r/neuroscience is a subreddit with 181k members. The community frequently discusses neuroscience, brain, learning, memory, and consciousness, and they frequently recommend/review neuroscience books, book/textbook, and software tools, and the most common flair used is publication, academic article, discussion, meta, and advice.
/r/neuroscience is dedicated to the academic discussion of the discipline.
While we welcome beginners to browse and learn, front page posts are heavily moderated and limited to academic journals and serious discussion.
For a more casual option, please see our Beginner Megathread or the less-strict /r/neuro.
Popular Topics in r/neuroscience
#1
Neuroscience
21 posts
#2
Brain
16 posts
#3
Learning
3 posts
#4
Memory
3 posts
#5
Consciousness
3 posts
#6
Symptoms
3 posts
#7
Autism
3 posts
#8
Connectivity
2 posts
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Action
2 posts
#10
Circadian Rhythm Disruptions
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/neuroscience
Neuroscience Books
66 reviews
#1
Oliver Sacks
4.6★ from 16 reviews
#2
V.S. Ramachandran
4.7★ from 9 reviews
#3
Robert Sapolsky
5.0★ from 8 reviews
Book/textbook
9 reviews
#1
McGraw-Hill
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Stahl
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Lisa Feldman Barrett
5.0★ from 1 review
Software Tools
7 reviews
#1
MBF Biosciences
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
ImageJ
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
MATLAB
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/neuroscience
#1
Publication
: "Acetylcholine demixes heterogeneous dopamine signals for learning and moving | Nature Neuroscience"
14 posts
#2
Academic Article
: "A neuroscience study used brain scans collected over six months to build personalised models that accurately track chronic pain fluctuations in real time, finding each patient's pain signature is neurologically unique and cannot be generalised across individuals."
13 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Measuring basal calcium in primary Drosophila dopaminergic neurons with GCaMP – how do you quantify it?"
9 posts
#4
Meta
: "Neuroscience Explained Like You're 5 Years Old"
1 post
#5
Advice
: "EPFL Neuro-X or MSc Neurosciences at LMU"
1 post
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Yearly
+15k members(8.9%)
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Last updated: June 1, 2026