ChristopherDHoward

I am an assistant professor at Oberlin College interested in dopamine, decision making, and reinforcement. Father of 2, avid musician, and amateur gardener.

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

Well I thought I was done here, but I haven't found Bluesky to be super useful (yet!). I am curious if anyone in #neuroscience has reviewed for #Qeios. I got asked to review by an AI editor today? I think? I feel weird about that, is this a force of good or evil?

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How quickly can rodents adapt to changes in time durations in their environment? Work from @oberlincollege suggests they can recognize and respond extremely quickly, hinting at a rapid mechanism for learning about time in the brain.https://t.co/1zJtckzLqa

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I’m making the switch! If you are a scientist and you have not switched already, please consider duplicate posting over here so I can keep up with your work. So long and thanks for all the fish!

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Registration for mGluRs 2024 is now open! Please share far and wide, we hope to see you there! See https://t.co/Ny8vqE8w4y for more info.

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Hi Undergraduate Researchers and Mentors of the Midwest! Oberlin College will be hosting mGluRs this year on November 2, 2024. Please save the date; registration info to follow!

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I am specifically curious about the merits and pitfalls of using BrdU vs Ki-67 to measure new neurons. Hope all you science folks are doing well!

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

Hi NeuroTwitter! I have been away for months (NeuroX now?). I am curious- could anyone direct me to a kind neurogenesis researcher whose brain I could pick? I am tenured now 🙌and I get to try stuff I am not at all qualified for.

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

Hey Neuroscience Twitter! I’m looking for a last minute guest lecturer to talk slice phys / life in grad school for an upper-level undergrad neurophys course next week. Anyone know grad students who may be interested? MWF 11am EST

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

Great opportunity for Neuroscience/Biology/Chemistry/Psychology graduates to join the team at Oberlin College! https://t.co/UwErZT7P4K

Feel free to send me a message or email me if you have any questions, happy to discuss!

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

@nanopharmNC @merwe_rochelle @NadelNeurosci @ghanemarwan Haha, I once told a colleague that I called my dog by different names at times, he was so horrified he called me Chis the rest of the time I worked with him. I consider it a term of endearment

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

Back from Twitter vacation to give a shoutout to @merwe_rochelle @NadelNeurosci @ghanemarwan et al. for our latest from the lab. We explored dopamine projections and their role in reversal during a self-stimulation reversal task. Excellent work team! https://t.co/7uHjReJOzE

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

In case anyone else needs a mechanism for how Scrooge’s money can cure Tiny Tim https://t.co/0HIUsqxyRK

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@NadelNeurosci Not complete at all, but stormlight archives. 10/10

Also like 45 h/book on audible. Worth the cost of admission!

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

Oberlin College is searching for an assistant prof in neurodevelopment who is interested in working with and training a highly skilled group of undergraduates! If you’re interested, I would be happy to address any questions you might have. https://t.co/58qBTU0J3m

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Super happy to share new work from the lab produced by an all-star team of @oberlincollege researchers. We were fortunate to be selected by @ELSneuroscience editors as the Editor's Choice for BBR this month! https://t.co/8i0H59e1BF

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

We investigated the effects of the commercially-popular drug CBD on habit formation and found it modestly slowed learning new action-outcome associations but did not affect habit formation as assessed by reinforcer devaluation, in a sex-dependent manner.

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

Also, please reach out if you have questions! choward at Oberlin . edu (coded to dodge sneaky Twitter bots)

Not mentioned in the ad, but there is likely an opportunity here to do a bit of your own independent research with OC students as well!

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

Hello! Oberlin College is hiring a Visiting Professor to teach an upper-level and introductory neuroscience course/lab in a cell/molecular field. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in getting great teaching experience. Please RT! https://t.co/nTZDTzexlO

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

@LBurg Thanks and oh no! I had the worst cold when I got back, but three negative rapids and a negative PCR… I still kind of think I had it. Speedy recovery, and maybe we’ll just have to hang in Utah next year!

[ChristopherDHoward @HowardDopamine]

So glad #wcbr was last week and not this week. Juuuust made it back for an early delivery. Hello Kit Howard. Welcome to earth! It’s weird but pretty awesome sometimes.