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Christopher "Tyler" Short

@acetylercholine.bsky.social

PhD student in the Social Neurobiology Lab at the German Primate Center. Interested in the neural mechanisms of reward and decision-making in pro-social and affiliative behaviors. BS & MS in Neuro from UTDallas. https://www.acetylercholine.com/

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PhD Opportunities – MRC AIM

*PhD funding through the @mrcaimdtp.bsky.social* interested in doing a PhD aimed at understanding the brain mechanisms underlying how sleep impacts on motivation in health and Parkinsons Disease? Want to learn computational modelling & brain imaging? Get in touch. more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-...

04.12.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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(1/6) We have a new paper out in #eNeuro!

How does the brain’s reward processing change across social contexts? We mapped brain activity (cFos) & found that social context reshapes how reward circuits are coordinatedπŸ­πŸ†

Read more: www.eneuro.org/content/12/1...

03.12.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Neuroscience PhD applications β€” Stories of WiN Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano chats with Dr. Ben Giasson, the director of the neuroscience PhD program at the University of Florida, to demystify the PhD application process.

It's PhD application season. If you are applying for a PhD in neuroscience or biomedical field or are mentoring someone who is applying, please check out our @storiesofwin.bsky.social episode with advice! www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...

21.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

@johnfetterman.com's @npr.org interview pmo so much. Absolutely zero sympathy for the mass murder of children.

20.11.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Postdoc position in individual-level incentives, social
learning, and payoff-biased imitation shape group-level accuracy in complex prediction and decision-making tasks in Konstanz

files.newsletter2go.com/l3slzozn/s_i...

17.11.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I am looking for an intern to support my PhD project on multimodal communication in common marmosets! πŸ’πŸŒž
Minimum commitment is 3 months full-time. Please note that this is an unpaid position and that remote options are not available. BSc and MSc students are welcome!πŸ₯°
@nccrlanguage.bsky.social

17.11.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨Who wants to work with Kalahari meerkats? A MSc project with @mathildemartin.bsky.social at the University of Zurich.
#bioacoustics πŸ§ͺ

10.11.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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For those of you headed to #SfN25 If you study social behaviors be sure to check out our posters.

We will be presenting how the brain represents prosocial decisions, how dopamine dynamics relate to social memory, whether respiration relates to social hierarchies, and more!

13.11.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New PhD Concentration Prepares Clinicians to Advance Mental Health Care The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas will launch a new doctoral program concentration in clinical psychological science β€” the first at the University to offer graduate-level master...

ICYMI: UTD's Psychology Department is launching a new, fully accredited concentration in Clinical Psychology. Apply now to join our first cohort - deadline November 15!
bbs.utdallas.edu/40960/new-ph...

06.11.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tldr: throw your imposter syndrome in the trash, and apply!!

03.11.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic R1 university with great faculty, great students, and great partner institutes and facilities

03.11.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Open Rank Faculty Position in Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience Position DescriptionΒ The Department of Psychology in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is accepting applications for a tenure system fa...

We’re hiring! Open Rank Faculty Position in Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience. Come join our vibrant research community at @cvlneuro.bsky.social. More info and application here: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/30507

01.11.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Post-Doctorate in NHP Neuroimaging/Neurophysiology (M/F)

Sharing an amazing postdoc opportunity in Paris in the lab of Julia Sliwa (@juliasliwa.bsky.social) in NHP Neuroimaging and Neurophysiology on social vision and cognition!

CNRS: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

Paris Brain Institute: offres.institutducerveau-icm.org//fr/jobs/196...

24.10.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The computational and neural dynamics of human motivation and cognitive control at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - The computational and neural dynamics of human motivation and cognitive control at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com

Looking for a PhD? Interested in cognitive computational neuroscience, motivation and decision-making? See our project listed in the BBSRC MIBTP competition for funding for a 4-year PhD in the @msnlab.bsky.social in the @thechbh.bsky.social. Deadline 27/11. More info: tinyurl.com/5d5vz8m7

23.10.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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No Kings Frankfurt, Germany

18.10.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Applying to faculty jobs 101 β€” Stories of WiN This episode features Dr. Monique Smith (Assistant Professor, UCSD) discussing faculty job applications with host Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano.

Applying for faculty jobs this cycle? Check out our latest special episode! @moeneuro.bsky.social and @drnancypadilla.bsky.social discuss when to apply, important considerations when preparing applications, and more! Listen below!

www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...

#AcademicBluesky #NeuroJobs

17.10.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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🚨REGISTRATION IS OPEN!🚨

We're so excited to host our first-ever, in-person event! Join us for panel discussions, a keynote address, and the opportunity to meet many amazing women in NeuroscienceπŸ’œ

Please register to attend by November 1st:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We can't wait!

09.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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My Own Lab at Westlake University is OPEN! We are recruiting cool people at all levels NOW!
By tinkering behaviors and neural circuits in distinct animal species (mouse, sugar glider, etc), we are exploring new ways of doing social neuroscience in vivo, in silico and at home!

03.10.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I had such an incredible time at @s4sn.bsky.social. I took a lot of pictures of Portugal but none at the conference, so here's a video of an otter at the aquarium.

Thanks so much to the organizers for putting together a great conference, and thanks to all the presenters!
#S4SN2025

27.09.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The NSF GRFP is an amazing opportunity for students in the first two years of a PhD or those applying to a PhD right now.

Below, check out our special episode with advice for both applicants and those who write letters of support!! 🧐

Please help us spread the word πŸ“’

20.09.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Details - Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology CAHSS | University of Denver

Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...

17.09.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Announcing our FALL Schedule! Please like and share!
@kendraseaman.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @sebastianshorn.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @srndna.bsky.social

15.09.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
A white, grey, and orange flyer for SeCAB 2025. The logo is the title over a city skyline in grey in an orange circle. The description of the conference is over orange text with the date and location. To the right of these, a QR code links to registration above a list of nearby lodging options.

A white, grey, and orange flyer for SeCAB 2025. The logo is the title over a city skyline in grey in an orange circle. The description of the conference is over orange text with the date and location. To the right of these, a QR code links to registration above a list of nearby lodging options.

Join us at the Southeaster Conference for Animal Behavior to learn about this year's theme, Behavior in the Southeast!

We now have an updated time: 9/26 to 9/27!

Register here by 9/11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

08.09.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I had a great time in Birmingham learning and connecting with people about computational social cognition #CSC2025. Thanks Dr. Ili Ma & @alosecaatv.bsky.social for being great group leaders, and thanks to @drjocutler.bsky.social & @lei-zhang.bsky.social and everyone else for a great summer school

08.09.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Computational postdoc ad for KCL funded by the Wellcome Trust on the NEPTUNE project

Computational postdoc ad for KCL funded by the Wellcome Trust on the NEPTUNE project

🧠 We're hiring a computational postdoc!

3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.

Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.

DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5

03.09.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

I had a great day 1 presenting a poster, seeing posters, and getting to know everyone

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Speaker list for the Autumn 2025 Cooperation Colloquia:
2025-09-12 | Doruk İriş (Sogang University)
2025-09-26 | Talbot M. Andrews (Cornell University)
2025-10-10 | Setayesh Radkani (MIT)
2025-10-24 | Christian Ruff (University of ZΓΌrich)
2025-11-07 | Bianca Beersma (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
2025-11-21 | Kristopher M. Smith (Washington State University)
2025-12-05 | Alex Mesoudi (University of Exeter)

Speaker list for the Autumn 2025 Cooperation Colloquia: 2025-09-12 | Doruk İriş (Sogang University) 2025-09-26 | Talbot M. Andrews (Cornell University) 2025-10-10 | Setayesh Radkani (MIT) 2025-10-24 | Christian Ruff (University of Zürich) 2025-11-07 | Bianca Beersma (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) 2025-11-21 | Kristopher M. Smith (Washington State University) 2025-12-05 | Alex Mesoudi (University of Exeter)

⚑ Autumn 2025 Cooperation Colloquia ⚑

We are excited to announce the next run of Cooperation Colloquia. With @talbotmandrews.bsky.social, @setayeshradkani.bsky.social, @kris-smith.bsky.social, @alexmesoudi.com, & more.

Every second Friday, 15:00 CE(S)T

Sign up here: list.ku.dk/postorius/li...

26.08.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ”ŠUp to 10 individual AIAS-AUFF FELLOWSHIPS are open for application by curiosity-driven and talented researchers from all over the world, from any research discipline & with 2-10 years of experience after completion of their PhD.
πŸ“†APPLY by: 28 October at 12:00 (noon, CET)
aias.au.dk/events/show/...

26.08.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€˜Hearing’ heat data … with science : Short Wave Feel like summers are hotter than they used to be? It’s not just your imagination. Climate researchers say that average annual temperatures around the country have been trending upwards for the past 5...

New Orleans climate data represented as New Orleans music. I love @npr.org

www.npr.org/2025/08/26/n...

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