Aaron Fleischer

She looks exactly like that when she finds a smell she really likes 🥰

We are excited to announce our keynotes for the 2nd annual SBN ORS! Dr. Sara Freeman (sarafreeman.bsky.social) will be our opening keynote this Thursday 10/16 at 12:15pmEST/9:15amPST and Dr. Cheryl McCormick will be the closing keynote Friday 10/17 2pmEST/11amPST. Registration closes TOMORROW 10/15

A fantastic event for young and wild alike!

Sending you both tons of love ❤️

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

Spelling is hard, okay? And double-checking work? Unheard of (because we gave away all of our ears)

Right my mistake I was thinking of the zeroth war

Which is billions of years before and after the first one

I did not see any extra ears on Luna yesterday or this morning, but perhaps I missed them. We’re sure they went to the correct Luna? Or perhaps all Lunas?

She will be delighted when they arrive

That’s good. More ear scritches is always a better solution than fewer ear scritches

New paper - Sex differences in healthy brain aging are unlikely to explain higher Alzheimer’s Disease prevalence in women: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2510486122

A slow, but appreciated effort

For having only one-and-a-half brain cells, her brain certainly does function at times!

Already today, Israel has:

-Conducted a drone strike on Khan Younis in Gaza

-Shot & wounded two others near Khan Younis

-Killed 5 Palestinians in Gaza City

-Fired on & wounded a several others near Jabalia

All in violation of the “ceasefire.”

Monosynaptic retrograde tracing from hippocampus proper shows no cells originating from nucleus reuniens (NRe), unless the starter cells are present in subiculum region. Left: Injection site for dorsal CA1 and viral spreads for the helper virus (green cells). B and D, Injection site of a dCA1 injection: green cells contain helper virus and red cells are pseudotyped rabies virus positive and starter cells (yellow) shown closer on the inset, shown by arrowheads. C and E, No cells found in any thalamic section containing NRe.

Excitatory input from #PrefrontalCortex to #hippocampus pyramidal cells is believed to be mediated through the thalamic nucleus reuniens. @mickcraig.bsky.social &co show in rodents that this brain pathway is unexpectedly minor, contrary to assumptions in the field @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48u6mle

87 cats and dogs and rats is a lot of cats and dogs and rats, but on we go! Izzie would like to remind you that work is a made up construct and that sleep is far more important. Plan accordingly 😸 #UglyDogs

Squad 2.0: Meet America's next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party's future Progressive Democrats, including Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh, have emerged as the new generation of candidates responding to President Donald Trump's second term.

That’s right! Thanks, Fox News!
www.foxnews.com/politics/squ...

Really excited to have this paper accepted for publication now in @natcomms.nature.com - stay tuned for the final version and huge congrats to @margestelzner.bsky.social!!!!

My fiancée also had an F31 terminated due to it being a “diversity” program. Thankfully, she was only a couple of months out from it ending anyway, but just truly insidious cruelty to those not as fortunate.

NIH Student Grant Cancellation Will Weaken Scientific Innovation The termination of federal F31 diversity fellowships puts many graduate students in a bind — and U.S. science at risk.

This is a powerful account from a PhD student whose fellowship was terminated by NIH because it was part of a "diversity" program without any other considerations or understanding of what the program or the students were actually doing.

undark.org/2025/10/09/o...

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Just 2.5 days left to register for the Online Research Symposium! We’re so excited to have you experience all of the cool science lined up! Don’t miss out on this opportunity:

@sbn-bsky.bsky.social

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Day 86 of floof. Find yourself something this week that brings you the kind of joy Luna gets from double-ear scritches. #UglyDogs

Brain Scientists Finally Discover the Glue that Makes Memories Stick for a Lifetime A long-running research endeavor reveals key chemical players that cement memories in place—and still more have yet to be discovered

Researchers confirm that PKMzeta, a so-called 'memory molecule,' working with another, KIBRA, is critical to making memories encoded in the strengths of synapses last a long time [via Scientific American] 🧪🧠

www.scientificamerican.com/article/brai...

#memory #neuroscience #neurons #synapses

Day 85. Pepper recommends bold, exciting decisions for your Sunday. #UglyDogs

Lost Science is a new NYT series of accounts from scientists who have lost their jobs or funding. You can send your story to the Times here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

On the 84th day of this thread, the pets both recommend cuddling up and getting some rest. #UglyDogs

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.