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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I had wonderful time lecturing at The Landing retirement community today! Topics included how memory works, how emotions shape what we remember, strategies to improve memory, and why forgetting is sometimes biologically important. Grateful for the opportunity!

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Canvas at 1am: “Good night Laelle! Your brain needs dreams too 🥰” Also Canvas: “Urgent: here are 8 courses, 47 assignments, 3 announcements, and a discussion post due. Sleep tight!”

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Such a rewarding day doing some teaching outreach at Dawes Middle School. I gave a talk to students about neuroscience and the incredible world of axolotls. The future of science is bright!

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Haven’t given a ‘lotl update recently, but here are some of the babies, growing into their new back legs and expressing GFP 🎉! Plus a picture of my GFP leucie (dad)

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Great times at the 73rd Nebraska Symposium for Motivation!

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Nico Dosenbach @ndosenbach.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Most of what's known about human memory stems from H.M., who had his hippocampus removed bilaterally. So we studied memory champion Nelson Dellis with precision brain mapping. Everyone's memory for numbers is crap ... 10 digits. He's memorized 10,000, by turning it into a skill, more like juggling

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Had an amazing time presenting and networking at #CNS2026 in beautiful Vancouver 🇨🇦! I loved hearing about new work and diving into the latest in cognitive neuroscience. A big thank you to @hschwarb.bsky.social, Maital Neta, @canlabunl.bsky.social, & Jordan Pierce for making this work possible!

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SDSU CAN Lab @canlabsdsu.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Hiring 1-2 post-bacc researchers! Another great opportunity for those interested in neuroscience research related to adolescent health and wellness! To apply, please fill out the application form at the following link: unlpsychology.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... See ad below

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

finally old enough to have the UV on. Some beautiful GFP babies beginning to express fluorescence!!

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SDSU CAN Lab @canlabsdsu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Thankful for some new OCD research coming out! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 05/02/2026

Adobe Acrobat I do not want to know What’s New. I do not want to turn my PDF into a podcast with my team. I want to look at the PDF. Please stop

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Yes! I was pleasantly surprised with the success rate. We’ll see how they hold up the next couple of days

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

All the larvae have left their eggs, 82.5% hatch rate! Currently feeding 33 new friends some harvested brine shrimp.

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

First three little dudes have hatched & are exploring their new home.

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

First signs of gill development and becoming a bit less alien!

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

First signs of development! Right on track.

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Coolest thing ever happened! My two GFP axolotls have fertile eggs! Aquatics has been a side passion since undergrad. If you have no clue what I’m on about, check out this: axolotlplanet.com/blogs/all-ab... + awesome axolotl research stuff: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Bella Peckinpaugh @bella-peckinpaugh.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

So excited about this new publication that I joined a whole other social media site to talk about it! Working with @skyenapolitano.bsky.social and @danfoti.bsky.social, we examined how state NA impacted the ability to recover accuracy after an error. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UNPUI...

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The effect of state negative affect on post-error performance recovery

Previous studies demonstrate that individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibit difficulties responding accurately on trials directly after committing an error (Elliot et al., 1996; 1997...

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 18/12/2025

A fired public-health official, a mosquito breeder and a baby with a smile seen around the world. These are just a few of the people who shaped science this year and were chosen for Nature’s 10. 🧪

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Nature’s 10: Ten people who shaped science in 2025

A fired public-health official, a mosquito breeder and a baby with a smile seen around the world. These are just a few of the remarkable people chosen for Nature’s 10.

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Nebraska folks and people near the Lincoln area, we are recruiting for a very interesting study! Contact memorylab@unl.edu for more info!

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

“Top-down and bottom-up neuroscience: overcoming the clash of research cultures” doi.org/10.1038/s415... Small contribution in this piece by @frosas.bsky.social and colleagues on how we need both types of research culture in neuroscience. #neuroskyence

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

anatomically or methodologically accurate in the slightest? no. cool? absolutely. update on build when i get a chance 😝

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

recent digital brain art I created: “neuropapillian”

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BayesFlow @bayesflow.org · 30/05/2025

🧠 Check out the classic examples from Bayesian Cognitive Modeling: A Practical Course (Lee & Wagenmakers, 2013), translated into step-by-step tutorials with BayesFlow! Interactive version: kucharssim.github.io/bayesflow-co... PDF: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Introduction – Amortized Bayesian Cognitive Modeling

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Terrible! Our lab is conducting a study on how fluctuations in hormones & menstrual cycle impacts social rejection sensitivity. I am not sure how this is even going to be written up without using many “trigger words”. So infuriating

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 31/05/2025

train work how? [Anthropic CRO Dario Amodei]

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Mohamed Gallai @gallai.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Our project “Empowering Young Students with Python, AI, and Analytics.” We visited schools in underserved neighborhoods and ran hands-on workshops on coding and basic AI concepts. We were able to bring a group of students to campus for a tour. Seeing what’s possible can be a powerful spark! (2/3)

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Rec’d by one of my fav slu profs! Also highly recommend if you’re a podcast guru like me. I have listened to now three Ethan Kross segments on Rich Roll & Slight Change Of Plans. Not only interesting emotion research, but genuine novel regulation tools introduced as well.

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Lucina Uddin @lucinauddin.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

When I first started working with resting state fMRI as a postdoc, there was a lot of skepticism about what we could learn from it. 20 years later, it's hard to imagine where the field of neuroscience would be without it. Here's a summary 🧠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The history and future of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging - Nature

This Review provides an overview of the history of resting-state functional MRI research, which has helped to reveal the spatiotemporal organization of the brain, and discusses how it can contribute f...

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Big update to scienceimpacts.org: See the devastating impact of cancelled NIH grants across the country, and how losses at specific institutions ripple out to surrounding communities. This is all in addition to the future losses that would result from cutting funds for indirect costs of research.

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SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research

Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Savoring these last couple of SLU memories with this now MASTER of AI & my academic big sibling! You are destined for greatness & I cannot wait to see what beautiful ways you choose to change the world with your PhD coming soon (future collaborator??) Thanks for everything! @gallai.bsky.social

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Looking for academic researchers (preferably clinical faculty) that have a focus on eating disorders or related topics! Asking for a friend who wants to pursue this. If anyone has recs lmk!!

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Aside from how fun our lab members are (& the brilliant recruitment efforts of our grad student, Jay), those in STL area can get compensated up to $184 & help improve our understanding of hormonal changes and their impacts on women’s mental health. Email lab.luking@health.slu.edu to join our study!

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Gosh, you are so talented! & this is brilliant 🤩

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Tara 🆘🏴🇺🇲🔵 @teatunesandtales.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

St. Louis City folks, if you need a place to stay tonight due to the tornado, here's some shelter info. #stlwx #stl #stlouis #stltornado #shelter

Public Alert: Shelter Opening Tonight

The American Red Cross will open an emergency shelter tonight at 9:00 PM at Grace United Methodist Church, located at 6199 Waterman Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112.

This shelter is available for those in need of a safe place to stay.

Location: Grace United Methodist Church

Opens: 9:00 PM tonight

Shelter provided by: American Red Cross

Please share this information with anyone who may need assistance.

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Laelle Novotny 🧠 @cogneurd.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Extremely sad day today as tornado and hail damage ripped apart our city & neighborhood leaving devastating damage and destruction in it’s path. Thankful that friends, Ripley, and myself are safe and many prayers for Forest Park, UCity, Clayton, and Greater St. Louis residents tonight. #stltornado

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