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WNYC Studios | Podcasts WNYC Studios creates award-winning podcasts such as Radiolab, On The Media, The New Yorker Radio Hour, Death, Sex & Money, and The Experiment.

Editor-in-Chief John Foxe
appears on this week's Science Friday on
"How Is Screen Time Affecting My Kid?"

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@wileybrainpsych.bsky.social

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Two young kids sitting on a blue couch using tablets

Two young kids sitting on a blue couch using tablets

Curious about the possible impact screen time has on kids?

Tune into @wxxirochester.bsky.social or your local NPR station on Friday at 2:20 pm EST for Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social

@johnfoxe.bsky.social joins host Flora Lichtman and Dr. Jenny Radesky of @umichmedicalschool.bsky.social

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Two kids laying on backs with feet up against the wall. Hands are holding tablets

Two kids laying on backs with feet up against the wall. Hands are holding tablets

Parents, caregivers, etc - don't miss this conversation about kids and screen time on @scifri.bsky.social featuring our director @johnfoxe.bsky.social

Tune into @wxxirochester.bsky.social or your local NPR station TODAY at 2:20 pm EST for Science Friday

@urmed.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social

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How Is Screen Time Affecting My Kid? Researchers have correlated brain and behavioral changes in kids to increased time on phones and other screen devices.

Screen time 📱 & the developing brain 🧠 - it's a relationship that parents wonder about, and one that some lawmakers across the globe are taking action on

👇️ LISTEN NOW as @johnfoxe.bsky.social weighs in on this on @scifri.bsky.social

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Neurons Don't Work Alone: What Neuroscientists Know About Memory Formation 🧠How do memories form in the brain? How do individual neurons create memories? In this episode of Neuroscience Perspectives, Ueli Rutishauser, PhD, professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology & Biomedical…

How are memories made? On the latest Neuroscience Perspectives, learn how single-neuron recordings show how the hippocampus and other brain regions encode episodic memory and cognition

Follow us & catch a NEW episode w/ @johnfoxe.bsky.social this Thursday!

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New paper from @johnfoxe.bsky.social in JAMA Pediatrics shows that U.S. children with long COVID were more likely to face poverty, food insecurity, and poor social support, showing social conditions affect long COVID risk. doi.org/10.1001/jama... #URochesterResearch @urneuroscience.bsky.social

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How Is Screen Time Affecting My Kid? Researchers have correlated brain and behavioral changes in kids to increased time on phones and other screen devices.

ICYMI: @johnfoxe.bsky.social weighs in on what neuroscience research is telling us about screen time and the brain on the latest episode of @scifri.bsky.social
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⬇️Don't miss an ALL NEW episode of Neuroscience Perspectives out tomorrow!

🎙️Guest: @shafalijeste.bsky.social
🎙️Host: @johnfoxe.bsky.social

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What the Developing Brain Could Reveal About Autism
What the Developing Brain Could Reveal About Autism YouTube video by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience

The broader implications of studying a rare disease, and how the discovery of early biomarkers could improve interventions for neurodevelopmental disorders, like autism

🎙️ Dr. @shafalijeste.bsky.social of @dgsomucla.bsky.social is on Neuroscience Perspectives with @johnfoxe.bsky.social

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Could early intervention for neurodevelopmental diseases start before symptoms appear?

Dr. @shafalijeste.bsky.social joins @johnfoxe.bsky.social on Neuroscience Perspectives
Full conversation👉 buff.ly/FKMUirQ

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A symphony of functioning: exploring the interplay of cognition, movement, and visual demands in adolescents on the autism spectrum using mobile brain-body imaging (MoBI) - Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by differences across multiple intertwined functional domains, including cognitive, sensory, and motor...

OUT NOW from @johnfoxe.bsky.social A symphony of functioning: exploring the interplay of cognition, movement, and visual demands in adolescents on the autism spectrum using mobile brain-body imaging (MoBI). doi.org/10.1186/s116... #URochesterResearch @urneuroscience.bsky.social

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Associations between symptom severity in autism and functional neuroimaging measures of audiovisual speech perception Individuals on the Autism Spectrum do not benefit as much from visual articulatory cues when compared to neurotypicals, especially under noisy environ…

OUT NOW from @johnfoxe.bsky.social Associations between symptom severity in autism and functional neuroimaging measures of audiovisual speech perception, published in NeuroImage: Clinical. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.ni... @urneuroscience.bsky.social

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Astrocyte Proximity Protects Synapses From Human Amyloid‐Beta Induced Degeneration in a Mouse Ex Vivo Model of Early Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting over 35 million people worldwide. A key feature of AD is the loss of synapses—the connections between brain cells—which strong....

New paper from the Spires-Jones lab: being close to an astrocyte process protects synapses from amyloid beta induced degeneration in an ex vivo slice model
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Secondary Somatosensory Cortex Is Required for Learning but Not Execution of a Tactile Discrimination The relationship between primary somatosensory cortex (S1) and secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) during learning is not clear. Here, we show that when confronted with a texture discrimination using...

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New work shows that secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) is essential for learning a whisker-based tactile discrimination—but not for executing it once learned.
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How do we form memories?

In this Neuroscience Perspectives, Dr. Ueli Rutishauser explores the fundamental mechanisms behind memory formation and why this work matters

Watch the full episode with @johnfoxe.bsky.social 👉 t.co/ziclyCvM4S

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A man travelling with a ferret perched on his shoulder and repeated complaints about unmuzzled dangerous dogs were among a stream of reports sent about animals on public transport.

Latest set of records from Right to Know:

www.thestory.ie/2026/01/27/f...

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Electrical Synapses Contribute to Sleep‐Dependent Declarative Memory Retention Blocking electrical synapses (gap junctions) in healthy humans by mefloquine impaired the sleep-dependent retention of verbal declarative memory and improved sensorimotor memory consolidation irrespe...

New in @ejneuroscience.bsky.social 🧠
Electrical synapses matter for memory: blocking gap junctions selectively disrupts sleep-dependent declarative memory, while reshaping spindle–slow-oscillation coupling during NREM sleep.
@wileybrainpsych.bsky.social
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"...memories are not like movies..."

Dr. Ueli Rutishauser of @cedarssinaihsu.bsky.social gives insight into how memories are formed in the brain on the latest episode of Neuroscience Perspectives with @johnfoxe.bsky.social

👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2t1...

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The Future of Memory: Single Neurons, Consciousness & Cognitive Decline
The Future of Memory: Single Neurons, Consciousness & Cognitive Decline Join this conversation with the world-renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, Dr. Itzhak Fried. In this episode of Neuroscience Perspectives, Dr. Fried, professor of neurosurgery, psychiatry, and…

💡Yes, there is a “Jennifer Aniston neuron” and Dr. Itzhak Fried discovered it

👇Watch this episode of Neuroscience Perspectives with @johnfoxe.bsky.social to learn what it means for understanding how the brain encodes memory

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Elevating Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research at the University of Rochester
Elevating Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research at the University of Rochester YouTube video by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience

👀 Take a peek at some of the #URochesterResearch advancements that are transforming intellectual and developmental disabilities research at the @UofR
#IDDRC #Research #RareDisease

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The Role of Neurons in Our Decisions & Behavior In this episode of Neuroscience Perspectives, Dr. Anne Churchland, professor of Neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and the Brain Research Institute at the University of California,…

Don't miss this conversation with @annechurchland.bsky.social and @johnfoxe.bsky.social - they dive into the impact our senses have on the decisions we make, and what led Dr. Churchland to neuroscience

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The Role of Neurons in Our Decisions & Behavior
The Role of Neurons in Our Decisions & Behavior YouTube video by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience

How do brains make decisions and why does this matter for human health? @johnfoxe.bsky.social and I discuss this here on the latest episode of his "Neuroscience Perspectives" podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UeC...

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💥 End-of-the-year reminder to submit your research for the MoBI2026 in Berlin!

Join us in Berlin, Germany, from August 25–28, 2026 —abstract submissions are officially open.

lnkd.in/d-5SKVtU

🧠 3 fantastic keynotes:
@suthanalab.bsky.social, @johnfoxe.bsky.social, and @brittawestner.bsky.social

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Economic instability is linked to long COVID in kids

#URochesterResearch @johnfoxe.bsky.social, & et al,
contributed to this study out in @jamapediatrics.com
👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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🎧Listen to why Dr. Churchland says picking a mentor in grad school is more important than the scientific problem you're initially interested in

Full episode of Neuroscience Perspectives with @johnfoxe.bsky.social 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UeC...

#PhD #GradStudent @urochestersmd.bsky.social

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Expanding Therapeutic Horizons in Parkinson's Disease Through MicroRNA‐Based Interventions: A Comprehensive Review This review mainly describes the current evidence linking miRNA dysregulation to PD pathogenesis and explores therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring homeostatic gene regulation.

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Expanding Therapeutic Horizons in Parkinson's Disease Through MicroRNA‐Based Interventions: A Comprehensive Review @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social @parkinsons.org.uk @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @wileybrainpsych.bsky.social
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What role do neurons play in decision making?

Dr. Itzhak Fried of UCLA joins @johnfoxe.bsky.social on Neuroscience Perspectives & discusses breakthroughs born from epilepsy surgery, the famous “Jennifer Aniston neuron,” and more...

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The circadian system: A neglected player in neurodevelopmental disorders Patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) display circadian dysregulation in a heterogeneous manner, including altered daily activity rhythms. Circadian disruption at the environmental and mo...

AN @ejneuroscience.bsky.social MOST READ PAPER
The circadian system: A neglected player in neurodevelopmental disorders
Bouteldja and colleagues (2024)
@nicodetr.bsky.social
#sleep #IDDRC #AUCD
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