Swathi Swaminathan

Psych scientist & clinician. Lifespan cognitive development: arts (esp. music), language, attention, memory, emotion regulation, cognitive enhancement.

[Norah Jones @NorahJones]

💔 Cassandra Wilson’s album, “New Moon Daughter” was one of my all time favorites and had a huge influence on my music, especially my first album. 💔 Rest in peace

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

Wonderful to see. The old India still survives...

[Valerio Capraro @ValerioCapraro]

Fascinating paper just published in Science.

The authors analyze the career trajectories of top performers across multiple domains, including Nobel laureates, elite chess players, Olympic gold medalists, and more.

Their central finding challenges a common belief.

Intensive, single-discipline training at a young age does confer an early advantage, but this advantage fades over time.

By contrast, individuals exposed to multidisciplinary practice early in life tend to start more slowly. Yet, over the long run, they are more likely to reach world-class performance, eventually overtaking early specialists, who often plateau just below the very top.

An important reminder that breadth early on can be a powerful investment in long-term excellence.

Link to the paper in the first reply.

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

“Yet for all its coldness,
there’s a tenderness in winter too,
making us cover
what we can no longer bare.”

— Carole Glasser Langille

[Western BrainsCAN @Brains_CAN]

Today is World Alzheimer's Day. Why does music trigger memories? BrainsCAN postdoc, @swatswam is studying the brain's connection between memories and music to help those with #dementia.
#WorldAlzDay #WorldAlzheimersDay #WorldAlzMonth #WesternU https://t.co/Y20fZap6Do

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Mahoor Jamal, contemporary artist and illustrator from Pakistan #WomensArt

[SMPC @socmusicperccog]

The Anti-Racism & Equity Committee has released their first annual update. Link to PDF: https://t.co/eYhZO0vrLd

Thanks for your all of your work!
@DV_PhD @amy_belfi @danielshanahan @DavidJohnBaker @SpotGerry Michael Hall @psycheloui @swatswam

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'Foxgloves And Finches' by Annie Soudain, contemporary UK printmaker #womensart #summer

[Murad Banaji @muradbanaji]

@aashishg_ and I wrote in The Hindu on Gujarat's huge mortality surge. Based on yet another great investigation by the Dainik Bhaskar group. Gujarati paper @Divya_Bhaskar got hold of data on registered deaths in Gujarat from March 1 to May 10, 2021. What did the data show? 1/

[Swathi Swaminathan @swatswam]

How India’s COVID-19 crisis became the worst in the world (⁦⁦@priyanka_runwal⁩ ) https://t.co/PF4WAi7UTa

[Jessica Grahn @NeuroBeats]

Come be a postdoc in the Music and Neuroscience lab! We've got an amazing set of neuroscience resources through @BMI_WesternU and @Brains_CAN and a thriving interdisciplinary initiative with @westernuMusic, @westernuNCA, and @PsychWestern. https://t.co/MJ53hkQvjm
Please retweet!

[Swathi Swaminathan @swatswam]

@emilyamacrae Where do I sign up?

[Jean Decety 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 @Decety]

Does neonatal imitation exist? Findings are inconsistant. The only significant predictor
of neonatal imitation was researcher affiliation, with
some research groups consistently finding neonatal imitation and others consistently not finding it https://t.co/95E0L92RnL

[Swathi Swaminathan @swatswam]

Big global study over ~9.5 years on carbohydrate intake and health outcomes.
(Also, mum’d be embarrassed, but I’m proud! I got to watch her work through a PhD in midlife while raising us, challenge many norms, & do good evidence gathering...all from the Global South!)

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

High intake of refined grains was associated with higher risk of mortality and major cardiovascular disease events, finds this prospective cohort study
https://t.co/5BH1vYkAac

[Swathi Swaminathan @swatswam]

@kikimara ❤️❤️

[Liam Bright @lastpositivist]

Another really great piece from Femi. As he mentions, I'm on record defending Standpoint Epistemology - and I (ha!) stand by that, I think I'm right. But I share all of @OlufemiOTaiwo's concerns here, agree with every word, and think it's really well put.

https://t.co/lPrhKHvhPb

[Priyanka Runwal @priyanka_runwal]

Teles and strats like the ones used by Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Chrissie Hynde, Richie Kotzen have a swamp ash body. Climate change and an invasive beetle are impacting the availability of this iconic guitar wood.

My latest for @sciam:
https://t.co/LsNdTzqXaE

[Swathi Swaminathan @swatswam]

@emilyamacrae @CanadianOpera Thank you for watching, Emily!

[Western BrainsCAN @Brains_CAN]

Today's the day! Don't miss our postdoc, @swatswam, at 7 p.m. tonight to hear about the #neuroscience of listening to music.

#WesternU
@VPRWesternU
@BMI_WesternU