Think of a copper tea kettle (I’m cold, tea is warm…). When you think about it, where is it? It’s in a kitchen, right? Possibly on a stove. It’s definitely in a context where you would expect it to be. Now take that tea kettle, and put it in your mind somewhere like…a desert. Surrounded […]
I WAS going to blog on the history of action potentials tonight, but it’s late, I’m really tired (14 hour days in the lab add up), and action potential history is hard. Luckily for all of us, a new and cool article is out in PLoS ONE! Do not fear, I’ll get to that history […]
I’m a big proponent of exercise. I’m a runner, and when you’ve had a stressful day, it’s amazing what a good run can do to make you feel better. I’ve noticed for grad students (at least at my school), when the going gets tough, the tough play sports, or go the gym. The other half […]
Along with my passion for science (say it with me, “SCIENCE!” Don’t you feel awesome now?), I have a passion for history. I love history books (yes, really) and history podcasts, and nothing is cooler than when Mr. SiT takes me to see historical stuff (well, ok, unless we’re going to a Natural History museum, […]
This is the third option for “things I could present in Journal Club”. Please let me know if you have a strong preference! The Journal Club is, um, tomorrow. So I probably better get my rear in gear. As I’m sure you all know, Alzheimer’s Disease is a serious problem in today’s aging population, affecting […]
This past Saturday I got to go to the celebration in NC for the 1,000,000th ScienceBlog comment! All of us lucky enough to be in the area met up as the Asheboro zoo, where we got a fun personal tour, complete with some great information on Animal Behavior. I was very excited to meet so […]
The SAUSAGE links…mmm…sausage… sorry, that was brought to you by the list of things I wish I had for breakfast. The life of a starving grad student is full of things you WISH you had for breakfast. Or lunch. Or any time really. Scicurious has announcements!
Anyone who read my previous blog will probably know that I’ve got a couple of big interests: blows to the head, diabetes, sex (who doesn’t?). I’ve also got a really big interest in both psychiatric disorders such as depression and ADHD, and what scientists like to formally call “drugs of abuse” (it just sounds better […]
Can I just say how much I LOVE these old papers! Today I present to you one of the best historical papers neuroscience has to offer, and a real classic in the field. Parkinson, J. “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy”. Published in Neuropsychiatry classics, Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 14 (2), 2002. Originally […]