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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · 5d

merci Bordeaux for a great week of science, beautiful weather, food and some 🍷

Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · 10d

Happy to share that my ebike made it to 9000 km, and late to share, but I made tenure 🎉 thanks to everyone that helped me along the way, especially the trainees that made the journey fun and my bike for getting me to the lab everyday 🚲 looking forward to all the great science that is yet to come 🔬👩‍🔬

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · 17d

congratulations @flor-bela.bsky.social very happy to hear this news! you must feel relieved

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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · Aug 13

Meet the Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain: a center devoted to deconstructing the secrets of neurodevelopmental disorders and the developing brain. Read more: annualreports.simonsfoundation.org/2024/scottis... #science #neuroscience

Scottish Neuroscience Initiative Takes Basic Science From Lab to Clinic

The Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain aims to discover biological mechanisms underlying autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders and to use that information to deliver therapeutic…

annualreports.simonsfoundation.org

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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · Aug 13

Good news! Brian Knutson contributed a truly special article to our Behavioural Brain Research special issue on Ultrasonic Communication in Rodents:

How we stumbled upon the rat play vocalizations: A recollection

A true tale of scientific serendipity!

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Aug 5

late to share, but still exciting 🤩 our latest paper is now published tinyurl.com/2s4zecr9

✨Ontogeny of tactile, vocal and kinship dynamics in rat pup huddling

👏 great work team
@flor-bela.bsky.social
@hughtakemoto.bsky.social
@kinshiplab.bsky.social

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Aug 2

Scotland 9pm ☀️

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Aug 1

it was great working with you all!

Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Jul 31

settling back into Edinburgh after a great USA trip for the 2025 somatosensory rat module with another outstanding group of students, faculty, course managers & directors @nsb-mbl.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social & bonus visit to the Dulac lab @dulaclab.bsky.social

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EMBO @embo.org · May 28

Advances in #MachineLearning, #Genetics and more can revolutionize neuroethology. Learn more at India | EMBO Lecture Course "Neuroethology: How the brain controls natural behaviours" in Pune, IN, 7–11 Dec

Deadline: 31 Jul

meetings.embo.org/event/25-neu...
#EMBOneuroethology #GeneSky #EMBOevents 🧪

Neuroethology: How the brain controls natural behaviours

Neuroethology, the study of the neural mechanisms underlying natural behaviours, has faced challenges due to the complexity of behaviours, limitations in genetic manipulation, and recording constrai…

meetings.embo.org

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Jul 10

thanks! here with the 🐙 again this year ?

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Jul 10

Hello Eel Pond, looking forward to another great summer @nsb-mbl.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social 🐙🔬

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Jun 13

congrats to our undergraduate, Isabel for winning outstanding poster prize at the @embo.org unconventional vertebrate models conference, debuting her 1st class thesis work on social behaviour of the Spiny mouse @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social 🤩👏

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Paul Katz @pkatz.bsky.social · Jun 6

The Neural Systems & Behavior Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory is going to be looking for a co-director. If you're a faculty member who is interested in helping to organize and run this incredible course, submit a brief statement and your CV at this website. www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Faculty Opportunities in MBL Courses | Marine Biological Laboratory

MBL courses bring experts in research and industry to offer lectures and serve as course faculty. To build on this incredible convening power and expand our footprint, we are posting this open call fo...

www.mbl.edu

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Andreas Schaefer @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social · May 19

Congrats Neven and @jkohl.bsky.social !

The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · May 19

Researchers at the Crick have shown that mice use chemical cues, such as smells, to detect the social rank of mice they’ve never met before.

The findings could help us better understand how other animals gauge the social status of strangers.

www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-05...

Mice use chemical cues such as odours to sense social hierarchy

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that mice use chemical cues, including odours, to detect the social rank of an unfamiliar mouse and compare it to their own, using this informatio...

www.crick.ac.uk

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · May 16

just returned from a wonderful visit @uofgpsychneuro.bsky.social hosted by the great @katejj.bsky.social very much enjoyed hearing about the growing psychology / neuro community and discussing our work w a diverse audience. forgot to take photos until the train home, but the weather was lovely ☀️

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Apr 29

I would be happy to host a HFSP fellowship @hfspo.bsky.social in Edinburgh. Write to me if you're interested 🧠🐀🔬

Human Frontier Science Program @hfspo.bsky.social · Apr 29

Got a radical idea that doesn’t fit the mold?
#HFSP supports bold, high-risk postdoctoral research in #LifeSciences 🧪
Challenge the norm. Go international. Think beyond disciplines 💪
Apply now!
💥 Deadline May 15 | Initiate LOI by May 7
🔗zurl.co/gtbWu
#sts

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Bordeaux Neurocampus @neurobordeaux.bsky.social · Apr 18

An amazing line up of speakers will explore the bidirectional crosstalk between the central nervous system and the body.

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Bordeaux Neurocampus @neurobordeaux.bsky.social · Apr 18

📣 Registrations and abstract submissions for our international conference BrainBody have just opened!
📅 1-3 October 2025
📍 Bordeaux, France
📝Abstract submission and early bird registration deadline: July 1st!
brainconf.u-bordeaux.fr/en/

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Apr 17

My lab @kinshiplab.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc 🚨 with Sept start date

Preference for in-vivo ephys / circuits experience / interest in applying quantitative methods to natural social behaviour.

Funding & visa fees for 1-yr with possible extension. Send me your CV & visit kinshiplab.org

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Catherine Dulac @dulaclab.bsky.social · Apr 15

I highly recommend this inspiring new book by Nahum Ulanovsky! A plea for neuroscientists to embrace “Natural Neuroscience”: use emerging technologies to uncover meaningful behavior and neural representations in free-roaming animals exposed to real-world stimuli.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026204499...

Natural Neuroscience

Natural neuroscience departs from the classical reductionist approach, which emphasizes control at the expense of natural behaviors, by proposing a shift tow...

mitpress.mit.edu

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Apr 12

Signs of spring around #leith 😎🍓🌱

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Apr 10

Abstract submitted 👍 submit yours too! (abstract deadline tomorrow 11th April; general registration deadline 8th May) see you at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh- let's talk science alongside Dolly the Sheep 🐑

Aida Rodrigo @aidarodrigo.bsky.social · Mar 28

Interested in biological research beyond the standard?
Join us in Edinburgh for the EMBO Workshop exploring how unconventional vertebrate models are becoming engines for biomedical research! 🦇 🐿️ 🦌 🐒 🦍 🐹🧍‍♀️

🚨 Abstract submission deadline: 11 April 2025 🚨

meetings.embo.org/event/25-ver...

Beyond the standard: Unconventional vertebrate models in biomedicine

The use of a handful of model organisms has proven essential for scientific discovery and to unlock new therapeutics to combat human disease. As society looks to the future, the gateway to new scient…

meetings.embo.org

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John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · Apr 9

love the technical term "aggregon" for a cuddle puddle

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Tallie Z Baram @talliezee.bsky.social · Apr 9

Fascinating! 🧪🧠 #NeurobiologyofStress

Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Apr 9

New preprint ✍️🚨

✨Ontogeny of tactile, vocal and kinship dynamics in rat pup huddling

-Huddle dynamics develop w/o kinship selectivity
-Vocal/internal-state quiets w/ huddling & kin/ touch in yng pups

tinyurl.com/y7vhkwjc

👏 @flor-bela.bsky.social @hughtakemoto.bsky.social @kinshiplab.bsky.social

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