r/neuroscience is a subreddit with 187k 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 discussion, publication, doi: 10.64898/2026.05.04.722731, doi: 10.1038/s41593-026-02433-7, and doi: 10.1016/j.morpho.2026.101145.
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
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Brain
16 posts
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Learning
3 posts
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Memory
3 posts
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Consciousness
3 posts
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Symptoms
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Autism
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Connectivity
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Action
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Circadian Rhythm Disruptions
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Products Discussed in r/neuroscience
Neuroscience Books
95 reviews
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Oliver Sacks
4.6★ from 16 reviews
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V.S. Ramachandran
4.7★ from 9 reviews
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Robert Sapolsky
5.0★ from 8 reviews
Software Tools
7 reviews
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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
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Discussion
: "Did the qEEG but hide my diagnosis from them to see what they said."
7 posts
#2
Publication
: "Predictive coding networks capture human neural representations missing in supervised DNNs (Gütlin et al.)"
4 posts
#3
DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.04.722731
: "High prevalence of CNS-directed autoantibodies in patients with schizophrenia"
1 post
#4
DOI: 10.1038/s41593-026-02433-7
: "Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain"
1 post
#5
DOI: 10.1016/j.morpho.2026.101145
: "Human fleshy muscle–bone attachments are histologically distinct from classical entheses: A comparative exploratory study"
1 post
#6
Education
: "Presence of Antibrain Antibodies in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Secondary to Pineal Gland Germinoma: A Case Report - ScienceDirect"
1 post
#7
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117990
: "Locus coeruleus activation transforms cortical taste representations"
1 post
#8
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-11054-w
: "How tiny balls of human brain tissue are revealing the causes of childhood epilepsy — and possible treatments"
1 post
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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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Last updated: October 1, 2026