In partnership with LifeCanvas Technologies, Wang lab research scientist Jun Takatoh developed a technique that visualizes the nervous system in unprecedented detail. Take a journey through the beautiful mouse brain, courtesy of McGovern Institute scientists! youtube.com/watch?v=JoJcfI…

#SSIB2023 you've heard of the ARC. you know about the DVC . The VTA may even be your best buddy. but what about the #PSTN ? first up = Matt Carter

I’m over the moon to share my postdoc work nature, where we provide an answer to the longstanding question: how is the body’s stress response system (the HPA axis) activated during starvation? nature.com/articles/s4158…

HUGE congratulations to #NGG student Kyndall Nicholas (Kyndall Nicholas) and advisor Kacy Cullen (Cullen Lab) on being selected as one of this year's prestigious HHMI Gilliam's Fellowship pairs!! An awesome recognition for their amazing science and DEI efforts. So proud! 🥳

Do you want to incorporate new imaging techniques into your research? Join us for an advanced course on imaging approaches for neuroscience research. A combination of theory and hands-on training will prepare you to implement new techniques in your lab. mpfi.org/training/advan…

PhD application season is upon us! However, we at #PennNGG realize that not all applicants have access to the same resources. If you are a #URM planning to apply to NGG, consider applying to our (free!) URM Application Support Program! Learn more & apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The @NIHDirector's Pioneer Award funds researchers from all career stages pursuing groundbreaking new ideas to tackle significant challenges in behavioral, #SocialScience, & #BiomedicalResearch. Meet this year’s awardees: commonfund.nih.gov/pioneer/AwardR… #NIHHighRisk

Horrible morning today in Israel. Woke up to sirens at 6:30am and the horrific news, pictures and videos just keeps coming all day. Our hearts are with the hundreds of families targeted by Hamas terrorists along the southern border.

A large crowd gathered on #BostonCommon today for a rally showing solidarity for #Israel amid the war with #Hamas wcvb.com/article/israel…

I wasn’t trained on how to be a PI through tragedy. Today I learned that a friends cousin was killed in Israel. And then I had to wipe my tears and attend my own lab’s lab meeting. Because I still have responsibilities to my trainees and those don’t stop.

Brainstem premotor mechanisms underlying vocal production and vocal-respiratory coordination biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_neursci

I'm overwhelmed by the responses from around the world to this initiative. To help collect these responses and provide an organized list to trainees who need it, please fill in this form and provide your details: forms.gle/UJwtgChRfe8HTm…. >>

Congrats to the Betley lab Penn Biology and first author Michelle. I was on Michelle’s thesis committee and got to see this beautiful work progress over the years.

New work out from the Betley lab! Congrats to Michelle and Kayla Kruger !

Flavor-nutrient learning unveiled: AgRP neurons, key drivers of feeding behavior, play a surprising role. 🧠🍽️ #neuroscience 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬Monell Center Penn 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

How does the brain integrate sensory and nutritive information to guide food preference? Work led by N. Nyema with Aaron, vargas-pi, Kevin Myers on the sex-depenent role of AgRP neurons in mediating flavor-nutrient associations is out in Molecular Metabolism.

We are so grateful to Dr. Josh Gold for his 12 years of mentorship and service as NGG chair. Josh made great strides to shape our amazing program that we are so proud of today. Thank you, Josh, for everything you have done for NGG!

Brainstem control of vocalization and its coordination with respiration | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Researchers in Fan Wang's lab have discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe out, and stop talking when you breathe in. MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences MIT Science mcgovern.mit.edu/2024/03/07/how…