Shana Caro
@shanacaro.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist especially intrigued by communication & parental care. Assistant Professor of Biology at Adelphi U 🌈 🐣
*Opinions my own*
*Opinions my own*
Our new @behavecol.bsky.social experimental paper is out!
Parent great tits control food distribution in a flexible manner, even when it seems like offspring run the show. Who and what parents pay attention to depends on recently experienced environmental quality
#begging
tinyurl.com/47udmwhu
Parent great tits control food distribution in a flexible manner, even when it seems like offspring run the show. Who and what parents pay attention to depends on recently experienced environmental quality
#begging
tinyurl.com/47udmwhu
Parental control: ecology drives plasticity in parental response to offspring signals
Parents control food distribution in a flexible manner, even when it seems like offspring run the show. New experimental research in great tits reveals wid
academic.oup.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Our new @behavecol.bsky.social experimental paper is out!
Parent great tits control food distribution in a flexible manner, even when it seems like offspring run the show. Who and what parents pay attention to depends on recently experienced environmental quality
#begging
tinyurl.com/47udmwhu
Parent great tits control food distribution in a flexible manner, even when it seems like offspring run the show. Who and what parents pay attention to depends on recently experienced environmental quality
#begging
tinyurl.com/47udmwhu
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1. The philosophy of science sometimes gets an unearned reputation as a purely academic exercise that offers little by way of concrete tools for advancing research.
This is wrong.
And today, as we grapple with how AI is changing the nature of scientific activity, it's desperately wrong.
This is wrong.
And today, as we grapple with how AI is changing the nature of scientific activity, it's desperately wrong.
August 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
1. The philosophy of science sometimes gets an unearned reputation as a purely academic exercise that offers little by way of concrete tools for advancing research.
This is wrong.
And today, as we grapple with how AI is changing the nature of scientific activity, it's desperately wrong.
This is wrong.
And today, as we grapple with how AI is changing the nature of scientific activity, it's desperately wrong.
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How do chickens make choices? Watch this video to see research Adelphi undergrads in Dr. Caro's lab
@shanacaro.bsky.social
are conducting
If you're an undergrad interested in doing research, email a prof about joining their lab group!
www.instagram.com/reel/DLSmYRI...
@shanacaro.bsky.social
are conducting
If you're an undergrad interested in doing research, email a prof about joining their lab group!
www.instagram.com/reel/DLSmYRI...
August 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How do chickens make choices? Watch this video to see research Adelphi undergrads in Dr. Caro's lab
@shanacaro.bsky.social
are conducting
If you're an undergrad interested in doing research, email a prof about joining their lab group!
www.instagram.com/reel/DLSmYRI...
@shanacaro.bsky.social
are conducting
If you're an undergrad interested in doing research, email a prof about joining their lab group!
www.instagram.com/reel/DLSmYRI...
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How do animals decide if they should forage for food or stay home to take care of newborn offspring? Whose needs come first? For my PhD work now out in Nature, we examined how hunger and parenting neurons interact and are reshaped postpartum in mice 🧵⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A hypothalamic circuit that modulates feeding and parenting behaviours - Nature
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of mouse hypothalamus and behavioural experiments show that specific hypothalamic networks regulate conflicting feeding versus parenting behaviours of female mice.
www.nature.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
How do animals decide if they should forage for food or stay home to take care of newborn offspring? Whose needs come first? For my PhD work now out in Nature, we examined how hunger and parenting neurons interact and are reshaped postpartum in mice 🧵⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Adelphi Prof. Alan Schoenfeld and 5 student co-authors published in Molecular Biology Reports, uncovering a key mechanism in kidney cancer. Their study shows that PKCι is essential for the VHL tumor suppressor to degrade α5 integrins in renal carcinoma cells.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Protein kinase C iota (PKCι) and pVHL are both needed for lysosomal degradation of α5 integrin in renal carcinoma cells - Molecular Biology Reports
Background von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) hereditary cancer syndrome is caused by mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene and is characterized by a predisposition to form various types of tumors, includin...
link.springer.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Adelphi Prof. Alan Schoenfeld and 5 student co-authors published in Molecular Biology Reports, uncovering a key mechanism in kidney cancer. Their study shows that PKCι is essential for the VHL tumor suppressor to degrade α5 integrins in renal carcinoma cells.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
The newest members of the Caro Lab have arrived at the @adelphibiodept.bsky.social!
These 30 Dominique chicks are going to help us understand how chickens make choices -- generating new insights into avian cognition and metacognition... plus they're adorable!
These 30 Dominique chicks are going to help us understand how chickens make choices -- generating new insights into avian cognition and metacognition... plus they're adorable!
March 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The newest members of the Caro Lab have arrived at the @adelphibiodept.bsky.social!
These 30 Dominique chicks are going to help us understand how chickens make choices -- generating new insights into avian cognition and metacognition... plus they're adorable!
These 30 Dominique chicks are going to help us understand how chickens make choices -- generating new insights into avian cognition and metacognition... plus they're adorable!
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NYC! 📣🗽☀️
We’re Standing Up for Science in Washington Square Park on March 7th from 12-3 PM!
Share with someone in NYC who should show up & support Science! ⬇️
#standupforscience2025
We’re Standing Up for Science in Washington Square Park on March 7th from 12-3 PM!
Share with someone in NYC who should show up & support Science! ⬇️
#standupforscience2025
March 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NYC! 📣🗽☀️
We’re Standing Up for Science in Washington Square Park on March 7th from 12-3 PM!
Share with someone in NYC who should show up & support Science! ⬇️
#standupforscience2025
We’re Standing Up for Science in Washington Square Park on March 7th from 12-3 PM!
Share with someone in NYC who should show up & support Science! ⬇️
#standupforscience2025
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Reminder that a study on lizard saliva eventually led to the development of Ozempic so be real wary of the criticism of studies and funding that sounds non-sensical when presented with no context.
February 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Reminder that a study on lizard saliva eventually led to the development of Ozempic so be real wary of the criticism of studies and funding that sounds non-sensical when presented with no context.
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Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.
January 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.
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I love philosophical dialogues, so I wrote one. It stars Credulus, who thinks consciousness can be attributed to other animals without scientific evidence; Skepticus, a critic with behaviourist leanings; and Moderus, who sees a middle path in the science of animal minds. philpapers.org/rec/BIRWIA-3
Jonathan Birch, Why Is Animal Consciousness Controversial? A Trialogue - PhilPapers
A conversation between three characters: Credulus, who thinks conscious mental states can and should be attributed to other animals without any need for scientific inquiry; Skepticus, a critic with be...
philpapers.org
January 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I love philosophical dialogues, so I wrote one. It stars Credulus, who thinks consciousness can be attributed to other animals without scientific evidence; Skepticus, a critic with behaviourist leanings; and Moderus, who sees a middle path in the science of animal minds. philpapers.org/rec/BIRWIA-3
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I'm thrilled to be opening my own lab this Fall at the @maxplanck.de MPI for Brain Research in Frankfurt. The lab is going to investigate the neuronal and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. We are hiring on all levels. Don't hesitate to share widely and reach out if interested.
January 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm thrilled to be opening my own lab this Fall at the @maxplanck.de MPI for Brain Research in Frankfurt. The lab is going to investigate the neuronal and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. We are hiring on all levels. Don't hesitate to share widely and reach out if interested.
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We value things differently depending on the situation. A fascinating paper shows that the hippocampus feeds contextual information to the prefrontal cortex by altering theta wave phase alignment, enabling the PFC to adjust value judgments accordingly.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience
Context-dependent decision-making in the primate hippocampal–prefrontal circuit - Nature Neuroscience
The brain uses different valuation schemes across contexts. Elston and Wallis show this is supported by hippocampal encoding of context that is broadcast to prefrontal value subcircuits via theta sync...
www.nature.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We value things differently depending on the situation. A fascinating paper shows that the hippocampus feeds contextual information to the prefrontal cortex by altering theta wave phase alignment, enabling the PFC to adjust value judgments accordingly.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience
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The first of firsts is out! 😁🥳
From my PhD project on object play in wild ravens: here we validated findings from captivity and propose that object play in ravens likely serves dual functions - exploration of the physical as well as social environment!
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
From my PhD project on object play in wild ravens: here we validated findings from captivity and propose that object play in ravens likely serves dual functions - exploration of the physical as well as social environment!
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
January 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The first of firsts is out! 😁🥳
From my PhD project on object play in wild ravens: here we validated findings from captivity and propose that object play in ravens likely serves dual functions - exploration of the physical as well as social environment!
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
From my PhD project on object play in wild ravens: here we validated findings from captivity and propose that object play in ravens likely serves dual functions - exploration of the physical as well as social environment!
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Happy New Year Everyone! ICYMI... Our lab is hiring for two positions, a post-doc to work on immune mechanisms of pathogen resistance and a lab technician Deadline is Feb 1 and descriptions of both positions are below or at zamudiolab.org Please help spread the word!
January 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy New Year Everyone! ICYMI... Our lab is hiring for two positions, a post-doc to work on immune mechanisms of pathogen resistance and a lab technician Deadline is Feb 1 and descriptions of both positions are below or at zamudiolab.org Please help spread the word!
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Researchers challenged longhorn crazy ants and humans with the same task: maneuvering a T-shaped object through two consecutive open doorways. Single humans always outperformed single ants, but ant groups could beat human groups. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 27, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Researchers challenged longhorn crazy ants and humans with the same task: maneuvering a T-shaped object through two consecutive open doorways. Single humans always outperformed single ants, but ant groups could beat human groups. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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New preprint from the lab: To Peck or Not To Peck: The influence of early-life social environment on response inhibition and impulsive aggression in Japanese quails. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 23, 2024 at 10:23 AM
New preprint from the lab: To Peck or Not To Peck: The influence of early-life social environment on response inhibition and impulsive aggression in Japanese quails. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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“The human prefrontal cortex alone contains enough neuronal hardware to run 5000 [fruit]flies.”
Meanwhile mine can’t even keep me from shitposting on Bluesky after a couple of beers.
Cool paper from @mameister4.bsky.social
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kHVa3BtfH...
Meanwhile mine can’t even keep me from shitposting on Bluesky after a couple of beers.
Cool paper from @mameister4.bsky.social
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kHVa3BtfH...
December 19, 2024 at 12:18 AM
“The human prefrontal cortex alone contains enough neuronal hardware to run 5000 [fruit]flies.”
Meanwhile mine can’t even keep me from shitposting on Bluesky after a couple of beers.
Cool paper from @mameister4.bsky.social
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kHVa3BtfH...
Meanwhile mine can’t even keep me from shitposting on Bluesky after a couple of beers.
Cool paper from @mameister4.bsky.social
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kHVa3BtfH...
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Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Starter packs
BIOLOGY General Science community https://go.bsky.app/HVYAMEA Research Institutions in Life Sciences https://go.bsky.app/LxXpcvJ LGBTQIA+ in STEM https://go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf LGBTQIA+ in STEM 2 h...
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November 26, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A couple days left to apply for a tenure-track assistant professor position in molecular neuroscience at
@AdelphiU (broadly defined!)
due: Nov 29
#TTjob #molecularneuroscience #neuroscience
phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf02/ats/ca...
@AdelphiU (broadly defined!)
due: Nov 29
#TTjob #molecularneuroscience #neuroscience
phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf02/ats/ca...
Hiring Assistant Professor - Neurobiology, - Garden City, N.Y.
View job details and apply now
phf.tbe.taleo.net
November 26, 2024 at 1:56 PM
A couple days left to apply for a tenure-track assistant professor position in molecular neuroscience at
@AdelphiU (broadly defined!)
due: Nov 29
#TTjob #molecularneuroscience #neuroscience
phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf02/ats/ca...
@AdelphiU (broadly defined!)
due: Nov 29
#TTjob #molecularneuroscience #neuroscience
phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf02/ats/ca...
Excited to be here on bluesky!
November 26, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Excited to be here on bluesky!