Don't miss THE Frontal Cortex meeting with this amazing, not-to-miss line up! 🤩

Book jacket for the novel Recursion by Blake Crouch - a neuroscience research sci-fi thriller about memory and time travel.

Was aiming for fast fiction for spring break, but hitting “engram” in the first bits made me wonder if I’d find it ridiculous knowing so much about memory research myself, but I enjoyed it and felt super cool to personally know @okaysteve.bsky.social when finding him in the Acknowledgement :)

Opto GRC 2026 Power Hour with Ismail Ahmed (University of Utah) and Christina Kim (Princeton University)

The #OptoGRC2026 Power Hour will be Monday, May 11 at 3pm, hosted by @ismail-ahmed.bsky.social & @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social!

Join us to exchange ideas & take part in thoughtful conversations on how we can continue to support and grow our community 🤝 🧠

Register: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Excited to have @rafaelyuste.bsky.social as our third #OptoGRC2026 keynote speaker!

Join us for his talk on how neural circuits & dendritic spines work together to "orchestrate" brain activity 🎹✨

Don’t miss the chance to attend — registration closes 4/12.
www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

We can't wait to hear from #OptoGRC2026 keynote speaker, Sheena Josselyn!

Be sure to catch her Sunday evening talk exploring engrams and how memories are encoded in the mouse brain 🐭 🧠

Haven’t registered yet? Applications are still open through April 12 👇
www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Steve Ramirez on How to Change a Memory As a graduate student at MIT, Steve Ramirez successfully created false memories in the lab. Now, as a neuroscientist working at the frontiers of brain science, he foresees a future where we can…

In this edition of Ideas, @okaysteve.bsky.social discusses his book, How to Change a Memory, a disarmingly personal account of the new science of memory manipulation.

Read more: press.princeton.edu/ideas/steve-...

Plus, save 30% on his book with code PUP30.

#NationalMemoryDay #Memories

Thrilled to welcome back 2024 chair @oyiz.bsky.social as one of our #OptoGRC2026 keynote speakers!

Don’t miss his Sunday evening talk, framing the week ahead with a big-picture look at optogenetics and why it matters 🔦🤔

Apply to attend: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

#OptoGRC2026 is just around the corner!

We are thrilled for this year's program, including keynote speakers @oyiz.bsky.social, Sheena Josselyn, and @rafaelyuste.bsky.social.

Applications to attend are still being accepted through April 12. Register now👇
www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

We are officially less than two months away from #OptoGRC2026! 🤩

Submit your abstract by March 22 to be considered for a talk.

Attendee applications are open until April 12, but we recommend applying soon before spots fill up!

Register: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Xin Lab Welcome! We study the cellular interactions between neurons and oligodendrocytes, which produce myelin in the central nervous system. Myelination - the process by which oligodendrocytes ensheath neuro...

Super stoked to share that I’m starting my lab at UHN @dkjei-uhn.bsky.social / @kbi-uhn.bsky.social and the University of Toronto!

If you’re interested in neuron-myelin interactions in circuit maturation and cognition, please reach out - we are hiring!

www.oligodendrocyte.org

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Back again for #OptoGRC2026 — meet meeting co-chair @okaysteve.bsky.social!

Steve is an associate professor at @bostonu.bsky.social and is especially excited about mentor-mentee lunches and supporting the next generation of researchers.

Fun fact: he calls his parents twice a day, every day 📞❤️

A neuromodulatory circuit-to-molecular pathway for reformatting aversive memories during recall Tan et al. identify a neuromodulatory circuit-to-molecular pathway in rats that updates aversive memories when they are recalled. Noradrenaline from the locus coeruleus triggers synapse-to-nuclear tra...

Excited to share our new paper:
We uncover a locus coeruleus→amygdala circuit linking β-adrenergic signaling to transcription regulation in defined amygdala cells during memory reconsolidation—+ stress or elevated noradrenergic signaling at recall can strengthen memory.
www.cell.com/neuron/abstr...

Returning as #OptoGRC2026 co-chair, meet @bjmarlin.bsky.social!

She's an assistant professor at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & is most looking forward to seeing old friends & new data.

Bianca is also a proud bug mom, welcoming her first walking stick bug babies to her collection in September 🐛

Why You Can’t Remember Being a Toddler This form of amnesia is almost universal, but has long been overlooked.

Why can't you remember being a toddler? Or can you?

Nice feature in Time of our lab's work on infantile amnesia at @tcddublin.bsky.social

Also of the labs of @sarahdpower.bsky.social at MPI Berlin, @franklandlab.bsky.social at Sick Kids, and Nick Turk-Browne at Yale.

time.com/7380496/why-...

There’s still time to apply for #OptoGRC2026! 🙌

All applications are considered for support, including the opportunity for full registration coverage. Poster submissions & statements of interest encouraged!

Apply by 2/20 to maximize your chances👇
www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Happy to share the newest study from our lab, led by superstar postdoc Dr. Rodrigo Campos Cardoso, where we resolve the infralimbic cortex GABAergic circuits of fear extinction: tinyurl.com/38vvr2my

meanwhile Word has its own tough criticism of the field!

Why emotion research is stuck—and how to move it forward Studying how organisms infer indirect threats and understand changing contexts can establish a common framework that bridges species and levels of analysis.

My perspective in @thetransmitter.bsky.social on why emotion research feels stuck and how we might move forward—by focusing on how the brain uses internal brain models to shape emotional processing across species. www.thetransmitter.org/emotion/why-...

Extinction and subsequent updating of innate fear responses to a visual looming stimulus rely on hippocampus-dependent mechanisms How does the brain balance innate responses with adaptive learning when reacting to threats? This study shows that repeated exposure to looming stimuli reduces innate defensive responses via hippocamp...

Starting 2026 with a thread a very recent manuscripts at Ryan Lab @tcddublin.bsky.social @tbsi-tcd.bsky.social

"Extinction and subsequent updating of innate fear responses to a visual looming stimulus rely on hippocampus-dependent mechanisms"
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

@PLOSBiology

I was asked to do an impromptu "Ask an Expert" radio interview on memory manipulation as a therapeutic for PTSD and Alzheimer's. The topic was prompted by @okaysteve.bsky.social recent book. Have a listen if interested! www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs...

Leveraging insights from neuroscience to build adaptive artificial intelligence Nature Neuroscience - Adaptive intelligence envisions AI that, like animals, learns online, generalizes and adapts quickly. This Perspective reviews biological foundations, progress in AI and...

Interested in the latest advances in neuroscience (neural dynamics and internal models) and how they can be leveraged to build smarter, adaptive AI?

➡️ My first real solo piece 🖤🫶 @natneuro.nature.com

rdcu.be/eWVmA

Join us on 30 January as three rising stars— Jie Zheng, @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social and @drnancypadilla.bsky.social—sit down with @franciscorr25.bsky.social for a conversation exploring where the field of neuroscience is headed and how their work is helping to drive it forward.

#neuroskyence

How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist's Quest to Alter the Past by Steve Ramirez

Steve Ramirez

Tomorrow (January 7th) at 6:30pm EST, please join Smithsonian Associates for a virtual event with @okaysteve.bsky.social, author of How to Change a Memory! Come hear him discuss his groundbreaking research into memory manipulation and the ethics of its use.

Grab your ticket now! buff.ly/2aveW3u

14. [last of 2025!] HOW TO CHANGE A MEMORY (Steve Ramirez @okaysteve.bsky.social). a great read - my favourite form of 'scientist writes a book'; a light touch on the sciencey nitty-gritty + much personal history and a moving narrative surrounding Steve's own mentorship from his late labmate Xu Liu

How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist's Quest to Alter the Past by Steve Ramirez

Steve Ramirez

Next week, on January 7th at 6:30pm EST, please join Smithsonian Associates for a virtual event with @okaysteve.bsky.social, author of How to Change a Memory! Come hear him discuss his groundbreaking research into memory manipulation and the ethics of its use.

Grab your ticket now! buff.ly/2aveW3u

Body size predicts the selection of defensive behavioral strategies Survival depends on the ability to respond appropriately to threats, yet the selection of defensive behaviors varies among individuals with distinct b…

New paper from @ykneurores.bsky.social in our lab 📢
We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Don’t miss out on the chance to present at #OptoGRC2026!

Apply to attend and submit a poster abstract to be considered for an oral presentation during the conference 🎤

Early applications are strongly encouraged! 🔽
www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

thank you so much for reading and connecting with the memories and science in this book! it means the world and truly feels fulfilling to be able to honor both here. i appreciate you 🙌🏽!

Just finished this thrilling, vulnerable, and inspiring book on friendship, loss, addiction, resilience, and editing memories by Prof Steve Ramirez. Neuroscientists and neuroscience enthusiasts should enjoy this one.

Would You Erase a Painful Memory, if You Could? | KQED Airdate: Monday, December 8 at 10 AM In groundbreaking experiments with mice, Boston University neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has succeeded in turning memories on and off, even implanting new ones. He…

🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @okaysteve.bsky.social about his groundbreaking work with mice — turning memories on and off, even implanting new ones — and the ethical questions it raises.

❓What are your questions about the science of memory manipulation?

📻 Listen: