🚨New Kutlu Lab preprint! Excited to share our latest work led by Oyku Dinckol and Noah Wenger. 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We find that ACh shapes DLS neural ensembles for outcome learning but is biased toward signaling threats over rewards 👇

Dorsolateral striatal acetylcholine reorganizes neural ensembles to anticipate threat

Adaptive behavior requires flexible encoding of emotional valence. Although striatal acetylcholine (ACh) signaling is critical for reinforcement learning, its contribution to aversive learning has rem...

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Happy to announce that the Nolan Lab will open this fall at Illinois State University! We are looking for motivated undergraduates, graduate students (both MS/PhD options available) as well as technicians to join our group. Please repost and check our website for more info! nolan-lab.com

Help throw sand in the gears of the Trump administration’s attack on science before the September Budget Vote! Donate to the Summer Fight For Science now. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Help power the Summer Fight For Science movement!

Donate now to help mobilize the fight for science and democracy. Every contribution matters!

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We’re hiring! The Center for Substance Abuse Research (@CSARtemplemed) at Temple Med is recruiting at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. Reach out if you’re interested! www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Tenure Track Faculty Opportunity at Renowned Research Center in Philadelphia! - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (US) job with Temple University | 12838286

Tenure Track Faculty Opportunity at Renowned Research Center in Philadelphia! Center for Substance Abuse Research (CSAR) Lewis Katz School of Medic...

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🚨 Excited to share our new study in @natureneuro.bsky.social! We (+ @stephcragg.bsky.social) show that ChIs (via nAChRs) continuously, and dynamically DEPRESS dopamine release! @oxforddpag.bsky.social @hls.exeter.ac.uk www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An axonal brake on striatal dopamine output by cholinergic interneurons - Nature Neuroscience

Cholinergic interneurons act at nicotinic receptors to depress dopamine release, interrupting its relationship to dopamine neuron firing and supporting an inverse scaling of dopamine release according...

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In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

NIH funding delivers exponential economic returns — Harvard Gazette

Report finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development.

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NIH indirects case update: Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges. Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides: (I'm paraphrasing here)

🚨📃New Wassum Lab Paper📃🚨 Out today, @jackiegio.bsky.social discovered brain pathways that support agency and habit and how chronic stress disrupts them to rob of us our agency and cause us to form rigid habits 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Free full text: rdcu.be/eaxEv

A dual-pathway architecture for stress to disrupt agency and promote habit - Nature

Adaptive decision-making often requires an understanding of our agency in a situation; however, chronic stress can disrupt agency and promote inflexible, habitual behaviour by turning off a brain path...

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🧠Dr Munir Gunes Kutlu investigates mechanisms of learning & social behavior, combining computational & behavioral approaches. From Istanbul to Temple Univ, his work bridges theory & neuroscience 🔬 doi.org/10.61373/bm0... @genomicpress.bsky.social genomicpress.kglmeridian.com @guneskutlu.bsky.social

So a former postdoc from our department had just started as a PO at NIH and was terminated in the wave of terminations last week. He is in the research triangle and a phenomenal scientist with expertise in stress and glia. If anyone in the RTI is hiring asap please let me know! #neuroskyence

March 7. Stand Up For Science. Rallies in DC and nationwide. 🧪 Please visit the website and spread the word. www.standupforscience2025.org

The decision to slash indirect research funding is an existential threat to universities nationwide. Leadership from all U.S. universities must act immediately to push back, advocate for sustainable funding, and protect the future of research. Silence is not an option.

Congressman Bill Foster@repbillfoster.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is dangerously irresponsible on every level. Indiscriminately slashing this funding will cripple lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.

This is dangerously irresponsible on every level. Indiscriminately slashing this funding will cripple lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately

The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

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On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

15%. In 2018, 10% was tried, but it was blocked by Congress. www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/u... www.science.org/content/arti...

NIH plan to reduce overhead payments draws fire

White House wants to reduce indirect payments from 28% to 10%

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Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion apnews.com/article/dona...

Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

President Donald Trump’s budget office rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, accordi...

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BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L.

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Huge congrats to @theerincalipari.bsky.social for receiving the prestigious PECASE award! Proud to have trained under such an inspiring scientist #PECASE www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...

President Biden Honors Nearly 400 Federally Funded Early-Career Scientists | OSTP | The White House

Today, President Biden awarded nearly 400 scientists and engineers the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outst...

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Congratulations to the new 2025 Associate Members, Members, and Fellows! #ACNP2024 New Associate Member List: bit.ly/3PqDeAJ New Members List: bit.ly/3BuqDsS New Fellows List: bit.ly/3DtohLu

Honored to be featured in GenomicPress's Innovators & Ideas: Rising Star series! In this interview, I discuss my lab's work on associative learning, and social competition, and share insights into my personal journey as a scientist. genomicpress.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...

This was a special one for me. Can’t wait to see everyone next year 😎

Neuropsychopharmacology@npp-journal.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thanks to everyone for making #ACNP2024 such a success - especially for those of you who engaged with us on here during the meeting 😉 Looking forward to seeing you all in the Bahamas for #ACNP2026

Absolutely thrilled to be named a new Associate Member of the ACNP! Excited for the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and contribute to this outstanding community. Thank you so much #ACNP

Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Congrats to new @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Members!!! 👏 👏 👏 #ACNP2024 @rossenator.bsky.social @guneskutlu.bsky.social @evgoldfarb.bsky.social @nataliematosin.bsky.social @jaymemcreynolds.bsky.social @drnancypadilla.bsky.social @kathaschmack.bsky.social @brianmsweis.bsky.social