Alina Podschun
@apodschun.bsky.social
Researcher at IPU Berlin and neuroscience PhD student @humboldtuni.bsky.social with a background in psychology, neuroscience and network science. Into films: sometimes directs, writes, produces.
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Thanks to the Allen Institute for the write-up of our recent work! 👏
Paper is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Thanks to the Allen Institute for the write-up of our recent work! 👏
Paper is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The extended version of my thesis procrastination project/subcortex visualization package is out now in both Python and R, now that I’ve graduated 🤠 This figure shows the 9 atlases included (and counting)!
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Website: anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Website: anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The extended version of my thesis procrastination project/subcortex visualization package is out now in both Python and R, now that I’ve graduated 🤠 This figure shows the 9 atlases included (and counting)!
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Website: anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Website: anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
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Book your free tickets now for our next #MedicineAtTheCrick event on Thursday 12 March, hosted by @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social, where researchers and clinicians will explore ‘neurotechnologies’ that help us better understand and decode the brain.
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Medicine at the Crick| Interfacing the human brain: neurons to networks
Hybrid event taking place virtually and in person, organised by The Francis Crick Institute, London
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January 26, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Book your free tickets now for our next #MedicineAtTheCrick event on Thursday 12 March, hosted by @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social, where researchers and clinicians will explore ‘neurotechnologies’ that help us better understand and decode the brain.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medicine-a...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medicine-a...
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Female scientists have to wait longer for their articles to be reviewed than their male colleagues. An analysis of 36.5 million papers in the life sciences shows that for females it took 115 days to reach a decision, compared to 101 days for men journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @plosbiology.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Female scientists have to wait longer for their articles to be reviewed than their male colleagues. An analysis of 36.5 million papers in the life sciences shows that for females it took 115 days to reach a decision, compared to 101 days for men journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @plosbiology.org
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This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
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Please spread the word🔊My lab is looking to hire two international postdocs. If you want to do comp neuro, combine machine learning and awesome math to understand neural circuit activity, then come work with us! Bonn is such a cool place for neuroscience now, you don't want to miss out.
January 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Please spread the word🔊My lab is looking to hire two international postdocs. If you want to do comp neuro, combine machine learning and awesome math to understand neural circuit activity, then come work with us! Bonn is such a cool place for neuroscience now, you don't want to miss out.
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Sulcal Widening in Schizophrenia Maps onto Sulcal Hubs and Energy-Synaptic Genes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.09.698648v1
January 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Sulcal Widening in Schizophrenia Maps onto Sulcal Hubs and Energy-Synaptic Genes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.09.698648v1
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"Simple heuristics to run a research group" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
"Simple heuristics to run a research group" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Come and join our team! We are looking for a Research Officer to help with recruitment and assessment on a large-scale human brain imaging study:
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Job Search
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December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Come and join our team! We are looking for a Research Officer to help with recruitment and assessment on a large-scale human brain imaging study:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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We are hiring a new Ph. D. student on neuroimaging and/or computational modeling on motivation and emotion. Tübingen is a great place to pursue work on these topics!!
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
PhD Position on computational modelling and neuroscience (m/f/d)
uni-tuebingen.de
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We are hiring a new Ph. D. student on neuroimaging and/or computational modeling on motivation and emotion. Tübingen is a great place to pursue work on these topics!!
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
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Check out our latest paper, led by Jason Kim, out now in Nature Communications‼️🧠
The brain computes by processing information over time through interactions between connectivity and dynamics that are hard to model. Here we infer these interactions from data and find they better predict cognitive performance! www.nature.com/articles/s41... w/ @lindenmp.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Check out our latest paper, led by Jason Kim, out now in Nature Communications‼️🧠
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Full professorship in general psychology open @tudresden.bsky.social
We are a lively department with a fantastically equipped neuroimaing center. DM me with questions.
@dgps.bsky.social @dgps-fgal.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12517
We are a lively department with a fantastically equipped neuroimaing center. DM me with questions.
@dgps.bsky.social @dgps-fgal.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12517
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Full professorship in general psychology open @tudresden.bsky.social
We are a lively department with a fantastically equipped neuroimaing center. DM me with questions.
@dgps.bsky.social @dgps-fgal.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12517
We are a lively department with a fantastically equipped neuroimaing center. DM me with questions.
@dgps.bsky.social @dgps-fgal.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12517
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Please repost: another kind of Black-Friday deal!
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Please repost: another kind of Black-Friday deal!
Mind = blown. Jealous of anybody near NeurIPS this year!
How do brain areas control each other? 🧠🎛️
✨In our NeurIPS 2025 Spotlight paper, we introduce a data-driven framework to answer this question using deep learning, nonlinear control, and differential geometry.🧵⬇️
✨In our NeurIPS 2025 Spotlight paper, we introduce a data-driven framework to answer this question using deep learning, nonlinear control, and differential geometry.🧵⬇️
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Mind = blown. Jealous of anybody near NeurIPS this year!
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So honored to have been named a 2025 Rising Star of Neuroscience by @thetransmitter.bsky.social! 😁
Big thanks to @avramholmes.bsky.social and @ambrains.bsky.social for the nomination 🤗, as well as to my past and present mentors for helping me get here! ❤️
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
Big thanks to @avramholmes.bsky.social and @ambrains.bsky.social for the nomination 🤗, as well as to my past and present mentors for helping me get here! ❤️
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
So honored to have been named a 2025 Rising Star of Neuroscience by @thetransmitter.bsky.social! 😁
Big thanks to @avramholmes.bsky.social and @ambrains.bsky.social for the nomination 🤗, as well as to my past and present mentors for helping me get here! ❤️
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
Big thanks to @avramholmes.bsky.social and @ambrains.bsky.social for the nomination 🤗, as well as to my past and present mentors for helping me get here! ❤️
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
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🗓️ Mark your calendars: the next #BernsteinConference will take place September 28 to October 1, 2026, in Frankfurt am Main!
Follow the link below to meet the first confirmed speakers. More to come!
👉 bernstein-network.de/bernstein-co...
#BernsteinNetwork #CompNeuro
Follow the link below to meet the first confirmed speakers. More to come!
👉 bernstein-network.de/bernstein-co...
#BernsteinNetwork #CompNeuro
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🗓️ Mark your calendars: the next #BernsteinConference will take place September 28 to October 1, 2026, in Frankfurt am Main!
Follow the link below to meet the first confirmed speakers. More to come!
👉 bernstein-network.de/bernstein-co...
#BernsteinNetwork #CompNeuro
Follow the link below to meet the first confirmed speakers. More to come!
👉 bernstein-network.de/bernstein-co...
#BernsteinNetwork #CompNeuro
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The one thing I missed most while living in the US.
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Germans think their bread is the best in the world. Here’s why they might be right | CNN
Germans have more bakeries and eat more varieties of bread than most other countries in the world — no wonder it’s so good.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The one thing I missed most while living in the US.
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🚨Job alert🚨
The lab has up to *3 postdoc openings* for comp systems neuroscientists interested in describing and manipulating neural population dynamics mediating behaviour
This is part of a collaborative ARIA grant "4D precision control of cortical dynamics"
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/383909
The lab has up to *3 postdoc openings* for comp systems neuroscientists interested in describing and manipulating neural population dynamics mediating behaviour
This is part of a collaborative ARIA grant "4D precision control of cortical dynamics"
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/383909
3 Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Champalimaud Foundation (Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr.
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🚨Job alert🚨
The lab has up to *3 postdoc openings* for comp systems neuroscientists interested in describing and manipulating neural population dynamics mediating behaviour
This is part of a collaborative ARIA grant "4D precision control of cortical dynamics"
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/383909
The lab has up to *3 postdoc openings* for comp systems neuroscientists interested in describing and manipulating neural population dynamics mediating behaviour
This is part of a collaborative ARIA grant "4D precision control of cortical dynamics"
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/383909
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This could solve a lot of problems
October 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This could solve a lot of problems
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The official 2026 Psychology and Brain meeting website is now online!
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
PUG2026 – PUG 2026: June 4–6, 2026, Heidelberg, Germany
pug2026.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The official 2026 Psychology and Brain meeting website is now online!
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
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JOB!
Complexly is looking to hire a Director of Development!
If you're interested, please review our job posting at Complexly.com/job and apply before Friday, October 17!
If you're interested, please review our job posting at Complexly.com/job and apply before Friday, October 17!
October 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
JOB!
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🧠 Why do some brains age faster than others?
🧬 Our new Nature Aging study of over 56,000 participants explores the genetics of the “brain age gap” — the difference between your brain’s biological and chronological age.
nature.com/articles/s43587-025-00962-7
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🧬 Our new Nature Aging study of over 56,000 participants explores the genetics of the “brain age gap” — the difference between your brain’s biological and chronological age.
nature.com/articles/s43587-025-00962-7
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Genome-wide analysis of brain age identifies 59 associated loci and unveils relationships with mental and physical health - Nature Aging
This genomic study of magnetic resonance imaging-based brain age in 56,348 people identifies 59 genetic loci, links brain aging to mental and physical health, and suggests high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes as causal factors of brain aging.
nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🧠 Why do some brains age faster than others?
🧬 Our new Nature Aging study of over 56,000 participants explores the genetics of the “brain age gap” — the difference between your brain’s biological and chronological age.
nature.com/articles/s43587-025-00962-7
Thread below 👇
🧬 Our new Nature Aging study of over 56,000 participants explores the genetics of the “brain age gap” — the difference between your brain’s biological and chronological age.
nature.com/articles/s43587-025-00962-7
Thread below 👇
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Tau oligomers modulate synapse fate by eliciting progressive bipartite synapse dysregulation and synapse loss https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.19.677215v1
September 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tau oligomers modulate synapse fate by eliciting progressive bipartite synapse dysregulation and synapse loss https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.19.677215v1
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Come work with us!! Open rank faculty call!!
The @cahbir.bsky.social and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social are hiring! Multiple open area and open rank faculty jobs, wonderful colleagues, amazing resources, and one of the largest communities of brain science research groups on the planet. Please apply and share widely.
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/209...
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/209...
Human Neuroimaging Faculty Positions in Rutgers Brain Health Institute
The Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR), a component of the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) on the Busch campus in Piscataway, NJ, is recruiting for two open rank (Assistant...
jobs.rutgers.edu
September 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Come work with us!! Open rank faculty call!!
Come join the best lab ever!
🧠 PhD opening in our lab @HU_Berlin!
Work on NeuroGeneConnect: genetics 🧬 + neuroimaging 🧠 of brain networks.
Closing date: 17/09/25
Details & apply 👉 hu.berlin/mpphd
Ref: DR/180/25
PostDoc call coming soon too!
Work on NeuroGeneConnect: genetics 🧬 + neuroimaging 🧠 of brain networks.
Closing date: 17/09/25
Details & apply 👉 hu.berlin/mpphd
Ref: DR/180/25
PostDoc call coming soon too!
Research fellow (m/f/d) in the field of molecular psychology with expected 65% part-time employment – E 13 TV-L HU (limited for 3 years)
hu.berlin
September 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Come join the best lab ever!