New review on Dopamine ensembles regulating appetite, feeding, and energy homeostasis now available in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism. Thank you @peppeganga.bsky.social for the invite, and to Oriane Onimus and @katepeters3.bsky.social for their fantastic work www.cell.com/trends/endoc...

Dopamine ensembles regulating appetite, feeding, and energy homeostasis

Beyond its classical role in gating reward processes, dopamine (DA) also contributes to the orchestration of feeding and energy balance. This review synthesizes and discusses recent advances in unders...

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Our work on sex-dependent impact of high-fat diets during adolescence on action control is now published in @npp-journal.bsky.social Thank you to the amazing work from my team and the positive feedback from reviewers @rowettinstitute.bsky.social @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s413...

Adolescent obesity induces sex-specific alterations of action control - Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology - Adolescent obesity induces sex-specific alterations of action control

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Fabien Naneix@fabnaneix.bsky.social · 7mo ago

So grateful to share the "first" preprint from the lab. Long overdue but I am very happy about the work which has been done in my team. We explored how the consumption of different obesogenic diets during adolescence was having long-term impact impact goal-directed and habitual behaviours. A thread

CREDIBILITY ACROSS SECTORS: Join an incredible line-up of speakers next month to explore how credible research is applied across academia, industry, biotech, and clinical trials. Register now: bna.org.uk/events/ems-e... #ResearchExcellence #CredibleResearch #earlycareerresearcher

In @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025, we recognize 25 early-career researchers who have made outstanding scientific contributions and demonstrated a commitment to mentoring and community-building in neuroscience. #neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience bit.ly/4rnFnyQ

Our article “Environmental Enrichment Suppresses Food Seeking and Increases Inhibitory Interneuron Excitability While Decreasing Corticothalamic Neuronal Recruitment in the Prelimbic Cortex” is now out on @ejneuroscience.bsky.social Read it here: tinyurl.com/2dbnk5c2 Highlights below 👇 1/n

Our article “Prelimbic cortical excitatory overdrive and inhibitory underdrive accompany environmental suppression of food seeking” recently came out on @‪npp-journal.bsky.social‬. tinyurl.com/5xpd9ay5 Want to learn more? The thread is below: 1/n‬‬‬

I’m so sad to leave the granite city and my favourite person, I had the best time 🥰 see you soon in the South

Fabien Naneix@fabnaneix.bsky.social · last yr.

Had the best past month having finally @katepeters3.bsky.social in Aberdeen. Both working and enjoying what felt like normal life. Can't wait to do this again with my partner in crime.

How does environmental enrichment affect food seeking? We show reduced cue evoked food seeking following just 24hrs of EE accompanied by cell type specific alterations in the mPFC as well as important contributions of a sucrose cue ensemble #fridayscience doi.org/10.1038/s413...

Prelimbic cortical excitatory overdrive and inhibitory underdrive accompany environmental suppression of food seeking - Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology - Prelimbic cortical excitatory overdrive and inhibitory underdrive accompany environmental suppression of food seeking

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And Kiltwalk Aberdeen 2025 is done ! 29km/18miles in 5h16. Such fun with @katepeters3.bsky.social

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It was great to present my work today at the Rowett institute, University of Aberdeen. Really enjoyed science chat and questions. Thanks so much @fabnaneix.bsky.social for inviting me and for bolstering great collaboration opportunities

Fabien Naneix@fabnaneix.bsky.social · last yr.

it was a real pleasure to have @katepeters3.bsky.social from @sussexneuro.bsky.social giving a very engaging talk on the effect of environmental enrichment on food seeking at the @rowettinstitute.bsky.social. Thanks to the @royalsoced.bsky.social to fund our project allowing her to be here.

it was a very exciting and successful symposium at @britishneuro.bsky.social (but sad I forgot to take more pictures including one with the 4 of us). Thank you @katepeters3.bsky.social @shaunaparkes.bsky.social and @macaskillaf.bsky.social for the wonderful talks ❤️

@womeninneurouk.bsky.social seriously cool symposium at #BNA2025 from Women in Neuroscience discussing sex and gender disparities in neuroscience and beyond. Favourite talk so far on differences in injury mechanisms for female rugby players 🤯

Happy to kick off BNA in Liverpool with our session on motivation and reward pursuit with @fabnaneix.bsky.social @shaunaparkes.bsky.social @macaskillaf.bsky.social #bna25 @britishneuro.bsky.social

Excited to be joining the Rowett for the month to work on an exciting collaborative project with @fabnaneix.bsky.social hit the jackpot with the weather too !

Fabien Naneix@fabnaneix.bsky.social · last yr.

It is my great pleasure to welcome Dr @katepeters3.bsky.social for a 1-month at @rowettinstitute.bsky.social and @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social as part of our Royal Society of Edinburgh project. Exciting science incoming.

Any donations no matter how small would really help us reach our target to support the life saving work of the RNLI and their dedicated volunteers (you can donate from any country, you don’t need to be in the UK)

Fabien Naneix@fabnaneix.bsky.social · last yr.

A reminder that @katepeters3.bsky.social and myself are raising some money for the RLNI by doing the Kiltwalk. the walk is approaching and it will be amazing if you could help us reaching our target! Much appreciated.

🐁🌎On #WorldRatDay, we recognize the vital role of rats in biomedical research. They help scientists study diseases like cancer and neurological disorders, leading to medical advances for humans and animals #AnimalResearch

We are looking to hire a Senior Scientist or #Postdoc to study brains, biophysics, and behaviour using #Drosophila as a model. Please spread the word! www.medunigraz.at/en/job-openi...

This year @katepeters3.bsky.social and myself are doing the Aberdeen's KiltWalk thekiltwalk.co.uk/events/aberd... on 01/06. We are raising money for the RLNI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) so please do not hesitate to support us if you wish. 🚶‍♂️ 🚶‍♀️ www.justgiving.com/team/frog-ro...

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Help Fabien Naneix raise money to support RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution

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Do you know someone who could benefit from career or life coaching? As past of my training, I can now offer coaching for the mere price of a charitable donation ☺️. My specialisations are academia, career change and international mobility. Contact me for more information.

An important letter and report from the @britishneuro.bsky.social urging to support and protect preclinical neuroscience research in the UK www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

🏙️EBBS is calling for host city proposals for the 2027 Meeting! 🗓️Submit your bid by March 31st and shape this key scientific event. 👉Info: lnkd.in/gid5bDQw

Some really great projects recruiting PhD students for EASTBIO, if you are looking for a PhD and are interested in adolescence, food choice, motivation, reward and the brain then take a look ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Fabien Naneix@fabnaneix.bsky.social · 2y ago

ALERT: Yearly EASTBIO PhD recruitment competition! Links just below. Deadline for application on 17th Jan 25. Applicants should hold a minimum of a 2:1 UK Honours degree (or international equivalent) or a Master in relevant topic. Links in the next post, pls share!

My lab University College London is looking for an experimental postdoc to join our team. Interested in circuits underlying visually guided behavior, chronic #Neuropixel recordings or 2-photon imaging (Benchtop, #Mini2p)? Then check out our lab homepage www.ruedigerlab.com, apply & spread the word

Women in Academia — “The academic structure ... with its relentless relocations, temporary contracts, and focus on individual achievement, makes planning for a family feel like an impossible luxury.”

As women in academia, having children can feel impossible. Talking about it makes us feel less alone

The struggle is “balancing their careers not just with motherhood, but with what comes before: relationships and planning for a family,” these postdocs write

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A huge pleasure to repost this announcement - over 40 students have graduated from our fantastic @sussexneuro.bsky.social PhD programme, and each year brings new perspectives and opportunities for both the new joiners and ourselves as their hosts. Do consider applying!

Sussex Neuroscience@sussexneuro.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme is open for applications! Deadline Jan 13th, for Sept 2025 entry. Brilliant community of students and supervisors, and a choice of >60 labs for rotations- come and join us by the sea! www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...

Mix neuroscience with the seaside! 4 year PhD programme on the UK's south coast at the University of Sussex. Fantastic community of excellent researchers across the neuro field. Apply now. Please RT.

Sussex Neuroscience@sussexneuro.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme is open for applications! Deadline Jan 13th, for Sept 2025 entry. Brilliant community of students and supervisors, and a choice of >60 labs for rotations- come and join us by the sea! www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...

As we revealed on Monday, Labour is adopting the Tories' £100m levy on gambling firms to fund gambling harm services. Half goes to NHS. £5/£2 online slots limit also going ahead. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Government confirms online slots cap and betting levy to fund NHS services

Gambling minister says measures will be ‘instrumental’ in helping those most at risk of addiction

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Join us at #BNA2025 in Liverpool in April 25 by registering/submitting your abstract now. Very glad our symposium on "Motivation and reward pursuit - from cues to adaptative decision making" with @katepeters3.bsky.social, @shaunaparkes.bsky.social and @macaskillaf.bsky.social has been accepted. 🧠

A re-intro for any new faces over here. I'm an early career fellow at University of Sussex. A neuroscientist interested in dopamine, motivated behaviours, feeding and cannabinoids. Outside of science I do marathons for fun, I love autumn and cats .