Steve W. C. Chang

@alexkwan.bsky.social

Psychedelic studies in nonhuman primates: Past and future Molecular Psychiatry - Psychedelic studies in nonhuman primates: Past and future

Excited to share this super comprehensive review of psychedelic research in NHPs! W/ Alex Kwan. This work was by our grad student Jamie who is passionate about psychedelics. Her in-depth knowledge is impressive as reflected here.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Diverse and flexible strategies enable successful cooperation in marmoset dyads Meisner and Shi et al. show that common marmosets flexibly coordinate with partners using both gaze-dependent and rhythmic strategies. Cooperation depends on active social monitoring and is shaped by ...

Super excited to share this new collaborative work - marmosets use diverse and highly flexible strategies when they cooperate. These strategies are powerfully determined by both social factors (sex, dominance, familiarity) & individual partner identity.

www.cell.com/current-biol...

Opinion | The Future of AI Lies in Monkeys, Not Microchips Neuroscience research on primates will help us learn how to build an efficient thinking machine.

Very timely and insightful OpEd by Prof. Cory Miller on WSJ. It lays out an important point - Advanced AI cannot be developed in a vacuum without understanding the sophisticated machines we have in our brains.
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

Illustration showing multiple sets of steps leading up to a brain representing learning

Leading neuroscientists share their top tips to optimise learning: teach, sleep, repeat!

www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/neu...

Oxytocin in the amygdala sustains prosocial behavior via state-dependent amygdala-prefrontal modulation Prosocial behaviors are crucial for maintaining primates' complex social relationships. As central regions involved in social decision-making, the basolateral amygdala (BLA) processes social salience ...

Super excited to share this new work from the lab! We show that oxytocin infusion in the amygdala sustains prosocial behavior via state-dependent amygdala-prefrontal modulation
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

Causal Dynamics of Social Gaze in Primate Prefrontal-Amygdala Networks Revealed by Dynamic Bayesian Modeling Social gaze is a fundamental channel of primate communication, shaping dynamic interactions and fostering mutual understanding. While prior studies have mapped the behavioral correlates of social gaze...

Very excited to share a new collaborative work with @neuralnandy.bsky.social and Monika Jadi on using a novel ‘super-seasoning’ approach and dynamic Bayesian network modeling to reveal multi-area causal network dynamics underlying social interaction.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Secure your spot at #S4SN2025 at share.google/vRumlIDQBNLX... and join us this September in beautiful Lisbon! ✨

Compositionality of social gaze in the prefrontal-amygdala circuits Each social gaze can be deconstructed into primitive components, including gaze content, social state, and gaze duration. To reduce dimensionality and facilitate generalization, the brain needs to rep...

Super excited to share this new work from the lab (led by Guangyao Qi)! We demonstrate compositional social gaze codes in the prefrontal-amygdala circuits, by testing three predictions from the compositionality hypothesis. 👇👇

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We are so excited to see you all soon !!

REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW !!!
Come join us at SimCo 2025 in Durham !! Register now for early bird discount and re-share!!!

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@stevewcchang.bsky.social
@anitadisney.bsky.social

REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW !!!
Come join us at SimCo 2025 in Durham !! Register now for early bird discount and re-share!!!

www.simiancollective.com/2025-confere...

@janzimmermann.bsky.social
@stevewcchang.bsky.social
@anitadisney.bsky.social

The Göttingen Cognition Forum: Curiosity & Interaction We are pleased to announce the First Göttingen Cognition Forum: Curiosity & Interaction Social and physical interactions with the environment shape cognition in humans and non-human animals alike. Und...

The Göttingen Cognition Forum: Curiosity & Interaction (13-15 October 2025). “Social and physical interactions with the environment shape cognition in humans and non-human animals alike.” What a great topic for a meeting! events.gwdg.de/event/1099/

Please join us in Lisbon for the 2025 S4SN (@s4sn.bsky.social) meeting this year. We have a wonderful set of speakers and symposium sessions!! 👇👇

Psyched & honored to deliver 1st keynote on this virtual free event on the neurobiology of empathy organized by NAS USA tinyurl.com/empNAS join me & stellar speakers e.g. @moeneuro.bsky.social @valeriagazzola.bsky.social @stevewcchang.bsky.social @torwager.bsky.social @thepsychologist.bsky.social

Simian Collective

2025 Simian Collective Conference in Durham. Abstracts and young investigator solicitations:
Extended deadline. 5/31 !!!!!
www.simiancollective.com
@janzimmermann.bsky.social
@stevewcchang.bsky.social
@neurodisney.bsky.social

Simian Collective

2025 Simian Collective Conference in Durham. Abstracts and young investigator solicitations:
Due May 15th!!!!
www.simiancollective.com
@janzimmermann.bsky.social
@stevewcchang.bsky.social
@neurodisney.bsky.social

Diverse and Flexible Strategies Enable Successful Cooperation in Marmoset Dyads In humans, cooperation relies on advanced social cognition, but the extent to which these mechanisms support cooperation in nonhuman primates remains unclear. To investigate this, we examined freely m...

I am super excited to share this new team-based work from three labs and two co-leading authors. We learned that marmosets use diverse and flexible strategies that are, gaze-dependent and gaze-independent, to cooperate.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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🏆 Early Career Award nominations now open! 🏆

Until June 15, we are inviting applications recognizing new approaches or paradigms within the field of social neuroscience, and/or the advancement of research that cuts across multiple fields of neuroscience to understand social cognition and behavior.

1️⃣ We are excited to announce that the call for symposium proposals is extended until April 20 for our upcoming S4SN meeting in beautiful Lisbon! This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your research and engage with a diverse community of neuroscientists. Please refer to www.s4sn2025.org/symposia

2️⃣ By June 1st, 2025:
Poster Abstract Submissions and Early Bird Registration are open NOW until June 1, 2025.
Details refer to:
www.s4sn2025.org/abstracts
www.s4sn2025.org/registration

3️⃣ Early Career Award details are coming soon, stay tuned 👀

Registration now open for the upcoming Erice Workshop at the Ettore Majorana Centre. For cutting-edge research on oxytocin and vasopressin, highlighting how these neuromodulators shape brain function, behavior, and cognition.

In the memory of *Larry Young*
👉 centromajorana.it/neuromodulat...

PRIME-DRE supports the valuable work done at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. Please co-sign this letter to remind Oregonian leadership of its importance prime-dre.github.io/onprc

S4SN2025

Please see the website for the information on 1) symposium submission, 2) abstract submission, 3) early bird registration, and 4) Early Career Award application. www.s4sn2025.org

S4SN is unique in that the meeting is designed to bring together researchers studying social behavior in humans and non-human animals to integrate better @s4sn.bsky.social

If you are involved in social neuroscience research, please consider submitting symposium proposals and/or individual abstracts to present your findings at the S4SN meeting in Lisbon!! @s4sn.bsky.social

Join us in advancing social neuroscience through diverse perspectives! We look forward to your submissions and seeing you in Lisbon!

Poster abstract submissions and early bird registration are open until June 1, 2025.
For details refer to:
www.s4sn2025.org/abstracts
www.s4sn2025.org/registration

Early career award details are coming soon, so stay tuned.

We are excited to announce that the call for symposium proposals is extended until April 20 for our upcoming #S4SN2025 meeting in beautiful Lisbon!

This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your research and engage with a diverse community of neuroscientists. More info: www.s4sn2025.org/symposia

Simian Collective

2025 Simian Collective Conference in Durham. Abstracts and young investigator solicitations:
Due May 15th!!!!
www.simiancollective.com
@janzimmermann.bsky.social
@stevewcchang.bsky.social
@neurodisney.bsky.social