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Check out our recently updated calendar, featuring the top neuroscience meetings and events through September 2027.

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February 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Defining brain cell types is no longer a matter of classification alone, but of embedding their genetic identities within the dynamical organization of population activity, writes @lmprida.bsky.social.

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From genes to dynamics: Examining brain cell types in action may reveal the logic of brain function
Defining brain cell types is no longer a matter of classification alone, but of embedding their genetic identities within the dynamical organization of population activity.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Another thoughtful piece from Tim Requarth on the potential impact of AI tools on the scientific process.
February 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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A wonderful piece by @callimcflurry.bsky.social on how mechanosensitive PIEZO ion channels are being used to explore how our bodies rely on pressure sensing. It is a thoughtfully researched article, with perspectives from many colleagues across the field.
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PIEZO channels are opening the study of mechanosensation in unexpected places
The force-activated ion channels underlie the senses of touch and proprioception. Now scientists are using them as a tool to explore molecular mechanisms at work in internal organs…
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January 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Studying aspects of the brain’s emotion system that enable organisms to infer indirect threats and understand changing context can establish a common framework that bridges species and levels of analysis, writes @jojolab.bsky.social.

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January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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The creativity is still mostly human, writes @kenneth-harris.bsky.social. The AI’s strength is relentless, moderately clever trial-and-error in the space of technical solutions.

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How to collaborate with AI
To make the best use of LLMs in research, turn your scientific question into a set of concrete, checkable proposals, wire up an automatic scoring loop, and let the AI iterate.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Dissecting different parallel processing streams may help us understand the mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms, such as delusions, and unite human and animal research, writes Michael Halassa.

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Computational psychiatry needs systems neuroscience
Dissecting different parallel processing streams may help us understand the mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms, such as delusions, and unite human and animal research.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Books by Nachum Ulanovsky, @nicolecrust.bsky.social, and @evoneuro.bsky.social and Georg Striedter made the list of some of the most engaging neuroscience titles released in 2025.

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The Transmitter’s most-read neuroscience book excerpts of 2025
Books by Nachum Ulanovsky, Nicole Rust, and Andrew Iwaniuk and Georg Striedter made the list of some of the year's most engaging neuroscience titles.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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A competition to design small, efficient neural models may provide new insight into real brains—and perhaps unite disparate modeling efforts, writes @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy.

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The 1,000 neuron challenge
A competition to design small, efficient neural models may provide new insight into real brains—and perhaps unite disparate modeling efforts.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs, writes @marcusghosh.bsky.social.

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Not playing around: Why neuroscience needs toy models
Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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A growing list of medications—such as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicines—exist because of insights from basic research, writes @alexkwan.bsky.social.

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How basic neuroscience has paved the path to new drugs
A growing list of medications—such as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicines—exist because of insights from basic research.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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@russpoldrack.org's guidelines for AI-assisted coding can help researchers ensure the integrity of their work while accelerating progress on important scientific questions.

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AI-assisted coding: 10 simple rules to maintain scientific rigor
These guidelines can help researchers ensure the integrity of their work while accelerating progress on important scientific questions.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Check out the first entry on our new Q&A series about neuroscientists who’ve built careers outside of the lab!

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Check out “Frameshift,” a Q&A series in which neuroscientists with nontraditional careers discuss their work and how they made the transition away from the lab. In the first entry of the series, @shariwiseman.bsky.social shares how she went from the bench to science publishing.

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Frameshift: Shari Wiseman reflects on her pivot from science to publishing
As chief editor of Nature Neuroscience, Wiseman applies critical-thinking skills she learned in the lab to manage the journal’s day-to-day operations.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Check out our courses calendar, where you can search for upcoming neuroscience courses. If you’re organizing a course and would like to share it with us, submit it at [email protected].

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Courses
Explore upcoming neuroscience courses, filtered by topic.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Check out our recently updated calendar, featuring the top neuroscience meetings and events through September 2027.

Are you organizing a neuroscience conference? Share it with us at [email protected].

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December 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Great having @drnancypadilla.bsky.social contribute to the series!

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December 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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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
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Learn more about the origins of Neurotree and how you can use it to explore trends in neuroscience.
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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 9:26 PM
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At the #SFN2025 #NeuroAI session and want to hear more from Terry Sejnowski? www.thetransmitter.org/human-neurot...
Thinking about thinking: AI offers theoretical insights into human memory
We need a new conceptual framework for understanding cognitive functions—particularly how globally distributed brain states are formed and maintained for hours.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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The challenges Neurodata Without Borders faces reflect a broader need for funding that sustains new research tools once they are established.

By Lauren Schneider

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Neurophysiology data-sharing system faces funding cliff
After the primary grant supporting Neurodata Without Borders ends in March 2026, the platform may no longer be maintained or kept up to date.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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An exciting collaboration with @worldwideneuro.bsky.social , @tpvogels.bsky.social @bozelosp.bsky.social @moritzstefaner.bsky.social
thetransmitter.bsky.social The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Nov 17
Navigate the rise and fall of research topics over five decades using The Transmitter's interactive map, which is based on a semantic analysis of nearly 350,000 abstracts in leading neuroscience journals. Explore more: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/p...

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Putting 50 years of neuroscience on the map
Navigate the rise and fall of research topics over five decades using our interactive map, which is based on a semantic analysis of nearly 350,000 abstracts.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Congrats to @thetransmitter.bsky.social staff reporter Calli McMurray & @quantamagazine.bsky.social contributing writer Max G. Levy for winning Gold Awards for Science Journalism! https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta-and-the-transmitter-writers-win-aaas-kavli-gold-awards-for-science-journalism/
Quanta and The Transmitter Writers Win AAAS Kavli Gold Awards for Science Journalism
Quanta and The Transmitter Writers Win AAAS Kavli Gold Awards for Science Journalism on Simons Foundation
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November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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In our latest Postdoc Perspectives essay, Dana Rubi Levy, Kevin Mastro and Michael Ryan argue that some age-related changes in the brain are not solely the result of cognitive decline but rather part of a larger adaptive process.

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Aging as adaptation
Some age-related changes in the brain and in behavior are not solely the result of cognitive decline but rather part of a larger adaptive process.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Such an important project! Please share your research stories.
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I'm excited to share a big project we've been working on for the last few months!
thetransmitter.bsky.social The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Nov 15
@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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November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM