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The trials, tribulations, and joys of a Neuroscience gradute student writing her thesis in the postmodern, post-Y2K world.
Shelley Batts is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at the University of Michigan. She studies hair cell regeneration in the cochlea, and is just embarking on that quixotic quest called 'thesis.' She lies awake at night pondering how science intersects with politics, culture, policy, money, medicine, and religion in an attempt to be more than just a niche scientist sitting in the oh-so-lovely ivory tower. Follow me and my parrot on the quest to get funded, get a PhD, and stay sane.
Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life. ~Rachel Carson
Cochlear Hair Cell Regeneration
Interview With Dr. Irene Pepperberg
On Religion and Taking the 'Red Pill'
Neuroscience of Cocaine Addiction
Parrots Have Object Permanance
Retrospectacle is now Of Two Minds!
October 30, 2007
Category: Blather
Bush says "Congress worst in 20 years." All irony meters simultaneously explode. I just imagine Bush and Congress embroiled in a "No, you are!" "Noooo, you are!" "Nooooo you are times 10!" "You are times infinity!" - type battle of...
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October 29, 2007
Category: Tastes Like Neuroscience
Dr. Vilayanur Ramachandran discusses how brain damaged patients illustrates neurological function in this talk given at the TED Conference.
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October 28, 2007
Category: Academia
The Saudi king is investing 12 billion in a liberal research institution.
Posted by Shelley Batts at 7:00 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 27, 2007
Category: Creepy Crawlies
Artwork using dead insects and clockwork parts.
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October 26, 2007
Category: Fun
Sea monkeys, fMRI, and roving minstrels. What is the neurological connection? A 2004 SFN poster explains it all.
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October 25, 2007
Category: Travel
Strikes, divorces, and green transportation has Paris buzzing.
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October 24, 2007
Category: Drugs and the Brain
I have heard a lot of stories about the aggressive behavior of people on angel dust, but this video is the first time that I have seen just how dramatic it can be. The guy is completely naked and smashes...
Posted by Aaron Rowe at 3:23 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 23, 2007
Category: Drugs and the Brain
Even though truth serums do not work, top ranking intelligence officials have considered using them for interrogation.
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October 22, 2007
Category: Birds
According to the Indianapolis News a man and his son were awakened by their pet bird as their home caught fire. Their Amazon parrot, Peanut, began making a smoke detector noise while a real smoke detector was going off....
Posted by Aaron Rowe at 7:06 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 21, 2007
Category: Science Vault
A video of British soldiers on LSD during a military exercise.
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