Neuronovosti
New research on the brain and nervous system in plain language: what was found, where it was published and why it matters.
What it is
Neuronovosti ("Neuroscience and neurotechnology news", @neuronovosti) is a Russian-language Telegram channel about the brain and nervous system, run by Alexey Paevsky and Anna Khoruzhaya, the creators of the Neuronovosti science portal. The core of the feed is plain-language summaries of new papers: what was found, where it was published and why it's interesting. Around them sit journal round-ups, neuroscience history, a picture-of-the-day series and lecture announcements.
Why we picked it
The channel takes serious papers and explains them without flattening them into slogans. One post covers how, in older adults with tau protein building up in the frontal lobes, the slow waves of deep sleep become "lonely". Another, based on a Nature Neuroscience paper, looks at how the brain resolves conflicting visual signals. Others explain how the adult brain replaces lost astrocytes and why dendritic spines no longer fit their own classification.
Beyond the news there are regular series. "Neuroscience in Science and Nature" gathers the biggest papers — one issue covered mice grown with human cortical tissue. Monthly reviews go through Nature Neuroscience and Brain. "This day in neuroscience history" revisits cases like Phineas Gage, and "Picture of the day" features Santiago Ramón y Cajal's neuron drawings, which are beautiful even if you've never opened a biology textbook.
Where to start
- Read the post on tau protein and deep sleep for a typical research summary.
- Look for the Science and Nature round-up about human cortex in mice.
- Scroll through the Cajal drawings in "Picture of the day".
- If you work in research, check the post on sample size and experimental design.
Who it's for
Anyone curious about brain science — students, doctors, psychologists or just curious readers. The channel is in Russian. If you're still learning the language, Telegram's built-in translation copes well here, since the posts are structured and full of terms that match English (tau, astrocytes, dendritic spines); it's also a solid way to pick up Russian science vocabulary.
Quick answers
What language is the channel in? Russian.
How often does it post? Judging by the preview, daily, sometimes two or three times a day.
Can I read it without Telegram? Yes, the web preview at t.me/s/neuronovosti opens in a browser.
