@nerdoscientist

I'm a Canadian postdoc who has returned home after a stint in Paris. I like neuroscience research with a nerdy edge, accompanied with a glass of wine.

 Victoria, BC
Joined August 2009
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We need more women's voices — in the media, at scientific conferences, at universities, in government. Sign up to be a resource! #womeninscience #WomenInSTEM 500womenscientists.org/reque…
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But what will we get our undergrad students to do now?
Nature Neuroscience
@NatureNeuro20 Aug 2018
A toolbox called #DeepLabCut that uses deep learning to track body parts during various behaviors across multiple species can achieve human accuracy go.nature.com/2OR9E62
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Dustin Hines@dustinjhines7 Aug 2018
Excited for this research from our group to be out! Great work @RochelleHines18 !!!! nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Developmental seizures and mortality result from reducing GABAA receptor α2-subunit interaction...

Nature Communications - The inhibitory synaptic protein collybistin (CB) and GABAAR-α subunits are thought to interact, but strength and specificity are unclear. Here the authors study the...

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Want to establish a Soapbox Science event in your local area? Find out more about becoming a Local Organiser of a 2019 event here: soapboxscience.org/news/
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OMG. Been there done that. xitter.cf/amuthenerd/status/1022…
One person, with a gr8t idea, can b a #changemaker 👍🏿 Thnx @jesswade 4 making the invisible 👀 visible 1 page at a time. U r a #science #rockstar 💫#womeninSTEM #science #scicomm #gratitude 🙏🏿 💪🏾 theguardian.com/education/20…
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Rodrigo Duarte@3RDuarte19 Jul 2018
A lesson the majority of students don't learn during their PhD which can drive them away from Academia: "Done is better than perfect: overcoming PhD perfectionism" goo.gl/Tpv3vW
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- drinking a coffee in the morning before everyone is awake
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CAN ACN@CAN_ACN15 Jul 2018
Happy birthday to Brenda Milner, who turns 100 today! Celebrate by watching one of the many interviews with this great neuropsychologist available on youtube: ow.ly/FoaT30kWOLN Short bio here: ow.ly/G0sM30kWP6a
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🤣 xitter.cf/garwboy/status/1016806…
Dean Burnett (@drdeanburnett everywhere)@drdeanburnett10 Jul 2018
Mansplainers of the world, behold thy God
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Lol. How to convince students and post docs to work more hours has gotten out of hand. xitter.cf/biorxiv_neursci/status…
bioRxiv Neuroscience@biorxiv_neursci4 Jul 2018
Most sleep does not serve a vital function. Evidence from Drosophila melanogaster biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_neursci
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Ontario's Premier Doug Ford has dismissed Molly Shoichet, who was the province's first chief scientist. Read her March 2018 column for Maclean's on how to keep Canadian children curious about the world around them: ow.ly/zCuU30kNWdz

How to build a culture of science - Macleans.ca

Opinion: Molly Shoichet, Ontario's chief scientist, on how to keep Canadian children's curiosity about the world around them alive as they grow up

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In anticipation of her 100th birthday next month, a profile of Brenda Milner — neuroscientist and psychologist (and survivor of the 1918 flu pandemic) #neuroscience #psychology #WomenInSTEM cell.com/current-biology/ful…

Brenda Milner and the origins of cognitive neuroscience

A profile of eminent psychologist and neuroscientist Brenda Milner, who will be 100 in July.

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Frontiers
@FrontiersIn2 Jun 2018
Study published in @FrontPsychol confirms gender differences in how teachers perceive playfulness — and provides insights into the potentially damaging effects of discouraging playful behavior in the classroom fron.tiers.in/go/NhNnd6
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YES! xitter.cf/scalzi/status/10008139…
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This. Is. Awesome. xitter.cf/PHDcomics/status/99968…
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I feel stupid everyday. Success? jcs.biologists.org/content/1…
One team’s struggle to publish a replication attempt, part 3 retractionwatch.com/2018/05/…
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Congrats to SickKids scientist Dr. Freda Miller! xitter.cf/OIRMnews/status/994210…
OIRM@OIRMnews9 May 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Freda Miller on her 2018 Disease Team Grant! @SickKidsNews @sickkids #OIRMSymposium
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