MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania
@pennmindcore.bsky.social
Mind Center for Outreach, Research & Education - Penn's hub for the integrative study of the mind.
MindCORE Seminar Speakers Spring 2026
Fridays at 12 in 111 NBS w/pizza, BYOB.
Open to all.
Roozbeh Kiani
Aaron White
Nadia Brashier
Olga Troyanskaya
Adam Green
Ege Yumuşak
Joseph Henrich
Flavio Frohlich
Murat Aydede
Francisco Valero-Cuevas
Mélissa Berthet
mindcore.sas.upenn.edu
Fridays at 12 in 111 NBS w/pizza, BYOB.
Open to all.
Roozbeh Kiani
Aaron White
Nadia Brashier
Olga Troyanskaya
Adam Green
Ege Yumuşak
Joseph Henrich
Flavio Frohlich
Murat Aydede
Francisco Valero-Cuevas
Mélissa Berthet
mindcore.sas.upenn.edu
December 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
MindCORE Seminar Speakers Spring 2026
Fridays at 12 in 111 NBS w/pizza, BYOB.
Open to all.
Roozbeh Kiani
Aaron White
Nadia Brashier
Olga Troyanskaya
Adam Green
Ege Yumuşak
Joseph Henrich
Flavio Frohlich
Murat Aydede
Francisco Valero-Cuevas
Mélissa Berthet
mindcore.sas.upenn.edu
Fridays at 12 in 111 NBS w/pizza, BYOB.
Open to all.
Roozbeh Kiani
Aaron White
Nadia Brashier
Olga Troyanskaya
Adam Green
Ege Yumuşak
Joseph Henrich
Flavio Frohlich
Murat Aydede
Francisco Valero-Cuevas
Mélissa Berthet
mindcore.sas.upenn.edu
Assistant Professor of Psychology Nacho Sanguinetti is using an unexpected technique to teach students about the brain: improvisational theater.
Read more from the Fall/Winter issue of Omnia: omnia.sas.upenn.edu/issue/fall-w...
@sas.upenn.edu
Read more from the Fall/Winter issue of Omnia: omnia.sas.upenn.edu/issue/fall-w...
@sas.upenn.edu
December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Assistant Professor of Psychology Nacho Sanguinetti is using an unexpected technique to teach students about the brain: improvisational theater.
Read more from the Fall/Winter issue of Omnia: omnia.sas.upenn.edu/issue/fall-w...
@sas.upenn.edu
Read more from the Fall/Winter issue of Omnia: omnia.sas.upenn.edu/issue/fall-w...
@sas.upenn.edu
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I’m grateful! Especially in light of the nontraditional-but-passionate career moves I’ve made recently (a book; a research pivot). I was unsure how those would go over; this feedback expresses Uni support. That means a lot (especially in these complex times).
pan-school.sas.upenn.edu/news/nicole-...
pan-school.sas.upenn.edu/news/nicole-...
Nicole Rust Named Rose Family Endowed Term Professor of Psychology
Rust’s research focuses on understanding the brain’s ability to remember the things we’ve seen (“visual memory”), and what in the brain drives the mysterious feeling we call “mood.”
pan-school.sas.upenn.edu
December 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I’m grateful! Especially in light of the nontraditional-but-passionate career moves I’ve made recently (a book; a research pivot). I was unsure how those would go over; this feedback expresses Uni support. That means a lot (especially in these complex times).
pan-school.sas.upenn.edu/news/nicole-...
pan-school.sas.upenn.edu/news/nicole-...
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🧠🐭💊 Check out our work on the role of Central Amygdala cell-types in opioid withdrawal ...
Now published in Neuropsychopharmacology
@npp-journal.bsky.social
Open-access link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Now published in Neuropsychopharmacology
@npp-journal.bsky.social
Open-access link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🧠🐭💊 Check out our work on the role of Central Amygdala cell-types in opioid withdrawal ...
Now published in Neuropsychopharmacology
@npp-journal.bsky.social
Open-access link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Now published in Neuropsychopharmacology
@npp-journal.bsky.social
Open-access link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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From glowing neurons to newborn memories, here are the most fascinating brain discoveries of 2025
The 10 Most Mind-Blowing Discoveries About the Brain in 2025
From glowing neurons to newborn memories, here are the most fascinating brain discoveries of 2025
www.scientificamerican.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
From glowing neurons to newborn memories, here are the most fascinating brain discoveries of 2025
Beyond Academia: Careers for PhDs in Behavioral & Brain Sciences
Friday, Jan 16, 10AM-2PM
111 NBS, 425 S Univ Ave
Join our popular event featuring frank talk from PhDs who work in industry or nonprofits, and some who have worked in both followed by a networking lunch.
Open to all Penn people.
Friday, Jan 16, 10AM-2PM
111 NBS, 425 S Univ Ave
Join our popular event featuring frank talk from PhDs who work in industry or nonprofits, and some who have worked in both followed by a networking lunch.
Open to all Penn people.
December 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Beyond Academia: Careers for PhDs in Behavioral & Brain Sciences
Friday, Jan 16, 10AM-2PM
111 NBS, 425 S Univ Ave
Join our popular event featuring frank talk from PhDs who work in industry or nonprofits, and some who have worked in both followed by a networking lunch.
Open to all Penn people.
Friday, Jan 16, 10AM-2PM
111 NBS, 425 S Univ Ave
Join our popular event featuring frank talk from PhDs who work in industry or nonprofits, and some who have worked in both followed by a networking lunch.
Open to all Penn people.
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Happening today, Dec 17, 1:30PM EST. Hope to see you.
Join us Wed, Dec 17, 1:30PM EST for a talk by Joel Voss titled, "Stimulating adventures in episodic memory" at the usual zoom link. DM your email address if not on our list for the link.
a man jumping over a fence with the words we 're going on an adventure written below him
ALT: a man jumping over a fence with the words we 're going on an adventure written below him
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December 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Happening today, Dec 17, 1:30PM EST. Hope to see you.
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PMS or BS? For centuries, menstrual cycles have been blamed for emotional changes in women—but is this biology or baloney?
Read this week’s post from @pennngg.bsky.social student Eve Gautreaux to unpack the history and science of PMS.
pennneuroknow.com/2025/12/16/t...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪
Read this week’s post from @pennngg.bsky.social student Eve Gautreaux to unpack the history and science of PMS.
pennneuroknow.com/2025/12/16/t...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪
The science and stigma behind premenstrual disorders
The idea that women are naturally predisposed to mental and emotional disturbances during “that time of month” dates back centuries. Is it biology or baloney? PMS or BS?
pennneuroknow.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
PMS or BS? For centuries, menstrual cycles have been blamed for emotional changes in women—but is this biology or baloney?
Read this week’s post from @pennngg.bsky.social student Eve Gautreaux to unpack the history and science of PMS.
pennneuroknow.com/2025/12/16/t...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪
Read this week’s post from @pennngg.bsky.social student Eve Gautreaux to unpack the history and science of PMS.
pennneuroknow.com/2025/12/16/t...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪
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Two fellowships for research in special collections at Haverford College: The Gest Fellowship ($3000) for research on Quakerism and the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation Fellowship ($5000) on mental health and the history of mental health care.
Deadline: February 16, 2026.
Deadline: February 16, 2026.
Fellowships
Gest Fellowship Each year Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections offers a $3,000 fellowship for researchers to use our unique materials. The Gest Fellowship provides support for a minimum of t...
www.haverford.edu
December 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Two fellowships for research in special collections at Haverford College: The Gest Fellowship ($3000) for research on Quakerism and the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation Fellowship ($5000) on mental health and the history of mental health care.
Deadline: February 16, 2026.
Deadline: February 16, 2026.
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🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word!
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word!
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
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We're looking for a new colleague at Asssoc Prof level! Come join us in the Zoology Department at Stockholm University. A teaching profile in ecology, faunistics and/or physiology is beneficial. Find the full job advertisemnt here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Associate Professor in Zoology with focus on ecology and evolution
Department of Zoology at Stockholm University includes ca. 80 employees counting researchers, PhD students, and administrative staff. Research and education at the department occurs in an internatio
su.varbi.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We're looking for a new colleague at Asssoc Prof level! Come join us in the Zoology Department at Stockholm University. A teaching profile in ecology, faunistics and/or physiology is beneficial. Find the full job advertisemnt here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Electronic Auditory Research Seminars (EARS)
a monthly seminar focused on central auditory processing and circuits.
Tuesday, Dec 16, 1 PM ET
Rajvi Agravat, UT Austin
Dana Boebinger, Rochester
Jenna Blain, UConn
Nancy Sotero Silva, Bielefeld Univ
Talk Link: www.med.upenn.edu/pennhearing/...
a monthly seminar focused on central auditory processing and circuits.
Tuesday, Dec 16, 1 PM ET
Rajvi Agravat, UT Austin
Dana Boebinger, Rochester
Jenna Blain, UConn
Nancy Sotero Silva, Bielefeld Univ
Talk Link: www.med.upenn.edu/pennhearing/...
Electronic Auditory Research Seminars | Hearing Research Center | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
www.med.upenn.edu
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Electronic Auditory Research Seminars (EARS)
a monthly seminar focused on central auditory processing and circuits.
Tuesday, Dec 16, 1 PM ET
Rajvi Agravat, UT Austin
Dana Boebinger, Rochester
Jenna Blain, UConn
Nancy Sotero Silva, Bielefeld Univ
Talk Link: www.med.upenn.edu/pennhearing/...
a monthly seminar focused on central auditory processing and circuits.
Tuesday, Dec 16, 1 PM ET
Rajvi Agravat, UT Austin
Dana Boebinger, Rochester
Jenna Blain, UConn
Nancy Sotero Silva, Bielefeld Univ
Talk Link: www.med.upenn.edu/pennhearing/...
Join us this Friday for relaxed holiday crafting in the new MindCORE suite in 200 Goddard. Snacks and crafts and connection (oh my!).
Also, we have knit hats which are VERY popular this chilly week.
Friday, December 12, 3-4:30
200 Goddard
All welcome
Also, we have knit hats which are VERY popular this chilly week.
Friday, December 12, 3-4:30
200 Goddard
All welcome
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Join us this Friday for relaxed holiday crafting in the new MindCORE suite in 200 Goddard. Snacks and crafts and connection (oh my!).
Also, we have knit hats which are VERY popular this chilly week.
Friday, December 12, 3-4:30
200 Goddard
All welcome
Also, we have knit hats which are VERY popular this chilly week.
Friday, December 12, 3-4:30
200 Goddard
All welcome
This is a great way to share your science with young minds and get helpful feedback.
"The kindergartners ask the most astute, most entertaining questions. I believe all papers should receive a peer review from a kindergartner"
"The kindergartners ask the most astute, most entertaining questions. I believe all papers should receive a peer review from a kindergartner"
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is a great way to share your science with young minds and get helpful feedback.
"The kindergartners ask the most astute, most entertaining questions. I believe all papers should receive a peer review from a kindergartner"
"The kindergartners ask the most astute, most entertaining questions. I believe all papers should receive a peer review from a kindergartner"
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A tremendous thank you to Deans' Distinguished Visiting Professor Eva Dyer of @pennengineering.bsky.social who presented at yesterday's Computational Neuroscience Initiative #PSOMDDVP seminar! For more information about the program & upcoming events➡️ tinyurl.com/4rkmvwbj
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A tremendous thank you to Deans' Distinguished Visiting Professor Eva Dyer of @pennengineering.bsky.social who presented at yesterday's Computational Neuroscience Initiative #PSOMDDVP seminar! For more information about the program & upcoming events➡️ tinyurl.com/4rkmvwbj
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"In New Jersey, helpline callers reported a combined $28 million in debt at least among people who disclosed this financial information, averaging about $34,000 for each of these callers."
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"In New Jersey, helpline callers reported a combined $28 million in debt at least among people who disclosed this financial information, averaging about $34,000 for each of these callers."
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"As many as 30% of Pennsylvania adults now gamble on online sports with some regularity, according to researchers at Pennsylvania State University" www.inquirer.com/business/gam...
Philly is now the No. 1 market for online gambling companies — and addiction helplines are ringing off the hook
Advertisers spent $37 million on the Philadelphia market in 2025. Online gambling help calls and texts have more than doubled in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2021.
www.inquirer.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"As many as 30% of Pennsylvania adults now gamble on online sports with some regularity, according to researchers at Pennsylvania State University" www.inquirer.com/business/gam...
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Excited to be part of this event next month with @pennmindcore.bsky.social!
If you're at Penn, come learn about some possible career paths in behavioral & brain sciences outside of academia 🧠
mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/calendar_eve...
If you're at Penn, come learn about some possible career paths in behavioral & brain sciences outside of academia 🧠
mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/calendar_eve...
Beyond Academia 2026 | MindCORE
mindcore.sas.upenn.edu
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Excited to be part of this event next month with @pennmindcore.bsky.social!
If you're at Penn, come learn about some possible career paths in behavioral & brain sciences outside of academia 🧠
mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/calendar_eve...
If you're at Penn, come learn about some possible career paths in behavioral & brain sciences outside of academia 🧠
mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/calendar_eve...
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I’m so excited to have Eva Dyer as a new colleague @upenn.edu!
Eva works with state-of-the-art machine learning to create large scale models of the brain that generalize across individuals, scales and species.
www.seas.upenn.edu/faculty-dire...
www.thetransmitter.org/contributor/...
Eva works with state-of-the-art machine learning to create large scale models of the brain that generalize across individuals, scales and species.
www.seas.upenn.edu/faculty-dire...
www.thetransmitter.org/contributor/...
December 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I’m so excited to have Eva Dyer as a new colleague @upenn.edu!
Eva works with state-of-the-art machine learning to create large scale models of the brain that generalize across individuals, scales and species.
www.seas.upenn.edu/faculty-dire...
www.thetransmitter.org/contributor/...
Eva works with state-of-the-art machine learning to create large scale models of the brain that generalize across individuals, scales and species.
www.seas.upenn.edu/faculty-dire...
www.thetransmitter.org/contributor/...
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📣 FREE WEBINAR
Join us for a workshop on packaging your software for sharing with David Edge from LeapFROGS.
Wednesday 10 Dec, 16:00 UTC
🤓 Learn more about what will be covered here: linked.earth/LeapFROGS/mo...
➡️ Check in your time zone and register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for a workshop on packaging your software for sharing with David Edge from LeapFROGS.
Wednesday 10 Dec, 16:00 UTC
🤓 Learn more about what will be covered here: linked.earth/LeapFROGS/mo...
➡️ Check in your time zone and register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📣 FREE WEBINAR
Join us for a workshop on packaging your software for sharing with David Edge from LeapFROGS.
Wednesday 10 Dec, 16:00 UTC
🤓 Learn more about what will be covered here: linked.earth/LeapFROGS/mo...
➡️ Check in your time zone and register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for a workshop on packaging your software for sharing with David Edge from LeapFROGS.
Wednesday 10 Dec, 16:00 UTC
🤓 Learn more about what will be covered here: linked.earth/LeapFROGS/mo...
➡️ Check in your time zone and register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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starting fall 2026 i'll be an assistant professor at @upenn.edu 🥳
my lab will develop scalable models/theories of human behavior, focused on memory and perception
currently recruiting PhD students in psychology, neuroscience, & computer science!
reach out if you're interested 😊
my lab will develop scalable models/theories of human behavior, focused on memory and perception
currently recruiting PhD students in psychology, neuroscience, & computer science!
reach out if you're interested 😊
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
starting fall 2026 i'll be an assistant professor at @upenn.edu 🥳
my lab will develop scalable models/theories of human behavior, focused on memory and perception
currently recruiting PhD students in psychology, neuroscience, & computer science!
reach out if you're interested 😊
my lab will develop scalable models/theories of human behavior, focused on memory and perception
currently recruiting PhD students in psychology, neuroscience, & computer science!
reach out if you're interested 😊
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One more week to nominate an outstanding early-career researcher for the Lila R. Gleitman Prize.
Visit cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri... to learn more and nominate! #GleitmanPrize
Visit cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri... to learn more and nominate! #GleitmanPrize
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
One more week to nominate an outstanding early-career researcher for the Lila R. Gleitman Prize.
Visit cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri... to learn more and nominate! #GleitmanPrize
Visit cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri... to learn more and nominate! #GleitmanPrize
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The GLIA Public Lecture Series will host Mindful Differences: The Science behind Autism Spectrum Disorder, on Thursday, Dec. 11th at the Philadelphia Ethical Society. Doors @ 6pm, speakers @ 6:30pm, Q&A session, food and drinks to follow! 🧠 Register here: forms.gle/iBiUguXBu3rS...
December 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The GLIA Public Lecture Series will host Mindful Differences: The Science behind Autism Spectrum Disorder, on Thursday, Dec. 11th at the Philadelphia Ethical Society. Doors @ 6pm, speakers @ 6:30pm, Q&A session, food and drinks to follow! 🧠 Register here: forms.gle/iBiUguXBu3rS...
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Excited to share a new article, led by Barnes Jannuzi. Here we tried to pinpoint something about visual familiarity that isn't reflected in visual cortex via something putatively hippocampal. Nope! Per the theme of this era, the brain is not so simple. /1
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Sharpened visual memory representations are reflected in inferotemporal cortex
Humans and other primates can robustly report whether they've seen specific images before, even when those images are extremely similar to ones they've previously seen. Multiple lines of evidence sugg...
www.jneurosci.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Excited to share a new article, led by Barnes Jannuzi. Here we tried to pinpoint something about visual familiarity that isn't reflected in visual cortex via something putatively hippocampal. Nope! Per the theme of this era, the brain is not so simple. /1
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
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Earlier this week, I posted a video with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee for my ongoing Philly Arts Report series with @thephilacitizen.bsky.social.
Dr. Anjan has been studying the effects of murals in Philly. Today, we focus in on his answer to one question: Why is access to art so important right now?
Dr. Anjan has been studying the effects of murals in Philly. Today, we focus in on his answer to one question: Why is access to art so important right now?
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Earlier this week, I posted a video with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee for my ongoing Philly Arts Report series with @thephilacitizen.bsky.social.
Dr. Anjan has been studying the effects of murals in Philly. Today, we focus in on his answer to one question: Why is access to art so important right now?
Dr. Anjan has been studying the effects of murals in Philly. Today, we focus in on his answer to one question: Why is access to art so important right now?