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The Organization for Human Brain Mapping @ohbmofficial.bsky.social · 3d

The OHBM Open Science SIG is looking for new leadership! Self-nominations are now open! If you're passionate about open science in neuroimaging, get involved.
Multiple roles are available, with nominations reviewed in rolling rounds through October. ossig.netlify.app/elections/

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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 2d

SfN is proud to join Americans for Medical Research, a campaign led by Research!America aimed at educating the public & policymakers about the vital role of NIH in advancing medical breakthroughs that improve lives.

Learn more about how you can engage: vist.ly/49uu6

#neurosky #neuroskyence

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TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · 2d

Mit der Feierlichen Immatrikulation ist heute das Studienjahr 2025/26 an der #TUDresden gestartet. 👋 TUD-Rektorin Prof. Ursula M. Staudinger begrüßte über 6.200 neue Studierende. Unter ihnen sind rund 1.700 internationale Studierende, die aus 107 Nationen kommen.
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Foto: Rektorin Ursula Staudinger und das Rektorat gehen eine Treppe in Audimax der TUD herunter. In den Stuhlreihen stehen Studierende.

Foto: Das volle Audimax der TUD von oben. Rektorin Ursula Staudinger hält eine Rede.

Foto: Gruppenbild der Studierenden, die symbolisch die Immatrikulation unterzeichnet haben und den Bereichssprecher:innen der TUD. In der Mitte Rektorin Ursula Staudinger sowie das Rektorat.

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Katharina von Kriegstein @kvonkriegstein.bsky.social · 1d

Klinische Psychologin oder Psychologe für Teilzeitstelle zur Unterstützung unserer Autismus-Forschung gesucht! #Dresden #Jobs #Job #Stellenanzeige #Stellenangebot #psychologie #psychology #cogneurojobs www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste...

Bild vom sonnenbeschienenen Dresden mit der Elbe im Vordergrund und der Skyline der Innenstadt im Hintergrund

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Katharina von Kriegstein @kvonkriegstein.bsky.social · 1d

PhD position application deadline in 6 days. #neurosky #cogneurojobs #autism #sensory Thanks for reposts.

Katharina von Kriegstein @kvonkriegstein.bsky.social · 22d

PhD position available! Are you fascinated by #sensory #perception and #autism? Then this position might be for you! #cogneurojobs #neurosky #PhDposition #Jobs #career #neuroscience #fMRI

Full description here: tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12400

TUD - University of Excellence sign in front of green trees and a TUD building

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The Organization for Human Brain Mapping @ohbmofficial.bsky.social · 3d

Join OHBM in building a greener future! 🌍 Become our official Sustainability Sponsor and showcase your commitment to eco-friendly initiatives with branded water bottles, refill station signage, and QR codes linking to your sustainability pledge. Let’s make #OHBM2026 the most sustainable yet!
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TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · 4d

Vom 22. Oktober bis 12. November lädt der Verein "Live Science" zur dritten Ausgabe des Wissenschafts-Kneipenfestivals „Beerology“ ins Hostel Mondpalast ein. 🎤 In populärwissenschaftlichen Kurzvorträgen werden dort aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse präsentiert.
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Foto: Eine Bar, in der viele Mensche sitzen. Einige klatschen.

Porträt von Prof. Simon Meier-Vieracker vor einer Wand aus Sandstein.

Foto: Eine Wissenschaftlerin hält auf einer Bühne in einer Bar einen Vortrag.

Foto: Menschen sitzen an einer Bar und unterhalten sich.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 4d

While the newly awarded Autism Data Science Initiative projects look “outstanding,” concerns remain over the program’s abnormal and opaque review process.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/exc...

Autism researchers remain concerned about NIH data project

An atypical funding mechanism, short timeline and opaque review process had generated concern over the quality of projects that would be selected.

www.thetransmitter.org

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German Neuroscience Society e.V. - NWG @neurowissg.bsky.social · 3d

Call for Symposia: Göttingen Meeting 2027
Time to take the opportunity and help to shape the Scientific Program 2027 by submitting your proposal until:

17 February 2026

Further information can be found here: web.nwg-info.de/de/conferenc...

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TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · 3d

Europäische Zusammenarbeit im Studium & in der Forschung erleben: Ab Herbst 2025 werden an der #TUDresden Lehr- & Lernangebote, die in Kooperation mit einer weiteren EUTOPIA-Partner:in entstehen, mit einem EUTOPIA Label gekennzeichnet. 🌍 Weitere Hintergründe dazu ➡️ tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/n...

Foto von drei Fragen in Blau- und Grüntönen wehen vor einem Gebäude. Die Fragen stehen für die TU Dresden, DRESDEN-concept und EUTOPIA.

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TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · 5d

Am 9. Oktober begrüßt die #TUDresden ihre neuen Studierenden zum #WelcomeDay. Von 11 bis 14 Uhr gibt es auf dem Infomarkt im Hörsaalzentrum Informationen rund ums Studium. Um 15 Uhr startet die feierliche #Immatrikulation – live im Audimax oder im YouTube-Stream.
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Foto vom Audimax der TU Dresden. Der Hörsaal ist voll. Vor dem Publikum sitzen Personen in einer Gesprächsrunde.

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 9d

📚 New articles from @ejneuroscience.bsky.social!

🧠 Of 8,700+ rodent studies in #EJN, only 24 examined hemispheric asymmetries. Annakarina Mundorf and Sebastian Ocklenburg spotlight this overlooked area.

👉 https://loom.ly/i9rVtYc

#OpenAccess #Neuroscience #BrainResearch

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 11d

Thinking about which neuroscience conferences to attend in 2026? Check out our recently updated calendar, featuring top neuroscience meetings and events through April 2027.

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

www.thetransmitter.org/events/?utm_...

Events

www.thetransmitter.org

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Fanny Cazettes @fannycazettes.bsky.social · 11d

Did you know that facial expressions reveal more than meets the eye? 🤯

Our new study shows that even a mouse's face 🐭 can reflect hidden neural computations🧠. Turns out, facial expressions are more than just emotions!

We're so excited to see this paper out @natneuro.nature.com 🎉
🔗: rdcu.be/eIQzO

Facial expressions in mice reveal latent cognitive variables and their neural correlates

Nature Neuroscience - The face reveals more than just emotion. Cazettes, Reato and colleagues show that subtle facial movements reveal hidden cognitive states, reflecting the brain’s ongoing...

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LOOPs_spp2411 @brainloops.bsky.social · 28d

🌀 Join the Loop! 🌀

Submit to @natureportfolio.nature.com’s Loops Collection on circuits, feedback & cycles, guest-edited by our own Loops crew @talking-bat.bsky.social , Markus Rothermal & @stefanieliebe.bsky.social

📅 Deadline: 28 Feb 2026 ‼️
🔗 www.nature.com/collections/...

Submit now! 🧠🔁

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 11d

🔔 Applications open for the ALBA-CHS Travel Awards to #FENS2026!

Supported by the Chica & Heinz Schaller Foundation, these grants help early-career #BrainScientists from underrepresented backgrounds attend the #FENSForum. 🧠

🗓️ Deadline: 21 Oct 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/8i4VnX8

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 11d

Facial movements reflect a mouse’s decision-making patterns independent of their chosen action during a foraging task, per a new study.

By @lauren-schneider.com

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/motor-behavi...

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Rosanne Rademaker @rademaker.bsky.social · 12d

We’re looking for a postdoc to join our Max Planck group in Germany some time in 2026. If you have computational and/or neuroimaging expertise, and are interested in questions intersecting perception and cognition, please reach out! I’ll also be happy to chat at the #Bernsteinconference this week.

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 12d

🔔 Applications for the #BrainAwarenessWeek 2026 Grants are open!

Event organisers across Europe can apply for financial support of up to EUR 1,000. The grant is offered by #FENS in collaboration with the @danafoundation.bsky.social.

🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/kwUsyd8

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 12d

Building reproducible systems across labs is possible, even in large-scale neuroscience. You just need rigor, collaboration and the willingness to look your own practices in the eye, writes Anne Churchland.

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/reproducibil...

Reproducibility is a team sport

Building reproducible systems across labs is possible, even in large-scale neuroscience—with rigor and collaboration.

www.thetransmitter.org

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 16d

A method for capturing neuronal activity using fMRI excited the neuroimaging field but couldn’t be replicated. Today, the authors of the original paper retracted their work.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/a...

Authors retract Science paper on controversial fMRI method

Several MRI artifacts contribute to the neuronal activity signal picked up by the method, according to a preprint the authors posted this month.

www.thetransmitter.org

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SfN Journals @sfnjournals.bsky.social · Sep 7

Back by popular demand: supplemental material. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/information-authors#suppl

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Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 17d

I remember learning in my undergraduate degree - in ~1996 - that Huntington's was the first movement disorder to be given a clear explanation. It has a *relatively* simple genetic cause, compared to the others.

30 years on, a breakthrough treatment.

Good science takes time, but it can really work.

Tom Ostrander, MD, MPH @tawmussohhh.bsky.social · 17d

Truly an amazing breakthrough for one of the cruelest diseases that afflicts humanity.

Here’s hoping the results bear out and can be operationalized at scale.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · 18d

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Frederico Severo, Mafalda Valente, and Noam Shemesh:

Functional MRI reveals subcortical auditory push–pull interactions requiring intercollicular integrity

doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...

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TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · 18d

Zentraler Ort für digitale Wissenschaften: Auf dem Campus der #TUDresden haben die Bauarbeiten für das Lehmann-Zentrum-Bürogebäude begonnen. 🏗️ Das Gebäude bietet künftig Platz für über 600 Mitarbeitende & bündelt die Kompetenzen des CIDS zur digitalen Transformation.
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Visualisierung des Lehmann-Zentrum-Bürogebäudes.

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