We are happy to share an interview with ACNP Member Fellow Sheena Josselyn, Ph.D. by Associate Member Talia Lerner, Ph.D. 🙂👉 tinyurl.com/yzxyd643 Talia Lerner

Frontal Cortex Peeps: The full program for the 2026 GRC Frontal Cortex is now available! Applications are due July 12, 2026 - don't delay! Spots are starting to fill up! Check out the complete program and register here --> www.grc.org/frontal-cort...

Our NIAAA funded Post-DoctT32 has received its NoA (non competing renewal). Are you looking for a post-doc and interested in joining our amazing center? If so, reach out! Here is a convenient form that you can use to upload CV and a cover letter!

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My novel is up for order at Amazon now! a.co/d/0eyyU25X

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-...

Identification of somatostatin+ inhibitory engrams for extinction in the basolateral amygdala | PNAS The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a key structure for processing threat and emotional information, and plays a key role in controlling the fear mem...

Identification of somatostatin+ inhibitory engrams for extinction in the basolateral amygdala
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Predictive forgetting. What a fantastic choice of words. It conveys so much, so succinctly.

Deconstruction of a memory engram reveals distinct ensembles recruited at learning - Nature Neuroscience Pouget et al. identified distinct CA1 neuron ensembles active during specific moments of fear learning and uncovered the core engram essential for memory formation.

How does the brain build a memory?
A common assumption is that the neurons activated during an experience collectively form the memory engram.
In our new Nature Neuroscience paper (finally out!), we show that this is not the case.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Research Technician Research Technician position available in the Grienberger lab at Brandeis University. We are a new neuroscience group studying the cellular basis of learning and memory in the mammalian brain. This is...

We’re looking for a new Research Tech! Our research tech is heading to graduate school (very exciting!), which means we’re recruiting someone new to join our team. The position involves hands-on neuroscience research in a collaborative environment.
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Vassar College students! The Resilience Laboratory is launching our spring study and we cannot wait to get started. Sign up today! ✨

Register here:
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Topological turning points across the human lifespan - Nature Communications Researchers discovered five phases of brain rewiring across the lifespan. The eras of childhood, adolescence, adulthood, early aging, and late aging each have characteristic rewiring of structural connections across the whole brain.

One of our top-rated posts on @altmetric.com this past week was published open access in @natcomms.nature.com. You can read 'Topological turning points across the human lifespan' here: spklr.io/63329BX7zL

#Neuroskyence #neuroimaging 🧠

Is this what The Employee of the Month deserves?

I like to order a massive chow mein noodle from Panda Express right before boarding any plane. Does that count?

My lab is looking to recruit 1-2 paid summer interns to do wet lab work on learning in a unicellular organism (Stentor coeruleus). You can apply here:
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Still time to apply and register! www.grc.org/the-neurosci...

Heads up I will be hiring a postdoc and some techs in the new year! Lots of ephys and fiber photometry. If you've got soon to graduate PhD students or undergrads, send 'em my way!

I just added these to my course on the neurobiology of learning and memory.

Doron et al., 2022

Dewa et al., 2025

Thanks! I will try again. Weird.

Can anyone get on eRA Commons right now?

Examining the Three‐Dimensional Spatial Architecture of Mouse Amygdala Engram Ensembles Memories are stored in a sparse population of neurons active at the time of an event, an engram ensemble, and reactivation of the engram ensemble drives memory recall. Although the amygdala is essent...

New Year, new paper from our lab. Emily Kramer used 3D light-sheet imaging and tissue clearing to examine the spatial architecture of mouse amygdala engram ensembles.

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Less than two weeks left to apply for the Cephalopod Neuroscience Gordon Conference! An exciting lineup of speakers and posters, and financial aid is available upon request. 🐙🦑
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#eNeuro | Altered Dopamine Signaling in Extinction-Deficient Mice
https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0174-25.2025

An orthogonal TRAP enables intersectional genetic access to activated neurons in the mouse brain www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.11...

How about this banger out of the Holmes lab?

Happy to share my commentary on the status of basolateral amygdala-dependent memory processing over time!

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Vassar College Social at The Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego CA. Great catching up with old and new friends! #SfN2025 #Vassar @vassar.bsky.social @sfn.org

Nice overview of our program on "Storytelling for Change." Many thanks to all of our wonderful panelists and participants! @vassar.bsky.social @theonion.com
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@robertkbrigham.bsky.social @doreenoliver.bsky.social

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One of the most rewarding conversations I've had! STORYTELLING FOR CHANGE: Making academic work accessible to the public. Article and Videos: www.vassar.edu/news/onion-ai

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