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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22d

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 20

#OnThisDay in 1858, a seminal journal article comprised of papers by Alfred Russel Wallace FRS and Charles Darwin FRS on the theory of evolution by natural selection was published by the Linnean Society, the first public announcement of the theory of evolution. bit.ly/3k8fq4u

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Dan Levenstein @dlevenstein.bsky.social · Aug 5

So, #AcademicSky PIs, a few completely random questions for you:

What’s something you wish you had known/did when you started your own lab?

-or-

What’s something you did when you started your lab that worked out well?

Asking for a friend...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 1

Photo of the Day.

Israel threatened reprisals if the press filmed Gaza from above during airdrops.

This is why. A scene of destroyed & burnt out buildings in what is left of Gaza City, the pre-war home to 800,000 people.

Credit to Post photographer Heidi Levine who defied the ban & took this.

From above everything looks grey or black. Smoke is seen rising from building ga at the top of the photo. In the foreground many buildings have collapsed entirely. Photo credit to Heidi Levine taken for the Washington Post.

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Felix Baier @felixbaier.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨Very happy that my PhD work is now out in @nature.com!

We discovered that evolution, by acting in the midbrain, shifted the threshold to escape in Peromyscus mice, to fine-tune defensive strategies in different environments

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

This was a truly collaborative effort! 🧵⬇️

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Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) @nin-knaw.bsky.social · Jul 18

Why do some people with Alzheimer’s do not show symptoms of Alzheimer's?

During her PhD, @giorgitos.bsky.social explored this question. Part of the answer led her to an unexpected group of brain cells: underdeveloped neurons.

Read the full article on our website: nin.nl/news/the-eld...

The elderly brain is less mature than you think and that could protect you from Alzheimer’s Disease - Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - Master the Mind

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SfN Journals @sfnjournals.bsky.social · Jul 18

Apply for the opportunity to serve on JNeurosci’s Early Career Researcher Advisory Board to get more involved in scientific publishing and advocate as an early career researcher.
Learn more and submit your application by July 25, 2025, 5pm ET: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/ecr-board-applications

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Jul 11

Calbindin Stratifies Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons Governing Distinct Aspects of Locomotion https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.07.663227v1

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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · Jun 6

Happy #Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

Neuroscience thrives when diverse perspectives and inclusive spaces are cultivated to ensure all researchers are valued, supported, and empowered.

This #PrideMonth SfN celebrates the contributions of LGBTQIA+ scientists within the neuroscience community and beyond.

#neurosky

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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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Ole Kiehn @olekiehn.bsky.social · May 28

Excited to present our study in ‪@natneuro.nature.com‬: a deep brain pathway that triggers safety-driven movement—overriding needs like finding food or social contacts. A look into how the brain weighs deep instincts. Congrats to all and first author @nkrauth.bsky.social. shorturl.at/toYFN

A hypothalamus–brainstem circuit governs the prioritization of safety over essential needs - Nature Neuroscience

Animals need to adapt behavior to balance survival with fulfillment of essential needs. Krauth et al. identify neurons in the lateral hypothalamus that, when activated, prioritize survival over other ...

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Giacomo Sitzia @giachiblue.bsky.social · May 28

I'm proud of contributing to @nkrauth.bsky.social @clemmensenc.bsky.social @olekiehn.bsky.social discovery of the role of an hypothalamic-brainstem circuit for prioritization of safety. Really impressive amount of work led by @nkrauth.bsky.social

Nathalie Krauth @nkrauth.bsky.social · May 28

Honored to share that our paper is out today in Nature Neuroscience:

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

We identify a hypothalamic-brainstem circuit linking internal states to locomotion: These projections drive safety-focused movement over competing behavior.

#Neuroscience #Hypothalamus #Locomotion

A hypothalamus–brainstem circuit governs the prioritization of safety over essential needs - Nature Neuroscience

Animals need to adapt behavior to balance survival with fulfillment of essential needs. Krauth et al. identify neurons in the lateral hypothalamus that, when activated, prioritize survival over other ...

www.nature.com

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Gord Fishell @gordfishell.bsky.social · May 2

Heads up: A ton of papers from my group at the Broad, Pittsburgh, Irvine, Caltech, Duke, Berkeley and especially the Allen are on deck for a big consortium publication on new methods to target range of specific neuronal and non-neuronal cells coming out in Neuron and associated journals May 20th!

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Giacomo Sitzia @giachiblue.bsky.social · Apr 17

Exciting as usual!!

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Talia Lerner @talialerner.bsky.social · Apr 17

The preliminary program for the 2026 Basal Ganglia Gordon Research Conference is up! www.grc.org/basal-gangli...

Super excited about this program and to move the meeting to Europe for the first time - come join us in Tuscany!

2026 Basal Ganglia Conference GRC

The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Basal Ganglia will be held in Lucca (Barga), Lucca Italy. Apply today to reserve your spot.

www.grc.org

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investNscience @investnscience.bsky.social · Apr 15

Flagging warning signs of dementia, @sabina-srokova.bsky.social studies memory and brain changes in aging.

#academicsky #neurosky #aging #dementia #Alzheimers #investinscience

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · Mar 5

📣 Science matters!

#FENS and its allies unite in solidarity with the U.S. scientific community facing challenges to research, collaboration, and academic freedom. 🔬

🔗 Read the full statement: loom.ly/cn7vJR4

#sciencematters #standupforscience #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall

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Giacomo Sitzia @giachiblue.bsky.social · Feb 22

Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Feb 22

Check out the scientific journey behind the newest FDA-approved pain medication! 💊 Learn how NIH-funded research played a crucial role—both directly and indirectly—in bringing this breakthrough to life. 🧪

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Feb 22

I have been trying to find the time to move away from the polical hellscape we find ourselves in to finish and share a bluetorial about science.

This helps me remember what this is all about.

Ironically, it is about the treatment of pain.

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Giorgia Tosoni @giorgitos.bsky.social · Jan 10

🧵 1/ Excited to share our new research on immature neurons (ImN) in the adult human brain and their roles in healthy aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and cognitive resilience. Here’s what we discovered 👇

bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Jan 10

Unique transcriptional profiles of adult human immature neurons in healthy aging, Alzheimer's disease, and cognitive resilience https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.08.631686v1

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CLaE @claeneuro.bsky.social · Dec 24

Nature

What's so special
about the
human brain?

Torrents of data from cell atlases, brain organoids and other methods are finally delivering answers to an age-old question.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

What's so special about the human brain?

Torrents of data from cell atlases, brain organoids and other methods are finally delivering answers to an age-old question.

www.nature.com

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Dinos Meletis @meletis.bsky.social · Dec 22

first thing to share here!

excited to share lab’s first study in Parkinson’s disease revealing the prodromal vulnerability and function of the dopamine neuron subtype defined by Anxa1 expression - a specialized system controlling procedural motor learning

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

Anxa1+ dopamine neuron vulnerability defines prodromal Parkinson's disease bradykinesia and procedural motor learning impairment

Progressive degeneration of dopamine neurons (DANs) defines Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the identity and function of the most vulnerable DAN populations in prodromal PD remain undefined. Here, ...

www.biorxiv.org

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Dec 22

A Vulnerable Subtype of Dopaminergic Neurons Drives Early Motor Deficits in Parkinson's Disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.20.629776v1

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Luke Sjulson @lukesjulson.bsky.social · Dec 13

Neuroscience students asked us to teach a PRACTICAL course on experimental methods, and it is now on YouTube!

Please like and repost to help us get the word out!

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Lecture 1: Signals and data acquisition
Focusing on hardware, digital/analog I/O, synchronization
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Neuroscience methods - YouTube

Nanocourse: Approaches to Study Neural Circuits This course was taught by Anita Autry, Tiago Gonçalves, and Luke Sjulson at Albert Einstein College of Medici...

www.youtube.com

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Giacomo Sitzia @giachiblue.bsky.social · Dec 11

If there's still space, could you add me?

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Giacomo Sitzia @giachiblue.bsky.social · Dec 8

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