#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Sarah Ferrigno of the Fuccillo Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 11/7. Best of luck, Sarah! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

Why is it so hard to turn good climate intentions into real habits? Read @pennngg.bsky.social student Margaret Gardner’s post to learn how neuroscience could help bridge the gap between our values and our actions. pennneuroknow.com/2025/11/04/h... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪

The billions of neurons in our brain work together like an orchestra. Now tools let scientists listen to the whole performance across different parts of the brain. Read @pennngg.bsky.social student Abby Lieberman’s post to learn how: pennneuroknow.com/2025/10/28/r... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

New research from Joseph Cichon (@PennAnesthesia) & Stephen Wisser (@pennngg.bsky.social) out in @natneuro.nature.com finds that psilocybin acts on central brain circuits to drive therapeutic effects in chronic pain-like states tinyurl.com/zrhsp6zn

Your brain is more than a thinking machine. Even when you rest, your brain is busy monitoring, adjusting, and fine-tuning your existence. Read @pennngg.bsky.social student Serena Chen’s post to learn how your brain keeps you balanced pennneuroknow.com/2025/10/21/t... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

Penn NGG is excited to announce our upcoming seminar "Service Dogs in Science" on Wednesday, November 5th from 3-5 PM. DM us for the link to register! #PennNGG 🐶🥼

The Graduate Led Initiatives and Activities #GLIA social nights team is proud to announce our 3rd annual pumpkin painting night! Current NGG students, join us in Barchi Library on Thursday, October 23rd from 5:15-7:15pm to unwind and connect with your NGG friends 🎃 #PennNGG

#ICYMI: The @upenn.edu Flu Clinic is happening tomorrow, 10/15 through Friday, 10/17! Located in the Pottruck Health & Fitness Center, all Penn students, faculty, postdocs & staff are welcome to drop in for their free flu shot (with Penn Card). Learn more➡️ wellness.upenn.edu/events/flu-c...

Mitochondria, the “powerhouse of the cell,” fuel your brain’s energy-hungry neurons. But that's not all they do! Read @pennngg.bsky.social student Julia Riley's post to learn how mitochondria safeguard neurons and earn their moniker. pennneuroknow.com/2025/10/14/m... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

Seeking Works in Progress Presenters MindCORE invites @upenn.edu grad students, postdocs & RAs to give short presentations on a current project followed by an informal discussion with students and fellow researchers. We’ll provide a location, promotion, & snacks. You provide the science. DM us.

Calling all Penn neuroscientists, current NGG students, alumni, and friends attending #SfN25! Please join us on Tuesday, November 18th from 8pm-11pm at Tom's Watch Bar! DM us for the link to register 🧠🥂 #PennNGG

Ever wonder why conspiracy theories seem to spread faster than facts? In our latest article, @pennngg.bsky.social student Emma Noel explains how our brain’s reward systems and social nature fuel belief in conspiracy theories. pennneuroknow.com/2025/10/07/w... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

Brain area linked to chronic pain discovered — offering hope for treatments @nature.com @betleylab.bsky.social @antihebbiann.bsky.social @nitsangoldstein.bsky.social @pennngg.bsky.social @scripps.edu @pittanesthesiology.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

During development, how does the brain organize itself around the sensorimotor-association axis? Recent NGG @pennngg.bsky.social graduate Audrey Luo @audreycluo.bsky.social explores this in work explained by fellow NGG student Kevin Sun @kevin-y-sun.bsky.social. www.upennglia.com/briefs/bib-s...

Congrats @pennngg.bsky.social students Briana and Leonardo! we were happy to collaborate on defining this novel human disease association for BCAT1

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Evan Iliakis of the Fuccillo Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 10/9. Best of luck, Evan! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

Students✨ Alumni🎓 Faculty🧪 - Are you registered?! BGS is celebrating 40 years this fall🍂. Everyone who plans to attend should register in advance. For more info and to see who's coming: www.med.upenn.edu/bgs-at-40/

Get ready for the annual Flu Clinic at Penn! Easy and free shots for Students, Faculty, and Staff (Flu Clinic | Wellness at Penn) wellness.upenn.edu/flu-clinic-2...

HEY #neuroscientists ! 🧪🧠 **Check out the new @spinephilly.bsky.social fellows** (Symposium for Postdoctoral Initiatives in Neuroscience Excellence) **Are you a #Philly -area #neuroscientist? Submit a poster abstract by 9/22! ALL LEVELS WELCOME **Want to just attend? Register for SPINE by 9/24!

Are you ready to apply to the Penn Neuroscience Graduate Group but have questions about the admissions process? Our upcoming admissions information session is for you! Join us virtually on Thursday, October 16th at 5:30 PM (DM us for the link). We look forward to seeing you there! #PennNGG

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Sophie Liebergall of the Goldberg Lab @ethangoldberg.bsky.social! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 8/6. Best of luck, Sophie! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

Not all neurons shake during seizures… some stay surprisingly stable. See how NGG MD-PhD student Sophie Liebergall investigates how Ndnf interneurons are (or aren’t!) affected in a mouse model of Dravet Syndrome. www.upennglia.com/briefs/bib-n... #neuroskyence #SciComm #Epilepsy #DravetSyndrome

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Audrey Luo @audreycluo.bsky.social of the Satterthwaite Lab @ted-satterthwaite.bsky.social ! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 8/5. Best of luck, Audrey! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Rae Herman of the Schmidt Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 8/5. Best of luck, Rae! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Diego Dávila of the Proekt Lab! Please join us in person on 7/23. Best of luck, Diego! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

We may think our memory is set in stone, but it’s more like wet clay. From false childhood memories to wrongful convictions, explore the science behind how our memories can deceive us: pennneuroknow.com/2025/07/15/c... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Lisa Woolridge of the Corder Lab @flybottleescape.bsky.social! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 7/1. Best of luck, Lisa! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

Biomedical research funding in the United States is still in danger. Check out this video describing how this funding process works made by PNK Co-Editor & @pennngg.bsky.social student @neuromelody.bsky.social pennneuroknow.com/2025/06/24/v... #scicomm #researchfunding #neuroskyence #academicsky

You may have heard about patriarchy, but how about matriarchy? Bees, elephants, & bonobos show us females can be the ones running the show in the wild. Learn about matriarchal animal societies in this week's piece, written by @pennngg.bsky.social student Nita Rome. pennneuroknow.com/2025/06/17/a...

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Luigim Vargas Cifuentes of the Fuccillo Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 6/17. Best of luck, Luigim! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

How does climate change impact the brain? Spoiler alert: it’s not looking good.. Check out this week's piece where @pennngg.bsky.social student Margaret Gardner dives into this chilling topic: pennneuroknow.com/2025/06/10/c... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Gianna Perez of the Oathes Lab @desmondoathes.bsky.social! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 6/5. Best of luck, Gianna! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Yusha Sun @sun-yusha.bsky.social of the Song Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 6/2. Best of luck, Yusha! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Barnes Jannuzi of the Rust Lab @nicolecrust.bsky.social! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 5/29. Best of luck, Barnes! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Logan Flickling of the Nusbaum Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 5/29. Best of luck, Logan! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

Devastated by the loss of my amazing friend and colleague Laura Grafe (@grafelab.bsky.social, Bryn Mawr). She was beautiful, brilliant, and bursting with life! Her love and light burned so bright, it will forever be with everyone who was lucky enough to know her. Rest In Peace @pennngg.bsky.social

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Marissa Maroni of the Korb Lab @korblab.bsky.social! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 5/20. Best of luck, Marissa! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

We had a beautiful day for the Philly WalkMS for @nationalmssociety.bsky.social . Team #Gliadelphia @pennmedicine.bsky.social MS Division and @pennngg.bsky.social was there to support our friends, family and patients

Recent @pennngg.bsky.social grad Evan Gallagher identified a new molecule that might track the progression of neurodegenerative disorders. PNK writer @kara-mcgaughey.bsky.social explains: www.upennglia.com/briefs/bib-p... Follow @brainsinbriefs.bsky.social for more! #neuroskyence #SciComm 🧪

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Xiaomao Ding of the Geffen Lab @geffenlab.bsky.social! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 4/21. Best of luck, Xiaomao! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Mingxin Yang of the de Lartigue lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 4/10. Best of luck, Mingxin! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

So excited to host @singhvilabglia.bsky.social (One of my favorite scientists to spend time with!!) tomorrow for the @pennngg.bsky.social and MINS seminar!! Come learn about glia!!

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Yuzhang Chen of the Vitale and Litt labs! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 3/18. Best of luck, YZ! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Katie Copley of the Shorter Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 3/10. Best of luck, Katie! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Mike Murphy of the Heller Lab @eahellerphd.bsky.social! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 3/3. Best of luck, Mike! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

If you're still keeping up with your New Year's resolution, congrats! For the rest of us, keeping up with a resolution can be a challenge. What makes habits so hard to form and break? Learn more in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/04/t... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

We've all felt that overwhelming pull to buy things we don't need and the rush of making the purchase. Learn how our brains push us to overconsume and how that's related to addiction in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/11/o... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

In a world dominated by instant updates, the way we engage with digital content is disrupting our focus and may be influencing how we think, behave, and process the world around us. Learn more in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/18/a... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

Menopause is a natural part of aging but often misunderstood. This week co-editor @neuromelody.bsky.social pushes back the stigma to uncover what really happens in the brain during and after menopause. pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/25/t... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

New research out in @nature.com introduces trans-synaptic tracing tools from circuit neuroscience to study the whole-brain connectome of #glioblastoma ft. @sun-yusha.bsky.social (@pennngg.bsky.social), @XinW_up & @UPenn_SongMing (@PennMINS) www.nature.com/articles/s41...