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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 16h

Fantastic conversation on all fronts!

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Denise J. Cai, Ph.D. @denisejcai.bsky.social · 5d

It has been an immense honor to learn & grow with two of the greatest scientists I know: @zachtpennington.bsky.social & @joezaki.bsky.social 🧑‍🔬

Listen in on our conversation about mentorship, building trust and creating a safe space to disagree: neuronline.sfn.org/professional...

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Mike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 20h

“Could?” Let me be clear. A $100,000 H1B will kill our ability to do world class science in the US.

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 1d

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 1d

Surgeon Generals’ Warning: Secretary Kennedy has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans. The nation deserves a health and human services secretary who is committed to scientific integrity and can restore morale and trust in our public health agencies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/07/surgeons-general-rfk-jr-robert-kennedy/

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 16h

He was a very good cutie rat-tootie 🥰

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 19h

Luna mlem ❤️

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 19h

Today is the day! Last chance to submit your abstract to the Online Research Symposium!

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 2d

Monday is a great day to submit an abstract! Abstracts are due in just 2 days, on October 8, and registration closes on October 15! Please submit and register if you haven’t already - we would love to have you there and see your cool science!

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 19h

Day 81. Salt recommends a little rat nap to get yourself through a busy Wednesday. #UglyDogs

Tan-headed rat curled up on himself, snoozing the day away

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 23h

ASSESSMENT OF CELL-TYPE-SPECIFIC EXCITATORY SYNAPTIC STRENGTH IN THE DORSOLATERAL STRIATUM OF GOAL-DIRECTED AND HABITUAL COCAINE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.680788v1

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

I just emailed my "Silence" essay to the Presidents/Chancellors and Provosts of the 9 Compact universities as well as those from the 4 orgs with which I have been formally affiliated.

The essay can be found here:

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

and here:

www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremy...

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

So the American taxpayer eats it twice, once on tariffs and again on a second farm bailout. I’m glad farmers are getting help, no one should lose their farm, but it’s remarkable how fast “socialism” stops being a dirty word when the checks clear in red counties.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 2d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 1d

A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, in Cell explains how cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input to remodel synapses: direc.to/nJHH

Alzheimer’s and ALS patients have synaptic damage.

@travisfaust.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social

UMass Chan scientists show how the non-neuronal brain cells communicate to coordinate rewiring of brain

A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, explains how two different cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input.

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 1d

Day 80. Izzie would like you to look out into the world and to find something interesting and fun to observe today. Good advice, Izzie cat. #UglyDogs

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Bertoglio lab (FMC/UFSC) @bertogliolab.bsky.social · 2d

Sex Based Differences in Active Avoidance and Approach Strategy in the Platform Mediated Avoidance Task
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sex Based Differences in Active Avoidance and Approach Strategy in the Platform Mediated Avoidance Task

Sex differences have been documented in threat conditioning, but research into potential sex differences in avoidance paradigms, particularly active avoidance, remains limited. This research gap is pa...

www.biorxiv.org

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 2d

Yaaaaaaay! Huge congrats, all!

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Stephanie L. Grella, PhD @sgrella.bsky.social · 2d

First lab paper out today! Student authors: Mikayla Cutler and Abhi Thati 🎉🤩

Hippocampus | Neuroscience Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Memory is a cornerstone of human behavior, and addiction offers a compelling model of its persistence and plasticity. The scope of engram research has rapidly expanded to include addiction-related ph....

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 2d

Monday is a great day to submit an abstract! Abstracts are due in just 2 days, on October 8, and registration closes on October 15! Please submit and register if you haven’t already - we would love to have you there and see your cool science!

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 2d

So excited for this, Steve! Congrats, and have so, so much fun!

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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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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · 2d

Tens of thousands of Utahns have already, or soon will be, furloughed because of the Trump shutdown. Your representatives would rather keep the government closed than keep your healthcare premiums low. Hold them accountable.

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 2d

Monday is a great day to submit an abstract! Abstracts are due in just 2 days, on October 8, and registration closes on October 15! Please submit and register if you haven’t already - we would love to have you there and see your cool science!

@sbn-bsky.bsky.social

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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