First publication from the Kang-Berg lab is out in nature Communications. Thanks to everyone involved.

Deciphering cell-type-and temporally specific matrisome expression signatures in human cortical development and neurodevelopmental disorders via scRNA-seq meta-analysis - Nature Communications Human cortical development involves dynamic changes in matrisome gene expression across cell types and developmental stages. Here, authors show that these changes reveal links to neurodevelopmental di...

New research from University of Aberdeen neuroscientists shows how matrisome genes guide brain development and relate to neurodevelopmental disorders. @eunchaikang.bsky.social @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A warm welcome to all of our new students!🧑‍🎓 Don’t forget that we have our induction sessions next Thursday and Friday in William Guild!

Thursday 18th: L1, L2, MSc Mental Health/Human Factors

Friday 19th: L3, L4, MSc Psychological Studies

See locations and times: www.abdn.ac.uk/students/new...

Mirela giving a lecture

Fantastic talk from @mdelibeg.bsky.social on nutritional interventions for aging and cognition at the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social meeting 🧠 #bsn2025 #bsnbradford2025

Congratulations to
Olivia Soper on successfully defending her PhD thesis! 🎓👏 Thanks to Derek Garden and Kat Bowles for serving as external examiners and for their thoughtful input. #PhDDefense #Neuroscience @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social

‪Great representation from Aberdeen at the #AnatSocSummer25 Cortical Development meeting in Oxford. Fantastic talks and posters from our team, proud to share a few highlights! Thanks to @anatsoc.bsky.social for a brilliant meeting.

Heartfelt thanks to my PhD supervisor, Dr. @eunchaikang.bsky.social, and to my family, friends, and colleagues who supported me along the way.

Here’s to new beginnings—and to making a difference.
#Graduation #PhDJourney #LifelongLearning #Science #GrowthMindset #UniversityOfAberdeen

🎓 Congratulations to Dr Do Hyeon Gim on a brilliant PhD defense! His thesis uncovers cell-type and temporal-specific matrisome expression signatures in human cortical development and neurodevelopmental disorders. Read it here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

A role for proprioceptors in sngception Proprioceptors mediate acidosis sensation that contributes to acid-induced pain chronicity.

🎥Aberdeen's Dr. Guy Bewick was recently interviewed on Taiwanese TV 🇹🇼 about a collaborative paper with Dr. Chih-Cheng Chen (@IBMS_AcadSinica): A role for proprioceptors in sngception.

📺 Watch here: youtu.be/J80rq2eMs3o?...
📄 Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This paper is now published in Physiology & Behavior
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulation to everyone involved (Giulia, John, Jaime) and thank you to our institutions (Uni Leicester, @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social, UiT Artic University, Sapienza uni, @qmul.ac.uk
See thread with gifs 👇

How to make your research group more inclusive for autistic trainees As a university professor, one of my most important responsibilities is mentoring the junior members of my research group and creating an inclusive environment in which they can thrive. Since my…

Today is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay, so we want to share some resources for autistic researchers and those supervising potentially neurodivergent researchers.
Check out this great #OpenAccess guide by @helogan.bsky.social to make your research group more inclusive
doi.org/10.48550/arX...

Today was the oral presentation of our Honours students.
Very proud of Mhari and Rebecca for the excellent work and enthusiasm during these 3 months. It is always rewarding for us to have such dynamic early-career researchers in the lab.
@rowettinstitute.bsky.social @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social

Delighted that our team won 🏆 the "Powerful Partnership Award" at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025 #SKEAwards last night in Edinburgh. Thanks to the organisers- lnterface supportwd by Scottish Funding Council. Congratulations to all the finalists 👏! @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social

Today is World Obesity Day (bit ironic to have that the same day as Pancake day/Mardi Gras).
At the @rowettinstitute.bsky.social @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social our team is trying to understand the impact it has on cognition and the brain, especially when it occurs during early life. #worldobesityday

Deciphering Cell-Type and Temporal-Specific Matrisome Expression Signatures in Human Cortical Development and Neurodevelopmental Disorders via scRNA-Seq Meta-Analysis Human cortical development is a complex process involving the proliferation, differentiation, and migration of progenitor cells, all coordinated within a dynamic extracellular matrix (ECM). ECM plays ...

🧠 New preprint! Our meta-analysis of scRNA-seq data (37 donors, GWs 8–26) maps ECM dynamics in human cortical development, linking many genes to NDDs.

📄 Read more:www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02....

#Neuroscience #scRNAseq #ECM #Neurodevelopment #Preprint #metaanalysis

New preprint alert!
"Dietary protein restriction in rats leads to a rapid within-session preference for protein"

That is the last part of Giulia's PhD work (now postdoc in Sapienza University of Rome) with Jaime McCutcheon, John Apergis-Schoute and myself.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Still time to apply to join our lab in Aberdeen as a post-doc, in a well-funded position. If you're interested in immune-ECM cross talk and want to use cutting edge spatial technologies, apply now. www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/rese...

On my way to present a PhD seminar at @neurobordeaux.bsky.social today. Very glad to have been invited and to share some of my scientific journey with the new generation of Bordeaux neuroscientists @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social

Proud of my first PhD student Muhammad @dr-assir.bsky.social who passed his viva! Great job! And thanks to Dr Theil and Dr Garden who gave valuable feedback.

Hello, Bluesky community! 👋🧠
🎉We’re thrilled to join Bluesky!🎉 Stay tuned for updates and exciting news from the School of Psychology at the University of Aberdeen.
#CogSci #NeuroSkyence #PsychSciSky #VisionScience #Psychology #CognitiveScience #Neuroscience #Academia
👉 www.abdn.ac.uk/psychology/

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Preparing a lecture on developmental neurosciences on my favourite topic: adolescence and prefrontal cortex.
Especially happy to integrate some of my work with the work of @laurenmac.bsky.social and Cecilia Flores to talk about guidance cues and dopamine system

Join us at #BNA2025 in Liverpool in April 25 by registering/submitting your abstract now. Very glad our symposium on "Motivation and reward pursuit - from cues to adaptative decision making" with @katepeters3.bsky.social, @shaunaparkes.bsky.social and @macaskillaf.bsky.social has been accepted. 🧠

Winter has reached Scotland and the Rowett Institute is standing in the snow with the pale light of the sun (only from 8am to 3pm).

Professor Simon Parson

A new multi-national study has found, for the first time, that people living with the neurodegenerative condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) are at a higher risk of developing fatty liver disease which can have serious long-term health consequences. Find out more at www.abdn.ac.uk/news/23433/

Our first pre-print out in biorxiv. Read all about it! #neuroscience #Neurogenesis

How Scientists Grow Human Brain Cells to Uncover Neuroscience’s Biggest Secrets YouTube video by NeuroStemLab

Curious about how we grow minibrains in the lab? Watch my latest video to see how brain organoids are advancing our understanding of the human brain and revolutionizing neuroscience research. Dive in and explore the science behind these incredible models! youtu.be/xmiDiDY6yoY?...