Love the website and the series. Super happy to be part of it! 😃

Liftoff: New lab alerts Learn about early-career scientists starting their own labs.

In this month’s “Liftoff,” @laurenkreeger.bsky.social says she’ll encourage lab members to share “away from the bench” slides at lab meetings, and @mattiachini.bsky.social talks about his love for outdoorsy lab retreats. #neuroskyence

By @franciscorr25.bsky.social

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Frameshift: Mia Thomaidou found her niche in philanthropy Mia Thomaidou’s interest in the societal applications of neuroscience led her into a world of science philanthropy she didn’t know existed.

In our latest Frameshift column, @danafoundation.bsky.social fellow Mia Thomaidou shares how a background in behavioral neuroscience and a detour into criminal justice led her to science philanthropy. #neuroskyence

By Katie Moisse

www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

🧠 La XIII #CajalConference2026 llega a su fin

Tres días de ciencia, talento joven, intercambio de ideas y nuevas conexiones en #Cádiz

Gracias a ponentes, asistentes y organización por hacer posible este encuentro de nuestra comunidad

¡Nos vemos en la #CajalConference2028!

To understand decision-making, we need to truly challenge lab animals Complex, multidimensional tasks that unfold over time could reveal how different brain areas work together to support decisions.

By designing decision-making tasks that vary along multiple dimensions and truly challenge our animals, we might finally understand how multiple brain areas coordinate to drive decisions, writes @chandlab.bsky.social.

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/decision-mak...

“This is kind of an ideal to aim for,” @macshine.bsky.social says. “If someone criticizes your work, you don’t take it personally. You try to understand, in the most generous way possible, where they’re coming from and why they’d be worried about the problem.”
Amen to that 🙏

Thank you @avaskham.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social for covering the ongoing discussion re lesion network mapping. It is commendable when a news publication covers both sides of an issue, and a great example of unbiased and responsible reporting.

‘Overdue’ debate unfurls over neuroimaging method After a January paper questioned the validity of an approach called lesion network mapping, its users are pressure testing their results.

A wave of new papers discuss the merits and limitations of lesion network mapping. #neuroskyence

By @avaskham.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin...

Mil gracias al @cncajal-csic.bsky.social. Fue un placer poder conocer a la comunidad neurocientífica del instituto, y contarles más sobre nuestro trabajo editorial y los recursos que tenemos disponibles en @thetransmitter.bsky.social. #neuroskyence

I had a great time learning about the neuroscience community at the CNC and telling them a little bit about @thetransmitter.bsky.social

Gracias a @lmprida.bsky.social @inhcirlab.bsky.social por ayudarme a organizar la visita!

Sadly, applications to the Advanced Python summer school have dropped significantly over the past 2 years.

Plus, there'll be no external funding for the 1st time in *17 years*.

Likely all because of GenAI - but programming skills still matter🔥

Deadline May 3, please help by sharing:
aspp.school

What neuroscientists want from a new NINDS director The search is underway for the next director of the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, who will face a range of challenges, neuroscientists say, but will also have an…

Neuroscientists across the United States shared with @thetransmitter.bsky.social what they hope the new director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke prioritizes during their tenure. #neuroskyence

By @helenak.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/policy/what-...

Nice summary of our recent work on neural population geometry and generalization across multiple tasks with shared latent structure.

Thank you @natmesanash.bsky.social and @thetransmitter.bsky.social for the great article!

Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What are the real promises and looming perils of neural foundation models? 🧠
I put my thoughts on (virtual) paper for @thetransmitter.bsky.social following a very energised workshop at @cosynemeeting.bsky.social 2025.

It's also my first piece for them 😊

This paper changed my life: Erin Calipari ponders the nuances of rewarding and aversive stimuli A 1960s study by Kelleher and Morse found that lever pressing in squirrel monkeys depended not on whether they received a reward or shock, but on the rules of the task. This taught Calipari to think…

In our latest edition of “This paper changed my life,” Erin Calipari shares how a 1960s paper taught her to think deeply about factors that influence how behavior is generated and maintained. #neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...

In anticipation of our visit to the @cncajal-csic.bsky.social next week, here’s a roundup of some of our stories that feature the work and perspectives of Spanish neuroscientists. #neuroskyence

Error equation predicts brain’s ability to generalize Four statistical measurements of neural network geometry capture how well brains and artificial networks use what they already know to solve new problems, a study suggests.

A single equation governs the brain’s flexible behavior and predicts how well brains and artificial networks can generalize across tasks. #neuroskyence

By @natmesanash.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...

The nontraditional model organism renaissance Each month, The Transmitter explores creative approaches neuroscientists are taking to solve problems that arise in their research. In this installment, we see how researchers work backward from speci...

Explore “Brainstorming,” @thetransmitter.bsky.social's new LinkedIn newsletter that looks at how neuroscientists are solving research challenges.

#neuroskyence

www.linkedin.com/pulse/nontra...

“Recognizing the scope and impact of heterogeneity in basic neuroscience is essential if we want to understand complex conditions and the brain in health and disease,” write @lindadouw.bsky.social, Klaus Eyer and Lara Keuck.

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

Had to much fun working on this project with Kelsey and the Hoekstra lab. A project born after Hopi gave a talk at Janelia may years ago

Researchers reveal the neural basis of evolving new capabilities by investigating behavioral and morphological differences between deer mouse subspecies. #neuroskyence

By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/evolution/ar...

🧠 El 14 de abril recibimos en el Centro de Neurociencias Cajal a Francisco J. Rivera-Rosario, editor de The Transmitter.
Presentará su trabajo editorial y recursos para la comunidad neurocientífica.
Más información: 🔗 shorturl.at/uRyuU

‘The Brain, In Theory,’ an excerpt In his new book, Brette pushes back against theories that describe the brain as a “biological computer.” In this excerpt from Chapter 4, he challenges equating brain evolution with programming…

In his new book, @romainbrette.bsky.social pushes back against theories that describe the brain as a “biological computer.” In this excerpt, he challenges equating brain evolution with programming, and the universality of neural network models. #neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...

‘The Brain, In Theory,’ an excerpt In his new book, Brette pushes back against theories that describe the brain as a “biological computer.” In this excerpt from Chapter 4, he challenges equating brain evolution with programming…

"The Brain, In Theory" is out today!

A short excerpt in The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...

What a bird’s-eye view of half a million papers reveals about neuroscience New research uses artificial-intellligence-driven bibliometrics to map the structural organization of neuroscience across 25 years. The field it reveals is at once thriving and theoretically adrift.

@macshine.bsky.social talks with Mario Senden about his new project using AI-driven bibliometrics to map the structural organization of neuroscience across 25 years. The field it reveals is at once thriving and theoretically adrift. #neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/methods/what...

‘Digital sphinx’ raises questions about connectome models The sphinx, with a worm’s brain and a fly’s body, illustrates the potential pitfalls of using deep-learning techniques to model biological processes.

A San Francisco-based startup claimed to have uploaded a fly brain. The neuroscience community is not impressed. #neuroskyence

By @natmesanash.bsky.social

https://bit.ly/47GLfel

Wanna do neuroscience in Paris but can't find interesting lab?

Want to come do a sabbatical but don't know who to collaborate?

Check this webpage aggregating ~all the neuroscience labs (+200) in Paris.

⚠️only the information of 'verified' profiles is reliable⚠️

Please retweet 🙏

parisneuro.fr

Newly identified barrier cells seal off choroid plexus from CSF, rest of brain A long-overlooked layer of fibroblasts exists inside the choroid plexus of mice and humans, adding complexity to the area’s compartmentalization.

Fibroblasts play an important role in the compartmentalization of the choroid plexus, according to new work in mice.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/choroid-plex...

‘Digital sphinx’ raises questions about connectome models The sphinx, with a worm’s brain and a fly’s body, illustrates the potential pitfalls of using deep-learning techniques to model biological processes.

A measured story about our new pet, the digital sphinx, in @thetransmitter.bsky.social.

www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...

Taking a closer look at astrocytes and autism These glial cells are increasingly linked to neurodevelopmental conditions and the regulation of social behaviors and anxiety.

@thetransmitter.bsky.social is doing a lot of the heavy lifting these days, bringing attention to how astrocytes shape behaviour. Here's a nice list of their recent reports -