The ERC is changing the rules retroactively!
A "B" grade now carries a 2-year timeout instead of 1, even for those who submitted under the old rules. Researchers (incl me) make massive career decisions based on these timelines, you can't change them after the fact 😵💫
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Close up with a beautiful nudibranch on a rocky reef. The lower half of the image is a palette of swatches made from the nudi's vibrant colours.
Once upon a time I just admired nudis and sea slugs.
But it was not enough. Now apparently I'm creating an R package to celebrate their colour palettes? 😅
First up, my Sydney fave, Hypselodoris bennetti.
#rstats #nudibranch #dataviz 🦑🐙🧪 #marinelife #invertebrates
1/8. New preprint! ✨
How spontaneous is spontaneous behavior? 🧠🐭
We found that whole-brain fUSi signals predicted spontaneous behavioral transitions seconds in advance. Inhibiting one node of this transition-prone state, the medial septum, facilitated switching!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Myrabello, a genetically modified marmoset - Copyright Deutsches Primatenzentrum GmbH
Genetically modified marmosets as a model for human deafness
A new primate model provides significant opportunities for future gene therapies...
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For #NSF and #NIH watchers, Grant Witness now has interactive data on numbers of grants and total funding obligations, broken down by institute and directorate, new awards and non-competitive renewals.
The stranglehold on new awards is still a disaster.
grant-witness.us/funding_curv...
IMPACT OF PARENTHOOD ON UNIVERSITY EMPLOYMENT. Line graph shows how the probability of holding a research position changes from four years before to seven years after having children.
Becoming a parent is much more detrimental to women’s academic careers than it is to men’s
Read the full story: go.nature.com/4v4rxmQ
I have a black hole joke but I’m not sure you’d get anything out of it
We are thrilled to offer you a rich and diverse scientific programme during the #GöttingenMeeting2027!
The list of symposia awaiting you is now published in the newest issue of Neuroforum: nwg-info.de/sites/nwg-in...
SfN Neuronline logo. Webinar series: Meet-the-Expert. Navigating the Memory Space: How Embracing Biological Complexity Uncovers the Brain's Hidden Dynamics. Wednesday, March 11, 1–2 p.m. EDT. Liset M. de La Prida, PhD.
Happening tomorrow!
Don’t miss your chance to dive deep into the complexity of brain function in this Meet-the-Expert webinar with Liset M. De La Prida, PhD.
Register now🔗: vist.ly/4uevs
#neurosky #neuroskyence #academicchatter
📢 We’re hiring!
The University of Warwick is recruiting for a full-time, permanent academic position in Psychology, available at either:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🔹 Associate Professor
📅 Application deadline: 5th April 2026
The wonderful historic city of Marburg
🚨 University Marburg (Germany) is recruiting a W2 Professor of Mol. Pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine.
Focus areas: Epithelial adaptation in #inflammation, #regeneration, and/or #cancer
stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/0...
#AcademicJobs #Pharmacology #FacultyPosition #cellbio
Job opening: Professorship for Molecular Pharmacology at Marburg University, Germany.
We seek a scientifically outstanding researcher in the field of epithelial biology in inflammation, regeneration, and/or cancer.
stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/0...
A milestone for the new Cajal!Tetraneuron, a spin-off from Frade lab @institutocajal.bsky.social , secures 5M€ to advance gene therapy for Alzheimer’s into clinical trials. A powerful example of how fundamental science translates into innovation. #neurodegeneration @csic.es
New paper alert! 🚨
We found that the brain's compass is remarkably stable at two scales
1️⃣ the system maintains its internal organization for weeks
2️⃣ It "remembers" its orientation for weeks, even after a single visit
This may be key to how the brain aligns its other maps.
Paper: rdcu.be/e3waP
A volcano plot of up-regulated and down regulated genes, with the datapoint for gene Bdnf circled
tfw when some unbiased experiments validate and extend some older findings... given that we acquiesced to the pressure and gave up this work to start the lab's direction over from scratch... I feel justified to be completely petty and say - suck it neurotrophin haters ;)
3rd pre-FENS Motor Symposium "The Dynamics of Motor Control: Circuit Interactions in Health and Disease" on July 5th 2026 at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona. Registration and abstract submission are open NOW until March 1st motor-control-satellite-2026.umh.es
The proportion of “London crime” posts that also mention Islam, migrants or race has doubled since 2023. Posts mentioning “Londonistan”—used in right-wing circles to lament the supposed Islamification of the capital—have doubled since 2020.
"Serial doom posting pays. Inflammatory content gets clicks. And X now pays contributors for the engagement their posts generate. This has given rise to disingenuous accounts posting inflammatory content for profit". @economist.com
2016? Nah. 2026 is the new 1926.
Host: @tomlumperson.bsky.social, Science Communicator/Professional Tap Dancer
A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible.
📣 Our website is live and registration is NOW OPEN for the Young PI Symposium 2026 - the day prior to FENS Barcelona!
Navigate challenges, sharpen leadership skills, make a roadmap together for generations of neuroscientists!
youngpisymposium2026.com
Check out our program and join us!
Excited to return to Lisbon this June for the epic 3-week Cajal course on Quantitative Approaches to Behavior and VR! 🐀🐟🪰🏃♀️🎥🖥📈🧪
Applications are open through Feb 13! Come join us.
cajal-training.org/on-site/quan...
Very quick yet informative comparison of US and German economic development in that thread 💵💶
Prospekt Utopia - Copyright Gerda Henkel Stiftung
UTOPISCHES DENKEN ERWÜNSCHT
Die Gerda Henkel Stiftung wird in diesem Jahr 50 Jahre alt. Aus Anlass
dieses Jubiläums legt die Stiftung ein Förderprogramm im Umfang von 2,5
Millionen Euro auf: „Prospekt Utopia“ richtet sich an Wissenschaftl...
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I'm looking to hire a postgraduate research associate in Computational Psychiatry for my new lab at Yale. Please see link below for details & help RT 🙏
postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
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Please spread the word🔊My lab is looking to hire two international postdocs. If you want to do comp neuro, combine machine learning and awesome math to understand neural circuit activity, then come work with us! Bonn is such a cool place for neuroscience now, you don't want to miss out.
Interesting take, read the thread 🤓
The new Cajal Center is opening 8 CSIC permanent research positions (CT, IC & PF levels) via national competitive exams. We welcome candidates eager to shape an ambitious 🧠 research hub in Spain.
🔗 sede.csic.gob.es/tramites/con... 📣
#Neuroscience #CNC #CSIC #ScienceJobs 👇🏼
LLMs aren't hallucinating, they're manifesting
🧠 NEW REVIEW
"Interoceptive Rhythms & Perceptual Experience
Mechanisms, Contexts & Strategies for Real-World Research"
How heart, lungs & gut shape what we see, feel & do—& how to study it in everyday life.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4ex7chdr
#NeuroSky #Interoception #Perception
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