Tara Cooper

Neuroscience PhD interested in learning & memory 🧠 (she/her) |神経科学の博士号よろしく~ Views are my own.

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

Being a SNIP student is the reason I’m in grad school today and was such a rewarding experience that I highly recommend! Let any undergrad friends know to apply and feel free to reach out~

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

Thank you to everyone who came by my poster this afternoon 🖤 I had some amazing discussions and days like these remind me why I love science 🧠

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

After 7 years in research I finally made it to my first SfN! Come say hi and see some pretty fluorescent brain sections at my poster tomorrow afternoon 🧠💕#SfN22

[Chelsea Parlett @ChelseaParlett]

my mom said we can ignore the assumption of normality if its okay with your mom

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

Also shoutout to all my amazing co-authors @carlylogan26 @AbbiHernandez24 @SeanMTurn @theta_monkey, those not on Twitter (John, Cory, and Katelyn), and the best and most supportive PI @saranburke24

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

My 1st first-author publication is finally here! It builds upon our studies of the role of the perforant path in age-related cog decline. “Unilateral Perforant Path Transection Does Not Alter Lateral Entorhinal Cortical or Hippocampal CA3 Arc Expression”
https://t.co/JeFtwAUcIF

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

As a gamer scientist with some background in philosophy this paper was pretty unique and interesting! It took me back to Logic classes, and I think video games are so commonplace now we don’t often think hard about these weird moral distinctions from real life

[Neuroskeptic 🇺🇦 @Neuro_Skeptic]

Why is virtual murder (e.g. killing civilians in GTA) considered OK but virtual child abuse isn't? https://t.co/R7e6mHq8b1 I mean, virtual *child* murder isn't considered OK. There are no children wandering around in GTA or other such games for this reason.

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

@carlylogan26 It was so much easier than the first two for me side effects wise, I hope it goes well for you!

[Carly Logan PhD, MS @carlylogan26]

PAID internship in neuroscience at the University of Florida!!
Pass this along to any undergraduates! It is an amazing opportunity. 🤩

[Clement Chow @ClementYChow]

Shazam but for finding science references

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

@cupidtraps @saranburke24 Thank you!!❤️

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

My break from social media is over now because today I passed my qualifying exam!!! Thank you to @saranburke24 for being the greatest PI and to the rest of my committee for the incredible feedback. I’m more excited for my project than ever 🧠💕

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

@carlylogan26 It was so much fun and you are an incredible teacher, thanks for showing me the ropes ❤️

[Carly Logan PhD, MS @carlylogan26]

Today @taralcooper and I had an awesome opportunity to give a lecture on Psychological Disorders and therapy options. She killed her first teaching experience 🍎 I think we made a great team! #AcademicTwitter

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

@KelseyTatePark Wait we also had a Gatsby themed Prom in 2014 😂

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

@lentzrookie @machinegunkelly @Corpse_Husband I saw this and cannot wait

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

@carlylogan26 Thank you ❤️❤️ I’m getting more comfortable with Zoom finally lol

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

One day I’ll give a seminar presentation where I answer audience questions well during the talk rather than having an epiphany immediately once the Zoom ends and adrenaline wears off, but today was not that day 😅

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

@grace_V17 It’s something that started as a networking thing for Critical Language Scholarship alumni and 5 of us were grouped bc we’re in neuro related fields but we turned it into a fun jc! We had a great discussion on consciousness recently

[Tara Cooper @taralcooper]

@grace_V17 Honestly I would love a journal club with you and Nick for all the philosophical questions and thoughts floating around in my brain 😭 I have one like that on the weekends and it’s my favorite