Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesDixon Acosta Medellín @dixonacostamed.bsky.social · 8hFelipe De Brigard is a source of pride for Colombia and for the National University in Bogotá (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) where he studied philosophy. 011
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 21hSo thrilled to see this. Congrats to Felipe de Brigard! Among the many hats he wears are core member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and DGS of its Cognitive Neuroscience Admitting Program for PhD students. Way to go Felipe! 🙌 @felipedebrigard.bsky.social today.duke.edu/2026/09/duke...today.duke.eduDuke Scientist Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ | Duke Today 283
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Come join our Duke Brain Sciences community! Neural engineers at Duke engage in diverse collaborations with clinicians, scholars in the humanities, and basic research neuroscientists. All within walking distance from each other. See tenure-track job ad from Duke Biomedical Engineering below! 010
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Congratulations to Dr. Kevin LaBar for his appointment as Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke! We look forward to Kevin's leadership of the CCN, a center in DIBS focused on studies of the mind and its neural foundations. scholars.duke.edu/person/klabar 041
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026‼️ Exciting job opportunity - the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke is kicking into high gear. The position has the potential for lots of interactions with the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, as well. 🙂 030
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Computational or Theoretical Neuroscience -- Neurobiology Department, Duke School of Medicine. Excellent department & broader community! Across the street from Biomed Engr, + other collaborations galore. NC is lovely. Join us! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32697academicjobsonline.orgDuke University, Neurobiology Job #AJO32697, Tenure Track Assistant Professor - AI/ML Neurobiology, Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US 020
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Congrats to Felipe de Brigard, Prof. at Duke and PI of the Imagination and Modal Cognition Laboratory (IMC Lab, www.imclab.org) at the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences! He is co-recipient of the 2026 Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize from the American Philosophical Assn.imclab.orgHome | Imagination and Modal Cognition LabThe Imagination and Modal Cognition lab is a group of neuroscientists, psychologists and philosophers studying the nature and function of memory and hypothetical thinking. We are located at Duke Unive... 031
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Two new papers on intracranial recordings during speech from DIBS faculty member Greg Cogan & colleagues! Improving speech decoding for brain-computer interfaces ~AND~ understanding the brain network fundamentals of spoken language planning and articulation. What a summer for them! 010
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesMike Tadross @miketadross.bsky.social · 05/08/20261/6 Opioids trigger a dopamine surge that can create dangerous reward associations—yet that same dopamine signal may help shape central pain perception. Can the dopamine surge and reward associations be separated? Our recent Nature study says yes www.nature.com/articles/s41... 22020
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesJohn Pearson @jmxpearson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026**Four** positions in AI/ML for biology at @dukemedschool.bsky.social, including in Neurobiology. @scottsoderling.bsky.social and David Page are leading a tremendous initiative in Discovery AI. Wonderful colleagues, wonderful place.nature.comAI/ML for Biology - 4 tenure-track assistant professor positions - Durham, North Carolina job with Duke University - Biochemistry & Cell Biology | 12862109Discovery AI Initiative and Departments of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Integrative Immunobiology, Neurobiology, and Pharmacology & Cancer Biology 11922
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesCogan Lab @coganlab.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Our new review paper lead by CNAP PhD Student Jim Zhang and @tobiasegner.bsky.social is now published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews: “Insights into the neural mechanisms supporting cognitive stability and flexibility from human intracranial EEG.” doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... 1/5doi.orgRedirecting 1158
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 30/06/2026You may have read that the OMB is proposing dozens of changes to grant selection, oversight, termination, etc. 📢 Public comments accepted through July 13! Nearly 70k so far. If you are at Duke, you can contact OR&I at vpri@duke.edu for basic guidance. Be heard! www.regulations.gov/docket/OMB-2...regulations.govRegulations.gov 000
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Congratulations Minel Arinel @minelarinel.bsky.social and the Naumann lab at Duke for this epic work on development of gut-brain communication! 042
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesDebby Silver @debbysilver.bsky.social · 10/06/2026What a fantastic visit I had. Thanks so much @martinowk.bsky.social for hosting me and excited for future collaborations! 072
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesFelipe De Brigard @felipedebrigard.bsky.social · 05/06/2026SSNAP always ends with a final conference, open to the public--both in person and online. Here are the zoom links for this afternoon, for those who want to connect. Feel free to share widely! Jorge Morales (Northeastern): duke.zoom.us/j/99919297471 Zoe Drayson (UC Davis): duke.zoom.us/j/91565535456 0188
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Timely new Gordon Research Conference, organized in part by Vice-Chair and DIBS faculty member Dr. Anne West @ennatsew.bsky.social ! 111
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Very excited about this landmark study led by Drew Schreiner @schreinerdrew.bsky.social along with DIBS faculty network members John Pearson @jmxpearson.bsky.social and Rich Mooney! Opto & chemogenetic exploration of birdsong circuits guided by a computational framework. 🤩 Congratulations! 0112
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesRene Carter @renecarter.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Introducing the Duke Psychedelic Community of Scientists! 🍄 A space for students, postdocs & faculty to connect and explore psychedelic science together. Exciting meetings ahead, scan the QR code to join, and reach out if you or anyone you know would be interested in presenting. 023
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesAnne West @ennatsew.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Two more newly minted PhDs!! Hope for the future of science. 0151
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Letters of Intent due this coming Wed., May 13! tinyurl.com/DIBS-DreamTeams 000
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Congratulations to our Ph.D. Fellowship awardees! DIBS has awarded 19 fellowships to PhD students across Duke who are conducting research on brain-themed topics. The new Fellowship program covers much of their training costs for up to two years. dibs.duke.edu/news/phd-fel...dibs.duke.eduPh.D. Fellowships Provide Valuable Support for the Duke Brain Sciences Community | Duke Institute for Brain SciencesDIBS has awarded 19 fellowships to support Ph.D. students across the university who are engaged in doctoral research on brain-related topics. 000
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesDuke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 28/04/2026📢‼️🧠 The Duke School of Medicine is searching for a new Chair of Neurology. Letter of Interest and CV due May 22. Come join us in beautiful North Carolina! medschool.duke.edu/about-us/lea...medschool.duke.eduLeadership Searches | Duke University School of Medicine 079
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 28/04/2026📢‼️🧠 The Duke School of Medicine is searching for a new Chair of Neurology. Letter of Interest and CV due May 22. Come join us in beautiful North Carolina! medschool.duke.edu/about-us/lea...medschool.duke.eduLeadership Searches | Duke University School of Medicine 079
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesFelipe De Brigard @felipedebrigard.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Forthcoming in October, at MIT press! mitpress.mit.edu/978026205590... 0364
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Duke colleagues: is there a new development in your field of brain studies that captivates you, but you feel alone in your excitement? Do you want to grow a community at Duke to explore it? DIBS wants to help you! Announcing the new, 3-yr DIBS Dream Team awards: dibs.duke.edu/request-prop...dibs.duke.eduRequest for Proposals: DIBS Dream Teams | Duke Institute for Brain SciencesWe are looking for visionary collectives of scholars who aspire to integrate ideas across disciplines to foster a new, energetic community in a field of brain studies. Co 122
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences recently awarded grants of $25,000 to six graduate students and postdoctoral fellows through its Germinator Award program. Turning visionary insights into new advances requires the courage to take a risk. dibs.duke.edu/news/germina...dibs.duke.eduGerminator Awards provide critical support for promising research | Duke Institute for Brain SciencesThe six recipients of 2026 Germinator Awards from the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences talk about their projects, their career pathways and what the $25,000 grant means 020
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The NIH is accepting comments on its Strategic Plan for FY 2027–2031. Make your voice heard! Doesn't need to take long, and doesn't need to be the most scholarly text you've ever written. Comments close May 26. For details see grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-047: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fis... 000
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesJennifer Groh @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Science peeps! Excited to share first of two preprints just uploaded. This one concerns a person who hears sounds when she moves her eyes! We could actually record these sounds and verify they were connected to eye movements 1/ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 25719
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesNick Steele @njsteele.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Excited to announce I will be moving on from my Duke post-bacc position to be a Duke PhD! I will be starting my PhD in the Psychology & Neuroscience department this fall in Dr. Kevin LaBar's lab. #Neuroskyence #AcademicSky #GradSchool 0262
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesDebby Silver @debbysilver.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Delighted to share that our study is now out @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce... Congrats to Dr. @federicamosti.bsky.social for the culmination of a beautiful thesis!cell.comSpecies-specific chromatin architecture and neurogenesis mediated by a human enhancerHow human-specific DNA changes shape brain development is poorly understood. Mosti et al. discover a human enhancer, HAR1984, which drives ETV5 and TRA2B expression via human-enriched chromatin intera... 35020
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesTobias Egner @tobiasegner.bsky.social · 20/03/2026New paper out in JEP:General, led by uber-productive grad student Ricardo Morales Torres (@rmt93.bsky.social): We use behavior and RNNs to show that object semantics protect visual WM against visual interference but increase susceptibility to semantic interference. psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...psycnet.apa.orgAPA PsycNet 12512
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesNanthia Suthana @suthanalab.bsky.social · 17/03/2026New lab paper! 🧠 Human hippocampal & MTL theta activity is linked to eye movements, but only during memory-guided navigation. Theta is also strongest during longer, more exploratory eye movements. plos.io/4dwJhR8 Huge congrats to Humza & team! 👏journals.plos.orgEye movements reflect memory-related theta activity in the human brainTheta oscillations in the medial temporal lobe support memory, but how they relate to eye and body movements during human navigation is unclear. This study shows that theta power increases during sacc... 49541
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesTobias Egner @tobiasegner.bsky.social · 24/02/2026New paper from the lab now out online! @changrun-huang.bsky.social asked whether people use informative pre-cues to up-regulate cognitive control in the spatial Stroop task. Surprisingly, they do not, and we rule out some possible reasons why. Enjoy!psycnet.apa.orgAPA PsycNet 22210
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesDrew Schreiner @schreinerdrew.bsky.social · 19/02/2026I can highly recommend the NIH Outstanding Scholar in Neuroscience Award Program (nice backronym for OSNAP)! Need to be 2 years before/after PhD, due March 23. Great opportunity to visit and present at NIH and meet some amazing colleagues. www.nimh.nih.gov/research/res... 12219
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesMarc Sommer @neurocircuits.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Another reminder as we've crossed into the second half of February. There's still time to apply for the Neurobiology Chair position at Duke University! Just send in a letter of interest and CV by Feb 28. Love of Duke basketball is not required. 166
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesNanthia Suthana @suthanalab.bsky.social · 16/02/2026The biggest problem holding neuroscience back right now isn’t data or tools, thanks in large part to the BRAIN Initiative. It’s fragmentation across species. I wrote this to hopefully spark discussion around an issue that can only be solved as a community👇 www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...thetransmitter.orgNeuroscience has a species problemIf neuroscience is serious about building general principles of brain function, cross-species dialogue must become a core organizing principle. 410732
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesCogan Lab @coganlab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Last week, Jim Zhang (4th year PhD student, @DukeBrain ) presented Sina Tafazoli’s paper on building compositional tasks with shared neural subspaces. This 🧵 explores our thoughts (🤍 & ❔) 152
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Super excited for Jorge to join us at Duke. Welcome!! 090
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 06/02/2026One day online conference on the ways behavioral and neural sciences can inform peace efforts. Organized by Duke's amazing @felipedebrigard.bsky.social Free! Tomorrow! (Fri Feb 6). To register see link below. behavioralscientist.org/program-neur...behavioralscientist.orgPROGRAM—Neuropaz 2026: Hard Truths & Paths Forward - Behavioral ScientistOn Friday, February 6, join us for an online event exploring the latest work and thinking at the intersection of behavioral science and peace and conflict. 049
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 30/01/2026The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences restarted its Germinator seed grants for PhD students and postdocs this year, after a 4 year hiatus - and we are thrilled to announce the 6 awardees! Congratulations to all. 🧠 dibs.duke.edu/2026-dibs-ge...dibs.duke.eduThe 2026 DIBS Germinator Award recipients | Duke Institute for Brain SciencesDIBS is pleased to announce the 2026 cohort of Germinator Award recipients. The graduate students and postdoctoral fellows listed below were selected based on their innov 040
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesJohn Pearson @jmxpearson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026My department, Duke Neurobiology, is searching for a new chair. Ad below. Come work with me, @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social @ennatsew.bsky.social @jorggrandl.bsky.social @jnklab.bsky.social @sbilbo.bsky.social @neurocircuits.bsky.social and many other amazing folks! @dukemedschool.bsky.socialnature.comDepartment Chair, Duke Neurobiology - Duke University, Durham job with Duke University - School of Medicine | 12852576The Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) seeks a distinguished neuroscientist to serve as the next Chair of the Department of Neurobiology. 02425
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesAnne West @ennatsew.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Peace, love, and science from our lab to you. 082
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Beautiful work on a frontal cortex to brainstem pathway in the primate brain, from NEI intramural investigators with help from Martin Bohlen and others in the Sommer Lab at Duke! Optogenetics for projection targeting and causal manipulation, to study visuomotor behavior. 141
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesFelipe De Brigard @felipedebrigard.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Tomorrow is the last day to apply for SSNAP! Please spread the word! #neuroscience #philosophy #neurophilosophy 1109
Reposted by Duke Institute for Brain SciencesStaci Bilbo @sbilbo.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Many congrats to the newly minted Dr. Maddie Clark! 0111
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences @dukebrain.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Two DIBS Network Faculty elected to National Academy of Inventors! Dr. Adam Wax: methods for imaging retinas & tracking biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Arovind Asokan: viral methods for gene therapies incl. for the brain. @dukeubme.bsky.social @dukesurgery.bsky.social tinyurl.com/DIIBS-NAItinyurl.comDuke Researchers Selected to National Academy of Inventors | Duke Today 021