Topical and Triumphant — Tori Amos’ New Album Packs A Powerful, Political Punch fionadodwell.medium.com/topical-and-...

The astrocyte clock controls circadian perineuronal net remodeling, synapse strength and learning behavior t.co/QMXc3RITKO

In a 147-129 win over the Miami Heat, Jayson Tatum gets his first triple-double since returning from a torn Achilles.

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Congrats to all the award winners in the Mississippi Academy of Sciences Neuroscience Division this year! Thank you to all the faculty and trainees who helped make this year's 2-day event a great success. We look forward to seeing you again next year in Biloxi!

Also too and perhaps more importantly, not mentioned on YouTube but mentioned on Tori's social media sites (InstaThreadBook), a second track from the album will be released on Tuesday, March 24th!

The first manuscript from our graduate student Jobin Babu's studies is now online! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6... This study describes gene expression changes in the developing amygdala of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and identifies several potential therapeutic targets.

I cannot believe they just threw Jaylen Brown out of this game. This league allows so much and he gets tossed in that spot. Absolutely horrible officiating.

UAB is recruiting neuroscience faculty at two different levels - come join our vibrant neuroscience community!

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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

Idea, if the NBA ever scraps the ASG: Take a seven-day midseason break. Put the trade deadline on Day 4 or 5 of the break. This way we don't have games impacted by wonky rosters for days while trades finalize & players move around. (I do love some weird-roster game, but it's a bad product for fans.)

Now playing, the beautiful early album from No-Man, remastered to perfection: no-man.bandcamp.com/album/lovebl...

From 4 wins last season to the Super Bowl 🥹

Amari and Hugo with monster plays to win Boston a basketball game. Incredible.

Applications for our summer internship program are open. This is a paid, 9 week experience designed to provide research experience to undergraduates interested in the neurosciences, especially as related to the molecular and cellular basis of neuropsychiatric disorders www.libd.org/summer-inter...

A comprehensive causal and machine learning framework for autism spectrum disorder... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Experience-dependent maturation of somatosensory parvalbumin interneurons during social development in prairie voles url: academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...

@ Eastern Conference: WE’RE COMING FOR THE TOP SPOT NOW ☘️

New on BSJ: A closer look at Derrick White's seven blocked shots in Utah www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/12/31/k...

Feels like a good time to remind y’all to vote for DWhite for all star

Very sad news that Perry Bamonte, who handled guitars, keys and bass for The Cure from 1990, has passed away following a short illness.

Psilocybin decreases reward-seeking behavior accompanied by increased activity of parvalbumin neurons with perineuronal nets in the medial prefrontal cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.22.696123v1

now playing: frequencydrift.bandcamp.com/album/liquid...

now playing: massimopieretti.bandcamp.com/album/the-ne...

Evergreen 🥹

Me anytime Hugo does anything

New manuscript from our collaboration with Roungu Ahmmad describing the association of sleep sufficiency with Autism in children in the US: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Now playing: massimopieretti.bandcamp.com/album/the-ne...

Curious about how the brain works? Our Graduate Program in Neuroscience PhD students explore everything from brain circuits to behavior to diseases that affect the mind and body. If you’re passionate about discovery and ready to make an impact this is the place to grow. Apply here: lnkd.in/eSe2rwG

15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵

Tori Amos has announced a new album, "In Times of Dragons," and a European tour in April and May of 2026. toriamos.com

Applications are now open for our UMMC Graduate Program in Neuroscience! Join a dynamic and collaborative environment where students work at the forefront of neuroscience—from molecules to behavior. 🧬🧠✨Application deadline: December 15. Apply here! lnkd.in/eSe2rwG

Sam Cassell giving Jaylen Brown some tips on working in the post

Happy 62nd birthday, singer, songwriter, and pianist, Tori Amos.🎂

Happy to announce our new paper in Nature Communications: rdcu.be/eBpGY We show how CRH in the thalamic reticular nucleus modulates NREM sleep, helping to understand how stress impacts sleep Congrats to Loredana Cumpana and team, in work led by Simone Astori! @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social‬

Immature neurons in the primate amygdala: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Greg Iles, the Mississippi author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy and other works, has died. He was 65.

New collaborative study from our team lead by PIN student alum Tanya Pareek examined the effect of chronic alcohol on the brain region involved in contextual memories and identified potential new therapeutic targets. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sleep as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Childhood Autism: Stratified Analysis of U.S. National Survey of Childrens Health Data www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

The updated version of the database of PhD fellowships produced and maintained by my team can be downloaded by anyone here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-... For each of the 187 fellowships, you will find a short description, deadline, $ amount, link, etc. Good luck!

Researchers have found that lithium in the brain plays an early role in Alzheimer’s disease progression, and the disease can be reversed in mice by providing a different form of the metal. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪

Here are some of the highlights of the appropriations bill that the Senate appropriations committee just approved: $48.7 billion for NIH, an increase of $400 million Rejects the proposal to cap indirect cost rates at 15% Includes a provision to prevent MYF that would reduce the number of grants