Kauê Machado Costa
@kmcostalab.com
Neuroscientist 🧠
Brazilian
Assistant Professor at UAB Dept. of Psychology
Allen Institute Next Generation Leader
Interested in dopamine, cortex, learning, cognition, and more
kmcostalab.com
Brazilian
Assistant Professor at UAB Dept. of Psychology
Allen Institute Next Generation Leader
Interested in dopamine, cortex, learning, cognition, and more
kmcostalab.com
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My lab is looking for a new postdoc (or exceptional grad student) to tackle an interesting hypothesis on Parkinson's disease and learning. The position is funded and we are looking for someone that can start ASAP.
See thread, and please follow these instructions to apply: www.kmcostalab.com/join-us
See thread, and please follow these instructions to apply: www.kmcostalab.com/join-us
My lab is looking for a new postdoc (or exceptional grad student) to tackle an interesting hypothesis on Parkinson's disease and learning. The position is funded and we are looking for someone that can start ASAP.
See thread, and please follow these instructions to apply: www.kmcostalab.com/join-us
See thread, and please follow these instructions to apply: www.kmcostalab.com/join-us
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September 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
My lab is looking for a new postdoc (or exceptional grad student) to tackle an interesting hypothesis on Parkinson's disease and learning. The position is funded and we are looking for someone that can start ASAP.
See thread, and please follow these instructions to apply: www.kmcostalab.com/join-us
See thread, and please follow these instructions to apply: www.kmcostalab.com/join-us
Great updates! Our exceptional undergraduate researcher, Eli Mrug, received both a Trainee Professional Development Award from the @sfn.org and a poster award at the meeting of the Alabama Psychological Association! The #TPDA will help him present his exciting new work at #SFN - preprint out soon! 😃
August 26, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Great updates! Our exceptional undergraduate researcher, Eli Mrug, received both a Trainee Professional Development Award from the @sfn.org and a poster award at the meeting of the Alabama Psychological Association! The #TPDA will help him present his exciting new work at #SFN - preprint out soon! 😃
New milestone achieved: the lab has filed its first patent!!!
More details later, but I wanted to share how terrific it was to work with my grad student, Jeff Horbatiuk, on this invention! We envision it will have interesting applications in behavior research, and potentially industry and medicine
More details later, but I wanted to share how terrific it was to work with my grad student, Jeff Horbatiuk, on this invention! We envision it will have interesting applications in behavior research, and potentially industry and medicine
August 21, 2026 at 3:41 PM
New milestone achieved: the lab has filed its first patent!!!
More details later, but I wanted to share how terrific it was to work with my grad student, Jeff Horbatiuk, on this invention! We envision it will have interesting applications in behavior research, and potentially industry and medicine
More details later, but I wanted to share how terrific it was to work with my grad student, Jeff Horbatiuk, on this invention! We envision it will have interesting applications in behavior research, and potentially industry and medicine
There is nothing better than to see our trainees develop and thrive. Super proud of my postdoc, Dr. Biru Dudhabhate, for receiving this great award!
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Dudhabhate and Jones-Muhammad named Emerging Scholar Award winners for 2026-2027 | Heersink School of Medicine News
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August 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
There is nothing better than to see our trainees develop and thrive. Super proud of my postdoc, Dr. Biru Dudhabhate, for receiving this great award!
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Reposted by Kauê Machado Costa
Please join us in Congratulating the 2026 ACNP Travel Award Class! 👏🤩 Click Here ➡️ tinyurl.com/5bzaz8va for more information on Travel Awards. 📝
August 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Please join us in Congratulating the 2026 ACNP Travel Award Class! 👏🤩 Click Here ➡️ tinyurl.com/5bzaz8va for more information on Travel Awards. 📝
I am super grateful and honored to have been selected for an ACNP travel award! This will have an important impact for me and my lab. Looking forward to exciting conversartions in San Diego next year!
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July 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I am super grateful and honored to have been selected for an ACNP travel award! This will have an important impact for me and my lab. Looking forward to exciting conversartions in San Diego next year!
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Matéria na @folha.com sobre minha nomeação para o grupo de Young American Scientists da @sciam.bsky.social 🇧🇷🇺🇲
Agradeço à Ana Bottallo pelo trabalho no artigo, e espero que outros jovens brasileiros também venham a se interessar pelo meu tópico de pesquisa.
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Agradeço à Ana Bottallo pelo trabalho no artigo, e espero que outros jovens brasileiros também venham a se interessar pelo meu tópico de pesquisa.
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June 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Matéria na @folha.com sobre minha nomeação para o grupo de Young American Scientists da @sciam.bsky.social 🇧🇷🇺🇲
Agradeço à Ana Bottallo pelo trabalho no artigo, e espero que outros jovens brasileiros também venham a se interessar pelo meu tópico de pesquisa.
www1.folha.uol.com.br/ciencia/2026...
Agradeço à Ana Bottallo pelo trabalho no artigo, e espero que outros jovens brasileiros também venham a se interessar pelo meu tópico de pesquisa.
www1.folha.uol.com.br/ciencia/2026...
Reposted by Kauê Machado Costa
Story from @sciam.bsky.social on CNC faculty member Dr. Kauê Costa (@kmcostalab.com), who was included in the 2026 "Young American Scientists" selection of groundbreaking researchers that represent the future of science, technology and medicine!
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This young neuroscientist is challenging what we know about learning
Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa talks about surprising results that are changing how we think dopamine works and how the brain really learns
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June 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Story from @sciam.bsky.social on CNC faculty member Dr. Kauê Costa (@kmcostalab.com), who was included in the 2026 "Young American Scientists" selection of groundbreaking researchers that represent the future of science, technology and medicine!
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I'm honored to be one of the first @sciam.bsky.social Young American Scientists!
Big thanks to Geoff Schoenbaum and other mentors, colleagues, and trainees. Science is a group effort and I'm lucky to have had great collaborators!
@uabneuro.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/kaue...
Big thanks to Geoff Schoenbaum and other mentors, colleagues, and trainees. Science is a group effort and I'm lucky to have had great collaborators!
@uabneuro.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/kaue...
Kauê M. Costa
Applying new tools to behavioral tests to discern how we learn
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June 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I'm honored to be one of the first @sciam.bsky.social Young American Scientists!
Big thanks to Geoff Schoenbaum and other mentors, colleagues, and trainees. Science is a group effort and I'm lucky to have had great collaborators!
@uabneuro.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/kaue...
Big thanks to Geoff Schoenbaum and other mentors, colleagues, and trainees. Science is a group effort and I'm lucky to have had great collaborators!
@uabneuro.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/kaue...
I'm so happy to have my work featured as cover article in the Journal of Neuroscience!!! It is a fantastic honor! Big thanks to all the co-authors, especially Tamara Müller, and the journal editors.
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May 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I'm so happy to have my work featured as cover article in the Journal of Neuroscience!!! It is a fantastic honor! Big thanks to all the co-authors, especially Tamara Müller, and the journal editors.
www.jneurosci.org/content/46/1...
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NEW PAPER!
Here, my postdoc, Biru Dudhabhate, and I review the history of one of the most famous neuroscience hypotheses, the dopamine reward prediction error, and reflect on what made it such a major advance for the field.
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Here, my postdoc, Biru Dudhabhate, and I review the history of one of the most famous neuroscience hypotheses, the dopamine reward prediction error, and reflect on what made it such a major advance for the field.
@uabneuro.bsky.social
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Frontiers | A brief history of dopamine prediction errors
Dopamine signaling has become closely associated with reward prediction errors (RPEs)–the difference between expected and experienced value. Although not wit...
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May 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
NEW PAPER!
Here, my postdoc, Biru Dudhabhate, and I review the history of one of the most famous neuroscience hypotheses, the dopamine reward prediction error, and reflect on what made it such a major advance for the field.
@uabneuro.bsky.social
www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
Here, my postdoc, Biru Dudhabhate, and I review the history of one of the most famous neuroscience hypotheses, the dopamine reward prediction error, and reflect on what made it such a major advance for the field.
@uabneuro.bsky.social
www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
NEW PAPER!
Our study, in the pipeline for years and now out in #JNeurosci, shows that a channel subunit called KChIP4a is a biophysical amplifier of inhibition and controls learning from negative experiences!
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Our study, in the pipeline for years and now out in #JNeurosci, shows that a channel subunit called KChIP4a is a biophysical amplifier of inhibition and controls learning from negative experiences!
@uabneuro.bsky.social
@sfnjournals.bsky.social
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KChIP4a is a biophysical amplifier of inhibition in atypical dopamine neurons and controls learning from negative prediction errors
Dopamine neurons projecting to distinct brain regions have unique biophysical properties, which is thought to reflect functional specialization. One defining feature is the duration of hyperpolarizati...
www.jneurosci.org
April 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
NEW PAPER!
Our study, in the pipeline for years and now out in #JNeurosci, shows that a channel subunit called KChIP4a is a biophysical amplifier of inhibition and controls learning from negative experiences!
@uabneuro.bsky.social
@sfnjournals.bsky.social
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Our study, in the pipeline for years and now out in #JNeurosci, shows that a channel subunit called KChIP4a is a biophysical amplifier of inhibition and controls learning from negative experiences!
@uabneuro.bsky.social
@sfnjournals.bsky.social
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
This Sunday I'll be at @sidewalkfilm.bsky.social , doing a a post-screening discussion of "Ratatouille". This is part of the Science on Screen initiative (scienceonscreen.org). I am more than happy to get to talk about how rats are cool and smart 😁
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Science on Screen® 2026: Ratatouille (2007) with Dr. Kauê M. Costa – Sidewalk Film
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April 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This Sunday I'll be at @sidewalkfilm.bsky.social , doing a a post-screening discussion of "Ratatouille". This is part of the Science on Screen initiative (scienceonscreen.org). I am more than happy to get to talk about how rats are cool and smart 😁
sidewalkfest.com/events/ratat...
sidewalkfest.com/events/ratat...
Late announcement (due to distraction), but I am happy to share that the lab, together with our great collaborator Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, was awarded an NIMH R21! We are super excited to test some new ideas about how dopamine drives learning in brain computer interfaces! 🧠🖥️
@uabneuro.bsky.social
@uabneuro.bsky.social
April 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Late announcement (due to distraction), but I am happy to share that the lab, together with our great collaborator Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, was awarded an NIMH R21! We are super excited to test some new ideas about how dopamine drives learning in brain computer interfaces! 🧠🖥️
@uabneuro.bsky.social
@uabneuro.bsky.social
Reposted by Kauê Machado Costa
In this month’s “Liftoff,” @shawnrhoadsphd.com talks about how he’ll implement hackathons to foster community in his lab, and @zurisullivan.bsky.social shares how weekly discussions about unfamiliar topics can encourage curiosity in a lab. bit.ly/3ZkMQl8
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
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By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
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January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
In this month’s “Liftoff,” @shawnrhoadsphd.com talks about how he’ll implement hackathons to foster community in his lab, and @zurisullivan.bsky.social shares how weekly discussions about unfamiliar topics can encourage curiosity in a lab. bit.ly/3ZkMQl8
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
Big News! I am beyond honored to have received the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology in animal learning and behavior! I am so grateful to my lab, mentors, colleagues, and institutions for all the support over the years!
January 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Big News! I am beyond honored to have received the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology in animal learning and behavior! I am so grateful to my lab, mentors, colleagues, and institutions for all the support over the years!
Reposted by Kauê Machado Costa
@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s “New Lab Directory” features a list of new neuroscience labs that opened in 2024-2025, and some set to launch in 2026. Check out the list to learn about the work of more than 50 new neuroscience labs. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
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The Transmitter’s New Lab Directory
Learn about neuroscience labs launched in the past two years, plus a few opening their doors in 2026.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s “New Lab Directory” features a list of new neuroscience labs that opened in 2024-2025, and some set to launch in 2026. Check out the list to learn about the work of more than 50 new neuroscience labs. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
#StateOfNeuroscience
#StateOfNeuroscience
Thanks UAB reporter for the very enthusiastic article 😁
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This “dopamine aficionado” is exploring new approaches to a Parkinson’s puzzle
This “dopamine aficionado” is exploring new approaches to a Parkinson’s puzzle
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November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Thanks UAB reporter for the very enthusiastic article 😁
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Happy to be featured by the @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social! Their Impact Award has been transformative for the lab and setting us on an exciting new research direction!
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www.parkinson.org/living-with-...
Kauê M. Costa, PhD
Kauê M. Costa, PhD, recipient of a Parkinson’s Foundation Impact Award, is diving into the complex neuroscience of PD to better understand what causes cognitive PD symptoms to occur before movement sy...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Happy to be featured by the @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social! Their Impact Award has been transformative for the lab and setting us on an exciting new research direction!
www.parkinson.org/living-with-...
www.parkinson.org/living-with-...
Out in @elife.bsky.social!
Lora and the Roeper lab discovered a new mechanism by which surviving dopamine neurons recover their function in a model of Parkinson's - a key step for understanding this disease!
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elifesciences.org/articles/104...
Lora and the Roeper lab discovered a new mechanism by which surviving dopamine neurons recover their function in a model of Parkinson's - a key step for understanding this disease!
@goetheuni.bsky.social @uabneuro.bsky.social
elifesciences.org/articles/104...
Recovery of the full in vivo firing range in post-lesion surviving DA SN neurons associated with Kv4.3-mediated pacemaker plasticity
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September 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Out in @elife.bsky.social!
Lora and the Roeper lab discovered a new mechanism by which surviving dopamine neurons recover their function in a model of Parkinson's - a key step for understanding this disease!
@goetheuni.bsky.social @uabneuro.bsky.social
elifesciences.org/articles/104...
Lora and the Roeper lab discovered a new mechanism by which surviving dopamine neurons recover their function in a model of Parkinson's - a key step for understanding this disease!
@goetheuni.bsky.social @uabneuro.bsky.social
elifesciences.org/articles/104...
Reposted by Kauê Machado Costa
Alright rat #neuroskyence community, lock in! We have an #OpenScienceWeek treat for you.
You've asked for it in our DMs, comments, and SfN booth. 🥁🥁🥁
MapMyCells can now map rat data and map it onto any of our mouse or human taxonomies!
More info: community.brain-map.org/t/new-featur...
You've asked for it in our DMs, comments, and SfN booth. 🥁🥁🥁
MapMyCells can now map rat data and map it onto any of our mouse or human taxonomies!
More info: community.brain-map.org/t/new-featur...
New features in MapMyCells: Basal Ganglia taxonomy and cross-species mapping
We are pleased to announce two new features in MapMyCells. MapMyCells now allows users to map data onto the Consensus Basal Ganglia taxonomy, a multi-species (human, macaque, marmoset) taxonomy of ...
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September 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Alright rat #neuroskyence community, lock in! We have an #OpenScienceWeek treat for you.
You've asked for it in our DMs, comments, and SfN booth. 🥁🥁🥁
MapMyCells can now map rat data and map it onto any of our mouse or human taxonomies!
More info: community.brain-map.org/t/new-featur...
You've asked for it in our DMs, comments, and SfN booth. 🥁🥁🥁
MapMyCells can now map rat data and map it onto any of our mouse or human taxonomies!
More info: community.brain-map.org/t/new-featur...
I'm super happy to have the lab featured on @thetransmitter.bsky.social, my favorite place for neuroscience news!
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In this month’s “Liftoff,” @matthiasnau.bsky.social talks about the importance of making quick decisions as a PI, and @kmcostalab.com shares how lab members being mad at a PI can sometimes be a good thing.
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
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Liftoff: New lab alerts
Learn about early-career scientists starting their own labs.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm super happy to have the lab featured on @thetransmitter.bsky.social, my favorite place for neuroscience news!
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I am extremely grateful to the @pfresearchteam.bsky.social for this great opportunity!
📢 Congratulations to 2025 Impact Awardee, Dr. Kauê Costa from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, whose project focuses on uncovering the dopaminergic mechanisms of early cognitive deficits in #Parkinsons disease.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I am extremely grateful to the @pfresearchteam.bsky.social for this great opportunity!
The lab has received a Parkinson's Foundation Impact Award!
Together with @poonamthakur.bsky.social, we will explore how dopamine signaling changes in early PD impacts cognition. We are honored and grateful for this opportunity!
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@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
Together with @poonamthakur.bsky.social, we will explore how dopamine signaling changes in early PD impacts cognition. We are honored and grateful for this opportunity!
proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_E...
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August 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The lab has received a Parkinson's Foundation Impact Award!
Together with @poonamthakur.bsky.social, we will explore how dopamine signaling changes in early PD impacts cognition. We are honored and grateful for this opportunity!
proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_E...
@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
Together with @poonamthakur.bsky.social, we will explore how dopamine signaling changes in early PD impacts cognition. We are honored and grateful for this opportunity!
proposalcentral.com/Insights/E_E...
@parkinsondotorg.bsky.social