Ethan Knights

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

Why do older adults show less lateralised motor cortex activity? Is it compensation for age-related decline?
Our new early access paper #JNeurosci @SfNJournals suggests not - https://t.co/Ff51hLvHoO - Walkthrough thread below

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@LeahBanellis Experiencing this is a rite of passage in the academic's journey from Matlab/R to Python!

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@profgeraintrees Enjoying the irony that this is covered by the #nature portfolio who exploit authors by ~2-3x the cost of publishing in #neuroimage -

" The APC to publish Gold Open Access in Nature is €9,750 / $11,690 / £8,490 "

[UNISON Local Government @UNISONinLG]

The Government’s pay offer for council and school workers in England, Wales and N.Ireland isn’t enough to keep staff from the front line to the breadline – which is why we’re asking you to vote yes for strike action when the ballot opens #PayUp2023

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

One for you - @DrGBuckingham.
Applied optical illusions:
https://t.co/DmeJ54dvX4

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@DrMowinckels Love the API approach @DrMowinckels!

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@johancarlin Nice - Improving documentation one step at a time.

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@psychopy @github. Anything other than toying with real raw code is a compromise.

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@TheOriginOfNerd @JupiterJepsen TIL what boba is

[Dr Stephanie Rossit 🧠👀🖐 @StephanieRossit]

Great way to end a week - this paper has now been accepted in Scientific Reports!

[MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit @mrccbu]

Lifespanning brain reference charts from over 100k individuals! Big team neuroscience effort that included @mrccbu’s Cam-CAN and CALM cohorts: https://t.co/RZKlDYHPRo

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@StephanieRossit @agwarman 🤣 teeth-selective ROIs?

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

6 months went fast - Here's the original walkthrough thread for those interested in #ageing, #motorcontrol & #openscience who might've missed it: https://t.co/5A20yWdSj5

[MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit @mrccbu]

Does Hemispheric Asymmetry Reduction in Older Adults (HAROLD) in motor cortex reflect compensation? https://t.co/cgIYF332X1

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@DrGBuckingham @StephanieRossit Feeling honoured - cheers!

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@SfNJournals Excited #ECR - our #neuoscience project is out of early access: Evidence against age-related motor compensation in #openscience fMRI datasets. Walkthrough thread for https://t.co/zPNVUS0iCB 👇
https://t.co/5A20yWdSj5

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

Why do older adults show less lateralised motor cortex activity? Is it compensation for age-related decline?
Our new early access paper #JNeurosci @SfNJournals suggests not - https://t.co/Ff51hLvHoO - Walkthrough thread below

[SfN Journals @SfNJournals]

#JNeurosci: @ethanknights et al. suggest that less lateralized motor cortex activity in older adults is not compensatory for age-related decline in the dominant hemisphere, but instead reflects inefficient processing or reduced interhemispheric inhibition.
https://t.co/9DMlLeBX7Q

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@DrGBuckingham youtube? (if you like the livin' on the edge)

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

@RFVSMSci thanks @RFVSMSci !

[Lifebrain @LifebrainEU]

The #Lifebrain team are finally meeting after 2 years of only online meetings. We are having a hybrid consortium meeting, as many are still not able to travel, but we are thrilled to be in Oslo and to have in person contact.

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

Huge thanks to @J_A_Quent for brms advice and the funding support from @mrccbu @The_MRC & @LifebrainEU

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

Why do older adults show less lateralised motor cortex activity? Is it compensation for age-related decline?
Our new early access paper #JNeurosci @SfNJournals suggests not - https://t.co/Ff51hLvHoO - Walkthrough thread below

[Ethan Knights @ethanknights]

Conclusion: Motor Cortex HAROLD doesn't appear to reflect compensation (perhaps instead it reflects neural inefficiency or motor disinhibition).