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For black-capped chickadees, looking out at a location activates the same place cells as actually being there, a study from Columbia University shows. By @martajhill.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/hippocampus/...

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In this excerpt, I fast forward to the end of Elusive Cures to explain why I am so unequivocally optimistic about the next steps for brain research. For those of you who (like me) like to listen, I've narrated this clip (~10 min). The text is there too. Thank you @thetransmitter.bsky.social team.

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For news, perspectives and more to help you navigate the early stages of your neuroscience career, visit our Early-Career Neuroscientists Resource Center: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...

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In the background over the past few weeks, I wrote an obituary of Peter Lax for Nature. He was one of my dad's best friends and one of my favorite people in the world. He was also an incredibly influential mathematician. [Gift Link thanks to Nature] rdcu.be/eqmiR

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🚨 NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya is testifying before the US Senate Appropriations Committee today. The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥 I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.

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Multiple studies by a prominent neural tube researcher at the University of Maryland show potential image manipulation and reuse; an institutional investigation is underway. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/academia/mor...

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More complete analysis of NIH outlays (or lack thereof) from grant-watch.us grant-watch.us/posts/trends...

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President Trump’s 2026 budget proposes slashing NIH's central function, awarding grants to universities, academic medical centers, and other institutions, by 43% compared to 2025 levels. Story via me & @danielpayne.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/n...

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#neuroskyence 🧪

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The Drosophila genetic database FlyBase has lost its nearly $2 million grant. It’s part of the more than $3 billion in federal funding that has been terminated at Harvard University this year. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/community/fl...

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Talked to @KateZernike at @nytimes about my journey and the current moment for scientists in the U.S. “Ardem Patapoutian’s story is not just the American dream, it is the dream of American science.” Read the article here. No subscription required: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

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In a recent study, @antoinemadar.bsky.social & Mark Sheffield looked at place cells of the mouse hippocampus in vivo to understand what plasticity rules support learning—spoiler alert, it wasn’t Hebbian plasticity! Go check out my story for @thetransmitter.bsky.social #neuroskyence 🧪

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This academic cycle was really challenging for those students that applied for PhD programs. Please help me share this special episode discussing what to do if you didn't get accepted into a PhD program. open.spotify.com/episode/5tsj...

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To put these top-line budget numbers in context, cuts of this magnitude would effectively mean no new grants in FY2026. The entire extramural budget would go to existing, continuing grants. An abject failure of American ambition. And a betrayal of our global leadership in health science innovation.

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Believe it a not, a third multisite connectomic project also lost funding. The multi-PI R01 led by @darbly.bsky.social with myself and @bassemh.bsky.social as co-PIs.

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#neuroskyence 🧪

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Could be huge. Especially for those terminated in the anti-DEI purge. "...NIH will allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025, to be eligible to apply for a new mentored career development award" grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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Donald Hebb’s theory—memorably summarized as “cells that fire together, wire together”— does not explain the shifting hippocampal connections that occur in mice as they learn to navigate an unfamiliar virtual environment. By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/memory/learn...

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Later that day, the NINDS layoffs were revoked, @sydneywyatt.bsky.social and I reported this week for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-... #neuroskyence 🧪

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Cool new study showing that regulatory T cells in the spinal meninges release endogenous opioids to quell pain in female (but not make) mice: #neuroskyence 🧪

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Applications are now open for our fall internship program! This is an excellent opportunity for a beginning science journalist to report and write about the fast-moving field of neuroscience. Apply now: simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simons...

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"In addition, since early May, representatives of DOGE, which says that its goal is to cut government spending and regulations, have been screening all NIH awards before they’re released, according to internal correspondence that Nature obtained."

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We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a survey on the state of neuroscience. This week’s question is: What were the most exciting and discussed papers of 2023 and 2024? #neuroskyence thetransmitter.typeform.com/papers?utm_s...

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After more than a month of uncertainty, 30 previously purged employees at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke received an email yesterday stating they no longer face termination. By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social, @avaskham.bsky.social #neuroskyence bit.ly/4dwfrdG

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Sen. Durbin brought up these specific NINDS cuts at today's HHS budget hearing and Sec. RFK jr said once again that he didn't know anything about them: #neuroskyence 🧪 www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

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NIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively canceling the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants. 👀 List of impacted opportunities: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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More bad news for early career scientists. By @aniloza.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/h...

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It is beyond disturbing when the NIH and HHS Directors do not understand that animal models are essential in research www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...

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Hey @nytimes.com, while I’m glad to see fashion advice (albeit bad) & neuro mix, I have questions … www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/f...

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Thank you, Jesse H. Neal Awards @siia.net, for naming @thetransmitter.bsky.social winner in four categories: Best launch of a media brand, best profile, best single article, and the Grand Neal. Congratulations to the team. siia.net/neals/2025-n...

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This is what we are talking about when we say NIH funding saves lives. Specifically these researchers stepped in created a therapy that may well save this child's life. It is amazing. This is what is at stake. If NIH goes away, we lose all of this, for at least a generation.

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Please help: Do you know a baby, less than 12 months old, who can walk? We are trying to complete a project, 7 years in the works. And all we need are 3 infants who are less than a year old and can walk, to do a short online looking-time study. 🆘

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NIDA shutters diversity fellowship program, axes active awards www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nida... Thank you @callimcflurry.bsky.social for writing on this topic

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RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse canceled its diversity-based fellowship program, including active awards. It’s unclear if fellowships awarded by other institutes within the NIH are also implicated. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nida...

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We're two weeks away from the deadline! Don’t miss the opportunity to recognize your outstanding colleagues. To submit your nominations for @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s “Rising stars in neuroscience,” visit: www.thetransmitter.org/the-transmit... #neuroskyence

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Update of my analysis of funding missing in FY2025 compared to FY2024. Bottom line: The missing amount is estimated to be $2.05 B from non-competitive renewals and $0.83 B from new and competitive renewals. Total: $2.88 B

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An upcoming human brain atlas may not be able to meet its goal of pairing molecular and cellular data with the functional organization of the cortex because of slow recruitment. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/brain-mappin...

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We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a survey on the state of neuroscience. This week’s question is: What do you think are the fastest-growing areas of neuroscience? #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...

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Ask us anything you want about artificial intelligence! Computer science staff writer @benbenbrubaker.bsky.social and contributing writer John Pavlus are hosting a Reddit AMA today at 2pm. www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

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It took more than a decade to trace the 130,000 connections in a fruit fly's brain. With the map in hand, researchers are turning to the next step in connectomics: building simulations. By @ldattaro.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/c...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest autism prevalence numbers raise important questions about the condition and its rise. But RFK Jr’s approach is a dead end. By @lynwater.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/cdc...

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"We know a lot about autism today. To characterize it as a condition about which we’ve learned almost nothing is just completely false." - @htagerf.bsky.social Q&A with @sydneywyatt.bsky.social for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/the...

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Our award-winning news team is seeking an enthusiastic science reporting intern to join our lively newsroom in New York City. For more information or to apply, please visit: simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simons... #neuroskyence #jobs

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