A Mastodon instance for anyone interested in neuroscience, from cell biology to electrophysiology to behavior to clinical applications, anyone is welcome!

This is a Mastodon server for discussing neuroscience and related topics. We welcome all humans who are interested in how the nervous system works. This includes research neuroscientists in academia and industry as well as artists, educators, students, and others who are exploring neuroscience in their life and work.

Although this server is focused on neuroscience, you're open to post about other topics of interest as well. The vibe of this server is a cafe conversation, where the topic might shift from fly connectomics to issues in psychiatry to shared knitting hobbies. Let's get to know each other!

Encouraged uses of Synapse Cafe

• Share your discoveries
• Share your work-in-progress
• Talk about your experiences learning or applying neuroscience
• Share summaries of articles you've read
• Discuss current issues in neuroscience
• Discuss relevant issues in academia and industry

Longevity of the server

We commit to maintaining this server for the foreseeable future. The server itself is hosted on a computer through Hertzner which is backed up daily to prevent data loss. We can cover the current server costs (about $50 / month), but if the server needs to scale further we will ask for donations. We currently anticipate maintaining this server for years. However, in the case that we need to close the server down, we will provide at least 3 months notice to give you time to migrate.

Domain blocking policy

Our goal in blocking domains is to reduce attacks on users as well as remove hateful content from the federated timeline. We will add new domains to the block list by monitoring #fediblock, the block lists of similar servers, and based on user reports.

Header image

The header image is a drawing of a dog's olfactory bulb by Camillo Golgi, in the public domain.

1. Do not engage in harassment of any kind.
2. Racial, sexist, and other oppressive slurs will get you suspended, even in non-public conversations.
3. Don't crosspost from another social network without participating in the community.
4. No corporate accounts
5. Public images and media must be annotated. Where the material is not yours, source attribution must be provided, preferably with a link to the original.
6. No explicit (NSFW) content without content warnings and/or sensitive media markers.
7. Please report problematic content so that moderators can take note and take action!
8. No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.

1. 10minutepleroma.com: suspended (reason: Spam)
2. a.sc: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
3. bae.st: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
4. baraag.net: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
5. beefyboys.club: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
6. beefyboys.win: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
7. beta.birdsite.live: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
8. beta.mstdn.cf: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
9. bgzashtita.es: limited (reason: Misinformation)
10. birb.elfenban.de: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
11. bird.evilcyberhacker.net: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
12. bird.froth.zone: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
13. bird.istheguy.com: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
14. bird.r669.live: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
15. birdbots.leptonics.com: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
16. birdbridge.autonomy.earth: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
17. birdsite.b93.dece.space: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
18. birdsite.cloutier.co: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
19. birdsite.darkesttimeline.social: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
20. birdsite.frog.fashion: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
21. birdsite.gabeappleton.me: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
22. birdsite.gred.al: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
23. birdsite.james.moody.name: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
24. birdsite.jemverse.xyz: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
25. birdsite.link: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
26. birdsite.mastodon.me.uk: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
27. birdsite.monster: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
28. birdsite.nytpu.com: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
29. birdsite.oliviaappleton.com: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
30. birdsite.skye.cx: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
31. birdsite.slashdev.space: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
32. birdsite.spectreos.de: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
33. birdsite.tcjc.uk: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
34. birdsite.thorlaksson.com: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
35. birdsite.toot.si: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
36. birdsite.vrparty.social: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
37. birdsite.wilde.cloud: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
38. birdsitelive.bubbletea.dev: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
39. birdsitelive.loca.lt: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
40. birdsitelive.moistgarbage.info: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
41. birdsitelive.treffler.cloud: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
42. brands.town: suspended (reason: Spam)
43. bridge.birb.space: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
44. brighteon.social: suspended (reason: Misinformation and conspiracy theories)
45. bsd.moe: limited (reason: Harassment)
46. bungle.online: suspended (reason: shitposting)
47. catgirl.life: suspended (reason: Harassment)
48. cawfee.club: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
49. childpawn.shop: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
50. chudbuds.lol: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
51. cnet.site: suspended (reason: Harassment)
52. coom.club: suspended (reason: Harassment)
53. cum.desupost.soy: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
54. cum.salon: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
55. cyberstorm.one: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
56. daffodil-11.org: suspended (reason: Spam)
57. daishouri.moe: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
58. detroitriotcity.com: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
59. dlf.social: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
60. eientei.org: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
61. eveningzoo.club: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
62. fedi.app: suspended (reason: Harassment)
63. feminism.lgbt: suspended (reason: Harassment)
64. firebird.mullet.social: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
65. fr13nd5.com: limited (reason: Misinformation)
66. freeatlantis.com: limited (reason: Misinformation and conspiracy theories)
67. freecumextremist.com: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
68. freespeechextremist.com: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
69. freezepeach.xyz: limited (reason: Harassment)
70. frennet.xyz: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
71. gab.ai: suspended (reason: Harassment)
72. gab.com: suspended (reason: Harassment)
73. gameliberty.club: suspended (reason: Bot that announces blocks)
74. getgle.org: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
75. gitmo.life: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
76. gleasonator.com: suspended (reason: Transphobia)
77. glindr.org: suspended (reason: Transphobia)
78. glowers.club: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
79. goyim.app: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
80. h5q.net: limited (reason: NSFW content)
81. hentai.baby: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
82. honkwerx.tech: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
83. hunk.city: suspended (reason: Spam)
84. iddqd.social: suspended (reason: Harassment)
85. intkos.link: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
86. jaeger.website: suspended (reason: Harassment)
87. kiwifarms.cc: suspended (reason: Harassment)
88. kiwifarms.is: suspended (reason: Harassment)
89. kiwifarms.net: suspended (reason: Harassment)
90. krdtube.org: limited (reason: Misinformation)
91. kurosawa.moe: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
92. leafposter.club: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
93. lolicon.rocks: suspended (reason: MAPs)
94. lolison.top: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
95. lush.moe: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
96. mastodon.deepspace.cafe: suspended (reason: transphobia)
97. mastodong.lol: suspended (reason: Malicious actors)
98. mastodonhub.com: suspended (reason: Mirroring other Mastodon accounts without permission)
99. melalandia.tk: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
100. misskey-forkbomb.cf: suspended (reason: Serving exploit)
101. monstergirl.space: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
102. mouse.services: suspended (reason: Harassment)
103. mstdn.foxfam.club: limited (reason: Third-party bots)
104. mugicha.club: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
105. natehiggers.online: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
106. neckbeard.xyz: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
107. nicecrew.digital: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
108. nnia.space: suspended (reason: MAPs)
109. noagendasocial.com: limited (reason: Harassment)
110. ns.auction: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
111. outpoa.st: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
112. pawoo.net: limited (reason: Inappropriate content)
113. paypig.org: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
114. pedo.school: suspended (reason: MAPs)
115. pieville.net: suspended (reason: Harassment)
116. pisskey.io: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
117. pl.smuglo.li: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
118. pl.wowana.me: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
119. pleroma.fun: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
120. pleroma.kitsunemimi.club: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
121. pleroma.nobodyhasthe.biz: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
122. poa.st: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
123. pooper.social: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
124. preteengirls.biz: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
125. rakket.app: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
126. rapefeminists.network: suspended (reason: Harassment)
127. raplst.town: suspended (reason: Harassment)
128. rdrama.cc: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
129. republic.red: suspended (reason: conspiracy theories)
130. respublicae.eu: limited (reason: Mainly twitter bridge, a lot of misinformation)
131. ryona.agency: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
132. schwartzwelt.xyz: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
133. seal.cafe: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
134. shitpisscum.mooo.com: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
135. shitposter.club: limited (reason: Harassment)
136. shitposting.army: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
137. shortstackran.ch: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
138. sinblr.com: limited (reason: Spam)
139. skippers-bin.com: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
140. sleepy.cafe: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
141. sneed.social: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
142. social.projectsegfau.lt: suspended (reason: Spam)
143. social.quodverum.com: limited (reason: Misinformation and conspiracy theories)
144. solagg.com: suspended (reason: Spam)
145. spinster.xyz: suspended (reason: Transphobia)
146. tastingtraffic.net: suspended (reason: Spam)
147. threads.net: suspended (reason: corporate greed)
148. toot.love: limited (reason: Harassment)
149. twitiverse.com: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
150. twitter.1d4.us: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
151. twitter.activitypub.actor: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
152. twtr.carnivore.social: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
153. twtr.plus: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
154. twtr.vrij.social: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
155. twtr.wappie.land: suspended (reason: Third-party bots)
156. urchan.org: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
157. varishangout.net: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
158. wagesofsinisdeath.com: suspended (reason: Harassment)
159. waifu.social: suspended (reason: Harassment)
160. waifuappreciation.club: suspended (reason: Harassment)
161. weedis.life: suspended (reason: Spam)
162. workers.dev: suspended (reason: Botnet)
163. yggdrasil.social: suspended (reason: Hate speech)
164. youjo.love: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
165. zetamu.club: suspended (reason: Inappropriate content)
166. zztails.gay: suspended (reason: Hate speech)