PyNWB 4.0.0 is out! Two long-awaited features land in the Python reference API: HERD external resource annotations for linking your data to ontologies, and the new EventsTable from NWBEP001. Also brings Python 3.14 support. pip install --upgrade pynwb nwb.org/news/pynwb-4...

Make some noise about this 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...

President Trump seeks control of science funding

The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.

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My lab is hiring a software engineer to support our #NeuroAI research: careers.epfl.ch/job/Lausanne.... Please consider applying if you want to build out the infrastructure enabling models of the human brain & mind (e.g., www.Brain-Score.org). We will start screening applications this week 🧠🤖

We gave a tutorial on @nwb.org and DANDI at @cosynemeeting.bsky.social this year. If you couldn't make it (or want a refresher), the full recording is up on YouTube. Covers everything from data standardization to finding and reusing public neurophysiology datasets on DANDI.

Cosyne 2026 - Tutorial: Open Neurophysiology Data Tutorial: NWB, DANDI, and IBL

YouTube video by Cosyne Talks

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We have three neuroscience research software engineering jobs available at @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social, two joint with the Advanced Microscopy Facility. All positions start ASAP, funded until Sept 2028 in the first instance. Salary £54-64k. More details: neuroinformatics.dev/get-involved

Mission: record hippocampal place cells in zero gravity Crew: 3 rats with electrode arrays Vehicle: Space Shuttle Columbia Status: data now publicly available on DANDI, 28 years later The ratstronauts' mission is finally complete. 🐀🚀 h/t NASA about.dandiarchive.org/blog/2026/02...

🧠 Introducing NeuroDiscoveryBench. Built with @alleninstitute.org, it’s the first benchmark for evaluating AI systems like our Asta DataVoyager agent on neuroscience data. The benchmark tests whether AI can truly extract insights from complex brain datasets.

Check out our new perspective paper in eNeuro! We explore recent advancements and future prospects in open neuroscience, and discuss how open science practices, data sharing, and structural changes can create a more collaborative and transparent scientific ecosystem www.eneuro.org/content/12/1...

Open Data In Neurophysiology: Advancements, Solutions & Challenges

Ongoing efforts over the last 50 years have made data and methods more reproducible and transparent across the life sciences. This openness has led to transformative insights and vastly accelerated sc...

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At #SfN25? Catch @ryanly.bsky.social at the NWB/DANDI booth #3835 at 10am today for a demo of NWB GUIDE, our app for converting data from 40 common neurophysiology and behavior data formats to NWB without writing any code! nwb-guide.readthedocs.io @nwb.org @dandiarchive.org

Miss out on the @nwb.org poster at #SfN25? Never fear - you can still catch up with the team at learn more about nwb.org at the DANDI booth #3831! #OpenScience #OpenData

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Ashley Juavinett, PhD@ashleyjuavinett.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Catch me at the DANDI/NWB booth (3831) today at 1 pm for a live demo of this online textbook I developed with a former student of mine! #SfN25 #SfN2025 @sfn.org (Or check it out for yourself 👉 nwb4edu.github.io )

Come say hi at the @nwb.org and @dandiarchive.org booth #3831 at SfN! Learn about how the standard and archive can help advance your science and fulfill your data sharing requirements! We're also ready to help you convert your data to NWB and publish it to DANDI 📶🎉

Neurodata Without Borders@nwb.org · 9mo ago

Looking forward to seeing everyone at SfN this week! Stop by our booth (#3831) to learn about NWB and the @dandiarchive.org , check out our posters on multi-modal open data ecosystems and AI coding agents, or catch one of our showcase talks throughout the conference. #SfN2025 Full schedule:

1/ 🚨 New preprint! 🚨 Excited and proud (& a little nervous 😅) to share our latest work on the importance of #theta-timescale spiking during #locomotion in #learning. If you care about how organisms learn, buckle up. 🧵👇 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 💻 code + data 🔗 below 🤩 #neuroskyence

🎉 Deadline is *tomorrow*! Join the @flatironinstitute.org workshop on pynapple & NeMos @sfn.org this November to analyze and model neural data pynapple: analyze neural time series NeMoS: model neural population dynamics Meals + accommodation included 👉 neurorse.flatironinstitute.org/events/2025/...

NWB just turned 10 years old! Researchers worldwide have downloaded 1.9 PB of NWB data from @dandiarchive.org. This animation shows the reach of NWB, facilitating collaboration across the globe. What impact has open neurophysiology data had on your science? Share your stories! 🧠 @openscience

I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...

I’m an award-winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding.

The “Mozart of Math” tried to stay out of politics. Then it came for his research.

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This has been a blast! Such a treat to be hosted by @hhmijanelia.bsky.social at this workshop by organized by @nwb.org! Re-analysis of open-data form @dandiarchive.org with so many talented scientists has been so much fun!

🎉 Congrats to all the organizers on another great workshop! The @nwb.org community appreciates all you do. ❤️ @bendichter.com @ryanly.bsky.social @stephmprince.bsky.social

The Kavli Foundation@kavlifoundation.org · last yr.

Congrats on another successful #NeuroDataReHack! Inspiring to see the creativity & collaboration around open neurophys data. Attendees are invited to apply for the Kavli NeuroData Discovery Award - a one-year grant supporting innovative #DataReuse. Excited to see your ideas! #KavliNeuro #OpenData

NeuroDataReHack participants from all over the world are finishing up 10 exciting projects analyzing open neurophys data on @dandiarchive.org. Thank you @hhmijanelia.bsky.social for being amazing hosts as always! Stay tuned for the workshop report. @chrishalcrow.bsky.social @mcelotto95.bsky.social

For 80 years, the United States led the world in science and engineering. We could lose that position in a single year. www.science.org/content/arti...

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels

“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

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My first piece with @thetransmitter.bsky.social is out! Open data is transforming neuroscience—350+ datasets on @dandiarchive.org in @nwb.org, new tools like Neurosift enabling discovery and analysis, and researchers all over the world discovering new insights using open data as a key resource!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · last yr.

Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate science, reduce costs and increase the value of investments. But to date, the field hasn't placed equal emphasis on the reuse side of the data-sharing equation, writes @bendichter.com #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/open-neurosc...

#FlatironCCN is hosting a @nwb.org hackathon in August to bring together scientists, research software engineers and students to work on development, tool integration, outreach and training. Learn more and register: nwb.org/events/hck25... #neuroscience #science

I would love (and am trying) to build a whole lab off of data reuse + modeling. This article pointed to some useful resources I hadn't heard of. I would also add that reuse can be for things far afield from what the data was originally collected for. Your data may have value you've never dreamt of!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · last yr.

Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate science, reduce costs and increase the value of investments. But to date, the field hasn't placed equal emphasis on the reuse side of the data-sharing equation, writes @bendichter.com #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/open-neurosc...

Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate science, reduce costs and increase the value of investments. But to date, the field hasn't placed equal emphasis on the reuse side of the data-sharing equation, writes @bendichter.com #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/open-neurosc...

Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate the pace of science, reduce costs and increase the value of our collective research investments.

Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate the pace of science, reduce costs and increase the value of our collective research investments. New tools that make open data easier to use—and new…

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Join us at the NWB Community Hackathon at @flatironinstitute.org, Aug 4-6! Hack on NWB-related projects with the devs and tool builders, integrate tools with NWB, contribute to the standard, and help shape the future of neurophysiology data standardization. nwb.org/events/hck25...

We're excited to receive so much interest in our NWB and @dandiarchive.org workshop from computational neuroscientist and experimentalists here at UW! We're happy to meet and help anyone publish or reuse open neurophysiology data!

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o... Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security

Opinion | The Uncertain Fate of the Young American Scientist (Gift Article)

Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.

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What datasets do you use in your research @thetransmitter.bsky.social wants to know! Help us by filling out this survey: thetransmitter.typeform.com/datasets?utm...

What datasets do you mostly rely on?

We want to hear from you.

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Hello from Montreal! Thanks to everyone who attended our NWB and @dandiarchive.org workshop at #cosyne2025 and to our guest tool presenters. What a great start to the conference!

1. Wrapping up the Pre-Cosybe Brainhack! A huge thank you to our amazing participants, organizers, and supporters who made this such a success. The energy, collaboration, and creativity in the room led to fantastic results. Looking forward to seeing how these ideas evolve!