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ICYMI: Human Brain Organoids Grow in Mice Missing Much of Their Cortex. Thisa and other neuroscience news you may have missed in September 2026. vist.ly/5m2nb

​Inside the teenage brain, emotions and reasoning may not always move at the same speed. #BAVC vist.ly/5q8gg

Researcher SeungHyun Lee designed the image using a combination of his own photography and sketches, plus a dash of AI. vist.ly/5q7zp

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition characterized by excessively inattentive, hyperactive, or impulsive behaviors. #ADHDAwareness vist.ly/5p2k5

Even light phone users get anxious when their mobile device is taken away for a short time. vist.ly/5pwgj

Neuroscientist Earl K. Miller proposes a new way to think about how brain waves act as an organizing force powering cognition. vist.ly/5ptss

Harvard researcher Pieter Cohen spoke to BrainFacts about what the labels on U.S. supplements claiming to boost cognitive function don’t tell you. vist.ly/5ppt6

South Africa-based researcher Olivia Matshabane‘s work is dedicated to ensuring African values and knowledge meaningfully inform neuroethics principles on the continent and globally. vist.ly/5piwd

What can happen in the brain when we fall in love? Or separate from our loved ones? vist.ly/5pdwd

Precision brain maps suggest ADHD profiles vary across patients. This finding may explain why the common drug Ritalin works for some, but not others. #ADHDAwareness vist.ly/5pd79

Researchers looked at brain waves to explore how the psychoactive compound DMT temporarily disrupts people’s thoughts and grasp on their own identity. vist.ly/5p7uq

Antibodies made by the immune system can sometimes target human brain cells, producing psychiatric symptoms. Researchers aim to better identify such rare cases as well as fine-tune treatments. @knowablemag.bsky.social

Learn how common ADHD medications like stimulants operate in the brain. #ADHDawareness vist.ly/5nqkq

Before you blame dopamine for your bad habits, hear the evidence. #BAVC26 vist.ly/5niry

ICYMI: Human Brain Organoids Grow in Mice Missing Much of Their Cortex. Thisa and other neuroscience news you may have missed in September 2026. vist.ly/5mrqg

Researchers looked at brain waves to explore how the psychoactive compound DMT temporarily disrupts people’s thoughts and grasp on their own identity. vist.ly/5mj6f

The hands of a clock move at a constant pace. Yet, our experience of time is anything but. This video won the People's Choice award in the 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest. 🏆 #BAVC26 vist.ly/5mejx

Print out 3D-printed models of different animal brains for the classroom, lab — or just for fun. vist.ly/5megt

In this 2006 #JNeurosci Symposium, Deisseroth & colleagues explored advances in #optogenetic technology. The authors presented their Symposium at the SfN annual meeting that year. www.jneurosci.org/content/26/4...

Congratulations again to Karl Deisseroth! Turns out the sweetest reward is sharing the moment with family. 🧠❤️

A protein from algae helped change brain research. Meet the science behind the 2026 medicine Nobel and the technique called optogenetics. vist.ly/5m4u9 #NobelPrize

Can a brain really shrink from overusing AI? This children's tale ponders this question and later explains some of the science behind brain shrinkage. #BAVC26 🥉

A protein from algae helped change brain research. Meet the science behind the 2026 medicine Nobel and the technique called optogenetics. vist.ly/5m4u9 #NobelPrize

One of the least complicated creatures on earth taught us all about the most complicated object in the universe – the human brain. #NobelPrize vist.ly/5m4nt

Have you ever wondered why it takes mere milliseconds for your body to sense vibrations? 🥈 #BAVC26 vist.ly/5m4c8

Neuroscientists need clear insights into the brain to understand its function and illnesses. Optogenetics, which enables them to activate or deactivate brain cells with light, is a powerful tool in this research. #NobelPrize vist.ly/5k224

BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

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Nestled between two larger cells, this tiny neuron helps transform head direction signals into a sense of spatial orientation. vist.ly/5ku8u

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While neurons may take the spotlight, glial cells can be seen as the workforce making our brain performance possible. 🥇 #BAVC26

The speech of people with schizophrenia sounds subtly different from their healthy counterparts. Can AI hear those differences better than human psychiatrists? @knowablemag.bsky.social vist.ly/5ksn6

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Do brains operate like a straightforward domino chain? Or more like an unpredictable weather pattern? Nicole Rust discusses how some neuroscientists are considering these questions, challenging how we understand brain function and disorder. #AskaNeuroscientist @nicolecrust.bsky.social

Researchers have mapped brain activity during reading, identifying specific locations involved in every step of this complex skill. vist.ly/5kgbd

Print out 3D-printed models of different animal brains for the classroom, lab — or just for fun. vist.ly/5kc8x