Nicole Rust
@nicolecrust.bsky.social
Mood & Memory researcher with a computational bent. https://www.nicolecrust.com. Science advocate. Prof (UPenn Psych) - on leave as a Simons Pivot Fellow. Author: Elusive Cures. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691243054/elusive-cures
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Nicole Rust
@nicolecrust.bsky.social
· May 10
Just look what was waiting for me when I came back from my run. Elusive Cures is now a REAL BOOK!!
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Video of this event now up. One of my favorite Qs: "Is there scientific value to confrontational discourse on Bluesky and other platforms?" (50:05)
The event included a short talk by me, a Q&A with a fabulous moderator (Kellianne Kornick) and Q&A with the audience.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
The event included a short talk by me, a Q&A with a fabulous moderator (Kellianne Kornick) and Q&A with the audience.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Video of this event now up. One of my favorite Qs: "Is there scientific value to confrontational discourse on Bluesky and other platforms?" (50:05)
The event included a short talk by me, a Q&A with a fabulous moderator (Kellianne Kornick) and Q&A with the audience.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
The event included a short talk by me, a Q&A with a fabulous moderator (Kellianne Kornick) and Q&A with the audience.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Signed. Please join me.
November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Signed. Please join me.
Reposted by Nicole Rust
this is really cool...
It’s been amazing to see so many of us get more involved in scicomm. I was just exchanging notes with @srheilbronner.bsky.social at SFN, hearing about what has led to the tremendous success of the Science Homecoming effort.
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
this is really cool...
Reflecting on what a year it’s been … One year ago(ish) I approached @emilysingerneuro.bsky.social at @thetransmitter.bsky.social with a pitch for this piece as well as @stellatecomms.bsky.social with a proposal to partner on a website to go along with it.
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
In your New Year’s resolutions for 2025, consider public outreach
If every person in the neuroscience community committed to doing one thing, imagine the cumulative difference it would make.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reflecting on what a year it’s been … One year ago(ish) I approached @emilysingerneuro.bsky.social at @thetransmitter.bsky.social with a pitch for this piece as well as @stellatecomms.bsky.social with a proposal to partner on a website to go along with it.
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
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I think I have a new favorite textbook. Cool to see.
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I think I have a new favorite textbook. Cool to see.
Excited to settle in to watch this talk by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social. The @pennmindcore.bsky.social seminars are always delivered by highly respected scientists and they are typically research talks. I'm so happy to see one devoted to scicomm (and learn from this guru).
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Excited to settle in to watch this talk by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social. The @pennmindcore.bsky.social seminars are always delivered by highly respected scientists and they are typically research talks. I'm so happy to see one devoted to scicomm (and learn from this guru).
Reposted by Nicole Rust
Besides the awesome neuroscience I learned at HSN and @sfn.org, I was reminded of my incredible support system and the many inspiring women in neuroscience who currently guide and influence me! @nicolecrust.bsky.social @libertysays.bsky.social @storiesofwin.bsky.social to name a few.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Besides the awesome neuroscience I learned at HSN and @sfn.org, I was reminded of my incredible support system and the many inspiring women in neuroscience who currently guide and influence me! @nicolecrust.bsky.social @libertysays.bsky.social @storiesofwin.bsky.social to name a few.
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Now that we're all back from SFN, let's chat about @thetransmitter.bsky.social "State of Neuroscience" report. It's huge! So much to discuss!
Let me share what I see. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.
Let's start with the semantic map /1
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
Let me share what I see. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.
Let's start with the semantic map /1
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
The State of Neuroscience 2025
The Transmitter presents a portrait of the field through four lenses: its focus, its output, its people and its funding.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Now that we're all back from SFN, let's chat about @thetransmitter.bsky.social "State of Neuroscience" report. It's huge! So much to discuss!
Let me share what I see. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.
Let's start with the semantic map /1
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
Let me share what I see. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.
Let's start with the semantic map /1
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
Now that we're all back from SFN, let's chat about @thetransmitter.bsky.social "State of Neuroscience" report. It's huge! So much to discuss!
Let me share what I see. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.
Let's start with the semantic map /1
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
Let me share what I see. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.
Let's start with the semantic map /1
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
The State of Neuroscience 2025
The Transmitter presents a portrait of the field through four lenses: its focus, its output, its people and its funding.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Now that we're all back from SFN, let's chat about @thetransmitter.bsky.social "State of Neuroscience" report. It's huge! So much to discuss!
Let me share what I see. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.
Let's start with the semantic map /1
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
Let me share what I see. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.
Let's start with the semantic map /1
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
Friends in all places! Join @lucinauddin.bsky.social and I for a conversation about the next steps for brain and mind research.
Where? Online.
When? December 16 5-6p PT
Who? Sponsored by the UCLA Semel Institute.
How? Free to register; link here.
www.friendsofsemelinstitute.org/events-reser...
Where? Online.
When? December 16 5-6p PT
Who? Sponsored by the UCLA Semel Institute.
How? Free to register; link here.
www.friendsofsemelinstitute.org/events-reser...
Elusive Cures
www.friendsofsemelinstitute.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Friends in all places! Join @lucinauddin.bsky.social and I for a conversation about the next steps for brain and mind research.
Where? Online.
When? December 16 5-6p PT
Who? Sponsored by the UCLA Semel Institute.
How? Free to register; link here.
www.friendsofsemelinstitute.org/events-reser...
Where? Online.
When? December 16 5-6p PT
Who? Sponsored by the UCLA Semel Institute.
How? Free to register; link here.
www.friendsofsemelinstitute.org/events-reser...
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A new preprint "Anxiety Modulates Event Segmentation" with @yaelniv.bsky.social and colleagues!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A new preprint "Anxiety Modulates Event Segmentation" with @yaelniv.bsky.social and colleagues!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
“facilitating an accessible space to talk about science is important because it invites people to engage
with a wide range of topics as well
as scientists themselves”
(And it’s fun)
www.brainfacts.org/for-educator...
with a wide range of topics as well
as scientists themselves”
(And it’s fun)
www.brainfacts.org/for-educator...
Where Does Neuroscience Go From Here? Experts Share Insights Over a Pint
Researchers talked about the future of brain science at BrainFacts LIVE, a public event held during the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting.
www.brainfacts.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“facilitating an accessible space to talk about science is important because it invites people to engage
with a wide range of topics as well
as scientists themselves”
(And it’s fun)
www.brainfacts.org/for-educator...
with a wide range of topics as well
as scientists themselves”
(And it’s fun)
www.brainfacts.org/for-educator...
Reposted by Nicole Rust
We should all work to engage in public facing science communication.
One of the most important ways to fight disinformation is to provide more reliable information.
Talk or write about your work and the work in your field. Create systems of trust.
My blog:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment...
One of the most important ways to fight disinformation is to provide more reliable information.
Talk or write about your work and the work in your field. Create systems of trust.
My blog:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment...
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
We should all work to engage in public facing science communication.
One of the most important ways to fight disinformation is to provide more reliable information.
Talk or write about your work and the work in your field. Create systems of trust.
My blog:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment...
One of the most important ways to fight disinformation is to provide more reliable information.
Talk or write about your work and the work in your field. Create systems of trust.
My blog:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment...
Reposted by Nicole Rust
Apropos ... Let's not make public-facing scicomm sound more complicated and scarier than it is!
It typically requires a perspective larger than your last study. You unpack why your topic is interesting/important and community progress. It's not so hard to do well if you are thoughtful /1.
It typically requires a perspective larger than your last study. You unpack why your topic is interesting/important and community progress. It's not so hard to do well if you are thoughtful /1.
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Apropos ... Let's not make public-facing scicomm sound more complicated and scarier than it is!
It typically requires a perspective larger than your last study. You unpack why your topic is interesting/important and community progress. It's not so hard to do well if you are thoughtful /1.
It typically requires a perspective larger than your last study. You unpack why your topic is interesting/important and community progress. It's not so hard to do well if you are thoughtful /1.
Apropos ... Let's not make public-facing scicomm sound more complicated and scarier than it is!
It typically requires a perspective larger than your last study. You unpack why your topic is interesting/important and community progress. It's not so hard to do well if you are thoughtful /1.
It typically requires a perspective larger than your last study. You unpack why your topic is interesting/important and community progress. It's not so hard to do well if you are thoughtful /1.
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Apropos ... Let's not make public-facing scicomm sound more complicated and scarier than it is!
It typically requires a perspective larger than your last study. You unpack why your topic is interesting/important and community progress. It's not so hard to do well if you are thoughtful /1.
It typically requires a perspective larger than your last study. You unpack why your topic is interesting/important and community progress. It's not so hard to do well if you are thoughtful /1.
Reposted by Nicole Rust
Reposted by Nicole Rust
Overheard at #SfN25: “It’s up to us to reflect the truth.”
“This is not a sprint, this is not a marathon, this is a relay.” (Advocate for science, and when you get tired, let someone else do it for a while, then get involved again…
#StandUpForScience #SciPolicy #Advocacy #Neuroscience #Neurosky
“This is not a sprint, this is not a marathon, this is a relay.” (Advocate for science, and when you get tired, let someone else do it for a while, then get involved again…
#StandUpForScience #SciPolicy #Advocacy #Neuroscience #Neurosky
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Overheard at #SfN25: “It’s up to us to reflect the truth.”
“This is not a sprint, this is not a marathon, this is a relay.” (Advocate for science, and when you get tired, let someone else do it for a while, then get involved again…
#StandUpForScience #SciPolicy #Advocacy #Neuroscience #Neurosky
“This is not a sprint, this is not a marathon, this is a relay.” (Advocate for science, and when you get tired, let someone else do it for a while, then get involved again…
#StandUpForScience #SciPolicy #Advocacy #Neuroscience #Neurosky
As I describe in Elusive Cures, my relationship with SFN is complex. Across years, it's morphed from overwhelm to thrilling to disenchantment — and then, after writing the book, thrilling again (excerpt here).
Returning from my 1st SFN since writing it, I'm buzzing. The progress is real.
Returning from my 1st SFN since writing it, I'm buzzing. The progress is real.
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
As I describe in Elusive Cures, my relationship with SFN is complex. Across years, it's morphed from overwhelm to thrilling to disenchantment — and then, after writing the book, thrilling again (excerpt here).
Returning from my 1st SFN since writing it, I'm buzzing. The progress is real.
Returning from my 1st SFN since writing it, I'm buzzing. The progress is real.
Reposted by Nicole Rust
BEST DAY EVER!!! The award is called the Eric & Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications & is run by @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social #scicomm #phdstudent
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
BEST DAY EVER!!! The award is called the Eric & Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications & is run by @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social #scicomm #phdstudent
When we started this study in the hippocampus (years ago), we scrutinized @johnsakon.bsky.social‘s paper line by line to figure out where & how. So wonderful to have him drop by Simon Bohn’s poster to see how it all turned out!
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
When we started this study in the hippocampus (years ago), we scrutinized @johnsakon.bsky.social‘s paper line by line to figure out where & how. So wonderful to have him drop by Simon Bohn’s poster to see how it all turned out!
Reposted by Nicole Rust
My piece on brainfacts.org about human brain connectivity! www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab/t...
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My piece on brainfacts.org about human brain connectivity! www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab/t...
Friends at #SFN25: Want to know more about how seeing is transformed into familiarity? Check out Simon Bohn's poster this afternoon (Board P9; PSTR224.03).
There, he'll tell you about a pardox and its resolution - along with a previously undescribed computation in the medial temporal lobe.
There, he'll tell you about a pardox and its resolution - along with a previously undescribed computation in the medial temporal lobe.
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Friends at #SFN25: Want to know more about how seeing is transformed into familiarity? Check out Simon Bohn's poster this afternoon (Board P9; PSTR224.03).
There, he'll tell you about a pardox and its resolution - along with a previously undescribed computation in the medial temporal lobe.
There, he'll tell you about a pardox and its resolution - along with a previously undescribed computation in the medial temporal lobe.
Sunday was a great day for the members of the @brainfacts.org team at #SFN25!
By day we met to discuss ways to combat disinformation; by night we held a public event.
brainfacts.org specializes in *reliable* info about the brain. Please spread the word about this wonderful resource!
By day we met to discuss ways to combat disinformation; by night we held a public event.
brainfacts.org specializes in *reliable* info about the brain. Please spread the word about this wonderful resource!
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sunday was a great day for the members of the @brainfacts.org team at #SFN25!
By day we met to discuss ways to combat disinformation; by night we held a public event.
brainfacts.org specializes in *reliable* info about the brain. Please spread the word about this wonderful resource!
By day we met to discuss ways to combat disinformation; by night we held a public event.
brainfacts.org specializes in *reliable* info about the brain. Please spread the word about this wonderful resource!
Reposted by Nicole Rust
Weird thing happening where I + my colleagues, same convo on repeat: can't think about next year, next month, even next week. All I can do is wait for the next days or next hrs, close projects, write more grants that wont save us, sit in misery. This is what the fed govt is doing to science
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Weird thing happening where I + my colleagues, same convo on repeat: can't think about next year, next month, even next week. All I can do is wait for the next days or next hrs, close projects, write more grants that wont save us, sit in misery. This is what the fed govt is doing to science
Happening tonight!
Dive into the depths of the brain with neuroscientists from across the country at Little Bird Brewing on Sunday, November 16th from 6:30pm to 9pm.
BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders
Eventbrite - BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders - Sunday, November 16, 2025 at Little Bird Brewing, San Diego, CA. Find event and ticket information.
www.eventbrite.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Happening tonight!