Megan Carey
@megancarey.bsky.social
Neuroscience Group Leader at Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal. Formerly known as @meganinlisbon
Congratulations to Tatiana Silva @ntatianasilva.bsky.social on winning this award for her 2024 paper, and thank you @spneurociencias.bsky.social for the recognition! 🎉
👏 Congratulations to Tatiana Silva on receiving an SPN Best Manuscript Award from the Portuguese Society of Neurosciences! This award recognises her research article, ‘Climbing fibers provide essential instructive signals for associative learning’, published in Nature Neuroscience.
July 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Congratulations to Tatiana Silva @ntatianasilva.bsky.social on winning this award for her 2024 paper, and thank you @spneurociencias.bsky.social for the recognition! 🎉
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I have always believed that ideas from basic systems neuroscience could eventually help people. But for years that felt more like hope than reality.
But look! This is one of the most personally satisfying papers my lab has produced because we’re getting there. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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But look! This is one of the most personally satisfying papers my lab has produced because we’re getting there. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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July 6, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I have always believed that ideas from basic systems neuroscience could eventually help people. But for years that felt more like hope than reality.
But look! This is one of the most personally satisfying papers my lab has produced because we’re getting there. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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But look! This is one of the most personally satisfying papers my lab has produced because we’re getting there. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Is there someone you think is great? Your mentor 👩🏼🏫, your hero 🦸🏻♀️ , your star trainee 🌟 ? There’s an award for that! Please, nominate now 🎉 @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @network-alba.bsky.social @champalimaudr.bsky.social
The deadline for the 2026 SfN Awards and Prizes nominations has been extended.
The scientists, mentors, and educators who strengthen our field deserve to be celebrated!
Submit your nomination by the new deadline: Thursday, May 14.
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#neurosky #neuroskyence
The scientists, mentors, and educators who strengthen our field deserve to be celebrated!
Submit your nomination by the new deadline: Thursday, May 14.
🔗 vist.ly/534gc
#neurosky #neuroskyence
May 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Is there someone you think is great? Your mentor 👩🏼🏫, your hero 🦸🏻♀️ , your star trainee 🌟 ? There’s an award for that! Please, nominate now 🎉 @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @network-alba.bsky.social @champalimaudr.bsky.social
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Excited to see our paper describing a stereotyped receptor map for smell (led by @davidhbrann.bsky.social ) out in the world! See below for short thread with open access link to paper
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/s...
Scientists Unveil ‘Long Lost’ Map for Smell
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Excited to see our paper describing a stereotyped receptor map for smell (led by @davidhbrann.bsky.social ) out in the world! See below for short thread with open access link to paper
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/s...
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This conference is going to be so cool! Good science good people good location. Register ASAP! #neuroskyence
www.fens.org/news-activit...
www.fens.org/news-activit...
The Brain Conference on Neural Foundations of Communication: Integrative Approaches Across Species - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece Early registration and stipend applications deadline: 7 April 2026 Regular registration and abstract submission deadline (no further stipend applications accepted)…
www.fens.org
March 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This conference is going to be so cool! Good science good people good location. Register ASAP! #neuroskyence
www.fens.org/news-activit...
www.fens.org/news-activit...
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Call for junior or mid-career group leaders in neuroscience! Apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network. We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars who are committed to exchanging scientific ideas & improve neuroscience in Europe. fenskavlinetwork.org/who-we-are/a...
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Call for junior or mid-career group leaders in neuroscience! Apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network. We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars who are committed to exchanging scientific ideas & improve neuroscience in Europe. fenskavlinetwork.org/who-we-are/a...
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#20Years20Stories Collection
1️⃣9️⃣ Defining moments with @megancarey.bsky.social Megan Carey’s story tells us about big dreams and big ideas that came true.
📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/intangi...
🔗Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
1️⃣9️⃣ Defining moments with @megancarey.bsky.social Megan Carey’s story tells us about big dreams and big ideas that came true.
📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/intangi...
🔗Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
20 Years, 20 Stories | Champalimaud Foundation
www.fchampalimaud.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#20Years20Stories Collection
1️⃣9️⃣ Defining moments with @megancarey.bsky.social Megan Carey’s story tells us about big dreams and big ideas that came true.
📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/intangi...
🔗Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
1️⃣9️⃣ Defining moments with @megancarey.bsky.social Megan Carey’s story tells us about big dreams and big ideas that came true.
📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/intangi...
🔗Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
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🧵 Working together to build strong scientific communities by @megancarey.bsky.social. It takes a lot of energy to engage with charged topics. Moreover, not only is this work often not rewarded, but it can also bring risk to one's reputation @network-alba.bsky.social
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Working together to build strong scientific communities by Megan Carey. Paywall access at https://lnkd.in/ekdVzdZ9. Highlights: 1) It takes a lot of time and energy to engage with highly charged… | Kr...
Working together to build strong scientific communities by Megan Carey. Paywall access at https://lnkd.in/ekdVzdZ9. Highlights: 1) It takes a lot of time and energy to engage with highly charged topic...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🧵 Working together to build strong scientific communities by @megancarey.bsky.social. It takes a lot of energy to engage with charged topics. Moreover, not only is this work often not rewarded, but it can also bring risk to one's reputation @network-alba.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/posts/krzysz...
www.linkedin.com/posts/krzysz...
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#20Years20Stories Collection
1️⃣9️⃣ Defining moments with @megancarey.bsky.social
Megan Carey’s story tells us about big dreams and big ideas that came true.
📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/intangi...
🔗 Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
1️⃣9️⃣ Defining moments with @megancarey.bsky.social
Megan Carey’s story tells us about big dreams and big ideas that came true.
📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/intangi...
🔗 Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
#20Years20Stories Collection
1️⃣9️⃣ Defining moments with @megancarey.bsky.social
Megan Carey’s story tells us about big dreams and big ideas that came true.
📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/intangi...
🔗 Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
1️⃣9️⃣ Defining moments with @megancarey.bsky.social
Megan Carey’s story tells us about big dreams and big ideas that came true.
📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/intangi...
🔗 Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
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I’m honored to be named a 2025 @simonsfoundation.org Pivot Fellow! This support will allow me to build expertise in dynamical systems and control theory with mentorship from Guillaume Hennequin (@GJEHennequin on X).
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/13/s...
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/13/s...
Simons Foundation Announces Fourth Class of Pivot Fellows
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the fourth class of its Pivot Fellowship.
www.simonsfoundation.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I’m honored to be named a 2025 @simonsfoundation.org Pivot Fellow! This support will allow me to build expertise in dynamical systems and control theory with mentorship from Guillaume Hennequin (@GJEHennequin on X).
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/13/s...
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/13/s...
Happening now! Come see Jorge Ramirez present our recent work showing that Purkinje cell nonlinear mixed selectivity facilitates flexible readouts of locomotor coordination 🐭 🧠🚶♂️ #SfN25 Board W6
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Happening now! Come see Jorge Ramirez present our recent work showing that Purkinje cell nonlinear mixed selectivity facilitates flexible readouts of locomotor coordination 🐭 🧠🚶♂️ #SfN25 Board W6
Pilot just came on and said that in addition to turbulence, “We are flying today with an unusually large number of tubes. Please make sure you exit the plane with the correct tube.” Non #SFN25 passengers very confused 😂
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Pilot just came on and said that in addition to turbulence, “We are flying today with an unusually large number of tubes. Please make sure you exit the plane with the correct tube.” Non #SFN25 passengers very confused 😂
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📖 DAY 2 related read: Working together to build strong scientific communities by @megancarey.bsky.social - Discover how ALBA’s Declaration and initiatives help create equitable, collaborative, and inclusive scientific communities.
🔗 Read here: loom.ly/RtQITXA
🔗 Read here: loom.ly/RtQITXA
loom.ly
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
📖 DAY 2 related read: Working together to build strong scientific communities by @megancarey.bsky.social - Discover how ALBA’s Declaration and initiatives help create equitable, collaborative, and inclusive scientific communities.
🔗 Read here: loom.ly/RtQITXA
🔗 Read here: loom.ly/RtQITXA
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🚨 New preprint! 🚨
Excited and proud (& a little nervous 😅) to share our latest work on the importance of #theta-timescale spiking during #locomotion in #learning. If you care about how organisms learn, buckle up. 🧵👇
📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
💻 code + data 🔗 below 🤩
#neuroskyence
🚨 New preprint! 🚨
Excited and proud (& a little nervous 😅) to share our latest work on the importance of #theta-timescale spiking during #locomotion in #learning. If you care about how organisms learn, buckle up. 🧵👇
📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
💻 code + data 🔗 below 🤩
#neuroskyence
September 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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🚨 New preprint! 🚨
Excited and proud (& a little nervous 😅) to share our latest work on the importance of #theta-timescale spiking during #locomotion in #learning. If you care about how organisms learn, buckle up. 🧵👇
📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
💻 code + data 🔗 below 🤩
#neuroskyence
🚨 New preprint! 🚨
Excited and proud (& a little nervous 😅) to share our latest work on the importance of #theta-timescale spiking during #locomotion in #learning. If you care about how organisms learn, buckle up. 🧵👇
📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
💻 code + data 🔗 below 🤩
#neuroskyence
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Wonderful piece by @megancarey.bsky.social on how @network-alba.bsky.social is tackling inequities in (neuro)science and building more inclusive research communities! ✨
#DEI #DiversityInScience #DiversityInSTEM #neuroscience #cognitivescience #neuroskyence #academia
#DEI #DiversityInScience #DiversityInSTEM #neuroscience #cognitivescience #neuroskyence #academia
Working together to build strong scientific communities — a Comment article by Megan R. Carey
@megancarey.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@megancarey.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Working together to build strong scientific communities - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The scientific enterprise depends on attracting and retaining the very best talent, yet barriers persist that perpetuate inequities in the scientific workforce. Here I discuss the efforts of the ALBA ...
www.nature.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Wonderful piece by @megancarey.bsky.social on how @network-alba.bsky.social is tackling inequities in (neuro)science and building more inclusive research communities! ✨
#DEI #DiversityInScience #DiversityInSTEM #neuroscience #cognitivescience #neuroskyence #academia
#DEI #DiversityInScience #DiversityInSTEM #neuroscience #cognitivescience #neuroskyence #academia
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Working together to build strong scientific communities — a Comment article by Megan R. Carey
@megancarey.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@megancarey.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Working together to build strong scientific communities - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The scientific enterprise depends on attracting and retaining the very best talent, yet barriers persist that perpetuate inequities in the scientific workforce. Here I discuss the efforts of the ALBA ...
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Working together to build strong scientific communities — a Comment article by Megan R. Carey
@megancarey.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@megancarey.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I like how the ambiguity of which side the labels refer to perfectly mirrors each viewpoint
May 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I like how the ambiguity of which side the labels refer to perfectly mirrors each viewpoint
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🎉 Excited to announce #BARCCSYN2025 – May 22–23 in Barcelona!
Keynotes by:
🧠 Matteo Carandini ( @carandinilab.net )
🧠 Megan Carey ( @megancarey.bsky.social )
🧠 Chris Summerfield ( @summerfieldlab.bsky.social )
Submit your talk/poster by April 21 & register by May 11!
🔗 crm.cat/barccsyn-2025
Keynotes by:
🧠 Matteo Carandini ( @carandinilab.net )
🧠 Megan Carey ( @megancarey.bsky.social )
🧠 Chris Summerfield ( @summerfieldlab.bsky.social )
Submit your talk/poster by April 21 & register by May 11!
🔗 crm.cat/barccsyn-2025
BARCCSYN 2025 - Centre de Recerca Matemàtica
DEADLINE FOR TALKS OR POSTER PRESENTATIONS April 21st, 2025 REGISTRATION FEE 130 € (100 € for Members of the Catalan Society of Mathematics or Members of the Catalan Society of Biology) Barcelona Comp...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🎉 Excited to announce #BARCCSYN2025 – May 22–23 in Barcelona!
Keynotes by:
🧠 Matteo Carandini ( @carandinilab.net )
🧠 Megan Carey ( @megancarey.bsky.social )
🧠 Chris Summerfield ( @summerfieldlab.bsky.social )
Submit your talk/poster by April 21 & register by May 11!
🔗 crm.cat/barccsyn-2025
Keynotes by:
🧠 Matteo Carandini ( @carandinilab.net )
🧠 Megan Carey ( @megancarey.bsky.social )
🧠 Chris Summerfield ( @summerfieldlab.bsky.social )
Submit your talk/poster by April 21 & register by May 11!
🔗 crm.cat/barccsyn-2025
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From Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University: slate.com/life/2025/02...
Dear Fellow College Presidents: We Need to Do More Than Wait This One Out
Why civil society needs university leaders to speak up.
slate.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University: slate.com/life/2025/02...
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Thinking of attending #NCMPan25 but not sure you have the funds? There are meeting support awards available! Learn more on the website and share with your network as we try to ensure all members of the community can attend.
ncm-society.org/dive...
ncm-society.org/dive...
February 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thinking of attending #NCMPan25 but not sure you have the funds? There are meeting support awards available! Learn more on the website and share with your network as we try to ensure all members of the community can attend.
ncm-society.org/dive...
ncm-society.org/dive...
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Honored that a piece I wrote made it to NYTimes. It’s about how my mom’s stroke changed my connection to time, science, and nature. What a privilege to honor my mom in Modern Love.
Below is a gift link. Let me know your thoughts 🙏🏼
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...
Below is a gift link. Let me know your thoughts 🙏🏼
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...
Grief Makes Us Time Travelers (Gift Article)
A neuroscientist studying memory, I used to believe time was linear. Then my mother had a stroke.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Honored that a piece I wrote made it to NYTimes. It’s about how my mom’s stroke changed my connection to time, science, and nature. What a privilege to honor my mom in Modern Love.
Below is a gift link. Let me know your thoughts 🙏🏼
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...
Below is a gift link. Let me know your thoughts 🙏🏼
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...
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Made a starter pack for researchers who are actively working on or have an interest in the cerebellum.
DM me to be added or reply to this thread!
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go.bsky.app/7X4ekSH
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #cerebellum #neuroimaging #dbs #fmri
DM me to be added or reply to this thread!
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#neuroscience #neuroskyence #cerebellum #neuroimaging #dbs #fmri
November 25, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Made a starter pack for researchers who are actively working on or have an interest in the cerebellum.
DM me to be added or reply to this thread!
🧠🤏🏻
go.bsky.app/7X4ekSH
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #cerebellum #neuroimaging #dbs #fmri
DM me to be added or reply to this thread!
🧠🤏🏻
go.bsky.app/7X4ekSH
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #cerebellum #neuroimaging #dbs #fmri
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petition to change the word describing ChatGPT's mistakes from 'hallucinations' to 'confabulations'
A hallucination is a false subjective sensory experience. ChatGPT doesn't have experiences!
It's just making up plausible-sounding bs, covering knowledge gaps. That's confabulation
A hallucination is a false subjective sensory experience. ChatGPT doesn't have experiences!
It's just making up plausible-sounding bs, covering knowledge gaps. That's confabulation
December 11, 2024 at 9:47 AM
petition to change the word describing ChatGPT's mistakes from 'hallucinations' to 'confabulations'
A hallucination is a false subjective sensory experience. ChatGPT doesn't have experiences!
It's just making up plausible-sounding bs, covering knowledge gaps. That's confabulation
A hallucination is a false subjective sensory experience. ChatGPT doesn't have experiences!
It's just making up plausible-sounding bs, covering knowledge gaps. That's confabulation
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Really excited to launch the megabouts.ai project from @adrienjouary.bsky.social. The era of large-scale behavioral data brings with it the challenge of how to integrate and compare data acquired using diverse set-ups and tracking approaches. (1/n)
November 29, 2024 at 1:31 PM