Dawn Bowers
@dawnbowers.bsky.social
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Be bold! And yes I marched in the 70’s. Professor, researcher, ABPP neuropsychologist who’s passionate about older adults with cognitive & neuropsychiatric disorders (PD, AD, MCI), @UF @Fixel Institute
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Let's get negative about scholarly publishing – a new paper (first in a long time for me!) on proposals to tackle the problem of publication bias that emerged from a NINDS workshop held in May last year.
occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/... [Direct link to paper: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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markbowrenjr.bsky.social
The job posting for the RA position described below is live: uiowa.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/researc...

Please share with anyone who might be interested!
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Interesting. Wasn’t aware of these nuances and various implications. A faculty in my dept at UF appealed and her grant was reinstated.
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Ignore and do what’s right!
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And I feel the same way- though not as strongly - about offloading my spatial reasoning to GPS.
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That is really really dumb
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One of our UF faculty appealed the abrupt termination of a prestigious NIH grant. She learned this week was reinstated. Lesson: Be persistent, be bold!
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What an idiot. Clueless
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I didn’t see that.
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If they can send him there, they can get back.
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michaelokun.bsky.social
How do motivational disturbances (apathy and ICD) and cognitive effort-based decision-making affect Parkinson's? What if you are slow motorically is there a way to truly assess motivation? YEP. You might be surprised as Bonnie Scott and Robert Eisinger at Fixel delight us in their new PRD journal.
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Congratulations Dr Bowren! You’ll continue the legacy!
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They are also liars. No integrity.
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Love this- I feel I’m constantly having to beat into trainees (and some faculty) the difference between theory, hypothesis and prediction. Not sure why this is such a hard distinction. Basic logic. Sigh!
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Nope. I’ve had 8 mRNA covid vaccines! Plus no covid yet ..
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System currently down
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Congratulations to all on clinical psychology internship match day 2025! Including our 7 UF neuropsychology grad students! From New York to California and places in between. 👏👏👏
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altnih4science.bsky.social
“At the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier biomedical research agency, an estimated 1,200 employees — including promising young investigators slated for larger roles — have been dismissed.”

Yes. Breaking cancer research.
@sherylnyt.bsky.social
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.
www.nytimes.com
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This is illegal indeed!
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Thanks for sharing. This is excellent!