Christos Constantinidis
@cconstan.bsky.social
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience. Neural basis of cognition, cognitive development, deep brain stimulation.
https://lab.vanderbilt.edu/constantinidis-lab/home/
https://lab.vanderbilt.edu/constantinidis-lab/home/
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NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling
Policy drops “paylines” based on peer-review scores and requires geography and other factors to guide approvals
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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For the first time ever, I had to make a payment in crypto.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
For the first time ever, I had to make a payment in crypto.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
October and November NIH grant submission deadlines will be extended.
Study sections scheduled between October 1 and November 14 have been cancelled and will be rescheduled.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Study sections scheduled between October 1 and November 14 have been cancelled and will be rescheduled.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-005: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities NOT-OD-26-005. NIH
grants.nih.gov
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
October and November NIH grant submission deadlines will be extended.
Study sections scheduled between October 1 and November 14 have been cancelled and will be rescheduled.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Study sections scheduled between October 1 and November 14 have been cancelled and will be rescheduled.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I got a similar message. My study section is being rescheduled for 2 partial days in January. Only 1/3 of grants will be discussed.
Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I got a similar message. My study section is being rescheduled for 2 partial days in January. Only 1/3 of grants will be discussed.
Is there a competition going on about who is going to screw science the most?
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Is there a competition going on about who is going to screw science the most?
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Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of brain-computer interfaces and artificial neural networks. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk, write Cory Miller, @movshon.bsky.social and Doris Tsao.
#neuroskyence
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#neuroskyence
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Without monkeys, neuroscience has no future
Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of BCIs, ANNs. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of brain-computer interfaces and artificial neural networks. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk, write Cory Miller, @movshon.bsky.social and Doris Tsao.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/47MXYLH
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/47MXYLH
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🚨🧠🚨 POSTDOC POSITION 🚨🧠🚨 in my lab: www.ru.nl/en/working-a... Connectivity in Working Memory. Deadline 12 Nov! Apply via website; please repost.
Postdoc Position: Neural Circuitry Underlying Working Memory | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a Postdoc Position: Neural Circuitry Underlying Working Memory at the Faculty of Social Sciences? Check our vacancy!
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November 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🚨🧠🚨 POSTDOC POSITION 🚨🧠🚨 in my lab: www.ru.nl/en/working-a... Connectivity in Working Memory. Deadline 12 Nov! Apply via website; please repost.
Who did this?
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Who did this?
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generating examples for my fall undergrad Perception students on why they should not use LLMs as study aides...
August 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
generating examples for my fall undergrad Perception students on why they should not use LLMs as study aides...
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Longitudinal measures of monkey brain structure and activity through adolescence predict cognitive maturation
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@cconstan.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Longitudinal measures of monkey brain structure and activity through adolescence predict cognitive maturation - Nature Neuroscience
Working memory improves during adolescent brain development. Zhu et al. tracked monkeys through adolescence, revealing that maturation of white matter tracts and refinement of neural firing patterns s...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Longitudinal measures of monkey brain structure and activity through adolescence predict cognitive maturation
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@cconstan.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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auditory tau-rhythm with a cool waveform, oscillating at 10 Hz, recorded with intracranial electrodes. 🧠〰️🙂
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
auditory tau-rhythm with a cool waveform, oscillating at 10 Hz, recorded with intracranial electrodes. 🧠〰️🙂
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The 5th of 6 faculty positions in UNC Biology is posted. We're working with the @ncbg.bsky.social to fill a joint position as Director of the UNC Herbarium at @ncbg.bsky.social and as Associate Professor within the Department of Biology (BIOL). Please share 1/n
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Associate Professor & Director of NCBG Herbarium
This is a research, teaching, and public service position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, serving jointly as Herbarium Director at the North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) and as...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The 5th of 6 faculty positions in UNC Biology is posted. We're working with the @ncbg.bsky.social to fill a joint position as Director of the UNC Herbarium at @ncbg.bsky.social and as Associate Professor within the Department of Biology (BIOL). Please share 1/n
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unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
Ok Mamdani won. Can we now reopen the government, please?
November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ok Mamdani won. Can we now reopen the government, please?
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The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
A sad day for Neuroscience in the Netherlands.
Dutch lawmakers have approved the phase-out of primate research at one of Europe’s biggest facilities. Neuroscientists are worried.
By Lauren Schenkman
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
By Lauren Schenkman
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
Nonhuman primate research to lose federal funding at major European facility
The Dutch Senate has ordered the Biomedical Primate Research Centre in the Netherlands to shift its funding away from primate experiments by 2030.
www.thetransmitter.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A sad day for Neuroscience in the Netherlands.
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The brain is the stupidest object in the universe.
Every misunderstanding and bad idea in history came from a brain.
Before brains, no one was wrong about anything.
Every misunderstanding and bad idea in history came from a brain.
Before brains, no one was wrong about anything.
October 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The brain is the stupidest object in the universe.
Every misunderstanding and bad idea in history came from a brain.
Before brains, no one was wrong about anything.
Every misunderstanding and bad idea in history came from a brain.
Before brains, no one was wrong about anything.
"Alberto Martín-Martín says that he is sympathetic to the aims of GScholarLens. But he is not sure that the tool achieves its goal [...]. Simply assigning different weights to study authors isn’t enough to capture the nuances of their contributions".
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors
Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.
www.nature.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"Alberto Martín-Martín says that he is sympathetic to the aims of GScholarLens. But he is not sure that the tool achieves its goal [...]. Simply assigning different weights to study authors isn’t enough to capture the nuances of their contributions".
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Senior Lecturer Position in Computational Neuroscience at Vanderbilt. Please disseminate.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Senior Lecturer Position in Computational Neuroscience at Vanderbilt. Please disseminate.
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Are you looking to do independent research related to machine learning and/or data science? Want to get some teaching experience too? Apply to be a faculty fellow at the Center for Data Science at New York University! Positions are for two years. apply.interfolio.com/174686
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Are you looking to do independent research related to machine learning and/or data science? Want to get some teaching experience too? Apply to be a faculty fellow at the Center for Data Science at New York University! Positions are for two years. apply.interfolio.com/174686
Vanderbilt is not rejecting the Compact on higher education.
October 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Vanderbilt is not rejecting the Compact on higher education.
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Pine plantations burn more severely & recover more slowly than other vegetation types. This is observed using the forest map (L) or the forest inventory (R), Spain
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🧪🌎🔥🍁🌳🔥 wildfire @jappliedecology.bsky.social
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🧪🌎🔥🍁🌳🔥 wildfire @jappliedecology.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Pine plantations burn more severely & recover more slowly than other vegetation types. This is observed using the forest map (L) or the forest inventory (R), Spain
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2025/10/16/p...
🧪🌎🔥🍁🌳🔥 wildfire @jappliedecology.bsky.social
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Student government leaders of MIT, UVA, U of AZ, Dartmouth, UPenn, Brown, and Vanderbilt united in their opposition to the "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
October 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Student government leaders of MIT, UVA, U of AZ, Dartmouth, UPenn, Brown, and Vanderbilt united in their opposition to the "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.