Maya Selitser 🧠

Dalhousie University - MSc Medical Neuroscience

[Maya Selitser 🧠 @mayaselitser]

My first first-author research paper was published today in the Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience!

“Cardiometabolic risk factors and brain age: a meta-analysis to quantify the brain structural differences related to diabetes, hypertension, obesity”
https://t.co/RMa3dZwQfj

[Tomas Hajek @HajekTomas]

Which cardiovascular risk factor most strongly predicts an older brain? Obesity, hypertension and diabetes each uniquely contributed to higher brain age. The effect size for diabetes was >2x greater than the effects of hypertension or obesity https://t.co/YyX8Y0aaKP

[Tomas Hajek @HajekTomas]

Lab meeting with drip coffee, premium dates, and mascarpone, courtesy of our international fellow. Thank you Tariq. How did we ever survive on just plain old data before?

[Dal Graduate Student Social Club @DalGSSC]

The Graduate Student Social Club is BACK! Be on the lookout for some exciting events we've got planned for you this coming school year 👀

[Maya Selitser 🧠 @mayaselitser]

And here (2/2):

[kelly @kellyzz23]

Hello everyone! I'm delighted to present my undergraduate thesis. My research investigated the effects of gestational exposure to THC and environmental enrichment on anxiety behaviours and neuronal spine densities! Looking forward to seeing all your posters! #aoputc2020

[Maya Selitser 🧠 @mayaselitser]

We investigated the effects of prenatal THC exposure on depressive behaviour in adolescent rats, as well as effects on neuron morphology. Unfortunately neural data collection was halted due to COVID; behavioural results and anticipated neural results are described #aoputc2020

[Maya Selitser 🧠 @mayaselitser]

My thesis was part of a much larger project with several other undergraduate students who looked at other behavioural tests and brain regions. Their work is described here (1/2):

[Anita Sikic @SikicAnita]

Excited to present my thesis on the effects of gestational THC exposure on adolescent rodent brain development (specifically dendritic spine density in the dentate gyrus) and anxiety-related behaviour! Incomplete data collection due to COVID; existing data discussed. #aoputc2020

[kelly @kellyzz23]

Hello everyone! I'm delighted to present my undergraduate thesis. My research investigated the effects of gestational exposure to THC and environmental enrichment on anxiety behaviours and neuronal spine densities! Looking forward to seeing all your posters! #aoputc2020

[Maya Selitser 🧠 @mayaselitser]

@BenPatr23499062 Thank you so much for the wonderful comment! Hoping to finish the project once the schools open back up. Graduate work is definitely on my horizon! 😊

[Maya Selitser 🧠 @mayaselitser]

@PGhaneian Thank you!

[Maya Selitser 🧠 @mayaselitser]

@ClaireHallett9 @aoputc Thank you so much Claire! ☺️

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Today is #LovingDay.

It marks 53 years since the Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage. At the time, 16 states banned it.

The case was brought by Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and Black woman jailed and told to leave Virginia for being married.