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Neuroscience & Behavior PhD student, morning person, Leo, occasional aspiring philosopher. Sleep. Memory. Aging.

Northampton, MA
Joined March 2013
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Disrupting the connectivity of left PCC may induce a breakdown of conscious experience (although only a case study). blogs.discovermagazine.com/n…
Intervention strategies may preserve cognitive abilities despite age-related decreased volume and cortical thickness bit.ly/1dutPx2
More incredible biological collages by @thebedelgeuse. I love this guy's art! goo.gl/oGavrn
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"If scientists are looking... to express the urgency of climate change, there’s no clearer word than FUCK." grist.org/climate-energy/ple…
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In mice, cannainoids trigger the munchies by sensitizing smell receptors n.pr/1npvsAw
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This is amazing. Old school Ladybird-style kids book filled with nihilism & suffering 'I could have painted that' independent.co.uk/arts-enter…
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Sleep disturbances may be early sign neurodegenerative diseases — but could sleep deficits cause these conditions? neurophilosophy.files.wordpr…
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Real men don't work for the man RT @StuartJRitchie association between testosterone level and self-employment in men sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Children as young as 3 find circular arguments less convincing sciencedirect.com/science/ar… (Mercier et al, in press)
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Replying to @DrLouiseCHughes
MT @DrLouiseCHughes: How to turn your smart phone into a microscope.
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Science isn't always as glamorous as it seems...
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I'll be on Capitol Hill the 26th. Let your voice be heard about science funding. Here's what we did last year. ... tmi.me/1dJBQl
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For gays, crap science can kill. Ugandan president cites "medical experts" to pass brutal new laws. goo.gl/ZLGfZu
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Here's why Journal Impact Factor is a joke. Small number of pubs drive it (see the long tails) nature.com/neuro/journal/v6/…
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fuckTon (fT): the metric unit of postdoc and graduate student tears.
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Seriously though, there is a lot to like in this -> nature.com/news/policy-nih-p…
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Putin as every member of the Village People. Outstanding #YMCA #Sochi2014
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FINAL ANALYSIS: Seattle smoked just enough pot
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