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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 23h

Congrats to @alessandraborsini.bsky.social, @bdalile.bsky.social, and others 🎉

See you in the Bahamas 🏖️! #ACNP2026

ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 23h

Congratulations to the ACNP 2025 Global Scholarship Awardees! 🤩

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 1d

The latest DPN Deep Dive covers research by @lauramcampbell.bsky.social et al. exploring intraindividual variability in smartphone-based cognitive tests. The study showed that individuals who performed better on average tended to have more consistent scores across days.

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Are fluctuations in cognitive functioning a better readout of brain health than one average number?

YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)

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Neuropsychopharmacology @npp-journal.bsky.social · 1d

This recent 🔥 Hot Topic 🔥 from Drs. Kundakovic & Sacher emphasizes that ovarian hormone fluctuations - across the menstrual cycle, postpartum, & menopause - are key drivers of psychiatric risk in women, yet remain understudied

Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging and (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health

Neuropsychopharmacology - Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging and (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health

www.nature.com

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Stanley Seah @seeyastanley.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled to share that I am planning to admit a grad student and will be reviewing applications to the clinical psychology PhD program at Miami University! Excited to mentor and learn from future mentees! For information about my lab and application FAQ, check out: www.seahpepl.com/joincontact-...

Advancing Youth Mental Health - Prospective Graduate Students

Dr. Seah will be reviewing applications from prospective graduate students for the Clinical Psychology PhD Program (Fall 2026 admission)!

www.seahpepl.com

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 1d

Nice side gig opportunity for early career folks to expand skills in social media and peer review ⬇️

Reviewer Zero @reviewerzero.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 We are seeking a Digital Presence Coordinator!

Open to psych/neuro grad students, postdocs & faculty who are passionate about improving fairness in peer review.

Job details:

💻 Managing website, socials, newsletters

🕒 4–8 hrs/month | 💵 $500 honorarium | 📅 1-year term

Apply 👉 go.iu.edu/8vxh

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Mariam Aly @mariamaly.bsky.social · 6d

Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?

Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.

9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Natalie Matosin, Ph.D. a new Associate Member of ACNP! Welcome!! 🤩 @mindslab.bsky.social

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Research Society on Alcohol @rsaofficial.bsky.social · 1d

🎓 The RSA Doctoral Student Small Grants provide $5,000 (for one year) to help you carry out your project.

🏆 Submit a 1-page Letter of Intent (LOI) first; selected LOIs will be invited to submit full proposals.

Learn more & apply: researchsocietyonalcohol.org/doctoral-stu...

Doctoral Student Small Grant | RSA | Research Society on Alcohol

RSA provides a community for sharing scientific discoveries, attracting and supporting career development of the next generation of alcohol researchers, disseminating scientific knowledge regarding…

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 1d

Check out the full article: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Exploring the relationship between mean performance and within-person variability on smartphone-based cognitive testing in adults across the lifespan - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience

This study used smartphone-based mobile cognitive tests to explore how consistently people perform across days, which is called intraindividual variability. Participants included two groups: adults and older adults, many with mild cognitive impairment. Results showed that individuals who performed better on average, in both groups, tended to have more consistent scores across days. These findings suggest that mobile cognitive testing may be a tool to provide insight into cognitive functioning, such as cognitive variability.

www.nature.com

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 1d

The latest DPN Deep Dive covers research by @lauramcampbell.bsky.social et al. exploring intraindividual variability in smartphone-based cognitive tests. The study showed that individuals who performed better on average tended to have more consistent scores across days.

youtu.be/JVzu1D7mAaI?...

Are fluctuations in cognitive functioning a better readout of brain health than one average number?

YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)

youtu.be

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Helen Barron @helencbarron.bsky.social · 3d

** We have up to TWO funded PhD positions available in our lab!! Apply below to find new ways to enhance memory👇 Pls retweet **

Deadline: 2nd December

1. Cross-species closed-loopTMR: tinyurl.com/bddu4tp6

2. TUS and TMR in humans:
tinyurl.com/jjws5ctj

Happy to chat to interested applicants.

Enhancing memory using cross-species closed-loop Targeted Memory Reactivation | mrcbndu

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Steve Ramirez @okaysteve.bsky.social · 2d

our "Untangling the Mind" tour with NatGeo is ready for liftoff again this Fall and throughout Spring '26!

this show is meant for anyone interested in science and the brain because neuroscience belongs to everyone 🧠

info + tour dates 👇🏽!

live.nationalgeographic.org/event/untang...

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations @briannaegeorge.bsky.social, welcome to the npp team 🎉

Neuropsychopharmacology @npp-journal.bsky.social · 2d

Big news at @npp-journal.bsky.social HQ 👇

We are thrilled to welcome @briannaegeorge.bsky.social as our new NPP Editorial Intern 🎉

We are looking forward to working with Dr. George and are excited to have such a fantastic addition to our team 🤩

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Kate Humphreys (she/her) @klhumphreys.bsky.social · 13d

Vanderbilt University's Peabody College is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Clinical Psychology (child/family focus) with expertise in AI methods (ML, NLP, LLMs, CV).

📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025

👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418

Please share!

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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations to Ming-Fen Ho, Ph.D. a new Associate Member of ACNP! Welcome!! 🙌

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Nature @nature.com · 3d

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for discovering a class of immune cells that help to prevent the body from attacking its own tissues

go.nature.com/3VNrH1s

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

go.nature.com

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · 8d

⏰ Last call – we’re hiring!

Apply by Oct 3 to become an Impact Scholar Program Supervisor.

Paid + remote | ~10 hrs/month | Guide scholar teams in #neuroscience #AI or #ClimateScience

➡️ Apply now: buff.ly/c7vn0Fy

#Hiring #RemoteWork #PhDCommunity

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Scott Thompson, PhD @sthom003.bsky.social · 8d

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

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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 8d

My department at Emory is a hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist!

Anyone who's talked to me in the last 4 years knows I cannot say enough good things about my dept and the neuroscience community here. My colleagues are so wonderfully supportive. Postdocs, please apply!

apply.interfolio.com/174371

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Neuropsychopharmacology @npp-journal.bsky.social · 8d

It's Tuesday, so it's time for another recap of what's new #ThisWeekInNPP

Why on Tuesday?🤔Funny you should ask😉

See below for insights into the @npp_journal social media strategy, + new insights on polygenic predisposition for MDD & consequences of nomenclature confusion👇

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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to Matt Girgenti, Ph.D. a new Associate Member of ACNP! Welcome!! 😀

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 13d

The DPN Deep Dive podcast is now on Spotify! Follow us there to get updates when new episodes are released 🎧

open.spotify.com/show/0IjilX6...

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 21d

Today's ✨DPN Deep Dive✨ covers a study by Braund et al. which examined whether teenagers' smartphone typing reflects specific depressive symptoms.

Check it out!

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How do depressive symptoms manifest digitally on teens’ smartphones?

YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)

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Lindsay Schwarz @lindsayschwarz.bsky.social · 14d

With 2 postdocs moving on to faculty positions🥳, we're looking to hire someone new. If you're interested in norepinephrine and neural circuits, please apply! tinyurl.com/42bfe24k

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Developmental Neurobiology

A postdoctoral research associate position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Lindsay Schwarz in the Department of Developmental Neurobiology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Schwarz l...

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Rod Rahimi @rodrahimi.bsky.social · 14d

"An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients...Prof Tabrizi says this gene therapy 'is the beginning' and will open the gates for therapies that can reach more people."🧪⚕️

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

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