Hey neuroscientists, do you have a story about a time when journalism has improved your science? If so, I'd love to include it in my next op-ed. 🧠

Looking to work with a postdoc. Prior experience with fMRI and computational modeling required, interest in psychiatry desired. Fellowship provides three years salary plus independent travel/equipment funds. Send CV and 2-3 manuscripts (preprints OK).

I’ve received a request to review a tenure file. When I was chair of our P&T committee we offered a couple hundred dollars for these and I thought that was pretty standard but this request does not mention $. Is it gauche to ask if it’s paid?

This was my experience as an assoc editor at Frontiers as well. The system sent out auto-invitations in my name to random reviewers.

Michael Okun@michael-okun.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

MindCORE DivE In 2026 October 9-11, 2026 Philadelphia DivE In brings undergrads interested in grad studies in mind sciences to Penn for mentoring. First-gen, low-income & those at schools with limited research resources strongly encouraged to apply by June 8: upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Our Institute, part of Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation and Thomas Jefferson University, is hiring for a tenure track faculty position! Applicants should have experience conducting research focused on human translational neuroscience & neurorehabilitation. https://ow.ly/yCBA50Z2eMl

Dr. Andrew Persichetti, Director of the Memory and Perception (MAP) Lab, studies how memory & perception systems support diverse cognitive functions using a combination of advanced methods, including fMRI, behavioral testing, and eye tracking. Learn more about his research: https://ow.ly/cTcc50YVvy4

Philly folks! Im giving a presentation tomorrow afternoon on study skills at the Kingsessing library. It’s targeted to students with ADHD, but all my tips are cognitive psychology based and will be helpful for anyone. @pennmindcore.bsky.social

Really cool study of hippocampal morphology changes across the lifespan. Analyses were based on publicly available MRI datasets, which included 2 from our lab hosted on openneuro.org. Really great to see our data continuing to be useful beyond our own publications.

Marc L Seal @parkvillegeek.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Lamellar Normative Modelling of the Hippocampus Across the Human Lifespan | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

New Preprint! Have you ever wondered if there's a relationship between the prestige of an author's institution and the sample size of their fMRI study? We did, so we did a systematic review of the memory fMRI literature and found the opposite of what we predicted www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Thanks to all who attended the AFNI Bootcamp in Philly! We enjoyed hosting the 3-day intensive course that brought together clinicians & scientists to learn to process raw MRI data from start to finish w/ expert guidance from the AFNI team of the Scientific & Statistical Computing Core in the NIMH.

Preprint day! Mnemonic discrimination is required to keep overlapping or similar experiences from interfering with each other in memory. We've done a lot of work on how this happens at short delays, but we've never examined this process at longer delays, like over a week osf.io/preprints/ps...

Hajrá magyarok!

New paper! Emerging adults with type 1 diabetes have been shown to have poorer executive control and working memory performance compared to controls. With Chad Jensen's lab we examined executive control in emerging adults with T1D using fMRI. 1/3

Mind, Brain & Society WIP Thurs, March 19 3:30-5 PM (w/snacks & swag!) 200 Goddard, 3710 Hamilton Walk @upenn.edu To Do or Not to Do: How Goal Framing Shapes Behavioral Change Maya Enisman, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg Public Policy Center & Social Action Lab @appc.upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu

Penn people can stop in anytime from 3-5 PM this Weds-Fri to make a sign/poster in our 200 Goddard Suite. We will have cardstock and large markers available. You bring the smart arguments.

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 5mo ago

PHILADELPHIA!!! Visit this link: fight2win.standupforscience.net/Philadelphia... to learn more about your local SATURDAY MARCH 7TH RALLY to TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE! See map for location! Rally starts at 11AM!!! #March7Philadelphia #standupforscience #science #savescience!

New paper alert! Neural mechanisms of cognitive conflict: processing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... 🧵 1/6

Frontiers | Neural mechanisms of cognitive conflict: processing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

IntroductionThe rapid spread of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised important questions about how individuals evaluate false information, ...

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There was an Op-ed in the New York Times this weekend about how the "attention" in the attention economy isn't what you're told that it is. As a cognitive neuroscientist, I'm interested in cognitive processes like attention, so I read it. I have thoughts, shared here: brockkirwan.com/uncategorize...

I have attended/helped organize the Winter Conference on the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory for 25 years. It's one of the best for advancing scientific discussion in a relaxed setting, organized by volunteers dedicated to a low-cost quality experience. Consider supporting: gofund.me/a78e7ed78

Donate to Support 50 Years of the Park City Neurobio of L&M Meetings!, organized by Timothy Allen

For 50 years, the Winter Conference on the Neurobiology of Le… Timothy Allen needs your support for Support 50 Years of the Park City Neurobio of L&M Meetings!

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Excited to be part of this event next month with @pennmindcore.bsky.social! If you're at Penn, come learn about some possible career paths in behavioral & brain sciences outside of academia 🧠 mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/calendar_eve...

Overheard while boarding the red eye flight last night: Toddler: what does “red eye mean”? Dad: it means this is a flight in the middle of the night. We’re all going to sleep on the flight—mommy, daddy, you. We’ll all sleep. Toddler: will the pilot sleep? 😂

Super interesting article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer about regular MRI screenings for brain tumors & other injuries. In my experience, we see an incidental finding in maybe 1/1000 cases, but I scan healthy young adults at low risk for these things. What do you think? share.inquirer.com/kHZkTn

A charity offered free MRIs to screen for brain cancer. Doctors worry they’re not worth the risks.

The Brain Tumor Foundation has been holding free screening events for more than a decade in hopes of promoting early detection of brain tumors. Doctors worry the risks outweigh the benefits.

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Seeking Works in Progress Presenters MindCORE invites @upenn.edu grad students, postdocs & RAs to give short presentations on a current project followed by an informal discussion with students and fellow researchers. We’ll provide a location, promotion, & snacks. You provide the science. DM us.

This is rad. Eye tracking could be an early, low-cost tool for dementia detection

Dr Jen Ryan@drjenryan.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Memory problems will change how you see the world...literally 👀 Across two new papers, we examined the eye movement patterns of younger adults, older adults, individuals with mild cognitive impairment, and amnesic cases. 1/5

A vaccine for seasonal allergies? Yes, please! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-me...

Future mRNA vaccines may prevent food and seasonal allergies | Penn Today

Early research from Penn Medicine finds a new mRNA vaccine stops allergens from causing immune reactions and life-threatening inflammation, with promise for future treatment for a variety of seasonal ...

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Update: for printing 1/4-scale brain models this is pretty good.

Brock Kirwan@brockkirwan.com · 11mo ago

This is awesome. Drag and drop a brain MRI scan into the window and it does tissue segmentation in the browser (in about 8 seconds), then creates a 3D mesh suitable for 3D printing. This has been an hours-to-days long process for us in the past, all in a couple minutes. 🤯 brain2print.org

This is awesome. Drag and drop a brain MRI scan into the window and it does tissue segmentation in the browser (in about 8 seconds), then creates a 3D mesh suitable for 3D printing. This has been an hours-to-days long process for us in the past, all in a couple minutes. 🤯 brain2print.org

I clicked "accept invitation to review" for a paper and got this message. What a delightful surprise! You could make a fortune bottling and selling that feeling.

It's really cool living in a city that is so into it's teams. So much Eagles pride on the bus this morning. #gobirds

I don’t think I’ve shared my stained glass hobby on bluesky before. Rainbow brain sun catchers for the holiday weekend, restocked now on my Etsy.