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Quentin Perrenoud @q-perrenoud.bsky.social · 7h

(1/8) My latest study is out in @nature.com ! Kudos to coauthors especially @jess-cardin.bsky.social and to @kavliatyale.bsky.social and @wutsaiyale.bsky.social for support. We find that gamma power in mouse visual cortex is caused by brief events of visual processing www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Flexible perceptual encoding by discrete gamma events - Nature

Using a new analytical method for tracking gamma band events in mouse visual cortex, flexible encoding of visual information according to behavioural context is shown.

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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to see this beautiful art, commissioned from the Chinese artist 懒云居画 (@subaiweipainting on Instagram), on this month's cover of Nature Neuroscience! @natneuro.nature.com @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social @kavliatyale.bsky.social @wutsaiyale.bsky.social

Nature Neuroscience @natneuro.nature.com · 2d

Our October issue is now live!

www.nature.com/neuro/volume...

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 5d

Join us this Monday (10/6)🗓️ for a seminar with @harvard.edu's Jeff Lichtman, MD, PhD, titled "Connectomics: Past, Present & Future"

Thank you @kuanawanda.bsky.social for hosting. We hope to see you there.

See flyer for more info 👇

Flyer of the Yale Neuroscience seminar by Jeff Lichtman on October 6, 2025

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 7d

In a new @natcomms.nature.com study, Yale's @schandralab.bsky.social found that mutations in the GBA gene 🧬 may drive the cognitive decline 🧠 seen in individuals with #Parkinsons, as opposed to a buildup of alpha-synuclein as previously thought.

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How Gene Mutations Drive Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease

New findings reveal motor and cognitive deficits arise through separate mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease, challenging previous thinking.

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De Camilli Lab @pdc-lab.bsky.social · 9d

"Impaired hematopoiesis and embryonic lethality at midgestation of mice lacking both lipid transfer proteins VPS13A and VPS13C" out now in PLOS Biology
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Impaired hematopoiesis and embryonic lethality at midgestation of mice lacking both lipid transfer proteins VPS13A and VPS13C

VPS13A and VPS13C are bridge-like lipid transport proteins with distinct subcellular localization and function, and their absence is linked with chorea-acanthocytosis and Parkinson's disease, respecti...

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 9d

📢 TOMORROW at NOON
Join us as @chris-dulla.bsky.social from @tufts.edu shares insights from his latest research!
Organized by the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee.

Flyer for Special Seminar by Christopher Dulla, PhD, on September 30.

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 12d

The @colon-ramos-lab.bsky.social is hiring a postdoc to study the cell biology of energy metabolism in neurons and in vivo. To apply and for more info, follow the link below.

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 15d

In a new @natcomms.nature.com study, @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Nicola Micali from the Rakic lab, alongside a team of researchers @prbb.org, found that many genes 🧬 linked to mental illness 🧠 are turned ON in neural stem cells as early as the first trimester.👶

Origins of mental illness, fast gas for a black hole

Yale researchers discover a gas guzzling black hole, learn that mental illness may start to develop earlier than once thought, and explore why some brain seizures cause a loss of consciousness.

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 Only 3 days left to register! 🚨
Yale postdocs, don’t miss the Oct 9th @kavliatyale.bsky.social Chalk Talk event, featuring tips by @schandralab.bsky.social & a mock talk by @trevorsorrells.bsky.social!

Register Today!👇
yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Flyer for The Chalk Talk event on Oct 9.

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 19d

In honor of #NPAW25, @yaleneuro.bsky.social Postdoc Committee is welcoming @chris-dulla.bsky.social from @tufts.edu for a✨ special seminar ✨on his cutting-edge research 🔬 and mentoring philosophy 💡

Check out the flyer for more info. We hope to see you there!

Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 20d

Don't forget to check out this Q&A with @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Amy Arnsten on the state of #Alzheimer's research, current treatments, & a new blood biomarker that could enable earlier diagnosis—marking a pivotal point in the fight against the disease.

‘A tipping point’: An update from the frontiers of Alzheimer’s disease research

In a Q&A, Yale neuroscientist Amy Arnsten discusses the state of Alzheimer’s disease research, exciting treatment breakthroughs on the horizon, and the key role of NIH funding in making it all happen.

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee Happy Hour 🥂 celebrating #NPAW25! 🎉

Stop by to grab food 😋 or stay for longer and meet some of the other amazing members of the @yaleneuro.bsky.social postdoc community!

Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 27d

Save the date! Join the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee on Sept 18 🗓️, 4–6 PM 🕓 for a Postdoc Happy Hour celebrating #NPAW25! 🎉
🍹 Drinks • 🍔 Food • 🎲 Games — what more could you want?
We hope to see you there! 👀 Check the flyer to register + get all the details 👇

Flyer for Neuroscience Postdoc Happy Hour, with QR code to register

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Michael Hanna @mike-hanna.bsky.social · 26d

New paper alert! I’m very excited to share our paper published in @embojournal.org! @pdc-lab.bsky.social @yaleneuro.bsky.social

The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 26d

Bridge-like lipid transfer protein 3A (BLTP3A) participates in endomembrane repair as an effector of #ATG8 conjugation to single membranes (CASM) - helping repair or minimize #lysosome damage
@mike-hanna.bsky.social et al, @pdc-lab.bsky.social
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 26d

In memory of his mentor, Gordon M. Shepherd, @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social's Alumni, Michael Singer, has generously donated $3 million 💰 to establish a professorship in #Neuroscience at @yale.edu. 🎓✨

Read More Here 👇

Yale School of Medicine Alumnus Entrepreneur Gives $3 Million to Establish Professorship in Neuroscience at Yale in Memory of Mentor

Michael Singer, YC ’95, PhD ’00, MD ’02, a biotech entrepreneur, has donated $3 million to Yale School of Medicine to establish an endowed professorship in

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 27d

Save the date! Join the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee on Sept 18 🗓️, 4–6 PM 🕓 for a Postdoc Happy Hour celebrating #NPAW25! 🎉
🍹 Drinks • 🍔 Food • 🎲 Games — what more could you want?
We hope to see you there! 👀 Check the flyer to register + get all the details 👇

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just published: the @pdc-lab.bsky.social, led by @anbangdai.bsky.social, sheds light on the localization and function of BLTP2, a bridge-like lipid transfer protein: BLTP2 is found at contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) & plasma membrane (PM), and plays a key role in PM dynamics.

Multiple interactions recruit BLTP2 to ER-PM contacts to control plasma membrane dynamics - PubMed

BLTP2/KIAA0100, a bridge-like lipid transfer protein, was reported to localize at contacts of the ER with either the plasma membrane (PM) or recycling tubular endosomes depending on the cell type. Our...

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Anirvan Nandy @neuralnandy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Super excited about this collaborative project with @stevewcchang.bsky.social and Monika Jadi! We show that marmosets possess an arsenal of flexible strategies they use for cooperation.
www.cell.com/current-biol...

Diverse and flexible strategies enable successful cooperation in marmoset dyads

Meisner and Shi et al. show that common marmosets flexibly coordinate with partners using both gaze-dependent and rhythmic strategies. Cooperation depends on active social monitoring and is shaped by ...

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Nature Neuroscience @natneuro.nature.com · Aug 25

Aberrant splicing exonizes C9orf72 repeat expansion in ALS/FTD

@junjieguo.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social @yaleneuro.bsky.social

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

Aberrant splicing exonizes C9orf72 repeat expansion in ALS/FTD - Nature Neuroscience

By selectively isolating and sequencing the rare RNA transcripts containing C9orf72 repeat expansion from ALS–FTD neurons, the authors uncover an alternative splicing mechanism that explains the reten...

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · Aug 25

Less than 2 weeks left to apply to SYNAPSES!

Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 Calling all senior neuro postdocs: SYNAPSES brings postdocs from around the world to Yale to share their work during an in-person symposium on October 23, 2025. Apply today to present your research, talk with faculty members in 1:1s, & interact with Yale postdocs! 🧠🧪 Deadline Sept 7. #neuroskyence

Flyer of the SYNAPSES symposium call for applications.

Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · Aug 20

Fantastic day of discussions with @shariwiseman.bsky.social, Yale INP alum and chief editor ‪at Nature Neuroscience. Thanks for coming, and thank you to the postdocs of the YNPC for organizing!

Zachary H. Gursky @zachary-gursky.bsky.social · Aug 19

It is great to welcome @shariwiseman.bsky.social (back) to Yale along with the Yale Neuro Postdoc Committee [YNPC], @kavliatyale.bsky.social, and @yaleneuro.bsky.social ! Pictures are of her first talk to a packed room of trainees, about scientific publishing and related careers

Shari Wiseman standing in front of a room and speaking to trainee scientists, mostly postdoctoral researchers and graduate students.

A different angle of Shari Wiseman standing in front of a room and speaking to trainee scientists, mostly postdoctoral researchers and graduate students.

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · Aug 14

The thalamus has been thought to be a relay for information in the brain 🧠. But a new study in ‪Neuron @cp-neuron.bsky.social‬, led by Yue Fei in the lab of Liang Liang ‪‪@yaleneuro.bsky.social, finds it plays a more important computational role for visual information than previously recognized.

From Train Station to Control Center—The Thalamus’ Role Gets an Upgrade

The thalamus has been thought to be a relay for information in the brain. But a new study finds it plays a more important computational role for visual

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · Aug 11

Amy Arnsten, PhD, Albert E. Kent Professor of Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social, shares in an interview the current state of Alzheimer's research, where the field is going, and the importance of NIH funding to keep making progress towards treatments.

‘A tipping point’: An update from the frontiers of Alzheimer’s disease research

In a Q&A, Yale neuroscientist Amy Arnsten discusses the state of Alzheimer’s disease research, exciting treatment breakthroughs on the horizon, and the key role of NIH funding in making it all happen.

news.yale.edu

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Sreeganga Chandra Lab at Yale @schandralab.bsky.social · Aug 8

Postdocs: Apply now for the SYNAPSES series @kavliatyale.bsky.social @yaleneuro.bsky.social! Deadline to apply is September 7th

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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · Aug 7

Congratulations to Yale INP student in the lab, Denethi Wijegunawardana, and all other 2025 @hhmi.org Gilliam Fellows! @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...

The 2025 Gilliam Fellows & Advisors | HHMI

The Gilliam Fellows Program launches promising PhD students into impactful scientific research careers while fostering inclusive training environments.

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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 Calling all senior neuro postdocs: SYNAPSES brings postdocs from around the world to Yale to share their work during an in-person symposium on October 23, 2025. Apply today to present your research, talk with faculty members in 1:1s, & interact with Yale postdocs! 🧠🧪 Deadline Sept 7. #neuroskyence

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