Amelia Eisch 🧪🧠👩🔬 🐁
@eisch.bsky.social
Philadelphia Neuroscience Professor obsessed w/dentate gyrus, mentoring, unsweet soymilk. Opinions & bad jokes are mine not my employer’s. She/her/cat.
https://sites.google.com/view/eischlab
Pics: 75% my smiling face, desk, laptop, blue sky with clouds
https://sites.google.com/view/eischlab
Pics: 75% my smiling face, desk, laptop, blue sky with clouds
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Registration is filling up fast!
🚨Registration for the N American stress meeting is now open!!🚨
Really excited to be part of it and host the event in the @crchum.bsky.social in Montréal this June!
www.stress2026.com/registration
Really excited to be part of it and host the event in the @crchum.bsky.social in Montréal this June!
www.stress2026.com/registration
January 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Registration is filling up fast!
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🚨Registration for the N American stress meeting is now open!!🚨
Really excited to be part of it and host the event in the @crchum.bsky.social in Montréal this June!
www.stress2026.com/registration
Really excited to be part of it and host the event in the @crchum.bsky.social in Montréal this June!
www.stress2026.com/registration
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🚨Registration for the N American stress meeting is now open!!🚨
Really excited to be part of it and host the event in the @crchum.bsky.social in Montréal this June!
www.stress2026.com/registration
Really excited to be part of it and host the event in the @crchum.bsky.social in Montréal this June!
www.stress2026.com/registration
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Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Reposted by Amelia Eisch 🧪🧠👩🔬 🐁
ICE’s actions tear families apart, intimidate communities, & undermine the conditions that make education, research, healthcare, & public trust possible.
We’re calling on scientists to join the general anti-ICE strike in Minnesota on January 23rd.
We’re calling on scientists to join the general anti-ICE strike in Minnesota on January 23rd.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
ICE’s actions tear families apart, intimidate communities, & undermine the conditions that make education, research, healthcare, & public trust possible.
We’re calling on scientists to join the general anti-ICE strike in Minnesota on January 23rd.
We’re calling on scientists to join the general anti-ICE strike in Minnesota on January 23rd.
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This just in: Deadline to submit poster abstracts and for travel award consideration has been extended to tomorrow, January 20, 2026! Submit your abstracts and join us for the 2026 Annual OSSD Meeting at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Kona, Hawaii, May 12-16, 2026! More info below:
#OSSD #SABV
#OSSD #SABV
January 19, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Oh, oh my. I need to go through this closely, and as noted earlier NN has a history. But my first read is wow www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Investigating the methodological foundation of lesion network mapping - Nature Neuroscience
The lesion network mapping method links diverse brain lesions to similar functional brain networks, reflecting general brain organization rather than disorder-specific circuits.
www.nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Oh, oh my. I need to go through this closely, and as noted earlier NN has a history. But my first read is wow www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Time Cells in the Human Brain Support Working Memory Maintenance
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Time Cells in the Human Brain Support Working Memory Maintenance
Working memory (WM), the active retention of information over short periods, is a fundamental cognitive function, yet its underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. In rodents, cue-selective "time c...
www.biorxiv.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Time Cells in the Human Brain Support Working Memory Maintenance
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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I’m very happy to share the latest from my lab published in @Nature
Hippocampal neurons that initially encode reward shift their tuning over the course of days to precede or predict reward.
Full text here:
rdcu.be/eY5nh
Hippocampal neurons that initially encode reward shift their tuning over the course of days to precede or predict reward.
Full text here:
rdcu.be/eY5nh
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I’m very happy to share the latest from my lab published in @Nature
Hippocampal neurons that initially encode reward shift their tuning over the course of days to precede or predict reward.
Full text here:
rdcu.be/eY5nh
Hippocampal neurons that initially encode reward shift their tuning over the course of days to precede or predict reward.
Full text here:
rdcu.be/eY5nh
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“A unifying account of replay as context-driven memory reactivation” doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Been waiting for this one for a while! Congrats @annaschapiro.bsky.social @neurozz.bsky.social
Been waiting for this one for a while! Congrats @annaschapiro.bsky.social @neurozz.bsky.social
A unifying account of replay as context-driven memory reactivation
A context-driven memory model simulates a wide range of characteristics of waking and sleeping hippocampal replay, providing a new account of how and why replay occurs.
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
“A unifying account of replay as context-driven memory reactivation” doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Been waiting for this one for a while! Congrats @annaschapiro.bsky.social @neurozz.bsky.social
Been waiting for this one for a while! Congrats @annaschapiro.bsky.social @neurozz.bsky.social
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I see that starter packs are a thing again
Here is a link to >100 biomedical/mol/cell starter packs that I compiled last year
An encyclopaedia of #StarterPacks
Maybe a bit out of date but hope it helps new @bsky.app arrivals (to whom, welcome)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Here is a link to >100 biomedical/mol/cell starter packs that I compiled last year
An encyclopaedia of #StarterPacks
Maybe a bit out of date but hope it helps new @bsky.app arrivals (to whom, welcome)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
@mjafreeman.bsky.social's encyclopedia of Bluesky starter packs for 'mechanistic' biologists
docs.google.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I see that starter packs are a thing again
Here is a link to >100 biomedical/mol/cell starter packs that I compiled last year
An encyclopaedia of #StarterPacks
Maybe a bit out of date but hope it helps new @bsky.app arrivals (to whom, welcome)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Here is a link to >100 biomedical/mol/cell starter packs that I compiled last year
An encyclopaedia of #StarterPacks
Maybe a bit out of date but hope it helps new @bsky.app arrivals (to whom, welcome)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Here is some actual data, presented in an effective warming, regarding global warming.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWoC...
7/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWoC...
7/10
Climate Spiral
YouTube video by ARHCIVED - NASA Climate Change
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Here is some actual data, presented in an effective warming, regarding global warming.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWoC...
7/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWoC...
7/10
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Inside you are two wolves.
One remembers to put everything on OSF because openness and transparency matter.
The other forgets to make the page public because you have the attention span of a fruit fly
One remembers to put everything on OSF because openness and transparency matter.
The other forgets to make the page public because you have the attention span of a fruit fly
January 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Inside you are two wolves.
One remembers to put everything on OSF because openness and transparency matter.
The other forgets to make the page public because you have the attention span of a fruit fly
One remembers to put everything on OSF because openness and transparency matter.
The other forgets to make the page public because you have the attention span of a fruit fly
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Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version?
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version?
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
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As we head into the new year, a reminder that if you're recruiting or looking for a job in Neuroscience (or adjacent) add #NeuroJobs to your post to appear on the NeuroJobs feed.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#NeuroSkyence
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#NeuroSkyence
January 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
As we head into the new year, a reminder that if you're recruiting or looking for a job in Neuroscience (or adjacent) add #NeuroJobs to your post to appear on the NeuroJobs feed.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#NeuroSkyence
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#NeuroSkyence
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📣 Our lab is hiring a full-time RA/lab manager! Join us in beautiful Santa Barbara to study the neural bases of affect-cognition interactions using fMRI and brain stimulation. Great stepping stone to a PhD in cognitive/affective neuro 🧠🐬🏖️ Apply by Jan 22: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03048
Junior Specialist - Lapate Laboratory, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu
January 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
📣 Our lab is hiring a full-time RA/lab manager! Join us in beautiful Santa Barbara to study the neural bases of affect-cognition interactions using fMRI and brain stimulation. Great stepping stone to a PhD in cognitive/affective neuro 🧠🐬🏖️ Apply by Jan 22: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03048
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Hey everybody, it’s the 250th anniversary of Common Sense, whose luminous author Tom Paine, figured centrally in the American Revolution, the Enlightenment and the movement for Democracy still sweeping the Earth. The times hath found us.
January 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Hey everybody, it’s the 250th anniversary of Common Sense, whose luminous author Tom Paine, figured centrally in the American Revolution, the Enlightenment and the movement for Democracy still sweeping the Earth. The times hath found us.
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With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world:
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world:
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
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Long thought to be a simple switchboard, the hypothalamus may be the neural substrate of emotion states.
By @natmesanash.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
By @natmesanash.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
Cracking the neural code for emotional states
Rather than act as a simple switchboard for innate behaviors, the hypothalamus encodes an animal's internal state, which influences behavior.
www.thetransmitter.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Long thought to be a simple switchboard, the hypothalamus may be the neural substrate of emotion states.
By @natmesanash.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
By @natmesanash.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
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Thrilled to see the first preprint of the lab out 🤩 Check it out if you need to compare dynamics in your data and RNN (or any other combinations of dynamical systems)!
Wanna compare dynamics across neural data, RNNs, or dynamical systems? We got a fast and furious method🏎️
The 1st preprint of my PhD 🥳 fast dynamical similarity analysis (fastDSA):
📜: arxiv.org/abs/2511.22828
💻: github.com/CMC-lab/fast...
I’ll be @cosynemeeting.bsky.social - happy to chat 😉
The 1st preprint of my PhD 🥳 fast dynamical similarity analysis (fastDSA):
📜: arxiv.org/abs/2511.22828
💻: github.com/CMC-lab/fast...
I’ll be @cosynemeeting.bsky.social - happy to chat 😉
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Thrilled to see the first preprint of the lab out 🤩 Check it out if you need to compare dynamics in your data and RNN (or any other combinations of dynamical systems)!
Reposted by Amelia Eisch 🧪🧠👩🔬 🐁
Fiscal Year 2026 NIH Funding Update
The committed funding for fiscal year 2026 is lagging behind all fiscal years from 2015-2025.
More details to follow.
1/6
The committed funding for fiscal year 2026 is lagging behind all fiscal years from 2015-2025.
More details to follow.
1/6
January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Fiscal Year 2026 NIH Funding Update
The committed funding for fiscal year 2026 is lagging behind all fiscal years from 2015-2025.
More details to follow.
1/6
The committed funding for fiscal year 2026 is lagging behind all fiscal years from 2015-2025.
More details to follow.
1/6
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Reading about the history of white light lasers w/ @robertmarc.bsky.social
2015 is when they came about and are used for microscopy. White light lasers might end up being household light sources and if the do, will revolutionize lighting.
Science is the way forward for everything and our economy.
2015 is when they came about and are used for microscopy. White light lasers might end up being household light sources and if the do, will revolutionize lighting.
Science is the way forward for everything and our economy.
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Reading about the history of white light lasers w/ @robertmarc.bsky.social
2015 is when they came about and are used for microscopy. White light lasers might end up being household light sources and if the do, will revolutionize lighting.
Science is the way forward for everything and our economy.
2015 is when they came about and are used for microscopy. White light lasers might end up being household light sources and if the do, will revolutionize lighting.
Science is the way forward for everything and our economy.
Reposted by Amelia Eisch 🧪🧠👩🔬 🐁
Identity of neurons involved in the emotional distress associated with pain yields genetic approach that could soothe suffering without opioid drugs @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @flybottleescape.bsky.social @upenn.edu @cmu.edu
@yttrilab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @flybottleescape.bsky.social @upenn.edu @cmu.edu
@yttrilab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Identity of neurons involved in the emotional distress associated with pain yields genetic approach that could soothe suffering without opioid drugs @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @flybottleescape.bsky.social @upenn.edu @cmu.edu
@yttrilab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @flybottleescape.bsky.social @upenn.edu @cmu.edu
@yttrilab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...