Thanks to the offices of Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, Congressman Morelle, and Congressman Lawler for meeting with us and supporting vision Science!

Advocating for vision research on Capitol Hill! With the National Alliance for Eye & Vision Research + Research to Prevent Blindness + fellow vision scientists. Thanks to Congress for currently planning to maintain NIH & NEI funding! #seewhatmatters @corticalcavanaugh.bsky.social
www.rpbusa.org

We’re thrilled to share that our very own Matt Cavanaugh has been chosen for the Emerging Vision Scientist Program, where he will advocate for congressional support of vision research. We’re so proud of all he has accomplished so far and for his commitment to advancing vision care!

This fall, I'll go to the capital to share my research with congressional staff and advocate for funding of scientific research on the sense of sight.

Funding decisions made today determine who gets to see tomorrow. Support the National Eye Institute!

www.seewhatmatters.org

#seewhatmatters

Co-edited by Susana Chung, @kalanitgs.bsky.social, @garilerma.bsky.social, @hansopdebeeck.bsky.social, Zeynep Saygin, @alexlw.bsky.social

I agree. The FDA approves drugs, not the NIH.
But I have the impression that the distinction between research (like the NIH funds) and policy (like the FDA sets) isn't clear to many critics. So exalting the NIH's success at creating lots of drugs could just fuel more suspicion in some audiences.

Many good points in this post!
But for some audiences it's a risky strategy to emphasize all the FDA-approved drugs. Many people like RFK Jr and his supporters believe, not without reason, that Americans are over-prescribed drugs and that the pharmaceutical industry has corrupt influence.

During natural reading with eye movements, the left posterior fusiform cortex reflects both fixated and upcoming words in parallel—and distinguishes whether an upcoming word is skipped or fixated. A new preprint from Graham Flick @grahamflick.bsky.social!

Attention PhD grads looking for research and teaching jobs! Barnard College in NYC is hiring "Faculty Fellows." It's a 2-year mentored position that requires 2 courses/year (or equivalent) and research in one of our labs. Due April 20th. More info: barnard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Faculty/job/...

Sign up for our first ROAR@Home BETA research study! roar.stanford.edu/homesignup/

DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.

Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.

Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.

See how this works?

Russell Vought & his ex-wife Mary have a daughter with cystic fibrosis, who is being treated with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor, drugs developed with the support of the National Institutes of Health. Now Russ & Mary are trying to destroy the agency. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I'm happy to help, anytime!

Inspiring message from a Brazilian scientist: "The best “fuck you” to fascists? Thriving. Publish that paper. Build that collaboration. Laugh with labmates. Science outlives dictators"
www.reddit.com/r/labrats/co...

Cutting NIH funding is a bad idea for the economy. "In fiscal year 2023, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.46 of economic activity." Other facts here: www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...

"I look forward to the DOGE team reporting back to Congress about the indirect cost rate of SpaceX and the salary compensation Elon Musk is charging as part of NASA indirect costs."

If you are a neuroscientist, please use SFN's site to write to your reps about the importance of funding for science (they have letters ready to go, you can just use theirs or write/edit as you see fit): www.sfn.org/advocacy/adv...

Out now in Brain! Using direct cortical stimulation in 49 patients we show distinct regions of ventral temporal cortex that selectively knock out the ability to read or name. Word-selective VWFA can causally and reliably be isolated from other visual language functions.

doi.org/10.1093/brai...

#neuroskyence 🧠💬 #PsychSciSky #VisionScience