Dr Sumaiya Shaikh

Two distribution graphs. Sexual dimorphism: shows male and females as separate distributions for a hypothetical trait. Sex difference: shows male and female distribution of a trait as highly overlapping, with just a small separation.

Spotlight: Sex is complicated. It depends on genes, hormones and environment. And it is separate from the human construct of gender. Learn about the neuroscience of sex differentiation/differences in Ch11 Sex. Behav. & Devel. by @nduquewilckens.bsky.social
#SABV #neuroscience
tinyurl.com/itobnch11

Characterizing what human sensory nerves can sense Researchers analyzed gene activity in different human sensory nerve cells to predict which would respond to stimuli such as heat, cold, and pressure

Nice writeup on our latest work by NIH Research Matters: Characterizing What Human Sensory Nerves Can Sense! www.nih.gov/news-events/...

Two silhouettes stare at each other, an adult and a child. The brains of the two show inside as blue/white diagrams. The adult neurons have straight and rigid connections, while the child's brain has arcing and bending connections to illustrate flexibility and adaptability.

"On a macro level, our research could provide a new hypothesis for why adults exhibit greater resistance to learning, anxiety, and addiction compared to children and adolescents."

I made this image for a summary presentation I did a while back. #neuroscience #plasticity #science #digitalart #age

Happy #FluorescenceFriday ! Let's celebrate with a colorful snapshot of the developing ventral spinal cord of a 🐣 embryo. #neuroscience #microscopy

Happy #FluorescenceFriday !
Let's celebrate with a colorful image of a developing ventral spinal cord of a 🐣 embryo.
#neuroscience #microscopy

Causal evidence of a line attractor encoding an affective state - Nature Single-cell optogenetic stimulation and calcium imaging experiments provide direct evidence of line-attractor dynamics, including functional network connectivity, in the mammalian hypothalamus.

Utilizing dynamical theories in the brain to its finest. I really enjoyed reading this paper.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Linking neuroimaging and mental health data from the ABCD Study to UrbanSat measurements of macro environmental factors - Nature Mental Health In this Perspective, the authors present a model of assessing urban environmental factors’ impact on mental health by using UrbanSat measures and data from adolescents in the ABCD Study.

New study links adolescent brain and mental health data from the ABCD study with satellite-derived environmental indicators, testing the impacts of urban environments.

#environment #neuroscience #research

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

ADHD symptoms improve when life gets busier, according to study
https://boingboing.net/2024/11/22/adhd-symptoms-improve-when-life-gets-busier-according-to-study.html
#ADHD #behavioral_science #medical_research #mental_health #neuroscience #productivity #psychology #boingboing

A highly simplified map of brain functions

#MedEd #MedX #Brain #NeuroScience #Neurology
Source:
thehighestofthemountains.com

Bluesky is powered by spite, the most potent energy source known to man

Picture of textbook cover with title "Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience"

Announcing a new open access textbook for entry level behavioral neuro. Funded by NSF. Written by a collection of 26 neuro experts. Method demonstration videos and author interviews too. Consider using it in your courses to reduce financial barriers to education.

openstax.org/details/book...

Full PhD scholarship is available at Western Sydney University to work on stem cells in collaboration within the School of Medicine. Check it out and email if interested tinyurl.com/bdfmvwdx #phdscholarship #phd #neuroscience

My book asks why our species has gods, and how atheism naturally emerges in a (mostly) religious species.

Side quests on culture, evolution, morality & scientific integrity. Plus f-bombs & snarky footnotes!

A great gift for friends, frenemies, and nemeses alike!

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www.amazon.com/Disbelief-Or...

“the problem turned out to be not that heritability was imaginary, but rather that it was misinterpreted as supporting a hereditarian model of human behavioral differences, when in fact it does not”

Digging this research on my first day on sky.

About me: Neuroscientist in pain, aggression & extremism. Fibromyalgia, Ehler Danlos & (former?) long covid patient. AMA

Newly minted account! Say hi if you like neuroscience, mental health & science communication