Literally a bird’s eye view of the evolution of advertisement signals! Interesting preprint 👇🏽

Thomas MacGillavry@thomasmacgillavry.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ever wondered what the bizarre dances of male birds of paradise look like to females? Check out our new preprint! @izziehb.bsky.social @fusanilab.bsky.social “The geometry of visual signaling in a bird-of-paradise” ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

Meeting only after ALL the data has been collected.

Dan Levenstein@dlevenstein.bsky.social · 4w ago

A good experiment-theory collaboration takes _________. Wrong answers only.

“the (GRC chair) appointment marks the definitive apex of a trajectory that will now, according to sources, “flatten out and then just kind of trail off.” Uh oh, I am chairing the NMAC GRC in 2028. It seems I have two years and it’s all downhill from there! Attention @katietschida.bsky.social

In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thanks to everyone for contributing their comments! I really enjoyed seeing the diversity of takes — an important conversation at a critical moment!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hear from Larry Abbott, @neurograce.bsky.social, @gjorjulijana.bsky.social, @neural-reckoning.org, @talmo.bsky.social, @neurokim.bsky.social and @tonyzador.bsky.social on what that tectonic change will bring to the field.

I’m looking for soon to be published animal studies! Hit me up!

Very nice profile. When I was a PhD student working on olfactory circuits in mice, Rachel’s papers on fly olfaction were such a delight to read!

John Tuthill@tuthill.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A glowing profile of my post-doc advisor. As @yvetteefisher.bsky.social says in the piece, Rachel is truly "...one of these generational scientists who thinks extremely incisively about both the details and the big-picture frameworks." magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/stu...

Made a starter pack for attendees of the Neural Mechanisms of Acoustic Communication Gordon Conference. I'm sure I've missed people so let me know! go.bsky.app/57Ln8Bk

Do you record multimodal data? For our experiments with the singing mice, @cshlnews.bsky.social graduate student @xmikezheng20.bsky.social set up a fantastic acquisition pipeline, which has now become THE standard for all rigs in my lab. He published a detailed protocol today! Check it out. 👇

Mike Zheng@xmikezheng20.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’m happy to share a protocol we’ve been working on for building modular, synchronized multimodal data acquisition systems for systems neuroscience behavior rigs. @mbd1mbd1.bsky.social @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro...

New from the lab: BARseq3! Barcodes + high efficiency spatial transcriptomics and translatomics in the same cells, or just a nice spatial transcriptomics assay. All in a modular, expandable system to enable truly multimodal measurements. Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

At CSHL, Gabrielle Pouchelon and Dimitri Dumontier reveal how Fragile X disrupts brain wiring, offering hope for autism. bioRxivpreprint #AutismAcceptanceMonth #FragileX #InspiringDiscovery #ScienceMakesLifeBetter

What did the brain say to the face? Say cheese—Cheese3D that is! See the new discovery platform from CSHL’s Helen Hou, Kyle Daruwalla, and Irene Nozal Martin.  https://www.cshl.edu/say-cheese3d-a-new-model-for-tracking-facial-expression/

How did singing mouse evolve its song? Two research manuscripts published today shed light on peripheral and central circuit modifications underlying this novel vocal capacity.

Really excited to see this in print!

Cedric Boeckx@cedricboeckx.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Specific expansion of motor cortical projections in a singing mouse” Great new work by @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social E. Isco @cliffscience.bsky.social @xmikezheng20.bsky.social @tonyzador.bsky.social & colleagues on the neural basis of vocal dexterity, now out in @nature.com 🧪🧠

Posting for Vibhu Sahni: Due to unforeseen circumstances the Burke Neurological Institute will have to terminate its research operations 5/22. There are international postdocs on visas who are looking for new homes. Please reach out to Vibhu if you can help

Still time (May 3rd) to apply for one of my favorite conferences: Neural Mechanisms of Acoustic Communication GRC! Slots open for short talks/posters, come learn about communication across the animal kingdom! @nmac2026.bsky.social #Neuroskyence

This is a really insightful piece. Highly recommend 👇🏽

Aatish Bhatia@aatishb.com · 4mo ago

"The failures are the curriculum. The error messages are the syllabus. Every hour you spend confused is an hour you spend building the infrastructure inside your own head that will eventually let you do original work. There is no shortcut through that process that doesn't leave you diminished"

This conference is going to be so cool! Good science good people good location. Register ASAP! #neuroskyence www.fens.org/news-activit...

The Brain Conference on Neural Foundations of Communication: Integrative Approaches Across Species - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies

Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece Early registration and stipend applications deadline: 7 April 2026 Regular registration and abstract submission deadline (no further stipend applications accepted)…

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Young magpies learn to combine calls into "sentences" much like human toddlers: through listening to family and friends! Now available to read at @royalsocietypublishing.org @mandyridley.bsky.social @stephanielking.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Ontogenetic evidence of socially learned call sequences in Western Australian magpies

Abstract. Combinatoriality is the capacity to combine discrete vocal elements into larger structures. Previously thought unique to human language, combinat

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Join us at TENSS 2026 to open black boxes, explain how things/brains work and debate the impact (or lack or it) of various new technologies on understanding of the brain and on society. tenss.ro Apply by: March 15th!

Terrific lab and mentor. Can’t recommend enough.👇🏽

Benjamin Cowley@benjocowley.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Cowley Group at CSHL has an opening for a bioAI PhD student to start Fall 2026 to work on closed-loop AI models for visual processing (see below). You *must* have a Master's degree in a quant/eng/cs field. www.cshl.edu/phd-program/... Please reach out to me if interested! I'll be at Cosyne.

Psyched to announce our COSYNE workshop on social behaviors (Mar 17th, Cascais). We have a stellar lineup of speakers on topics from animal cooperation and aggression to the social dynamics of LLM agents. Co-organized with Libby Zhang (Allen Institute + UW). cosyne-social-behavior.github.io

We’re looking for a new Research Tech! Our research tech is heading to graduate school (very exciting!), which means we’re recruiting someone new to join our team. The position involves hands-on neuroscience research in a collaborative environment. brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/Bra...

Research Technician

Research Technician position available in the Grienberger lab at Brandeis University. We are a new neuroscience group studying the cellular basis of learning and memory in the mammalian brain. This is...

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Think a 280-character limit is small? CSHL's Ben Cowley (@benjocowley.bsky.social) in collab with @princetonneuro.bsky.social and @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social, has recreated the visual system of the macaque - amonkey whose brains are closer to humans-using an AI model that fits in an email.

This year's Neural Mechanisms of Acoustic Communication (NMAC) GRC is looking great! Fantastic lineup already. More talks will be selected based on abstracts. Please apply. 👇 #bioacoustics #neuroskyence

NMAC GRC 2026@nmac2026.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are excited to announce that registration is open for the 2026 Neural Mechanisms of Acoustic Communication Gordon Research Conference. The preliminary program is now live: www.grc.org/neural-mecha... We invite everyone to apply! See you @ Sunday River, Maine, May 31-June 5, 2026.

Very clever use of unnatural playback stimuli to reveal the hierarchical logic of acoustic production in nightingales! Congratulations @danielavallentin.bsky.social and team.

MPI for Biological Intelligence@mpiforbi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Nightingales are masters of imitation! New research shows: During territorial contests, a male matches a rival’s song in real time by tracking and imitating both, pitch and syllable duration. This shows a remarkable precision in hearing and vocal control. 🔗More: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-01-vallentin

Adam Kampff prioritized spreading knowledge over publishing flashy papers in prestigious journals, but colleagues say his mark on neuroscience was undeniable. The researcher and educator passed away on 9 December. By Lauren Schneider www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...

Remembering Adam Kampff, neuroscience educator and researcher

Kampff’s do-it-yourself approach inspired a generation of neuroscientists.

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Seriously, who comes up with these idiotic tests? Also, wait, is there anyone who doesn’t put water on toothbrush before paste?

AGI may arrive soon --- not because machines are getting smarter but because the bar set by humans keeps dropping!

Jennifer Ouellette@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Elon Musk Predicts AGI by 2026 (He Predicted AGI by 2025 Last Year) gizmodo.com/elon-musk-pr...

Adam Kampff’s passion for understanding and explaining the world was unmatched. Living by example and not ever compromising on his dreams, Adam was uncanny in making people realize they can learn and understand anything and everything. Keep his dream alive! In his own words: tinyurl.com/ye29csw3

This is tough. Adam Kampff was one of the most brilliant people that I have had the privilege to know. He was a wonderful and generous friend and colleague, a remarkable teacher and a visionary who inspired hundreds of others. He was a shining example to us all, and we will miss him very much.

Rui Costa@ruimcosta.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Last night Adam Kampff, the glue, the light, the catalyst, the builder, the smile, left us. He and his work transformed the lives of many labs, scientists, students. He inspired and was generous to his last transformation, working tirelessly to set up a foundation to continue the work.Thank you!