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I'm aka Brenda E Patoine, freelance med/sci writer/reporter; covering neuroscience for 33 yrs. #neurowriter #mentalhealthwriter #soljourno @BrendaEPatoine

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Looking forward to covering this: 2023 George W. Gay Lecture, "The Ethical Conundrum of Medicalizing Self-control: An Examination of Addiction, Obesity, and ADHD," presented by Steven E. Hyman, MD.
#neurowriter
#medsciwriter
#neuroethics

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@HarvardCenterHH Looking forward to this!

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@maiasz I feel like it's justified in this case because for so long we've been seeing the headlines that moderate drinking is good for you, so it's more of a myth-buster angle.

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@OmidVEbrahimi My thoughts exactly. Thank you for the reply!

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@OmidVEbrahimi Fascinating piece of this. Any conjecture why?

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Great thread on why misinformation matters.

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With Trump back on social media, this topic could not be more timely. #latestwriting for @dana_fdn , by me, aka @BrendaEPatoine. Love your thoughts.

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@dana_fdn With Trump back on Twitter, this is so timely. Thank you for posting! @BrendaEPatoine

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Cognitive trees
#coolscience
#neurowriter

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Neurons in layer 2/3 of the human neocortex.

Credit: Humboldt University of Berlin

#neuroscience #MedTwitter

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Neurons in layer 2/3 of the human neocortex.

Credit: Humboldt University of Berlin

#neuroscience #MedTwitter

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@thevpo1 This is truly stupid. (The original VT Digger I mean.) Thanks for calling it what it is... cough cough

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@newscientist Your paywall is so annoying. Not even one free article?

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@BBRFoundation Really fascinating presentation -- explains so much and breaks down so many stigmas around these illnesses. Great content; can't wait to write about it. TY @BBRFoundation and Peter Strick.

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Great #neuroscience content at today's @BBRFoundation International Mental Health Symposium, esp. @DrAlthaStewart's inspiring talk on combating disparities and Peter L. Strick on the neural substrates of psychosomatic illness -- fascinating! #cantwaittowriteit
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@BBRFoundation Great content! Thank you for these insightful presentations.

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@dana_fdn @neuroethicsinfo Great content! Hope to attend virtually...

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@Americans4Arts @kencen @ReneeFleming Sounds like a great line-up! Wishing there was a virtual option for these events!

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And we thought this was settled four years ago...
#neurowriter

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This is for the Missouri school district that's bringing back "the paddle" to discipline school kids (with parents' permission).
#ScienceMatters
#nospanking
#neurowriter
https://t.co/Che9FRQpqX

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@Aftercloud1 @SoundHealthNet @MusicforDemUK @dana_fdn @BrendaEPatoine Yes!