Aarabi, M.H. Neuroimaging runs on helium, helium runs through Hormuz. Nat Neurosci 29, 1777–1778 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Join us for Brain Chats this Saturday! Dr. Clay will present, "An Introduction to the UAB Alzheimer's Disease Research Center: The Importance of Brain Aging Research." Come learn why brain aging research matters and how you can help advance Alzheimer's research! Free & open to all! 🧠📚

Some good news! Not a done deal, but important step. If you wondered if submitting your comments on the OMB rules change mattered, the answer is a resounding YES

Sam Wang@samwang.bsky.social · 3d ago

This may dramatically slow down the attacks on science. It also provides a template for how to prevent the federal government from becoming a patronage state. It’s a big deal!

Check it out all!! the NBDC Sandbox lets researchers securely analyze ABCD/HBCD brain data (tabular + file-based) in the cloud, no downloads needed. Free to use!! Story: aws.amazon.com/blogs/public...

The NBDC sandbox: How the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain built a secure cloud environment to accelerate brain development research with AWS | Amazon Web Services

The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) and HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) studies, the largest longitudinal brain development studies in U.S. history, are producing transformati...

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Admirable clarity @science.org

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2w ago

Whew, the editors of @science.org are getting real.

📣 BIDS seeks a volunteer Communications Maintainer to keep our community informed, connected, and engaged. Learn more: bids.neuroimaging.io/blog/2026/07... #BIDS #OpenScience #Neuroimaging

If you want an example of why having political appointees deeply involved in grantmaking... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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Great visual illusion, accompanied by a lovely variation on Shepard Tones if you have the sound on Posted on Reddit by bigjobbyx, who is a bit of an artist genius

A special highlight of our work on precision fMRI of the prefrontal cortex

WCIA 3 News@wcia3news.bsky.social · 2w ago

Out of the 30 million MRIs performed in the United States every year, data shows about 22% of those are on the brain. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois are mapping out ways to see the results at a more detailed level.

The public comment period for the proposed OMB rule closed Monday, July 13. Thank you to everyone who took the time to engage in this important process and submit their public comments. View SfN’s submitted comments here: vist.ly/5c9q4 #neurosky #neuroskyence #scisky

🧠BRAIN FACT: Your sense of time is not kept by one tiny clock. Time perception involves distributed networks including frontal areas, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and parietal regions. #Science4Policy #learning #Polarization

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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Did an interview about Neuroscience for All today with Viewpoint Alabama www.iheart.com/podcast/742-... More info: www.uab.edu/news/health-... and www.brainawarenessuab.com Here's material for setting up your own Neuroscience for All and discussing your experiences: github.com/Neuroscience...

Neuroscience for All and Cyclospora in Alabama - Viewpoint Alabama | iHeart

UAB’s Dr. Kristina Visscher talks about the Neuroscience for all program that seeks to educate the public about our brains.  Then Dr. Tyler Evans updates us on the outbreak of Cyclospora in...

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Great interview of @emilyjacobs.bsky.social & @laurapritschet.bsky.social. Masterclass of science communication. Instead of a clean story of cognitive+hormone relationships (to highlight their own work) they push a narrative & share their excitement about how much we don't know & could still learn.

This is Your Brain on Hormones

We don’t have hormones, hormones have us.

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New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Brian Kim and John D. Medaglia: Frontoparietal control-default mode connectivity predicts TMS effects on cognitive control doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...

The OMB rule drew 331 comments (out of the 53k currently posted) that referenced the historical cautionary tale of Lysenkoism. because some folks do indeed learn from history. www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...

What's your favourite technique for trying to understand big numbers? I like turning them into time! In my newsletter this week I look at ways to wrap our heads around large values. What did I miss? www.not-ship.com/large-numbers/

Interesting. I submitted one comment on the OMB rule on June 29, 2026. Realizing I had left much out of my first, 3-page comment, I left a second substantive comment on July 10th. When I search the list of comments here www.regulations.gov/document/OMB..., I don't see my second comment.

"Under the rule, destroying an endangered species’ nest or habitat would no longer be considered illegal." nyti.ms/4hch5F3

Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining (Gift Article)

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

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Posted my comments opposing OMBs proposed rule. It was so easy, using this great letter writing tool of @faseborg.bsky.social www.faseb.org/science-poli... Did you submit yours yet? The deadline is soon - July 13. This is essential to save science and research in the US.

Hi all. We have 3 days left to leave as many comments as we can on the federal register for OMB-2026-0034. The next Ozempic won't happen with this rule in place: www.al.com/news/birming...

Federal rule could disrupt Alabama research grants and economic impact: op-ed

For the NIH, every dollar invested in research generates $2.50 in economic impact across Alabama.

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@cdelawalla.bsky.social may be in Paris this week, but we should all join her ONLINE on Monday 7/13/2026 for the #SUFS rally in opposition to the nefarious proposed OMB rule that would destroy science funding the in the US. Go here & sign up: events.standupforscience.net/stand-up-for...

OMB Deadline Day Rally - The Fight is Just Beginning

OMB’s latest proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” would place political ideologues over scientific experts in federal research funding decisions. Say goodbye to cancer treatme...

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"There won’t be more discoveries, and we’ll just stop at what we already know." @cantlonlab.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...

She Studied Ways to Make People Smarter. Then Her Grant Was Cut.

Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.

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Spectacular call to action written by the incomparable @andrewhardaway.bsky.social ! www.al.com/news/birming... -- YOU can make a difference by submitting your comments: fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163...

Federal rule could disrupt Alabama research grants and economic impact: op-ed

For the NIH, every dollar invested in research generates $2.50 in economic impact across Alabama.

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Have y'all heard about the OMB proposed rule? Basically, it's 400+ pages of very bad proposed legislation by Project 2025 folks and Russel Vought-- it would, among other things, make any grant able to be terminated at any time for political reasons. Comment here: www.faseb.org/science-poli...

I’ve been begging folks across the political spectrum to internalize this. Up to and including even Title I and IDEA: Everything we think know and can rely on with federal K12 funding is changing. The latest👇

Education Week@edweek.org · 4w ago

Big Changes to Federal Grants Are Coming: What They Could Mean for Schools: The White House is proposing sweeping regulatory changes for federal grantmaking.

New research from Nico Dosenbach, MD, PhD, and colleagues published in @science.org found that socioeconomic status is one of the biggest factors impacting the development of kids' brains — more than even IQ, parenting style or health history. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eelc1K

Ok my fellow New York State #scientists #biologists #ecologists & science supporters, this is your time. I made a donation today to Skype a Scientist and you can too! Fill the map with purple and support #science #ScienceEd science education and #scicomm science communication in NY and our region!

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · last mo.

The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026

Visiting my university’s new, expensively-refurbished space for startup incubators and senior management and cannot imagine a better illustration of the American university at this moment in time than a breathlessly press-released “collaboration room” featuring a single desk and chair.

A direct way to engage with federal policy making!

Society for Neuroscience@sfn.org · last mo.

Submitting a public comment is one of the most direct ways to engage with federal policymaking. A proposed OMB rule could severely impact science funding policies in the U.S. Make your voice heard! Join fellow #Neuroadvocates in submitting comments by July 13: vist.ly/5a83v #neurosky