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@thetransmitter.bsky.social presents a portrait of the state of neuroscience in 2025 through four lenses: its focus, its output, its people and its funding. Each view features analyses of major trends and more. Explore the end of year report: bit.ly/4oNeTVC
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33 neuroscience researchers from across the world shared how their labs our funded, providing insight into the current state of funding and how that might shift.
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Survey: Which sources fund your neuroscience research?
Government sources are the main contributors to neuroscience labs, but funding breakdown varies across labs, career stages and neuroscience subfields.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
33 neuroscience researchers from across the world shared how their labs our funded, providing insight into the current state of funding and how that might shift.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
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In an excerpt from his new book, @gregoryhickok.bsky.social details how meeting @davidpoeppel.bsky.social upended his understanding of speech processing in the brain and led to them developing the theory for bilateral speech perception.
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‘Wired for Words: The Neural Architecture of Language,’ an excerpt
In his new book, Hickok provides a detailed overview of the research into the circuits that control speech and language. In this excerpt from Chapter 5, he shares how meeting his colleague David…
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December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In an excerpt from his new book, @gregoryhickok.bsky.social details how meeting @davidpoeppel.bsky.social upended his understanding of speech processing in the brain and led to them developing the theory for bilateral speech perception.
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The latest news and perspectives on the neuroscience topics that interest you most, direct to your inbox
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December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Want to stay up to date on the latest developments in human neuroimaging research? Subscribe to the quarterly newsletter in partnership with the @ohbmofficial.bsky.social to receive news and announcements from both of our organizations: www.thetransmitter.org/newsletters-...
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"Neuroscientists need better training in computational methods."
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Our #ComputationalNeuroscience course is the perfect way to gain practical experience and build a strong foundation in this field.
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Our #ComputationalNeuroscience course is the perfect way to gain practical experience and build a strong foundation in this field.
As neuroscience expands, @thetransmitter.bsky.social asks, how can neuroscience training programs best meet the needs of students and the field? See what survey respondents had to say: www.thetransmitter.org/training/how...
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Survey: How will neuroscience training need to change?
Training in computational neuroscience, data science and statistics is needed but must be balanced with grounding in the scientific method, say respondents.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Neuroscientists need better training in computational methods."
We got you.
Join us in July: neuromatch.io/courses/
Our #ComputationalNeuroscience course is the perfect way to gain practical experience and build a strong foundation in this field.
We got you.
Join us in July: neuromatch.io/courses/
Our #ComputationalNeuroscience course is the perfect way to gain practical experience and build a strong foundation in this field.
Most basic neuroscience research in the U.S. is funded by the federal government, but there is an entire funding landscape that lies beyond those federal agencies. To bring those sources together, @thetransmitter.bsky.social presents a funding source directory: bit.ly/4pBBF2B
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Neuroscience funding: A source directory
Our list features expected and lesser-known governmental and nongovernmental sources of funding for basic neuroscience research.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Most basic neuroscience research in the U.S. is funded by the federal government, but there is an entire funding landscape that lies beyond those federal agencies. To bring those sources together, @thetransmitter.bsky.social presents a funding source directory: bit.ly/4pBBF2B
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“I will die on the hill that population coding is the relevant level of encoding information in the brain.” In the latest “This paper changed my life,” Nancy Padilla-Coreano discusses a paper on mixed selectivity neurons.
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This paper changed my life: Nancy Padilla-Coreano on learning the value of population coding
The 2013 Nature paper by Mattia Rigotti and his colleagues revealed how mixed selectivity neurons—cells that are not selectively tuned to a stimulus—play a key role in cognition.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“I will die on the hill that population coding is the relevant level of encoding information in the brain.” In the latest “This paper changed my life,” Nancy Padilla-Coreano discusses a paper on mixed selectivity neurons.
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NIH funding for neuroscience-related projects has more than doubled during the past 16 years. But not everyone has benefited equally.
By Natalia Mesa
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Tracking trends in NIH neuroscience funding from 2008 to 2024
Funding for neuroscience-related projects more than doubled in 16 years, rising from $4.2 billion in 2008 to $10.5 billion in 2024.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NIH funding for neuroscience-related projects has more than doubled during the past 16 years. But not everyone has benefited equally.
By Natalia Mesa
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By Natalia Mesa
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Should neuroscience focus on big team science or the traditional model? Explore what survey respondents had to say about it: www.thetransmitter.org/funding/shou...
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Survey: Should neuroscience focus on big team science?
Learn which types of projects are better for big team science versus smaller-group support.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Should neuroscience focus on big team science or the traditional model? Explore what survey respondents had to say about it: www.thetransmitter.org/funding/shou...
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📣 Calling all early-career neuroscience researchers! @thetransmitter.bsky.social & @neuromatch.bsky.social want to hear from you about the support you need to thrive in your career.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Did you pick up this flyer at #SfN2025?
📣 Calling all early-career neuroscience researchers! @thetransmitter.bsky.social & @neuromatch.bsky.social want to hear from you about the support you need to thrive in your career.
➡️ Take this short survey: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
📣 Calling all early-career neuroscience researchers! @thetransmitter.bsky.social & @neuromatch.bsky.social want to hear from you about the support you need to thrive in your career.
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As neuroscience expands, @thetransmitter.bsky.social asks, how can neuroscience training programs best meet the needs of students and the field? See what survey respondents had to say: www.thetransmitter.org/training/how...
#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
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Survey: How will neuroscience training need to change?
Training in computational neuroscience, data science and statistics is needed but must be balanced with grounding in the scientific method, say respondents.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
As neuroscience expands, @thetransmitter.bsky.social asks, how can neuroscience training programs best meet the needs of students and the field? See what survey respondents had to say: www.thetransmitter.org/training/how...
#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
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Age at autism diagnosis may reflect one of two genetic and developmental profiles, a new study finds.
By Natalia Mesa
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Genetic profiles separate early, late autism diagnoses
Age at diagnosis reflects underlying differences in common genetic variants and developmental trajectories among people with autism.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Age at autism diagnosis may reflect one of two genetic and developmental profiles, a new study finds.
By Natalia Mesa
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A big year for the @changlabucsf.bsky.social at #SfN25! Congratulations to Edward Chang, MD, who was awarded this year’s Gruber Neuroscience Prize, and to @shaileejain.bsky.social, who was named one of @thetransmitter.bsky.social's Rising Stars in Neuroscience. www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A big year for the @changlabucsf.bsky.social at #SfN25! Congratulations to Edward Chang, MD, who was awarded this year’s Gruber Neuroscience Prize, and to @shaileejain.bsky.social, who was named one of @thetransmitter.bsky.social's Rising Stars in Neuroscience. www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s “New Lab Directory” features a list of new neuroscience labs that opened in 2024-2025, and some set to launch in 2026. Check out the list to learn about the work of more than 50 new neuroscience labs. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
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The Transmitter’s New Lab Directory
Learn about neuroscience labs launched in the past two years, plus a few opening their doors in 2026.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s “New Lab Directory” features a list of new neuroscience labs that opened in 2024-2025, and some set to launch in 2026. Check out the list to learn about the work of more than 50 new neuroscience labs. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
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Who won the Kavli, and other neuroscience prizes this year? See our list here www.thetransmitter.org/awards/top-n...
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Winners of top prizes in neuroscience in 2025
The awards honor recipients for lifetime achievements and new discoveries.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Who won the Kavli, and other neuroscience prizes this year? See our list here www.thetransmitter.org/awards/top-n...
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During the later stages of learning, the mouse brain progressively activates transcriptional regulators that drive memory consolidation.
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To persist, memories surf molecular waves from thalamus to cortex
During the later stages of learning, the mouse brain progressively activates transcriptional regulators that drive memory consolidation.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
During the later stages of learning, the mouse brain progressively activates transcriptional regulators that drive memory consolidation.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
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The past three years marked the passing of neuroscientists Eleanor Maguire, Krishna Shenoy and Larry Young, among others.
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The neuroscience leaders we have lost since 2023
Learn more about the lives and legacies of the neuroscientists who passed away between 2023 and 2025.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The past three years marked the passing of neuroscientists Eleanor Maguire, Krishna Shenoy and Larry Young, among others.
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“It’s giving mechanistic insight into how estrogen modulates reinforcement learning—all the way down to the molecular mechanism,” says Ilana Witten.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
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Sex hormone boosts female rats’ sensitivity to unexpected rewards
During the high-estradiol stages of their estrus cycle, female rats learn faster than they do during other stages—and than male rats overall—thanks to a boost in their dopaminergic response to reward…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“It’s giving mechanistic insight into how estrogen modulates reinforcement learning—all the way down to the molecular mechanism,” says Ilana Witten.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
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By mapping connections among researchers, Neurotree makes it possible to trace how the field has evolved and to visualize how shifts in lab size, training and other factors can shape its direction, writes founder @stephenvdavid.bsky.social.
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Tracing neuroscience’s family tree to track its growth
By mapping connections among researchers, Neurotree makes it possible to see how the field has evolved and what factors shape its direction.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
By mapping connections among researchers, Neurotree makes it possible to trace how the field has evolved and to visualize how shifts in lab size, training and other factors can shape its direction, writes founder @stephenvdavid.bsky.social.
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In the late 1980s, things were “a bit Wild West” in the transcranial magnetic stimulation field, says Mark George. “You could do things you couldn’t do now.”
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Remembering Mark Hallett, leader in transcranial magnetic stimulation
The long-time NINDS researcher, best known for studying movement disorders, has died at age 82.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In the late 1980s, things were “a bit Wild West” in the transcranial magnetic stimulation field, says Mark George. “You could do things you couldn’t do now.”
By @daviddobbs.bsky.social
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Very grateful to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for including me in their Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025 alongside some really inspiring scientists. Check out the link to see some of their cool work 🧠✨
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The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Very grateful to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for including me in their Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025 alongside some really inspiring scientists. Check out the link to see some of their cool work 🧠✨
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In @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025, we recognize 25 early-career researchers who have made outstanding scientific contributions and demonstrated a commitment to mentoring and community-building in neuroscience.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025, we recognize 25 early-career researchers who have made outstanding scientific contributions and demonstrated a commitment to mentoring and community-building in neuroscience.
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The CDC website now falsely suggests that autism-vaccine research is still an open question, prompting distrust among researchers—some of whom anticipate more unreliable statements.
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Autism scientists push back on CDC’s invalid vaccine claims
The CDC falsely suggests autism-vaccine research still an open question, prompting distrust and dismay among researchers.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The CDC website now falsely suggests that autism-vaccine research is still an open question, prompting distrust among researchers—some of whom anticipate more unreliable statements.
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To identify the most transformative tools and technologies in the past five years, @thetransmitter.bsky.social surveyed readers and contributors and worked with a market-research firm to interview neuroscientists around the world. See what they had to say: bit.ly/3LYTNoB
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Survey: What are neuroscience’s most transformative new tools?
Which new tools—including artificial intelligence, deep-learning methods, genetic tools and advanced neuroimaging—are making the largest impact?
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November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
To identify the most transformative tools and technologies in the past five years, @thetransmitter.bsky.social surveyed readers and contributors and worked with a market-research firm to interview neuroscientists around the world. See what they had to say: bit.ly/3LYTNoB
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@thetransmitter.bsky.social gathered citation metrics for the top neuroscience papers published over the past 30 years and assembled a list of the top 20 to try to capture a different view of the field’s changing landscape. www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/w...
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The most-cited neuroscience papers from the past 30 years
Highly cited papers reflect the surge in artificial-intelligence research in the field and other technical advances.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
@thetransmitter.bsky.social gathered citation metrics for the top neuroscience papers published over the past 30 years and assembled a list of the top 20 to try to capture a different view of the field’s changing landscape. www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/w...
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Thank you to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for selecting me among the Rising Stars in Neuroscience 2025. It's an honor to be among a list of great scientists that I look up to. Check them out here: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Thank you to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for selecting me among the Rising Stars in Neuroscience 2025. It's an honor to be among a list of great scientists that I look up to. Check them out here: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...