What is the role of dopamine (DA) in behavior? Our new preprint with first author Konstantin Bakhurin deconstructs the reward prediction error (RPE) hypothesis of DA function. Here's a thread.

Interested in #cognitiveflexibility and/or the #prefrontal cortex? Find me and the rest of the Bast Lab today between 13.50 - 15.30 in poster zone 1 (Number 3) #BNA2023 School of Psychology, University of Nottingham British Neuroscience Association

That’s a wrap on #BNA2023. Thank you British Neuroscience Association Parkinson's UK and Brain for hosting us! I had a fantastic time! 🧠

Cognitive Flexibility: How the Brain Learns New Rules to Navigate the Changing World In everyday life, our brains adapt to new situations using the prefrontal cortex. A team of neuroscientists discovered a special class of neurons in the prefrontal cortex that enable flexible

Incredibly encouraging, and another hugely significant moment for dementia research. A second drug for Alzheimer’s – donanemab - has been shown to slow people’s cognitive decline in a rigorous phase 3 trial. Coverage here👇 reuters.com/business/healt…

That’s the dream 💭

Couldn’t have said it better myself Rachel Grasmeder Allen

How beautiful a PhD can be 🧠 Shown here is an inhibitory GABAergic interneuron innervating neighbouring cells #psychology #neuroscience #art #brain #science #PhD #cortex Art of Neuroscience

BFFs in the brain 🧠 Inhibitory interneurons (red) lending a helping hand to excitatory neurons (green) #neuroscience #psychology #bestfriends #brain #neurons #science

Doyeon Kim asked: how can we map all the synapses which got potentiated during a particular memory formation? i.e., what is the shape of a memory? biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Viruses like COVID-19 can induce the fusion of brain cells, leading to chronic neurological symptoms. This study unveils a new mechanism behind viral infections' impact on the nervous system, providing insights into persistent neurological effects. neurosciencenews.com/covid-neuron-f…

It is with great sadness that we confirm the sudden and unexpected death of two of our students following a major incident in #Nottingham city centre overnight. We are shocked and devastated by the news and our thoughts are with those affected, their families and friends. (1/2)

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Really interesting guest talk by Jessica Lee about generalisation in learning! School of Psychology, University of Nottingham

Great news! A deal has been reached on UK associate membership of Horizon Europe, the world-leading research and innovation programme which provides funding and – crucially – the framework for neuroscientists to collaborate across the EU. Read more: bna.org.uk/mediacentre/ne…

Very pleased that our preview has been published in Genes, Brains and Behaviour! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gb… @jaccorenstroem Silvia Maggi Nottingham BBSRC DTP School of Psychology, University of Nottingham

Deadline approaching (30 May) for a fully funded PhD studentship to work on a project spanning #AI, #DecisionMaking and Behavioural Neuroscience. Great team and university. Please RT School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN

Excited to share our new preprint which focused on increasing the representation of "high-motion" minoritized youth from the ABCD Study to generate inclusive and reproducible brain-behavior associations. 1/n

If you’re at #SfN2024 and interested in the hippocampus and its role in reversal learning, come check out my PhD research so far! My poster is W16 and will be tomorrow afternoon (10/07, 13.00-17.00)!🧠 Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Society for Neuroscience Events School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Nottingham BBSRC DTP

Some of my PhD research has been published bioRxiv! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…