RFK Jr. told Congress no working scientists were fired, but these top NIH brain scientists are still facing job cuts

Some of the National Institutes of Health's top brain scientists received layoff notices last month, weeks before Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified to Congress that no working scientists had been cut from his department.

While the researchers were asked to continue working for a few more weeks in the labs they run at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, multiple sources familiar with the situation say their layoff notices have not been revoked.

"Most people believe we were reinstated because we got back to the office," one of the scientists, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told CBS News in a message.