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Albert I. Chen
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Professor #neuroscience Scintillon Institute, Salk Institute (Adjunct); previously Nanyang Technological University, UCSF, Columbia University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https://www.chenlaboratory.us/
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Dec 18
#introduction My name is Albert Chen and I am an investigator at the Scintillon Institute in San Diego. Research in our lab aims to define the molecular, anatomical, and functional distinctions of neuronal subpopulations in the #cerebellum important for motor control and complex motivated behaviors.
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · 11h
Excited to be a part of this study lead by @eazim.bsky.social and Ayesha Thanawalla!
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Eiman Azim @eazim.bsky.social · 1d
In our newest preprint, Ayesha Thanawalla and team identify cerebellar output pathways that influence motor neuron activity, muscle recruitment, and forelimb kinematics within milliseconds, revealing subcortical pathways for rapid directional refinement of movement.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Cerebellar outputs for rapid directional refinement of forelimb movement
Much of our interaction with the world relies on the ability to move our limbs with speed and precision. The cerebellum is critical for movement coordination, yet how outputs from the cerebellum conti...
www.biorxiv.org
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The Betley Lab at UPenn @betleylab.bsky.social · 13h
Out today – our newest study on how the brain processes and filters signals of pain!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Summary written by Nathi Magubane
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/its-all...
A parabrachial hub for need-state control of enduring pain - Nature
Activity in a set of parabranchial neurons in the mouse brain is increased during chronic pain, predicts coping behaviour, and can be modulated by circuits activated by survival threats.
www.nature.com
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · 13h
Congratulations to @betleylab.bsky.social and team on this beautiful study!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A parabrachial hub for need-state control of enduring pain - Nature
Activity in a set of parabranchial neurons in the mouse brain is increased during chronic pain, predicts coping behaviour, and can be modulated by circuits activated by survival threats.
www.nature.com
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Aug 13
Thanks Pete! Hope you are doing well!
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Aug 13
Thank you to everyone for attending my seminar and celebrating my promotion to full professor! Extremely grateful for the support from the Scintillon Institute, lab members past and present, colleagues, collaborators, mentors and family!
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Aug 1
Congratulations on celebrating 10 years of exciting science @betleylab.bsky.social! Looking forward to following your work in the next 10 years!
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The Betley Lab at UPenn @betleylab.bsky.social · Jul 28
This summer, the #BetleyLab at
@upenn.edu celebrated 10 years of exploring the fascinating dialogue between the body and the brain 🧠<>💪
From hunger to exercise, it's been an incredible decade of discovery. Follow along as we share some highlights over the next couple of weeks!
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Jun 21
Looking forward to reading this review on cerebellar mechanisms for motor control and learning by Katrina Nguyen and Abby Person!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cerebellar circuit computations for predictive motor control - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The cerebellum helps ensure the speed and accuracy of movements, but its precise contributions to movement control are unclear. Nguyen and Person here evaluate evidence for and against feedforward mot...
www.nature.com
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · May 7
Great paper by Françoise Muscatelli, @sebastienbouret.bsky.social and team investigating Prader-Willi syndrome by characterizing the behavioral, physiological, and transcriptomic changes in a novel PWS mouse model with a deletion of both Magel2 and Necdin. Congrats!
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JCI Insight - Investigation of a mouse model of Prader-Willi Syndrome with combined disruption of Necdin and Magel2
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Apr 23
Shout-out to my daughter for her continued work spreading mental health awareness!
sdnews.com/mission-bay-...
Mission Bay High’s Mediums of Mental Health continue important work
By CYRIL REINICKE What are the Mediums of Mental Health? In May 2024 we met eight MBHS freshman and sophomore girls
sdnews.com
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Apr 20
Robots finish half marathon racing against human runners! Most fell down and faced overheating problems, but 6 out of 21 finished! 🤣
www.wired.com/story/beijin...
Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half Marathon in Beijing
Only six of the 21 robots in the race crossed the finish line, highlighting just how far humanoids are from keeping up with their real human counterparts.
www.wired.com
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Jan 8
This is pretty wild! Electric spoon that enhances the perception of saltiness in food! techcrunch.com/2025/01/05/k...
Kirin offers a taste of its electric salt spoon at CES 2025 | TechCrunch
On the first night of CES 2025, Kirin Holdings, a Japanese company known for its beer and beverages, showed off its new electronic spoon that makes your
techcrunch.com
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Samantha Butler @samanthabutler.bsky.social · Dec 20
Please retweet! Open rank faculty search in the basic sciences at UCLA David School of Medicine. Multiple positions are available - the application deadline is 19th January. Please apply here:

recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10062
Open Rank Faculty Position in David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.apo.ucla.edu
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thewilliamslab @thewilliamslab.bsky.social · Dec 18
Resharing a starter pack i made a while back for those interested in Neuroscience and Metabolism research. Some recent additions are included.

Let me know if you want to join!

go.bsky.app/DGJS44y

Neuroskyence: 🧠🟦 or 🧠📈
Interoception: 🧠🫀 or 🧠🫁
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Dec 18
Please add me! Thank you in advance!
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Caroline Nettekoven @carobellum.bsky.social · Nov 25
Made a starter pack for researchers who are actively working on or have an interest in the cerebellum.

DM me to be added or reply to this thread!

🧠🤏🏻

go.bsky.app/7X4ekSH

#neuroscience #neuroskyence #cerebellum #neuroimaging #dbs #fmri
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Dec 18
Congratulations @roscoebrady.bsky.social!
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Roscoe Brady @roscoebrady.bsky.social · Dec 17
Thanks for the coverage NIMH !
(Anyone know if NIMH is on Bluesky?)

www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science...
Brain Connectivity Linked With Cognition in People With Early Psychosis
An NIMH-funded study identified consistent links between brain connectivity and cognitive function in people with early stage psychosis and people at high risk who later developed psychosis.
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Dec 18
Please add me! Thank you in advance!
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Albert I. Chen @chenlaboratory.us · Dec 18
#introduction My name is Albert Chen and I am an investigator at the Scintillon Institute in San Diego. Research in our lab aims to define the molecular, anatomical, and functional distinctions of neuronal subpopulations in the #cerebellum important for motor control and complex motivated behaviors.
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