r/neuroscience is a subreddit with 186k members. The community frequently discusses neuroscience, brain, learning, memory, and consciousness, and they frequently recommend/review neuroscience books and software tools, and the most common flair used is publication, discussion, doi: 10.64898/2026.05.04.722731, old paper, and doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117366.
Dedicated to aggregation & discussion of neuroscience research. We use a strict content filter. For less restrictive discourse, see /r/neuro.
Popular Topics in r/neuroscience
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Neuroscience
21 posts
#2
Brain
16 posts
#3
Learning
3 posts
#4
Memory
3 posts
#5
Consciousness
3 posts
#6
Symptoms
3 posts
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Autism
3 posts
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Connectivity
2 posts
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Action
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#10
Circadian Rhythm Disruptions
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Products Discussed in r/neuroscience
Neuroscience Books
95 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
Software Tools
7 reviews
#1
MBF Biosciences
4.0★ from 1 review
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ImageJ
3.0★ from 1 review
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MATLAB
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/neuroscience
#1
Publication
: "Rapid spatial cognition in mice, with and without neocortex and hippocampus (Zheng et al.)"
4 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Did the qEEG but hide my diagnosis from them to see what they said."
3 posts
#3
DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.04.722731
: "High prevalence of CNS-directed autoantibodies in patients with schizophrenia"
1 post
#4
Old Paper
: "Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program"
1 post
#5
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117366
: "Time-of-day variation in motivation for everyday behaviors: A cluster-based approach to understanding individual differences (2026)"
1 post
#6
DOI: 10.1038/s41593-026-02433-7
: "Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain"
1 post
#7
Academic Article
: "What is it like to be a blob? A distributed, decentred and context-sensitive neurobiology of consciousness"
1 post
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+16k members(9.7%)
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Last updated: September 20, 2026