#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Vanessa Sanchez of the Akizu Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 4/8. Best of luck, Vanessa! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

MindCORE Seminar Friday, April 10, 12 – 1 PM 111 NBS, 425 S Univ Ave w/pizza! Value Assessment & Sensorimotor Intelligence of a Large Neotropical Rodent Nacho Sanguinetti Assistant Professor, Psychology @upenn.edu Cognitive Neuroethology Lab neuroetho.com @sas.upenn.edu @pennngg.bsky.social

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Adriana Hernandez Vasquez of the Cohen Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 3/17. Best of luck, Adriana! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

If witchcraft wasn’t at play in the Salem witch trials, what caused the symptoms that sparked the accusations? Read this week’s post from @pennngg.bsky.social student Emma Fischer to explore possible medical explanations. pennneuroknow.com/2026/01/20/t... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Sarah Applebey of the Hayes Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 1/13. Best of luck, Sarah! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

Normally T cells fight off germs- but what happens when they start to fight you? Read @pennngg.bsky.social student @hayleylenhard.bsky.social’s post to explore the role of T cells in the immune system, the brain, and autoimmune disease. pennneuroknow.com/2025/12/09/t... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

PMS or BS? For centuries, menstrual cycles have been blamed for emotional changes in women—but is this biology or baloney? Read this week’s post from @pennngg.bsky.social student Eve Gautreaux to unpack the history and science of PMS. pennneuroknow.com/2025/12/16/t... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪

starting fall 2026 i'll be an assistant professor at @upenn.edu 🥳 my lab will develop scalable models/theories of human behavior, focused on memory and perception currently recruiting PhD students in psychology, neuroscience, & computer science! reach out if you're interested 😊

The GLIA Public Lecture Series will host Mindful Differences: The Science behind Autism Spectrum Disorder, on Thursday, Dec. 11th at the Philadelphia Ethical Society. Doors @ 6pm, speakers @ 6:30pm, Q&A session, food and drinks to follow! 🧠 Register here: forms.gle/iBiUguXBu3rS...

Congratulations to @neuromelody.bsky.social (@pennngg.bsky.social), recipient of a 2025 @nationalacademies.org Eric & Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications! @schmidtsciences.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mtptwhkc

What do Greek mythology and drug delivery to the brain have in common? Read @pennngg.bsky.social student @annakasper1.bsky.social's post to see how scientists use Trojan-horse techniques to sneak medicine past the blood brain barrier. pennneuroknow.com/2025/12/02/t... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

#PennNGG Graduate Led Initiatives and Activities (GLIA) is excited to announce a teaching/Neuroscience education career panel on December 5th from 5:30-6:30! This panel will welcome back two of our amazing alumni who will discuss their work in neuroscience education 🧠

#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Sophie Rogers @sophierogers.bsky.social of the Corder Lab @flybottleescape.bsky.social! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 12/11. Best of luck, Sophie! #PhAlmostDone 🥳

We had so much fun with current students, faculty, and alumni at the annual #PennNGG #sfn25 social, sponsored by NGG's Graduate Led Initiatives and Activities (GLIA). We can't wait to reconnect with everyone again next year in DC!

There’s a lot of talk about vaccines and autism, but what does the science say? This week @pennngg.bsky.social student Nita Rome unpacks the history behind these concerns and how modern studies have debunked this misconception. pennneuroknow.com/2025/11/11/v... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪

Penn's Neuroscience Graduate-Led Initiatives and Activities (GLIA) is excited to invite 9-12th grade students to apply to participate in the Philadelphia Regional Brain Bee on Penn’s campus in Feb 2026. Register here: www.upennglia.com/brain-bee @pennngg.bsky.social @pennneuroknow.bsky.social

How does your brain decide what you like and dislike— and why can those feelings flip after a bad experience? Read @pennngg.bsky.social student Lucas Tittle's post to explore the neural machinery behind valence and its flexibility. pennneuroknow.com/2025/11/18/w... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪

#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 🥳