🧠A week from today, join us at MIT for "Circuits of Survival and Homeostasis." It will be a fascinating day of talks about the links between body and brain. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Visually observing neural activity in freely moving animals requires identifying and tracking moving cells. In @elife.bsky.social the Flavell lab describes deep neural networks to enable this in a nematode worm (and applies some to jellyfish too!). elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre... #neuroscience

Register now for "Circuits of Survival and Homeostasis" on 10/21! Seven talks will cover how brain-body circuits monitor, regulate, and repair fundamental physiological functions, offering insights into their mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #neuroscience

How do neurons sense (or get tricked by) the bacteria in the microbiome? A new preprint from the lab of Steve Flavell led by Cassi Estrem identifies chemical cues that trigger neurons in C. elegans models. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #neuroscience #microbiome @mitbcs.bsky.social

Excited (!) for our investigator Brady Weissbourd who will study how jellyfish larvae sense and use environmental cues to explore their world and decide where to settle, offering insights into marine population dynamics, invasive species control, and the neural basis of decisions in early life.

Basic research yields applicable results. Learn how Picower scientists' fundamental curiosity about how the brain works has enabled them to break new ground in understanding #autism and related disorders and devise treatment strategies picower.mit.edu/news/autism-... #neuroscience

🧩If you get a break today, take a spin with our science-themed puzzle: Cortex-Vortex. picower.mit.edu/cortex-vortex. We send a new one out with each free bi-monthly newsletter. Consider subscribing at picower.mit.edu/news/subscribe to also keep up with all our news and events. #neuroscience #brain

🧠Decades of research on the genetic and molecular basis of neural plasticity has enabled Picower Institute Investigator Elly Nedivi to devise potential biomarkers for bipolar disorder. Read more: ilp.mit.edu/read/Nedivi #Neuroscience #bipolar @mitbcs.bsky.social

It's MIT commencement week! Shout-out to students who've earned their PHDs in our labs this year including Audrey Effenberger, Max Heinrich, Talya Kramer, Madison Leet, Alex Lenail, Sebastian Pineda, Francis Reilly-Andjuar, and Bee Sathitloetsakun! @mitbcs.bsky.social