tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

From me: Chaco Canyon listed as 'endangered' as tribes, feds spar over drilling

This is the horror cherry on top of the egregious fraud, waste, and abuse sundae. DOGE fired the people who send NIH money to research labs—which is a complicated process—so now even more labs are going to go under. All while Jay Bhattacharya goes on a podcast and says no NIH funding was cut.

1999. People are “participants” in research [not "subjects"] www.bmj.com/content/318/...

From me: Border wall crews damage 1,000-year-old site as tribe warns of risks www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

A Nature analysis shows that the Trump administration has terminated more than 100 advisory committees to science agencies — and reduced the transparency and independence of those that remain go.nature.com/4cVC2Am

Trump Fires Board Members of Group That Oversees U.S. Science Funding. Gift link: nyti.ms/4u7I3kr

On the ongoing collapse of the United States and US science and engineering: Trump has terminated several members of the independent National Science Board www.engadget.com/science/trum... #NSB #NSF

Trump fires all 24 members of the U.S. National Science Foundation's governing body www.science.org/content/arti...

Learning how to work interlibrary loan!!! That was huge in my grad career, it felt like I unlocked the world!

Academics: What are free resources you wish you knew about sooner or ealier in your career? (That are still helpful today.) Anything from paper access, scheduling time, writing help, etc. Not everyone gets access to this knowledge so let's share and spread what is available :) #academia

Simply sticking electrodes into primary visual cortex (V1) to evoke phosphenes ignores the feedback loops from higher visual areas back to V1. A Neuralink Blindsight brain implant will almost certainly perform very poorly. Engineering is one thing, biology/neuroscience another.

This meeting was amazing in 2024!

Applications are open for the Lake Conference on Comparative and Evolutionary Neurobiology - co-hosted with Circuit Neuroscience Basel! 🗓️ Oct. 25-29, 2026 📍 Seattle, WA 🧠 All career stages welcomed. 🔗 https://alleninstitute.org/events/lake-conference-comparative-and-evolutionary-neurobiology-2026/

TONIGHT is ROUND 1 of the Extinction is Forever Division of species lost in recent decades & centuries due to the actions, and inactions, of humans. #HumanImpacts #Anthropocene #2026MMM

Thinking on your feet: potentially enhancing phylogenetic tree learning accessibility through a kinaesthetic approach evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄? Because many of the biggest open questions in neuroscience still revolve around the cerebral cortex — how it emerged, expanded, diversified, and why it differs so much across species. #CorticalEvolution2026

We now describe the cortex in extraordinary detail: cell types, layers, gene expression, developmental programs. Yet description alone doesn’t explain why the cortex is built the way it is — or why evolution took such different paths in different lineages. #CorticalEvolution2026

Importantly, cortical evolution is not just about the past. Many vulnerabilities of the human brain, from developmental disorders to psychiatric disease, may be inseparable from the evolutionary trajectories that shaped cortical expansion and complexity.

𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. Only by comparing species can we distinguish what is conserved from what is derived, what is fundamental from what is contingent, and which features come with hidden costs. #CorticalEvolution2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗼. To bring together evolutionary, developmental and systems perspectives and to rethink where the field is going next. June 15–17, 2026 Spain #CorticalEvolution2026

Defining brain cell types is no longer a matter of classification alone, but of embedding their genetic identities within the dynamical organization of population activity, writes @lmprida.bsky.social. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/defining-cel...

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CORTICAL EVOLUTION CONFERENCE June 15-17, 2026 Organizers: Verónica Martínez Cerdeño, Fernando García Moreno, Elena Vecino, and Stephen Noctor. ventricular.org/corticalevol...

I am looking forward to speaking at this fantastic conference!

Missed our amazing seminar with @stanley-heinze.bsky.social on insect connectomes and insectbraindb.org? You can catch up at the link here www.crowdcast.io/c/comparativ...

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Stanley Heinz on comparing insect connectomes

Stanley Heinz explains the amazing comparative database insectbraindb.org

Exciting insect brain database talk on right now! www.crowdcast.io/c/comparativ...

Come to the TIBBE seminar next Wednesday, where we will learn about the insect brain database!

🤩 Join us for the next TIBBE seminar: Comparative databasing January 28, 3–4pm UTC This event hosts an outstanding neuroscientist & biologist particularly interested in insect brains who will present his work, followed by an interactive discussion with the audience: www.crowdcast.io/c/comparativ...

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? "High-resolution activity maps of PFC did NOT align with cytoarchitecturally defined subregions." Key tenet in neuroscience is that cytoarchitectonic boundaries correspond to functional ones. NB: study in the mouse #neuroskyence doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Our ancestors were nerds 🤓

Who did it?

The oldest documented rock art in the world.

Native American Rights Fund Gathered this info for Native folks to know their rights and what to do should they be stopped by ICE.

Cool new thing I enjoyed reading: reflections on AI through an anthropological lens – From the Paleolithic to artificial intelligence. www.jass-anthropology.com/contents/vol...

Pls report: We're hiring! Looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to join our study of individual differences in plasticity in #blindness (+ possible extension to #deafness) using fMRI. Details and application: apply.interfolio.com/177838 #hiring #postdoc #neurojobs #Neuroscience #NeuroTwitter

I am so skeptical of any lucky numbers, unfortunately! Instead let's show WHY we need more comparative brain data!

A much needed phylogenetic approach to consciousness. Once you map the question on a tree, a hard problem becomes so much easier!

Paul Katz on recognizing neuronal homologues across species in the Evolution of Brain Cell Types seminar.

Maria Antonietta Tosches on Cajal-Retzius cells and the evolution of homologous cell types in the Evolution of Brain Cell Types seminar.

On now!

Happening tomorrow! 👀

Join us today for a great #TIBBE seminar and discussion! @neuroluci.bsky.social and I can’t wait to co-chair this 🤩 Starting in less than 2 hours!!! #EvolutionaryNeuroscience

Let's start a conversation about brain evolution!

We invite you to connect with the TIBBE community on Mattermost, an open-source platform for real-time discussion and collaboration. This is a great space to share ideas, ask questions, and engage in conversations around the Integrative Biology of Brain Evolution. tibbe-network.github.io

The session will be hosted by the fantastic @neuroluci.bsky.social & @carmenfalcone.bsky.social We are so much looking forward to the talks &discussion @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @ornellabertrand.bsky.social @kkverkova.bsky.social @neuroecologylab.bsky.social