@sdorkenw.bsky.social's story is one that almost wasn't (aspiring physicist-turned-neuroscientist) -- learn how he wound up studying the complex connections between neurons.

📰: statnews.com/wunderkinds/...

@jessiemuir10.bsky.social's story starts in the suburbs of Montreal, where she was inspired to ask big questions from her uncle at age 6. Now, Muir pinpoints specific neurons involved in depression that are responsive to psychedelics.

📰: statnews.com/wunderkinds/...

Congrats to PNI postdoc @jessiemuir10.bsky.social (@tinakim-neuro.bsky.social lab) + neuroscience PhD alumnus @sdorkenw.bsky.social *23 (Murthy + @sebastianseung.bsky.social labs) on being recognized as two of @statnews.com's 2025 Wunderkinds!

📰: statnews.com/wunderkinds/

#STATWunderkinds

⏰ Deadline approaching — apply for the PNI C.V. Starr Fellowship by Oct 10!

🧠 Up to 3 years of salary and research support, along with world-class faculty mentorship and facilities.

🔗 Learn more: pni.princeton.edu/apply/postdo...

Looking for a neuroscience postdoc opportunity with competitive salary + research funds? Apply for PNI's C.V. Starr Fellowship, which offers collaboration, mentorship, and up to 3 years of support!

Applications due Oct 10.

Learn more 🔗 pni.princeton.edu/apply/postdo...

Could a baby’s still-growing brain help set the stage for learning language? A new study from the lab of Princeton's Asif Ghazanfar finds surprising clues from chatty monkeys who share the power of babble.

📰: pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/ba...

🚨 Applications are open! The Princeton Neuroscience Institute invites exceptional postdoctoral researchers to apply for our CV Starr Fellowship, which provides up to 3 years of support plus research funds 🌠

🗓️ Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
🔗 More info: pni.princeton.edu/apply/postdo...

Princeton’s @ilanawitten.bsky.social, @engeltatiana.bsky.social, and @jpillowtime.bsky.social have created the first-ever brain-wide activity map during decision making in mice as part of an international group effort known as the @intlbrainlab.bsky.social.

🔗 pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/fi...

We're hiring! The Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychology invite applications for a joint hire Assistant Professor in human cognitive neuroscience 🧠

Review of applications begin Oct 15. More details here: puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

Yesterday’s PNI Summer Research Showcase was packed with curiosity, community, and cutting-edge science. Congrats to all presenters, esp. our SIP students, for an incredible summer!

Thinking of applying for next year? Stay tuned - applications open this fall: pni.princeton.edu/apply/underg...

“Like a group of skiers descending a mountain, each [neuron] prefers a slightly different path, but all are shaped by the same slope,” says PNI's @engeltatiana.bsky.social‬ on her lab’s new ‪@nature.com‬ study revealing how the brain makes decisions.

📰: pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/al...

Work from Princeton neuroscience professor Uri Hasson, with collaborators at GoogleAI and @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social, reveals the parallels between language processing in our brains and with AI.

📰: research.google/blog/deciphe...

Congratulations to PNI's John Hopfield on receiving the International Association of Engineers’ (IAENG) Founder of Associative Neural Network Award! We're thrilled to raise a glass today in honor of his outstanding work that continues to inspire scientists of all generations.

Interested in neuroscience graduate programs? Then join PNI and the Princeton Neuroscience Network for a graduate student panel and hear from current neuroscience PhD students about applying, tips, research, and more!

📍PNI A32
🗓️Feb 20, 5- 7 pm
🎟️RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“I wanted this show to explore the usually opaque world of mental health treatment, while also ultimately telling a story about hope and resilience,” said neuroscience major Jeffery Chen '25, whose debut musical premiered this past November.

Full story: pni.princeton.edu/news/2025/ne...

Watch 2024 physics Nobel laureate and PNI emeritus professor John Hopfield share his fascination with the human brain and how that inspired his development of the Hopfield network at the award celebration and lecture in Oslo this week.

www.youtube.com/live/lPIVl5e...