Sam Montoya

PhD candidate in Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota studying Visual Snow Syndrome. Artist/🫖 lover/ 🌱 and 🦔 mom. Green chile with every meal. she/her

[Journal of Vision @ARVOJOV]

Samantha Montoya et al. @Sam_A_Montoya @UMNeurosci ask, What does visual snow look like? Quantification by matching a simulation, https://t.co/ASVwjFhuXm.

[Daisy Shu (she/her/hers) @EyeDaisyShu]

Thank you for joining me at the Breakfast with the experts table on enhancing your visibility and self advocacy! #arvo2024 @ARVOinfo @Brea_D_Brennan @Sam_A_Montoya @Subashree311 @Vije_beral @JessicaW7319

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You might be a vision scientist if you think this carpet looks like a cone mosaic.

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@Sarah_Mulloy Thanks!! There aren’t extras at the moment, but if there’s enough interest I’d definitely make another batch of them. I’m hoping to have an art booth at SFN!

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Finished up these linocut hand-printed bookmarks for prospective students!

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My first linoleum cut prints! Practicing on Purkinje cell book marks. What nervous system cell should I try carving a block for next?

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It was so much fun to present our ongoing research on Visual Snow Syndrome at the Optica Fall Vision Meeting in Rochester New York! Hearing about everyone else’s vision science research reminds me why this is such an exciting field to be a part of. #opticafallvisionmeeting

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The zigzag represents how people with disabilities navigate obstacles in creative ways and the parallel lines symbolize solidarity within the disability community.
Designed by Ann Magill.
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July is disability pride month! Do you know the symbolism behind the disability pride flag?
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Each stripe represents a different type is disability: blue for mental illness, yellow for cognitive and intellectual disabilities, white for invisible and undiagnosed disabilities, red for physical disabilities, and green for sensory perception disabilities.
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This year’s Neuroscience Coloring Book was featured at the University of Minnesota’s Driven campaign Celebration. Huge thanks to all the researchers who submitted images that inspired the illustrations!