Jonathan Bain

A grad student's neurohumor in 140 characters or fewer.

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The brain isn't a computer; "it's more of a wibbly-wobbly, messy-guessy ball of goo." Model that in Neural Networks! http://t.co/I0QQcXrPVr

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INTEGRATE AND FIRE MODEL: Fashion executive solves antiderivatives, then gives pink slip to catwalker. #neurologisms

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Today was the groundbreaking ceremony for the new brain science building. Should be ready by summer 2016. Exciting!

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At a party last night I saw this napkin pattern. Is it a good thing or a bad thing that I only see alpha helices?

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That moment when the teacher schedules class to be an hour early, then the students remember while only the teacher forgets. #noPAINnoBRAIN

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Student: "Did the rat show any signs of surprise?" Professor: "If I were the rat, I'd be surprised if they played me some classical music!"

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Seeing lightning storms like tonight's reminds me of the electrical power of an action potential, flashing across the cosmos. And, Zeus.

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When learning about techniques for making transgenic mice, we discussed promoters. Do they all have this hairstyle? http://t.co/pKICgNwz

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Math quote of the day, courtesy of the instructor: "Be careful with the figure, the points are pointy!"

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Just saw a professor in an advanced course using a Wikipedia screenshot as a slide. Is that a referendum on Wikipedia? The program? Both?

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Whenever someone says, "Take the limit as x goes to infinity...", I always want to add, "...and beyond!"

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Old MacDonald's farm had cows. Janelia Farm has serial electron microscopy imaging to build 3D neuron connection models. E-I-E-I-Ooh!

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FIRE TOGETHER, WIRE TOGETHER: Husband-and-wife potters put their pieces in the kiln, then watch David Simon's TV crime drama. #neurologisms

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In a lecture about the neural mechanisms of the cocktail party effect. It's the closest we get to a party these days, due to the workload.

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This neurogenesis lecture featuring an extinction paradigm seems very apropos for today's impending apocalypse (as per the Mayan calendar).

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My new slogan for the program: "Put more brain in your brain." Program bigwig (overhearing): "There's already too much brain we don't get."

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After the last straggler made it to the bus, we're ready to leave Eilat. Goodbye, #ISFN2012! The countdown to #ISFN13 begins now.

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I missed the closing remarks, as it was held earlier than listed. It was also way shorter than 15 min; he must've said "the end." #ISFN2012

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The original schedule called for an #ISFN2012 dance. It was nixed, but why not make it a talent show: Rap? Magic? Puppets? Go crazy, nerds!

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I love seeing what a lecturer picks to exemplify how we process complex visual stimuli: A Picasso? A family photo? A local scene? #ISFN2012