Can't wait for this #OptoGRC2026 keynote session that will shine a light on the ideas and tools driving optogenetics🔦🧠 Bringing together Tatiana Korotkova, @oyiz.bsky.social & Sheena Josselyn, expect a powerful discussion from leaders in the field!

So incredibly proud to celebrate these two remarkable researchers I've had the privilege to work with! @joezaki.bsky.social and Rimi are truly deserving recipients of the #LeonLevyScholars recognition for 2026. They continue to make invaluable contributions to the field!

Be sure to join us for this session where we take opto beyond the brain at #OptoGRC2026 🧠⚡➡️🫀 Featuring discussion leader @katrinachoe.bsky.social & speakers Li Ye, Katharina Gapp, Andreas Lüthi & @timmachado.bsky.social

Small perturbations spark big discoveries at #OptoGRC2026 🧬⚡ Led by Erin Calipari with Guosong Hong, @kacummings.bsky.social, Conor Liston, David Anderson, Akemi Ito & Ishaan Kapoor, on Monday morning!

Get ready to map behavior in motion at #OptoGRC2026 🧠📊 With discussion by @neurrriot.bsky.social & speakers Christian Lüscher, @honglab.bsky.social, @biancasilvalab.bsky.social & @derynleduke.bsky.social, this Tuesday PM session highlights innovative ways to monitor, model & make sense of behavior.

Don't miss THE Frontal Cortex meeting with this amazing, not-to-miss line up! 🤩

Was aiming for fast fiction for spring break, but hitting “engram” in the first bits made me wonder if I’d find it ridiculous knowing so much about memory research myself, but I enjoyed it and felt super cool to personally know @okaysteve.bsky.social when finding him in the Acknowledgement :)

The #OptoGRC2026 Power Hour will be Monday, May 11 at 3pm, hosted by @ismail-ahmed.bsky.social & @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social! Join us to exchange ideas & take part in thoughtful conversations on how we can continue to support and grow our community 🤝 🧠 Register: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Excited to have @rafaelyuste.bsky.social as our third #OptoGRC2026 keynote speaker! Join us for his talk on how neural circuits & dendritic spines work together to "orchestrate" brain activity 🎹✨ Don’t miss the chance to attend — registration closes 4/12. www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

We can't wait to hear from #OptoGRC2026 keynote speaker, Sheena Josselyn! Be sure to catch her Sunday evening talk exploring engrams and how memories are encoded in the mouse brain 🐭 🧠 Haven’t registered yet? Applications are still open through April 12 👇 www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

In this edition of Ideas, @okaysteve.bsky.social discusses his book, How to Change a Memory, a disarmingly personal account of the new science of memory manipulation. Read more: press.princeton.edu/ideas/steve-... Plus, save 30% on his book with code PUP30. #NationalMemoryDay #Memories

Thrilled to welcome back 2024 chair @oyiz.bsky.social as one of our #OptoGRC2026 keynote speakers! Don’t miss his Sunday evening talk, framing the week ahead with a big-picture look at optogenetics and why it matters 🔦🤔 Apply to attend: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

#OptoGRC2026 is just around the corner! We are thrilled for this year's program, including keynote speakers @oyiz.bsky.social, Sheena Josselyn, and @rafaelyuste.bsky.social. Applications to attend are still being accepted through April 12. Register now👇 www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

We are officially less than two months away from #OptoGRC2026! 🤩 Submit your abstract by March 22 to be considered for a talk. Attendee applications are open until April 12, but we recommend applying soon before spots fill up! Register: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Super stoked to share that I’m starting my lab at UHN @dkjei-uhn.bsky.social / @kbi-uhn.bsky.social and the University of Toronto! If you’re interested in neuron-myelin interactions in circuit maturation and cognition, please reach out - we are hiring! www.oligodendrocyte.org 1/

Back again for #OptoGRC2026 — meet meeting co-chair @okaysteve.bsky.social! Steve is an associate professor at @bostonu.bsky.social and is especially excited about mentor-mentee lunches and supporting the next generation of researchers. Fun fact: he calls his parents twice a day, every day 📞❤️

Excited to share our new paper: We uncover a locus coeruleus→amygdala circuit linking β-adrenergic signaling to transcription regulation in defined amygdala cells during memory reconsolidation—+ stress or elevated noradrenergic signaling at recall can strengthen memory. www.cell.com/neuron/abstr...

Returning as #OptoGRC2026 co-chair, meet @bjmarlin.bsky.social! She's an assistant professor at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & is most looking forward to seeing old friends & new data. Bianca is also a proud bug mom, welcoming her first walking stick bug babies to her collection in September 🐛

Why can't you remember being a toddler? Or can you? Nice feature in Time of our lab's work on infantile amnesia at @tcddublin.bsky.social Also of the labs of @sarahdpower.bsky.social at MPI Berlin, @franklandlab.bsky.social at Sick Kids, and Nick Turk-Browne at Yale. time.com/7380496/why-...

There’s still time to apply for #OptoGRC2026! 🙌 All applications are considered for support, including the opportunity for full registration coverage. Poster submissions & statements of interest encouraged! Apply by 2/20 to maximize your chances👇 www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Happy to share the newest study from our lab, led by superstar postdoc Dr. Rodrigo Campos Cardoso, where we resolve the infralimbic cortex GABAergic circuits of fear extinction: tinyurl.com/38vvr2my

My perspective in @thetransmitter.bsky.social on why emotion research feels stuck and how we might move forward—by focusing on how the brain uses internal brain models to shape emotional processing across species. www.thetransmitter.org/emotion/why-...

Starting 2026 with a thread a very recent manuscripts at Ryan Lab @tcddublin.bsky.social @tbsi-tcd.bsky.social "Extinction and subsequent updating of innate fear responses to a visual looming stimulus rely on hippocampus-dependent mechanisms" journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @PLOSBiology

I was asked to do an impromptu "Ask an Expert" radio interview on memory manipulation as a therapeutic for PTSD and Alzheimer's. The topic was prompted by @okaysteve.bsky.social recent book. Have a listen if interested! www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs...

Interested in the latest advances in neuroscience (neural dynamics and internal models) and how they can be leveraged to build smarter, adaptive AI? ➡️ My first real solo piece 🖤🫶 @natneuro.nature.com rdcu.be/eWVmA

Join us on 30 January as three rising stars— Jie Zheng, @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social and @drnancypadilla.bsky.social—sit down with @franciscorr25.bsky.social for a conversation exploring where the field of neuroscience is headed and how their work is helping to drive it forward. #neuroskyence

Tomorrow (January 7th) at 6:30pm EST, please join Smithsonian Associates for a virtual event with @okaysteve.bsky.social, author of How to Change a Memory! Come hear him discuss his groundbreaking research into memory manipulation and the ethics of its use. Grab your ticket now! buff.ly/2aveW3u

14. [last of 2025!] HOW TO CHANGE A MEMORY (Steve Ramirez @okaysteve.bsky.social). a great read - my favourite form of 'scientist writes a book'; a light touch on the sciencey nitty-gritty + much personal history and a moving narrative surrounding Steve's own mentorship from his late labmate Xu Liu

Next week, on January 7th at 6:30pm EST, please join Smithsonian Associates for a virtual event with @okaysteve.bsky.social, author of How to Change a Memory! Come hear him discuss his groundbreaking research into memory manipulation and the ethics of its use. Grab your ticket now! buff.ly/2aveW3u

New paper from @ykneurores.bsky.social in our lab 📢 We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Don’t miss out on the chance to present at #OptoGRC2026! Apply to attend and submit a poster abstract to be considered for an oral presentation during the conference 🎤 Early applications are strongly encouraged! 🔽 www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Just finished this thrilling, vulnerable, and inspiring book on friendship, loss, addiction, resilience, and editing memories by Prof Steve Ramirez. Neuroscientists and neuroscience enthusiasts should enjoy this one.

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @okaysteve.bsky.social about his groundbreaking work with mice — turning memories on and off, even implanting new ones — and the ethical questions it raises. ❓What are your questions about the science of memory manipulation? 📻 Listen:

(1/6) We have a new paper out in #eNeuro! How does the brain’s reward processing change across social contexts? We mapped brain activity (cFos) & found that social context reshapes how reward circuits are coordinated🐭🏆 Read more: www.eneuro.org/content/12/1...

Introducing co-vice chair @gisellavetere.bsky.social! Gisella is a team leader at @espciparispsl.bsky.social and is most excited about the immersive exchange and new ideas #OptoGRC2026 will inspire. Fun fact: when she’s not studying neurons, you can find her spinning on a pole 💃💪

@okaysteve.bsky.social's How to Change a Memory is out now! In this book, Ramirez draws on his own memories to reveal how memory can be turned on & off like a switch, edited, & even constructed from nothing. Explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Neuroscience #Memory

🚨 Reminder: Applications for #OptoGRC2026 are now OPEN! Don’t miss your chance to join an incredible week of science, discovery, and connection with the brightest minds in optogenetics 💡🧠 Apply now for the best chance of acceptance: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

So excited to see our latest paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com! Studies led by the amazing @margestelzner.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41.... VTA GABA neurons have a unique role in economic decision making - they integrate reward seeking motivation and the current cost of seeking

"I hope that the wearing-my-humanity-on-my-sleeves part at least continues to normalize the process of 'You’re going to have great days, and you’re going to have atrocious days in life.'" It does, @okaysteve.bsky.social. It really does. (via @undark.org) undark.org/2025/10/29/i...

It's time to meet your #OptoGRC2026 chairs! Co-vice chair @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social is an assistant professor at @princeton.edu who spent the summer building a van for weekend adventures 🚐✨ She's most looking forward to meeting new people & exploring areas outside of her usual wheelhouse!

Thank you, @thetransmitter.bsky.social, for including me on the list of Rising Stars in Neuroscience along with so many other spectacular neuroscientists! It is an honor to receive this recognition!

"The idea of activating a memory? Very 'Total Recall' with a bit of 'Inception' thrown in. We felt like kids again, and our playground was the science lab." Read a full excerpt from "How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist's Quest to Alter the Past." 📚

Meditations on memory | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... It was an honour to review @okaysteve.bsky.social ’s How to Change a Memory for Science. The book speaks for itself, bold, inspiring, and full of soul. I’m just proud to highlight the incredible work behind it. So proud of you, Steve

At the pre #SfN @storiesofwin.bsky.social Symposium. Inspiring, entertaining, motivating, and encouraging to hear all these honest stories from these women scientists who truly are making an impact on their environment and science in general.

Final version published here in @cellpress.bsky.social: Structure www.cell.com/structure/fu...

Check out this book from a neuroscientist studying the creation (and manipulation) of memory, a truly sci-fi level of science! I can only imagine this may be of interest to the type of folks who follow me: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

In today's podcast, Dr. Steve Ramirez - Boston U (@okaysteve.bsky.social) says memory manipulation in mice is #Inception & #Severance type manipulations. What??? He also shares that memory & imagination light up the same #brain regions. Catch it all at www.sciencefriday.com/segments/how...

check out the @okaysteve.bsky.social lab’s posters (for both neuron and glia enthusiasts) at #SfN2025 on Saturday PM! especially say hello to @siriacoello.bsky.social who is applying to grad school this cycle✨

Not to brag, but Steve gives a shout out to my 3-year-old son in the intro of this book. (I lied, this is a brag) (Also, go buy this book, it is great)

🚨🚨🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨🚨🚨 We present StateSpaceDynamics.jl, an open-source Julia package for fitting probabilistic state-space models (SSMs)—including non-conjugate models like Poisson LDS and switching variants (SLDS). Python has had existing packages that have given this functionality...