Always brainstorming about the brain and emotions. Associate Professor and clinical affective neuroscientist at @UCSFmac @GBHI_Fellows.
San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2020
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A wonderful new article about the benefits of awe walks— thank you all for supporting this work! @GretchenReynold @UCSFmac @GBHI_Fellows @UCSF_CAN_Lab @nytimes nytimes.com/2020/09/30/well/…
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What can embarrassment teach us about the brain?
The Wall Street Journal highlights @UCSF Professor of Neurology Dr. Virginia Sturm’s research on how frontotemporal dementia can change emotions such as embarrassment and affect social behavior.
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We're proud to see Virginia Sturm, PhD, featured in TIME's story on the science of awe.
It highlights her research showing that experiencing awe can help people feel more connected to others and features her "awe walk" study.
Read at bit.ly/4pd29ZD
Happy to share that our book, Mysteries of the Social Brain, is now available as an audiobook! @UCSFmac rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/…
So grateful for all the support we’ve received along the way from Chandler Zablo and @bizbookpr at Fortier and to Lucy Kennedy @routledgebooks. And of course thank you to our colleagues at @UCSFmac 🧠. Excited to report that our book is on the @USATODAY bestseller list!
On this week's @USAToday bestseller list is #MysteriesofTheSocialBrain: Understanding Human Behavior Through Science by @UCSFmac neuroscientists @brucemillerucsf and @brainsturming from @RoutledgeBooks #neuroscience usatoday.com/booklist/date/2…
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👏 Kudos to Atlantic Fellows @embrotherhood, Mawuli Lawson, @AkiyaMuluken and special guest @brainsturming for hosting an inspiring Salon on Empathy—a core value of @GBHI_Fellows that drives leadership and connection.
@UCSFmac @atlanticfellows #brainhealth #dementia
ALT A large group of GBHI community members smile together in a room with a screen reading “I see you, I hear you, I’m with you,” drawings on the walls, and candles on the floor.
ALT A flyer for a salon event titled “Empathy: I see you. I hear you. I’m with you,” with a campfire image and details about the July 15 event at UCSF featuring Atlantic Fellows and GBHI faculty.
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Earlier this week, we screened "The Rest I Make Up," a moving film by Atlantic Fellow Michelle Memran about her 15+ year collaboration with playwright María Irene Fornés during her journey with Alzheimer’s.
Grateful to Michelle & our panelists for a powerful discussion. 🎬
ALT Six smiling panelists stand together on stage after a film screening event, with their names and titles displayed on the screen behind them.
Thank you @KQEDForum for inviting us on to your program. It was a wonderful discussion about aging, dementia, and the social brain. @UCSFmac
Bruce Miller, MD, and Virginia Sturm, PhD, join KQED’s Forum to explore how the brain’s adaptability can transform how we understand dementia, Alzheimer’s, and related disorders.
Listen here: kqed.org/forum/2010101909947…
Check out my new blog Thinking about Feelings in @PsychToday @UCSFmac 🧠
Even when awe stems from something frightening, such as natural disasters, it still motivates us to do good. Here’s why, by @brainsturming psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Francisco Lopera, a pioneering and acclaimed Alzheimer's researcher, who worked for decades in Colombia with the world's largest extended family to suffer from the disease, has passed away. nytimes.com/2024/09/10/scien…
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I'm thrilled to share our latest paper, the first to describe the neuroanatomic correlates of itching in patients with FTLD.
A huge thank you to the amazing team at GBHI, UCSF!
#AtlanticFellows @GBHI_Fellows @brucemillerucsf @brainsturming @Rankin_Lab @victorvalcour
Always wonderful talking with the amazing Jane Hirshfield about poetry and science ✍️🧠
On the latest episode of #TheOngoingTransformation podcast, @CPNAS’s @jtalasek sits down with poet Jane Hirshfield and neuroscientist @brainsturming to discuss the connections they’ve found between poetry, neural science, and society. Listen & subscribe: issues.org/episode-30-micros…
The role of the autonomic nervous system in emotions is complex, but maybe we just need to examine it with fresh eyes. This paper changed how I think about its functioning during emotions and rest.
are emotions like soup?
amazing paper showing unique constellation of patterned physiological changes in awe, sadness, disgust, amusement, disgust, and nurturant love
by @lollo_pasquini, @brainsturming, and so many other brilliant folks
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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‘Disruptive’ science has declined — and no one knows why go.nature.com/3VIPv3Z
🎉🎉Congratulations to @EleanorPalser, @UCSF_CAN_Lab postdoc extraordinaire, who has won the @UCSF Chancellor Award for the Advancement of Women for her work on gender disparities in journal editorial boards. Listen to her discuss her work in this video:
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Here is the link to her paper on this topic:
nature.com/articles/s41593-0…
@EleanorPalser's clinical research focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders. She recently found children with dyslexia have higher resting parasympathetic activity, which may yield social benefits-- another strength in dyslexia! @AlbaLanguage @UCSFmac
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I wrote this story as a part of a speech for the end-of-year celebration that we hold for @GBHI_Fellows. I shared how my experiences during COVID made me appreciate the weak ties in my social network, a concept pioneered by Dr. Mark Granovetter, whose important work I discuss.
"Our weak ties allow us to reach more people across larger social distances than our strong ties, which is critical if we seek to do big things and to create change around the world."
@brainsturming of @GBHI_Fellows @UCSFmac shares a @KQED Perspective
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On the car ride home, I was struck by the irony of it all. I told her that I had been on the radio this morning talking about the people at our bus stop and the importance of the people in our lives that we don't know well. People like her.