Vinny Costa
@vincentcostaphd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist (PhD) exploring how the primate 🧠 learns and decides, while exploiting the consumption of 🍕 and 🥯
Lab website: www.fullcolorbrain.com
SYR/GNV/DC/PDX/ATL
Lab website: www.fullcolorbrain.com
SYR/GNV/DC/PDX/ATL
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Looking for a postdoc in #computationalpsychiatry? Apply here to join an interdisciplinary team and work with a large longitudinal transdiagnostic dataset
postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
@RobbRutledge @xiaosigu @DrChrisPitt @PearlsonGodfrey @ACNPorg @YaleMed
postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
@RobbRutledge @xiaosigu @DrChrisPitt @PearlsonGodfrey @ACNPorg @YaleMed
Computational Psychiatry Postdoctoral Associate Opening at Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
postdocs.yale.edu
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Looking for a postdoc in #computationalpsychiatry? Apply here to join an interdisciplinary team and work with a large longitudinal transdiagnostic dataset
postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
@RobbRutledge @xiaosigu @DrChrisPitt @PearlsonGodfrey @ACNPorg @YaleMed
postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
@RobbRutledge @xiaosigu @DrChrisPitt @PearlsonGodfrey @ACNPorg @YaleMed
I swear ski conferences are sadistic experiments cooked up by motor and rehabilitation neuroscientists to remind mid-life academics that motor plasticity is a finite resource. #wcbr2026
January 26, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I swear ski conferences are sadistic experiments cooked up by motor and rehabilitation neuroscientists to remind mid-life academics that motor plasticity is a finite resource. #wcbr2026
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#WCBR2026 attendees. I am seeking informal feedback with the panel sessions across the meeting. Drop me a line and let me know what you think!
January 25, 2026 at 1:12 AM
#WCBR2026 attendees. I am seeking informal feedback with the panel sessions across the meeting. Drop me a line and let me know what you think!
This account will be nothing but dank Yellowstone memes for the next 5 days.
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This account will be nothing but dank Yellowstone memes for the next 5 days.
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Fully agree with an increasing focus on single cell activity and connectivity modules to study the brain! But the proposal to throw out cytoarchitectonic labels is unnecessarily extreme. Great example why here👇👇
Curious what you think of the Barbas lab proposals that cyto and connectivity are deeply related? E.g., feedforward and feedback connections based on cortical types. Seems to be a nice unifying idea of why both matter in different ways and are related evolutionarily, etc: doi.org/10.1007/s004...
January 23, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Fully agree with an increasing focus on single cell activity and connectivity modules to study the brain! But the proposal to throw out cytoarchitectonic labels is unnecessarily extreme. Great example why here👇👇
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Are you saying garlic has a PFC?
January 23, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Are you saying garlic has a PFC?
Random reminder that the clove of garlic I put in my dinner last night is larger than a mouse brain.
January 23, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Random reminder that the clove of garlic I put in my dinner last night is larger than a mouse brain.
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Curious what you think of the Barbas lab proposals that cyto and connectivity are deeply related? E.g., feedforward and feedback connections based on cortical types. Seems to be a nice unifying idea of why both matter in different ways and are related evolutionarily, etc: doi.org/10.1007/s004...
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Curious what you think of the Barbas lab proposals that cyto and connectivity are deeply related? E.g., feedforward and feedback connections based on cortical types. Seems to be a nice unifying idea of why both matter in different ways and are related evolutionarily, etc: doi.org/10.1007/s004...
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Excited for the publication of our recent work on how pyramidal cells shape the identity of interneurons in the Cortex! Big shout out to @artofbiology and Sherry Jingjing wu! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pyramidal neurons proportionately alter cortical interneuron subtypes - Nature
Pyramidal neuron-driven mechanisms actively promote the survival and terminal differentiation of their associated interneuron subtypes.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Excited for the publication of our recent work on how pyramidal cells shape the identity of interneurons in the Cortex! Big shout out to @artofbiology and Sherry Jingjing wu! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I'm very excited to announce that the Psychology Department at Brooklyn College of CUNY is hiring a tenure-track line in Cognitive Neuroscience. Applications are being accepted now, and review will begin on or after February 23rd, please repost!
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
cuny.jobs/brooklyn-ny/...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
cuny.jobs/brooklyn-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
January 22, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I'm very excited to announce that the Psychology Department at Brooklyn College of CUNY is hiring a tenure-track line in Cognitive Neuroscience. Applications are being accepted now, and review will begin on or after February 23rd, please repost!
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
cuny.jobs/brooklyn-ny/...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
cuny.jobs/brooklyn-ny/...
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Hey ventral pallidum fans, see our new paper showing that #VP GABA neurons, known for reward, also regulate aversive motivation! Inhibiting these cells with #DREADDs potentiates active or passive defenses to threats, likely via LHb.
Congrats to Erica Ramirez & Marty Martinez!
doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
Congrats to Erica Ramirez & Marty Martinez!
doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
Redirecting
doi.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Hey ventral pallidum fans, see our new paper showing that #VP GABA neurons, known for reward, also regulate aversive motivation! Inhibiting these cells with #DREADDs potentiates active or passive defenses to threats, likely via LHb.
Congrats to Erica Ramirez & Marty Martinez!
doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
Congrats to Erica Ramirez & Marty Martinez!
doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
“I’ve got a Github and have never read a paper published before 2015” is a whole vibe.
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“I’ve got a Github and have never read a paper published before 2015” is a whole vibe.
Being grumpy is not a character flaw.
People have moods & emotions. They influence their decision making and actions.
Negative affect isn’t something that has to be eradicated from science, nevermind life.
bsky.app/profile/nico...
People have moods & emotions. They influence their decision making and actions.
Negative affect isn’t something that has to be eradicated from science, nevermind life.
bsky.app/profile/nico...
Let's talk about "grumpy lab person". Many labs have them. With an eye to keeping science at its most rigorous, they cross the line into criticism that's too harsh. They are the ones who risk killing your scientific spirit. They are reviewer 2. /1
January 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Being grumpy is not a character flaw.
People have moods & emotions. They influence their decision making and actions.
Negative affect isn’t something that has to be eradicated from science, nevermind life.
bsky.app/profile/nico...
People have moods & emotions. They influence their decision making and actions.
Negative affect isn’t something that has to be eradicated from science, nevermind life.
bsky.app/profile/nico...
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Also, granular prefrontal cortex is primate specific innovation. Full stop. Why mice researchers are so enthralled in proving otherwise to justify their model system is beyond me.
But with NHP research fighting for its existence in the US I am 100% done with the “anatomical whitewashing” papers.
But with NHP research fighting for its existence in the US I am 100% done with the “anatomical whitewashing” papers.
January 21, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Also, granular prefrontal cortex is primate specific innovation. Full stop. Why mice researchers are so enthralled in proving otherwise to justify their model system is beyond me.
But with NHP research fighting for its existence in the US I am 100% done with the “anatomical whitewashing” papers.
But with NHP research fighting for its existence in the US I am 100% done with the “anatomical whitewashing” papers.
I guess granular prefrontal cortex is just a spandrel of evolution. Excuse me while I let my whiskers grow out. bsky.app/profile/pier...
Main postdoc study out! We can redefine prefrontal cortex regions with single-unit activity! Grateful to @carlenlab.bsky.social and @weltgeischt.bsky.social who made this crazy project real. Thanks to all co-authors, collaborators, and reviewers.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A prefrontal cortex map based on single-neuron activity - Nature Neuroscience
The authors mapped spontaneous and choice activity across mouse prefrontal cortex. The activity maps aligned with intrinsic connectivity rather than anatomical subregions, suggesting that connectivity...
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I guess granular prefrontal cortex is just a spandrel of evolution. Excuse me while I let my whiskers grow out. bsky.app/profile/pier...
Gold-open access means me spending 10 hours interacting with someone or thing lacking general intelligence in order to get my article published.
January 20, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Gold-open access means me spending 10 hours interacting with someone or thing lacking general intelligence in order to get my article published.
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A long, absolutely must-read article from Cory Doctorow: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A long, absolutely must-read article from Cory Doctorow: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Leaving #acnp2026 with clear evidence that AI has fully penetrated both the pre-clinical and clinical enterprises in psychiatry, fostering a widely held belief these techniques could help accelerate discover of novel cures for mental health disorders.
January 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Leaving #acnp2026 with clear evidence that AI has fully penetrated both the pre-clinical and clinical enterprises in psychiatry, fostering a widely held belief these techniques could help accelerate discover of novel cures for mental health disorders.
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Email your Representative and Senators before Jan 30. Ask them to "Adopt Sections 239 and 531 of the Senate LHHS Bill" to restore incremental funding and ensure timely grant awards at the NIH. Prevent a "grant drought" for our field this year.
actnow.aamc.org/a/take-actio...
actnow.aamc.org/a/take-actio...
AAMC Action | Take Action: Tell Congress to Prioritize NIH-funded research
actnow.aamc.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Email your Representative and Senators before Jan 30. Ask them to "Adopt Sections 239 and 531 of the Senate LHHS Bill" to restore incremental funding and ensure timely grant awards at the NIH. Prevent a "grant drought" for our field this year.
actnow.aamc.org/a/take-actio...
actnow.aamc.org/a/take-actio...
Yes, in an entire preprint showing that that feedback mechanisms likely differ entirely between mouse and human cortical glutamatergic neurons but those same mechanisms are well conserved in macaques let’s emphasize “the instances” where mice & humans are the same.
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
January 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Yes, in an entire preprint showing that that feedback mechanisms likely differ entirely between mouse and human cortical glutamatergic neurons but those same mechanisms are well conserved in macaques let’s emphasize “the instances” where mice & humans are the same.
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
Anyone got a Friar’s Club jacket with a crest I can borrow to wear over this puffy pirate shirt? These dress codes at #acnp2026 are something else.
If your lab was a restaurant at Atlantis, what’s the vibe?
1. Resort Chic
2. Resort Casual
3. Indoor Attire
4. Outdoor Attire
5. Flip-Flops
If your lab was a restaurant at Atlantis, what’s the vibe?
1. Resort Chic
2. Resort Casual
3. Indoor Attire
4. Outdoor Attire
5. Flip-Flops
January 10, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Anyone got a Friar’s Club jacket with a crest I can borrow to wear over this puffy pirate shirt? These dress codes at #acnp2026 are something else.
If your lab was a restaurant at Atlantis, what’s the vibe?
1. Resort Chic
2. Resort Casual
3. Indoor Attire
4. Outdoor Attire
5. Flip-Flops
If your lab was a restaurant at Atlantis, what’s the vibe?
1. Resort Chic
2. Resort Casual
3. Indoor Attire
4. Outdoor Attire
5. Flip-Flops
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Honored to be appointed Chief Scientific Officer @lieberinstitute.bsky.social. LIBD is a uniquely collaborative place with extraordinary biological resources and a commitment to translation 🧠🔬🧪. Grateful to my colleagues and excited to help guide our next chapter!
www.libd.org/keri-martino...
www.libd.org/keri-martino...
Keri Martinowich, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer | The Lieber Institute for Brain Development | Research & Discovery
Lieber Institute for Brain Development Appoints Keri Martinowich, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer Baltimore, MD (January 6, 2025) — The Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) announced the a...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Honored to be appointed Chief Scientific Officer @lieberinstitute.bsky.social. LIBD is a uniquely collaborative place with extraordinary biological resources and a commitment to translation 🧠🔬🧪. Grateful to my colleagues and excited to help guide our next chapter!
www.libd.org/keri-martino...
www.libd.org/keri-martino...