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Princeton MolBio @princetonmolbio.bsky.social · 22h

Congrats🥂 to Callan O’Shea, a MolBio M.D./Ph.D student and newest recipient of the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science Award (NJ ACTS) T32 Fellowship. O'Shea is advised by associated faculty member Sam Wang. molbio.princeton.edu/news/2025/os...

O’Shea awarded a NJ ACTS translational science fellowship

MD/PhD student Callan O’Shea, a member of the Princeton University Department of Molecular Biology (MOL), is the newest recipient of the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science Awar...

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 1d

To celebrate the first anniversary of the release of FlyWire, we asked nine neuroscientists to share how they are using connectome data in their research and what they hope is in store for the future of fly connectomics.

By @franciscorr25.bsky.social

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How FlyWire is redefining Drosophila research, one year in

Nine Drosophila researchers share how the connectome transformed the field and what additional new tools they would like to see.

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to PNI's @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social on being named a @hhmi.org Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, which will support her research on how modifications in brain cells result in long-lasting changes in behavior!!
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Princeton Engineering - Christina Kim, an expert in the brain and behavior, named Freeman Hrabowski Scholar by Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has named Christina K. Kim a Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, supporting her research on how modifications in brain

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · Aug 19

We're hiring! The Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychology invite applications for a joint hire Assistant Professor in human cognitive neuroscience 🧠

Review of applications begin Oct 15. More details here: puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 7d

⏰ Deadline approaching — apply for the PNI C.V. Starr Fellowship by Oct 10!

🧠 Up to 3 years of salary and research support, along with world-class faculty mentorship and facilities.

🔗 Learn more: pni.princeton.edu/apply/postdo...

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BODY TEXT: "The Princeton Neuroscience Institute invites collaborative scientists with exceptional skills and potential to apply for the 3-year CV Starr Fellowship program, which provides an attractive salary and a modest research budget.

Applications due October 10, 2025."

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 8d

With the help of AI, Princeton’s @thomas-zhihao-luo.bsky.social and @carlosbrody.bsky.social can now pinpoint the exact moment a rat makes up its mind — just by reading its brain activity 🧠🐀
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When a rat makes up its mind, these neuroscientists know

Scientists can now freeze-frame the exact moment an animal makes up their mind and commits to a choice — simply by looking at their brain activity

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 12d

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 12d

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Annegret Falkner @neurrriot.bsky.social · 12d

Love how this project came together with the amazing @endoeartha.bsky.social ! Have you wondered about the role that testosterone plays in the ability to re-pattern social behavior when you are at home in your "territory" vs away? We have answers for you...

eartha mae @endoeartha.bsky.social · 12d

Very excited and proud to share my postdoctoral research with @neurrriot.bsky.social looking at the context-specific encoding of social behavior 💃🕺 in hormone-sensitive, large-scale brain networks in mice!

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#neuroskyence #compneurosky 🧪
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eartha mae @endoeartha.bsky.social · 12d

Very excited and proud to share my postdoctoral research with @neurrriot.bsky.social looking at the context-specific encoding of social behavior 💃🕺 in hormone-sensitive, large-scale brain networks in mice!

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#neuroskyence #compneurosky 🧪
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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 13d

Looking for a neuroscience postdoc opportunity with competitive salary + research funds? Apply for PNI's C.V. Starr Fellowship, which offers collaboration, mentorship, and up to 3 years of support!

Applications due Oct 10.

Learn more 🔗 pni.princeton.edu/apply/postdo...

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Carlos Brody @carlosbrody.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you @nancyrmack.bsky.social and @princetonneuro.bsky.social for a great explainer about our paper!

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Carlos Brody @carlosbrody.bsky.social · 19d

What happens in your brain when you make up your mind?

Postdoc (soon faculty at U. of Utah) @thomas-zhihao-luo.bsky.social and ex-grad student (now Shanahan Fellow at Allen Institute) @timkimd.bsky.social have some answers in this new paper out in Nature!

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

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 20d

In the @nytopinion.nytimes.com, PNI’s @sebastianseung.bsky.social warns federal research cuts endanger Americans’ health.
"Think about Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's disease. The dollar cost of these are huge. And the emotional costs are even huger. Can we wait?" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Defunding Medical Research. It Could Cost You Your Life. - The New York Times

In the Opinion video above, meet the scientists who are trying to save your life — and the lives of your children and grandchildren.

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Thomas Luo @thomas-zhihao-luo.bsky.social · 20d

How does the brain decide? 🧠

Our new @nature.com paper shows that neural activity switches from an 'evidence gathering' to a 'commitment' state at a precise moment we call nTc.

After nTc, new evidence is ignored, revealing a neural marker for the instant when the mind is made up.

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Transitions in dynamical regime and neural mode during perceptual decisions - Nature

Simultaneous recordings were made of hundreds of neurons in the rat frontal cortex and striatum, showing that decision commitment involves a rapid, coordinated transition in dynamical regime and neura...

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 21d

Two preprints from the lab of PNI's @andrewleifer.bsky.social provide new insights into the longstanding challenge of how brain wiring relates to brain activity 🧠 www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/w...

Worms help untangle brain structure/function mystery

The synaptic connectome of most animals bears little resemblance to functional brain maps, but it can still predict neuronal activity, according to two preprints that tackle the puzzle in C. elegans.

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 22d

Originally an aspiring cellist from Huntsville, AL, @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social returns to Princeton as a professor of neuroscience & bioengineering, where she builds new tools to study the brain and advance treatments for mental health:

Neuroscientist Christina Kim ’11 Is Mapping the Brain for Better Therapies

Stuntman Kent De Mond ’07 is on fire; Endowment tax fallout; Pilot Michael Holl ’03 trains Qataris

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 23d

Congrats to PNI's @neurrriot.bsky.social on earning a 2025 @onemindorg.bsky.social Rising Star Award 🌟

The funds will support her lab's work on protecting mood and decision-making during hormonal shifts, which may pave the way for targeted hormone treatments 🧠

Dr. Annegret Falkner - One Mind

“Protecting mood and decision-making during hormonal shifts—paving the way for next-generation, targeted hormone treatments without the side effects.” Dr. Annegret Falkner’s research maps how social…

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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 26d

Could a baby’s still-growing brain help set the stage for learning language? A new study from the lab of Princeton's Asif Ghazanfar finds surprising clues from chatty monkeys who share the power of babble.

📰: pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/ba...

Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 Applications are open! The Princeton Neuroscience Institute invites exceptional postdoctoral researchers to apply for our CV Starr Fellowship, which provides up to 3 years of support plus research funds 🌠

🗓️ Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
🔗 More info: pni.princeton.edu/apply/postdo...

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 29d

Last week, the International Brain Laboratory released a comprehensive activity map of the rodent brain during decision-making, enabling researchers to "test new ideas in a really easy and powerful way," says neuroscientist @predictivebrain.bsky.social.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 28d

The International Brain Laboratory presents in Nature a brain-wide electrophysiological map that represents a resource for understanding how computations distributed across and within brain areas drive behaviour. go.nature.com/4nnnmhg 🧪 🧠📈

This is figure 2, which shows brain-wide recordings during behaviour.

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Yanliang Shi @shiyanliang.bsky.social · Sep 2

Excited to share our new preprint on the brain-wide organization of intrinsic timescales at single neuron resolution. Work w/ @roxana-zeraati.bsky.social, @intlbrainlab.bsky.social, Anna Levina, @engeltatiana.bsky.social : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Tatiana Engel @engeltatiana.bsky.social · Sep 2

New work with @shiyanliang.bsky.social‬, @roxana-zeraati.bsky.social, @intlbrainlab.bsky.social, Anna Levina. We uncover the principles that organize single-neuron timescales across the entire brain, unifying regional specialization with universal brain-wide dynamics: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Yanliang Shi @shiyanliang.bsky.social · Sep 2

Excited to share our new preprint on the brain-wide organization of intrinsic timescales at single neuron resolution. Work w/ @roxana-zeraati.bsky.social, @intlbrainlab.bsky.social, Anna Levina, @engeltatiana.bsky.social : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Sep 3

The mouse brain lights up during decision making, showing widespread activity across both predictable as well as unexpected areas.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

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Everything everywhere all at once: Decision-making signals engage entire brain

The findings, gleaned from the most comprehensive map yet of brain activity during decision-making in mice, show that the process is even more distributed than previously thought.

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