Scott Russo
@scottrussophd.bsky.social
Director, Brain Body Research Institute and Professor
@IcahnMountSinai studying brain-body connections in health & disease.
@IcahnMountSinai studying brain-body connections in health & disease.
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+ evidence that sensitivity to sunk costs & change-of-mind regret stem from a shared value function related to negative rumination & stress susceptibility. Congrats @neuromanonyc.bsky.social @ornaissler.bsky.social @ericjnestler.bsky.social @scottrussophd.bsky.social & team!🧠 @sinaibrain.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
+ evidence that sensitivity to sunk costs & change-of-mind regret stem from a shared value function related to negative rumination & stress susceptibility. Congrats @neuromanonyc.bsky.social @ornaissler.bsky.social @ericjnestler.bsky.social @scottrussophd.bsky.social & team!🧠 @sinaibrain.bsky.social
Apply now! Applications will be closing soon.
The Brain-Body Research Institute @IcahnMountSinai is hiring an Associate Director to build clinical and translational research in brain-body sciences. See ad here: neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Bo.... @sinaibrain.bsky.social @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @brainbodylab.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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@mountsinainyc.bsky.social is seeking an Associate Director of the #BrainBodyResearchInstitute w/ additional appointments in the Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute & relevant clinical departments at Icahn Mount Sinai.
Learn More ➡️ neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Bo...
Learn More ➡️ neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Bo...
May 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
@mountsinainyc.bsky.social is seeking an Associate Director of the #BrainBodyResearchInstitute w/ additional appointments in the Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute & relevant clinical departments at Icahn Mount Sinai.
Learn More ➡️ neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Bo...
Learn More ➡️ neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Bo...
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We are looking for a scientist to join the growing Brain-Body Research Institute at Mount Sinai! Consider joining a dynamic fundamental and translational team investigating inter-organ physiology and communication between the brain and periphery. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
The Brain-Body Research Institute @IcahnMountSinai is hiring an Associate Director to build clinical and translational research in brain-body sciences. See ad here: neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Bo.... @sinaibrain.bsky.social @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @brainbodylab.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We are looking for a scientist to join the growing Brain-Body Research Institute at Mount Sinai! Consider joining a dynamic fundamental and translational team investigating inter-organ physiology and communication between the brain and periphery. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
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On Tues, 5/27 10am, join @scottrussophd.bsky.social as he welcomes Dr. Marco Prinz to the #BrainBodySeminarSeries. Dr. Prinz, presenting "The Myeloid Side of the Brain", is Chair of the Institute of Neuropathology @unifr.bsky.social. NOT TO MISS! Register Now ➡️ mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
On Tues, 5/27 10am, join @scottrussophd.bsky.social as he welcomes Dr. Marco Prinz to the #BrainBodySeminarSeries. Dr. Prinz, presenting "The Myeloid Side of the Brain", is Chair of the Institute of Neuropathology @unifr.bsky.social. NOT TO MISS! Register Now ➡️ mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The Brain-Body Research Institute @IcahnMountSinai is hiring an Associate Director to build clinical and translational research in brain-body sciences. See ad here: neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Bo.... @sinaibrain.bsky.social @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @brainbodylab.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Brain-Body Research Institute @IcahnMountSinai is hiring an Associate Director to build clinical and translational research in brain-body sciences. See ad here: neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Bo.... @sinaibrain.bsky.social @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @brainbodylab.bsky.social
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ONLINE NOW! Neurosurgery & Neurology Special Report 2025.
In this issue, Check Out "Mount Sinai Is Among First to Use Blood Tests as Early Detection Tool for #AlzheimersDisease and Related #Dementias in Patients". @fanny-elahi.bsky.social Learn More 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/neur...
In this issue, Check Out "Mount Sinai Is Among First to Use Blood Tests as Early Detection Tool for #AlzheimersDisease and Related #Dementias in Patients". @fanny-elahi.bsky.social Learn More 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/neur...
May 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
ONLINE NOW! Neurosurgery & Neurology Special Report 2025.
In this issue, Check Out "Mount Sinai Is Among First to Use Blood Tests as Early Detection Tool for #AlzheimersDisease and Related #Dementias in Patients". @fanny-elahi.bsky.social Learn More 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/neur...
In this issue, Check Out "Mount Sinai Is Among First to Use Blood Tests as Early Detection Tool for #AlzheimersDisease and Related #Dementias in Patients". @fanny-elahi.bsky.social Learn More 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/neur...
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PRESS RELEASE! Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's @ericjnestler.bsky.social elected to @nasonline.org! One of highest honors a scientist can achieve, Dr. Nestler is being recognized for his distinguished & continuing achievements in original research. www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
May 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
PRESS RELEASE! Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's @ericjnestler.bsky.social elected to @nasonline.org! One of highest honors a scientist can achieve, Dr. Nestler is being recognized for his distinguished & continuing achievements in original research. www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
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Please join us in celebrating Dr. Towfique Raj @trajnp.bsky.social on his promotion to Professor w/ Tenure in the Nash Family Dept of Neuroscience & Dept of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, along w/ secondary's in Depts of AI & Human Health, Immunology & Immunotherapy & Neurology HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!💯👏
May 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Please join us in celebrating Dr. Towfique Raj @trajnp.bsky.social on his promotion to Professor w/ Tenure in the Nash Family Dept of Neuroscience & Dept of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, along w/ secondary's in Depts of AI & Human Health, Immunology & Immunotherapy & Neurology HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!💯👏
Please join us for this exciting talk. Dr Hu is a spectacular scientist studying #BrainBody connections to the gut in health and disease.
COMING UP! On Tuesday, 4/29, join host @scottrussophd.bsky.social when he welcomes Dr. Hongzhen Hu, Scientific Director of The Mark Lebwohl Center for Neuroinflammation & Sensation, to the #BrainBody Seminar Series #BrainBodyResearchInstitute. Register Now ➡️ mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Please join us for this exciting talk. Dr Hu is a spectacular scientist studying #BrainBody connections to the gut in health and disease.
Great paper! Congrats.
Our new paper is out!! 🥳😊. Emotional Self-Experience Modulation of Reaction to Others Emotions (in mice)! @ IIT www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Self-experience of a negative event alters responses to others in similar states through prefrontal cortex CRF mechanisms - Nature Neuroscience
Maltese et al. show in mice that experiencing an adverse event affects future interaction with others experiencing the same stressor. These self-experience socioemotional reactions are orchestrated by...
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April 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Great paper! Congrats.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41... Finally out! We used a translational approach to reveal a conserved role of the superior colliculus–ventral tegmental area pathway in social orienting deficits across species. @nadakojovic.bsky.social Alessandro Contestabile and Marie Schaer.
Translational research approach to social orienting deficits in autism: the role of superior colliculus-ventral tegmental pathway - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Translational research approach to social orienting deficits in autism: the role of superior colliculus-ventral tegmental pathway
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April 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
www.nature.com/articles/s41... Finally out! We used a translational approach to reveal a conserved role of the superior colliculus–ventral tegmental area pathway in social orienting deficits across species. @nadakojovic.bsky.social Alessandro Contestabile and Marie Schaer.
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New work from the lab published at @cp-neuron.bsky.social. In this study we dissect the role of hormonal regulation in pain-induced enhanced opioid intake in males.
Work conducted by the super talented @jessinbotham
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Work conducted by the super talented @jessinbotham
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Estradiol protects against pain-facilitated fentanyl use via suppression of opioid-evoked dopamine activity in males
Higginbotham et al. show that inflammatory pain increases opioid-evoked dopamine neuron
activity to promote fentanyl use selectively in males. Ovarian hormones offer females
protection, but estradiol’...
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March 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New work from the lab published at @cp-neuron.bsky.social. In this study we dissect the role of hormonal regulation in pain-induced enhanced opioid intake in males.
Work conducted by the super talented @jessinbotham
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Work conducted by the super talented @jessinbotham
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
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New research from Fudan University finds that upping your physical activity level may lower your risk of developing #NeuropsychiatricDiseases. @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's @scottrussophd.bsky.social discusses the study @cnn.com Health. www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/h...
Exercise can help lower risk for some brain diseases, study shows | CNN
Want to protect yourself against diseases like dementia, stroke and depression? Reduce sedentary behavior and start exercising, a preliminary study says.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New research from Fudan University finds that upping your physical activity level may lower your risk of developing #NeuropsychiatricDiseases. @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's @scottrussophd.bsky.social discusses the study @cnn.com Health. www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/h...
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DON'T MISS a MONTH of Special Lectures featuring Daniel Christoffel, Jessica Walsh, Autumn Ivy, Annegret Falkner w/ hosts @xiaotingwu.bsky.social, Allison Bond & the #BrainBodyCenter 's @scottrussophd.bsky.social. #BrianAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek
March 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
DON'T MISS a MONTH of Special Lectures featuring Daniel Christoffel, Jessica Walsh, Autumn Ivy, Annegret Falkner w/ hosts @xiaotingwu.bsky.social, Allison Bond & the #BrainBodyCenter 's @scottrussophd.bsky.social. #BrianAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek
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Our latest findings on social behavior circuits is out: how does the brain responds to social isolation? Terrific work by @dingliu.bsky.social et al. uncovering a circuit with similar neural architecture as physiological needs (hunger, thirst, sleep..). Detailed thread soon.
rdcu.be/ebo63
rdcu.be/ebo63
A hypothalamic circuit underlying the dynamic control of social homeostasis
Nature - New data on brain-wide circuits centred around two interconnected hypothalamic neuron populations provide significant mechanistic insights into the emergence of social need during social...
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February 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Our latest findings on social behavior circuits is out: how does the brain responds to social isolation? Terrific work by @dingliu.bsky.social et al. uncovering a circuit with similar neural architecture as physiological needs (hunger, thirst, sleep..). Detailed thread soon.
rdcu.be/ebo63
rdcu.be/ebo63
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New paper‼️ Interested in the protective impacts of parenthood on brain dynamics? 👨👩👦👦🧠 Read Edwina Orchard & @sidchop.bsky.social's new paper, out now in PNAS @pnas.org !
With collaborators L. Ooi, P. Chen, L. An @bttyeo.bsky.social, and more!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/parentalbrain
With collaborators L. Ooi, P. Chen, L. An @bttyeo.bsky.social, and more!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/parentalbrain
February 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New paper‼️ Interested in the protective impacts of parenthood on brain dynamics? 👨👩👦👦🧠 Read Edwina Orchard & @sidchop.bsky.social's new paper, out now in PNAS @pnas.org !
With collaborators L. Ooi, P. Chen, L. An @bttyeo.bsky.social, and more!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/parentalbrain
With collaborators L. Ooi, P. Chen, L. An @bttyeo.bsky.social, and more!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/parentalbrain
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Join us tomorrow!
The Brain and Body Seminar Series is back‼️On Tuesday, February 25, 10AM, JOIN #BrainBody host Dr. Abha Rajbhandari @brainbodylab.bsky.social when the #BrainBodyCenter kicks off its 2025 program w/ @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Martin Picard. Register Here➡️ mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Join us tomorrow!
1/4 I am very pleased to share this new manuscript, “A crucial role for the cortical amygdala in
shaping social encounters”, led by 2 spectacular postdocs, Dr. Tony Aubry who is on the job market, and coauthor @neuromanonyc.bsky.social
Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
shaping social encounters”, led by 2 spectacular postdocs, Dr. Tony Aubry who is on the job market, and coauthor @neuromanonyc.bsky.social
Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A crucial role for the cortical amygdala in shaping social encounters - Nature
The posterolateral cortical amygdala and other connected brain regions have a key role in mediating the transition from investigative to aggressive behaviour in male mice.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
1/4 I am very pleased to share this new manuscript, “A crucial role for the cortical amygdala in
shaping social encounters”, led by 2 spectacular postdocs, Dr. Tony Aubry who is on the job market, and coauthor @neuromanonyc.bsky.social
Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
shaping social encounters”, led by 2 spectacular postdocs, Dr. Tony Aubry who is on the job market, and coauthor @neuromanonyc.bsky.social
Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Celebrating my bestie’s success at #ACNP2024. So proud for @bangasserlab.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Celebrating my bestie’s success at #ACNP2024. So proud for @bangasserlab.bsky.social
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PRESS RELEASE! In a great collaboration, Dr. Yizhou Dong, @ericjnestler.bsky.social, et al. develop innovative approach to safely/effectively deliver therapeutics into the brain, providing possibilities for treating a wide range of neurological & psychiatric diseases. tinyurl.com/2sndatsn
November 26, 2024 at 2:42 AM
PRESS RELEASE! In a great collaboration, Dr. Yizhou Dong, @ericjnestler.bsky.social, et al. develop innovative approach to safely/effectively deliver therapeutics into the brain, providing possibilities for treating a wide range of neurological & psychiatric diseases. tinyurl.com/2sndatsn
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🚨 Tenure track positions at Physiology Dept UMN.
Join a vibrant research environment:
med.umn.edu/physiology
med.umn.edu/aging
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Areas of interest: aging biology, molecular metabolism, cardiovascular, inflammation, stress etc.
Apply here: z.umn.edu/9zxj
Join a vibrant research environment:
med.umn.edu/physiology
med.umn.edu/aging
med.umn.edu/about/center...
Areas of interest: aging biology, molecular metabolism, cardiovascular, inflammation, stress etc.
Apply here: z.umn.edu/9zxj
November 23, 2024 at 6:20 AM
🚨 Tenure track positions at Physiology Dept UMN.
Join a vibrant research environment:
med.umn.edu/physiology
med.umn.edu/aging
med.umn.edu/about/center...
Areas of interest: aging biology, molecular metabolism, cardiovascular, inflammation, stress etc.
Apply here: z.umn.edu/9zxj
Join a vibrant research environment:
med.umn.edu/physiology
med.umn.edu/aging
med.umn.edu/about/center...
Areas of interest: aging biology, molecular metabolism, cardiovascular, inflammation, stress etc.
Apply here: z.umn.edu/9zxj
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My paper is out!! 🎉
"Opponent control of reinforcement by striatal dopamine and serotonin", @Nature
Here, we show that dopamine and serotonin signals form a gas-brake system for reward in the mammalian brain
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"Opponent control of reinforcement by striatal dopamine and serotonin", @Nature
Here, we show that dopamine and serotonin signals form a gas-brake system for reward in the mammalian brain
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November 25, 2024 at 4:31 PM
My paper is out!! 🎉
"Opponent control of reinforcement by striatal dopamine and serotonin", @Nature
Here, we show that dopamine and serotonin signals form a gas-brake system for reward in the mammalian brain
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"Opponent control of reinforcement by striatal dopamine and serotonin", @Nature
Here, we show that dopamine and serotonin signals form a gas-brake system for reward in the mammalian brain
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In our recent preprint, we unveil a new role for neural activity in the human dopaminergic system in reward learning - at the single neuron level! 🧠🖥️ #EEG #neuroskyence
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 22, 2024 at 6:29 PM
In our recent preprint, we unveil a new role for neural activity in the human dopaminergic system in reward learning - at the single neuron level! 🧠🖥️ #EEG #neuroskyence
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...