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Dwayne Godwin, PhD

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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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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Jan 31

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

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 13h

Can you upload your brain to a computer? I chat with @phdcomics.com on the Science Stuff podcast about some of the challenges. Turns out, it's not so easy!

#neuroscience #neuroskyence #brain #consciousness podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Can We Upload Our Brains to a Computer?

Podcast Episode · ScienceStuff · 10/08/2025 · 36m

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 8d

"Out of Your Mind" is going global! Excited to see the Korean edition cover. @phdcomics.com

You can get your (English) copy at your local bookseller, or online, here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
#neuroskyence #brain #neuroscience #comics

Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 22d

While not specifically critiques, a couple address limitations:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 26d

Our paper showing treatment-resistant depression is marked by WM loss and rewiring of reward circuits. ⬇️ FA in major tracts & hyperconnectivity b/w insula↔vmPFC and striatum↔vmPFC, & hypoconnectivity b/w striatum↔insula—linked to anhedonia severity. #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Complex Patterns of Altered White Matter Structural Connectivity within a ‘subjective valuation network’ in Treatment-Resistant Depression

Background Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) poses a significant clinical challenge, demanding a deeper understanding of its neurobiological underpinnings to improve therapeutics. We examined white...

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 27d

Here's part 2 of our discussion with @phdcomics.com on how to be happier! #neuroskyence #science #happiness www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

Happiness, Part 2: Does Money Make You Happy? - ScienceStuff

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Sep 7

Ever wonder how you can achieve greater happiness? I chat with my friend @phdcomics.com about the neuroscience of happiness and your sense of well being. #neuroskyence #science omny.fm/shows/scienc...

Happiness, Part 1: What Really Makes Us Happy? - ScienceStuff

Some say the pursuit of it defines our existence. But is there science behind it? Jorge talks to some happy experts about what really makes you happy.

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Sep 5

"The Most Entertaining Science Book About the Brain?" You tell us! @phdcomics.com #neuroskyence #science #neuroscience #scicom #neuroscienceandsociety healthforlifegr.com/mysteries-of...

Unlocking The Mysteries Of The Human Brain

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Human Brain—And What AI Means for Us [Intentional Clinician Episode 155]

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Katharina Duecker @katduecker.bsky.social · Aug 30

At long last, the pre-print to our MEG study + RIFT study and the final paper from my Ph.D with @olejensen.bsky.social We show that strong pre-search alpha oscillations are associated with faster responses in visual search www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@thechbh.bsky.social #neuroskyence

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Aug 20

Hey, here's our wide ranging conversation with Paul Kraus (Intentional Clinician Pod) about our book, "Out of Your Mind: the Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" (on sale now!). We had a rich discussion on AI and other topics. #neuroskyence #neuroscience www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzas...

The Most Entertaining Science Book about the Brain? And will AI take your job? with Dr. Jorge Cham &

YouTube video by The Intentional Clinician Podcast w/ Paul Krauss

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Aug 18

I'll post a few public links below that may help get you started:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39766387/

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40609060/

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39564947/

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10599765/

There's a search bar at the top as well.

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Jul 22

Hey, it's #WorldBrainDay. Or if you're a neuroscientist, Tuesday. If you're not, you can be the next best thing by grabbing a copy of "Out of Your Mind" w/ @phdcomics.com , on sale at your local bookstore, or here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence #booksky @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Jul 22

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Jul 22

There are so many kind reviews over on Goodreads of "Out of Your Mind", my book with @phdcomics.com - but this is one of my favorites! And right now, you can get the hardcover at a fantastic price here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · Jul 8

So much for making America great. 🧪

Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · Jun 9

When the Trump administration froze this Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist's research funding, he received an email from China offering to relocate his lab to any city and university of his choice, with guaranteed funding for 20 years.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · Jul 8

"“It’s horrible. It’s a crap show. It really, really is,” said an NCI laboratory chief who has worked at the institute for three decades. He’s lost six of the 30 people in his lab this year... “If we survive I will be somewhat surprised,” he said. 🧪

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 8

New hair-raising piece from CNN about the National Cancer Institute...

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World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos | CNN

The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded ...

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American Physiological Society @apsphysiology.bsky.social · Jul 8

APS member Melissa Bates (@batesphysio.bsky.social) shares how NIH-funded research was crucial in her cancer diagnosis and treatment in #TPhysMag's The Last Word. Her story highlights the essential role of federal support in medical advancements: ow.ly/o57t50VOQ9Y 🧪

Illustrated portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length red hair, wearing a yellow blazer, black top, and gold necklace. The background features a purple brushstroke design.

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Jul 8

Nice discount on my new book with @phdcomics.com - just in time for your summer reading list, a long car trip with the family, or to share with your book club! #neuroskyence #science #neuroscience #scicomm www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...

Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Jul 4

I wrote an OpEd for my local paper framing the coming negotiations over the NIH and NSF budgets, in an effort to reach outside of our circle. I hope you'll read it, pass it along, and subscribe (it's free). #neurooskyence #NIHBudget #Science dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/dont-lose-...

Don't Lose the Future

Research isn't a luxury—it's the engine of progress

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · Jun 26

Mars rover captures first close-up images of ridges that hint at planet's watery past in "really surprising" discovery - CBS News

Mars rover captures first close-up images of ridges that hint at planet's watery past in "really surprising" discovery

The new images by the Curiosity rover on Mars show "dramatic evidence" of ancient groundwater in crisscrossing low ridges, NASA said.

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James Vornov @jjvornov.bsky.social · Jun 17

A change of pace post. How does the brain bind red to bicycle and blue to car when looking at a complex scene if color is extracted in one cortical area and form in another? And object recognition in yet another. Looking at Scholte and de Haan's recent review and going a bit further

#neuroskyence

Bye Bye Binding: Boosted and Redundant Maps

The binding problem goes away not because we solved it, but because we never needed it to begin with.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Jun 16

Neuroscience research and training has taken a $323 million hit in the form of grants rescinded by the U.S. NIH, according to an analysis by @thetransmitter.bsky.social.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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NIH cuts quash $323 million for neuroscience research and training

“I am frightened for the state of the future of our field if this isn't reversed rapidly,” says Joshua Gordon, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and former director of the National…

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · Jun 16

Last February, I led a proposal submission that encompassed six months, hundreds of hours, four institutions, a massive team, and and 256 pages. NSF just informed us that the entire Biology Integration Institute program was archived and our proposal would not even be reviewed.

With a form email.

A screen shot of an email reading:

Dear Dr. Gill, Jacquelyn,

I am writing to let you know that given the current budgetary projections and recent adjustment of NSF’s over-arching priorities, NSF/BIO will not be making any new awards through the Biology Integration Institutes Program. Therefore, the solicitation has been archived, and NSF has returned your proposal without review so you can re-submit it, or portions of it, to appropriate BIO programs that currently are receiving new proposals, if you wish.

Sincerely,

Jim Deshler
Division Director (Acting)
Division of Biological Infrastructure

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Matthijs Dorst @mattneuro.bsky.social · Jun 13

#neuroskyence folks: as my postdoc grant is running out soon, I am looking for new opportunities in systems neuroscience!

Keywords: patch clamp ephys, opto, mouse behavior, (in vivo) voltage imaging. Would love to return to the Basal Ganglia.

Sharing appreciated, and happy #FluorescenceFriday !

Brightly labelled pyramidal cells in the mouse retrosplenial cortex. Blood vessels are visible of various thicknesses in darker colours.

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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · Jun 13

#PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #PainResearch #biotechfeed🛟🧪

Kudos to @science.org and NIH sources

Exclusive: NIH documents reveal inconsistencies in grant terminations as agency reviews 3200 more
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Exclusive: NIH documents reveal inconsistencies in grant terminations as agency reviews 3200 more

Evidence of agency’s uneven guidance to employees and role of DOGE could play into legal case against cuts

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · Jun 13

NIH has an open RFI on their AI strategy. With everything going on, it would be easy to miss. I urge you to take a look it and to offer your own comments. If you are unsure about AI, please take a look at my Substack post, linked below. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... #NIH #Neuroskyence #Science

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