Sussex Neuroscience
@sussexneuro.bsky.social
Community of neuroscience researchers at the University of Sussex and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
A University of Sussex Centre of Excellence.
A University of Sussex Centre of Excellence.
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So happy this is finally out! Despite Covid delays and thanks to persistence by @arimoccia.bsky.social + the helpful reviewers
Starting to uncover how memory cues and goals interact - with implications for how we understand memory reconstruction during retrieval
Starting to uncover how memory cues and goals interact - with implications for how we understand memory reconstruction during retrieval
🚨Paper now published! 🚨
The Effects of External Cue Overlap and Internal Goals on Selective Memory Retrieval.
Grateful for thorough reviews that made it stronger. Out now in #EJN: doi.org/10.1111/ejn..... w @alexamorcom.bsky.social @MattPlummer @ivorsimpson.bsky.social. Updated summary🧵👇
The Effects of External Cue Overlap and Internal Goals on Selective Memory Retrieval.
Grateful for thorough reviews that made it stronger. Out now in #EJN: doi.org/10.1111/ejn..... w @alexamorcom.bsky.social @MattPlummer @ivorsimpson.bsky.social. Updated summary🧵👇
The Effects of External Cue Overlap and Internal Goals on Selective Memory Retrieval as Revealed by Electroencephalographic (EEG) Neural Pattern Reinstatement
This EEG study used multivariate decoding in humans to investigate how memories are selected when retrieval goals vary. The results showed that EEG neural patterns reinstating studied information tra...
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July 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
So happy this is finally out! Despite Covid delays and thanks to persistence by @arimoccia.bsky.social + the helpful reviewers
Starting to uncover how memory cues and goals interact - with implications for how we understand memory reconstruction during retrieval
Starting to uncover how memory cues and goals interact - with implications for how we understand memory reconstruction during retrieval
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📣 New paper alert- Detrimental gene dose effect of APOE on perceptual discrimination by mid-life. Published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association @samberens.bsky.social @chrismbird.bsky.social alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Perceptual discrimination of complex objects: Apolipoprotein E e4 gene‐dose effects in mid‐life
INTRODUCTION Complex perceptual discrimination is supported by tau-vulnerable regions of the medial temporal lobe (MTL); notably the perirhinal cortex. This research tests whether there is a gene-do...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📣 New paper alert- Detrimental gene dose effect of APOE on perceptual discrimination by mid-life. Published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association @samberens.bsky.social @chrismbird.bsky.social alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Join me + Dr David Palmer, Haematology Clinician at UHS NHS @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social, for a 3.5yr School of Life Sci funded PhD (UK fees only) studying RUNX1 mutations in myeloid leukaemia here at @sussex.ac.uk @sussexbcr.bsky.social @sussexcancer.org
Details 👇
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Details 👇
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
School of Life Sciences Studentship : University of Sussex
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June 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Join me + Dr David Palmer, Haematology Clinician at UHS NHS @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social, for a 3.5yr School of Life Sci funded PhD (UK fees only) studying RUNX1 mutations in myeloid leukaemia here at @sussex.ac.uk @sussexbcr.bsky.social @sussexcancer.org
Details 👇
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Details 👇
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
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Preprint with brilliant medical student, Melis, on the effectiveness of the AVATAR method for treating auditory verbal hallucinations @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social @sussexneuro.bsky.social
The effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments for auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.08.25327225v1
May 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Preprint with brilliant medical student, Melis, on the effectiveness of the AVATAR method for treating auditory verbal hallucinations @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social @sussexneuro.bsky.social
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Posting this after some recent conversations with potential international applicants - still time to apply to our Masters courses and International PhD Academy for 2025 entry - join the diverse and vibrant Neuroscience community on our beautiful campus next to Brighton
Want to join our vibrant postgrad community?
Discover all our Neuroscience courses here: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/subjects/neuroscience
Including:
🏫 International PhD Academy
🏫 Masters courses
🏫 Opportunities across several schools: Life Science; Psychology; Computer Science & AI; and BSMS
Discover all our Neuroscience courses here: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/subjects/neuroscience
Including:
🏫 International PhD Academy
🏫 Masters courses
🏫 Opportunities across several schools: Life Science; Psychology; Computer Science & AI; and BSMS
Neuroscience : University of Sussex
Discover our undergraduate courses, Masters and PhD degrees in neuroscience.
www.sussex.ac.uk
May 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Posting this after some recent conversations with potential international applicants - still time to apply to our Masters courses and International PhD Academy for 2025 entry - join the diverse and vibrant Neuroscience community on our beautiful campus next to Brighton
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🚨 1 WEEK TO GO! 🚨
Soapbox Science Brighton is back next Saturday!
📍 Find us by the i360
🗓 Saturday 24th May
🕚 11am–2pm
Come hear brilliant women & non binary scientists share their research. Free, fun, and for everyone!
#SoapboxScience #1WeekToGo #WomenInSTEM #ScienceByTheSea
Soapbox Science Brighton is back next Saturday!
📍 Find us by the i360
🗓 Saturday 24th May
🕚 11am–2pm
Come hear brilliant women & non binary scientists share their research. Free, fun, and for everyone!
#SoapboxScience #1WeekToGo #WomenInSTEM #ScienceByTheSea
May 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚨 1 WEEK TO GO! 🚨
Soapbox Science Brighton is back next Saturday!
📍 Find us by the i360
🗓 Saturday 24th May
🕚 11am–2pm
Come hear brilliant women & non binary scientists share their research. Free, fun, and for everyone!
#SoapboxScience #1WeekToGo #WomenInSTEM #ScienceByTheSea
Soapbox Science Brighton is back next Saturday!
📍 Find us by the i360
🗓 Saturday 24th May
🕚 11am–2pm
Come hear brilliant women & non binary scientists share their research. Free, fun, and for everyone!
#SoapboxScience #1WeekToGo #WomenInSTEM #ScienceByTheSea
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Join us for an evening in the pub discussing memory, mental health and wellbeing during menopause with clinical and scientific experts. Taking place in The Walrus, Brighton on Monday 2nd June. Open to all, but please register to confirm your space.
May 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Join us for an evening in the pub discussing memory, mental health and wellbeing during menopause with clinical and scientific experts. Taking place in The Walrus, Brighton on Monday 2nd June. Open to all, but please register to confirm your space.
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💤 Meet Maria, Assistant Professor at Sussex and Soapbox Science 2025 speaker!
She’ll explore what happens during different stages of sleep, why it matters for your health, and how sleep hygiene and circadian rhythms play a role.
Catch her on 24th May by the i360!
#SoapboxScience #Brighton2025
She’ll explore what happens during different stages of sleep, why it matters for your health, and how sleep hygiene and circadian rhythms play a role.
Catch her on 24th May by the i360!
#SoapboxScience #Brighton2025
April 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
💤 Meet Maria, Assistant Professor at Sussex and Soapbox Science 2025 speaker!
She’ll explore what happens during different stages of sleep, why it matters for your health, and how sleep hygiene and circadian rhythms play a role.
Catch her on 24th May by the i360!
#SoapboxScience #Brighton2025
She’ll explore what happens during different stages of sleep, why it matters for your health, and how sleep hygiene and circadian rhythms play a role.
Catch her on 24th May by the i360!
#SoapboxScience #Brighton2025
Want to join our vibrant postgrad community?
Discover all our Neuroscience courses here: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/subjects/neuroscience
Including:
🏫 International PhD Academy
🏫 Masters courses
🏫 Opportunities across several schools: Life Science; Psychology; Computer Science & AI; and BSMS
Discover all our Neuroscience courses here: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/subjects/neuroscience
Including:
🏫 International PhD Academy
🏫 Masters courses
🏫 Opportunities across several schools: Life Science; Psychology; Computer Science & AI; and BSMS
Neuroscience : University of Sussex
Discover our undergraduate courses, Masters and PhD degrees in neuroscience.
www.sussex.ac.uk
March 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Want to join our vibrant postgrad community?
Discover all our Neuroscience courses here: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/subjects/neuroscience
Including:
🏫 International PhD Academy
🏫 Masters courses
🏫 Opportunities across several schools: Life Science; Psychology; Computer Science & AI; and BSMS
Discover all our Neuroscience courses here: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/subjects/neuroscience
Including:
🏫 International PhD Academy
🏫 Masters courses
🏫 Opportunities across several schools: Life Science; Psychology; Computer Science & AI; and BSMS
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Taking place on 13 March at the Ironworks Studios in Brighton - find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/think-agai...
March 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Taking place on 13 March at the Ironworks Studios in Brighton - find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/think-agai...
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I am excited to have been awarded a Wellcome Trust CDA fellowship to study whether menopause enhances AD risk by exacerbating vascular dysfunction. I will be starting my lab in Manchester in January 2026, and would love to connect with other researchers interested in sex differences and AD 🧠🩸 🔬.
March 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I am excited to have been awarded a Wellcome Trust CDA fellowship to study whether menopause enhances AD risk by exacerbating vascular dysfunction. I will be starting my lab in Manchester in January 2026, and would love to connect with other researchers interested in sex differences and AD 🧠🩸 🔬.
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Aw, we got the cover for our new paper on X-ray imaging and atlas building in the snail brain. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Thanks @pnas.org .. and to @sussexneuro.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social @ukri.org for funding support #invertebrate #brain #neuroscience THREAD: bsky.app/profile/kevi...
March 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Aw, we got the cover for our new paper on X-ray imaging and atlas building in the snail brain. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Thanks @pnas.org .. and to @sussexneuro.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social @ukri.org for funding support #invertebrate #brain #neuroscience THREAD: bsky.app/profile/kevi...
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Michael Crossley led the experimental work, supported by Anna Simon, @arndroth.bsky.social and @enzomarra.bsky.social Thanks to @sussexneuro.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social @ukri.org and @diamondlightsource.bsky.social for funding support. Thanks for reading! 10/10
February 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Michael Crossley led the experimental work, supported by Anna Simon, @arndroth.bsky.social and @enzomarra.bsky.social Thanks to @sussexneuro.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social @ukri.org and @diamondlightsource.bsky.social for funding support. Thanks for reading! 10/10
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Looking for a quick way to map the brain of your favourite small animal model?
See our new paper. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1/10
See our new paper. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1/10
February 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Looking for a quick way to map the brain of your favourite small animal model?
See our new paper. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1/10
See our new paper. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1/10
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Join us for a 4-year PhD in Newcastle at @northumbriauni.bsky.social on a fun project (literally)!
Building on our recent publication about Drosophila playing on a carousel (doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...), we will explore:
Building on our recent publication about Drosophila playing on a carousel (doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...), we will explore:
February 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Join us for a 4-year PhD in Newcastle at @northumbriauni.bsky.social on a fun project (literally)!
Building on our recent publication about Drosophila playing on a carousel (doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...), we will explore:
Building on our recent publication about Drosophila playing on a carousel (doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...), we will explore:
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Applications to Soapbox Science Brighton 2025 are open! All female and non-binary scientists in STEM subjects are welcome to apply 🥼👩🔬🌼🐜🐭🐝🧪⚛️
Apply by March 2nd
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Apply by March 2nd
soapboxscience.org/apply-to-spe...
February 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Applications to Soapbox Science Brighton 2025 are open! All female and non-binary scientists in STEM subjects are welcome to apply 🥼👩🔬🌼🐜🐭🐝🧪⚛️
Apply by March 2nd
soapboxscience.org/apply-to-spe...
Apply by March 2nd
soapboxscience.org/apply-to-spe...
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I’m advertising for a 3.5yr fully-funded PhD position at the lovely Sussex Uni.
If you're interested in combining behavioural experiments & computational modelling to study how we evaluate our inferences about others, please see here:
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
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January 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I’m advertising for a 3.5yr fully-funded PhD position at the lovely Sussex Uni.
If you're interested in combining behavioural experiments & computational modelling to study how we evaluate our inferences about others, please see here:
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
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Applications to the 2025 Paris Spring School in Optical Imaging and Electrophysiological Recording in Neuroscience (AKA the Paris Neuro Course) are now open. Deadline on the 1st of February.
The course will run 14-27 May 2025.
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The course will run 14-27 May 2025.
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Paris NeuroCourse | Optical Imaging and Electrophysiological Recording in Neuroscience
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December 22, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Applications to the 2025 Paris Spring School in Optical Imaging and Electrophysiological Recording in Neuroscience (AKA the Paris Neuro Course) are now open. Deadline on the 1st of February.
The course will run 14-27 May 2025.
parisneuro.ovh
The course will run 14-27 May 2025.
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First paper by our excellent PhD student @mbalazs98.bsky.social on trying to unpick the relation between delay learning and structural plasticity in SNNs and visualise what gets learned www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Frontiers | Learning delays through gradients and structure: emergence of spatiotemporal patterns in spiking neural networks
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December 20, 2024 at 9:56 AM
First paper by our excellent PhD student @mbalazs98.bsky.social on trying to unpick the relation between delay learning and structural plasticity in SNNs and visualise what gets learned www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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This coming Monday! Join us for an excellent hour of #metascience #openscience and #neuroimaging! All from the comfort of your desk/couch/chair with @worldwideneuro.bsky.social @sussexneuro.bsky.social @theneuro.bsky.social
🎉 Don't miss our upcoming seminar by Kendra Oudyk, from ORIGAMI lab at McGill Uni, on open meta-research in #neuroimaging.
📅 Monday, December 9, 4 pm (UTC)/11 am (ET).
more details & link to join:
www.world-wide.org/seminar/9965/
👀 hope to see you there!
#openscience #opensoftware #metaresearch
📅 Monday, December 9, 4 pm (UTC)/11 am (ET).
more details & link to join:
www.world-wide.org/seminar/9965/
👀 hope to see you there!
#openscience #opensoftware #metaresearch
World Wide | Open Source
Scientific seminars right where you are 🔬
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December 3, 2024 at 1:59 PM
This coming Monday! Join us for an excellent hour of #metascience #openscience and #neuroimaging! All from the comfort of your desk/couch/chair with @worldwideneuro.bsky.social @sussexneuro.bsky.social @theneuro.bsky.social
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✨ We can’t wait to see everyone next week at the 2024 Festive Symposium in Leeds!
It’s your chance to connect with #neuroscientists from academia, clinics, and industry as we explore 'The Resilient Brain'.
Make sure you’ve got your ticket! bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
It’s your chance to connect with #neuroscientists from academia, clinics, and industry as we explore 'The Resilient Brain'.
Make sure you’ve got your ticket! bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
December 4, 2024 at 1:24 PM
✨ We can’t wait to see everyone next week at the 2024 Festive Symposium in Leeds!
It’s your chance to connect with #neuroscientists from academia, clinics, and industry as we explore 'The Resilient Brain'.
Make sure you’ve got your ticket! bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
It’s your chance to connect with #neuroscientists from academia, clinics, and industry as we explore 'The Resilient Brain'.
Make sure you’ve got your ticket! bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
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Excited to be speaking at the BNA 2024 Festive Symposium soon! 10 Dec 2024: "THE RESILIENT BRAIN" in Leeds, UK. Giving a talk about the resilient teen brain! @britishneuro.bsky.social. To register www.bna.org.uk/meeting-book...
December 2, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Excited to be speaking at the BNA 2024 Festive Symposium soon! 10 Dec 2024: "THE RESILIENT BRAIN" in Leeds, UK. Giving a talk about the resilient teen brain! @britishneuro.bsky.social. To register www.bna.org.uk/meeting-book...
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One of several opportunities to come and do a PhD in our lab! Happy to discuss supervision in all things MRI analysis
Our Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme is open for applications! Deadline Jan 13th, for Sept 2025 entry. Brilliant community of students and supervisors, and a choice of >60 labs for rotations- come and join us by the sea! www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...
Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme : PhD Programmes in Neuroscience : Sussex Neuroscience : University of Sussex
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November 29, 2024 at 8:21 PM
One of several opportunities to come and do a PhD in our lab! Happy to discuss supervision in all things MRI analysis
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First post and it's a biggie! The first preprint from our lab is out now 🥳 Something I have wanted to know for a long time- can bumblebees taste amino acids? The answer is yes...but not all of them! 1/2 @sussexneuro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Gustatory sensitivity to amino acids in bumblebees
Bees rely on amino acids obtained from nectar and pollen for essential physiological functions, including maintenance, sexual maturation, and larval development. While amino acid concentrations in nec...
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November 29, 2024 at 9:41 AM
First post and it's a biggie! The first preprint from our lab is out now 🥳 Something I have wanted to know for a long time- can bumblebees taste amino acids? The answer is yes...but not all of them! 1/2 @sussexneuro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...