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The Evil Monkey has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from a southeastern U.S. university. After a postdoctoral nightmare of Inquisitorial proportions, he is currently working in a laboratory and an adjunct assistant professor at a nearby state university.
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October 31, 2008
Category: Friday Weird Science
*stands up bravely* Hi, my name is Scicurious, and I'm a...caffeine addict. Well, currently I'm a recovering caffeine addict. I used to drink about 6 cups of coffee a day. The big travel mug size. I was even in a...
Posted by Scicurious at 12:19 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 30, 2008
Category: Synaptic Misfires
Generally, I'm not a political-type blogger. I'm not good at making good statements, even though my opinions are very strong. So I leave political stuff to Evil Monkey. But he's muttering to himself in the third person again (that sidebar...
Posted by Scicurious at 10:11 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 29, 2008
Category: Academia
A few months ago, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who was then just starting grad school. She was looking for an advisor, someone to take her under his/her wing for her nascent science-training. And, as...
Posted by Scicurious at 7:01 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 28, 2008
Category: Blog Carnivals
Encephalon is up at Mind Hacks! Check it out, there's some very cool stuff, including stuff on childhood amnesia, Long term potentiation (a HUGE deal in a neuroscience now), and three awesome posts from The Mouse Trap on maturity and...
Posted by Scicurious at 9:23 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 27, 2008
Category: Addiction
Until I read this paper, I seriously had no idea that spontaneous eyeblink was a clinical indicator for dopaminergic function. I guess this shows you how divorced the pure research side can be from the clinic. But before I cover...
Posted by Scicurious at 11:30 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 24, 2008
Category: Friday Weird Science
Does anyone else find "priapism" a horrifically difficult thing to pronouce? This may partially be because it's so...entertaining. Well, ok, it's entertaining for me. I imagine it leaves most guys wincing. Tran et al. "Priapism, ecstasy, and marijuana: is there...
Posted by Scicurious at 2:04 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 22, 2008
Category: Neuroscience
So this is the second installment for general information on the things I like to blog about. Today's topic: DOPAMINE As you might be able to tell from many of my older and newer posts, I like dopamine. It's one...
Posted by Scicurious at 6:25 PM • 20 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 20, 2008
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...
Posted by Scicurious at 9:31 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 17, 2008
Category: Friday Weird Science
Weird Science is going up late this week, sorry guys. But it's weird science AND historical science, which makes it double cool. Also, NEW site from Zooillogix, and it's the CUTEST THING EVER. Called zooborns, you just want to cuddle...
Posted by Scicurious at 6:42 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blog Carnivals
Giant's shoulders is up at second order approximation! You can check out my post on Aristotle, as well as a really cool post from Providentia on Freud (always a good topic), and a post on the structure of DNA from...
Posted by Scicurious at 10:11 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
