Darlene

undergraduate student @ davidson college 🧠 | bio + neuroscience | coffee enthusiast

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

Protest is the heartbeat of humanity. It is the sound of human rights beating to live.

[Relatable Resident @relatableafmd]

I’m just gonna say it: NEVER bring up a patient’s weight.

Talk about eating habits, physical activity, stressors, psychosocial & circumstantial barriers, their experience of occupying their body; you can even discuss lbs if they bring it up. But don’t bring it up.

Come at me.

[Darlene @dardiscovers]

The amygdala has a significant influence in neurological and psychiatric disorders, yet there’s still so much to find out about the mechanism in which it effects these progressions

#psy303dc

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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

Providing more resources to provide early childhood reading development and education can really impact someone’s future as well as provides opportunity for brain-related activities to take place that prevent dementia
#psy303dc

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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

Research as a very interdisciplinary field has contributions from multiple disciplines. In this article, neuro engineers have located specific neurons that play a role in memory which may help in understanding more about Alzheimer’s

#psy303dc
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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

Had the amazing opportunity to attend and present at my first scientific conference where I learned about the neuroscience of sleep disturbances in patients with autism

#psy303dc
#ABRCMS2019 #abrcms
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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

This is nothing like mind reading, yet it reveals so much about how your friend’s brain views you similarly to how you view yourself

#psy303dc
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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

Looks like deep sleep has significant effects on preventing further anxiety and on fine-tuning the prefrontal cortex’s decision making
#psy303dc

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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

Who knew that one cell could impact the formation of a habit?
#psy303dc https://t.co/CTZSEVcZ0s

[Darlene @dardiscovers]

Even short moments of trauma and exposure to sudden sounds can form part of one’s memory. PTSD and trauma exposure can have long term effects on the brain, as seen in this study
#psy303dc

https://t.co/b3XYfCx7F3

[Darlene @dardiscovers]

I think the nature vs nurture argument can be found in any variation in almost any field, and it’s interesting to see how researchers attempt to answer this question in neuroscience

#psy303dc
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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

Cognitive neuroscience can play an incredibly valuable role in therapy for brain injured patients, especially as we see a rise in traumatic brain injuries globally

#psy303dc
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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

Confidence starts in the brain??

#psy303dc
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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

I had no idea that even lack of sleep in small amounts can take a toll on anxiety levels. The brain really does need sleep, definitely won’t be pulling any all-nighters anytime soon
#psy303dc
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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

Music is an important part of the human condition. The original paper showed how variability and changes in song notes could result in different neural and physiological responses. Now I know why I can’t wait to listen to more music this weekend!

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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

This article really shows the importance of just how diabetes type 2 can affect cognition and perhaps the blood brain barrier. This also shows me the importance of managing diabetes and getting on time treatment before cognitive decline sets in

https://t.co/iKKyfUQbjm

[Darlene @dardiscovers]

I thought I’d share this little guy! #psy303dc

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[Darlene @dardiscovers]

This makes me also consider the nature vs nurture argument and how our environment definitely influences and limits the types of decisions we make. #psy303DC

[Nature Neuroscience @NatureNeuro]

Most non-greedy decisions that humans make in volatile environments do not stem from exploration but from the limited precision of learning https://t.co/n0ocaIhSYs