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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Aug 15

Peggy Mason, who helped define the rodent prosocial behavior field with the trapped rat paradigm in 2011, is now changing course and pursuing other scientific interests.

By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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Up and out with Peggy Mason

Mason helped define the rodent prosocial behavior field, but now she’s changing course.

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Aug 17

wow how did you find this historical document

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Aug 11

I am a vodka cranberry/conan gray stan let it be known

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Jun 25

This one was super interesting to learn about and discuss. The findings of this new study date back to the early 1990s—replicating and expanding upon Catherine Woolley’s series of cross-sectional studies in the rat hippocampus. I love a study with historical context! #neuroskyence

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Jun 25

Cyclic shifts in estradiol levels coincide with changes in dendritic spine density and the activity of place cells in the CA1 region of the hippocampus in mice, a new study shows.

By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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Spatial learning circuitry fluctuates in step with estrous cycle in mice

Cyclic shifts in estradiol levels coincide with changes in dendritic spine density and the activity of place cells in the CA1 region of the hippocampus, a new study shows.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Jun 20

Diego Bohórquez’s theories around the neuropod have challenged the boundaries of classic ideas regarding gut-brain communication.

By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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The big idea with Diego Bohórquez

His theories around the neuropod have challenged the boundaries of classic ideas regarding gut-brain communication.

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Jun 23

For over six months now I have been reporting out and writing (and then reporting some more) this profile of Duke University gut-brain neuroscientist, Diego Bohórquez. This was my first long-form profile, and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you. #neuroskyence

The big idea with Diego Bohórquez

His theories around the neuropod have challenged the boundaries of classic ideas regarding gut-brain communication.

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Jun 15

Listening to The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift bc Bradbury was (sometimes) poetic and I was (always) tortured reading this book

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you haven't checked out The Satire Fire podcast, you're missing out! And if this is the first episode you listen to & you're wondering why I sound utterly exasperated... it's because, well, I was. Cheers to another week of hating on such a popular satirical novel 🥂 #booksky #podcast

The Satire Fire @thesatirefire.bsky.social · Jun 8

Part 2 of our series on Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is here!! Want to hear another week of us being haters?? Then don’t worry! We discuss the author & historical context of this book—& how Bradbury’s views were just as confusing & indecisive as the book. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 💙📚

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Jun 2

In a recent study, @antoinemadar.bsky.social & Mark Sheffield looked at place cells of the mouse hippocampus in vivo to understand what plasticity rules support learning—spoiler alert, it wasn’t Hebbian plasticity! Go check out my story for @thetransmitter.bsky.social

#neuroskyence 🧪

Learning in living mice defies classic synaptic plasticity rule

Donald Hebb’s theory—memorably summarized as “cells that fire together, wire together”—does not explain the shifting hippocampal connections in mice learning to navigate a virtual environment…

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Angie Voyles Askham @avaskham.bsky.social · May 23

Later that day, the NINDS layoffs were revoked, @sydneywyatt.bsky.social and I reported this week for @thetransmitter.bsky.social:

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#neuroskyence 🧪

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · May 21

After more than a month of uncertainty, 30 previously purged employees at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke received an email yesterday stating they no longer face termination.

By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social, @avaskham.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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Exclusive: Layoffs revoked at U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

After more than a month of uncertainty, at least 26 previously purged employees at the institute no longer face termination.

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Angie Voyles Askham @avaskham.bsky.social · May 20

Sen. Durbin brought up these specific NINDS cuts at today's HHS budget hearing and Sec. RFK jr said once again that he didn't know anything about them:

#neuroskyence 🧪

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RFK Jr. told Congress no working scientists were fired, but these top NIH brain scientists are still facing job cuts

"As far as I know, we have not fired any working scientists," RFK Jr. had told Congress.

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · May 19

This one was fun to report out because I got to learn a lot of new things—especially about the complex evolutionary history of the mammalian brainstem. Thanks to @ndosenbach.bsky.social and @samkrimmelneuro.bsky.social for talking with me about your new work! #neuroskyence 🧪

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · May 16

The brainstem’s red nucleus is an evolutionarily old structure that emerged as animals began to use limbs for walking, but its function in humans reaches beyond motor control, a new study suggests.

By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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‘Old’ brainstem structure evolved beyond basic motor control

The human red nucleus may also help coordinate action, reward and motivated behavior, a new study suggests.

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · May 18

I politely ask the host to put this man on the banned list for future parties

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Cedric Boeckx @cedricboeckx.bsky.social · May 16

Happy to read @sydneywyatt.bsky.social’s piece on the recent study by @samkrimmelneuro.bsky.social
@ndosenbach.bsky.social @gordonneuro.bsky.social re: the human red nucleus
I was glad to discuss this great work with Sydney
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‘Old’ brainstem structure evolved beyond basic motor control

The human red nucleus may also help coordinate action, reward and motivated behavior, a new study suggests.

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Angie Voyles Askham @avaskham.bsky.social · May 1

"We know a lot about autism today. To characterize it as a condition about which we’ve learned almost nothing is just completely false." - @htagerf.bsky.social

Q&A with @sydneywyatt.bsky.social for @thetransmitter.bsky.social:

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‘These plans are simply not acceptable’: Q&A with Helen Tager-Flusberg

Last week, Tager-Flusberg formed the Coalition of Autism Scientists to push back on the U.S. government’s plans for autism research, as described by Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · May 1

I had what I found to be an insightful conversation with @htagerf.bsky.social about the newly formed Coalition of Autism Scientists, including why she started the coalition, the work they plan to do, and the strength of the autism research community. Read more below!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · May 1

Last week, @htagerf.bsky.social formed the Coalition of Autism Scientists, which already has 220 members and seeks to weigh in on the U.S. government’s plans for autism research.

By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social

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‘These plans are simply not acceptable’: Q&A with Helen Tager-Flusberg

Last week, Tager-Flusberg formed the Coalition of Autism Scientists to push back on the U.S. government’s plans for autism research, as described by Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Apr 19

Catch me yapping about journalism ethics every chance I get. Some of the best advice I received in grad school @comatbu.bsky.social was to become an expert at being an outsider. You can’t be an insider in a community you’re not a part of!

The Satire Fire @thesatirefire.bsky.social · Apr 19

Has George Orwell ever heard of ethical journalism?? Our resident journalist, Sydney, says definitely not! Head to wherever good podcasts are found to listen to part 2 of our 1984 series. New episodes are posted every satire Sunday, so get caught up before we finish our time with 1984 this week! 💙📚

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Apr 19

Steven Prescott and Stéphanie Ratté talked with me about the discordance between basic pain neuroscience & clinical trials. It seems there’s a lot to think about & varying perspectives on what the pain field could be doing differently. This Q&A highlights some of what we discussed.

#neuroskyence 🧪

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Apr 18

Basic pain researchers Steven Prescott and Stéphanie Ratté critique the clinical relevance of preclinical studies in the field and highlight areas for improvement.

By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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Basic pain research ‘is not working’: Q&A with Steven Prescott and Stéphanie Ratté

Prescott and Ratté critique the clinical relevance of preclinical studies in the field and highlight areas for improvement.

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Apr 16

whoa we are currently reading the same book and didn’t even know it

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Apr 14

The first Kurt Vonnegut I ever read & I was hooked 💙📚

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Apr 9

As a psa, I am the swiftie half of The Satire Fire. And Julia definitely loves False God.

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Apr 6

If you were wondering… where are those podcast and book recommendations Sydney promised when she started this account, your wait is over! This Sunday I am recommending (shameless plug) my own podcast! My friend Samuel and I recently launched a podcast all about satirical novels. Give it a listen!

The Satire Fire @thesatirefire.bsky.social · Apr 6

Episode 2 is out! This week we start our 3-part series on 1984 by George Orwell by yapping you through the plot. Head to the link in the thread below to listen. And if you don’t… remember Big Brother is watching 👀

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Apr 3

Yesterday @avaskham.bsky.social and I reported on the layoffs of lab heads & other staff at NINDS. Last night, an email was sent to top administration at the institute listing 30 employees to be reinstated. Most of the 30 had received RIF notices less than two days prior.

#neuroskyence 🧪

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thirty previously laid-off employees—including 11 lab heads—at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke should “immediately return to work,” according to an email sent to some staff Wednesday evening.

By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social

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Coding error caused layoffs at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke this week, source says

Thirty employees—including 11 lab heads—at the institute should “immediately return to work,” according to an email the institute’s Office of Human Resources sent to top administration at the…

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Sydney Wyatt @sydneywyatt.bsky.social · Apr 3

10 lab heads and many other employees at NINDS, one of the largest public funders of neuroscience, were laid off yesterday… but leadership at the institute thinks these terminations might have been a mistake.

@avaskham.bsky.social and I reported for @thetransmitter.bsky.social:

#neuroskyence 🧪

U.S. health agency purge includes 10 lab heads at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

The reasons for selecting these researchers—who have led work on neuronal migration, dopamine receptors in neuronal signaling and the structure of ion channels, among other areas—remain unclear.

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