's competition has a program for you too. Applications open 11/3!
bit.ly/4vhC0LA
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Early Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...
https://bit.ly/4vhC0LA
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Two Photon Art store has reopened for graduation gifts!! For a limited time, we’re sending a ~*~ free mystery pin ~*~ with orders above $20!
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American Society for Cell Biology
3 months ago
From MBoC… Now accepting submissions for the Cell Biology of the Nervous System special issue. Share your research on nervous system cell biology with the community:
https://www.molbiolcell.org/nervous-system/
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Megan Hagenauer
6 months ago
In general, it would be amazing if there were mini-grants for wrapping up publications/projects for people undergoing career transitions (including retirement).
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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When goodbye comes too soon: How to wrap up science projects quickly
Science projects are designed and funded on the scale of years, so what happens when researchers need to finish prematurely? This Community Page discusses solutions for quickly documenting partially f...
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003455
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Nina Baumgartner
5 months ago
In the emotional rollercoaster that was the last year, writing up this manuscript with
@ewhizabeth.bsky.social
has been a bright spot. I'm thrilled to share the bulk of my postdoctoral work in this preprint.
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Kirstie Cummings
3 months ago
Yes, you! Thank you for a beautiful and engaging talk!
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Having such an amazing time visiting UAB as part of a series of talks from early career researchers! A thriving and collaborative research ecosystem here that is undergoing major growth - current recruitment for up to 20 neuroscience investigators! A bright light of optimism for neuroscience! 🧠
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Jeremy Day
3 months ago
Fantastic talk from
@christineliu.art
as part of the UAB Neuroscience Seminar series - really intriguing to see rigorous quantification of the behavioral effects of psychedelics across several institutions, and mechanistic circuit dissections with cutting edge tools!
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Stoked to be working with dream team
@aexolowski.bsky.social
@josueregalado96.bsky.social
@galatlan.bsky.social
on this new event! We have had such an outpour of faculty support and enthusiasm from trainees, really excited to learn from the community and spotlight some of our awesome peers!
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An amazing opportunity for students to get their foot in the door for neuroscience research! Great to see a program explicitly welcome applicants from community colleges and folks with no prior experience!!
www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/03/10/a...
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Applications Open for 2026–2027 Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Neuroscience
Applications Open for 2026–2027 Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Neuroscience on Simons Foundation
https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/03/10/applications-open-for-2026-2027-undergraduate-research-fellowships-in-neuroscience/
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Replenished our student snack stash today! My high school leadership teacher used to buy us granola bars and I would eat one every class… Only 15 years later am I realizing the full impact. Thanks for teaching me leadership and keeping me fed, Ms. Brown!!!
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.
4 months ago
Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to
#SciComm
ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can.
umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Popped into
@citylightsbooks.bsky.social
yesterday, and something caught my eye! So stoked to pick up a copy of When Trees Testify by
@berondam.bsky.social
!!!!!
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Natalie Schaworonkow
4 months ago
time-frequency representation of human electrocorticography data. 🌊 one axis shows frequency, the other time. the high peaks correspond to a prominent alpha rhythm at 10 Hz which appears and subsides during the experiment.
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Natalie Schaworonkow
4 months ago
I played around with building a bluesky labeler for neuroscience methods. subscribe to:
neuromethods.bsky.social
and like the corresponding post to have a shiny methods label appear in your profile.
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The plants in question, who clearly have been somewhat neglected… but I try not to be a micro manager and whaddya know they are doing great!😅
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My plants at my desk are sprouting new shoots and idk why but it made me want to create a summer program for undergrads again 😭
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Dr. Lana Ruvolo Grasser
5 months ago
Hey
#Neuroscientists
and
#Educators
, Does anyone know of a good 3D brain model for kids with structures labeled that can be taken apart? Looking for accuracy and to support smaller businesses /
#neuroartists
rather than a big box store.
@laurabundesen.bsky.social
@christineliu.art
#art
#brainmodel
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