Renée Hartig
@reneehartig.bsky.social
Neuroscientist investigating sensory systems and the body–brain axis • Embracing global scientific collaboration • Alma mater: 🇺🇸 Stony Brook University, 🇩🇪 Tübingen Universität & Max Planck Research School Lab website: MindBodySystems.org
It’s sci-fi itself in our modern day reality. Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/s...
Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.
Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.
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Patient’s own mitochondria injected into eyes in attempt to restore vision www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Patient’s own mitochondria injected into eyes in attempt to restore vision
Injection of a person’s own mitochondria into the retina was safe but had only a temporary effect on restoring vision.
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The Mind Body Systems (MBS) Lab Website is officially live! It’s been a long time coming and this nascent lab is here to grow! Tailored to both the general public and researchers, this site was structured with intention. Come check it out! #neuroscience MindBodySystems.org
Mind Body Systems Lab
How the brain represents the body and the senses, shaping perception, cognition and mental health. Led by Renée Hartig, Ph.D.
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Endogenous auditory and motor #brain rhythms predict individual speech tracking @PLOSBiology.org
Endogenous auditory and motor #brain rhythms predict individual speech tracking
by Christina Lubinus, Anne Keitel, Jonas Obleser, David Poeppel, Johanna M. Rimmele Slow, endogenous brain rhythms in the auditory cortex are hypothesized to track acoustic amplitude modulations during speech comprehension. Temporal predictions from the motor system are thought to enhance this tracking. However, direct evidence for the involvement of endogenous auditory and motor brain rhythms is lacking. Combining magnetoencephalographic recordings with behavioral data, we here show that endogenous peak frequencies of individuals’ resting-state theta rhythm in superior temporal gyrus predict speech tracking during comprehension. Importantly, endogenous rates of speech motor areas predicted auditory-cortical speech tracking only in individuals with high auditory–motor synchronization profiles. Higher rates in the supplementary motor area and lower rates in inferior frontal gyrus predicted stronger tracking. These findings provide support for oscillatory accounts of auditory–motor interactions during speech perception. Behaviorally, higher auditory–motor synchronization was related to higher comprehension, with effects of the spontaneous speech motor production rate only in high synchronizers. Working memory capacity predicted speech comprehension performance only in individuals with low auditory–motor synchronization profiles. No significant relationship between the neural data and behavioral readouts was observed. The findings highlight differential speech processing preferences across individuals, with an auditory–motor route related to enhanced comprehension performance.
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#JNeurosci: Myers et al. mapped the brain regions that communicate with 2 nodes of the ACC in monkeys, revealing distinct connection patterns that help explain why 1 node is linked to mood regulation & the other to motivated thinking & decision-making. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0337-26.2026
Enzyme-free isolation of mouse brain/cortex vasculature for proteomics glass Dounce homogenizer 70 kDa dextran density-gradient centrifugation (you don't need ultracentrifugation) 30–80 μg total protein yield per adult mouse @rrust.bsky.social #STARProtocols 2026 www.cell.com/star-protoco...
‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/s...
‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research
A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.
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Our first Autonomous delivery, what a fun way to call in Chinese food! You don’t get this type of service in the Burbs! #JerseyCity
Exhausted while meditating? Focus on where the sensations are rooted, explore them, don't fight them & return to the breath #ArtOfBreathing
This study in animal models suggests that early intranasal oxytocin intervention can improve outcomes in Fragile X syndrome, highlighting developmental timing as a key determinant of therapeutic efficacy
Lasting effects of early-life oxytocin treatment on LTP and episodic memory in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome
Neuropsychopharmacology - Lasting effects of early-life oxytocin treatment on LTP and episodic memory in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome
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The sky is tinted yellow, yesterday evening the subtle effect of wildfire winds hit NYC and today, as I glance up towards the sun, it gives a sense of illumination through a desert storm.
How many of us were inspired to become scientists after watching Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler? 🙋🏻♂️
A study of 140 laughter sequences found the same rhythmic timing pattern in humans, chimps, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans.
Scientists Tickled Gorillas And Found A 15-Million-Year-Old Clue To How Humans Learned Speech
A study of 140 laughter sequences found the same rhythmic timing pattern in humans, chimps, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans.
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Come learn how sensory engagement can be a simple, joyful way to support brain health at every age. #Neuroscience #HealthyAging #SensoryHealth
Happy Biomedical Research Awareness (BRAD) Day #medicine #science #research #STEM www.bradglobal.org
HOME | BRAD - Biomedical Research Awareness Day - animal research education
ABOUT US Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) is an international outreach program through Americans for Medical Progress that seeks to increase public awareness about animal roles in biomedical r...
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Apply for the EITN EBRAINS Fall School in Computational Neuroscience 2026! This 10-day course is designed for Master’s and PhD students and postdocs interested in advancing their knowledge in theoretical and computational neuroscience. Apply before 15 May: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
Sometimes, what matters most is not the light or the dark, but the in-between moment.
On 20 March, EBRAINS and the International Brain Initiative brought together leading experts and the public for an interactive webinar, “Mind Your Mind,” as part of #BrainAwarenessWeek2026. The event explored the growing impact of neurotechnology. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
EBRAINS and IBI host ‘Mind Your Mind’ webinar on neurotechnology and brain data protection
On 20 March, EBRAINS and the International Brain Initiative (IBI) brought together leading experts and the public for an interactive webinar, “Mind Your…
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Super cool paper: posterior insula neurons transiently encode individual heartbeats, especially around systole, and this cardiac tuning strengthens during emotional states. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Hands down this obituary nails it, what a tribute and interesting read to learn more about Robert S. Mueller III’s integrity and leadership @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/u...
Robert S. Mueller III, 81, Dies; Rebuilt F.B.I. and Led Trump Inquiry
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Happy to share our latest study on domain specificity in interoceptive psychophysics!
Leah Banellis@leahbanellis.bsky.social · 6mo agoExcited to share that our work on organ-specific interoception is now published in Communications Psychology! www.nature.com/articles/s44... @micahgallen.com @the-ecg.org
Taking meetings from 140th street today, birds are flocking but the streets remain cold, don’t think you can put your gloves away already! #NYC #CityCollege
