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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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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.

#neuroskyence

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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.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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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.

#neuroskyence

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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.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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marisosa.bsky.social
Awesome article on medical breakthroughs that came from basic neuroscience research in rodents. Major success examples in postpartum depression, non-opioid pain and migraine treatment.

This is exactly why funding basic science is so important!

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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.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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tuthill.bsky.social
a bright spot in this otherwise dismal year was the journalism and commentary provided by @thetransmitter.bsky.social. i am grateful that this publication exists and i hope @simonsfoundation.org continues to support them.
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Amid a tumultuous year, researchers opined on policy changes, funding uncertainty, scientific trends and AI’s impact. Read essays by @tuthill.bsky.social, @bingbrunton.bsky.social, @kordinglab.bsky.social, @eboyden3.bsky.social, @docbecca.bsky.social, and Tim Requarth.

#neuroskyence

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The Transmitter’s favorite essays of 2025
Throughout a tumultuous year in science, researchers opined on policy changes and funding uncertainty, as well as scientific trends and the impact of artificial-intelligence tools on the field.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Thank you to the @thetransmitter.bsky.social for being interested in our book this year!

#neuroskyence

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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.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Adam Kampff prioritized spreading knowledge over publishing flashy papers in prestigious journals, but colleagues say his mark on neuroscience was undeniable. The researcher and educator passed away on 9 December.

By Lauren Schneider

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Remembering Adam Kampff, neuroscience educator and researcher
Kampff’s do-it-yourself approach inspired a generation of neuroscientists.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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A new atlas of the human dorsal root ganglion contains more than 53,000 neurons and nearly 500,000 non-neuronal cells from 126 people.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social

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‘Unprecedented’ dorsal root ganglion atlas captures 22 types of human sensory neurons
The atlas also offers up molecular and cellular targets for new pain therapies.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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A new story at The Transmitter about the PRECISION Human Pain Network's new DRG cell atlas: www.thetransmitter.org/peripheral-n... So rewarding to hear about colleagues who are already using our datasets in their own work.
‘Unprecedented’ dorsal root ganglion atlas captures 22 types of human sensory neurons
The atlas also offers up molecular and cellular targets for new pain therapies.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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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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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.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Toy models, just in time for Christmas!

Excited to share my first article for @thetransmitter.bsky.social

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December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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dacolon.bsky.social
Yale Law Prof S. Baldwin in 1899: “To give.. the ignorant and lawless brigands that infest Puerto Rico.. the benefit of such immunities .. would be a serious obstacle to the maintenance ..an efficient government”. Today: Dean of Yale Law is of P Rican and Cuban descent. Congratulations Cristina!
December 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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📆 updated for 2026!

list of summer schools & short courses in the realm of (computational) neuroscience or data analysis of EEG / MEG / LFP: 🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
various computational neuroscience / MEEG / LFP short courses and summer schools
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December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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These drugs were not stumbled upon or borrowed from traditional remedies. They were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab, writes @alexkwan.bsky.social.

#neuroskyence

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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.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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alexkwan.bsky.social
Great write-up on the current state of mouse behavioral tests for #psychedelics by @callimcflurry.bsky.social

Can't wait to see those new assays to be developed and validated further.
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Neuroscientists are working to solve a behavior problem in preclinical psychedelics research: Instead of identifying a simple test yielding a universal result, they are designing more nuanced tasks that better reflect human behavior.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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Psychedelics research in rodents has a behavior problem
Simple behavioral assays—originally validated as drug-screening tools—fall short in studies that aim to unpack the psychedelic mechanism of action, so some behavioral neuroscientists are developing…
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December 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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hanner.bsky.social
It's been quite a year for Quanta biology! In this year-end post I highlighted some favorite stories by @yaseminsaplakoglu.bsky.social @theuniverse.bsky.social @peterbrannen.bsky.social @mollyherring.bsky.social and Ariel Bleicher - and I want to share more of our great work from the year below!
December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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In this month’s “Liftoff,” @shoenhard-lab.bsky.social talks about the need for patience in a lab’s “flint and steel” years, and @lexidecker.bsky.social shares that not worrying too much about what she can’t control keeps her focused on learning and doing her best as a new PI. bit.ly/49bcGxH
Liftoff: New lab alerts
Learn about early-career scientists starting their own labs.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Generative AI systems are being built primarily for entertainment, design and communication, but their potential for neuroscience is vast. @shahabbakht.bsky.social explores how this technology could help capture an animal’s ecological experience.
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Seeing the world as animals do: How to leverage generative AI for ecological neuroscience
Generative artificial intelligence will offer a new way to see, simulate and hypothesize about how animals experience their worlds. In doing so, it could help bridge the long-standing gap between…
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December 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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A new commentary calls into question a 2024 paper describing a universal pattern of cortical brain oscillations. But the 2024 team has provided a more expansive analysis in response and stands by its original conclusions.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

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Dispute erupts over universal cortical brain-wave claim
The debate highlights opposing views on how the cortex transmits information.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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A new stem cell biobank—with a comprehensive database of the donors’ genetics, health history and more—provides scientists with a platform to probe mechanisms of neurodevelopmental conditions and validate therapeutics.

By @dianakwon.bsky.social

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New organoid atlas unveils four neurodevelopmental signatures
The comprehensive resource details data on microcephaly, polymicrogyria, epilepsy and intellectual disability from 352 people.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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@braininspired.bsky.social talks with @michalwj.bsky.social, @sdorkenw.bsky.social, @helenelab.bsky.social, @andrewcpayne.bsky.social and Randal Koene about decoding memories, behaviors or cognitive functions from the brain’s connectome.

#neuroskyence

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Can neuroscientists decode memories solely from a map of synaptic connections?
Five experts discuss the progress, possibilities and hurdles of decoding a “nontrivial” memory from an organism just by analyzing its brain connectivity patterns.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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@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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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.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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lexidecker.bsky.social
Honored that our soon-to-launch lab is included in this Liftoff piece! Grateful to everyone who has helped me get here and excited to keep learning with trainees and collaborators. Thanks to @thetransmitter.bsky.social @franciscorr25.bsky.social for highlighting this early stage of building a lab!
franciscorr25.bsky.social Francisco Rivera Rosario @franciscorr25.bsky.social · 21d
Check out the last edition of “Liftoff” for 2025 featuring @shoenhard-lab.bsky.social and @lexidecker.bsky.social’s new labs! Looking forward to more new neuroscience lab highlights next year!

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thetransmitter.bsky.social The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 21d
In this month’s “Liftoff,” @shoenhard-lab.bsky.social talks about the need for patience in a lab’s “flint and steel” years, and @lexidecker.bsky.social shares that not worrying too much about what she can’t control keeps her focused on learning and doing her best as a new PI. bit.ly/49bcGxH
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM