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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · 18d

I feel like using Claude to write/troubleshoot code >>>> using Chat GPT. Or maybe it's because I stopped using MATLab and graduated to Python lol

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · 26d

My favorite talk at this year‘s @blackinneuro.bsky.social conference from Black in AI founder Dr. Timnit Gebru. We discussed the problematic history of AI research, and reimagined a future in which AI is decentralized, well-defined, and less biased. Lots to think/read about from this one!

Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · Sep 5

How do we protect Black futures in an age of AI? 🤖🧠

Join the #BINW25 #BlackInNeuroFutures Keynote with Dr. @timnitgebru.bsky.social
“Protecting Black Futures from B(AI)S”

🗓 Sept 11 | 🕝 1:30–3:00 PM ET
🎥 You can still register to attend virtually!
🔗 tinyurl.com/BINW25

#5YearsOfBIN

Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference session titled #BlackInNeuroFutures Keynote: Protecting Black Futures from “B(AI)S, happening Thursday, September 11 from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET. The session features Timnit Gebru, Ph.D. from the Distributed AI REsearch Institute. The flyer notes it is a hybrid event with virtual registration available. Decorative borders and logos for Black In Neuro and #5YearsOfBIN are also included.

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · Sep 4

How do we do science in a world of misinformation & tech shifts? 🧠🌍
Join the #NeuroRacism Symposium at #BINW25 for a powerful convo on ethics, communication & the future of science.
🗓 Sept 11 | 🕤 9:30–11AM ET

#BlackInNeuro #5YearsOfBIN #SciComm #STEMEthics

Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference session titled ##NeuroRacism Symposium: Science, Communication & Ethics in the Connected Age, happening Thursday, September from 9:30 AM –11AM ET. The session features three speakers: Lindsay Ejoh (PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania), Anne Chisa (PhD Candidate, Root of Science Media), and Olivia Matshabane, Ph.D. (Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University). Headshots of each speaker are shown alongside their names and institutions. The flyer notes it is a hybrid event with virtual registration available. Decorative borders and logos for Black In Neuro and #5YearsOfBIN are also included.

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · 27d

The professional development workshops at the @blackinneuro.bsky.social conference are def whipping us academics into shape! We’ve been encouraged to grow our personal brands, be consistent on LinkedIn, & brainstorm ways to incorporate innovation into our work to maximize our impact as scientists.

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Aug 24

Writing the “discussion” section of my PhD paper is SO FUN. It really ties all the things I’ve been thinking and researching about together. I feel like such a genius/mad scientist rn haha

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with papers on it .

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with papers on it and frantically waving his hands around

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Penn NeuroKnow 🧠 @pennneuroknow.bsky.social · Jul 25

Do plants feel pain? From Venus flytraps snapping shut to stressed plants releasing ultrasonic "screams," @neuromelody.bsky.social explains how plants react to touch and damage in surprisingly similar ways to us.

pennneuroknow.com/2025/07/22/d...

#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

Do plants feel pain?

It may sound like a ridiculous question— but it’s worth asking. From Venus flytraps snapping shut to stressed plants releasing ultrasonic “screams,” plants react to touch and damage in …

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Jul 2

Much congrats!!! Thanks for being an inspiration to us all!

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North American Pain School @napainschool.bsky.social · May 20

#NAPainSchool Class of 2023 @neuromelody.bsky.social presented at #PAINtalks on how to relieve #pain in a drug free way.

Watch 💻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wH-...

Learning to Relieve Pain in a Drug Free Way

YouTube video by RQECD-QNJPI PAINtalks

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Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · Apr 24

I wrote about how we must stand and fight against the threat of eugenics.

Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent.

This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.

Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand

Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.

www.nature.com

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Mar 28

See this chart for one stark example: NIH funding has dramatically slowed down.

Grant awards are down *$3 billion* so far, compared to same time period last year

I asked the White House to explain.

“This is not a researcher entitlement program,” said an official, defending their new approach.

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Penn NeuroKnow 🧠 @pennneuroknow.bsky.social · Feb 25

Menopause is a natural part of aging but often misunderstood.

This week co-editor @neuromelody.bsky.social pushes back the stigma to uncover what really happens in the brain during and after menopause.

pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/25/t...

#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

The brain on menopause

Pushing back the stigma to uncover what really happens in the brain during and after menopause.

pennneuroknow.com

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · Feb 25

Menopause is experienced by half the world's population and yet has been under-researched. This is an example of why equity and inclusion in research is important.

@neuromelody.bsky.social tells us what we know and still don't know about how menopause affects the brain.

@pennneuroknow.bsky.social

Penn NeuroKnow 🧠 @pennneuroknow.bsky.social · Feb 25

Menopause is a natural part of aging but often misunderstood.

This week co-editor @neuromelody.bsky.social pushes back the stigma to uncover what really happens in the brain during and after menopause.

pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/25/t...

#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

The brain on menopause

Pushing back the stigma to uncover what really happens in the brain during and after menopause.

pennneuroknow.com

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Feb 24

Central amygdalar PKCδ neurons mediate fentanyl withdrawal https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.21.639538v1

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Feb 12

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 21

Ever considered getting Botox? Let’s break down exactly how it affects your nerves in my latest Substack article: neuromelody.substack.com/p/the-neuros... #scicomm #botox

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⚡️GREG_CORDER⚡️ @flybottleescape.bsky.social · Feb 17

🚀 New LUPE Feature: Pain State Model—mapping pain dynamics over seconds to minutes ⏱️

🔹 6 unique states identified from 316,488 observations
🔹 State classification offers data-driven insights into chronic pain
🔹 Syncs with neural activity recording technologies

🐭🧠🔬🤖 New bioRxiv soon...

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 14

For more info I recommend the PBS documentary “The Eugenics Crusade” on YouTube. youtu.be/vmRb-0v5xfI #eugenics #academicsky #blacksky #DEI

The Eugenics Crusade | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

YouTube video by American Experience | PBS

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 14

So next time you find yourself saying something like “I just want good hair” or “children with developmental disabilities should be terminated” or “poor people shouldn’t be having children” remember that is all rooted in eugenics! Ask yourself: why would we want there to be one true, ideal human?

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 14

Meanwhile, many argue against DEI saying it lowers standards…implying that ethnic minorities/disabled/low-income/women are inferior & unfit to run our society. It’s sad to hear but isn’t anything new. Eugenics is not dead, it’s the same mindset with an AI filter on it.

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 14

All the while, students in school aren’t taught that race has no inherent biological basis. In fact, education about race (CRT) is being actively suppressed by the new administration.

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 14

People still think the inequality we see in society is natural, rather than the result of racist & ableist policies. They see the differences in health/educatiom outcomes for lower income people & still think it’s because they’re inferior.

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 14

Over time, the eugenicists accepted they were wrong about genetics & that a lot of these issues are due to social factors.. but eugenics had already shaped decades of policy. Today we are seeing these same arguments repackaged.

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 14

They argued that Black & Jewish immigrants in particular were bringing in undesirable traits and immigration into US reduced by 97%. It also blocked Jewish people from escaping Nazi Germany to go to US!

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 14

Davenport and his colleagues learned this…but they looked at the data & ignored it. Meanwhile eugenics got stronger & more impactful. It was decided that Americans should let in less immigrants leading to the Immigration Act of 1924.

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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · Feb 14

This was supported by the Supreme Court. They all wanted to create a new, better world- rid of the so called “feeble-minded” but their science was wrong. Genetics is more complicated than punnet squares & things like poverty are actually determined because of how our society is designed.

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