Is there anything insects don't do with their wings!? Mechanosensitive hairs help them stabilise in flight; some insects use those same hairs to taste; and it turns out these moths use them to smell, too www.science.org/content/arti...

These moths smell with their wings

Never-before-seen ability may allow the insects to home in on their favorite plants

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Human babies today are pretty helpless, and it looks like other ancient human lineages shared this trait with us, thanks to a surprising but "very ingenious" new method of analysis - searching for slightly squished skulls. www.science.org/content/arti...

Fossil skull flattening suggests ancient origins of infant helplessness

Homo erectus and H. floresiensis skulls both show defects similar to those modern human babies can develop after repeatedly resting on the same side

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Chimps and bonobos hug and hold hands just like us, easing tension in anticipation of competition. It's hard to be mad following a hug! www.science.org/content/arti...

Chimps and bonobos hug and hold hands just like us

New study suggests ancient origins of reassuring social touch among apes

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Reintroducing myself as Ailie, neuroscientist-turned-science journalist 👋 Incredibly grateful to be an @embo.org Maria Leptin Science Journalism Fellow this year - I'll be spending my fellowship writing for @science.org, starting with headbutting goats 🐐 www.science.org/content/arti...

Goats love to bash heads—but it might give them brain damage

Three headbutting goats showed signs of neurodegeneration similar to those in humans following head injuries

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Two months ago I graduated as Dr McWhinnie following the most amazing five years studying dopamine in olfaction with @elisagalliano.bsky.social at @pdncambridge.bsky.social It's been a blast, but a new life beckons..........✏️✏️✏️............

Join us at our ✨CHRISTMAS ✨ Neurotalks next week to hear about the neuroscience of the nostalgia of Christmas! And since its Christmas, there will be wine on us 🍾 More about @harinw.bsky.social and @kasiamojescik.bsky.social's talks below ⬇️ 📆Tues 9 December 🕐7pm-9pm 🗺️Cambridge Tap

Join us at our ✨CHRISTMAS✨ Neurotalks next week to hear about the nostalgia of Christmas! And since its Christmas, there will be wine on us 🥂 🗓️Tues 9 December 🕐7pm-9pm 🗺️ Cambridge Tap

Happening tonight!

CamBRAIN | The Cambridge Neuroscience Society@cambraincns.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for a discussion on the science and philosophy of free will, challenging our understanding by learning about legal, evolutionary and neuroscientific research. The event is free, but registration required: forms.gle/RHF6b5b5krUg... 3 March 2025 at 6:30pm St John's Old Divinity School

Join us for the Hows and Whys of Pain this week at Neurotalks where our speakers will discuss how we sense and perceive pain 😣, and why some people don't 🤔 🗓️ Wed 15 January 🕐 7pm-9pm, or as late as you like 🗺️ Cambridge Tap, upstairs

It was an absolute privilege to represent @cambridgeuni.bsky.social at the Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore this week 🌞 #gyss

We've established I'm a fan of neurons breaking textbook neuron rules, so it was fun to dive into the world of C. elegans -- they only have 300 neurons, so they've got to act weird to make things work! www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sen...

C. elegans Have Special Multi-sensory, Multitasking Neurons for Movement

The PVD neurons in these worms sense touch and proprioception simultaneously.

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Join the club! 👃 Some reasons to love olfaction: (1) lots of regeneration in the mammalian system! (2) full of weird neurons, eg no axons and co-transmitters (3) veeeery plastic (4) so ancient it bypasses the thalamus

Moritz Engelhardt @moritzengelhardt.bsky.social · 2y ago

Seeing many new #olfaction researches on Bluesky, nice! I made a starter pack for researchers and groups studying the sense of smell or taste. If you want to get added let me know. go.bsky.app/xfXg9B

@cambraincns.bsky.social made it to Bluesky! Are you in Cambridge and a fan of neuroscience? If so, this one is for you ⤵️

CamBRAIN | The Cambridge Neuroscience Society@cambraincns.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi Bluesky 👋 CamBRAIN, the Cambridge Neuroscience Society, brings together early careers researchers working/interested in, neuroscience across the University of Cambridge. Join us for pub talks, panel evenings, outreach opportunities, and much more... 📩: lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/info/s...

Time to start again 🦋 I'm Ailie! Regeneration is cool, so I study the olfactory system where both the sensory neurons and many of the interneurons keep regenerating. I'm doing my PhD at @elisagalliano.bsky.social's lab in Cambridge. I love neurons so much that sometimes, I paint them on my face.