Two of our fantastic undergraduate research interns taught kids at the super fun Vare Recreation Center about brain anatomy and the importance of protecting your brain at yesterday's STEMFest organized by OIC of America. oicofamerica.org We look forward to going back next summer!

Campus Tours for Graduate & Professional Students Advance Registration is required. Sign up here: upenn-gsc.libcal.com/event/17107946

Our MindCORE Fellowship is designed to be interdisciplinary. Fellow Fabian Baumann's most recent Google scholar entries: 😀

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania & the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive: Tue Aug 4, 2026 9:30AM - 2:30PM Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine 3400 Civic Center Blvd Room: 15-101 Collaboration Center Sign up: www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/dr...

(New results!) Human inference behavior varies widely across individuals and tasks. Using the information bottleneck framework, we show that two distinct axes capture a substantial amount of individual variability across two classic inference tasks. Thread below 1/

An information-bottleneck theory of suboptimal human inference

Human inference is often suboptimal in ways that vary across individuals and tasks. We propose that this variability reflects information processing limits and develop a task-general application of th...

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Best news ever- I have finally earned my PhD in Neuroscience!!🧠 My thesis was completed in the lab of Dr. Gregory Corder @flybottleescape.bsky.social & is titled: “Opioidergic Organization of the Nociceptive Medial Thalamus & A Behavioral Model of Placebo Analgesia”

Please share! We are hiring for a tenure track faculty position! Our Institute, part of Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation and Thomas Jefferson University, is seeking applicants with experience conducting research in human translational neuroscience & neurorehabilitation. https://ow.ly/nxlf50ZtVPF

Lots of scientists saying "Colette! What should we be doing right now?" CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION and MAKE SURE YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE. Do you know your congressional district? Do you know your state and local jurisdictions? www.vote.org

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🚨Hiring alert!🚨Super excited to share that Furman is hiring a social/social cognitive psychologist this cycle. If you want to be in an environment that values teaching, research, and community, please apply by 09/25! Details are in the job ad furman.wd115.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Furman...

Have you ever felt the urge to yawn after watching someone else yawn? Learn about neuroscientists' main theory behind contagious yawning in this week's post by Hayley Lenhard: pennneuroknow.com/2026/07/28/c... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

Caught a case of the yawns?

Can you make it through this article without yawning? Scientists are still trying to understand the neuroscience behind contagious yawns. Let’s discuss the most prominent theory.

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A question: does anyone know about communities or groups for scientists who are committed to writing without the use of LLMs / genAI?

Research from a team led by Joshua Plotkin, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor of the Natural Sciences in the School of Arts & Sciences, cautions that sometimes working together can actually spur inequality. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-pl...

Cooperation has a downside | Penn Today

Research from a team led by Joshua Plotkin, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor of the Natural Sciences in the School of Arts & Sciences, cautions that sometimes working together can actually...

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ICYMI | According to a resolution agreement filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the EEOC “will not take any further measures to enforce the subpoena seeking identification and personal contact information of employees of the University of Pennsylvania.” https://bit.ly/3RQzL32

Penn Climate Student Cohort Join an interdisciplinary cohort of undergrad and graduate students for a paid, year-long experience working alongside faculty & Penn Climate staff on real-world climate projects. Apply by: Aug 10, 2026 climate.upenn.edu/resources-an...

Penn Postodcs: Learn about different workplace conflicts faced by postdocs and methods to approach them in an interactive case study discussion led by the Penn Ombuds Office. Thursday August 6, 12:00-1:30 pm in KRB 252 (Lunch provided)

Did you know that Penn offers free transit for PennCard holders? Swipe through to learn more, and view details such as routes and bus schedules at transportation.upenn.edu (coursesy of Penn Grad Center)

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Anger and Advocacy Fuel Demands for Securing University Avenue Bridge

Public outcry and a new petition urge officials to save the historic span from neglect and vandalism

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Excited to share our review in @cp-neuron.bsky.social with @lauriebayet.bsky.social and @mickbonner.bsky.social! We describe how implementing principles from child development can advance the mechanistic plausibility and capacities of AI models We packed A LOT into this review, here's a quick 🧵

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📣 Researchers in the Boulder/Denver area: I'm building a photo library of real researchers at work and looking for volunteers! If you're a grad student, postdoc, faculty member, or research scientist, I'll take professional-quality photos of you - for free. Interested? DM me!

Apply for the Katz Center's 2027–28 fellowship year! Click below to learn more about Between Mind and World in Premodern Jewish Life. katz.sas.upenn.edu/scholarly-pr...

This is Chubbers. He is catching a wave. But more importantly, catching a vibe. 14/10 (IG: nataliepaigebentley)

Any Penn postdoctoral fellow or advanced grad student whose work aligns with climate science, policy, and/or action is eligible to apply to be a Penn Climate Scholar. 🗓️ Apply by August 10 climate.upenn.edu/resources-an...

Crowdsourcing: Where can I find good summaries of midbrain dopamine neurons? Starting with response properties including phasic/tonic responses, comparisons across species, etc. Thanks!

Student applications for the Fall 2026 LDC data scholarship program are being accepted now through Sept 15, 2026. This program provides eligible students with no-cost access to LDC data. @ldcupenn.bsky.social www.ldc.upenn.edu/language-res...

"The findings provide rare human evidence that clearing amyloid plaques may have long-term effects on the biological processes that drive AD. The study also suggests that removing amyloid early and extensively may slow the progression of the disease..." penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-me...

Amyloid removal may reduce tau buildup and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease | Penn Today

In a brain autopsy of a Penn Medicine clinical trial participant, regions cleared of amyloid showed little tau buildup, while nearby areas with persistent amyloid had greater signs of damage.

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The packaging has to change. But the gift inside stays the same. Lisa Hanasono’s panel on navigating funding uncertainty is live now inside The Faculty Uplift. Watch the session now for free: https://leadership.stefanierobel.com/faculty-uplift

Neuroscientist Brenda Milner turns an incredible 108 years old today! In the 1950s she uncovered the role the hippocampus plays in consolidating memories, and in the 1970s she published her seminal studies of speech lateralization. Wishing her all the best today! tinyurl.com/3am8syhf #WomenInSTEM

Building a Kingdom in the Brain’s Unfashionable District: Brenda Milner’s Century of Neuropsychology

There are scales and metrics you use to evaluate the lives of most neuropsychologists, and then there are those you have to invent in order to speak with any degree of justice about people like Brenda...

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The more postdoc positions someone holds, the lower their chances of landing a faculty job. Dr. Nafisa Jadavji has the data to prove it. This session and more is live now inside The Faculty Uplift. Watch now for free: https://leadership.stefanierobel.com/faculty-uplift

Congratulations to the PSC's Dolores Albarracin (@dalbarra.bsky.social) on her appointment as Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (@appc.upenn.edu). READ MORE: https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/penn-professor-dolores-albarracin-is-new-director-of-annenberg-public-policy-center/

Penn Professor Dolores Albarracín Is New Director of Annenberg Public Policy Center | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Penn PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín has been named the director of University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center.

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You can know academia won't love you back and still believe it's the only place you'll find meaningful work. Jennifer Polk is questioning that assumption in this session inside The Faculty Uplift. Watch now for free: https://leadership.stefanierobel.com/faculty-uplift