Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre aims to discover the fundamental principles of how the brain drives behaviour. Based at UCL, funded by Gatsby and Wellcome. https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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If you are interested in Bonsai and attending #SfN25 in San Diego, come and hang out by the Bonsai Foundation Booth 3726, Hall B2.
Task logic, Harp devices, online real-time Machine Learning, new language features. We will be there everyday with live demos and open to chat about all things Bonsai!
Task logic, Harp devices, online real-time Machine Learning, new language features. We will be there everyday with live demos and open to chat about all things Bonsai!
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you are interested in Bonsai and attending #SfN25 in San Diego, come and hang out by the Bonsai Foundation Booth 3726, Hall B2.
Task logic, Harp devices, online real-time Machine Learning, new language features. We will be there everyday with live demos and open to chat about all things Bonsai!
Task logic, Harp devices, online real-time Machine Learning, new language features. We will be there everyday with live demos and open to chat about all things Bonsai!
Discover the life and legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal at the final stop of the travelling exhibition celebrating his work.
Free and open to all:
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
📍 Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Howland Street, W1T 4JG
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/c...
Free and open to all:
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
📍 Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Howland Street, W1T 4JG
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/c...
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Discover the life and legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal at the final stop of the travelling exhibition celebrating his work.
Free and open to all:
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
📍 Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Howland Street, W1T 4JG
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/c...
Free and open to all:
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
📍 Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Howland Street, W1T 4JG
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/c...
Congratulations to Dr Sara Mederos on receiving the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award! 🙌
#SfN25
#SfN25
Congratulations to the 2025 SfN award & prize recipients!
Their dedication to advancing the understanding of the brain paves the way for future discoveries.
SfN looks forward to celebrating their achievements at #SfN25.
Learn about the recipients.
🔗 vist.ly/4cni8
#neurosky
Their dedication to advancing the understanding of the brain paves the way for future discoveries.
SfN looks forward to celebrating their achievements at #SfN25.
Learn about the recipients.
🔗 vist.ly/4cni8
#neurosky
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Congratulations to Dr Sara Mederos on receiving the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award! 🙌
#SfN25
#SfN25
Fantastic to see Igor Tatarnikov, Senior Research Software Engineer at SWC, collecting the 2025 International Prize from
@theneuro.bsky.social Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation on behalf of the @brainglobe.info Initiative!
#OpenScience
Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
@theneuro.bsky.social Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation on behalf of the @brainglobe.info Initiative!
#OpenScience
Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Fantastic to see Igor Tatarnikov, Senior Research Software Engineer at SWC, collecting the 2025 International Prize from
@theneuro.bsky.social Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation on behalf of the @brainglobe.info Initiative!
#OpenScience
Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
@theneuro.bsky.social Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation on behalf of the @brainglobe.info Initiative!
#OpenScience
Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
We’re proud to have maintained AAALAC International accreditation, recognising the outstanding work of our staff in upholding the highest standards of animal welfare in science.
Read more on our website ⤵️
sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
Read more on our website ⤵️
sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
SWC maintains international animal welfare accreditation | Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
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November 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We’re proud to have maintained AAALAC International accreditation, recognising the outstanding work of our staff in upholding the highest standards of animal welfare in science.
Read more on our website ⤵️
sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
Read more on our website ⤵️
sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
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Ready to see how open-source tools are revolutionizing neuroscience?
Join us for Igor Tatarnikov’s talk on The BrainGlobe Initiative, the open-source platform reshaping computational neuroanatomy.
Be part of the future of #OpenScience: buff.ly/p6l83E4
@ucl.ac.uk @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
Join us for Igor Tatarnikov’s talk on The BrainGlobe Initiative, the open-source platform reshaping computational neuroanatomy.
Be part of the future of #OpenScience: buff.ly/p6l83E4
@ucl.ac.uk @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Ready to see how open-source tools are revolutionizing neuroscience?
Join us for Igor Tatarnikov’s talk on The BrainGlobe Initiative, the open-source platform reshaping computational neuroanatomy.
Be part of the future of #OpenScience: buff.ly/p6l83E4
@ucl.ac.uk @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
Join us for Igor Tatarnikov’s talk on The BrainGlobe Initiative, the open-source platform reshaping computational neuroanatomy.
Be part of the future of #OpenScience: buff.ly/p6l83E4
@ucl.ac.uk @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
Congratulations to Sadaf Farooqi (@ims-mrl.bsky.social), Yong Xu (@usf.edu) and Tiago Branco (SWC), on receiving an @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant to study the biology of instinctive behaviour 👏
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Congratulations to Sadaf Farooqi (@ims-mrl.bsky.social), Yong Xu (@usf.edu) and Tiago Branco (SWC), on receiving an @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant to study the biology of instinctive behaviour 👏
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
We asked leading neuroscientists ‘What impact does music have on the brain?’
They reflect on its role in bonding social groups, its influence on our emotions and its potential as therapy for neurodegenerative disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/how...
They reflect on its role in bonding social groups, its influence on our emotions and its potential as therapy for neurodegenerative disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/how...
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We asked leading neuroscientists ‘What impact does music have on the brain?’
They reflect on its role in bonding social groups, its influence on our emotions and its potential as therapy for neurodegenerative disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/how...
They reflect on its role in bonding social groups, its influence on our emotions and its potential as therapy for neurodegenerative disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/how...
Congratulations to Dr Sara Mederos, finalist for the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology, recognised for her research on how the brain learns to suppress fear responses.
Read her essay in @science.org: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
More details: corporate.eppendorf.com/en/company/s...
Read her essay in @science.org: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
More details: corporate.eppendorf.com/en/company/s...
Fear protects. Until it doesn’t.: The brain learns to suppress instinctive defensive responses when threats prove harmless
The brain learns to suppress instinctive defensive responses when threats prove harmless
www.science.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Congratulations to Dr Sara Mederos, finalist for the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology, recognised for her research on how the brain learns to suppress fear responses.
Read her essay in @science.org: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
More details: corporate.eppendorf.com/en/company/s...
Read her essay in @science.org: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
More details: corporate.eppendorf.com/en/company/s...
📢 Deadline extended
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 10 November ⤵️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 10 November ⤵️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join the symposium for senior trainees & junior group leaders (organised by SWC's Sara Mederos and @sandra-neuro.bsky.social) at the International Winter Neuroscience Conference, Austria, April 2026.
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 15 Oct
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 15 Oct
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
📢 Deadline extended
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 10 November ⤵️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 10 November ⤵️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our latest ‘Journeys in Neuroscience’ article features Dr Rachel Swanson (@swansonswansoff.bsky.social), Senior Research Fellow at SWC.
She talks about her motivations, career and her research into how the brain learns⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sle...
She talks about her motivations, career and her research into how the brain learns⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sle...
October 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Our latest ‘Journeys in Neuroscience’ article features Dr Rachel Swanson (@swansonswansoff.bsky.social), Senior Research Fellow at SWC.
She talks about her motivations, career and her research into how the brain learns⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sle...
She talks about her motivations, career and her research into how the brain learns⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sle...
Could SWC be the place where you launch your career in #neuroscience? 🧠
Don’t miss your chance! Apply to our PhD Programme before 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#Career #PhD #London
Don’t miss your chance! Apply to our PhD Programme before 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#Career #PhD #London
October 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Could SWC be the place where you launch your career in #neuroscience? 🧠
Don’t miss your chance! Apply to our PhD Programme before 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#Career #PhD #London
Don’t miss your chance! Apply to our PhD Programme before 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#Career #PhD #London
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⏰ Deadline approaching for our PhD programmes!
👋 Apply by 3 Nov to join us and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant London life!
Gatsby Unit: ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social: sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Joint: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
👋 Apply by 3 Nov to join us and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant London life!
Gatsby Unit: ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social: sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Joint: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
October 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
⏰ Deadline approaching for our PhD programmes!
👋 Apply by 3 Nov to join us and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant London life!
Gatsby Unit: ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social: sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Joint: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
👋 Apply by 3 Nov to join us and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant London life!
Gatsby Unit: ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social: sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Joint: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
At SWC, we are committed to transparency about our animal research.
Our annual #AnimalStats have recently been updated, as the UK Home Office publishes the 2024 Animal Research Statistics report.
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
@animalresearch.bsky.social
Our annual #AnimalStats have recently been updated, as the UK Home Office publishes the 2024 Animal Research Statistics report.
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
@animalresearch.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
At SWC, we are committed to transparency about our animal research.
Our annual #AnimalStats have recently been updated, as the UK Home Office publishes the 2024 Animal Research Statistics report.
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
@animalresearch.bsky.social
Our annual #AnimalStats have recently been updated, as the UK Home Office publishes the 2024 Animal Research Statistics report.
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
@animalresearch.bsky.social
Study neuroscience in the heart of London! 💂♂️👩🔬💻
Join our PhD programme and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant city life.
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#PhDLife
Join our PhD programme and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant city life.
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#PhDLife
October 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Study neuroscience in the heart of London! 💂♂️👩🔬💻
Join our PhD programme and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant city life.
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#PhDLife
Join our PhD programme and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant city life.
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#PhDLife
What if the adult brain could regain the plasticity of early childhood?
SWC seminar speaker Professor Michael Stryker (@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social) discusses reactivating critical periods in brain development and what this could mean for future therapies.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/explo...
SWC seminar speaker Professor Michael Stryker (@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social) discusses reactivating critical periods in brain development and what this could mean for future therapies.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/explo...
October 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
What if the adult brain could regain the plasticity of early childhood?
SWC seminar speaker Professor Michael Stryker (@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social) discusses reactivating critical periods in brain development and what this could mean for future therapies.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/explo...
SWC seminar speaker Professor Michael Stryker (@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social) discusses reactivating critical periods in brain development and what this could mean for future therapies.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/explo...
We are delighted to support the 2025 @ucl-neurodomain.bsky.social NeuroAI Annual Conference.
Join experts in neuroscience, AI, machine learning, and related fields on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Join experts in neuroscience, AI, machine learning, and related fields on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We are delighted to support the 2025 @ucl-neurodomain.bsky.social NeuroAI Annual Conference.
Join experts in neuroscience, AI, machine learning, and related fields on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Join experts in neuroscience, AI, machine learning, and related fields on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Everyone needs sleep, but what happens in the brain when we snooze? 😴
For #BiologyWeek, SWC’s Dr Volkan Uzungil shares his journey into neuroscience and his work uncovering how sleep shapes learning and memory.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sim...
For #BiologyWeek, SWC’s Dr Volkan Uzungil shares his journey into neuroscience and his work uncovering how sleep shapes learning and memory.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sim...
October 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Everyone needs sleep, but what happens in the brain when we snooze? 😴
For #BiologyWeek, SWC’s Dr Volkan Uzungil shares his journey into neuroscience and his work uncovering how sleep shapes learning and memory.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sim...
For #BiologyWeek, SWC’s Dr Volkan Uzungil shares his journey into neuroscience and his work uncovering how sleep shapes learning and memory.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sim...
At SWC, we’re unravelling the mysteries of the brain 🧠
Ready to join us?
Applications for our Systems Neuroscience PhD programme are now open!
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Ready to join us?
Applications for our Systems Neuroscience PhD programme are now open!
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
At SWC, we’re unravelling the mysteries of the brain 🧠
Ready to join us?
Applications for our Systems Neuroscience PhD programme are now open!
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Ready to join us?
Applications for our Systems Neuroscience PhD programme are now open!
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
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Remember to submit an abstract to UCL NeuroAI 2025 by Wednesday! 🧠🤖 This will be a great opportunity to present your work to the local community, and we have a fantastic line-up of keynote speakers:
@ucl-neuroai.bsky.social @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
@ucl-neuroai.bsky.social @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
Submission deadline extended!
Submit your poster or lightning talk abstract by Wednesday 15th October 2025, 12:00pm
Submit your poster or lightning talk abstract by Wednesday 15th October 2025, 12:00pm
📢 We are very happy to announce the 2025 @ucl.ac.uk
#NeuroAI Annual Conference!
Join us on Wed 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Poster and lightning talks submissions are now open, up to 8th Oct.
@ucl-neurodomain.bsky.social
#NeuroAI Annual Conference!
Join us on Wed 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Poster and lightning talks submissions are now open, up to 8th Oct.
@ucl-neurodomain.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Remember to submit an abstract to UCL NeuroAI 2025 by Wednesday! 🧠🤖 This will be a great opportunity to present your work to the local community, and we have a fantastic line-up of keynote speakers:
@ucl-neuroai.bsky.social @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
@ucl-neuroai.bsky.social @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
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Submission deadline extended!
Submit your poster or lightning talk abstract by Wednesday 15th October 2025, 12:00pm
Submit your poster or lightning talk abstract by Wednesday 15th October 2025, 12:00pm
📢 We are very happy to announce the 2025 @ucl.ac.uk
#NeuroAI Annual Conference!
Join us on Wed 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Poster and lightning talks submissions are now open, up to 8th Oct.
@ucl-neurodomain.bsky.social
#NeuroAI Annual Conference!
Join us on Wed 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Poster and lightning talks submissions are now open, up to 8th Oct.
@ucl-neurodomain.bsky.social
UCL Event Ticketing
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Submission deadline extended!
Submit your poster or lightning talk abstract by Wednesday 15th October 2025, 12:00pm
Submit your poster or lightning talk abstract by Wednesday 15th October 2025, 12:00pm
Do parrots really speak?
SWC Seminar speaker Dr Michael Long (@nyu.edu Grossman School of Medicine) discusses parrot speech, communication and culture in our latest Q&A:
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/do-pa...
SWC Seminar speaker Dr Michael Long (@nyu.edu Grossman School of Medicine) discusses parrot speech, communication and culture in our latest Q&A:
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/do-pa...
October 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Do parrots really speak?
SWC Seminar speaker Dr Michael Long (@nyu.edu Grossman School of Medicine) discusses parrot speech, communication and culture in our latest Q&A:
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/do-pa...
SWC Seminar speaker Dr Michael Long (@nyu.edu Grossman School of Medicine) discusses parrot speech, communication and culture in our latest Q&A:
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/do-pa...
How does the prefrontal cortex plan?
New research from @kristorpjensen.bsky.social & colleagues proposes a ‘spacetime attractor’ model, showing that the brain may plan using the same principles it uses to fill in missing information about the present.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/new...
New research from @kristorpjensen.bsky.social & colleagues proposes a ‘spacetime attractor’ model, showing that the brain may plan using the same principles it uses to fill in missing information about the present.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/new...
I’m super excited to finally put my recent work with @behrenstimb.bsky.social on bioRxiv, where we develop a new mechanistic theory of how PFC structures adaptive behaviour using attractor dynamics in space and time!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
How does the prefrontal cortex plan?
New research from @kristorpjensen.bsky.social & colleagues proposes a ‘spacetime attractor’ model, showing that the brain may plan using the same principles it uses to fill in missing information about the present.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/new...
New research from @kristorpjensen.bsky.social & colleagues proposes a ‘spacetime attractor’ model, showing that the brain may plan using the same principles it uses to fill in missing information about the present.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/new...
Huge congratulations to the @BrainGlobe.info team for winning the 2025 International Prize awarded by the @theneuro.bsky.social and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes Selection Committee 🎉
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
October 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Huge congratulations to the @BrainGlobe.info team for winning the 2025 International Prize awarded by the @theneuro.bsky.social and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes Selection Committee 🎉
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...