🧠💻Kempner researchers are using the new #DGXSpark to map how genes shape the brain — bringing the power of #AI straight to the bench and accelerating the pace of discovery.🚀 bit.ly/4ogQabW @blsabatini.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @bethstevenslab.bsky.social @bostonchildrens.bsky.social

Congrats to our founding co-director Josh Sanes on winning the Gerard Prize from Society for Neuroscience!

The Brain’s Relapse Wires: A Tale of Two Pathways The fight against addiction is a fight against memory. @harvardmed.bsky.social brain.harvard.edu/hbi_news/the...

Meet @luxorboero.bsky.social on #HumansofHBI "My work aims to understand how animals integrate this noisy odor information over time to figure out where an odor is coming from" brain.harvard.edu/hbi_humans/l... @neurovenki.bsky.social

From Pipettes to Paychecks: Exploring Biotech Careers 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @rivaselenarivas.bsky.social @zymoresearch.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social

The new center, supported by a gift to Harvard University from philanthropist K. Lisa Yang, will bring together scientists working to demystify brain-body communication. @bostonglobe.com @harvardmed.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/17/m...

Absolutely one of the highlights of my scientific career! My whole lab was inspired by Marianne’s curiosity, willpower, optimism, and generosity. Thank you so much Marianne, and thanks to the Harvard Brain Science Initiative for posting about her visit ☺️

When Your Research Donor Is 6 First-grader Marianne Cullen raises $1,000 for axolotl research, meets @jesslamae.bsky.social, her scientist hero — and maybe gets taste of what she wants to do when she grows up. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

The Harvard Gazette summarizes the current state of Alzheimer's research and profiles the research of Steven Arnold, Reisa Sperling, Ted Zwang, @sdas617.bsky.social, Bradley Hyman, and Bruce Yankner. @teamcart.bsky.social news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Elizabeth Klerman, MD/PhD ’90, a professor at MGH, and a faculty affiliate of Harvard Medical School, contends we’re almost certainly not getting enough rest, we probably don’t know how tired we are, and our sleep debt is affecting our work and health.

Today at 3!

This Friday!!!

Meet @kelseytea.bsky.social on #HumansofHBI How does genetic and molecular variation, either through evolution or within a species, result in neural and behavioral variation? How many different ways can you evolve a similar behavior? brain.harvard.edu/hbi_humans/k...

From Daniel Rubin, Ziv Williams, lead senior author Francis R. Williet (Stanford), and first author Erin M. Kunz (Stanford). news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

As anxiety and depression persist at alarming rates among U.S. teens, new research finds that less than a third of the nation’s public schools conduct mental health screenings, and a significant number of those that do say it’s hard to meet students’ needs. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Happening tomorrow! Register to hear tips and strategies to promote your work. 🔗 vist.ly/47qm8 #neurosky #neuroskyence

Please join us on 10/3 at 3pm at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the @bpl.boston.gov! All ages welcome!

Meet @neuroangelica-atb.bsky.social on #HumansofHBI Assistant Professor, @harvardmed.bsky.social; Director of Social and Cognitive Research at the Lurie Center for Autism brain.harvard.edu/hbi_humans/a...

We are thrilled to share this TedxNewEngland Talk with Aleena Garner, Neuroscientist at @harvardmed.bsky.social! How we perceive reality is shaped by the interactions between our memories, present sensations, and future expectations. tedxnewengland.com/speakers/ale...

New research finds that vagus nerve cells, a group of nerve cells known for their role in detecting chemical irritation, tissue damage, heat, and pressure also work as critical defenders against the worst ravages of the flu caused by an overactive immune response. hms.harvard.edu/news/unusual...

Mediterranean Diet Offsets Genetic Risk for Dementia, Study Finds From Dong D. Wang, and colleagues. First author Yuxi Liu.  news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Check out this feature on our bipolar disorder grant program! “The goal for this grant program has always been to help creative scientists in our community initiate new avenues of research related to bipolar disorder” —HBI co-director @neurovenki.bsky.social news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Underlying “Stay or Go” Choices  @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @jdrugowitsch.bsky.social @malcolmgcampbell.bsky.social www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...

Neural Circuit and Molecular Mechanism Underlying Social Hierarchy Identified From @dulaclab.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social and colleagues, co-first authors Adam C. Nelson and Vikrant Kapoor.  www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...

New research shows for the first time that lithium is naturally present in the brain, shields it from neurodegeneration, and maintains the normal function of all major brain cell types. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Breathing Low-Oxygen Air Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice @harvardmed.bsky.social From Fumito Ichinose, Vamsi K. Mootha, and colleagues, first author Eizo Marutani. Read more at HMS News hms.harvard.edu/news/breathi...

Advances in Gene Therapy for Eye Diseases Connie Cepko provides an overview of her lab’s longstanding work developing gene therapies for ocular diseases using mouse and rat models. brain.harvard.edu/hbi_news/adv...

You’re a Deer Mouse, and Bird Is Diving at You. What to Do? Depends Hopi Hoekstra and colleagues, co-first authors Felix Baier @felixbaier.bsky.social and Katja Reinhard @katjareinhard.bsky.social news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

How the Brain Increases Blood Flow on Demand www.hhmi.org/news/how-blo... @hhmi.org @harvardmed.bsky.social

Please join us today at 4pm! At the Roxbury Branch of @bpl.boston.gov! @bostonchildrens.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social

Meet Dianna Hidalgo on #HumansofHBI @bostonchildrens.bsky.social "I study how the brain makes sense of what we see, using artificial neural network and animal models." brain.harvard.edu/hbi_humans/d... @harvardmed.bsky.social

For years, researchers have seen a connection between exercise and the progression of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s — but ramping up movement isn’t possible for many patients. A new study looks at how to mimic those benefits without having to hit the gym. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Eight Arms to Taste Your Microbiome New research discovers that octopuses use their limbs to sample the microbiomes on the surfaces they touch. From @nbellono.bsky.social and colleagues, first author Rebecka Sepela @cellpress.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/s...

In a new study, @victoriazhanqi.bsky.social and the Ponce Lab reveal that neurons across the primate visual cortex are tuned not just to objects, but to animal features—highlighting a surprising bias in how the brain encodes natural scenes. brain.harvard.edu/hbi_news/whe...

Reading Skills — and Struggles — Manifest Earlier Than Thought From @gaablab.bsky.social and colleagues, first author Ted K. Turesky. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

This research has widespread implications for treatments of chronic pain, autistic hypersensitivity, sexual dysfunction, and other ailments. @harvardmed.bsky.social news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

The Harvard Gazette interviews Julian De Freitas about a new study he co-authored on the mental health risks of wellness apps. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Scientists are making surprising discoveries about the connections between cancer and the nervous system. Harvard Medicine Magazine profiles the research of William Hwang, Richard Wong, and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social. @harvardmed.bsky.social magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/neu...

What the Nose Knows Climate change is altering the Earth’s smells and how we perceive them. Experts gathered at Radcliffe to explore—and try to remedy—this sensory deficit. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide... @rad-institute.bsky.social

Brittany Walsh, Research Assistant in the @nbellono.bsky.social lab in Harvard's MCB Department, Received 2025 FAS Dean’s Distinction Award. www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...

Meet Natalie Shulstad on #HumansofHBI “I study perception. Specifically, I study input from the auditory and visual systems and how the brain uses its memories to influence what we see and hear.“ brain.harvard.edu/hbi_humans/n...

Harvard Gazette interview with Elena Luchkina, Research Scientist in the Spelke lab in the Harvard Dept. of Psychology, discussing her recent paper which found that infants develop the ability to guess the meanings of nouns without first seeing them by 12-15 months. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Harvard Gazette interview with Daniel Polley, professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at @harvardmed.bsky.social, on his recent publication describing a new way to objectively measure tinnitus which may improve diagnosis and help in developing therapies. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

More Than a Relay: How the Visual Thalamus Adapts to Sensory Experience brain.harvard.edu/hbi_news/mor...

Article profiling Kelly Rich, a postdoc in the lab of @davidsinclairphd.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social who studies ALS and other neuromuscular diseases, and how the recent termination of grants by the federal government has affected her research and career. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Octopuses Use Microbial Signals to Guide Complex Behaviors 🧠🧪 #AcademicSky #higherEd www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @nbellono.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social

How Did Language Evolve? Comparing Human & Chimpanzee Brains Erin Hecht shares new data from chimpanzee research supporting a model where both modalities together contributed. brain.harvard.edu/hbi_news/how...

Understanding Dopamine Neurons on Multiple Timescales #AcademicSky #higherEd 🧠 www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @paulmasset.bsky.social ‪‪@hyunggoo-kim.bsky.social‬ @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social

New Stars in Neural Circuits: Astrocytes Guide Brain State Changes From Florian Engert (Harvard), Misha Ahrens (@hhmijanelia.bsky.social) and colleagues, first author Alex B Chen. www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...

A new study from Xiang Gao (Fudan University), Alberto Ascherio (Harvard School of Public Health), and colleagues. First author Peilu Wang (Fudan University). news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...