Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN)
@s4sn.bsky.social
S4SN is an international, interdisciplinary, scientific, non-profit society. #S4SN2026 will be announced soon! 🧠
Website: http://www.s4sn.org
Website: http://www.s4sn.org
It was really a lovely time! ⤵️♥️
October 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It was really a lovely time! ⤵️♥️
Now, after so much science, new impressions, and stimulating discussions, off to the last social event at #S4SN2025! 🥳
After all, 'social neuroscience' includes being social and that can be done at a party 😁💃🕺
After all, 'social neuroscience' includes being social and that can be done at a party 😁💃🕺
September 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Now, after so much science, new impressions, and stimulating discussions, off to the last social event at #S4SN2025! 🥳
After all, 'social neuroscience' includes being social and that can be done at a party 😁💃🕺
After all, 'social neuroscience' includes being social and that can be done at a party 😁💃🕺
In Marco Wittmann's #S4SN2025 talk, we learned that the brain reduces complexity in social situations by tracking the relationships that exist in a social group.
These basic functions are computed in the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex. 🧠
These basic functions are computed in the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex. 🧠
September 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In Marco Wittmann's #S4SN2025 talk, we learned that the brain reduces complexity in social situations by tracking the relationships that exist in a social group.
These basic functions are computed in the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex. 🧠
These basic functions are computed in the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex. 🧠
And Pyungwon Kang shows that observational learning is influenced by social factors, but the neural mechanisms underlying this are still relatively unknown.
September 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
And Pyungwon Kang shows that observational learning is influenced by social factors, but the neural mechanisms underlying this are still relatively unknown.
Masaki Isoda talked as about important brain areas for monitoring the actions of others.
They identified 3 subtypes of neurons: active during self actions, active during both self and other actions and active during other actions! 🤯
They identified 3 subtypes of neurons: active during self actions, active during both self and other actions and active during other actions! 🤯
September 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Masaki Isoda talked as about important brain areas for monitoring the actions of others.
They identified 3 subtypes of neurons: active during self actions, active during both self and other actions and active during other actions! 🤯
They identified 3 subtypes of neurons: active during self actions, active during both self and other actions and active during other actions! 🤯
In the symposium on a cross-species perspective on the role of the frontal cortex in monitoring one's own actions and those of others, #S4SN2025 featured great minds:
Chunyu Ann Duan told us that mice dynamically adapt their strategies in a foraging task as soon as it becomes competitive.
Chunyu Ann Duan told us that mice dynamically adapt their strategies in a foraging task as soon as it becomes competitive.
September 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In the symposium on a cross-species perspective on the role of the frontal cortex in monitoring one's own actions and those of others, #S4SN2025 featured great minds:
Chunyu Ann Duan told us that mice dynamically adapt their strategies in a foraging task as soon as it becomes competitive.
Chunyu Ann Duan told us that mice dynamically adapt their strategies in a foraging task as soon as it becomes competitive.
Work from Seng Bum Michael Yoo shows that in reinforcement learning, agents optimize their strategies and in a social version they have to integrate their own actions and those of others.
September 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Work from Seng Bum Michael Yoo shows that in reinforcement learning, agents optimize their strategies and in a social version they have to integrate their own actions and those of others.
Eric Fortune works on coordinated communication in songbirds (wrens).
Most neurophysiological activity happens when the birds sing themselves, while there is inhibition when the other sings. 🐦🐦⬛
Most neurophysiological activity happens when the birds sing themselves, while there is inhibition when the other sings. 🐦🐦⬛
September 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Eric Fortune works on coordinated communication in songbirds (wrens).
Most neurophysiological activity happens when the birds sing themselves, while there is inhibition when the other sings. 🐦🐦⬛
Most neurophysiological activity happens when the birds sing themselves, while there is inhibition when the other sings. 🐦🐦⬛
Zoe Donaldson presented work on relationship formation in voles
Partners show higher inter-brain synchrony than strangers, because this synchrony decreases with strangers.
They now want to move their experiments out of the lab into more ecologically valid environments.
Partners show higher inter-brain synchrony than strangers, because this synchrony decreases with strangers.
They now want to move their experiments out of the lab into more ecologically valid environments.
September 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Zoe Donaldson presented work on relationship formation in voles
Partners show higher inter-brain synchrony than strangers, because this synchrony decreases with strangers.
They now want to move their experiments out of the lab into more ecologically valid environments.
Partners show higher inter-brain synchrony than strangers, because this synchrony decreases with strangers.
They now want to move their experiments out of the lab into more ecologically valid environments.
On the last day of #S4SN2025, there were many more cool presentations!
In the symposium on cortical mechanisms of behavioral coordination and competition, Jarildy Javier showed that mice have different phenotypes in coordinated reward behavior - workers & parasites! 😱
In the symposium on cortical mechanisms of behavioral coordination and competition, Jarildy Javier showed that mice have different phenotypes in coordinated reward behavior - workers & parasites! 😱
September 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
On the last day of #S4SN2025, there were many more cool presentations!
In the symposium on cortical mechanisms of behavioral coordination and competition, Jarildy Javier showed that mice have different phenotypes in coordinated reward behavior - workers & parasites! 😱
In the symposium on cortical mechanisms of behavioral coordination and competition, Jarildy Javier showed that mice have different phenotypes in coordinated reward behavior - workers & parasites! 😱
Fabian Grabenhorst presented work on the complexity of close human relationships!
September 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Fabian Grabenhorst presented work on the complexity of close human relationships!
Aaaand Felix LeRoy looked at a mouse model of autism.
These mice are less sociable and were less dominant/inquisitive when an intruder was present. In these mice, the vasopressinergic system is deregulated (this specifically affects social behavior and aggression)!
These mice are less sociable and were less dominant/inquisitive when an intruder was present. In these mice, the vasopressinergic system is deregulated (this specifically affects social behavior and aggression)!
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Aaaand Felix LeRoy looked at a mouse model of autism.
These mice are less sociable and were less dominant/inquisitive when an intruder was present. In these mice, the vasopressinergic system is deregulated (this specifically affects social behavior and aggression)!
These mice are less sociable and were less dominant/inquisitive when an intruder was present. In these mice, the vasopressinergic system is deregulated (this specifically affects social behavior and aggression)!
Jennifer Bartz presented work on oxytocin & attachment styles! 🌟
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Jennifer Bartz presented work on oxytocin & attachment styles! 🌟
Alisha Vabba presents work on the "law of silence" aka psychological pressure to not cooperate with authorities in the presence of danger.
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Alisha Vabba presents work on the "law of silence" aka psychological pressure to not cooperate with authorities in the presence of danger.
And a few great short/invited talks by cool people at #S4SN2025! ⤵️
Tommy Lee explains how variation in OXTR Levels affects partner preference in voles!
Tommy Lee explains how variation in OXTR Levels affects partner preference in voles!
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
And a few great short/invited talks by cool people at #S4SN2025! ⤵️
Tommy Lee explains how variation in OXTR Levels affects partner preference in voles!
Tommy Lee explains how variation in OXTR Levels affects partner preference in voles!
Jean-Claude Dreher reveals that distinct social learning processes are computed differently in the brain 🧠
September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Jean-Claude Dreher reveals that distinct social learning processes are computed differently in the brain 🧠
Ketika Garg asks: How do people navigate differences in risk when they must make joint decisions as a group? 🤔👭
September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Ketika Garg asks: How do people navigate differences in risk when they must make joint decisions as a group? 🤔👭
Igor Kagan shows that monkeys and humans coordinate with another individual of the same species in transparent decisions, with some differences in choice behavior! 🤩🐒
September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Igor Kagan shows that monkeys and humans coordinate with another individual of the same species in transparent decisions, with some differences in choice behavior! 🤩🐒
In the #S4SN2025 symposium "Behavioral, neural and computational mechanisms of dynamic social coordination in primates", there were some great talks!
Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer presented work on coordination of joint action in primates 🐒
Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer presented work on coordination of joint action in primates 🐒
September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In the #S4SN2025 symposium "Behavioral, neural and computational mechanisms of dynamic social coordination in primates", there were some great talks!
Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer presented work on coordination of joint action in primates 🐒
Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer presented work on coordination of joint action in primates 🐒
Vikram Gadakar delivered today's award talk:
Motor skills are learned through practice. This process is mediated by activity of the dopamine system.
He uses songbirds as a model species! 🐦🐦⬛
Motor skills are learned through practice. This process is mediated by activity of the dopamine system.
He uses songbirds as a model species! 🐦🐦⬛
September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Vikram Gadakar delivered today's award talk:
Motor skills are learned through practice. This process is mediated by activity of the dopamine system.
He uses songbirds as a model species! 🐦🐦⬛
Motor skills are learned through practice. This process is mediated by activity of the dopamine system.
He uses songbirds as a model species! 🐦🐦⬛
In today's keynote, Matthew Rushworth said it how it is:
Monkeys are just as good at observational learning as humans, and there are similar patterns of neural activity between humans and monkeys! 🐒😱
Monkeys are just as good at observational learning as humans, and there are similar patterns of neural activity between humans and monkeys! 🐒😱
September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In today's keynote, Matthew Rushworth said it how it is:
Monkeys are just as good at observational learning as humans, and there are similar patterns of neural activity between humans and monkeys! 🐒😱
Monkeys are just as good at observational learning as humans, and there are similar patterns of neural activity between humans and monkeys! 🐒😱
And @raymundobaez.bsky.social shows that monkeys track reward for self and other in the striatum and also reward for specific monkeys in prefrontal areas! 🐒
September 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
And @raymundobaez.bsky.social shows that monkeys track reward for self and other in the striatum and also reward for specific monkeys in prefrontal areas! 🐒
Saykat Ray observed natural behavior in fruit bats 🦇 and found that spatial place cells also encode social information.
These place cells are a cognitive map of the social environment! 😱
These place cells are a cognitive map of the social environment! 😱
September 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Saykat Ray observed natural behavior in fruit bats 🦇 and found that spatial place cells also encode social information.
These place cells are a cognitive map of the social environment! 😱
These place cells are a cognitive map of the social environment! 😱