Visual representations of brain data are becoming increasingly clear as brain imaging accuracy increases, like the evolution of B&W to OLED TV. Advancements in neuroimaging and visualization reveal the beauty that exists in the brain.

CRISPR allows us to see neuroimaging of the zebrafish emrbyo forebrain development.

Can shark GABAergic dysfunction in somatosensory cortex reveal sensory behavioral dysfunction similar to human ASD? “Hyper-reactivity to touch in a Shank3 mouse model of #autism is related to dysfunction of GABAergic neurons in somatosensory cortex”

GABA, a prevalent inhibitory neurotransmitter, is taken up by astrocytes, not the usual pre- and/or postsynaptic cell. Astrocyte-related research may help expand the puzzle of brain functionality and lead to exciting translational research. nature.com/articles/s4146…

Eat your veggies! Change fruit fly eating behavior using optogenetics, which can take control over neuronal firing. "This facilitation of neuronal communication can create behavioral, memory-related, affective changes and more." ted.com/talks/greg_gag…

The ability to vividly visualize mental images varies significanty between individuals and declines with age.

More evidence that attention is not just affected by, but may also affect, emotional response. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

The riddle of experience v memory. Brilliant talk by D. Kahneman youtube.com/watch?v=XgRlrB…

Used this to simlutaneously test multiple assumptions on a linear model and it worked well. x.com/mdancho84/stat…

I completed Py4e (Getting Started with Python) certification! coursera.org/share/255b23e4… #Coursera

Check out "StateOfTheArt() - Free AI Conference with Top AI/ML Influencers!" eventbrite.com/e/stateofthear… @Eventbrite

Social Neuroecon... Neat stuff! "Here we review and integrate the person perception and decision-making literatures to understand how social cognition can inform the study of social decision-making.." frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

On the increasing role of affect in neuroecon research... insosci.eu/what-is-social…

A piece I wrote (2017) on the threats of community college forced citizenship status reporting was published in American Federation of Teachers' AFT Voices publication. "An immigration storm is brewing now…. We must protect our students" by Evrim Baykal aftvoices.org/an-immigration…

I completed a certification in Python Data Structures! 🥳 Check out my certificate coursera.org/share/dd69588d… #pythonprogramming

Data Analysis in R - The Ultimate Guide and Cheat Sheet Bookmark this Tweet and Follow for More I will be explaining each Topic in Future #DataAnalytics #DataScience #rstats #data #bigdata

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