Mick Craig
@mickcraig.bsky.social
Glaswegian Neuroscientist running a systems neuro lab @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Interests: ephys, interneurons, thalamus, oscillations, dementia, schiz & neuroinflammation. Dad, leftie, runner, wannabe chef, atheist. He/him https://craiglab.org/
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Mick Craig
@mickcraig.bsky.social
· Oct 13
Hippocampal pyramidal cells of the CA1 region are not a major target of the thalamic nucleus reuniens
Excitatory input from the prefrontal cortex to hippocampus pyramidal cells is commonly believed to be mediated through the thalamic nucleus reuniens brain region. This study shows in rodents that this...
journals.plos.org
Delighted that our main #TeamReuniens paper is finally out in @plosbiology.org. Been a long time in the making, congratulations to Lilya and all the team. A thread to follow soon, after I've had some sleep... #NeuroSkyence
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Scarlet elf cups are up. Anyone tried these? Are they tasty?
February 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Scarlet elf cups are up. Anyone tried these? Are they tasty?
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'yeah right like rohan's ever gonna call for- OH SHIT'
(two minutes later)
'oh yeah this baby's doing the numbers'
(two minutes later)
'oh yeah this baby's doing the numbers'
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
'yeah right like rohan's ever gonna call for- OH SHIT'
(two minutes later)
'oh yeah this baby's doing the numbers'
(two minutes later)
'oh yeah this baby's doing the numbers'
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rting something popular and getting tons of notifications about people rting your rt must feel like being the guy in the arse-end of rohan whose job it is to sit around waiting to light the beacon
February 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
rting something popular and getting tons of notifications about people rting your rt must feel like being the guy in the arse-end of rohan whose job it is to sit around waiting to light the beacon
Anyone else getting random emails to become "an official nominator" for the VinFutures prize? Every year I get a spate of emails from these people. Google suggests it's a real thing, but rings alarm bells for some reason. Anyone heard of this thing?
February 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Anyone else getting random emails to become "an official nominator" for the VinFutures prize? Every year I get a spate of emails from these people. Google suggests it's a real thing, but rings alarm bells for some reason. Anyone heard of this thing?
PhD Alert! We’re recruiting for a new, fully-funded #Neuroskyence PhD studentship to model multiple sclerosis in vitro, combining immunology with ephys. Led by the awesome @juliae.bsky.social
Please repost.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please repost.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Modelling multiple sclerosis in a dish to test therapeutics at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Modelling multiple sclerosis in a dish to test therapeutics at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM
PhD Alert! We’re recruiting for a new, fully-funded #Neuroskyence PhD studentship to model multiple sclerosis in vitro, combining immunology with ephys. Led by the awesome @juliae.bsky.social
Please repost.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please repost.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Having a day at home today to write a grant proposal. Very much in my happy place 🤓
January 29, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Having a day at home today to write a grant proposal. Very much in my happy place 🤓
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Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
Another dud Tory MP scurries off to Reform. These people declaring that Britain is broken are the very people who were ministers in the government that broke it! These chancers are utterly shameless. I guess this means they're joining the correct party...
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Another dud Tory MP scurries off to Reform. These people declaring that Britain is broken are the very people who were ministers in the government that broke it! These chancers are utterly shameless. I guess this means they're joining the correct party...
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Jane Richardson was born #OTD in 1941
+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012
#WomenInSTEM
+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012
#WomenInSTEM
January 26, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Jane Richardson was born #OTD in 1941
+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012
#WomenInSTEM
+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012
#WomenInSTEM
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Even iconic British brands are not UK-owned and are draining wealth to other countries. Jaguar Land Rover, BT & EE, Costa, water companies, Royal Mail, Sarsons, Aston Marton, Bentley ...
It's a long list.
It's a long list.
The UK has become a colony. Foreign corporations, private equity, hedge funds etc own many businesses, pay very little, siphon the profits away and use schemes to avoid taxes.
Wealth is drained from the UK.
You can START to address this by taxing them. /1
ourfuture.org/20140715/a-s...
Wealth is drained from the UK.
You can START to address this by taxing them. /1
ourfuture.org/20140715/a-s...
A Simplified Way To Tax Multinational Corporations | OurFuture.org by People's Action
The idea is to tax corporations based on where sales are made, not where profits are reported. If a company has 50 percent of its sales in the U.S., the U.S. would tax 50 percent of its worldwide...
ourfuture.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Even iconic British brands are not UK-owned and are draining wealth to other countries. Jaguar Land Rover, BT & EE, Costa, water companies, Royal Mail, Sarsons, Aston Marton, Bentley ...
It's a long list.
It's a long list.
As I prepare haggis for tonight's dinner, my wife is bracing herself for some offal jokes...
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
As I prepare haggis for tonight's dinner, my wife is bracing herself for some offal jokes...
Taking my son to see Shooglenifty on Thursday. I've wanted to see these guys play for like 25 years now and this will be my first time...
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Taking my son to see Shooglenifty on Thursday. I've wanted to see these guys play for like 25 years now and this will be my first time...
Damn, immense speech from Carney! Makes me proud to be a Canadian-by-marriage! Other prime ministers could take some notes here...
This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
January 20, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Damn, immense speech from Carney! Makes me proud to be a Canadian-by-marriage! Other prime ministers could take some notes here...
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A year ago, under a flurry of executive orders, it became clear that the second Trump administration was going to make dramatic changes on US science. Here's our 10,000 foot look at the damage.
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
A year ago, under a flurry of executive orders, it became clear that the second Trump administration was going to make dramatic changes on US science. Here's our 10,000 foot look at the damage.
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
Just leaving this for my US friends... surely this is a clear time to finally use the 25th?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-...
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Just leaving this for my US friends... surely this is a clear time to finally use the 25th?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-...
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My quote of the day
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 11:17 AM
My quote of the day
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is a great read!
A long, absolutely must-read article from Cory Doctorow: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:08 AM
This is a great read!
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Glasgow. Ya belter.
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Glasgow. Ya belter.
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The Sun just produced a truly spectacular #SolarFlare! Although its flare classification (defined by its peak brightness at X-ray wavelengths) is not huge (X1.95), the physical volume of the flare is the biggest I’ve seen in a long time. Earth-directed too. What an event – wow!
January 18, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The Sun just produced a truly spectacular #SolarFlare! Although its flare classification (defined by its peak brightness at X-ray wavelengths) is not huge (X1.95), the physical volume of the flare is the biggest I’ve seen in a long time. Earth-directed too. What an event – wow!
Gah, insomnia sucks. Whisky and doomscrolling for a bit. That'll help, right? Right??!
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Gah, insomnia sucks. Whisky and doomscrolling for a bit. That'll help, right? Right??!
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
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Still over half of UK universities remain active on X. @sheffielduni.bsky.social and University for the Creative Arts were the last two I had spotted as ceasing activity in the late summer. Maybe others since.
I've updated my data with regards to 141 UK institutions and who has gone where after X.
I've updated my data with regards to 141 UK institutions and who has gone where after X.
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Still over half of UK universities remain active on X. @sheffielduni.bsky.social and University for the Creative Arts were the last two I had spotted as ceasing activity in the late summer. Maybe others since.
I've updated my data with regards to 141 UK institutions and who has gone where after X.
I've updated my data with regards to 141 UK institutions and who has gone where after X.
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Americans having their "are we the baddies" moment cannot come soon enough
“It’s like half of y’all ain’t never seen Star Wars or a Disney movie. How do you not know which side to root on?”
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Americans having their "are we the baddies" moment cannot come soon enough