Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 09/09/2026New preprint from the lab. Continuing from our work on adolescent HFD exposure and action control (see NNP paper here doi.org/10.1038/s41386-026-02419-w), we also looked at the potential long-term impact on different for of feeding. A thread (with gifs of Joey) 140
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The calm before the storm. In few weeks the Old Aberdeen campus will be full of students again @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social. Come study neuroscience with us www.abdn.ac.uk/study/underg... 000
Reposted by Fabien NaneixAberdeen Neuroscience @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social · 13/08/2026New research from Aberdeen, now in *Nature Neuroscience* 🧠 IL-17A directly alters early human cortical development in a new 3D brain tissue model. Congratulations to the team! #Neuroscience #BrainDevelopment #Neuroinflammation #Organoids www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.nature.comnature.comModeling maternal immune activation in 3D ex vivo human fetal brain cerebroids reveals IL-17A-driven disruption of cortical development - Nature NeuroscienceUsing cerebroids, a 3D ex vivo model of the human fetal brain, the authors show that IL-17A, a mediator of maternal immune activation linked to neurodevelopmental disorders, disrupts early human corti... 041
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 09/07/2026It was an amazing symposium this afternoon on Neural networks and memory integration at #FENS2026. So much interesting things on the nature of engrams, social stress transmission, incidental associations and dynamic choice. 020
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The lab and its work is well represented at #FENS2026. Come to see Dip's and Kate's posters this morning. Do not hesitate to come for a chat if you see me. @rowettinstitute.bsky.social @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social 041
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The lab will at #FENS2026 nxt wk. Come to see: - me on Tues 7 talking about our recent NPP paper and more - Mhari: poster PS02-07PM-003 Tues 7 - Diptendu: PS03-08AM-251 Wed 8 - Kate: PS03-08AM-253 Wed 8 And learn about sugar during adolescence, PFC circuits, ctrl of food seeking and envt enrichment 050
Reposted by Fabien NaneixLauren Reynolds @laurenmac.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I am hiring a postdoc to work with me on my ERC Starting Grant project DeMARRe - investigating whether exploration or risk-taking in adolescence influence neural circuit development to calibrate psychiatric vulnerability and resilience in adulthood. Details and application at the link below ⬇️emploi.cnrs.fr 085
Reposted by Fabien NaneixACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 22/05/2026NPP in the News...Check out a recent @acnporg.bsky.social paper on What you eat as a teenager may shape food choices later in life at bit.ly/3Pm35NL. The full article on Adolescent obesity induces sex-specific alterations of action control can be found at bit.ly/3Rp96Kbbit.lyWhat you eat as a teenager may shape food choices later in lifeNew research from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute suggests that an unhealthy diet during adolescence could have long-lasting effects on how the brain makes decisions about food—even after ... 032
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 22/05/2026New review on Dopamine ensembles regulating appetite, feeding, and energy homeostasis now available in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism. Thank you @peppeganga.bsky.social for the invite, and to Oriane Onimus and @katepeters3.bsky.social for their fantastic work www.cell.com/trends/endoc...cell.comDopamine ensembles regulating appetite, feeding, and energy homeostasisBeyond its classical role in gating reward processes, dopamine (DA) also contributes to the orchestration of feeding and energy balance. This review synthesizes and discusses recent advances in unders... 0168
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 13/05/2026It is #MentalAwarenessWeek so time to share some personal things. I'm Fabien, I'm 40, I'm a lecturer and group leader. From the outside it could look like I am doing fine. In reality, I am struggling with social anxiety which takes me close to depression for > 20 years. 141
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Our work on sex-dependent impact of high-fat diets during adolescence on action control is now published in @npp-journal.bsky.social Thank you to the amazing work from my team and the positive feedback from reviewers @rowettinstitute.bsky.social @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s413...doi.orgAdolescent obesity induces sex-specific alterations of action control - NeuropsychopharmacologyNeuropsychopharmacology - Adolescent obesity induces sex-specific alterations of action control 1206
Reposted by Fabien NaneixAlessandro Piccin @apiccin.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Very proud to share our most recent work, now out in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 We show that brief noradrenergic signals in the orbitofrontal cortex, triggered by surprising rewards, support reversal learning and predict how quickly animals adapt. www.cell.com/cell-reports...cell.comOrbitofrontal noradrenaline acts as an early gate for reversal learningPiccin et al. find that surprising rewards trigger brief orbitofrontal noradrenergic bursts whose magnitude predicts reversal learning speed. Targeted manipulation of noradrenergic neurons projecting ... 43714
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 02/02/2026So grateful to share the "first" preprint from the lab. Long overdue but I am very happy about the work which has been done in my team. We explored how the consumption of different obesogenic diets during adolescence was having long-term impact impact goal-directed and habitual behaviours. A thread 1262
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Why we have to continue with animal testing for medical research | Letters www.theguardian.com/science/2025...theguardian.comWhy we have to continue with animal testing for medical research | LettersLetters: Dr Robin Lovell-Badge and Prof Emma Robinson respond to an editorial on using new technologies to reduce the reliance on animal experiments 032
Reposted by Fabien Naneixebbsociety.bsky.social @ebbsociety.bsky.social · 21/11/2025📢 EBBS Travel Awards for FENS 2026! EBBS is offering 6 travel grants (PhD students & early postdocs) to attend the FENS Forum 2026 in Barcelona 💸€700 support, in-person participation required 🗓️Deadline: 12 January 2026 More info 👉 www.ebbs-science.org/EBBS_awards#...ebbs-science.orgEBBS :: EBBS awardsWebsite of the European Brain and Behaviour Society 044
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Possibility for a Eastbio funded PhD in my group at the @rowettinstitute.bsky.social @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social. This is a highly competitive process: applicants should hold a 1st BSc Honours or 2:1 MSc degree in neuroscience. A single applicant per project will be interviewed. shorturl.at/rd669findaphd.comEastBio: Too sweet: how early life sugar consumption shapes brain and behaviour at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - EastBio: Too sweet: how early life sugar consumption shapes brain and behaviour at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com 156
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Entering in my 40s with style. This year has been bumpy on so many aspects but the continuous support of @katepeters3.bsky.social and this little research trip in Canada have been the highlight! 160
Reposted by Fabien NaneixMark Haselgrove @markhaselgrove.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Excellent talk by @katepeters3.bsky.social, who visited us at @notts-psych.bsky.social today to speak about "Effects of environmental enrichment in reducing food seeking and the role of corticolimbic circuits" 144
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 09/10/2025I am attending the #FENS2026 forum in Barcelona next July. And I am over the moon that our symposium with @borglandlab.bsky.social, Serge Luquet and @dr-ahorstmann.bsky.social on "Neurobiological mechanisms on the cognitive control of feeding in the modern food environment" was accepted! 0121
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 07/10/2025We can have sun (sometime) in the North of Scotland. And the Old @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social campus looks always beautiful. 020
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 11/08/2025I had the best time at the @hotchkissbrain.bsky.social @ucalgary.bsky.social this last month. Thank you @borglandlab.bsky.social for having me around 🥰😍. I hope it is the start of a long and fruitful collaboration together. 150
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Very nice and detailed review in @npp-journal.bsky.social on "Prefrontal cortex development and its implications in mental illness" from Laura DeNardo and colleagues. rdcu.be/euCIPrdcu.bePrefrontal cortex development and its implications in mental illnessNeuropsychopharmacology - Prefrontal cortex development and its implications in mental illness 074
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Spent the last two days as an observer on different grant panel boards. First the MRC @ukri.org then the @wellcometrust.bsky.social . Enriching and genuinely very informative experience I would recommend especially for young PIs. www.ukri.org/what-we-do/d... wellcome.org/research-fun...ukri.orgMRC board and panel observer schemeThis scheme offers the opportunity for early to mid-career researchers to observe an MRC board or panel funding meeting and how the funding decisions are made. 000
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Had the best past month having finally @katepeters3.bsky.social in Aberdeen. Both working and enjoying what felt like normal life. Can't wait to do this again with my partner in crime. 020
Reposted by Fabien NaneixDr Kate Peters @katepeters3.bsky.social · 06/06/2025How does environmental enrichment affect food seeking? We show reduced cue evoked food seeking following just 24hrs of EE accompanied by cell type specific alterations in the mPFC as well as important contributions of a sucrose cue ensemble #fridayscience doi.org/10.1038/s413...doi.orgPrelimbic cortical excitatory overdrive and inhibitory underdrive accompany environmental suppression of food seeking - NeuropsychopharmacologyNeuropsychopharmacology - Prelimbic cortical excitatory overdrive and inhibitory underdrive accompany environmental suppression of food seeking 192
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 04/06/2025We are Kate and Fabien. We are both scientists. We are both bi and in a straight-passing relationship. And we wish you a Happy Pride Month 🏳️🌈 #queeratwork #queerathome #queerinthelab @katepeters3.bsky.social 060
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 01/06/2025And Kiltwalk Aberdeen 2025 is done ! 29km/18miles in 5h16. Such fun with @katepeters3.bsky.social 071
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Last week before the KiltWalk. Help us to reach our goal www.justgiving.com/team/frog-ro...justgiving.comThe Frog & RosbifHelp Fabien Naneix raise money to support RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution 000
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 20/05/2025it was a real pleasure to have @katepeters3.bsky.social from @sussexneuro.bsky.social giving a very engaging talk on the effect of environmental enrichment on food seeking at the @rowettinstitute.bsky.social. Thanks to the @royalsoced.bsky.social to fund our project allowing her to be here. 062
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 14/05/2025My nicely organised planning for May-June: an analogymedia.tenor.coma man in a suit and hat is sitting in an old carALT: a man in a suit and hat is sitting in an old car 000
Reposted by Fabien NaneixDr Kate Peters @katepeters3.bsky.social · 29/04/2025@womeninneurouk.bsky.social seriously cool symposium at #BNA2025 from Women in Neuroscience discussing sex and gender disparities in neuroscience and beyond. Favourite talk so far on differences in injury mechanisms for female rugby players 🤯 1112
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 29/04/2025it was a very exciting and successful symposium at @britishneuro.bsky.social (but sad I forgot to take more pictures including one with the 4 of us). Thank you @katepeters3.bsky.social @shaunaparkes.bsky.social and @macaskillaf.bsky.social for the wonderful talks ❤️ 051
Reposted by Fabien NaneixDr Kate Peters @katepeters3.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Happy to kick off BNA in Liverpool with our session on motivation and reward pursuit with @fabnaneix.bsky.social @shaunaparkes.bsky.social @macaskillaf.bsky.social #bna25 @britishneuro.bsky.social 081
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 26/04/2025It is my great pleasure to welcome Dr @katepeters3.bsky.social for a 1-month at @rowettinstitute.bsky.social and @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social as part of our Royal Society of Edinburgh project. Exciting science incoming. 040
Reposted by Fabien NaneixFabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 10/03/2025This year @katepeters3.bsky.social and myself are doing the Aberdeen's KiltWalk thekiltwalk.co.uk/events/aberd... on 01/06. We are raising money for the RLNI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) so please do not hesitate to support us if you wish. 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ www.justgiving.com/team/frog-ro...justgiving.comThe Frog & RosbifHelp Fabien Naneix raise money to support RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution 033
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Current feeling at work recently...media.tenor.coma man holding a burning log in an office with a sign on the wall that says ' buzzfeed ' on itALT: a man holding a burning log in an office with a sign on the wall that says ' buzzfeed ' on it 120
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 15/04/2025A reminder that @katepeters3.bsky.social and myself are raising some money for the RLNI by doing the Kiltwalk. the walk is approaching and it will be amazing if you could help us reaching our target! Much appreciated. 030
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 01/04/2025This paper is now published in Physiology & Behavior www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Congratulation to everyone involved (Giulia, John, Jaime) and thank you to our institutions (Uni Leicester, @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social, UiT Artic University, Sapienza uni, @qmul.ac.uk See thread with gifs 👇 142
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Figure 8 ❤️🔥 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgHedonic eating is controlled by dopamine neurons that oppose GLP-1R satietyHedonic eating is defined as food consumption driven by palatability without physiological need. However, neural control of palatable food intake is poorly understood. We discovered that hedonic eatin... 030
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 26/03/2025We continue to go deeper in our understanding on how obesity changes our food perception and preferences rdcu.be/efeqErdcu.beChanges in neurotensin signalling drive hedonic devaluation in obesityNature - In mice, prolonged consumption of a high-fat diet decreases interest in calorie-rich foods as a result of reduced neurotensin expression and signalling, which uncouples hedonic feeding... 021
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Today was the oral presentation of our Honours students. Very proud of Mhari and Rebecca for the excellent work and enthusiasm during these 3 months. It is always rewarding for us to have such dynamic early-career researchers in the lab. @rowettinstitute.bsky.social @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social 032
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Second reading of the week: @katewassum.bsky.social group investigated how chronic stress impacts different amygdala-striatal pathways to promote habitual behaviours over goal-directed actions. Always inspiring to see such neat behavioural and circuit neuroscience work. rdcu.be/ed5gjrdcu.beA dual-pathway architecture for stress to disrupt agency and promote habitNature - Adaptive decision-making often requires an understanding of our agency in a situation; however, chronic stress can disrupt agency and promote inflexible, habitual behaviour by turning off... 031
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Very cool study from Alexander Johnston team at Michigan State Uni. revealing an interesting role of VTA dopamine neurons in stim-evoked mediated devaluation of food rewards. I especially love the tagging of neurons during learned aversion to manipulate them later on. www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comDevaluing memories of reward: a case for dopamine - Communications BiologyThis study reveals that dopamine is necessary for devaluing sensory memories of reward and thus plays a more complex role in reinforcement learning than traditionally considered. 0186
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 10/03/2025This year @katepeters3.bsky.social and myself are doing the Aberdeen's KiltWalk thekiltwalk.co.uk/events/aberd... on 01/06. We are raising money for the RLNI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) so please do not hesitate to support us if you wish. 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ www.justgiving.com/team/frog-ro...justgiving.comThe Frog & RosbifHelp Fabien Naneix raise money to support RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution 033
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Science matters! The @ebbsociety.bsky.social associates itself with the FENS and numerous other scientific societies to express our support to our U.S. based friends as science and academic freedom are in danger. www.fens.org/news-activit...fens.orgScience Matters! Statement from FENSFENS is raising the alarm over threats to scientific research in the USA. Together with our allies, we are calling for greater academic freedom and support for evidence-based knowledge. 042
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Today is World Obesity Day (bit ironic to have that the same day as Pancake day/Mardi Gras). At the @rowettinstitute.bsky.social @aberdeenneuro.bsky.social our team is trying to understand the impact it has on cognition and the brain, especially when it occurs during early life. #worldobesityday 072
Fabien Naneix @fabnaneix.bsky.social · 04/02/2025An important letter and report from the @britishneuro.bsky.social urging to support and protect preclinical neuroscience research in the UK www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...bna.org.ukBritish Neuroscience Association (BNA) Urges Immediate Action to Safeguard Preclinical Neuroscience in the UK | Media | The British Neuroscience Association 053