It’s not the thought that counts: Allostasis at the core of brain function
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It’s not the thought that counts: Allostasis at the core of brain function
The authors review evidence that the primary function of the brain, supported by distributed
neural systems, is the predictive regulation of physiology (i.e., allostasis). An
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October 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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🚨 New science alert! Our cross-species study, now in Nature Neuroscience, demonstrates psychedelics distort how we should interpret functional brain imaging.
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Psychedelic 5-HT2A receptor agonism alters neurovascular coupling and differentially affects neuronal and hemodynamic measures of brain function
Nature Neuroscience - Padawer-Curry et al. show that the hallucinogenic 5-HT2A receptor agonist DOI alters neurovascular coupling in mice, with implications for the interpretation of human fMRI...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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The brain is all about dimensionality reduction.
The limits of falsifiability: Dimensionality, measurement thresholds, and the sub-Landauer domain in biological systems
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The limits of falsifiability: Dimensionality, measurement thresholds, and the sub-Landauer domain in biological systems
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October 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Neuroscience legend Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke was born 166 years ago today. She discovered Klumpke's Palsy in 1885, and was co-author of the definitive 1200 page Sémiologie du Système Nerveux and the 2-volume Anatomie des Centres Nerveux.
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The Woman of a Thousand Brains: Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke, Pioneer Neuroscientist.
The brain is ready. It luxuriated in a solution of potassium bicarbonate for a year, and then in a thick mixture of nitrocellulose for another month and a half, and now it is finally ripe for the slic...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Neuroscience projects last several years, and you are usually a bit jaded by the time you wrap it up. Not this one– spending several months on an island in the middle of nowhere, away from all the craziness of the world reminds you how beautiful the world really is.
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Bat Island: The New Era of Science
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October 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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A single dose of psilocybin reduced pain, pain-induced anxiety and depression-like behaviors in mice, according to a study published in Nature Neuroscience. 🧪
Single-dose psilocybin rapidly and sustainably relieves allodynia and anxiodepressive-like behaviors in mouse models of chronic pain - Nature Neuroscience
Hammo et al. show that a single dose of psilocybin rapidly and sustainably relieves both chronic pain and anxiodepressive-like behaviors in mice by restoring prefrontal activity through partial agonism at 5-HT2A and 5-HT1A receptors.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Ammar I. Marvi, Nancy G. Kanwisher, et al:
An efficient multifunction fMRI localizer for high-level visual, auditory, and cognitive regions in humans
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An efficient multifunction fMRI localizer for high-level visual, auditory, and cognitive regions in humans
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October 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Neuroscience and the “Visitation Dream”, from my tiktok
October 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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There's 20% off my bird illustration & w'shop on zoom this Saturday
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🧠the neuroscience of how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health from a ST best-selling author:
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October 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Explore the latest in brain science with *Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind* (6th Ed.) by Michael Gazzaniga, featuring insights from Elizabeth Phelps & Dani Bassett. A must-have eBook for undergrads! ISBN: 978-1324100003 #Neuroscience #CognitiveScience https://textbooks.dad/product/cog
Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind (6th Edition) - eBook
Gazzaniga's Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind 6th Edition is undeniably regarded as the premier textbook for undergraduate students, providing
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October 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Now out in NPP – Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience! 📱🧠
Can LLMs and smartphone sensing help us track therapy progress in real time?
Can LLMs and smartphone sensing help us track therapy progress in real time?
🆕 study by @hadarfisher.bsky.social @nigeljaffe.bsky.social @diegopizzagalli.bsky.social @christianwebb.bsky.social tested whether smartphone mobility sensing & LLM ratings of text can track behavioral activation in teens to boost engagement in rewarding activities
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October 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Diseases of the Will – the founding father of neuroscience on the 6 psychological flaws that keep the talented from reaching greatness www.themarginalian.org/2017/03/17/d...
October 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Reminder: the reason very expensive restaurants serve small portions of food, is cognitive neuroscience.
The way human perception and memory works is, you get rapidly diminishing returns on pleasurable sensations *and* you remember the best parts, the final parts, best.
Also why desserts exist.
The way human perception and memory works is, you get rapidly diminishing returns on pleasurable sensations *and* you remember the best parts, the final parts, best.
Also why desserts exist.
October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Neuromatch Academy 2026 is coming!
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October 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Don't miss this if you are going to #SfN2025 and interested in cross-species psychedelic neuroscience research
Looking forward to hearing the talks and the discussions, and excited about presenting some of the lab's unpublished data and how we are thinking about future research
Looking forward to hearing the talks and the discussions, and excited about presenting some of the lab's unpublished data and how we are thinking about future research
Excited to speak in San Diego on Nov 14 at this SfN Sattelite!
If you're curious about cross-species approaches to #psychedelics, #hallucinations and #consciousness, join us! 🐀👤🧠
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If you're curious about cross-species approaches to #psychedelics, #hallucinations and #consciousness, join us! 🐀👤🧠
Limited spots, register here:
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October 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Peer-reviewed scientific journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews published an article about clinical & non-clinical therianthropy in their July 2025 issue. Learn more about it & share your thoughts on it as a community here: otherkinnews.dreamwidth.org/98880.html
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Money can't buy happiness, a neuroscientist explains why
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Money can't buy happiness, a neuroscientist explains why - BBC Science Focus Magazine
We all need enough funds to cover our basic needs, but beyond that the connection between wealth and wellness is less clear.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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💊 Timing matters for dopamine drugs
A new model shows that dopamine drugs like bupropion work differently depending on the time of day, suggesting dosing should align with body rhythms.
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A new model shows that dopamine drugs like bupropion work differently depending on the time of day, suggesting dosing should align with body rhythms.
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Mathematical modeling of dopamine rhythms and timing of dopamine reuptake inhibitors
Author summary Dopamine levels can fluctuate throughout the day, and these changes are in part regulated by the circadian clock. Many drugs prescribed for neurological or psychiatric conditions influe...
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October 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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In this month’s “Liftoff,” @neurojacob.bsky.social talks about how there is no one “holy” method in neuroscience, and @izzynchristie.bsky.social reflects on her mentor’s advice and the value of persistence.
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Liftoff: New lab alerts
Learn about early-career scientists starting their own labs.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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A study in Nature Neuroscience finds psychedelics disrupt the relationship between neuronal activity and blood flow in humans and mice. This suggests fMRI results under psychedelics may reflect vascular effects as much as neural ones and should be interpreted with caution. go.nature.com/47hqVPH 🧪
October 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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A deep-brain stimulation (DBS) protocol built on insights from Gittis’ lab could lead to longer-lasting relief for Parkinson’s patients whose symptoms no longer respond well to medication.
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The Long Game: Years of CMU Discoveries Drive New Parkinson's Treatment
For more than a decade, Carnegie Mellon neuroscientist Aryn Gittis has been unraveling the mystery of how the brain controls movement — research now pointing toward new treatments for Parkinson’s dise...
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October 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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New neuroscience short story forthcoming in @analogsf.bsky.social! Which also means a story of - ultimately successful - negotiations with their new publisher.
Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
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Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
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Analog Negotiations & Short Story Sale: Recognition, Memory » Benjamin C. Kinney - still pruning...
Successful negotiations with Must Read Magazines & Analog SF, who will publish my science fiction short story "Recognition, Memory."
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October 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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My workshops are open to anyone,anywhere.
You get an exclusive 10% off TRULY beautiful stationery from my pal Neal @presentcorrect, along with 30% off all items in my Etsy shop ...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Last week we hosted the 4th Bay Area Language Processing Interest Group (BAyLI)! This is a small gathering of early career researchers in the Bay and Northern California who work in cognitive neuroscience of language and psycholinguistics to share their work!
October 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Such an incredible and inspiring keynote by Dr. Diego Pizzagalli at #2025SPR 🧠 He shared decades of translational, multi-method work on anhedonia and reward learning, illustrating how neuroscience can meaningfully inform clinical understanding of treatment for depression @therealspr.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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