Scott Thompson, PhD
@sthom003.bsky.social
Professor of Psychiatry, Univ of Colorado School of Medicine.
Director, Psychedelic Public Policy Partnership.
Synaptic physiologist studying depression, antidepressant drug actions, and all things psychedelic in mice & people.
Link: BaleThompsonLTP.org
Director, Psychedelic Public Policy Partnership.
Synaptic physiologist studying depression, antidepressant drug actions, and all things psychedelic in mice & people.
Link: BaleThompsonLTP.org
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What is the source of this idiocy?
December 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
What is the source of this idiocy?
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Absolutely insane paragraph
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Absolutely insane paragraph
Damn right!
"I think this president thinks we have the world's largest economy ever because of real estate investors. It's not—it's because of science."
Sen. Mark Kelly criticizes Trump's cuts to critical scientific research.
Sen. Mark Kelly criticizes Trump's cuts to critical scientific research.
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Damn right!
I am thankful for judges who require our lawless President to obey the law!
The ruling extended protections to all individuals “who have been arrested or will be arrested” in Colorado since January 20.
ICE "Routinely" Made Unlawful Warrantless Arrests in Colorado, Federal Judge Finds
The ruling extended protections to all individuals “who have been arrested or will be arrested” in Colorado since January 20.
www.westword.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I am thankful for judges who require our lawless President to obey the law!
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The ruling extended protections to all individuals “who have been arrested or will be arrested” in Colorado since January 20.
ICE "Routinely" Made Unlawful Warrantless Arrests in Colorado, Federal Judge Finds
The ruling extended protections to all individuals “who have been arrested or will be arrested” in Colorado since January 20.
www.westword.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The ruling extended protections to all individuals “who have been arrested or will be arrested” in Colorado since January 20.
And that’s a wrap on #[email protected] and I are on our way home, full of brain facts!
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
And that’s a wrap on #[email protected] and I are on our way home, full of brain facts!
With all the FAA chaos going on we had to fly the plane ourselves, but @thebalelab.bsky.social and I are on our way to #sfn2025
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
With all the FAA chaos going on we had to fly the plane ourselves, but @thebalelab.bsky.social and I are on our way to #sfn2025
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Excited and honored to kick off the #APS2026 Summit! And it’s in MN 🎉 Excellent science and opportunity for collaborative engagement. 🤩 See you there!
Meet Tracy Bale, our #APS2026 opening keynote speaker! She studies stress in neuropsychiatric disease and sex differences in our disease risks. Bale will kick off the Summit April 23 in Minneapolis. Read more: https://ow.ly/oVsZ50XoqNY #SABV #WeArePhysiology 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Excited and honored to kick off the #APS2026 Summit! And it’s in MN 🎉 Excellent science and opportunity for collaborative engagement. 🤩 See you there!
Congratulations Max!!
Congratulations Max E. Joffe, Ph.D. for being awarded the NEECA Award for the top paper from an early-career researcher, from their own independent lab, published in print in NPP during 2024 tinyurl.com/yfha88u9!
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Congratulations Max!!
The best analysis I have read of Dr. Franklin’s essential contributions!
On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The best analysis I have read of Dr. Franklin’s essential contributions!
This paper describes outreach efforts on X. Now that Elon’s fascist leanings and algorithms are so obvious, why is NPP still using X? You should stop immediately and rely on Bluesky to drive engagement. Stop supporting rapacious fascists in our name!
This paper, led by former NPP intern Hayley Thorpe, tracks the impact of our NPP social media efforts (which we are now sharing on social media - so meta!) on facilitating engagement with articles and driving website traffic
Optimizing social media initiatives to promote Neuropsychopharmacology (NPP) publications
Neuropsychopharmacology - Optimizing social media initiatives to promote Neuropsychopharmacology (NPP) publications
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This paper describes outreach efforts on X. Now that Elon’s fascist leanings and algorithms are so obvious, why is NPP still using X? You should stop immediately and rely on Bluesky to drive engagement. Stop supporting rapacious fascists in our name!
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Join us for a coffee break during #SfN2025 ☕ Meet Sheena Josselyn (Program Co-chair of #IBRO2027), Shubha Tole (IBRO President-Elect) & Tracy Bale (IBRO President) to learn more about the IBRO 2027 #WorldCongress.
🗓 18 Nov | 12:00 – 13:00
📍 Booth 3619
https://ibro.org/meet-ibro-at-sfn-2025/
🗓 18 Nov | 12:00 – 13:00
📍 Booth 3619
https://ibro.org/meet-ibro-at-sfn-2025/
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join us for a coffee break during #SfN2025 ☕ Meet Sheena Josselyn (Program Co-chair of #IBRO2027), Shubha Tole (IBRO President-Elect) & Tracy Bale (IBRO President) to learn more about the IBRO 2027 #WorldCongress.
🗓 18 Nov | 12:00 – 13:00
📍 Booth 3619
https://ibro.org/meet-ibro-at-sfn-2025/
🗓 18 Nov | 12:00 – 13:00
📍 Booth 3619
https://ibro.org/meet-ibro-at-sfn-2025/
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Reposted by Scott Thompson, PhD
LMFAAAAAOOOOOO THE REAGAN AD IS RUNNING DURING THE WORLD SERIES GAME IN SOME MARKETS
October 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
LMFAAAAAOOOOOO THE REAGAN AD IS RUNNING DURING THE WORLD SERIES GAME IN SOME MARKETS
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Discovery of Highly Selective 5-HT2A Agonists Using Structure-Guided Design | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Discovery of Highly Selective 5-HT2A Agonists Using Structure-Guided Design
With a resurgence in interest in psychedelics as rapid-acting and durable neuroplastic therapies, there is a critical need to develop more selective 5-HT2A agonists to investigate the basic neurobiolo...
pubs.acs.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Discovery of Highly Selective 5-HT2A Agonists Using Structure-Guided Design | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Very proud of Dr Tracy Bale’s @thebalelab.bsky.social induction into the National Academy of Medicine yesterday evening! A brilliant impactful scientist, a champion of women, and a tireless advocate for global neuroscience at @ibroorg.bsky.social! Congratulations!
October 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Very proud of Dr Tracy Bale’s @thebalelab.bsky.social induction into the National Academy of Medicine yesterday evening! A brilliant impactful scientist, a champion of women, and a tireless advocate for global neuroscience at @ibroorg.bsky.social! Congratulations!
NO KINGS! FREE DC OF THE ORANGE VERMIN!
October 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
NO KINGS! FREE DC OF THE ORANGE VERMIN!
Interesting indeed! BUT CAN WE PLEASE STOP CALLING THE FORCED SWIM AND TAIL SUSPENSION TESTS DEPRESSION TESTS!!!!!!! No predictive or face validity!
New paper in Nature Neuro, with very impressive results (in mice):
Single-dose psilocybin rapidly and sustainably relieves allodynia and anxiodepressive-like behaviors in mouse models of chronic pain
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Single-dose psilocybin rapidly and sustainably relieves allodynia and anxiodepressive-like behaviors in mouse models of chronic pain
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Single-dose psilocybin rapidly and sustainably relieves allodynia and anxiodepressive-like behaviors in mouse models of chronic pain - Nature Neuroscience
Hammo et al. show that a single dose of psilocybin rapidly and sustainably relieves both chronic pain and anxiodepressive-like behaviors in mice by restoring prefrontal activity through partial agonism at 5-HT2A and 5-HT1A receptors.
www.nature.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Interesting indeed! BUT CAN WE PLEASE STOP CALLING THE FORCED SWIM AND TAIL SUSPENSION TESTS DEPRESSION TESTS!!!!!!! No predictive or face validity!
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Amazing line up - this will be fun!
@bita137.bsky.social
@torbenott.bsky.social
@sthom003.bsky.social
@theborislab.bsky.social
@bita137.bsky.social
@torbenott.bsky.social
@sthom003.bsky.social
@theborislab.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Amazing line up - this will be fun!
@bita137.bsky.social
@torbenott.bsky.social
@sthom003.bsky.social
@theborislab.bsky.social
@bita137.bsky.social
@torbenott.bsky.social
@sthom003.bsky.social
@theborislab.bsky.social
Interested in bridging the translatability gap between mice and humans, specifically with regard to psychedelics? Have I got an opportunity for you! Join us for an interactive and stimulating pre-meeting before #SfN2025. @theborislab.bsky.social @bita37.bsky.social @fredbarrettphd.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Interested in bridging the translatability gap between mice and humans, specifically with regard to psychedelics? Have I got an opportunity for you! Join us for an interactive and stimulating pre-meeting before #SfN2025. @theborislab.bsky.social @bita37.bsky.social @fredbarrettphd.bsky.social
“Science at the edge” seems appropriate for a discussion of the potential of psychedelics to improve mental health. Exciting things are happening and Colorado is leading the way. Join us to learn more -from mice to people to public policy and everything in between! institute.dmns.org/events/scien...
Science at the Edge: Psychedelics and Mental Health
A discussion exploring the growing field of research and the evolving medical landscape surrounding psychedelic drugs used to treat mental health.
institute.dmns.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“Science at the edge” seems appropriate for a discussion of the potential of psychedelics to improve mental health. Exciting things are happening and Colorado is leading the way. Join us to learn more -from mice to people to public policy and everything in between! institute.dmns.org/events/scien...
Synchronized swimming?
They would be bashed
September 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Synchronized swimming?
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Amazing lineup! And I promise we won’t just bash forced swim tests
🚨 Limited spots!
👉 🌈🧠 SfN Psychedelic Research Event 🌈🧠
Join us before #SfN2025 (Friday, Nov 14) for a deep dive into cross-species psychedelic neuroscience.
Register + speaker profiles: 👉 hopkinspsychedelic.org/sfn2025
Posters, 🎤 panels, 🔑 keynotes,🍸 cocktails + 🥟 bites.
#psychedelicresearch
👉 🌈🧠 SfN Psychedelic Research Event 🌈🧠
Join us before #SfN2025 (Friday, Nov 14) for a deep dive into cross-species psychedelic neuroscience.
Register + speaker profiles: 👉 hopkinspsychedelic.org/sfn2025
Posters, 🎤 panels, 🔑 keynotes,🍸 cocktails + 🥟 bites.
#psychedelicresearch
September 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Amazing lineup! And I promise we won’t just bash forced swim tests