And getting to hang out with colleagues and chat about inspiring research is always the best part. @camronbryant.bsky.social @davidmoorman.bsky.social

The keynote lecture by @dgordonwinder.bsky.social was a huge highlight!

And that's a wrap! I had a ton of fun at the inaugural New England Addiction Neuroscience Research Conference Friday and am looking forward to seeing everyone next year, if not sooner! newenglandaddictionconsortium.wordpress.com/annual-confe...

Scientists turned out to Stand Up For Science at the State House in Providence. There’s power in numbers 💪.

Super excited about this addiction advocacy forum on Oct 8 #SfN24. How can we (as scientists) influence policy decisions and advocate for those affected by alcohol and substance use disorders?

The Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research at Brown University under the new leadership of Bess Frost invites applications from investigators focused on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias for a tenure-track or tenured position. apply.interfolio.com/154858. Join us!!!

The International Behavior and Neural Genetics Society invites you to an interactive Panel discussing careers in academia (research or teaching), industry and tech. Registration is free and open to all.

📅 February 14, 2024
🕛 2:00 PM Eastern Time
🌐 Zoom

Register: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Saturday musings…. So we all agree to use ‘critical’ instead of ‘seminal’ cause ever since the derivation was pointed out to me I just can’t forget 😬🫣. And now you won’t be able to either. You’re welcome.

To highlight the common principles of reward encoding revealed by work in Drosophila, we compare the function of reward circuits to a 5-member rock band. Components work together in an interactive, dynamic way to produce the music/behavioral response. 🤘🎸🥁🎹

We compare and contrast how different rewards are encoded and highlight circuits that are shared between rewards and circuits that differ between rewards.

We discuss the basic neurotransmitter signaling circuits that are important for encoding different types of reward.

One of the fantastic things about using flies is you can compare two reward systems in the same animal: the larval and adult reward systems and how they function in the context of behavioral choice.

Excited to share a new open access ORE-Neuroscience article on Drosophila Reward Circuits. We review what flies have contributed to our understanding of the basic principles of reward encoding. oxfordre.com/neuroscience...