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Surya Ganguli @suryaganguli.bsky.social · 22d

Our new paper "High-capacity associative memory in a quantum-optical spin glass." Achieves 7-fold increased capacity thru a quantum optical analog of short term plasticity from neuroscience. Atoms (neurons) couple to motion and photons (synapses)!
arxiv.org/abs/2509.12202

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · 29d

excellent piece Nicole! really enjoyed seeing it come together...

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · Aug 28

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial telling students in central Tennessee about their inner fish.

I’m so grateful to the high school and middle school teachers who brought their students from small schools to the event (some from almost an hr away).

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Jul 15

congratulations Neil! NAS is lucky to have you leading the way...

Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Some personal news…

National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · Jul 14

The NAS Council has approved the nomination of Neil H. Shubin to be the next president of the National Academy of Sciences. An evolutionary biologist and science communicator, Shubin would succeed Marcia McNutt when her term ends on June 30, 2026. Read more: www.nasonline.org/news/neil-h-...

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Jun 20

Congrats Xin!!!!

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HHMI @hhmi.org · Jun 15

HHMI Tangled Bank Studios brings science to life through powerful, visually stunning storytelling.✨

For over a decade, @tangledbankhhmi.bsky.social‬ has delivered award-winning films that engage audiences with the wonder, complexity, and importance of science.

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · May 30

Grateful to work with amazing lead authors Isaac Kauvar, Ethan Richman, & Tony Liu, and brilliant faculty of our HNC program: Carolyn Rodriguez (@crodriguezmdphd.bsky.social‬), Paul Nuyujukian, & Vivek Buch, and many others spanning hospital and laboratory. med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...

Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice

Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, Stanford scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders.

med.stanford.edu

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · May 30

Congratulations to our Human Neural Circuitry team; bit.ly/4dEyX7Z publishes today in Science! This was the hardest challenge of my career, but one of the most rewarding, after years of rebuilding– & expanding my inpatient neuropsychiatry in the service of basic discovery bsky.app/profile/deis...

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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · May 23

📆 Mark your calendars: #OptoGRC2026 is headed back to Tuscany, May 10-15, 2026!

We look forward to reuniting with our amazing community for a week of great science, thoughtful discussions & shared time with colleagues.

More details coming soon👇🏽
tinyurl.com/esvrabsu

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · May 22

fascinating work as always @neilshubin.bsky.social

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · May 21

New paper from the lab: Our teeth arose as sensory organs on the outside of the body of ancient jawless fish.!! Congrats to Yara Haridy and the team!
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Teeth first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish, fossil scans find

Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew ...

phys.org

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Mar 19

thank you Sung-yon! I was deeply touched, and felt welcomed by the country. Honored be there and to share the moment with the community.

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Sung-Yon Kim @sykneuro.bsky.social · Mar 19

Unforgettable moments honoring @deisseroth.bsky.social, recipient of the Asan Award in Medicine! Watch this great video highlighting his groundbreaking contributions:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOzK...
Proud to celebrate this historic achievement in Seoul. Cheers, Karl! 🎉 #AsanAward #Neuroscience

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Mar 5

Congratulations to these two outstanding physician-neuroscientists! Many people now are familiar with the fascinating fundamental research of @michellemonje.bsky.social but most people probably don't know she is a truly great physician. I'm fortunate to be inspired by her every day, in every way.

The Brain Prize @brainprize.org · Mar 5

Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025!
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.

Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...

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Andreas Horn @andreashorn.org · Feb 17

I am hiring: PhD students, postdocs, admin personnel. Email me if you know somebody that may be interested in joining us in Cologne! 👇👇

Please RT for reach! 🙏🙏

Andreas Horn @andreashorn.org · Feb 17

I am excited to announce that I will be founding an institute for network stimulation at the University Hospital Cologne – already this coming May!

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thanks @ardemp.bskyverified.social ! Great to see you, and everyone…

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Feb 5

strongly recommend this book... @neilshubin.bsky.social is a great communicator and scientist. We're coming up on the 10 year anniversary of this special moment from February 2015: Neil showing the Tiktaalik fossil to a few of my entranced kids.

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Nature Neuroscience @natneuro.nature.com · Jan 22

Combined analysis of #GWAS and human brain single-cell transcriptomics data to infer the cell-types involved in the etiology of #schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders 🧪🧠

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mapping the cellular etiology of schizophrenia and complex brain phenotypes - Nature Neuroscience

Duncan and colleagues link specific human brain cell types to schizophrenia and other complex brain phenotypes, providing mechanistic insights and a cellular taxonomy for psychiatric disorders.

www.nature.com

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Jan 21

Thank you Catherine!

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Jan 21

Welcome to Bluesky! and thank you @sykneuro.bsky.social‬! Of course, I was the lucky one, honored to have you in my lab... Looking forward to seeing you again in March!

Sung-Yon Kim @sykneuro.bsky.social · Jan 21

Recognized for "the discovery of light-gated ion channel mechanisms and the development of optogenetics."
Honored to have had him as my PhD advisor (2009–2013)—was a true privilege to witness his groundbreaking work transform neuroscience.
Can’t wait for the ceremony on Mar 18!

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Takaki Komiyama @takakikomiyama.bsky.social · Jan 7

663 days since the senseless tragedy that took An, we present a manuscript that reports some of the discoveries that she left us.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Targeted stimulation of motor cortex neural ensembles drives learned movements

During the execution of learned motor skills, the neural population in the layer 2/3 (L2/3) of the primary motor cortex (M1) expresses a reproducible spatiotemporal activity pattern. It is debated whe...

www.biorxiv.org

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Dec 29

Eric @erictopol.bsky.social has deep biomedical knowledge and remains a trusted science communicator, loyal to facts while others veer off. Importantly, he finds these interviews fun—I sure enjoyed talking to him about life, science, and what I’ve learned along the way.

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Dec 29

Do you know about PIEZO receptors? We're learning more about their expansive role every day. A new podcast (with transcript and full video) with @ardemp.bsky.social, my friend and colleague @scripps.edu, who discovered these channels
erictopol.substack.com/p/ardem-pata...

Photo or Ardem and summary of main content related to PIEZO receptors

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Dec 13

Fueling up for the birthday symposium: “currywurst” (left) and avocado toast (right) at Cafe Einstein near the Brandenburg Gate.

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Dec 9

Group selfie after our presidential plenary session at @acnporg.bsky.social this morning in Arizona at the invitation of ACNP President Helen Mayberg! With wonderful speakers Michelle Monje, Botond Roska & David McMullen speaking on advances that accelerate translation in neuropsychiatry!

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Nov 28

A wonderful opportunity to reflect on the exploratory journey we shared with our teams over the past two decades– discovering how the beautiful light-gated channels from microbes work, finding new channels, and creating new ones too. I'm thankful for my wonderful colleagues, over the many years.

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