Helen Motanis (she/her)

Neuroscientist and biologist 🧠👩🏻‍🔬 Development lead at @team_BCLA 🤝

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

Thrilled to share that our new paper discussing network dynamics in #FragileX is online

https://t.co/M30juwRzz6

We show the following:

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@jasonyensunlee @JL_Romero12 @MiniscopeTeam Never change kiddo

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@sulafaz I have been using it for a while, I started with the small courses. What is it that you don’t like or find hard?

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@UCLANeurology @pgolshani @the_asci Congratulations @pgolshani!

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@griz1 @thefluffa @FionaWilsonf @drninashapiro @drtinamaster @DocHerceg @ShiningComic @muz4now @filiprosenbomb @jareddiamond @conrad_anker My books for 2020

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@AnubhutiGoel These 150+ students are lucky to have you as their professor!

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

Check out our new paper and learn about the rules that lead to stable Up-states!

[Saray Soldado-Magraner @saraysoldado]

With @rodlaje and @HMotanis we prove that classic homeostatic rules -when applied to all synapse types- are unstable and cannot lead to inhibition-stabilized regimes such as Up-states. We report a family of rules that autonomously lead to stable Up-states and balanced dynamics.

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@KateWassum So sorry to hear that. Speedy recovery Kate!

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@biorxiv_neursci @n_kourdougli I hope you enjoyed reading our paper! Thanks Nazim!

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@joshtrachtenbe1 @biorxiv_neursci Thanks Josh!

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

Check out our new paper in bioRxiv; we studies the role of PV and SST neurons in Up-states. I had so much fun working with the talented @JL_Romero12. We used experimental and theoretical methods to show that PV interneurons have a dominant role in network stabilization.

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

Differential excitability of PV and SST neurons results in distinct functional roles in inhibition stabilization of Up-states https://t.co/eH4HLXC2hx #biorxiv_neursci

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@mabdelhack @Hermina_HN @Rawryy @neurochart @Nilufer_ab @kadaj13_jp @HajerNakua @maria_khoudary @Elnaz_AK @CallieFederer @heikecstein Thank you @mabdelhack, I appreciate that!

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@tararaam_ It’s a difficult show to watch but I highly recommend it.

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@Sunbird3000 After 8 months of constantly using zoom on multiple computers and in different locations, the virtual background does not work for me: never ever was I able to show my full face, at best it shows one full part of my face (like a cheek or a nose).

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@tararaam_ I’m so sorry for your loss

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@Sunbird3000 Very exciting news my dear, I’m so happy for you. Good luck on your new journey ❤️❤️❤️

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@JiannisTax @pgolshani @NeuroCellPress Congratulations to all of you. So exciting to see these results published 🥳

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@JiannisTax Very cool.

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@JiannisTax @Golshani @neuron Congratulations, amazing work! Glad to see these exciting results.

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@anne_churchland @AndrewHires And it’s so empowering. Every time he finishes a project there is a sense of accomplishment and pride that lasts for days and days.

[Helen Motanis (she/her) @HMotanis]

@anne_churchland @AndrewHires Excellent advice. Nothing makes my 4 y/o son happier than using a drill (sorry it’s cordless)