For U.S. medical researchers, shrinking labs and bare budgets are the new reality The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

Very good (if tragic) story from the Washington Post

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Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

Those of us doing research related to women’s health have been hit particularly hard by the govt’s sabotage of the NIH. I spoke to WaPo for this piece, as painful as it was to discuss the reality my lab is facing. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...

“A Washington Post analysis found that through March 31, halfway through this fiscal year, the number of competitive grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health is down by more than half compared with the same period last year” 😢

Congratulations to @jadynpark.bsky.social and colleagues for winning the #SANS2026 Innovation Award for their paper:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

And that's a wrap!

We hope you had a great conference!

Join us for #SANS2027 in Montreal! With program co-chairs @p1sh.bsky.social and Nina Lauharatanahirun

@neurodamian.bsky.social introduces the #SANS2026 EDIJ session

I know the summer isn't quiiiiiite here yet (and those who are on the quarter system are cussing me out for even thinking about summer). But here is my Summer Writing Worksheet for those who use it! Share widely, please!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Hope everyone is getting excited for #SANS2026 next week! 🧠

Quick reminder that you can still sign up for the NIH Roundtable over lunch at the main conference. Open to all attendees.

First 100 signups get complimentary lunch! 🍱

More info here: t.e2ma.net/click/b2zckk...

So excited to see everyone soon!!

The planet Jupiter with its cloud bands seen in shades of pink, rusty red, blue, and purple. The Great Red Spot is a deep navy blue, surrounded by bands and swirls of pink, and light blue.

Hubble's ultraviolet view of Jupiter shows the planet in hues of pink and blue.

jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

Postdoc Fellows The CTCN funds a cohort of outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows to work at the interface between theoretical and experimental labs and help forge new collaborations. CTCN Fellows have strong training i…

The Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience at WashU has an opening for a postdoctoral scholar! Deadline is May 1.
ctcn.wustl.edu/postdoc-fell...

like i cannot understate that major sources of social science research funding for PhD candidates are just - gone over the last few years, much less NSF support

- ford /national academy of sciences fellowships
- ssrc international dissertation fellowships
- USIP dissertation fellowships (?)

No ICE.
No war.
No Kings. #nokings

Confusion abounds over future of US vaccine advisory committee Former ACIP members make contradictory statements following judge essentially invalidating panel and recent decisions

RFK Jr.'s pseudoscience vaccine committee is chaotic and harmful. It’s time to dismantle it. Contact your rep here!: tr.ee/removeRFKJr and demand their support to remove RFK Jr.
Want to do more? Join the No Kings 3 Virtual Rally hosted by SUFS on March 28th! More details coming soon!

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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Friends, please come to this one if you can: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=5...

Cortical traveling waves in time and space: Physics, physiology, and psychology Cruddas et al. reviewed how core concepts from wave physics relate to cortical wave physiology and psychology. They examined how cortical waves emerge, how they facilitate coordinated, hierarchical, a...

Traveling waves. Your brain has them. There must be a reason.
Cortical traveling waves in time and space: Physics, physiology, and psychology
www.cell.com/neuron/abstr...
#neuroscience

This is figure 5, which shows TMS targeting the SCAN versus effector-specific motor regions.

A recently discovered brain network that links cognition and actions may have an important role in Parkinson’s disease and could improve its treatment, according to a study in Nature. go.nature.com/49VBuKI #Neuroskyence 🧪

Interested in cortical wave dynamics? Check out our review on the physics, physiology, and psychology of cortical waves led by J Cruddas with @jchrispang.bsky.social, out now in
@cp-neuron.bsky.social:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...

President Mandela said, "there can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."

How Black health-care pioneers influenced modern medicine in Canada | CBC News From early public health advocacy to modern research, Black Canadian physicians and health professionals have shaped medicine, patient care and policy across the country. Yet many of their contributio...

"For much of the 20th century, Black physicians were significantly underrepresented in Canadian medicine, often navigating exclusion from training programs, leadership roles and professional networks."

Parkinson’s disease as a somato-cognitive action network disorder - Nature The substantia nigra and all Parkinson’s disease deep-brain stimulation targets are selectively connected to the somato-cognitive action network rather than to effector-specific motor regions.

The highlight of my week was the publication of "Parkinson’s disease as a somato-cognitive action network disorder" in @nature.com. It's a great paper that shows how conceptual changes in fundamental neuroscience - the discovery of SCAN - can improve treatment 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I’m very excited about this new work describing the specific cortical-striatal circuits that are altered in Parkinson’s Disease and that should be targeted for optimal PD treatment.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Breakthrough @nature.com study showcases new non-invasive treatment for Parkinson’s Disease that targets the somato-cognitive action network (SCAN) with personalized neuromodulation, for superior outcomes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What we have learned about adolescent mental health and where we are going after a decade with the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study This review synthesizes ten years of research utilizing data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, emphasizing how the study’s…

The first article in the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience special issue 10 years of @theabcdstudy.bsky.social is now online! 🧠 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Two weeks till the deadline for this fully funded ESRC DTP studentship with me and @alexhendry.bsky.social looking at play interactions and executive functions in neurotypical and neurodiverse families. Please share!

Applications for NeuroHackademy 2026 are now open! This is a two-week NIH-funded summer experience that combines neuroimaging and data science in a summer school / experiential hackathon: neurohackademy.org/apply/

@uwpsychology.bsky.social @uwescience.bsky.social

How to Rein in ICE–NOW | Indivisible Act now with Indivisible to demand Congress rein in ICE, end aggressive enforcement, restrict ICE and Border Patrol funding, and protect communities.

Democrats in the Senate must grow a spine. They can rein in this murderous regime next week. Why on Earth would they continue to fund this tyranny?

Call your senators now: indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...

People are being kidnapped out of their homes, schools, & cars.

People are being murdered in cold-blood.

People are terrified.

But they are also still showing up for their neighbors. Trying to do what we can to protect & support our communities.

Yes it’s horrifying here. But we’re not giving up.

Walz: "I call on all Americans to see the decency this state is exhibiting, and the horrific cruelty, unprofessional, absolute abomination that is passing for what these f--- ICE agents are doing on our streets."

they summarily executed a fucking VA health researcher. our field cannot just ignore this. or just release angry statements and move on.