St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is an annual holiday commemorating St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Yes, that one - he’s the guy who, as legend has it, drove all the snakes off the island and out of the country. While it has religious origins, St. Patrick’s Day...
Dear Flux Community, Flux has joined forces with several leading brain and behavior organizations to address the recent NIH statement announcing a cap on the indirect rate for research. This policy change threatens critical funding for scientific discovery and...
“Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” ― William Shakespeare. Although probably not as intense as Romeo and Juliet’s, most people will remember their own first love. What makes a first love so special? Known as the greatest love story of all time, Romeo and Juliet...
We wanted to connect with our community of scientists in light of the recent news that the operations of NIH, NSF and other federal agencies have been potentially affected by executive action. While this primarily impacts our US members, as an international community...
Mentorship is the cornerstone of scientific research and can set the tone for a scientific career. Scientific careers are launched under the guidance of advisors, similar to an apprenticeship, often beginning in graduate school but sometimes even earlier. Given the...
Each year at the Flux Congress, attendees have the opportunity to vote for their favorite posters, highlighting research that stands out for its innovation, impact, and presentation. As one of the 2024 People's Choice winners, Dashiell Sacks, PhD captured the...
Flux members are invited to get involved with the Society by joining one of our committees! This is a great opportunity to contribute to the future of our society, shape the direction of key initiatives, and collaborate with fellow researchers in developmental...
Dyslexia, or reading disability, is a developmental disorder characterized by inaccurate and slow reading despite an averaged nonverbal intelligence and repeated exposure to written language. Several theories were raised regarding the causes of dyslexia, such as an...
Flux Society’s Communication Committee, in collaboration with the Early Childhood Development and Education Center at Kennedy Krieger, is excited to host a special 2024 outreach event titled "The Young Child's Brain: What Helps & What Harms?". Date: Monday,...
Laura Pritschet, a current post-doc at the University of Pennsylvania, is a strong advocate for the importance of women’s health and exploring it via brain research. Her interest in women-centered neuroscience began through a combination of lived experiences, research...
Eric Feczko’s fascination with science began from a very young age. “I kind of knew that I was different from other people,” he admitted. He had had conversations with his father about his autism when he was around 12 or 13 years of age, after his diagnosis came in....
Congratulations to Dr. Lucina Uddin, this year’s winner of the Flux Society’s Linda Spear Mid-Career Award! This award recognizes Dr. Uddin’s outstanding scientific contributions and social impact on our community. In addition to her tremendous scientific...
A seminal moment in my academic career was in the late 1980s while attending one of my first scientific meetings as a graduate student and hearing a fascinating talk by a female neuroscientist, Adele Diamond. She was describing prefrontal cognitive abilities in human...
The Flux Society extends an enthusiastic congratulations to Dr. Bea Luna, this year’s winner of the Huttenlocher Award, which celebrates an outstanding researcher in developmental cognitive neuroscience who inspires future generations of researchers. As anyone who has...