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Francisco Rivera Rosario
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Associate editor, opinion and community @thetransmitter.bsky.social. Posts about neuroscience, TV shows, Bad Bunny and the Knicks. Educado en la 804 en 🇵🇷. Views expressed are my own.

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Hoping to give much-needed visibility to African neuroscience, the new African Brain Journal prepares to publish its first issue.

By Lauren Schenkman

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February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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“I like to work on problems where there’s still room to make a big impact.” In “This paper changed my life,” @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social discusses how a 2013 paper from David Anderson inspired him to study the circuits of pain and pleasure.

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Abdus-Saboor on balancing the study of pain and pleasure
David Anderson’s 2013 paper revealed the sensory neurons involved in pleasurable touch and led Ishmail Abdus-Saboor down a new research path.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Check out our recently updated calendar, featuring the top neuroscience meetings and events through September 2027.

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Events
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February 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! For its 11th year, we’re celebrating eight women neuroscientists working toward gender equality in the field.

By Paige Miranda

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How eight initiatives are tackling neuroscience’s gender gap
In honor of today’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, The Transmitter spoke with eight women working to bolster their ranks in the field.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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BREAKING: The Oregon Health & Science University board of directors has voted to begin negotiations with the NIH about potentially transitioning the university’s primate research center to a sanctuary for the animals.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social

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Oregon primate center to negotiate transition to sanctuary
The board of directors at Oregon Health & Science University, which runs the primate center, voted unanimously for the move.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Explore the Early-Career Researcher Resource Center, designed to help you navigate the field with news, expert insights and practical tools.

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February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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My take on the Defining Cell Types perspective at @thetransmitter.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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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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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.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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It turns out that not all ice is created equal. Ice rinks are calibrated specifically for different sports, and at the Olympics these sport specifics are tightly controlled by the event’s "ice meisters."

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February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Neuroscience subfields are often siloed. Embracing an integrative approach during training can help change that, @austinacoley.bsky.social explains.

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How to be a multidisciplinary neuroscientist
Neuroscience subfields are often siloed. Embracing an integrative approach during training can help change that.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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I had the BEST day with @thetransmitter.bsky.social in NYC!!

I’m honestly so inspired - everyone there is incredibly curious, kind, and talented. 💙

Thanks to the team for the insight into the wonderful world of science journalism and of course to @womeninneurouk.bsky.social for connecting us 🧠
February 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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A region in the cerebellum is language-selective—something previously found only in the cortex, a new study suggests.

By @natmesanash.bsky.social

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Cerebellum responds to language like cortical areas
One of four language-responsive cerebellar regions may encode meaningful information, much like the cortical language network in the left hemisphere, according to a new study.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Discover @thetransmitter.bsky.social's Mentorship Directory, connecting mentors and mentees at all stages of their careers.

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Neuroscience Mentorship Program Directory
Discover neuroscience mentorship opportunities through this living directory, connecting mentors and mentees at all stages of their careers.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Although the reporting requirements are over for basic experimental studies in humans, the principle of making research plans and results public and accessible is “a good one that we should all continue to work on,” Jeremy Wolfe says.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social

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NIH scraps policy that classified basic research in people as clinical trials
The policy aimed to increase the transparency of research in humans but created “a bureaucratic nightmare” for basic neuroscientists.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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In honor of Black History Month, we're celebrating researchers who represent the BIPOC community in neuroscience. We’ll feature their stories every Wednesday and Friday throughout February.

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February 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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A lifelong passion for writing helped rising star @doctheagrif.bsky.social land a book deal and publish 15 chapter books for early readers, covering topics ranging from what the cerebellum does to how a cake bakes.

By @avaskham.bsky.social

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Crafting tales of science with Theanne Griffith
A lifelong passion for writing helped the neuroscientist land a book deal and publish 15 chapter books for early readers, covering topics ranging from what the cerebellum does to how a cake bakes.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Neuroscience is evolving fast. At our January Presents event, three @thetransmitter.bsky.social Rising Stars — Nancy Padilla-Coreano, Marissa Scavuzzo, and Jie Zheng — reflected on how scientists are exploring the field and training the next generation. #neuroscience #science

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February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Kenneth Catania spoke with @thetransmitter.bsky.social about how the specialized snout of the star-nosed mole allows for high-speed foraging and underscores the importance of studying behavior alongside anatomy.

By Lauren Schneider

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Neuro’s ark: Understanding fast foraging with star-nosed moles
“MacArthur genius” Kenneth Catania outlined the physiology behind the moles’ stellar foraging skills two decades ago. Next, he wants to better characterize their food-seeking behavior.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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We had the honor of hosting @sciwithrach.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 @womeninneurouk.bsky.social's Communicator of the Year Award. Thanks for swinging by and spending the day with us!
February 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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The NIH is doing away with a decade-old policy for clinical trials that caused headaches for basic neuroscientists.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social

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NIH scraps policy that classified basic research in people as clinical trials
The policy aimed to increase the transparency of research in humans but created “a bureaucratic nightmare” for basic neuroscientists.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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The dorsal horn’s development was a ‘black box.’ Scientists have cracked it open.

By @natmesanash.bsky.social

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Cell atlas cracks open ‘black box’ of mammalian spinal cord development
The atlas details the genetics, birth dates and gene-expression signatures of roughly 150 neuron subtypes in the dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Had a marvelous time at @simonsfoundation.org Presents featuring @thetransmitter.bsky.social discussing the Future of Neuroscience with Francisco Rivera Rosario, Jie Zheng, and Nancy Padilla-Coreano

Live painting of the discussion by artist Emily Garfield that included my shoes and poop socks 💩
February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Thank you to our rising stars @drnancypadilla.bsky.social, Jie Zheng and @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social, and to moderator @franciscorr25.bsky.social for leading an insightful conversation on shaping the future of neuroscience. We appreciate the support of all of those who came out.
February 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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We have little direct evidence about what happens when working scientists—not students, not white-collar professionals doing routine tasks—offload the cognitive labor of scientific writing to AI, writes Tim Requarth.

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Betting blind on AI and the scientific mind
If the struggle to articulate an idea is part of how you come to understand it, then tools that bypass that struggle might degrade your capacity for the kind of thinking that matters most for actual…
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February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM