CT Hsu

Mostly flies, cats, and brains. Lecturer by day and fly tormenter by night. Occasional flailing code monkey.

[Salim S. Hayek, MD @salimhayek]

What if the path forward is to build different tools? AI that grounds every citation against PubMed before submission. AI that verifies every reference in a peer review before it reaches the program officer. AI that assists judgment rather than generates it.

[Robert Y. Chen @therealRYC]

‼️MORE WILDNESS IN PSYCHIATRY

Ketamine has long been thought to impact depression through glutamate signaling.

But it doesn’t

A new paper in @Nature shows that ADENOSINE is the causal neurotransmitter

And adenosine also underlies the antidepressant effects of ECT

🤯

[CT Hsu @caffeinatedcee]

@ChrisAxium @waysandmeans71 @mariana057 were you by any chance exposed to Richard Scarry as a child?

[CT Hsu @caffeinatedcee]

@Heroes_Get_Made @Srirachachau omg. I always forget that you can add butter to rice.

[CT Hsu @caffeinatedcee]

@carmencliffs @LordNoodles1988 @spacekoala Antman!

[misato. @misato08280]

CMYKインコ🦜

[Reza Shadmehr @reziliusReza]

Nearly 100 NIH study sections were canceled in the past month. Here is a list of the canceled meetings, compiled by Annika Barber at Rutgers Univ.
As a result, the process of biomedical science funding has been halted in the United States.
https://t.co/64wz2HUUYc

[Sergio Casas Tintó @Checho_casas]

Can animals generate neurons from #glia? Happy to see the final version of this work in collaboration with @TheDrosophilist. In @eLife: Adult neurogenesis through glial transdifferentiation in a CNS injury paradigm https://t.co/6V61PJM7nd

[Vlad Vyazovskiy @VVyazovskiy]

Sleep-wake-related changes in intracellular chloride regulate plasticity at glutamatergic cortical synapses: Current Biology https://t.co/LKkfFs7h16

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

It approached the dog with polite and calmed it down.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

This photograph was taken two days ago at the FBI Academy in Quantico and submitted to the NYT under the condition of anonymity.

If a picture is usually worth a thousand words, this one is worth millions.

[CT Hsu @caffeinatedcee]

I assumed this was what was going through his head every time my nephew woke in his car seat and started screaming.

[Hustlanani @hustlanani]

Being a baby must be scary, imagine sleeping at home & you wake up at TJ Maxx

[THEObr❂mic @theobromic_]

a 2005 study found an autistic reindeer herder in siberia that didnt like being around people but memorized the entire genealogical and medical history of all his 2600 reindeer, which made him a respected elder in his community

[♡sola♡ @soladite7]

i accidentally pasted this image into my essay 😭

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

At some point in the last ten years (it’s hard to tease out exactly when) we crossed a boundary that no one celebrated:

Most people diagnosed with cancer in the United States of America this year will not be killed by that cancer.

Yes, outcomes have improved.

[ADHDinos @ADHDinos]

Consulting a specialist

[CLaE @leafs_s]

Cell

Configuration of electrical synapses filters sensory information to drive behavioral choices

https://t.co/lfZqwhIpYR

[CT Hsu @caffeinatedcee]

@SimuLiu @BlazeBinges I think maybe it's a new type of Ken doll?

[CT Hsu @caffeinatedcee]

@Poetic_Singer @hoppymcfboi24 I literally stopped watching Superman and Lois after Legends of Tomorrow got cancelled. I know it's a good show, but only having one Arrowverse show to watch really dipped my interest below critical mass.