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Tori Amos News from Undented @undented.bsky.social · 2d

Tori Amos has announced a new album, "In Times of Dragons," and a European tour in April and May of 2026. toriamos.com

Tori Amos - IN TIMES OF DRAGONS

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · 3d

Applications are now open for our UMMC Graduate Program in Neuroscience! Join a dynamic and collaborative environment where students work at the forefront of neuroscience—from molecules to behavior. 🧬🧠✨Application deadline: December 15. Apply here! lnkd.in/eSe2rwG

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John Karalis @johnkaralis.com · 3d

Sam Cassell giving Jaylen Brown some tips on working in the post

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · Aug 22

Happy 62nd birthday, singer, songwriter, and pianist, Tori Amos.🎂

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Carmen Sandi @carmensandi10.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy to announce our new paper in Nature Communications: rdcu.be/eBpGY
We show how CRH in the thalamic reticular nucleus modulates NREM sleep, helping to understand how stress impacts sleep

Congrats to Loredana Cumpana and team, in work led by Simone Astori!
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Corticotropin-releasing hormone modulates NREM sleep consolidation through the thalamic reticular nucleus

Nature Communications - Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), known for activating the HPA axis during stress, also acts centrally in the brain. Here, the authors show that CRH modulates thalamic...

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · Aug 19

Immature neurons in the primate amygdala: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Multispecies characterization of immature neurons in the mammalian amygdala reveals their expansion in primates

Immature neurons have been identified in the adult amygdala of some mammalian species, but their prevalence has not been systematically examined. This study provides a detailed characterization of amy...

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CNN @cnn.com · Aug 17

Greg Iles, the Mississippi author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy and other works, has died. He was 65.

Greg Iles, Mississippi author of ‘Natchez Burning’ trilogy, dies of cancer at 65 | CNN

Greg Iles, the Mississippi author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy and other works, has died Friday after a decades-long battle with the blood cancer multiple myeloma.

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · Aug 16

New collaborative study from our team lead by PIN student alum Tanya Pareek examined the effect of chronic alcohol on the brain region involved in contextual memories and identified potential new therapeutic targets. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Altered molecular signaling pathways in the hippocampus of rhesus monkeys following chronic alcohol use

Context-induced relapse is a significant factor limiting recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, the molecular processes in the hippocampus, a critical region for contextual memory impacted...

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · Aug 16

Sleep as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Childhood Autism: Stratified Analysis of U.S. National Survey of Childrens Health Data www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sleep as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Childhood Autism: Stratified Analysis of U.S. National Survey of Childrens Health Data

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the association between age specific sleep sufficiency and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) among U.S. children aged 6 to 17 years. Methods: Data were gathered from...

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Aug 8

The updated version of the database of PhD fellowships produced and maintained by my team can be downloaded by anyone here:

research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

For each of the 187 fellowships, you will find a short description, deadline, $ amount, link, etc.

Good luck!

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · Aug 7

Researchers have found that lithium in the brain plays an early role in Alzheimer’s disease progression, and the disease can be reversed in mice by providing a different form of the metal. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪

Lithium reverses signs of Alzheimer's in mice

During cognitive decline, lithium is sequestered into amyloid plaques; treatment with the metal reverses symptoms

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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · Jul 31

Here are some of the highlights of the appropriations bill that the Senate appropriations committee just approved:

$48.7 billion for NIH, an increase of $400 million

Rejects the proposal to cap
indirect cost rates at 15%

Includes a provision to prevent MYF that would reduce the number of grants

www.appropriations.senate.gov

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · Jul 29

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

Developmental time course of social touch, parvalbumin interneurons, perineuronal nets and Mef2c expression reveals a sensitive period of somatosensory cortex development in prairie voles

Social touch facilitates our attachment to others, especially early in life, which may be linked to the maturation of parvalbumin interneurons (PVI) in the somatosensory cortex (S1). These neurons res...

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · Jul 20

www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Triglycerides are an important fuel reserve for synapse function in the brain - Nature Metabolism

Kumar et al. show that under glucose-depleted conditions, neurons can use fatty acids as an alternative source of energy to support synaptic function.

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Javier Boix @jboixcampos.bsky.social · Jul 18

I can't imagine a better day of the week to publish this than #FluorescenceFriday: PathoPlex is finally published! 🎉

This presents a revolutionary jump from 4-6 to 100+ markers per sample! 🤯

Read the full story here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · Jul 17

Wonderful debut album from the talented duo of Andreas Hack and Trude Eidtang ! frequencydrift.bandcamp.com/album/liquid...

Liquid Stone, by Whispers of Granite

8 track album

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · Jul 5

Now playing, the fantastic new album from Whispers of Granite, the super talented duo of Trude Eidtang and Andreas Hack! theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2025/07...

Whispers Of Granite – Liquid Stone

There’s a moment on Liquid Stone where everything stops – just a single piano note stumbling quietly in the background, searching for its place. Trude Eidtang’s voice arrives like a hand reac…

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · Jul 5

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Human Brains Keep Making Memory Neurons in Adulthood - Neuroscience News

A groundbreaking study shows that the human hippocampus continues producing new neurons well into late adulthood.

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · Jun 30

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Honest☘️Larry @honestlarry.bsky.social · Jun 24

Happy trails Jrue Holiday and thanks for the ring. We absolutely could not have done it without you.

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Bri Marie D @brimaried.bsky.social · Jun 17

Happy 617 day ☘️

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KeithSmithNBA @keithsmithnba.bsky.social · Jun 12

Big time win by the Pacers! Game 4 on Friday should be awesome. Can't wait!

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Jeremy Day @daylab.bsky.social · Jun 12

At UAB’s annual NINDS/R25 supported NEURAL conference today and excited to learn from all of our internal and external speakers, including Corey Harwell!

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Honest☘️Larry @honestlarry.bsky.social · Jun 6

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jun 6

TYRESE HALIBURTON DOES IT AGAIN! 🔥

He hits the go-ahead shot with 0.3 seconds left to lead the Pacers to another comeback win, this time in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

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