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#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Sarah Ferrigno of the Fuccillo Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 11/7. Best of luck, Sarah! #PhAlmostDone 🥳
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Why is it so hard to turn good climate intentions into real habits?

Read @pennngg.bsky.social student Margaret Gardner’s post to learn how neuroscience could help bridge the gap between our values and our actions. pennneuroknow.com/2025/11/04/h...

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How to make a guy compost in 10 days
How can we use neuroscience to encourage environmentally-friendly decisions?
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November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The billions of neurons in our brain work together like an orchestra. Now tools let scientists listen to the whole performance across different parts of the brain.

Read @pennngg.bsky.social student Abby Lieberman’s post to learn how: pennneuroknow.com/2025/10/28/r...

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Recording everything everywhere all at once
Neuroscientists can now record from many parts of the mouse brain at once, helping us see how millions of neurons work together to guide behavior.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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New research from Joseph Cichon (@PennAnesthesia) & Stephen Wisser (@pennngg.bsky.social) out in @natneuro.nature.com finds that psilocybin acts on central brain circuits to drive therapeutic effects in chronic pain-like states tinyurl.com/zrhsp6zn
October 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Your brain is more than a thinking machine. Even when you rest, your brain is busy monitoring, adjusting, and fine-tuning your existence.

Read @pennngg.bsky.social student Serena Chen’s post to learn how your brain keeps you balanced pennneuroknow.com/2025/10/21/t...

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The brain behind the balance
Your brain is more than a thinking machine. Even when you rest, your brain is constantly monitoring, adjusting, and fine-tuning every heartbeat, breath, and chemical signal – keeping your body bala…
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October 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Penn NGG is excited to announce our upcoming seminar "Service Dogs in Science" on Wednesday, November 5th from 3-5 PM. DM us for the link to register! #PennNGG 🐶🥼
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Graduate Led Initiatives and Activities #GLIA social nights team is proud to announce our 3rd annual pumpkin painting night! Current NGG students, join us in Barchi Library on Thursday, October 23rd from 5:15-7:15pm to unwind and connect with your NGG friends 🎃 #PennNGG
October 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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#ICYMI: The @upenn.edu Flu Clinic is happening tomorrow, 10/15 through Friday, 10/17! Located in the Pottruck Health & Fitness Center, all Penn students, faculty, postdocs & staff are welcome to drop in for their free flu shot (with Penn Card). Learn more➡️ wellness.upenn.edu/events/flu-c...
October 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Mitochondria, the “powerhouse of the cell,” fuel your brain’s energy-hungry neurons. But that's not all they do!

Read @pennngg.bsky.social student Julia Riley's post to learn how mitochondria safeguard neurons and earn their moniker.
pennneuroknow.com/2025/10/14/m...

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Mighty mitochondria, the powerhouses of your nervous system
Neurons require a lot of energy to keep your brain functioning, and this energy is overwhelmingly generated by certain cellular components: the mitochondria. Here, we discuss how mitochondria actua…
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October 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Seeking Works in Progress Presenters

MindCORE invites @upenn.edu grad students, postdocs & RAs to give short presentations on a current project followed by an informal discussion with students and fellow researchers.

We’ll provide a location, promotion, & snacks. You provide the science.

DM us.
October 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Calling all Penn neuroscientists, current NGG students, alumni, and friends attending #SfN25! Please join us on Tuesday, November 18th from 8pm-11pm at Tom's Watch Bar! DM us for the link to register 🧠🥂 #PennNGG
October 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Ever wonder why conspiracy theories seem to spread faster than facts?

In our latest article, @pennngg.bsky.social student Emma Noel explains how our brain’s reward systems and social nature fuel belief in conspiracy theories. pennneuroknow.com/2025/10/07/w...

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Why our brains find conspiracy theories appealing
Discover why conspiracy theories grab our attention, and how the brain’s reward systems and social instincts make them so hard to resist.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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During development, how does the brain organize itself around the sensorimotor-association axis? Recent NGG @pennngg.bsky.social graduate Audrey Luo @audreycluo.bsky.social explores this in work explained by fellow NGG student Kevin Sun @kevin-y-sun.bsky.social.
www.upennglia.com/briefs/bib-s...
Changes in how brain regions “talk” to each other from childhood to adulthood follow and support a fundamental organizational pattern of the brain — GLIA
or technically, Functional connectivity development along the sensorimotor-association axis enhances the cortical hierarchy [See original abstract on Pubmed]
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September 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Congrats @pennngg.bsky.social students Briana and Leonardo! we were happy to collaborate on defining this novel human disease association for BCAT1
📣New from DiSanza et al!
📄Biallelic variants in BCAT1 impair mitochondrial function and are associated with a candidate neurometabolic disorder
👉https://bit.ly/4mGchH5
October 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Evan Iliakis of the Fuccillo Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 10/9. Best of luck, Evan! #PhAlmostDone 🥳
September 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Students✨ Alumni🎓 Faculty🧪 - Are you registered?! BGS is celebrating 40 years this fall🍂. Everyone who plans to attend should register in advance. For more info and to see who's coming: www.med.upenn.edu/bgs-at-40/
September 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Get ready for the annual Flu Clinic at Penn! Easy and free shots for Students, Faculty, and Staff (Flu Clinic | Wellness at Penn) wellness.upenn.edu/flu-clinic-2...
September 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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HEY #neuroscientists ! 🧪🧠
**Check out the new @spinephilly.bsky.social fellows** (Symposium for Postdoctoral Initiatives in Neuroscience Excellence)
**Are you a #Philly -area #neuroscientist? Submit a poster abstract by 9/22! ALL LEVELS WELCOME
**Want to just attend? Register for SPINE by 9/24!
We are excited to announce our 2025 SPINE Fellows! We also appreciate everyone who submitted applications this year - it was great to read about everyone's awesome science! If you have not already, please register for SPINE by 9/24 and submit poster abstracts by 9/22 (extended) at spinephilly.org!
September 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Are you ready to apply to the Penn Neuroscience Graduate Group but have questions about the admissions process? Our upcoming admissions information session is for you! Join us virtually on Thursday, October 16th at 5:30 PM (DM us for the link). We look forward to seeing you there! #PennNGG
September 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Sophie Liebergall of the Goldberg Lab @ethangoldberg.bsky.social! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 8/6. Best of luck, Sophie! #PhAlmostDone 🥳
August 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Not all neurons shake during seizures… some stay surprisingly stable. See how NGG MD-PhD student Sophie Liebergall investigates how Ndnf interneurons are (or aren’t!) affected in a mouse model of Dravet Syndrome. www.upennglia.com/briefs/bib-n...
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Not all neurons shake during seizures — GLIA
or technically, Ndnf Interneuron Excitability Is Spared in a Mouse Model of Dravet Syndrome [See original abstract on Pubmed]
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June 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Audrey Luo @audreycluo.bsky.social of the Satterthwaite Lab
@ted-satterthwaite.bsky.social ! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 8/5. Best of luck, Audrey! #PhAlmostDone 🥳
July 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Rae Herman of the Schmidt Lab! Please join us in person or virtually (DM us for the link) on 8/5. Best of luck, Rae! #PhAlmostDone 🥳
July 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
#NGG is proud to present our next Thesis Defense given by Diego Dávila of the Proekt Lab! Please join us in person on 7/23. Best of luck, Diego! #PhAlmostDone 🥳
July 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM