182 posts analyzed Updated Aug 2026
Averages 6 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Fridays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.
r/neuroscience Traffic & Engagement r/neuroscience Traffic & Engagement
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Upvote Distribution
How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.
r/neuroscience Most Active Times When r/neuroscience Is Most Active
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r/neuroscience Flair Performance r/neuroscience Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| Discussion | 43 (48.3%) | 2 |
| Academic Article | 13 (14.6%) | 2 |
| Publication | 12 (13.5%) | 26 |
| Advice | 10 (11.2%) | 7 |
| Education | 6 (6.7%) | 1 |
| Preprint | 5 (5.6%) | 9 |
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r/neuroscience Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/neuroscience
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| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| brain | 34 (18.7%) | 5 | 1 |
| neuroscience | 27 (14.8%) | 1 | 1 |
| human | 10 (5.5%) | 7 | 1 |
r/neuroscience Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/neuroscience
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| biorxiv.org | 8 | 41 |
| youtu.be | 4 | 1 |
| nature.com | 3 | 12 |
| youtube.com | 3 | 1 |
r/neuroscience Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/neuroscience
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
Psilocybin collapses visual change detection and drives cortical dynamics toward a state of surprise
Reduced Gibbs free energy supply hinders brain information processing during mental fatigue
Dopamine dips during unrewarded actions promote punishment-resistant reward seeking — Mwenda et al.
Help identifying a thalamic nuclei
Proposal of an oxytocinergic hypothesis as an alternative to the dopaminergic and glutamatergic model as the origin of schizophrenia
OC: NeuroAtlas Tool
Multiple Nested Distributed Language Networks in the Human Brain — Du et al.
A causal spatial role for apical dendrites in the cortex — Liu et al.
Multiscale spatial transcriptomics resolves the cellular and molecular architecture of the human amygdala (Totty et al.)
Lateral septum neurons expressing Crhr2 predict fleeing vs freezing
r/neuroscience Audience Overlap r/neuroscience Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
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r/neuroscience FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/neuroscience
What's the best time to post on r/neuroscience?
Based on posting volume, r/neuroscience is most active on Fridays around 3 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/neuroscience?
r/neuroscience averages 6 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/neuroscience get?
Posts on r/neuroscience average about 4 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/neuroscience get most?
On r/neuroscience, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts