Viewpoint diversity

two images of the human body's circulatory system. One of them with good cable management

The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.

DOGE’s cuts to government have cost the equivalent of 3 entire NIH budgets.

At the same time, they have made us: Less safe.

Less happy.

Less healthy.

Less able to handle natural disasters.

Less able to withstand military threats.

Less able to handle global intelligence crises.

Made us less…

Truly beautiful

Anti-amyloid drugs, in a meta analysis, do not meet the risk:benefit tradeoffs necessary to recommend to patients, at least according to this Cochrane review.

www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

I’m a cognitive psychologist. Don’t tell me this isn’t a stroopwafel.

So much winning!!

They do indeed.

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Lotus seed pods have expressions

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We've posted a new group-based lexical-semantic brain viewer! You can now inspect cortical conceptual maps at the group level (24 participants), vertex-by-vertex. Check it out!
gallantlab.org/viewer-stori...

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Y’all are wild

Wow thanks for posting this I had no idea. Ugh

So the Big Lie and the attacks on science are directly linked, via media and consensus truth.

Can’t have an autocratic regime if the pro-democracy side can effectively disprove the lies of the leaders.

Pleased to share our new study showing how different cell types in the paratenial thalamus interact with the medial prefrontal cortex and other brain regions, all done by my graduate student Nigel Dao:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

Good read. Inspiring read.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Orban defeated: Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day All of a sudden, after months of total darkness, there is hope.

Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day iandunt.substack.com/p/orban-defe...

Delighted to share our discoveries about one of the brain's neurotransmitter systems:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Together with colleagues at the @alleninstitute.org, we have learned a lot about a tiny cluster of neurons in the brainstem locus coeruleus (LC) that releases norepinephrine (NE). 1

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Homeopathic blockading ?

Titles do not matter, reviewer expertise does. You have voiced your concern but that is likely what you can do. Keep on mind there is plenty of mixed special emphasis panels where it’s a potpourri anyhow

If you are an early career NHP researcher (postdoc or asstiant professor) and interested in attending #ACNP2027 please apply.

I’ve also rolled off the E&T Committee that reviews these awards and am now an “ambassador” so if anyone wants some advice about applying for travel awards, reach out.

Go back to filling out 500 page justifications for reimbursement of pencils you peasant!

a joyful golden retriever mid-sprint through green grass under a canopy of pink cherry blossoms

i feel like you all need this

The US/Iran war and escalating rhetoric are already disrupting civilian life and academic infrastructure across the region. We drafted a letter in defense of academic life, and to mobilize concrete support for affected students, scholars, and collaborations. Please check Sepi’s message and sign.

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My personal feeling is that the new review guidelines are making it better (and i am not known to say positive things) but it will take years to get data good enough to reproduce greenblatt 2025