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Fernando Garcia-Moreno

@phylobrain.bsky.social
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What came first, Evo or Devo? Ideas, results, concepts about the evolution of the vertebrate brain and the cerebral cortex. phylobrain.org

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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The cerebral cortex that is reading this sentence (yours, to be explicit) did not come out of nowhere. It has evolved over hundreds of millions of years... To study this evolutionary process, we decided to focus on non-avian reptiles for our new paper in Cerebral Cortex 🐢🦎🧠 🧵
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
reptiles in the BDE-lab are in full bloom! 🦎🐢🦖
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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The 2026 call for the José Luis Gomez-Skarmeta award of excellence in #DevBio is now open! If you’d like to join the previous awardees @dariloops.bsky.social 2024 and @mirimiam.bsky.social and @radaiglesiaslab.bsky.social 2022, please don’t hesitate to apply to #JLGS2026
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
📢 Abstract submission for #CorticalEvolution2026 open until April 2nd! We’ll be selecting many short talks from submitted abstracts 🗣️ and we’ve set aside extra time for poster discussions🧠💬 A great chance to share your work and connect with the community — don’t miss it!
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Centro de Neurociencias Cajal @cncajal-csic.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Hoy nos despedimos del #InstitutoCajal Han sido años de ciencia, aprendizaje y, sobre todo, de personas que han dado vida a cada pasillo, cada laboratorio y cada idea. Nos llevamos todo eso con nosotros. Vamos con ilusión hacia lo que viene con el #CentroDeNeurocienciasCajal 🫶
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for Cortical Evolution 2026 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟲𝘁𝗵. If you're planning to join us in Bilbao (June 15–17), this is the moment. Don’t miss the reduced fee — and don’t miss the conversation. ventricular.org/corticalevol...
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Margarida Cardoso Moreira @margaridamcm.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Our internal organs are evolutionary marvels. New technologies are transforming our understanding of the evolution of vertebrate organs. You can find more by reading here: rdcu.be/e5EgU #EvoBio #EvoDevo 🐟🦎🐢🦇🐊🦜
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The molecular evolution of vertebrate organs
Nature Ecology & Evolution - This Review discusses recent advances in the molecular evolution of vertebrate organs, including rates of evolution of organs and cell types, molecular mechanisms...
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Cajal Club @cajalclub.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Cortical Evolution Symposium: international gathering advancing research on cortical development, evolution, cellular diversity, behavior & paleoanthropology. International scholars, Invited talks + posters. Follow the link for more info: www.cajalclub.org/upcoming-mee... #Neuroscience #Evolution
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
In 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱, 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝗷é𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗼, 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗼, 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻. It brought together international researchers to compare how the mammalian cerebral cortex varies across species and evolves at molecular, cellular, and anatomical levels
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Who is #CorticalEvolution2026 for? 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀! If you work on cortex, development, circuits, computation, disease, this meeting is for you!
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
A comment on my previous thread jokingly noted that our “diverse” mammalian models mostly belong to the same branch: 𝘌𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴. Mouse, rat… and primates are closer relatives than we often like to admit. So — 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰? #CorticalEvolution2026
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 sounds straightforward: compare species, identify differences, explain them. In reality, it 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝘞𝘩𝘺? #CorticalEvolution2026
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Hᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴀ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴqᴜᴇʀ ʟᴀɴᴅ, ᴀɪʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴀ? 🧠 It’s not just about adding new parts; it’s about "tinkering" with what’s already there! Our new review dives into Evo-Devo and how small developmental tweaks create many brain forms🦎🐦
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄? Because many of the biggest open questions in neuroscience still revolve around the cerebral cortex — how it emerged, expanded, diversified, and why it differs so much across species. #CorticalEvolution2026
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
🧠✨ Older neurons get richer connections in the human brain! Our new paper is out in Nature Communications. We reveal a fundamental link between ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ⛓️ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ & ꜰᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ in the human connectome 🧵👇
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Kaessmann Lab @kaessmannlab.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We are thrilled that our study on the evolution of gene regulation in mammalian cerebellum development – led by @ioansarr.bsky.social, @marisepp.bsky.social and @tyamadat.bsky.social, in collaboration with @steinaerts.bsky.social – is now out in @ScienceMagazine! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The evolution of gene regulation in mammalian cerebellum development
Gene regulatory changes are considered major drivers of evolutionary innovations, including the cerebellum’s expansion during human evolution, yet they remain largely unexplored. In this study, we com...
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EvodevogenomeUB- Cañestro’s lab @evodevogenomeub.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
1st #EvoDevOmics meeting🍊 What a terrific team @isabelalmudi.bsky.social @mirimiam.bsky.social @anariesgo.bsky.social @patrialvarezcam.bsky.social @jpascualanaya.bsky.social @phylobrain.bsky.social @fany-real.bsky.social Núria🔥 Nacho and more. What great hosts🥘 @hector-escriva.bsky.social & Steph
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Isabel Almudi @isabelalmudi.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Back in BCN after an great week in Valencia, 1st meeting of #EvoDevOmics network with @mirimiam.bsky.social @anariesgo.bsky.social @evodevogenomeub.bsky.social @patrialvarezcam.bsky.social @jpascualanaya.bsky.social @phylobrain.bsky.social @fany-real.bsky.social @imaeso.bsky.social & Nuria Flames
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
🧠 Cortical Evolution 2026 📍 Bilbao, Spain | 🗓 June 15–17, 2026 Join us for an international meeting on the evolution, development & organization of the cerebral cortex. More information coming soon 👀 🔗 www.ventricular.org/corticalevolution26 #CorEvo26
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Meike van der Heijden @meikeesther.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Nice cerebellum development paper 👀 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Brain-wide mapping of developmental trajectories of cerebellar efferent projections | PNAS
Long-range cerebellar outputs are critical for shaping brain-wide functional architecture, influencing motor, cognitive, and affective domains. Pro...
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Aiming to perform iontophoresis of axonal tracers in live tissue. But all companies I checked have discontinued their equipments!🚨 What equipment do you use? Where can I get one? Second hand?? so many questions....
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
congrats, it is a seminal work!
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🎙️ Just out: my interview on The Creative Process podcast! A surprising conversation where we went way beyond the usual: cultural evolution, the language-psychology link, AI legislation and brain constraints, the beauty of dev biology… and creativity in research! 🧠✨ Listen here: shorturl.at/Sjqo7
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The Evolutionary Brain - DR. FERNANDO GARCÍA-MORENO on Creativity & Survival
The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism,...
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Likely, the first heart beats of this gecko🦎 embryo. Exciting!!!
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Love these geckoes!!!
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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Encantado de la entrevista que me hizo Manuel Seara para #Ahombrosdegigantes de @radio5rne.bsky.social Un buen diálogo para desgranar nuestros últimos hallazgos dobre evolucion cerebral. Gracias Manuel! www.rtve.es/play/audios/...
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La evolución del cerebro explicada en RNE
Sólo entendiendo cómo se forma el cerebro, tanto en su desarrollo embrionario como en su historia evolutiva, podremos llegar a comprender cómo funciona
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