Stan Floresco
Professor, Neuroscientist, Journal Editor (x4), fan of the dopamine, people, Marvel/Star Wars/Trek, and having a good time. @ubcpsych.bsky.social
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoHappy #CIHR notice of decision day to those who celebrate. Congratulations to 10-15% of you 🥳, and so very sorry to the other 85+% ☹️.
- Reposted by Stan Floresco13.5% is the last success rate at CIRH. The government is slowly tanking the Canadian research system.
- GIF THREAD ALERT – With pleasure, we present our @SfNJournals #JNeurosci article www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4... by my grad student Jackson Schumacher and former post doc Mieke Van Holstein
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoHow do hormones affect the brain and our behaviours, and what does that mean for Canadians? 🧠 Hear from @kiransoma.bsky.social, who was recently elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada. @psych.ubc.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social Read more: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/two-art...
- A final reminder for all the SfN types- Psychopharmacology Social. (Tues, Nov 18, 7-9 pm, Marriott Marquis-Grand Ballroom Salon 5). Come vibe with like minded researchers one last time!
- @sfn.org and neuro peeps! For 10+ years, you have honored us w/your attending our Psychopharmacology Social. #SfN2025 will be the last time I and @jaredwyoung.bsky.social will host this event (Tues, Nov 18, 7-9 pm, Marriott Marquis-Grand Ballroom Salon 5). Drink, groove and mingle one last time-AND-
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoAwesome work by lead author Lauren Burgeno et al: Dopamine evoked by non-contingent cues increases over cocaine use, producing greater cue reactivity; whereas dopamine evoked by contingent cues decreases over cocaine use, producing escalation of drug consumption. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- @sfn.org and neuro peeps! For 10+ years, you have honored us w/your attending our Psychopharmacology Social. #SfN2025 will be the last time I and @jaredwyoung.bsky.social will host this event (Tues, Nov 18, 7-9 pm, Marriott Marquis-Grand Ballroom Salon 5). Drink, groove and mingle one last time-AND-
- If you’re into AFTER-PARTY- Please join us at Stan and Jared’s Karaoke Dance Party after 9 pm at Flicks (1017 University Ave, San Diego - See pics below for directions etc) Come celebrate our "retirement" and have one great bash to close the meeting out!
- Ok, something is not quite right with the "Similar Articles" algorithm on PubMed. I mean, I know the OFC is adjacent to the "mid forehead brow"...but seriously?
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoOut today at Neuron, our experiments show that frontal cortical representation of economic variables is jointly determined by spatial organization and downstream connectivity of neurons, revealing a structured, multi-scale code for economic variables. www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
- Outstanding work by my former trainee @ppiantad.bsky.social !
- Great body of work led by @ppiantad.bsky.social First use of PdCO in the wild to perform closed-loop pre-choice modulation 🤩 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoTime to get working on your symposium proposals! 📣 Roll call -Who's coming to Cape town? -Who needs speaker suggestions for a panel? -Who'd like to join a panel (especially trainees!) @mfendt.bsky.social @dr-stan.bsky.social @nicoleferrara.bsky.social @eelkesnoeren.bsky.social
- We are excited to invite all behavioral neuroscientists to the 35th Annual IBNS Meeting at Cape Town, South Africa June 23-27, 2026! Call for Symposia / Satellite Proposals Deadline: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 More information can be found at ibnsconnect.org/meetings
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoExcited to share that I landed my dream job!🎉🎉🎉 The Pennington Lab will be opening at the University of British Columbia in January 2026! @ubcpsych.bsky.social @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social
- Reposted by Stan Floresco1. Media coverage of a new paper by @ryantomm.bsky.social w @brandonforys.com, @dr-stan.bsky.social et al. Building on Stan’s rodent work, Ryan found that > depression levels were associated w reduced capacity to learn to actively button-press to avoid a nasty sound www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoTouchscreen-based assessments are transforming our understanding of brain regulation in complex behaviors. Piantadosi et al. (2025) published a guide about experimental design and essential hardware modifications for specialized research. Check it out: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoStrategic placement of this 🇨🇦 Billboard on Westwood. Many physicians drive through this spot to enter campus.
- Reposted by Stan Floresco#SBN2025 was full of great science, people, and fun! Big thanks to @dr-stan.bsky.social and our students for helping organize!! 🥰
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoPlease read this 🙏🏾
- "Last year during my opening remarks I had the temerity to state that there had never been a more important time to be a behavioral neuroendocrinologist. Seems almost quaint now." -SBN President Margaret McCarthy docs.google.com/document/d/1...
- Reposted by Stan FlorescoPraise of the rat "At a fork in the evolutionary road, the rat chose complexity as a survival trait whereas the mouse chose simplicity. The rat became social, intelligent, complex, and skilled, all of which are attributes it shares with humans." lan Whishaw, 1999 1/
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- Inspirational meme for all my Gen X'ers out there
