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Steven Cook @dumpyunc.bsky.social · 1d

Our group at the Allen Institute is recruiting a technician and postdoc to work on light microscopy-based connectomics. Please DM me or share with anyone you think may be interested in this NIH BRAIN CONNECTS funded project.

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 11h

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

See you in the Bahamas 🏖️! #ACNP2026

ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 11h

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 · 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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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · 7d

This is definitely the vibe today 🍂

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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · 13d

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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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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · 13d

Gotta love the stress of the looming shutdown too

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Keri Martinowich @martinowk.bsky.social · 13d

We have several positions open at various levels (Research Assistant, Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow) across our highly interactive teams in the Division of Translational Neuroscience 🧠🔬🧪 @lieberinstitute.bsky.social

www.libd.org/careers/

Links to individual positions in the thread below.

Careers at LIBD | Medical Research Jobs | Lieber Institute

View our career opportunities with Lieber Institute for Brain Development including investigators, medical research jobs, scientists, & lab techs

www.libd.org

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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · 13d

New NIH structure for applications/awards with foreign components:
Effective for due dates on or after 1/25/26, competing apps must use the PF5 activity code for grants (UF5 for cooperative agreements).

Policy:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

News news article:
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NOT-OD-25-155: New Application Structure for NIH-Funded International Collaborations

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: New Application Structure for NIH-Funded International Collaborations NOT-OD-25-155. NIH

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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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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · 27d

Tune into the NIMH Council Open Session today at 1 pm EST to hear Institute updates and concept clearances. Concept clearances *may* be developed into a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) after NIMH receives public input its merits.

Agenda & videocast: www.nimh.nih.gov/about/adviso...

277th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda

277th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda.

www.nimh.nih.gov

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · 27d

I am really impressed with this AI-generated podcast summary of our recent paper! Thanks to @dpn-journal.bsky.social for sharing it! These excerpts can be really useful when you are in a time crunch (grant deadline!) but still want to know the take home message of a study.

NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · Sep 5

🆕 DPN Deep Dive‼️

Our latest episode delves into a recent study by O’Neill, @sneuroble.bsky.social, @dreryilmaz.bsky.social et al which examined whether connectome-based models can identify brain connectivity patterns that predict cognitive outcomes in early psychosis.

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Can brain connectivity predict cognitive function in early psychosis?

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

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davidweinshenker.bsky.social @davidweinshenker.bsky.social · Sep 7

Nice paper from @superkash.bsky.social and team in @npp-journal.bsky.social comparing the contribution of CRF and GABA release from the same BNST neurons to ethanol self-administration. Tom you know I am obsessed with co-transmitter release this is really elegant work! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Disentangling the effects of corticotrophin releasing factor and GABA release from the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis on ethanol self-administration in mice - Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology - Disentangling the effects of corticotrophin releasing factor and GABA release from the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis on ethanol self-administration in mice

www.nature.com

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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · Sep 5

The NIMH Director job announcement and search is back on: hr.nih.gov/jobs/search/...

The NIMH Director provides executive direction and scientific leadership for NIMH, overseeing a $2.3 billion budget and ~1600 employees, trainees, and contractors.

Up for the challenge 😉? Apply!

hr.nih.gov

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · Sep 5

🆕 DPN Deep Dive‼️

Our latest episode delves into a recent study by O’Neill, @sneuroble.bsky.social, @dreryilmaz.bsky.social et al which examined whether connectome-based models can identify brain connectivity patterns that predict cognitive outcomes in early psychosis.

youtu.be/lqkEq2j8ZrU?...

Can brain connectivity predict cognitive function in early psychosis?

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

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Keri Martinowich @martinowk.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks to Heather Thomas and everyone on the @oneneurojhu.org team for coming over to @lieberinstitute.bsky.social to interview us and hear about research being conducted by our teams! 👩‍🔬🔬🧠🔵

OneNeuro Initiative @oneneurojhu.org · Aug 27

"The neurons in that area begin degenerating and showing Alzheimer's-like pathology long before neurons in other regions." - Keri Martinowich, PhD on locus coeruleus research

Profile Link: www.oneneurojhu.org/...
@martinowk.bsky.social

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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · Aug 27

Check out this @dpn-journal.bsky.social podcast episode on how smartphone language use patterns can be linked to mental and physical symptom severity after a traumatic event.

Nowadays our phones are digital extensions of our bodies, and they may provide clues about our wellbeing.

NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨New Deep Dive🚨

This episode covers a recent study by Vizer et al investigating if language features extracted from smartphones can be used as a proxy for posttraumatic symptom severity over time following a traumatic exposure.

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Smartphone language features may help identify outcomes in trauma survivors

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

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · Aug 27

Some scientists haven't yet internalized the "why" behind science writing for the public - not just as a service, but for themselves. (I didn't always get it). In this piece for @natrevneuro.nature.com, I draw on the neuroscience of curiosity & decision making to unpack its value.

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The unexpected value of communicating science to the public

Nature Reviews Neuroscience - As a group, our scientific community has a responsibility to unpack the ‘what’ and ‘why’ behind our work for the public, not least because much...

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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · Aug 21

Nice dissection of how the subjective effects & experiences elicited by different psychedelics may impact therapeutic outcomes.

Perhaps the question isn't just if hallucinogenic effects are necessary for efficacy, rather how do the subjective effects impact healing & resilience?

NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · Aug 20

Are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics?

🆕 Primer by Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social breaks down what's known about the role of therapy & subjective effects in driving psychedelics' putative efficacy

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Deconstructing the trip treatment: are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics? - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience

NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience - Deconstructing the trip treatment: are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics?

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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · Aug 20

Are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics?

🆕 Primer by Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social breaks down what's known about the role of therapy & subjective effects in driving psychedelics' putative efficacy

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Deconstructing the trip treatment: are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics? - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience

NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience - Deconstructing the trip treatment: are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics?

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

Check out the full article published in DPN by @tiffanycheingho.bsky.social ‪and colleagues last year:

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Neural correlates of depression-related smartphone language use in adolescents - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience

We analyzed keyboard usage on smartphones and brain imaging data from 40 adolescents with and without depression. We found that those experiencing depression were more likely to use words related to s...

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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out the newest episode of @dpn-journal.bsky.social's new(ish) podcast!

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

Does smartphone language use reflect depression risk in teens?

This Deep Dive covers a study finding that adolescents with depression used more self-focused & negative emotion words, and fewer future-focused words. Brain activity was tied to these language patterns.

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Does smartphone language use reflect depression risk in teens?

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

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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just learned that my @acnporg.bsky.social panel was accepted!

With my colleagues Zoë Hughes, @jordanhamm.bsky.social, Bryan Baxter & Patricio O'Donnell, our #ACNP2026 panel will highlight cross-species approaches using functional brain-based biomarkers to address translational gaps in psychiatry

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Alt: people jumping off a cliff into a body of water

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · Aug 11

Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is:

An image of cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. against a blue sky.

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