If you're in San Diego and curious about the neuroscience of human pregnancy, join me next Thursday for a talk at Center for Perinatal Discovery, invited by Ina Stelzer. Excited to share insights—come say hi! Parental Brain

Hah hah ...its been a while since I saw this.

One of my all-time favorite type of videos is pre-fame bands playing their extremely famous songs to a tiny room of people, because they're not yet known. A thread of some examples: Bastille playing Pompeii in what looks like someone's living room:

Everyone working in a STEM field should read this - ‘writing is thinking’ nature.com/articles/s4422…

Even small amounts of exercise are associated with a significant reduction in depression.

Thrilled to share our theory paper! We review the latest research on how beliefs about “brilliance” shape gender disparities across fields, and, these beliefs take root EARLY! Check it out!

Neuroplasticity is neither good nor bad. It’s neutral. 🚨 A simple but counterintuitive concept: neuroplasticity is challenging to grasp because we often attach value judgements to it. It is simply the brain’s capacity to rewire in response to experience. "Neuroplasticity is

Strange things happen to creativity at dusk and dawn, hence so many writers work in the early morning or late at night. The edges of the day are thin places, the conscious mind is not fully awake and the subconscious can bleed through, Arthur Koestler called it "the marshy shore"

Lifelong social experiences (from childhood to adulthood) shape mental health, cognitive decline & brain burden in aging + dementia. Out today in @NatCommunications (doi.org/10.1038/s41467…), our multidimensional social exposome (MSE) metric impacts brain health. 🧵1/5

Exercise has similar, dose-dependent effects as antidepressants & therapy. Five hypotheses on why: • Lowers muscle tension • Releases endorphins • Builds self-esteem • Distracts from rumination • Rewires your brain via BDNF

We reassessed the The Lancet 14 dementia risk factors and added poverty, wealth shocks, income inequality, & HIV. This provides a larger estimation of preventable dementia & exposes gender inequities with larger burdens in women. Out in eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science bit.ly/4nU30fU.

Absolutely report absolute risk

We’ve spent years trying to change anxious thoughts. But anxiety doesn’t live in thought. It lives in neural states. When your nervous system is on high alert, the brain’s Default Mode Network (DMN) loops on predictions and “what if” scenarios. It’s not analyzing reality; it’s

notliketheotherone Ben Smith The serotonin produced in the gut (about 90% of the body's total) primarily acts locally in the digestive system, regulating motility and secretion. It cannot cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) due to its polar nature and the BBB's tight junctions. Instead, the brain synthesizes

This is APPALLING The Albanese govt has now cut more jobs from CSIRO than the Abbot govt 🤯 We need these scientists & researchers just as much as we need the steelworkers at Whyalla or aluminium at Tomago. Time to pull out the cheque book here too. canberratimes.com.au/story/9114407/…

It's time to remove laptops from classrooms. 24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images. The pen is mightier than the keyboard.

Etiquette rules for PhDs: – Never mention your PhD under any circumstances. – For instance, if you get a PhD, don't celebrate it online. It is indecent. – Don’t even pursue a PhD (especially if you’re a woman). - Never assert that you are particularly knowledgeable in your

“Air Fryer” is one of the best marketing terms of all time 90% of people don’t know their oven does the same exact thing

This is going to stick with me forever