Behavioral & Preclinical Neuroscience
Scientists and experts in behavioral research and preclinical animal models.
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@thebehaviourforum.bsky.social
@purely-science.bsky.social
Koob/Vendruscolo postdoc | neurobiological mechanisms of drug addiction | opinions shared here are my own
@mickcraig.bsky.social
Glaswegian Neuroscientist running a systems neuro lab @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Interests: ephys, interneurons, thalamus, oscillations, dementia, schiz & neuroinflammation. Dad, leftie, runner, wannabe chef, atheist. He/him
@stinaborchers.bsky.social
PhD candidate interested in the neurobiology of feeding behavior, energy expenditure, and emotionality @Göteborg • gut-brain axis • sex steroids • sex differences | Scicomm docent @NaWik | she/her
@karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying epilepsy and looking for cures. LGBTQ ally. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ A stern warning from George Orwell -1984. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
@ianduguid.bsky.social
Group leader @ University of Edinburgh, neuroscientist interested in how the brain plans, executes and adapts complex motor actions.
@hunglo.bsky.social
Sys Neuro postdoc in Sjulson lab, Albert Einstein, New York. PhD in Johenning/Schmitz lab, Charité, Berlin. The binge eating guy🍩. he/him.
@sarakeeferphd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Gettysburg College // Postdoc of Calu Lab // Grad student of Petrovich Lab // Neurocircuity of reward learning 🍪 She/Her
@treyeslab.bsky.social
Scientist, Univ Cincinnati , early life environment, cognition, neuroimmune, cancer neuroscience, nutrition, mom, traveler, lover of all dogs. Opinions expressed are solely my own.
@specificames.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Asst. Prof @ Temple Psych & Neuro. interests: neural circuits of food-related decision making, queer visibility, racial justice & 🏀 she/her, and not a woman www.theashlab.org opinions are my own.
@sarah-nicolas.bsky.social
Lecturer, Dept. Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork. #Neurogenesis #Microglia #Exercise #microbiota #GutBrainAxis #Aging
@lukesjulson.bsky.social
MD/PhD neuroscientist/psychiatrist. Decision-making, addiction, multi-region ephys and imaging in vivo, novel optical methods for spatial transcriptomics https://sjulsonlab.org
@svmahler.bsky.social
Behavioral Neuroscientist, Prof, ICAN co-Director, Ivan Pavlov fan. Interested in rats, drugs, motivation circuits, orexin, VP, DREADDs, psychedelics, neurodevelopment, etc https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/mahlerlab/ http://www.youtube.com/@stephenvmahler56
@laelsila.bsky.social
Behavioural pharmacologist Doctoral researcher + University instructor @ University of Helsinki Mice • #psychedelics • Addiction • Behaviour Cats • #kungfu • Cooking • Craft beer • #mead https://www.laurielsila.fi
@jaricivana.bsky.social
Group Leader at the University of Zurich, investigating how the environment and hormones influence brain, behavior and the reproductive system #Epigenomics #Neuroendocrinology #SABV #SexDifferences #WomenHealth #Endometriosis
@behscientist.bsky.social
Original, thought-provoking reports from the front lines of behavioral science. Learn more: https://behavioralscientist.org
@abcmicrogrants.bsky.social
We are a collective of animal behaviour researchers organising microgrants and mentorship for undergraduate & graduate students in animal behaviour
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
We want to understand and predict animal decision-making in the natural world | Max Planck Institute in Konstanz, Germany. Photo by Simon Gingins
@boris-behav-obs.bsky.social
Behavioral Observation Research Interactive Software BORIS is an easy-to-use event logging software for video/audio coding and live observations. BORIS is a free and open-source software.
@shayneufeld.ca
Neuroscience, data products, & machine learning. Currently at Inscopix (a Bruker company). Based in Vancouver, Canada. A bit more about me @ https://shayneufeld.ca
@foldi.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying the biological mechanisms of eating disorders in Melbourne, Australia. Mother of cats and graduate students. https://www.monash.edu/discovery-institute/foldi-lab
@danai-lama.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | Locus Coeruleus enthusiast | Ephys, (stressed) Synapses & Neuromodulators Center for Neurogenomics & Cognitive Research | Amsterdam UMC Stressing out, one day at a time | she/her https://tinyurl.com/RigaLab-NoC
@chloeg-neuro.bsky.social
Neuroscientist 🧠 | Post-doc @ University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 | Proud member of the Galliano Lab ⭐ | Developer of @cam-openlab.bsky.social | Plasticity and Olfaction aficionado 👃 gallianolab.org/chloe/
@ludovicmure.bsky.social
☀️👁⚡️🧠 Studying how #light affects us | 🇫🇷 Group leader #newPI @unibe.ch and Inselspital 🇨🇭| previously @inserm.fr and @salkinstitute.bsky.social
@goldenneuron.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, interested in all things motivation. UW Neurobiology and Biophysics. UW NAPE Center. Personal, unaffiliated, account. https://www.goldenneurolab.com/
@lauraluyten.bsky.social
Behavioral neuroscientist at KU Leuven (fear, anxiety, DBS, BST) • Mom of three • 🎶 • Still a bit in that other place as well (for now): X.com/luyten_laura
@akalisva.bsky.social
Instructor in Neuroscience @BurkeNeuroSci & @WeillCornell Translational stroke researcher (Intracerebral Hemorrhage) | PhD @UAlberta 🇨🇦 | Microscopy, cycling, & linocut geek. Views are my own.
@fphsfischmeister.bsky.social
Head of Developmental & Intervention Neuroimaging Lab #DINLab @meduniwien.ac.at. Guest Professor @uniklagenfurt.bsky.social. Interested in developmental and intervention-based plasticity of the brain and the gut-brain axis.
@tmoschak.bsky.social
Behavioral Neuroscientist, Assistant Professor at UTEP. Interested in addiction, motivation, impulsivity, and stress.
@jamesmhyman.bsky.social
Neuroscientist using electrophysiology to understand cognitive flexibility, the ACC, and hippocampus. It's all oscillations and vibes. @UNLV
@markgoldbergmd.bsky.social
Professor of Neurology, UT Health San Antonio. Vascular neurology | Neuroscience | Research: stroke recovery, AI, long covid | Cat family | He, him
@sgrella.bsky.social
#firstgen 🇨🇦 Assistant Professor @LoyolaChicago - The MNEME Lab: studying memory and neuromodulatory mechanisms • beh-systems neuro • stress, anxiety, addiction • she/her • stephaniegrella.com
@macaskillaf.bsky.social
UCL neuroscientist investigating the neural basis of contextual decision making. Views are my own. Prof @uclnpp lab website: www.macaskilllab.com UCL profile: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/5194 also @macaskillaf@fediscience.org
@bohaceklab.bsky.social
Dad. Associate Professor @ ETH Zurich. We study stress, behavior, hippocampus, noradrenaline and the mighty locus coeruleus. We work with mice and focus a lot on 3Rs. Here to learn, share, laugh and rant.
@bertogliolab.bsky.social
Catch the latest updates on aversive learning & memory, anxiety, fear, stress, and effects of psychedelics and cannabinoids from our rodent lab in Florianopolis, Brazil, and others!
@open-neuroscience.com
half bot, half human, automatically boosting content related to #openneuroscience https://open-neuroscience.com: community driven repository showcasing #opensource / #openscience #neuroscience projects!
@mitchroitman.bsky.social
Proud father (n=4), husband (n=1) and travel enthusiast. Studying the neural bases of the homeostasis to action arc. https://www.mroitmanlab.com Current President of SSIB.org
@kevinkeay.bsky.social
Kevin Keay and Lab of Neural Structure & Function || Neuroscience of emotional coping in chronic pain || Science and Life || 🧠🌏🏳️🌈
@katepeters3.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Sussex. Interested in all things dopamine, neuronal ensembles, learning, food, reward, addiction. When not sciencing I'll be running. She/Her
@openbehavior.bsky.social
OpenBehavior provides a centralized repository of open-source tools for neuroscience research email: openbehavior@gmail.com web: edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/
@jamiedroitman.bsky.social
mom of 4 and member of reality-based community Penn State | U Washington | Duke Associate Professor and Head of Psychology University of Illinois Chicago https://jamiedroitman.wixsite.com/roitmandecisionlab
@cannabrain.bsky.social
Canadian 🇨🇦 Neuroscientist all things Stress, Endocannabinoids and Cannabis Horror Movies / Weightlifting / Food and Travel / Dogs
@inaklockner.bsky.social
Postdoc exploring new gene editing therapies for the neurodevelopmental disorder #AngelmanSyndrome at #UNCZylkaLab, also interested in post-transcriptional gene regulation via non-coding RNAs in neuromuscular disease |she/her|🇩🇪 🇺🇲
@dr-stan.bsky.social
Professor, Neuroscientist, Journal Editor (x4), fan of the dopamine, people, Marvel/Star Wars/Trek, and having a good time. @ubcpsych.bsky.social
@bejamz.bsky.social
Postdoc neuroscience fellow at IoN/UCL using squiggly electrical recordings to understand epilepsy 🧠; rat lover🐀; escaped medic 🩺; Wittgenstein hobbyist
@canalslab.bsky.social
Neuroscience, memory, addiction, brain imaging, translational research
@flagel-lab.bsky.social
Behavioral neuroscientist (motivation, inhibitory control, individual variability) --> flagellab.com Professor of #Neuroscience & #Psychiatry, University of Michigan #GoBlue Here for science, community, & to promote things I care about.
@dlwilliams.bsky.social
🧠🧪Neuroscience professor & mom, recently moved from a FL R1 to a CA SLAC. I study neuroendocrine control of eating and energy balance. 1st-gen. 🌈 she/her
@wallingneurosci.bsky.social
Neuroscience @Memorial University of Newfoundland. Locus coeruleus, norepinephrine, hippocampus, dentate gyrus, entorhinal cortex, glia, sex diff, aging, pre-tangle tau, Alzheimer’s disease. Also dogs, food, nature, flowers, music, fiddle, Gaeilge learner.
@jkesby.bsky.social
Decision-making and psychosis researcher. Family, metal music, horror movies and #basketball take up the rest of my time... | #QCMHR #QBI | #TEDx | (he/him)
@dr-cjp.bsky.social
Behavioural Neuroscientist in the Neuropharmacology Lab @Macquarie University (Australia) // addiction, cues and stress // easily distracted // too many dogs 🐶 // she/her
@melissajsharpe.bsky.social
Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Dopamine, Lateral Hypothalamus, Reinforcement Learning, Wine. Senior Lecturer, USyd. Was an 🇦🇺 in 🇺🇸 (She/Her).
@kellyclemens.bsky.social
Behavioural Neuroscientist ☆ Addiction ☆ Epigenetics ☆ lncRNA ☆ Prenatal Drug Exposure ☆ Translation ☆ UNSW AU ☆ 🐎🇳🇿 ☆
@drlizziemanning.bsky.social
Neuroscientist and greyhound mum in Newcastle 🇦🇺🦘 Studying neural basis of inflexible behaviour in OCD and other psychiatric disorders 🔬🧠 Passionate about EDI, First Nations justice and climate action https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/lizzie-manning
@karlyt.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @ University of New South Wales 🇦🇺 Behavioural Neuroscience | Decision Making | Habits, Impulsivity & Compulsivity
@davorvirag.bsky.social
PhD student, MD. Making electric toys for rats at Šalković lab, Dept. of Pharmacology, Zagreb School of Medicine. Let's talk at https://www.thebehaviourforum.org/ !
@ajboender.bsky.social
PI @ Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience / IKERBASQUE Research Fellow / Comparative Neuroscience / If you get confused listen to the music play / All posts are my own /
@delarosat.bsky.social
🧠 #pain #mentalhealth #metaanalysis posdoc at U.Cádiz Critical neuroscience and political epistemology @tomasdelarosam in the other network
@laurenslosky.bsky.social
Neuropharmacologist | Assistant Prof at the University of Minnesota | New PI interested in GPCRs, addiction biology & drug discovery | 🔬 ➡️ 🐭
@riahlelos.bsky.social
Reader (Assoc Professor) in Neuroscience. Working on Huntington's and Parkinson's disease 🧠🧪🧬🔬 Mum to 2 rascals. American settled in Wales. @brainrepairgroup.bsky.social https://www.thebrainrepairgroup.com/
@junglesfury.bsky.social
Animal behaviorist, neuroscience research, former zookeeper, failed jedi, amateur camel trainer, mouse pimp. I spend a lot of time running mice through mazes. Current research is focused on improving welfare through enrichment. 🐪🦍🦒🐁🐾🧠
@deffinger.bsky.social
Neuropharmacology PhD | postdoc researching #psychedelics at CU Anschutz | Lived experience w/ TBI & SUD recovery | Board member, Winter Conference on Brain Research | https://linktr.ee/Devin_Effinger NIDA IRP > UNC Chapel Hill > CU Anschutz
@davidashbrook.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics @UTHSC 🐭 🐁 🧠 Genomes, environments, their interactions, behaviour and disease. Lots of ageing, mitochondria, and Alzheimer's in my lab. PhD Manchester 🇬🇧 Postdoc Toronto 🇨🇦 Assistant Prof
@drzoffness.bsky.social
Pain scientist. Asst Clinical prof @ UCSF, lecture @ Stanford. Psychologist. Disruptor. Author📚 The Pain Management Workbook. Neuroscience nerd 🧠 #medsky #medtwitter #SciComm #neuroskyence zoffness.com
@schreinerdrew.bsky.social
learning | neuroethology | basal ganglia | birdsong | decision-making | natural history | Current Postdoc Rich Mooney @Duke | PhD Christina Gremel @UC San Diego
@katenautiyal.bsky.social
Behavioral neuroscientist, serotonologist, mom of two, outdoor enthusiast, Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College
@francescacirulli.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, Research Director Istituto Superiore di Sanita’, stress and metabolism interaction, perinatal programming Chair of Alba Network Chair of ECNP Nutrition Network Chief Editor Neuroscience the IBRO journal
@philrivera.bsky.social
Native (Natchez). Assistant professor at Macalester College studying behavioral neuroimmunology. Curious about drugs and immune signaling. Neuroscience, rocks, Legos. My own views.
@jdavidjentsch.bsky.social
My tweets represent my individual opinions and do not reflect upon my professional roles or responsibilities.
@denisejcai.bsky.social
Prof. of Neuroscience @SinaiBrain · Investigating memory stability & flexibility · Advocate for open science · Mom of two littles · Amateur chef · she/her · denisecailab.com
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Edinburgh Neuroscience is a diverse community of world-class researchers in neuroscience, psychology & clinical psychology at the University of Edinburgh. https://www.edinburghneuroscience.ed.ac.uk/
@mecain.bsky.social
Kansas State University College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychological Sciences 🧠🐀 #neuroscience #neuroskyence #academicsky
@brittonrae.bsky.social
Texas A&M • Emory MSP PhD • CU Anschutz T32 DPRG postdoc • DPN editorial intern 🐭🧠👩💻 interested in PI3K, SABV, (in)flexible behavior, K-12 science outreach, and my dog 🐕 | she/her/hers
@mumumouse2.bsky.social
Behavioral neuroscientist --- mostly (mouse) behavior! Lead sleuth in the Eliezer Masliah case
@dranap.bsky.social
Dr. Ana Pocivavsek ~ associate professor @ University of South Carolina School of Medicine ~ interested in 😴sleep + 🧠 mental health + 💭cognition + 👶🤰neurodevelopment & aging + 👩🍼maternal health www.pocivavsek-lab.com
@brainbodylab.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @MountSinaiPsych ▪Brain+Vagus+Body interactions in stress, fear and energy metabolism Lab ▪Yogā teacher▪ https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/karkilab/ Nepal/UofM/UW-Mad/UCLA/Sinai “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known"🧠🌌-CS
@alexophir.bsky.social
father of 3, husband of 1, mentor to some, student of most. works on mechanisms of social behavior and reproductive decision making. jack of some trades. he/him
@vgonzalez.bsky.social
Behavioral neuroscientist with interest in decision-making and (ir)rationality. Assistant Professor at Reed College #newPI Former postdoc at Izquierdo Lab UCLA 🇨🇱 https://www.vgonzalezlab.com/home
@liisagalea.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, Treliving Family Chair in Women’s Mental Health, Prof U Toronto (formerly UBC), Mom, Senior Scientist CAMH
@ampolter.bsky.social
Associate professor in Washington DC. Neuroscientist/mouse psychiatrist
@neurokaty.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying immune cells and hormones in the brain after stress, brain injury and during pregnancy. Lover of outdoors, cats, cookies, music, thrifting, family.
@abizaidalfie.bsky.social
Behavioral Neuroscientist, dog and music lover, and a fan of positive vibes.
@jaredwyoung.bsky.social
Scottish neuropsychopharmacologist living in sunny San Diego for some reason! At UCSD but thoughts and rants certainly my own! Proud founder of several LGBTQIA2S+ socials at conferences! He/they, him/them 🏴🏳️🌈
@mindfulrat.bsky.social
Just a mid-career behavioral neuroscientist ticking along, as long as the old heart keeps ticking. Developing #brains & #behavior with a side of #enrichment. Canadian in Boston MA | Posts and other reads are my own| #FirstGen http://www.kentnerlab.org
@swiftneurolab.bsky.social
Associate Professor | Behavioural Neuroscientist @ Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador studying #Sexdifferences #Neuroendocrinology #Socialbehavior #Neurodevelopment | she/her
@bradfield-neuro.bsky.social
Behavioural neuroscientist. With a 'u'. Slight obsession with astrocytes
@cmarler.bsky.social
My lab studies oxytocin and cooperation, hormonal and neurochemical effects on communication, social bonding, behavioral synchrony and division of labor, and we dabble in neuroplasticity and the immune system. Science is fun! Animal behavior is my passion.
@crozell.bsky.social
Researcher & Educator | Neuroscience, Neurotechnology & Society | AI, Neuromodulation & Psychiatry | Neuromatch & #firstgen
@profantisles.bsky.social
#Neuroscience 🧠 | #ImprintedGenes 🧬 | #preclinical models 🐭🧫| MURIDAE lead @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social | Cardiff University | posting in a personal capacity, mostly about science https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/islesar1
@ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social
Neuroscientist at Champalimaud - #food #brain #microbiome using #Drosophila. PI @RibeiroLab and Secretary General @FENSorg on X
@caromenard666.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Associate Professor 👩🔬, Research Chair on Neurobiology of Stress & Resilience, foodie, gamer & metalhead. Menard Lab is @CERVO_ULaval @universitelaval in Quebec City 🧠🐭🔬🧪
@trose-neuro.bsky.social
Vision & Motion. Stability & Plasticity. Professor at University of Bonn. www.troselab.de
@eknapska.bsky.social
@marionrivalan.bsky.social
Behavioural neuroscience-Complexity-Preclinical-Decisions & inter-individual differences-Social & Serotonin-http://www.thebehaviourforum.org
@carmensandi10.bsky.social
Professor of Neuroscience @EPFL Brain Mind Institute in Lausanne (Switzerland) #mitochondria #motivation #anxiety #stress @NeuroLeman @StressnetworkC @network_alba She/her ORCID: 0000-0001-7713-8321
@igorbranchi.bsky.social
Complexity, interface, transitions, process, network, evolution, neuroscience, plasticity, context, mental health. Group leader and sentior researcher http://iss.it, igorbranchi.org, visiting fellow https://ias.uva.nl/
@brittgratreak.bsky.social
🌈♿ Very VERY stubborn MD/PhD candidate, guildmaster, fishkeeper (pronounced "gray-trick") 🥼 I research heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitors as new treatments for memory loss queer Pacific NWer trying to survive in the desert 🌹🌵 they/she