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
Stay abreast of your favorite bloggers' latest and greatest via e-mail, via a daily digest.
Cochlear Hair Cell Regeneration
Interview With Dr. Irene Pepperberg
On Religion and Taking the 'Red Pill'
Neuroscience of Cocaine Addiction
Parrots Have Object Permanance
« Blog Hiatus Until March 1st | Main | Parrots Need Valentine Love Too! »
Category: Tastes Like Neuroscience
Posted on: February 11, 2008 5:04 PM, by Shelley Batts
Ok, ok, I know I'm supposed to be on hiatus here. But how could I resist posting this adorable plush neuron? Waaaaay better than a teddy bear, in my opinion.
I must resist the urge to make cuddly neural nets out of dozens of them...
via ModCloth (and Giant Microbes)
Send this entry to:
Email this entry to a friend
View the Technorati Link Cosmos for this entry
TrackBack URL for this entry:
Comments
Someone who knows me too well gave me one for christmas. Good fun.
Posted by: Johan | February 11, 2008 6:27 PM
The best part:
Products 1 x Brain Cell $7.99Let's see, can I get a bulk discount on say 9,000 a day for the next 70 years?
Posted by: Aaron | February 11, 2008 8:34 PM
The spirit of the age - the ZEITGEIST - is stuffed toys!
(what are we coming to?)
But I admit I want one :)
Posted by: CHCH | February 12, 2008 9:47 AM
You have got to be the Queen of all geeks.
How cool.
Posted by: hawk | February 15, 2008 8:28 AM
Does it come with glia?
Posted by: Tegumai Bopsulai, FCD | February 15, 2008 11:18 AM
At the Miami Museum of Science I saw a comfy couch covered with small, stuffed dinosaurs, all carefully sewn on. It looked great. You could do that with ",neurons."
Posted by: Monado, FCD | February 22, 2008 11:58 AM
One of my (adult) sons gave me a stuffed Red Blood Cell for a [generic-year-end-celebration] gift. I was careful to keep it a safe distance away from the stuffed Ebola Virus he gave to his brother.
Posted by: Theo Bromine | February 22, 2008 10:58 PM
At the Miami Museum of Science I saw a comfy couch covered with small, stuffed dinosaurs, all carefully sewn on. It looked great. You could do that with ",neurons."
Posted by: Monado, FCD | February 22, 2008 11:58 AM
If you had a big enough couch you could make a sewn super brain!
Dave Briggs :~)
Posted by: Dave Briggs | February 27, 2008 11:27 AM