Two contrasting views. Philosopher John Locke: The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. Novelist Amy Bloom: In relationships, there is a gap between what people say and what they truly feel, and a gap between what they do and what they really want.

Dear friends and colleagues -- My lab has a postdoc opening for an exciting new project. We are looking for someone with top software engineering skills. I'd appreciate it if you could RT and distribute widely. Jib posting below: dropbox.com/scl/fi/r9m2544…

It's been a long road since the nights at the farm in Iran reading books on neuroscience to becoming an HHMI investigator, which makes it all the more reason to look at what Mehrdad Jazayeri has accomplished and say, "yes, it is possible." At the center of this picture, a role model.

Sleep stabilizes newly formed declarative memories, but does it also play a role in motor memories? A new, large scale study from Valeria Della-Maggiore's lab finds the answer. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39074983/

From an evolutionary perspective, what distinguishes the human brain? You may say, the neocortex. Surprisingly, in humans and other great apes, the expansion of the cerebellum accelerated faster than the enlargement of the cerebral cortex. cell.com/current-biolog…

A marmoset appears to use a distinct call to address another marmoset. Until now, this ability to label another member of your specie was thought to be present only in humans, dolphins, and elephants. science.org/doi/epdf/10.11…

A postdoctoral fellow position in the Huganir lab is open immediately to study the dynamic synaptic proteome using proximity labeling techniques in vivo during synaptic plasticity and learning and memory in health and disease. If interested, please send a CV to [email protected].

Scott Imbrie, who has two implants in the motor regions of his cerebral cortex, gives a tribute to Sliman Bensmaia at #SimCo24.