Educational neuroscientist; Director of the Stanford-Synapse Brainwave Learning Center; here for the #scicomm, news, music, and @chrissyteigen
Joined January 2016
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Check out this recent news story and video about the work we’re doing in the #BrainwaveLearningCenter @SynapseSchool! Highlights ways in which we’re bringing teachers & researchers together, and engaging student in neuroscience!
ed.stanford.edu/news/stanfor…
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Let's chat about applications for developmental cognitive neuroscience in educational contexts at Flux 2023! Join @jenniegrammer, @etoomari, and @fangwan01350701 in this symposium, moderated by @RachelRRomeo & Bruce McCandliss.
So excited to be growing the BLC team, and to get to work more closely with the Learning Specialists at Synapse!
Looking for someone eager to work at the intersection of EdNeuro, learning sciences, and learner differences. Happy to answer any questions about this unique role!
We're hiring a Learning Science Specialist! Applicants with a passion for bridging educational research and practice encouraged to apply. Please share!
More info here: tinyurl.com/LearningScienceS…
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How do we make sense of unimaginable numbers? And why do we need to?
Listen to our hour about unimaginable numbers with @SabineNooten, @etoomari, and @EdwardTufte, anytime, wherever you get your podcasts:
trib.al/wgi1JKJ
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1/3 I am recruiting graduate students interested in understanding the cognitive and neural mechanisms that support mathematical cognition and executive functions and how those relate to math development. Join me in Nashville at Vanderbilt! Due Dec. 1st . Reach out if interested!
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"Modern neuroscience research can shed light on the limitations of the brain in how it deals with large numbers—limitations that have likely factored in to how the American public perceives and responds to COVID-related deaths." @lindseyhasak @etoomari stanford.io/3LNqSif
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WE'RE HIRING A NEW TEACHING PROFESSOR IN NEUROBIOLOGY! 🧠🚨
Join @ucsdbiosciences in developing our undergraduate neurobiology curricula & in advancing the research on teaching & learning at @UCSanDiego!
Apply at this link, details in thread.👇
apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF029…
I've been relatively quiet on social media for a while, but came here to say-- working @BrainwaveLC has been a dream, and I'm so excited we get to bring another person onto the team! 🧠
Please share and distribute this widely to your networks! Apps reviewed on a rolling basis.
**Educational neuroscience job alert**🚨
We're hiring in the Brainwave Learning Center! Seeking an Assistant Director to work closely with @etoomari on opportunities at the forefront of Mind, Brain & Education @SynapseSchool @StanfordEd
Details: tinyurl.com/BLCjob2
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Mind's Eye (2015) situated in the Italian Dolomite Mountains, by sculptor Olga Ziemska #womensart
Was recently reminded of this article- worth a read, whether you're a scientist or not:
"Intellectual humility: the importance of knowing you might be wrong"
by @B_resnick
vox.com/science-and-health/2…
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Indeed we are — if you want to work with future teachers on how to apply learning science in practice, this is the job for you!
@deansforimpact is looking for a program manager for their work in teaching sci of learning
deansforimpact.org/wp-conten…
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I was unprepared for counting to make me laugh and cry this Saturday morning. @sesamestreet is a national treasure.
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This entire thread is a master class on how to engage in productive dialogue with teachers re employing the science of reading — or really any learning science — in practice. Start with empathy rather than condemnation.
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Tomorrow is a big day! We launch our Learning by Scientific Design network – a group devoted to putting cognitive science principles into practice at teacher-prep programs. Read more about it here: deansforimpact.org/learning-…
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It's free for anyone to use and adapt. The slides are not very wordy, but the labs are stand-alone and should be used as such: github.com/rdgao/COGS118C/tr…
They go through the intuition behind the DFT, and subsequent time-frequency (& other) analyses for neural signals.
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My MRI Mother and Child has become the focus of a controversy this weekend.
Here’s the story.
Thread. 1/14
There's not much empirical research on the development of synesthesia, primarily because it's difficult to recruit young synesthetes. @RadhikaGosavi knows the struggle...
Since working @SynapseSchool I've met at least 3, including 2 w/ number forms! So. Many. Experiment. Ideas.
Finally dipped my toes into the synesthesia pond and ooh the water's fine. Very engaging for young learners (they think it's like a superpower!) and is a nice intro to the benefits of multisensory learning.
P.S. check out our synesthesia paper out now: authors.elsevier.com/a/1ZirG…
The published version is free through that link til Oct. 30th. After that, feel free to DM me for a copy.
It's also available on @PsyArXiv: psyarxiv.com/m4gw2/
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"I don’t know how this is not the biggest social justice issue facing the Department of Education right now. The only kids who are dyslexic who are getting a good education are disproportionately upper class and white.” thecity.nyc/2019/09/reading-…