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Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH
@neuroalc.bsky.social
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El IN es el mayor centro financiado con fondos públicos dedicado a la investigación del cerebro tanto en condiciones normales como patológicas en España.
Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa desde 2014.
https://in.umh-csic.es/es/
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Invited speaker José María Frade @jmfrade.bsky.social (@institutocajal.bsky.social #Tetraneuron) shared insights during the opening lecture.
The event also welcomed over a dozen companies from biotech, pharma, and healthcare, fostering collaboration and innovation.
With the support of IVACE+i
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Highlights from the first edition of IN.Pulse Connect! 🧠✨
The event featured talks by leading experts in neuroscience, exploring cutting-edge research and opportunities for innovation.
Read more👇
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November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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We have the pleasure of welcoming Dr Karl Farrow from KU Leuven next Friday at #SeminarsIN 🙌
He is an expert in visual circuit development and function, especially in the retina–superior colliculus pathway.
Don’t miss it!
@csic.es @dicv.csic.es @umh.es
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Today, the IN Scientific Department ‘Developmental Neurobiology’ has offered a new scientific seminar featuring a presentation by Dr. Javier Morante @morantelab.bsky.social👏👏👏
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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In mice, MCH11 reduced alcohol intake and anxiety during withdrawal without impairing motor or cognitive function.
Results also reveal sex-dependent differences: males respond to low/medium doses, while females require higher doses for comparable effects.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Researchers at NeuroAlc have shown that MCH11 targets the endocannabinoid system, increasing 2-AG levels in the brain and restoring circuits involved in motivation, stress, and reward, reducing alcohol intake and withdrawal-related anxiety in mice.
🖼️Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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🔥A new study led by Jorge Manzanares’ lab is now published in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 👏
Researchers at the @neuroalc.bsky.social demonstrate the effectiveness of a new treatment for alcoholism in mice.
More info 👇
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November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Sigue en directo #100xCiencia9 🙌
🔹 Streaming 13/11: youtube.com/live/RN-Shel...
🔹 Streaming 14/11: youtube.com/live/SzMAUYJ...
Organizan: @sommalliance.bsky.social, @iatacsic.bsky.social, @icmoluv.bsky.social,
@itq-upvcsic.bsky.social, #IFIC y @neuroalc.bsky.social

#CienciaParaLaSociedad
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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¿Te apasiona la ciencia? 🧠✨
El 14 de noviembre estaremos en #100xCiencia.9,
en CaixaForum València, con actividades para todos los públicos.
Toda la información aquí 👇
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November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Today, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz @janitzamontalvo.bsky.social from Yale University at our #SeminarsIN with her talk: “Advancing psychiatric genomics in admixed populations: novel findings and consortia efforts”
A fantastic lecture, thank you! 👏
@barcolab.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Proud to have Alicia Alonso & Ismael Navarro representing @neuroalc.bsky.social at #NeuroSpark, a 24h hackathon where multidisciplinary teams turn ideas into investor-ready pitches 👏
Organized by the Student Council @umh.es, Vicente Quiles, G.tec & Sandra Manzanero.
@theneurotecheu.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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The superior colliculus acts as a biological radar: it receives direct retinal input and, before information reaches cortex, selects the most relevant stimuli. When something moves, flashes or appears, it is the first to respond and orient our gaze.
📷Peng Cui @plosbiology.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Using patterned optogenetics, electrophysiology and computational modelling, the team shows that the superior colliculus generates center–surround interactions, a key computation that enhances contrast and visual saliency.
➡️ In short: this ancient structure selects what matters.
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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🔥 A new study led by @kardamakis.bsky.social lab at @neuroalc.bsky.social reveals that the brain’s ability to detect what matters in a visual scene is over 500 million years old.
🗞️@plosbiology.org
More info 👇
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November 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Today, the Scientific Department ‘Molecular Neurobiology and Neuropathology’ has offered a new scientific seminar featuring a presentation by PhD student Sonia Cabeza and the postdoctoral researcher Hilmar P. Sigurdsson @hilmarsigurdsson.bsky.social 👏👏
@aleriede.bsky.social @desantislab.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Bienvenido, noviembre 🧠✨
La ciencia nunca se detiene.
La imagen del mes es 'Astro-intrusion' de Patricia Torres Ravés 🥰 @barcolab.bsky.social #SciencePhoto_IN
@csic.es @dicv.csic.es @umh.es
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Today we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Bassem Hassan @hassanbraindevlab.bsky.social from @institutducerveau.bsky.social at our #SeminarsIN with his talk: “Temporal control of neurogenesis”
A fantastic lecture, thank you! 👏👏
@csic.es @dicv.csic.es @umh.es @borrell-lab.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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We have the pleasure of welcoming Dr Bassem Hassan @hassanbraindevlab.bsky.social from @institutducerveau.bsky.social tomorrow at #SeminarsIN 🙌
He is a world leader in the study of genetic regulation of brain development.
Don’t miss it!
@borrell-lab.bsky.social @csic.es @dicv.csic.es @umh.es
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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🎉 Enhorabuena a la recién nombrada Dra. Paula Andrea Sierra Díaz por su defensa de #TesisIN y felicitaciones a su director de Tesis, el Dr. Félix Leroy @leroyfelix.bsky.social 🎉
@umh.es @csic.es @dicv.csic.es
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Using sequencing and bioinformatic tools, the team analyzed immune cells from drug-naïve patients and discovered 22 genes with altered expression compared to healthy controls.
🖼️ Neurotherapeutics
October 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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🔥Researchers at the @neuroalc.bsky.social , led by Prof. Jorge Manzanares, move closer to an early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease through a simple blood test 🩸
More info👇
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October 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Today we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. @colinlever.bsky.social from @durham.ac.uk at our #SeminarsIN with his talk: “Old cortex: spatial coding in subiculum, and social coding in piriform cortex”

A fantastic lecture, thank you! 👏👏
@csic.es @dicv.csic.es @umh.es
October 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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The study provides a new understanding of how corneal nerve endings work.
It identifies P2X3 ion channels as the main route through which DENAQ enters sensory fibers. A novel finding that could guide future drug design!

📸 British Journal of Pharmacology / Almudena Íñigo
October 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Researchers used guinea pig and rat models to test whether DENAQ could act as a “chemical light switch.” The results show that under blue light, DENAQ restores nerve activity to healthy levels, even in dry eye conditions.

📸 British Journal of Pharmacology
October 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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A new study led by Víctor Meseguer at the @neuroalc.bsky.social and published in the British Journal of Pharmacology shows that a light-sensitive molecule can modulate corneal nerve activity ⚡️👁️

More info 👇
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October 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM