Mohamed Abdelhack

Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.

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From Anas Baba, NPR's producer in the Gaza Strip: "NEAR THE NETZARIM CORRIDOR, Gaza Strip —  What does it take to get food today in Gaza? It involves a perilous journey that I took myself..
I faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams

Discovering cognitive strategies with tiny recurrent neural networks - Nature Modelling biological decision-making with tiny recurrent neural networks enables more accurate predictions of animal choices than classical cognitive models and offers insights into the underlying cog...

Thrilled to see our TinyRNN paper in @nature! We show how tiny RNNs predict choices of individual subjects accurately while staying fully interpretable. This approach can transform how we model cognitive processes in both healthy and disordered decisions. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

The Onion NYT ad. The headline of the editorial says “CONGRESS, NOW MORE THAN EVER OUR NATION NEEDS YOUR COWARDICE”

EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.

My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...

"War is peace... Freedom is slavery... Ignorance is strength"

Just so u know, these 'military ppl' & 'nuclear scientists' don't live in a cave, tucked away from the rest of the population. They live in residential areas, AMONG ordinary ppl. Media reports are quite disingenuous & outrageous...

& to be clear, Israel has no right doing what it's doing.

#NoToWar

Our paper is now accepted at Neural Networks!

This work builds on our previous threads in X, updated with deeper analyses.

We revisit brain-to-image reconstruction using NSD + diffusion models—and ask: do they really reconstruct what we perceive?

Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
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We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker for #ISNeurotech25 Prof. Nancy Kanwisher from MIT Only one week left before application deadline... APPLY NOW: arabsinneuro.org/school/isn/

The 2025 GRC on Cannabinoid Function in the CNS: Cannabinoid Neurobiology: Bridging Basic Science, Big Data, Biomarkers and Bedside Applications Across the Lifespan final program is here! Spots are going fast! Register soon for trainee talks! Reshare please! grc.org/cannabinoid-...

I was calling my mum today and she told me the whole city is paralyzed and she had water leakage at home herself. This kind of a storm in May is unprecedented for Alexandria... flashfloods and hail 😱 It highlights how Egypt is catastrophically unprepared for climate change

A visually bold graphic with a dark green background and colorful geometric patterns along the sides. Large orange text in the center reads, “SUPPORT BLACK IN NEURO.” Below the text is the Black In Neuro logo. The design uses warm and vibrant colors like orange, pink, yellow, and blue.

A graphic titled "Black In Neuro 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities" with the subtitle "Celebrating 5 Years of Black In Neuro." The text explains the significance of Black In Neuro Week 2025 (BINW25) in celebrating and empowering Black neuroscientists in academia, industry, and public health. It emphasizes the organization’s year-round programming focused on equity, education, and community, and highlights that support helps fund in-person events in Washington, D.C., and ongoing programs. The background is dark green with colorful geometric patterns on the sides and includes the Black In Neuro logo at the bottom.

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We’re celebrating 5 years of building a global movement for Black neuroscientists — and we need your support to keep it going. 🧠💛

Help support #BlackInNeuro as we grow our impact in academia, industry, and public health.

Interesting... Do they do virtual though? Some of us cannot travel to the US

Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died

"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.

'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”

We are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the second edition of the Ibn Sina Neurotech School hosted by New York University Abu Dhabi.
Scholarships available for most deserving students.
Apply here: arabsinneuro.org/school/isn/
Supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social and AUC

How do we sustain #DEI efforts in #neuroscience amid rising challenges? 🌍 Join this ALBA-IBRO session at #MNS2025 on building resilience, avoiding burnout & embedding #inclusion in science with real-world examples & strategies
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@network-alba.bsky.social @francescacirulli.bsky.social

Connecting mechanistic evidence for depression, anxiety, and insomnia with neuroimaging

Full editorial here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Evidence is mostly mixed where most studies converging on findings in the insula and ACC which is not surprising given how much function they are associated with. In this invited editorial, we argue that studies combining neuroimaging & sleep quality assessment are required.

Neural correlates of insomnia with depression and anxiety from a neuroimaging perspective: A systematic review Insomnia affects a substantial proportion of the population and frequently co-occurs with mental illnesses including depression and anxiety. However, …

Depression, anxiety, and insomnia are conditions that are highly co-ocurring. So does that mean they have shared signatures that can be revealed through neuroimaging? What evidence exists from previous studies? An article by Peng et al. reviewed it: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Bradford project produces ‘outstanding’ rise in children’s physical activity JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schools

More of this please.

Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”

🇨🇦 🧠 Are you a #Postdoc in #Canada or #Canadian abroad? We are selecting #speakers for the (second round of the) 2025 Canadian #Neuroscience #Seminars: Postdoctoral Series. Apply by July 6th, 2025 @ 23:59PT.

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Apply through this form: tinyurl.com/42cwhae3

Last chance to sign up for Intro (June 9-13) and Advanced (June 16-20) Mediation & Moderation at GSERM either in-person in beautiful St. Gallen, Switzerland or online from the comfort of your own home/office. gserm.org/programme/co...

People worry that workplace activism will earn them a reputation as a troublemaker

But I think it singles you out as a dynamic, forward thinking and influential changemaker - and that's exactly the sort of person every organisation should be looking to hire to help steer it through turbulent times

The Transmitter’s Mentorship Directory Discover neuroscience mentorship opportunities through this living directory, connecting mentors and mentees at all stages of their careers.

Explore our new mentorship directory to discover mentorship opportunities from prominent organizations, including @arabsinneuro.bsky.social,@ohbmtrainees.bsky.social,@womeninneurouk.bsky.social, @worldwomenneuro.bsky.social, and build your neuroscience network: www.thetransmitter.org/mentorship-d...

🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations!

These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.

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Come see me at the French Society for Neuroscience #NeuroFrance2025 meeting today where I will present on our ongoing quest to find causal neural relationships between sleep, depression. Thanks to
@ibroorg.bsky.social for giving me this opportunity to connect with the French neuro community

Canada Excellence Research Chair Positions Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

Come join us at @westernuresearch.bsky.social as a Canada Excellence Research Chair! DM me with questions/interest about theme 2! Be a part of a strong and well-equipped (e.g., imaging, behaviour) neuroscience community! uwo.ca/research/cer... @westernuwin.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social

It's that time of the year again... Applications are open for students and teaching assistants for Introduction to Computational Neuroscience 2025 summer school. Applications are open till May 15th. Apply now and Repost!
#ArabCompNeuro25 #neuroscience #education

Want to spend 3 weeks in South Africa for an unforgettable summer school experience? Imbizo 2026 (imbizo.africa) student applications are OPEN! Lectures, new friends, and Noordhoek beach await. Apply by July 1!

More info and apply: imbizo.africa/apply/

#Imbizo2026 #CompNeuro

I am happy to share that #IBRO @ibroorg.bsky.social will support my attendance at #NeuroFrance2025 in Montpellier, France, on 14-16 May! #IBROTravelGrantAwardee #TravelGrant #neuroscience

Flyer for a tenure track Assistant Professor Position at the Department of Global and Public Health with the DGPH logo.

We're hiring! The #McGill Department of Global and Public Health is looking for an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)!
Deadline: May 28, 2025!
Learn more at mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...