Adarsh Makdani
@admakdani.bsky.social
#Neuroscience Researcher & Technician @ LJMU, UK.
Attempting to make a career out of getting on people's nerves, & taking things apart in the vague hope I can put them back together again.
#Somatosensation #Touch #Pain #Itch #Microneurography
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Attempting to make a career out of getting on people's nerves, & taking things apart in the vague hope I can put them back together again.
#Somatosensation #Touch #Pain #Itch #Microneurography
[He/Him]
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A Sage journal that holds the distinction of highest number of retracted articles in the Retraction Watch Database likely made in excess of $400,000 in revenue from those papers, by our calculations.
Journal collected $400,000 from papers it later retracted
A Sage journal that holds the distinction of highest number of retracted articles in the Retraction Watch Database likely made in excess of $400,000 in revenue from those papers, by our calculation…
retractionwatch.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A Sage journal that holds the distinction of highest number of retracted articles in the Retraction Watch Database likely made in excess of $400,000 in revenue from those papers, by our calculations.
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Impossible to communicate to people that once you decide that a group more vulnerable than you can be sacrificed in the name of your own safety or interests that you have already entered into an tacit agreement that you can also be sacrificed in the interests of a group less vulnerable than you.
May 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Impossible to communicate to people that once you decide that a group more vulnerable than you can be sacrificed in the name of your own safety or interests that you have already entered into an tacit agreement that you can also be sacrificed in the interests of a group less vulnerable than you.
I urge colleagues with relevant expertise to co-sign this letter against the narrow interpretation of biology which seeks to exclude trans, NB, intersex, & gender non-conforming people from policy.
#BNA2025 showed that Neuroscience is a diverse & inclusive field that understands biology is complex.
#BNA2025 showed that Neuroscience is a diverse & inclusive field that understands biology is complex.
May 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I urge colleagues with relevant expertise to co-sign this letter against the narrow interpretation of biology which seeks to exclude trans, NB, intersex, & gender non-conforming people from policy.
#BNA2025 showed that Neuroscience is a diverse & inclusive field that understands biology is complex.
#BNA2025 showed that Neuroscience is a diverse & inclusive field that understands biology is complex.
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Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
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Liverpool(ish) presenters - PIs and ECRs - don't forget to tag us @lng.org.uk when skeeting about your symposia & posters at #BNA2025.
April 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Liverpool(ish) presenters - PIs and ECRs - don't forget to tag us @lng.org.uk when skeeting about your symposia & posters at #BNA2025.
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We're glad to see so many @lng.org.uk partners at #BNA2025 - come visit the stands for @ljmuofficial.bsky.social, @liverpooluni.bsky.social, @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social, and BYOB Liverpool stand where we'll be hosting @thebraincharity.bsky.social and @painreliefteam.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We're glad to see so many @lng.org.uk partners at #BNA2025 - come visit the stands for @ljmuofficial.bsky.social, @liverpooluni.bsky.social, @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social, and BYOB Liverpool stand where we'll be hosting @thebraincharity.bsky.social and @painreliefteam.bsky.social
I spot the corner of my head at the @ljmuofficial.bsky.social stand in picture 4! You got my best angle 😄
(It's right beside the @womeninneurouk.bsky.social stand).
(It's right beside the @womeninneurouk.bsky.social stand).
April 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I spot the corner of my head at the @ljmuofficial.bsky.social stand in picture 4! You got my best angle 😄
(It's right beside the @womeninneurouk.bsky.social stand).
(It's right beside the @womeninneurouk.bsky.social stand).
Off to the 8.30am plenary at #BNA2025 in Liverpool.
My biennial attempt at keeping up with the wider world of Neuroscience outside @lng.org.uk
Grateful to @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Psychology for supporting my attendance & many of our PGRs too.
Only problem: I've already seen a 3 o'clock today...
My biennial attempt at keeping up with the wider world of Neuroscience outside @lng.org.uk
Grateful to @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Psychology for supporting my attendance & many of our PGRs too.
Only problem: I've already seen a 3 o'clock today...
April 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Off to the 8.30am plenary at #BNA2025 in Liverpool.
My biennial attempt at keeping up with the wider world of Neuroscience outside @lng.org.uk
Grateful to @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Psychology for supporting my attendance & many of our PGRs too.
Only problem: I've already seen a 3 o'clock today...
My biennial attempt at keeping up with the wider world of Neuroscience outside @lng.org.uk
Grateful to @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Psychology for supporting my attendance & many of our PGRs too.
Only problem: I've already seen a 3 o'clock today...
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Hi #Liverpool! As @britishneuro.bsky.social is coming to town - we've organised a number of (mostly) free, neuroscience-themed public events taking place in and around Liverpool over the next few days & weeks.
Check out the programme: meetings.bna.org.uk/BYOBLiverpool/
Check out the programme: meetings.bna.org.uk/BYOBLiverpool/
April 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Hi #Liverpool! As @britishneuro.bsky.social is coming to town - we've organised a number of (mostly) free, neuroscience-themed public events taking place in and around Liverpool over the next few days & weeks.
Check out the programme: meetings.bna.org.uk/BYOBLiverpool/
Check out the programme: meetings.bna.org.uk/BYOBLiverpool/
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Also Thursday 10th April, at Liverpool Lighthouse, #Anfield, 12-4pm, "Move Your Body, Boost Your Brain: #Dance Movement Therapy for Healthy Ageing" -- live interactive demos, expert talks showing how movement-based interactions can promote joy and vitality.
Book (free): lng.org.uk/byob-nmdt
Book (free): lng.org.uk/byob-nmdt
Move Your Body, Boost Your Brain (BYOB Liverpool)
Move Your Body, Boost Your Brain: Dance Movement Therapy for Healthy Ageing
On Thursday 10th April 2025 | 12:00PM StartVenue: The Liverpool Lighthouse
Free to attend, but booking is essential. Suita...
lng.org.uk
April 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Also Thursday 10th April, at Liverpool Lighthouse, #Anfield, 12-4pm, "Move Your Body, Boost Your Brain: #Dance Movement Therapy for Healthy Ageing" -- live interactive demos, expert talks showing how movement-based interactions can promote joy and vitality.
Book (free): lng.org.uk/byob-nmdt
Book (free): lng.org.uk/byob-nmdt
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Next Thursday, 10th April at LEAF Bold Stret, 7-10pm, join us for the 1st night of our Neuroscience and comedy mash-up. Tickets are just £5.25, with all proceeds going to @thebraincharity.bsky.social and @painreliefteam.bsky.social
Book tickets: lng.org.uk/neuronights
Book tickets: lng.org.uk/neuronights
April 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Next Thursday, 10th April at LEAF Bold Stret, 7-10pm, join us for the 1st night of our Neuroscience and comedy mash-up. Tickets are just £5.25, with all proceeds going to @thebraincharity.bsky.social and @painreliefteam.bsky.social
Book tickets: lng.org.uk/neuronights
Book tickets: lng.org.uk/neuronights
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This Thursday, 3rd April, 4-6pm join us at Shakespeare North Playhouse, #Prescot for "In Touch With Your Body" - learn about the science behind Touch & Pain - including interactive demonstrations of techniques & equipment used in labs. (Tea & coffee provided).
Book via lng.org.uk/byob-touch (free)
Book via lng.org.uk/byob-touch (free)
April 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This Thursday, 3rd April, 4-6pm join us at Shakespeare North Playhouse, #Prescot for "In Touch With Your Body" - learn about the science behind Touch & Pain - including interactive demonstrations of techniques & equipment used in labs. (Tea & coffee provided).
Book via lng.org.uk/byob-touch (free)
Book via lng.org.uk/byob-touch (free)
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Be part of @britishneuro.bsky.social Festival of Neuroscience this April in Liverpool!
Call for speakers/performers for "NeuroNights"! 🪩🧠
If you love #scicomm & want to try something a little different then this is for you!
🗓️ Deadline: 17th Feb
📩 Apply here: lng.org.uk/neuronights-...
Call for speakers/performers for "NeuroNights"! 🪩🧠
If you love #scicomm & want to try something a little different then this is for you!
🗓️ Deadline: 17th Feb
📩 Apply here: lng.org.uk/neuronights-...
February 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Be part of @britishneuro.bsky.social Festival of Neuroscience this April in Liverpool!
Call for speakers/performers for "NeuroNights"! 🪩🧠
If you love #scicomm & want to try something a little different then this is for you!
🗓️ Deadline: 17th Feb
📩 Apply here: lng.org.uk/neuronights-...
Call for speakers/performers for "NeuroNights"! 🪩🧠
If you love #scicomm & want to try something a little different then this is for you!
🗓️ Deadline: 17th Feb
📩 Apply here: lng.org.uk/neuronights-...
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Come and bring #neuroscience to life with us through:
😂 Myth-Busting Comedy: We’re looking for 10-minute neuro-themed comedy sets
🧠 Battle of the Brains: Take part in a short debate on hot neuroscience topics
Anyone is welcome to apply and we will help you to develop your talk 🪩🧠🕺
😂 Myth-Busting Comedy: We’re looking for 10-minute neuro-themed comedy sets
🧠 Battle of the Brains: Take part in a short debate on hot neuroscience topics
Anyone is welcome to apply and we will help you to develop your talk 🪩🧠🕺
NeuroNights Application – Liverpool Neuroscience Group
Are you a scientist, researcher, or science communicator with a flair for fun and engagement? NeuroNights is calling for speakers to join our two exciting, public-facing events in Liverpool! This is y...
lng.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Come and bring #neuroscience to life with us through:
😂 Myth-Busting Comedy: We’re looking for 10-minute neuro-themed comedy sets
🧠 Battle of the Brains: Take part in a short debate on hot neuroscience topics
Anyone is welcome to apply and we will help you to develop your talk 🪩🧠🕺
😂 Myth-Busting Comedy: We’re looking for 10-minute neuro-themed comedy sets
🧠 Battle of the Brains: Take part in a short debate on hot neuroscience topics
Anyone is welcome to apply and we will help you to develop your talk 🪩🧠🕺
Have just implemented it for @lng.org.uk - but notice we're still in the minority. Although maybe it's because not many organisations let their social media manager have access to edit DNS records...
February 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Have just implemented it for @lng.org.uk - but notice we're still in the minority. Although maybe it's because not many organisations let their social media manager have access to edit DNS records...
@bsky.app's "domain as @ handle" feature is excellent, and relatively easy to implement... but I think my enthusiasm for it also reveals the narrow window in which I grew up where internet domain names were actually important.
But, if anyone wants to appeal to people users of a certain age...
But, if anyone wants to appeal to people users of a certain age...
February 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
@bsky.app's "domain as @ handle" feature is excellent, and relatively easy to implement... but I think my enthusiasm for it also reveals the narrow window in which I grew up where internet domain names were actually important.
But, if anyone wants to appeal to people users of a certain age...
But, if anyone wants to appeal to people users of a certain age...
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Are you a psychologist or neuroscientist who completed your PhD after 1st October 2022, or about to submit your thesis? Consider applying for the **4-year Career Research Development Fellowship** at St John's College, Oxford. Please share! #psychscisky #neuroskyence www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...
Career Development Research Fellowships 2025
Career Development Research Fellowships for full-time research offered by St John’s College to early career researchers who have recently completed or are close to completion of a doctorate (and will ...
www.sjc.ox.ac.uk
September 20, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Are you a psychologist or neuroscientist who completed your PhD after 1st October 2022, or about to submit your thesis? Consider applying for the **4-year Career Research Development Fellowship** at St John's College, Oxford. Please share! #psychscisky #neuroskyence www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...
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Introducing the Missing Majority dashboard, an automatically updating resource that tracks the global representation of behavioral science first authors over time.
remi-theriault.com/dashboards/m...
Wanna know how your favorite journal performs? Check it out 😁
Let us know what you think!
remi-theriault.com/dashboards/m...
Wanna know how your favorite journal performs? Check it out 😁
Let us know what you think!
August 5, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Introducing the Missing Majority dashboard, an automatically updating resource that tracks the global representation of behavioral science first authors over time.
remi-theriault.com/dashboards/m...
Wanna know how your favorite journal performs? Check it out 😁
Let us know what you think!
remi-theriault.com/dashboards/m...
Wanna know how your favorite journal performs? Check it out 😁
Let us know what you think!
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Maybe, just maybe, we need to accelerate neither the adoption of AI for scientific discovery nor science itself. Maybe what science actually needs is to slow down to breathe more oxygen instead of hyperventilating itself into asphyxiation. Or AI can get us there more quickly of course.
Accelerating AI for science: open data science for science | Royal Society Open Science https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231130
August 24, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Maybe, just maybe, we need to accelerate neither the adoption of AI for scientific discovery nor science itself. Maybe what science actually needs is to slow down to breathe more oxygen instead of hyperventilating itself into asphyxiation. Or AI can get us there more quickly of course.
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In our new issue: Laura Preston attends an AI conference as its honorary contrarian speaker.
An Age of Hyperabundance | Laura Preston
Everyone at this conference kept invoking loneliness and claiming the antidote was conversation. That didn’t track with my own experience. My most desperate moments of loneliness have been in conversa...
www.nplusonemag.com
April 18, 2024 at 2:13 AM
In our new issue: Laura Preston attends an AI conference as its honorary contrarian speaker.
As a somatosensory neuroscientist & microneurographer I understand the mechanisms & yet I remain completely baffled by the amount of *attention* the movement of a single arm hair in the wind can demand.
Why is it so important for me to know it is moving? Why does my brain want me to care so much?
Why is it so important for me to know it is moving? Why does my brain want me to care so much?
August 24, 2024 at 5:39 PM
As a somatosensory neuroscientist & microneurographer I understand the mechanisms & yet I remain completely baffled by the amount of *attention* the movement of a single arm hair in the wind can demand.
Why is it so important for me to know it is moving? Why does my brain want me to care so much?
Why is it so important for me to know it is moving? Why does my brain want me to care so much?
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That would be pretty much all of my students who study full time AND hold down jobs that require at least 20 hours per week. And there are those who study, have jobs, and have caring responsibilities. But yes Isabel, the problem is that young people are "selfish and idle".
You know who’s responsible for all the world’s problems? Young people.
August 20, 2024 at 10:19 AM
That would be pretty much all of my students who study full time AND hold down jobs that require at least 20 hours per week. And there are those who study, have jobs, and have caring responsibilities. But yes Isabel, the problem is that young people are "selfish and idle".