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Neuroscience of everything from chromatin to circuits and amyloidosis to autism. No longer practicing self-hatred. Opinions my own.
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Opinion: Report On Racism, But Ditch The Labels
I understand the moral outrage behind wanting to call the president's tweets racist. But I disagree.
Cerebellar disruption impairs working memory during evidence accumulation
Disruption of cerebellar activity impairs working memory during evidence accumulation in mice. Here, the authors show that optogenetic perturbation of Purkinje cell activity disrupts the accurate accumulation of somatosensory information in working...
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is this the neurophysiological basis for beer goggles?
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Witch population doubles as millennials cast off Christianity
If you were interested in witchcraft in 1692, you probably would have been jailed or burned at the stake. If you’re interested in witchcraft in 2018, you are probably an Instagram influencer. From …
This Florida City Is Playing "Baby Shark" on a Loop to Torture Homeless People
They're trying to keep people from sleeping at a pavilion that brings in big event fees, primarily related to weddings.
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I lived in the West Palm Beach area and the homelessness never reached the level to justify breaking the Eighth Amendment news.vice.com/en_us/article/… via @vicenews
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Measles Kills Thousands in Democratic Republic of Congo
Deaths attributed to the disease have outpaced those from Ebola this year.
Seattle Children’s hospital nurse diagnosed with measles
The woman, who is in her 20s, is the 10th person to be diagnosed with measles in King County since May 1, according to Public Health - Seattle & King County.
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Nurse who had all her #vaccines (it's required by law) contracts #measles from child in ER - vax aren't 100% effective - or is the virus a mutant strain? seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h… via @seattletimes
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Karaoke-Sleep Study Links Disrupted REM With Poor Memory Processing
An unusual experiment suggests that interrupted REM sleep can interfere with the amygdala’s ability to process emotional memories overnight—in this case, the distressing memories of listening to oneself sing out of tune.
MPFI Researchers Develop Newly Devised Strategy that Allows the Linking of Phenotype to Genotype
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the greatest thing about this press release from @MPFNeuro is the depiction of CRISPR-Cas9.... is it a combination lock, or is it a slot machine?
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#MeTooSTEM Founder BethAnn McLaughlin Has Left Vanderbilt
Her departure follows her denial of tenure.
It's the end of the world as they know it
The distinct burden of being a climate scientist
Her Stem Story
A weekly podcast about Extraordinary stories of real women in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Listen to know more about the amazing work women across the globe have been doing in the different STEM and STEM-related...
Americans Shouldn’t Have to Drive, but the Law Insists on It
The automobile took over because the legal system helped squeeze out the alternatives.
A peek into opioid users’ brains as they try to quit
BETHESDA, Md. — Lying inside a scanner, the patient watched as pictures appeared one by one: A bicycle. A cupcake. Heroin. Outside, researchers tracked her brain’s reactions to the surprise sight of the drug she’d fought to kick.Government...
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so who knew that the great neuroscientist Nora Volkow is also the great-grandaughter of Leon Trotsky?
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Most common words across star signs
#MeTooSTEM founder out at Vanderbilt
Outspoken neuroscientist, denied tenure, leaves university with little comment
Statement on the tragic demise of Suzanne Eaton
MPI-CBG and TU Dresden scientist found dead
A general approach to engineer positive-going eFRET voltage indicators
Genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) enable cell-type-specific monitoring of electrical activity at subcellular resolution in neurons. Coupling bright fluorophores to rhodopsin-based GEVIs via electrochromic fluorescence resonance energy...
my boss pees in a cup and dumps it in the kitchen sink
Warning: This is a really gross letter. A reader writes: What can we do with a boss who urinates in a cup in his office and then dumps it in the kitchen