Virginia Sturm

Always brainstorming about the brain and emotions. Associate Professor and clinical affective neuroscientist at @UCSFmac @GBHI_Fellows.

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

A wonderful new article about the benefits of awe walks— thank you all for supporting this work! @GretchenReynold @UCSFmac @GBHI_Fellows @UCSF_CAN_Lab @nytimes https://t.co/oK37pmPJXO

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

Happy to share that our book, Mysteries of the Social Brain, is now available as an audiobook! @UCSFmac https://t.co/vEQ0f0VjIV

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

So grateful for all the support we’ve received along the way from Chandler Zablo and @bizbookpr at Fortier and to Lucy Kennedy @routledgebooks. And of course thank you to our colleagues at @UCSFmac 🧠. Excited to report that our book is on the @USATODAY bestseller list!

[Mark Fortier, Fortier Public Relations @bizbookpr]

On this week's @USAToday bestseller list is #MysteriesofTheSocialBrain: Understanding Human Behavior Through Science by @UCSFmac neuroscientists @brucemillerucsf and @brainsturming from @RoutledgeBooks #neuroscience https://t.co/HMVJKadaFX

[Global Brain Health Institute @GBHI_Fellows]

👏 Kudos to Atlantic Fellows @embrotherhood, Mawuli Lawson, @AkiyaMuluken and special guest @brainsturming for hosting an inspiring Salon on Empathy—a core value of @GBHI_Fellows that drives leadership and connection.

@UCSFmac @atlanticfellows #brainhealth #dementia

[Global Brain Health Institute @GBHI_Fellows]

Earlier this week, we screened "The Rest I Make Up," a moving film by Atlantic Fellow Michelle Memran about her 15+ year collaboration with playwright María Irene Fornés during her journey with Alzheimer’s.

Grateful to Michelle & our panelists for a powerful discussion. 🎬

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

Thank you @KQEDForum for inviting us on to your program. It was a wonderful discussion about aging, dementia, and the social brain. @UCSFmac

[UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences @UCSFPsychiatry]

Bruce Miller, MD, and Virginia Sturm, PhD, join KQED’s Forum to explore how the brain’s adaptability can transform how we understand dementia, Alzheimer’s, and related disorders.

Listen here: https://t.co/7pHfiJUkL8

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

Check out my new blog Thinking about Feelings in @PsychToday @UCSFmac 🧠

[Psychology Today @PsychToday]

Even when awe stems from something frightening, such as natural disasters, it still motivates us to do good. Here’s why, by @brainsturming https://t.co/zibjv5biLg

[Pam Belluck @PamBelluck]

Francisco Lopera, a pioneering and acclaimed Alzheimer's researcher, who worked for decades in Colombia with the world's largest extended family to suffer from the disease, has passed away. https://t.co/tc7RPZZJi7

[Rafi Hadad @Rafi__Hadad]

I'm thrilled to share our latest paper, the first to describe the neuroanatomic correlates of itching in patients with FTLD.
A huge thank you to the amazing team at GBHI, UCSF!
#AtlanticFellows @GBHI_Fellows @brucemillerucsf @brainsturming @Rankin_Lab @victorvalcour

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

@emmaprhodes @NIHAging @PennFTDCenter @PennBiNDLab @lauren_massimo @sattertt Congratulations, Emma!

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

Always wonderful talking with the amazing Jane Hirshfield about poetry and science ✍️🧠

[Issues in Science and Technology @ISSUESinST]

On the latest episode of #TheOngoingTransformation podcast, @CPNAS’s @jtalasek sits down with poet Jane Hirshfield and neuroscientist @brainsturming to discuss the connections they’ve found between poetry, neural science, and society. Listen & subscribe: https://t.co/3zsrr0HPhl

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

The role of the autonomic nervous system in emotions is complex, but maybe we just need to examine it with fresh eyes. This paper changed how I think about its functioning during emotions and rest.

[Claudia Haase @ClaudiaMHaase]

are emotions like soup?

amazing paper showing unique constellation of patterned physiological changes in awe, sadness, disgust, amusement, disgust, and nurturant love

by @lollo_pasquini, @brainsturming, and so many other brilliant folks

https://t.co/6p5GLIOygH

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

@ClaudiaMHaase @lollo_pasquini Thank you, Claudia!

[nature @Nature]

‘Disruptive’ science has declined — and no one knows why https://t.co/zoN52RqpEM

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

@EleanorPalser's clinical research focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders. She recently found children with dyslexia have higher resting parasympathetic activity, which may yield social benefits-- another strength in dyslexia! @AlbaLanguage @UCSFmac
https://t.co/RDGuplBje9

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

🎉🎉Congratulations to @EleanorPalser, @UCSF_CAN_Lab postdoc extraordinaire, who has won the @UCSF Chancellor Award for the Advancement of Women for her work on gender disparities in journal editorial boards. Listen to her discuss her work in this video:
https://t.co/NFaxKGbaSX

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

Here is the link to her paper on this topic:
https://t.co/9eHEpkNJIC

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

@ReadingShantell Thank you so much for sharing our work— it means a lot to us that our work can help others to think about the whole child with dyslexia. @AlbaLanguage

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

We shook our heads, laughed, and reflected on the uncanny situation for a moment. I am increasingly grateful for my weak social ties. She helped me get home, and I still owe her $5. In any case, I look forward to seeing her next week at the bus stop and to saying good morning.

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

I wrote this story as a part of a speech for the end-of-year celebration that we hold for @GBHI_Fellows. I shared how my experiences during COVID made me appreciate the weak ties in my social network, a concept pioneered by Dr. Mark Granovetter, whose important work I discuss.

[Global Brain Health Institute @GBHI_Fellows]

"Our weak ties allow us to reach more people across larger social distances than our strong ties, which is critical if we seek to do big things and to create change around the world."

@brainsturming of @GBHI_Fellows @UCSFmac shares a @KQED Perspective
https://t.co/HibHSZDbhM

[Virginia Sturm @brainsturming]

On the car ride home, I was struck by the irony of it all. I told her that I had been on the radio this morning talking about the people at our bus stop and the importance of the people in our lives that we don't know well. People like her.