Psycholinguist, aphasiologist
School of Social Sciences at #GIPA; PSRCC at #TSMU
Former: #NRC Deputy Director
Personal views. Cats & dogs. Vegatarianism
Finished the #Wikipedia Workshop in Duisi in the Pankisi Gorge & the young lady in the red sweater made her first Wikipedia entry ever just a few minutes ago, at Roddy Scott Fondation. (Hooray.) #Georgia Exceptionally bright kids & this was all volunteer stuff, though MAC Georgia set it up, kindly took me there & back and we were invited for a good Kist lunch.
Check out that neuron layering in the cerebral cortex! Neurons are arranged into distinct processing layers in order to most efficiently process incoming information.
#brain#sciart#visual#science#neuron#cortex
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://t.co/gv6TDrdT4r
🔬 ✨ It’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🔬 ✨
To all the future scientists out there - stay curious, keep questioning and never stop learning! 🧠
This neuroscientist worked until she was 103.
She also:
• Won a Nobel Prize at 77
• Became a senator at 92
• Stayed mentally sharp into her 100s
Her secret? 5 daily habits that prevented brain aging: 🧵
🗣️Language is widely distributed throughout the brain🧠
In a recent correspondence in @NatRevNeurosci, we suggest that there is no 'language network' in the brain. What appears as such is an inevitable illusion created in part by the methods we use.
https://t.co/TCyEQCKcLJ
Delighted that the wonderful Nicole Campbell was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the King's New Year’s honours list. This award recognises Nicole's considerable work for and services to people with #aphasia as a trustee for the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia. Magic.
The symptoms of depression might come and go, but evidence suggests that the pattern of brain wiring behind it remains the same for life
https://t.co/qbCgvAKqtA
The fireworks in your mind. 🧠✨ This sparkling video shows the neurotransmitter glutamate being released into synapses, made possible by an indicator developed by @abhi_aggarwal1, @PodgorskiLab, and team.
#HappyNewYear#NYE
Announcing the @jneurolang award for Best Paper of 2023! 👏
Information-Restricted Neural Language Models Reveal Different Brain Regions' Sensitivity to Semantics, Syntax and Context | https://t.co/hqRlK6SiAJ | by @a_pasquiou, @lakretz, @BertrandThirion & @chrplr