New lab preprint! Can we study conscious perception of gut sensations in mice to reveal its neuronal basis? Can we train mice to report their gut sensations? Omer Rafael and Stav Shtiglitz in the lab teamed up to discover that…YES! Thread…1/6 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Portrait of Dr Carla Shatz, a pioneer who mapped how the brain builds itself. A member of @nationalacademies.org, her work on neural circuits reveals how we become who we are. More: explorers.com/carla-shatz/ #sciArt #NationalAcademies #Science #Neuroscience @nam.edu @nasonline.org

Please check out and RT this new position for an exciting collaborative project with @boninlab.bsky.social and @franckp.bsky.social on the links between human-specific mechanisms and neurodevelopmental disorders in cortical circuits.

Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @harvard.edu @sfn.org

Congratulations to Josh Sanes, one of @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s contributing editors, on being awarded the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, SFN’s top prize, for his seminal contributions to our understanding of neural development.

Many of our big insights into brain function come from trying to mimic it, writes @timothyoleary.bsky.social. This lesson should guide how we organize research programs. www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur... #neuroskyence

I am excited to share my PhD work on head-direction cells recorded in the wild, now published in @science.org, where we recorded neurons in bats flying outdoors on an island. doi.org/10.1126/sci... With @ray-neuro.bsky.social, Shir Maimon, Liora Las, Nachum Ulanovsky and many others

Intriguing new insights on axonal TDP-43 in ALS from @labperlson.bsky.social and colleagues www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are excited to share the Venkatesh Lab’s first publication in collaboration with @michellemonje.bsky.social team uncovering how neuronal activity influences the progression of small cell lung cancer #SCLC in the lung and brain. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨(1/6) Excited to share our work, out now in Science Advances We show that a rapid norepinephrine surge along a brainstem pathway (LC→PRN) is a key driver of sound-evoked awakenings www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

BonnBrain 2026 is a go! March 23–25, Bonn (DZNE, Bonn, Germany). Apply now: www.bonnbrain.de Limited slots. Presentations (posters/talks) selected from submitted abstracts. Keynotes & invited speakers 👇

This had me laughing to tears. The person sitting next to me on the flight must have thought I was nuts. A must read for the FEP curious. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Exciting finding: Endogenous lithium is essential for brain health and its deficiency contributes to the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, by activating GSK3β—leading to impaired Aβ clearance and synapse loss 🧠 Led by Dr. Bruce Yankner @harvardmed.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Early Exposure to Anesthesia May Shift Brain Development 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.social

Postdoc opportunity in the heart of Europe! Check out the flyer below. Join our team on an international project with Anthony Holtmaat exploring synaptic plasticity and specificity in cortical and thalamocortical circuits.

Online now at @cp-cell.bsky.social , the culmination of a 12-year effort. 🧵 to follow later this evening www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Claim your spot now for the next webinar in partnership with @kavlifoundation.bsky.social! Join the conversation as experts discuss mechanisms of neural adaptation in changing environments and recent advances in the field. Register now: bit.ly/4k7h3MX #NeuroSky

🧠 Registration is open for the Bordeaux Neurocampus Conference on Brain–Body Interactions! 📍 Bordeaux, Oct 1–3, 2025 🗓️ Submit abstracts by July 1 🔗 brainconf.u-bordeaux.fr/en/ @mariocarta.bsky.social, @francoisgeorges.bsky.social, @cglangetas.bsky.social, E. Montalban @agnesnadjar.bsky.social.

We're bringing together leading researchers from top institutions worldwide to Split, Croatia this summer. If you're passionate about brain-inspired AI, computational neuroscience, or fundamental mathematical principles driving intelligence, this conference is the place to be!

Hiring! Postdoc position in Human Metabolism! Join us to explore the metabolic underpinnings of human brain & behavior; focusing on anxiety & motivation Outstanding interdisciplinary environment @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social at EPFL in Lausanne Switzerland Info here: www.fens.org/careers/job-...

1/ Transposable elements are often called "jumping genes" because they mobilize within genomes. 🧬 But did you know they can also jump 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 cells? 🤯 Our new study reveals how retrotransposons invade the germline directly from somatic cells. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A short thread 🧵👇

Congratulations to these two outstanding physician-neuroscientists! Many people now are familiar with the fascinating fundamental research of @michellemonje.bsky.social but most people probably don't know she is a truly great physician. I'm fortunate to be inspired by her every day, in every way.

The one and only Shimon Marom: A physiological pragmatic view of the philosophical debate on freedom to choose. "This essay ... examines whether and how physiological facts can constrain or shape philosophical discussions on the matter..." physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

My first science post here on BlueSky is a long one. Setting the contrarian tone from the very beginning, I take strong issue with the recent op-ed by Charles Piller published in the January 24th NY Times on #Alzheimer's disease (nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...)

Just giving this a boost for those who may not have seen it yet... we have a PI position (molecular and cellular basis of cognition) at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto). The position comes with an appointment at Assist/Assoc Prof level at U of T. Share widely! can-acn.org/scientist-se...

We are grateful to Keith Hengen and Ravi Chopra for their thoughtful preview of our paper. What if what matters is emergent?: Neuron www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...

Yesterday, we held the 2024 Sieratzki Prizes Ceremony at the ISFN meeting in Eilat. We are so proud of our 2024 winners: @yoavlivneh.bsky.social , Arseny Finkelstein, David Omer, @lavivtal.bsky.social, and Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal!

Happy to have received my first poster award ever! 😅 I'd like to thank all the wonderful people who shaped this meeting and especially @innaslutsky.bsky.social + team for the top-notch organisation 🙏🎗 #ISFN25 🧪🧠

The scientist who is responsible for driving GLP-1 drugs for the treatment of obesity and testing them for prevention of Alzheimer's disease—Lotte Bjerre Knudsen— tells her story in a remarkable conversation. Full transcript, or video, all free, no ads. erictopol.substack.com/p/lotte-bjer...

I just learned the very sad news that Eleanor Maguire passed away. It is very unlikely that I would be where I am if it wasn't for the work that she did since the early 2000s. She was a real trailblazer in the cognitive neuroscience of autobiographical memory, and conducted some (1/n)

Just bumping this up for those who may have missed earlier announcements-- we have a new PI position in the Neuroscience & Mental Health program here at SickKids. Neural and glial mechanisms in cognition.

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The link between mitochondrial bioenergetics and brain aging reported in Science. A beautiful study by our neighbours, Huan Ma lab demonstrates that restoring excitation-transcription coupling in mitochondria can improve memory function. This has a potential to reverse age-related cognitive decline.

Parkinson's Drug approval: Win for patients. AbbVie’s tavapadon “significantly” improved patients’ score versus placebo on a set of scales that measure motor function at 26 weeks, good for a p-value of <0.0001 in the trial’s primary endpoint. endpts.com/abbvie-decla...

Nature Neuroscience is hiring a computational/systems/cognitive editor! Come join our team! Happy to answer any questions. springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

New from Shiko Parnas' lab: Classical & operant learning in *Drosophila* rely on distinct neuronal pathways, challenging current paradigms! Unstoppable www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...