Dwayne Godwin, PhD
@dwaynegodwin.bsky.social
Neuroscientist and Educator. Neuroimaging, electrophysiology, PTSD, TBI, epilepsy, AUD. My book, "OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain available @ your local book store, or here: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Mind-Biggest-Mysteries/
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My new book with @phdcomics.bsky.social just launched! Here's a short look at what to expect - and it's filled with comics to amplify the writing. It's available at your favorite bookstore, or order here! www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #booksky
Happy Valentine's Day! Jorge and I explore the neuroscience of loving emotions in his podcast. You might love it! #neuroskyence 🧠
@phdcomics.com
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
@phdcomics.com
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Happy Valentine's Day! Jorge and I explore the neuroscience of loving emotions in his podcast. You might love it! #neuroskyence 🧠
@phdcomics.com
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
@phdcomics.com
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
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Neuroscientist @clionamurray.com knows the power of community. Murray explains how @blackinneuro.bsky.social expanded from its humble beginnings as a Slack channel to connect Black neuroscientists across the diaspora.
By @alainaglevine.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
By @alainaglevine.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Neuroscientist @clionamurray.com knows the power of community. Murray explains how @blackinneuro.bsky.social expanded from its humble beginnings as a Slack channel to connect Black neuroscientists across the diaspora.
By @alainaglevine.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
By @alainaglevine.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
AI slop is everywhere. But what is it doing to our ability to know what is real online? And how can we protect ourselves from its influence? I talk with my friend @phdcomics.com (Or is it AI? You decide!). #neuroskyence 🧠 #neuroscience #AI www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
What Is AI Slop Doing to Us? - ScienceStuff | iHeart
<p>AI is everywhere these days. What happened to make it so powerful all of a sudden? And what is all this AI content doing to our brains? Jorge talks to three experts to find the answers.</p><p>See <...
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February 5, 2026 at 1:36 AM
AI slop is everywhere. But what is it doing to our ability to know what is real online? And how can we protect ourselves from its influence? I talk with my friend @phdcomics.com (Or is it AI? You decide!). #neuroskyence 🧠 #neuroscience #AI www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
"OUT OF YOUR MIND" just cracked 10k copies sold! A reviewer characterized it as "Neuroscience for the rest of us". It's an accessible, story-filled journey through your mind. And it's on sale now at your favorite bookseller or online here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence @phdcomics.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:54 AM
"OUT OF YOUR MIND" just cracked 10k copies sold! A reviewer characterized it as "Neuroscience for the rest of us". It's an accessible, story-filled journey through your mind. And it's on sale now at your favorite bookseller or online here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence @phdcomics.com
Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a federal immigration operation. This post explores how people can see the same event, but draw two very different conclusions. open.substack.com/pub/dwaynego... #neuroskyence #brain #cognition @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a federal immigration operation. This post explores how people can see the same event, but draw two very different conclusions. open.substack.com/pub/dwaynego... #neuroskyence #brain #cognition @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
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The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #neurosci #PainResearch #addictionsci 🧪🛟 💊
The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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British police have killed fewer people in the last 100 years than American police kill in an average month.
Policing in America is an ongoing tragedy.
Policing in America is an ongoing tragedy.
January 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
British police have killed fewer people in the last 100 years than American police kill in an average month.
Policing in America is an ongoing tragedy.
Policing in America is an ongoing tragedy.
New paper from my lab showing how to extract heart signals from MEG brain scan data, opening up the possibility of neurocardio studies from retrospective datasets. #neuroskyence www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
Frontiers | M-ECG: extracting heart signals with a novel computational analysis of magnetoencephalography data
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) captures neural activity with high temporal and spatial resolution, but it typically discards other biopotentials, such as cardi...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:29 AM
New paper from my lab showing how to extract heart signals from MEG brain scan data, opening up the possibility of neurocardio studies from retrospective datasets. #neuroskyence www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
You may say I’m a dreamer - but I’m not the only one.
What's happening in your brain when you're being imaginative? And can it affect your mental health? I talk to my friend @phdcomics.com to imagine the possibilities.
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What's happening in your brain when you're being imaginative? And can it affect your mental health? I talk to my friend @phdcomics.com to imagine the possibilities.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Science of Imagination
Podcast Episode · ScienceStuff · 01/07/2026 · 33m
podcasts.apple.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
You may say I’m a dreamer - but I’m not the only one.
What's happening in your brain when you're being imaginative? And can it affect your mental health? I talk to my friend @phdcomics.com to imagine the possibilities.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
What's happening in your brain when you're being imaginative? And can it affect your mental health? I talk to my friend @phdcomics.com to imagine the possibilities.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Generative AI is getting so good at warping reality that even “cute animal” videos can be a gateway to something more insidious. I explain why this may work on normal brains, and suggest several firewalls to interrupt the hack. #AI #Neuroskyence open.substack.com/pub/dwaynego...
AI Slop is Hacking Your Brain
(Here's how to stop it)
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Generative AI is getting so good at warping reality that even “cute animal” videos can be a gateway to something more insidious. I explain why this may work on normal brains, and suggest several firewalls to interrupt the hack. #AI #Neuroskyence open.substack.com/pub/dwaynego...
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I really like how some nonfiction books are starting to include comics in them. I am reading Out of Your Mind by @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social and @phdcomics.com and there are comics throughout each chapter and some comic interludes.
#Booksky 🧪🧠
#Booksky 🧪🧠
January 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I really like how some nonfiction books are starting to include comics in them. I am reading Out of Your Mind by @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social and @phdcomics.com and there are comics throughout each chapter and some comic interludes.
#Booksky 🧪🧠
#Booksky 🧪🧠
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Our book, "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" by @phdcomics.com and me, is a natural for book clubs. If you'd like to host, I've written a book club guide that you can download free, here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/socy9... @pantheonbooks.bsky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
January 1, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Our book, "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" by @phdcomics.com and me, is a natural for book clubs. If you'd like to host, I've written a book club guide that you can download free, here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/socy9... @pantheonbooks.bsky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
Our book, "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" by @phdcomics.com and me, is a natural for book clubs. If you'd like to host, I've written a book club guide that you can download free, here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/socy9... @pantheonbooks.bsky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
January 1, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Our book, "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" by @phdcomics.com and me, is a natural for book clubs. If you'd like to host, I've written a book club guide that you can download free, here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/socy9... @pantheonbooks.bsky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
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Looking for an easy, last-minute Christmas gift for the brain-curious person in your family? 🧠 OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain is made for that. 🧵
It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence
It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence
December 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Looking for an easy, last-minute Christmas gift for the brain-curious person in your family? 🧠 OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain is made for that. 🧵
It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence
It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Looking for an easy, last-minute Christmas gift for the brain-curious person in your family? 🧠 OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain is made for that. 🧵
It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence
It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence
December 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Looking for an easy, last-minute Christmas gift for the brain-curious person in your family? 🧠 OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain is made for that. 🧵
It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence
It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence
Politics & Prose chose "OUT OF YOUR MIND" as a staff pick!
"... A fantastic blend of basic concepts, real world examples and, most importantly, the book makes science fun."
Snag a copy for that brain-curious person on your gift list!
@pantheonbooks.bsky.social
@phdcomics.com
#neuroskyence
"... A fantastic blend of basic concepts, real world examples and, most importantly, the book makes science fun."
Snag a copy for that brain-curious person on your gift list!
@pantheonbooks.bsky.social
@phdcomics.com
#neuroskyence
December 15, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Politics & Prose chose "OUT OF YOUR MIND" as a staff pick!
"... A fantastic blend of basic concepts, real world examples and, most importantly, the book makes science fun."
Snag a copy for that brain-curious person on your gift list!
@pantheonbooks.bsky.social
@phdcomics.com
#neuroskyence
"... A fantastic blend of basic concepts, real world examples and, most importantly, the book makes science fun."
Snag a copy for that brain-curious person on your gift list!
@pantheonbooks.bsky.social
@phdcomics.com
#neuroskyence
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NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t... via @statnews.com
#NIH #science #health #publichealth #Alzheimers #dementia #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
#NIH #science #health #publichealth #Alzheimers #dementia #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
www.statnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t... via @statnews.com
#NIH #science #health #publichealth #Alzheimers #dementia #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
#NIH #science #health #publichealth #Alzheimers #dementia #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#Alzheimers #dementia #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
#Alzheimers #dementia #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#Alzheimers #dementia #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
#Alzheimers #dementia #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
I had the pleasure of chatting with HOW DO WE MANAGE podcast about the nature of our shared reality — and to talk about my book with @phdcomics.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=vubq... #neuroscience #brainhealth #science #neuroskyence
How Your Brain Creates (and Tricks) Your Reality | How Do We Manage?
YouTube video by How Do We Manage? Podcast
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December 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I had the pleasure of chatting with HOW DO WE MANAGE podcast about the nature of our shared reality — and to talk about my book with @phdcomics.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=vubq... #neuroscience #brainhealth #science #neuroskyence
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New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why are we so hooked on love? @phdcomics.com and I take a deep dive into the loving brain. You might love it! www.iheart.com/podcast/1119... #neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #Science #Scicomm
Is Love an Addiction? - ScienceStuff | iHeart
<p>Why are we so hooked on love? Jorge and neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin take a deep dive into the loving brain.</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for priv...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Why are we so hooked on love? @phdcomics.com and I take a deep dive into the loving brain. You might love it! www.iheart.com/podcast/1119... #neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #Science #Scicomm
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Ethicists tell Nature that AI-powered advances in technology will threaten the privacy and autonomy of people who use neurotechnology, like brain-computer interfaces. #Neuroskyence 🧪
Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry?
Ethicists say AI-powered advances will threaten the privacy and autonomy of people who use neurotechnology.
go.nature.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ethicists tell Nature that AI-powered advances in technology will threaten the privacy and autonomy of people who use neurotechnology, like brain-computer interfaces. #Neuroskyence 🧪