Looking for a postdoc in addiction and neuroimaging!! Check out medicine.yale.edu/biomedical-i... Message me directly if you are interested in hearing about opportunities to apply to work with the YIP lab :)

The Department of Neuroscience at Yale is hiring faculty members. We have 2 searches: one general (deadline Oct 15), one focused on computational neuroscience (deadline Nov 30). Apply! apply.interfolio.com/190736 & apply.interfolio.com/190740

Yale Neuroscience 🧠 @yaleneuro.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have 2 searches, one cell/molecular/systems neuro (apply.interfolio.com/190736) and one computational neuro (apply.interfolio.com/190740). Got questions about the searches, the department, or the process? Please ask, happy to chat!

Congratulations to Evelyn Jiang for receiving the 2026 Kavli Institute for Neuroscience Undergraduate Thesis Prize! In the Demb Lab, she investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying vision, focusing on the role of dynamin proteins in vesicle recycling at retinal synapses.👁️🧠

Congratulations to Jack Cloherty for receiving the 2026 Kavli Institute for Neuroscience Undergraduate Thesis Prize! In the lab of Le Zhang, PhD, Jack was introduced to (and fascinated by) the biological mechanisms and immune interactions that underlie neurodegenerative diseases.

📢 Calling all senior neuro postdocs: SYNAPSES brings postdocs from around the world to Yale to share their work during an in-person symposium on October 22, 2026. Apply today! Deadline Sept 3. medicine.yale.edu/neuroscience...

Congratulations to Kavli Postdoc Awardee Antoneta Gavoci, PhD, @yaleneuro.bsky.social, for receiving a Mentor Award from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs & Yale Postdoctoral Association. Mentors were cited for their availability, feedback, and ability to build trust and belonging.

Congratulations to LaShae Nicholson, postdoctoral fellow in the Strittmatter lab @yaleneuro.bsky.social and previous @kavliatyale.bsky.social postdoc awardee, for being named a 2026 Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Fellow!

Leading Edge Fellows Program@leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are thrilled to announce the 2026 Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Fellows! 40 remarkable postdocs pursuing transformative research in biological/biomedical sciences. This is the 7th Leading Edge cohort and we are so excited to welcome them! www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows/

Come mingle with your neuroscience colleagues at the next Kavli Networking Hour! It will be on Thursday, June 18, from 4 to 5 pm, in the Rose Garden. There will be food and drinks! 🍹🧠 Open to Yale only. Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/rh09Rh4aYs

Special congratulations to Yvonne Hsu, 1st author of the paper! Yvonne received a Kavli Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2021, focused on the development of the “little brain” of the heart, which kick-started this project. 🧠♥️🧪

Yale Neuroscience@yaleneuro.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A new @nature.com study from Rui Chang's lab uses lineage tracing, 3D imaging, single-cell transcriptomics, and genetic perturbations to show how organ-specific neural circuits are formed. They reveal that organs help shape their own nervous systems.

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Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience@kavliatyale.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us on Monday, June 8, to learn about the progress the 2025 @kavliatyale.bsky.social Awardees have made on their Kavli-funded research projects 🧠. Open to all Yale affiliates. 🧬 @zhenlei.bsky.social 🖥️ @clionamurray.com 🔡 @jivr.bsky.social 🦠

Join us on Monday, June 8, to learn about the progress the 2025 @kavliatyale.bsky.social Awardees have made on their Kavli-funded research projects 🧠. Open to all Yale affiliates. 🧬 @zhenlei.bsky.social 🖥️ @clionamurray.com 🔡 @jivr.bsky.social 🦠

Complexity in the brain may begin with surprisingly simple patterns. In a new Yale study, physicist Christopher Lynn examined individual neurons and found that, despite their complexity, their behavior may follow simpler patterns than expected. Learn more: bit.ly/4dZvgeA

Our new preprint is out! We examined the associations between multimodal brain measures (structure, microstructure, function) and psychopathology domains to predict adolescent functioning using the ABCD Study. In collab with @yiplab.bsky.social and co!

bioRxiv Neuroscience@biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Distinct associations between multimodal brain measures and psychopathology domains predict adolescent functioning https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.03.729937v1

(Re)discover the scientific journey of Rafael Perez, 2022-2023 Kavli Institute at Yale Postdoctoral Award for Academic Diversity awardee and newest recipient of the @kavlifoundation.org Scholar Program.

The Kavli Foundation@kavlifoundation.org · 4mo ago

Meet our newest #KavliScholar: Dr. Rafael E. Perez, Assoc. Research Scientist in the Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurology at Yale School of Medicine. Perez investigates how experience affects opioid analgesia, tolerance and addiction. Learn more: www.kavlifoundation.org/people/rafae... #KavliNeuro

Congratulations to all the postdocs and faculty members who are this year's recipients of Kavli fellowships and awards! 🥳🏆[1/4]

When an animal moves, their neurons' axons have to stretch and bend. How do these axons keep their integrity? In a new study, @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Shaul Yogev 🥼 uncovers how mechanical forces trigger an axonal response that maintains axon integrity and microtubule continuity.

External mechanical force drives axonal cytoskeletal rearrangements

Axons experience strong mechanical forces due to animal movement. These forces serve as sensory cues in mechanosensory neurons, but their impact on ot…

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Often a brake, sometimes a gas pedal. The neurotransmitter GABA typically inhibits brain activity. But in a new study published in #Neuron, researchers in the @mhigley.bsky.social lab show that GABA may, in certain circumstances, enhance neuronal activity.

The Brain’s Braking System Can Sometimes Become a Gas Pedal, Study Finds

A neurotransmitter known to quiet activity in the brain can sometimes do the opposite, researchers find, offering implications for psychiatric treatment.

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Join us next Tuesday (5/19) 🗓️ for the 8th annual Perspectives of Women in Science Lectureship♀️🥼with @kavliatyale.bsky.social's very own deputy director, Marina Picciotto, PhD👩‍🔬 @marinap63.bsky.social We hope to see you there! Register here 👇

Perspectives of Women in Science Lectureship on May 19

Please join us on Tuesday, May 19, at 4 pm., in the Mary S. Harkness Auditorium for the eighth annual Perspectives of Women in Science Lectureship hosted by the

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In a new study, @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social researchers found that creating music 🎸🥁🎶 in a group setting 👥 helped individuals with psychosis rebuild predictive abilities, reduce isolation, and connect with others! @philcorlett.bsky.social

Group Song-Making Reduces Paranoia in People with Psychosis - International Sound Directory

In this study, researchers from the Yale School of Medicine explored the effects of a group-based song-making / songwriting program (called SING) on people experiencing psychosis (including symptoms s...

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Spotlight on Yong-Hui Jiang, MD, PhD, Yale Genetics & @yaleneuro.bsky.social 🔦 His team is developing a genome-editing🧬platform that could implement targeted therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders directly in the brain🧠 Read the project & Jiang's journey!👇

Yong-Hui Jiang: Unlocking Genetic Mysteries to Treat Brain Disorders

Yong-Hui Jiang’s research has uncovered the biology of neurogenetic disorders like Angelman syndrome and autism. His genome-editing work could lead to targeted

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In a @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social study, researchers led by @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social's In-Hyun Park 👨‍🔬 created pineal gland organoids 🧠 🧫 that release melatonin and are functional in vivo—offering a new way to study sleep dysfunction💤 in conditions like Angelman syndrome.

Meet Pineal Gland Organoids, a New Tool for Studying Sleep

Researchers have made miniature versions of the pineal gland. They’re helping explain the sleep challenges that come with conditions like Angelman syndrome and

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In a new study, @yale.edu researchers led by @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social's @ehoffmanlab.bsky.social, MD, PhD 🥼 identified a promising candidate to rescue disrupted brain activity in zebrafish carrying mutations in autism risk genes 🦓🐠

Zebrafish reveal new insights into the biology of autism

In a new study, Yale researchers identified drug candidates that reverse disrupted behaviors in zebrafish carrying mutations in autism risk genes.

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In a new study, @yale.edu researchers @azaallsop.bsky.social, Joy Hirsch, and more 🥼 found that structured chord progressions 🎶 combined with live face gaze 👀 increased both cross-brain neural synchrony ↔️🧠 & feelings of social connectedness 🫂 between partners.

Yale Study: Listening to a Consonant Chord Progression During Live Face-to-Face Gaze Enhances Neural Activity in Social Systems

A new Yale study published in the Journal of Neuroscience provides evidence that predictable musical chord progressions enhance social connectedness by engaging

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A new study led by @yale.edu's Becca Levy & Martin Slade 🥼 found that nearly 50% of adults aged 65+ showed improvement in cognition, physical function, or both, over time and that these improvements were more likely among individuals with positive age beliefs! 🧠💪 More 👇

New study challenges notion that aging means decline, finds many older adults improve over time

Aging in later life is often portrayed as a steady slide toward physical and cognitive decline. But a new study by scientists at Yale University suggests an

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Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience@kavliatyale.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us on 3/13 for a workshop on New Approaches to Gene-Based Therapeutics for Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 🧠🧬 Check the QR code to register & to submit questions for the panelists 💬👥 by March 10. Yale only. Organized by @limlabyale.bsky.social & @ehoffmanlab.bsky.social

In a new @scifri.bsky.social podcast 🎙️, @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social's John Krystal, MD, 🥼 discusses @apapsychiatric.bsky.social's recent announcement that the newest edition of the DSM will include biomarkers 🧬 for mental conditions 🧠📕 Listen Now 👇

Why Aren’t There Biomarkers For Mental Illness? | Science Friday | WNYC Studios

Despite major advances in our understanding of the biology of mental health disorders,  there’s no blood test or brain scan that will confirm if you have depression, anxiety, PTSD, or...

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Join us on 3/13 for a workshop on New Approaches to Gene-Based Therapeutics for Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 🧠🧬 Check the QR code to register & to submit questions for the panelists 💬👥 by March 10. Yale only. Organized by @limlabyale.bsky.social & @ehoffmanlab.bsky.social

In a new @natcomms.nature.com study, Yale Psychiatry & @yaleneuro.bsky.social's @georgedragoi.bsky.social found that when assessing a new environment, the brain switches 🧠 between prior mental maps 🗺️. Dragoi suggests that this "mental flickering" may be essential to learning!

Adjusting to a shifting reality

Our brains toggle between existing mental maps and new information.

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In a new @science.org study, @yale.edu researchers led by @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Damon Clark 🥼 mapped the organization of mitochondria 🦠 in neurons—revealing that the shape & structure of the organelles actually follow the logic of neural circuits! 🧠 Read More 👇