Emily Singer

Securing the academic pipeline amid uncertain U.S. funding climate Finding creative ways to keep early-career researchers in academia—for example, through part-time roles—can help the field weather the storm.

My latest in @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

Let’s teach neuroscientists how to be thoughtful and fair reviewers Blanco-Suárez revamped the traditional journal club by developing a course in which students peer review preprints alongside the published papers that evolved from them.

“I made it my mission to develop a journal club course to teach students how to become fair reviewers.” @eblancosuarez.bsky.social shares how she developed a class in which students review preprints alongside the published papers that evolved from them.

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Lack of reviewers threatens robustness of neuroscience literature Simple math suggests that small groups of scientists can significantly bias peer review.

Broad peer review is crucial for a healthy scientific literature, but neuroscientists turn down review requests too often. Simple math suggests that small groups of scientists can significantly bias the literature, writes @jvoigts.bsky.social.

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Meet the neuroscientist running for Congress Sam Wang, a neuroscientist running for the U.S. House of Representatives, has been interested in “fixing bugs in democracy” for decades.

@samwang.bsky.social , an autism scientist who made headlines for his data-based analyses of congressional districts, is running for a House seat in New Jersey.

By Lauren Schenkman

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Chances are you have not heard her name, but Marcelle Lapicque may have been the first Black woman neuroscientist in Europe.

By @avaskham.bsky.social, @rebeccasky.bsky.social

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Newsletters and alerts The latest news and perspectives on the neuroscience topics that interest you most, direct to your inbox

This month’s early-career newsletter features a Q&A with Raphe Bernier about how he ventured away from academia—and found his way back. Plus, @dlevenstein.bsky.social and @qlu.bsky.social on their new labs, and more. Sign up for the newsletter.

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Neuroscience has a species problem If neuroscience is serious about building general principles of brain function, cross-species dialogue must become a core organizing principle.

If neuroscience is serious about building general principles of brain function, cross-species dialogue must become a core organizing principle rather than an afterthought, writes @suthanalab.bsky.social.

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Events

Check out our recently updated calendar, featuring the top neuroscience meetings and events through September 2027.

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From genes to dynamics: Examining brain cell types in action may reveal the logic of brain function Defining brain cell types is no longer a matter of classification alone, but of embedding their genetic identities within the dynamical organization of population activity.

Defining brain cell types is no longer a matter of classification alone, but of embedding their genetic identities within the dynamical organization of population activity, writes @lmprida.bsky.social.

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Another thoughtful piece from Tim Requarth on the potential impact of AI tools on the scientific process.

PIEZO channels are opening the study of mechanosensation in unexpected places The force-activated ion channels underlie the senses of touch and proprioception. Now scientists are using them as a tool to explore molecular mechanisms at work in internal organs…

A wonderful piece by @callimcflurry.bsky.social on how mechanosensitive PIEZO ion channels are being used to explore how our bodies rely on pressure sensing. It is a thoughtfully researched article, with perspectives from many colleagues across the field.
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Studying aspects of the brain’s emotion system that enable organisms to infer indirect threats and understand changing context can establish a common framework that bridges species and levels of analysis, writes @jojolab.bsky.social.

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How to collaborate with AI To make the best use of LLMs in research, turn your scientific question into a set of concrete, checkable proposals, wire up an automatic scoring loop, and let the AI iterate.

The creativity is still mostly human, writes @kenneth-harris.bsky.social. The AI’s strength is relentless, moderately clever trial-and-error in the space of technical solutions.

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Computational psychiatry needs systems neuroscience Dissecting different parallel processing streams may help us understand the mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms, such as delusions, and unite human and animal research.

Dissecting different parallel processing streams may help us understand the mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms, such as delusions, and unite human and animal research, writes Michael Halassa.

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The Transmitter’s most-read neuroscience book excerpts of 2025 Books by Nachum Ulanovsky, Nicole Rust, and Andrew Iwaniuk and Georg Striedter made the list of some of the year's most engaging neuroscience titles.

Books by Nachum Ulanovsky, @nicolecrust.bsky.social, and @evoneuro.bsky.social and Georg Striedter made the list of some of the most engaging neuroscience titles released in 2025.

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The 1,000 neuron challenge A competition to design small, efficient neural models may provide new insight into real brains—and perhaps unite disparate modeling efforts.

A competition to design small, efficient neural models may provide new insight into real brains—and perhaps unite disparate modeling efforts, writes @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy.

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Not playing around: Why neuroscience needs toy models Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs.

Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs, writes @marcusghosh.bsky.social.

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How basic neuroscience has paved the path to new drugs A growing list of medications—such as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicines—exist because of insights from basic research.

A growing list of medications—such as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicines—exist because of insights from basic research, writes @alexkwan.bsky.social.

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AI-assisted coding: 10 simple rules to maintain scientific rigor These guidelines can help researchers ensure the integrity of their work while accelerating progress on important scientific questions.

@russpoldrack.org's guidelines for AI-assisted coding can help researchers ensure the integrity of their work while accelerating progress on important scientific questions.

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Check out the first entry on our new Q&A series about neuroscientists who’ve built careers outside of the lab!

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Courses Explore upcoming neuroscience courses, filtered by topic.

Check out our courses calendar, where you can search for upcoming neuroscience courses. If you’re organizing a course and would like to share it with us, submit it at community@thetransmitter.org.

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Events

Check out our recently updated calendar, featuring the top neuroscience meetings and events through September 2027.

Are you organizing a neuroscience conference? Share it with us at community@thetransmitter.org.

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Great having @drnancypadilla.bsky.social contribute to the series!

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In @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025, we recognize 25 early-career researchers who have made outstanding scientific contributions and demonstrated a commitment to mentoring and community-building in neuroscience.

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Learn more about the origins of Neurotree and how you can use it to explore trends in neuroscience.

Thinking about thinking: AI offers theoretical insights into human memory We need a new conceptual framework for understanding cognitive functions—particularly how globally distributed brain states are formed and maintained for hours.

At the #SFN2025 #NeuroAI session and want to hear more from Terry Sejnowski? www.thetransmitter.org/human-neurot...

Neurophysiology data-sharing system faces funding cliff After the primary grant supporting Neurodata Without Borders ends in March 2026, the platform may no longer be maintained or kept up to date.

The challenges Neurodata Without Borders faces reflect a broader need for funding that sustains new research tools once they are established.

By Lauren Schneider

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An exciting collaboration with @worldwideneuro.bsky.social , @tpvogels.bsky.social @bozelosp.bsky.social @moritzstefaner.bsky.social

Quanta and The Transmitter Writers Win AAAS Kavli Gold Awards for Science Journalism Quanta and The Transmitter Writers Win AAAS Kavli Gold Awards for Science Journalism on Simons Foundation

Congrats to @thetransmitter.bsky.social staff reporter Calli McMurray & @quantamagazine.bsky.social contributing writer Max G. Levy for winning Gold Awards for Science Journalism! https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta-and-the-transmitter-writers-win-aaas-kavli-gold-awards-for-science-journalism/

Aging as adaptation Some age-related changes in the brain and in behavior are not solely the result of cognitive decline but rather part of a larger adaptive process.

In our latest Postdoc Perspectives essay, Dana Rubi Levy, Kevin Mastro and Michael Ryan argue that some age-related changes in the brain are not solely the result of cognitive decline but rather part of a larger adaptive process.

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