@docaustinlim

Neuro prof 🧠 (@DePaulNeuro) | Research (ephys+striatum+PD+HD at NU+U of C) | Author (Open Neuroscience Initiative) https://xitter.cf/t.co/10XPy0KNnk

 Chicago, IL
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Big news: the neuroscience focused Open Educational Resource I have been working on for the past couple years, the Open Neuroscience Initiative, has been completed and is available for download in the full text format. austinlim.com/open-neuroscie…

Open Neuroscience Initiative β€” Austin Lim, PhD

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hey electrophysiology folks, where is your Nernst equation tattoo
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Hey #dicegoblins do you own a D2?
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3 votes β€’ Final results
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i joked that "Rostral interstitial nucleus of the medial longitudinal fasciculus" would be a good band name #NEU351
Helena@Helena_LB29 Feb 2024
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so much for staying scandal free, but here we go
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how often do you get to write "lancinated" in your daily job, surprise me
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Zach London@zach_london25 Feb 2024
Thinking about opening a #neurology-themed bar, but I can't decide what to call it. Here are some of the options. Having one of those days when you just want to curl up into a ball? Let's relieve some of that opening pressure. Hopefully, the experience won't be traumatic. 1/8
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I need to make a D&D style alignment chart for every neurotransmitter. Thoughts?
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first ones that popped into my head
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Pipette skills #scientist
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Lior Pachter@lpachter11 Jan 2024
This has become one of my favorite papers. We're very VERY far away from understanding how the brain works. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Brain of a white-collar worker

A 44-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of mild left leg weakness. At the age of 6 months, he had undergone a ventriculoatrial shunt, because of postnatal hydrocephalus of unknown cause....

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So I just learned from Wikipedia that my grad school classmate from back in the day is related to one of the big names in oxytocin- pair bonding research?? 😳
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Deniz Atasoy@AtasoyLab8 Jan 2024
Our trash panda made it to cover for the new issue of @NatureNeuro, highlighting our recent paper on the circuits encoding circadian feeding time. Artwork by @mikbalp
Deniz Atasoy@AtasoyLab13 Nov 2023
The time of day that we eat has significant impact on body weight and metabolic health but what determines those mealtimes? In a new study @NatureNeuro, we monitored daily oscillations in the activity of key hypothalamic hunger neurons expressing AgRP. ++ nature.com/articles/s41593-0…
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Striatal neuron I dislike: TH positive Striatal neuron I begrudgingly respect: FSIs Striatal neuron I think is overrated: Indirect neurons Striatal neuron I think is underrated: D1+D2 spiny projection neurons Striatal neuron I love: Cholinergic interneurons
Michael Baym@baym29 Dec 2023
Pipette I dislike: P10 Pipette I begrudgingly respect: P2 Pipette I think is overrated: Pipet gun Pipette I think is underrated: Squeeze ball Pipette I like: P200 Pipette I love: 12-channel digital 20-300 Pipette I dream of transferring clear liquids with: Echo 650
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Kira Poskanzer@KiraPoskanzer21 Dec 2023
Paxinos
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tis the season (@Explosm)
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Dr. Alexandra Zidenberg@Lexi_M_Z19 Dec 2023
We are looking for individuals to participate in #research looking at how personality might impact the bond with cats. If you have a cat, please consider participating! surveymonkey.com/r/286SDTV #survey #psychology #cats #cat #pets
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child keeps spilling chemicals, do i call poison control
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Any Thai or Sri Lankan academics who can help me with an author credit question? I'm unclear about the author named Hasriadi in this and other publications. Is that their surname or first name or other? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3444…

Automated home-cage monitoring as a potential measure of sickness behaviors and pain-like behaviors...

The use of endotoxin, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a model of sickness behavior, has attracted recent attention. To objectively investigate sickness behavior along with its pain-like behaviors...

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Curious about using NeuroNavigator for #neuroscience education? Check it out online: thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale… Free print and play version: austinlim.itch.io/neuronavig… #seriousgames #MedEd

NeuroNavigator

Learning neuroanatomy one game at a time.

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Dr Sarah Edwards@drsarahedwards29 Nov 2023
Our Paper Educator's blueprint: A how-to guide for creating analog serious games for learning in medical education in @AEM_ETOnline out now! @TChanMD @MichaelCosimini @EmpiricGame @CritCareGame @docbjorn onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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