If you are going to the SfN meeting in DC (@sfn.org) and are interested in social neuroscience, please join us for Social Neuroscience Social (11/16/2026). @s4sn.bsky.social Hosted by the four of us: Me, @honglab.bsky.social, Ziv Williams, @drnancypadilla.bsky.social

Sharing the info that the poster submission for the 2026 Society for Social Neuroscience is open until 7/10. Please join us in beautiful Montreal - we have an excellent program covering social neuroscience research across many species! @s4sn.bsky.social

How does the brain compile information to then make decisions? The @neuralnandy.bsky.social, Jadi, and @stevewcchang.bsky.social labs show that the brain uses the same conserved algorithm to make complex social decisions (such as to cooperate) as it does to make perceptual decisions.

Canonical decision computations underlie behavioral and neural signatures of cooperation in primates

Successful cooperation requires the dynamic integration of social cues. However, the neural mechanisms supporting this complex process remain unknown.…

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The deadline for the Neurobiology of Cognition Gordon Conference is coming soon. We have an awesome lineup of speakers. We will begin assigning fellowships in mid May, so don't delay, apply now! Spread the word! 🧪 🧠 #neuroscience #cognition www.grc.org/neurobiology...

Symposium Proposal Deadline Extended! 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN 2026) will take place in Montréal, Canada, August 23–26, 2026. 🧠 The deadline for symposium proposals has been extended to Tuesday, March 31. Learn more: s4sn.org/s4sn2026

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The deadline for symposium proposals has been extended to Tuesday, March 31! ✨

Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN)@s4sn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

✨ Exciting News! Join us for the S4SN Annual Meeting in Montreal this August 23-26, 2026! 🇨🇦 🗓️ Registration Deadline: August 21, 2026 🔗 Register here: event.fourwaves.com/s4sn2026/reg... Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! #S4SN2026 #Montreal #Conference

We will be accepting symposium proposals for the 2026 S4SN meeting (8/23-8/26 in Montreal, CANADA) until March 31st! Propose exciting social neuroscience symposium ideas! 👇👇 www.s4sn.org/s4sn2026

2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Neuroscience — S4SN

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Two awards will be given: 1️⃣ for human research 1️⃣ for non-human animal research Bonus for providing information on your open science practices (e.g. data, code, and resource sharing, preprinting manuscripts). Self-nominations are allowed! 😁

✨ EARLY CAREER AWARD nominations are open! ✨ This award recognizes the formation of new approaches or paradigms within the field of social neuroscience, and/or the development or advancement of research that cuts across multiple fields of neuroscience to understand social cognition & behavior. 🏆

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Monitoring gene expression in the brain with a simple blood test? In collaboration with @jerzyszablowski.bsky.social & his lab we figured out how to do it nonhuman primates using noninvasive neuroengineering of synthetic serum markers. nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Very excited to share a Special Collection at the Journal of Neuroscience (@sfnjournals.bsky.social) - Central Questions for Social Neuroscience Research. This issue includes some of the latest perspectives on social neuroscience research. Please check it out!👇 www.jneurosci.org/content/46/8

The Journal of Neuroscience: 46 (8)

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Together with the European Social Club, the Society for Social Neuroscience is organizing a "Social brain networking event" during FENS forum fensforum.org, in Barcelona, Spain. It will be held at La Fuga, Consell de Cent 350, on the 7th of July from 7 pm. @s4sn.bsky.social

Join us in beautiful Montreal for the 2026 S4SN Conference (Aug 23–26)! Share your latest research, spark new collaborations, and engage with a vibrant social neuroscience community! Symposium proposals and individual abstract submissions are underway: event.fourwaves.com/s4sn2026/pages

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Join S4SN 2026, August 23-26, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

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🗣️ Call for Abstracts (Individual and Symposium): Deadline: March 13, 2026 Submit your abstract here: event.fourwaves.com/s4sn2026/sub... If you have any questions, please contact debora.rashcovsky@gmail.com! ✨

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✨ Exciting News! Join us for the S4SN Annual Meeting in Montreal this August 23-26, 2026! 🇨🇦 🗓️ Registration Deadline: August 21, 2026 🔗 Register here: event.fourwaves.com/s4sn2026/reg... Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! #S4SN2026 #Montreal #Conference

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I'm looking to hire a postgraduate research associate in Computational Psychiatry for my new lab at Yale. Please see link below for details & help RT 🙏 postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...

Come join us for 2026 GRC Cognition! Registration is limited, so sign up early. 🧠 💪

Steve W. C. Chang@stevewcchang.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We are excited to announce the 2026 GRC Neurobiology of Cognition (7/19-24) in beautiful Waterville Valley, NH! Registration/abstract submission open. Wonderful speakers/program covering cognition across scales & species, incl. AI & neuromodulation! @desrocherslab.bsky.social @erinlrich.bsky.social

Come join us in beautiful NH this summer!

Steve W. C. Chang@stevewcchang.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We are excited to announce the 2026 GRC Neurobiology of Cognition (7/19-24) in beautiful Waterville Valley, NH! Registration/abstract submission open. Wonderful speakers/program covering cognition across scales & species, incl. AI & neuromodulation! @desrocherslab.bsky.social @erinlrich.bsky.social

📣 Our lab is hiring a full-time RA/lab manager! Join us in beautiful Santa Barbara to study the neural bases of affect-cognition interactions using fMRI and brain stimulation. Great stepping stone to a PhD in cognitive/affective neuro 🧠🐬🏖️ Apply by Jan 22: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03048

Junior Specialist - Lapate Laboratory, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

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We are excited to announce the 2026 GRC Neurobiology of Cognition (7/19-24) in beautiful Waterville Valley, NH! Registration/abstract submission open. Wonderful speakers/program covering cognition across scales & species, incl. AI & neuromodulation! @desrocherslab.bsky.social @erinlrich.bsky.social

Sharing an amazing postdoc opportunity in Paris in the lab of Julia Sliwa (@juliasliwa.bsky.social) in NHP Neuroimaging and Neurophysiology on social vision and cognition! CNRS: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... Paris Brain Institute: offres.institutducerveau-icm.org//fr/jobs/196...

That was fun! Thanks to everyone who joined us for the First Göttingen Cognition Forum this week. We really appreciated the many talks and posters and the lively atmosphere at the meeting. We feel this was a great start and we hope that the Cognition Forum will continue ...

Excited to share this super comprehensive review of psychedelic research in NHPs! W/ Alex Kwan. This work was by our grad student Jamie who is passionate about psychedelics. Her in-depth knowledge is impressive as reflected here. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Psychedelic studies in nonhuman primates: Past and future

Molecular Psychiatry - Psychedelic studies in nonhuman primates: Past and future

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Super excited to share this new collaborative work - marmosets use diverse and highly flexible strategies when they cooperate. These strategies are powerfully determined by both social factors (sex, dominance, familiarity) & individual partner identity. www.cell.com/current-biol...

Diverse and flexible strategies enable successful cooperation in marmoset dyads

Meisner and Shi et al. show that common marmosets flexibly coordinate with partners using both gaze-dependent and rhythmic strategies. Cooperation depends on active social monitoring and is shaped by ...

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Very timely and insightful OpEd by Prof. Cory Miller on WSJ. It lays out an important point - Advanced AI cannot be developed in a vacuum without understanding the sophisticated machines we have in our brains. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

Opinion | The Future of AI Lies in Monkeys, Not Microchips

Neuroscience research on primates will help us learn how to build an efficient thinking machine.

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Leading neuroscientists share their top tips to optimise learning: teach, sleep, repeat! www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/neu...

Super excited to share this new work from the lab! We show that oxytocin infusion in the amygdala sustains prosocial behavior via state-dependent amygdala-prefrontal modulation www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

Oxytocin in the amygdala sustains prosocial behavior via state-dependent amygdala-prefrontal modulation

Prosocial behaviors are crucial for maintaining primates' complex social relationships. As central regions involved in social decision-making, the basolateral amygdala (BLA) processes social salience ...

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Very excited to share a new collaborative work with @neuralnandy.bsky.social and Monika Jadi on using a novel ‘super-seasoning’ approach and dynamic Bayesian network modeling to reveal multi-area causal network dynamics underlying social interaction. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Causal Dynamics of Social Gaze in Primate Prefrontal-Amygdala Networks Revealed by Dynamic Bayesian Modeling

Social gaze is a fundamental channel of primate communication, shaping dynamic interactions and fostering mutual understanding. While prior studies have mapped the behavioral correlates of social gaze...

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Have you registered yet? 😁 Secure your spot at #S4SN2025 at share.google/vRumlIDQBNLX... and join us this September in beautiful Lisbon! ✨

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⭐ Join Us in Lisbon! ⭐ We're excited to announce our upcoming Lisbon meeting, featuring a lineup of inspiring symposiums and renowned speakers! ✨ #Conference2025 #S4SN2025 #socialneuroscience #symposum #TravelAward