Sydney Trask
@sydneytrask.bsky.social
running, baby, dogs | assistant professor | behavioral neuroscience
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New lab paper drop, this one has been a long time coming! Driven by Rob Aukema (now a postdoc with Kerry Ressler) this paper in Science Advances answered the lingering question of what role the amygdala plays in stress-induced neuroendocrine responses.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A network of basolateral amygdala projection neurons contributes to stress-induced activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
A network of basolateral amygdala neurons, but not singular projections, contributes to the neuroendocrine response to stress.
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
New lab paper drop, this one has been a long time coming! Driven by Rob Aukema (now a postdoc with Kerry Ressler) this paper in Science Advances answered the lingering question of what role the amygdala plays in stress-induced neuroendocrine responses.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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My second request is that programs consider only asking for letters when candidates have moved to the next stage. I know this is a difficult thing to implement logistically but there are so many people hours wasted writing letters for candidates that will never be considered.
Please and thank you.
Please and thank you.
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My second request is that programs consider only asking for letters when candidates have moved to the next stage. I know this is a difficult thing to implement logistically but there are so many people hours wasted writing letters for candidates that will never be considered.
Please and thank you.
Please and thank you.
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Attn all human MRI/fMRI folks! The Dept of Psychology at Northeastern University is hiring a new Director of the NU Biomedical Imaging Center at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Bonus: you'll have the best Chair EVER 😉 Full ad here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Associate Professor/Professor and Director, Northeastern University Biomedical Imaging Center
About the Opportunity About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research (R1) university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experi...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Attn all human MRI/fMRI folks! The Dept of Psychology at Northeastern University is hiring a new Director of the NU Biomedical Imaging Center at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Bonus: you'll have the best Chair EVER 😉 Full ad here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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So excited to see our latest paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com! Studies led by the amazing @margestelzner.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41.... VTA GABA neurons have a unique role in economic decision making - they integrate reward seeking motivation and the current cost of seeking
Ventral tegmental area GABA neurons integrate positive and negative valence - Nature Communications
The role of ventral tegmental area GABA neurons in behavior is unclear. Here, authors show that VTA GABA but not dopamine neurons integrate positive and negative valence to encode motivational conflic...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So excited to see our latest paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com! Studies led by the amazing @margestelzner.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41.... VTA GABA neurons have a unique role in economic decision making - they integrate reward seeking motivation and the current cost of seeking
Foggy morning over our little corner of Clear Creek.
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Foggy morning over our little corner of Clear Creek.
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🚨Good news, everyone!
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🚨Good news, everyone!
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
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We are recruiting for our Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship! Please encourage the talented UGs in your life to apply to join us for a 9 week, 💰paid💰 research experience in Philly this summer!
Applications close Jan 12, 2026.
drexel.edu/medicine/res...
Applications close Jan 12, 2026.
drexel.edu/medicine/res...
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - College of Medicine
drexel.edu
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We are recruiting for our Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship! Please encourage the talented UGs in your life to apply to join us for a 9 week, 💰paid💰 research experience in Philly this summer!
Applications close Jan 12, 2026.
drexel.edu/medicine/res...
Applications close Jan 12, 2026.
drexel.edu/medicine/res...
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Re-upping this - Neuropeeps! We have a TT Job in my wonderful department at Brandeis! First consideration to applications received by Dec 15 (but why wait?)
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Assistant Professor in Biology and Neuroscience Program - Waltham, Massachusetts (US) job with Brandeis University | 12848464
The Department of Biology and the Program in Neuroscience at Brandeis University invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor positio...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Re-upping this - Neuropeeps! We have a TT Job in my wonderful department at Brandeis! First consideration to applications received by Dec 15 (but why wait?)
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Calling all TT-hunting neuroscientists! The Dept of Anatomy & Neurobio at UTHSC in Memphis is hiring two faculty members! Asst and/or Assoc level! Come be my colleague in a fantastic department & great city! 🧡💚
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Assistant Professor or Associate Professor- Neurobiology (2 Openings)
The Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center seeks outstanding researchers to fill two tenure-track positions at the level of Assistant Professor and...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Calling all TT-hunting neuroscientists! The Dept of Anatomy & Neurobio at UTHSC in Memphis is hiring two faculty members! Asst and/or Assoc level! Come be my colleague in a fantastic department & great city! 🧡💚
fa-ewlq-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
fa-ewlq-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
I have ignored
the email
that was in
my inbox
and which
you were probably
expecting
a reply
Forgive me
there were so many
so tedious
and so long
the email
that was in
my inbox
and which
you were probably
expecting
a reply
Forgive me
there were so many
so tedious
and so long
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I have ignored
the email
that was in
my inbox
and which
you were probably
expecting
a reply
Forgive me
there were so many
so tedious
and so long
the email
that was in
my inbox
and which
you were probably
expecting
a reply
Forgive me
there were so many
so tedious
and so long
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So stoked to have our image on the cover of this week's issue of Journal of Neuroscience!! @sfnjournals.bsky.social #JNeurosci #SfN25. Check out the final version of the paper here www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
Superior Colliculus Projections Drive Dopamine Neuron Activity and Movement But Not Value
To navigate dynamic environments, animals must rapidly integrate sensory information and respond appropriately to gather rewards and avoid threats. It is well established that dopamine (DA) neurons in...
www.jneurosci.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
So stoked to have our image on the cover of this week's issue of Journal of Neuroscience!! @sfnjournals.bsky.social #JNeurosci #SfN25. Check out the final version of the paper here www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
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new work from my inspiring friend @mindfulrat.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Investigating milk-derived extracellular vesicles as mediators of maternal stress and environmental intervention - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Investigating milk-derived extracellular vesicles as mediators of maternal stress and environmental intervention
www.nature.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
new work from my inspiring friend @mindfulrat.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Thanks to @katesadlerphd.bsky.social for hosting me at UTD this week! What a great department and city, and the most eye-welling I’ve ever done during an introduction.
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thanks to @katesadlerphd.bsky.social for hosting me at UTD this week! What a great department and city, and the most eye-welling I’ve ever done during an introduction.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Next week in San Diego!
Come check out the #MCCS25 debate on November 14!
Drs. André Fenton & Yaniv Ziv will be debating a hot topic: are memory stability and representational drift opposing or complementary processes? Moderated by Dr. @sarahrobins.bsky.social 🧠
Register now: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
Drs. André Fenton & Yaniv Ziv will be debating a hot topic: are memory stability and representational drift opposing or complementary processes? Moderated by Dr. @sarahrobins.bsky.social 🧠
Register now: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Next week in San Diego!
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🚨Applications are now open for 2026 @beckmanillinois.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowships! We provide 3 years of support ($63k/year) for candidates conducting interdisciplinary research with two or more Beckman faculty members. Please apply and RT! beckman.illinois.edu/opportunitie...
Postdoctoral Fellows Program
The Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers three postdoctoral fellow programs to support outstanding scientists: Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellows Program, Car...
beckman.illinois.edu
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚨Applications are now open for 2026 @beckmanillinois.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowships! We provide 3 years of support ($63k/year) for candidates conducting interdisciplinary research with two or more Beckman faculty members. Please apply and RT! beckman.illinois.edu/opportunitie...
I know most things I need to know about a person based on how they react when they hear “TELL ME WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE GONE.”
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I know most things I need to know about a person based on how they react when they hear “TELL ME WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE GONE.”
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ATTN: Two faculty positions are available in my department (neuroscience) at the University of Minnesota. This is a general search with no topic focus. November 20th application deadline.
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ATTN: Two faculty positions are available in my department (neuroscience) at the University of Minnesota. This is a general search with no topic focus. November 20th application deadline.
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
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Viewpoint: Integrating psychologists into inpatient teams can reduce coercive practices, improve diagnosis and risk management, boost staff morale, and contribute to more effective treatment and discharge planning. ja.ma/3JdTQvW
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Viewpoint: Integrating psychologists into inpatient teams can reduce coercive practices, improve diagnosis and risk management, boost staff morale, and contribute to more effective treatment and discharge planning. ja.ma/3JdTQvW
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Another #FluorescenceFriday image here, from an ongoing project studying circuitry of the retrosplenial cortex. Here we are using rabies to map the inputs specifically to the deep pyramidal cells (L5). Cyan shows the deep cells and magenta shows their presynaptic partners. #NeuroSkyence
October 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Another #FluorescenceFriday image here, from an ongoing project studying circuitry of the retrosplenial cortex. Here we are using rabies to map the inputs specifically to the deep pyramidal cells (L5). Cyan shows the deep cells and magenta shows their presynaptic partners. #NeuroSkyence
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Happy to share my lab's first review article!
We outline how the lateral habenula is a critical regulator of almost every type of social behavior, from pro- to anti-social behaviors, in both sexes, and across the lifespan. Hopefully this can serve as a useful reference!
rdcu.be/eLWPw
We outline how the lateral habenula is a critical regulator of almost every type of social behavior, from pro- to anti-social behaviors, in both sexes, and across the lifespan. Hopefully this can serve as a useful reference!
rdcu.be/eLWPw
The lateral habenula as a master regulator of innate and learned social behaviors
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October 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Happy to share my lab's first review article!
We outline how the lateral habenula is a critical regulator of almost every type of social behavior, from pro- to anti-social behaviors, in both sexes, and across the lifespan. Hopefully this can serve as a useful reference!
rdcu.be/eLWPw
We outline how the lateral habenula is a critical regulator of almost every type of social behavior, from pro- to anti-social behaviors, in both sexes, and across the lifespan. Hopefully this can serve as a useful reference!
rdcu.be/eLWPw
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Happy "PROFESSOR!!! CANVAS IS DOWN!!!" day to all academics who celebrate.
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy "PROFESSOR!!! CANVAS IS DOWN!!!" day to all academics who celebrate.
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An Accidental Journey Into the Black Hole of the Hippocampus and How We Learned About What Makes a Context a Context
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
An Accidental Journey Into the Black Hole of the Hippocampus and How We Learned About What Makes a Context a Context
In this commentary, I recount my personal research journey that brought me to studying the hippocampus, which I vigorously avoided earlier in my career. I focus on studies of contextual fear conditio...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
An Accidental Journey Into the Black Hole of the Hippocampus and How We Learned About What Makes a Context a Context
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...