Neuro Ph.D. Student, science communicator, proud woman in STEM, avid crafter, amateur crossword puzzle maker💗💜💙🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lu3wz4fxx22h🧪We found that stress can have different effects on learning depending on the estrous cycle (rodent equivalent of the menstrual cycle)! BUT only if it’s a single stress. Repeated stressful experiences were not estrous dependent. (1/3) #brains #stress #sexdifferences [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2025 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3wz4fxx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lu3utvdnl22k5 years of my life are finally available to read thanks to @npp-journal.bsky.social! Check out my first first-author paper here: rdcu.be/ewtDQ. Shout out to @mattjwanat.bsky.social for all of his incredible mentorship and making sure this was something I could be proud of, which I absolutely am! https://rdcu.be/ewtDQ16 Jul 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3utvdnl22khttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lthyrta5ds23Hey I just heard some wild news about the NIH so hopped on the #Science🧪 feed to see if anyone was talking about it… not seeing much, unsure if that’s a good or bad sign👀08 Jul 2025 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthyrta5ds23https://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lrjxxjrfvc23Trying to think of a good shirt to make for the no kings protest but all I can come up with is “fuuuuuuuuuuuuck”14 Jun 2025 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjxxjrfvc23https://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lrelqjvap22nI need to start carrying gold stars, I have the most supportive and helpful study group in my class and they all deserve some stars https://media.tenor.com/nfbGlayngl4AAAAC/good-noodles.gif?hh=240&ww=32011 Jun 2025 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrelqjvap22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lqt76fozp22wBeen at my big girl professor job for 1 week and just had a student tell me I make learning fun…. I think this is what drugs feel like https://media.tenor.com/LdUKajM3db4AAAAC/its-great-great.gif?hh=280&ww=49805 Jun 2025 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqt76fozp22whttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lpckmpqet22iI love graduation season on campus, what do you mean there’s a whole ass line dance session happening in a random classroom? Good for yall😂16 May 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpckmpqet22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lpastf5p2c2vIt was floppy hat and silly robes day at school😜✌🏼 @mattwanat.bsky.social #PHD #PHDONE #MyPronounsAreDoctorNow16 May 2025 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpastf5p2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lorffi7tx22nSomething about the transition from grad student to professor feels a lot like the transition from high school senior to college freshman. Like I’m simultaneously growing up and becoming a baby again. #academia #gradschool https://media.tenor.com/8vqQL9Elv0kAAAAC/real-baby-boss.gif?hh=374&ww=30909 May 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lorffi7tx22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lopgtx7me22pI didn’t take a pic so idk if anyone will believe me, but I just saw the funniest combo of 2 magazines next to each other. One: secrets you’ll never believe pope Francis took to the grave! The other: a coloring book of “cat farts”09 May 2025 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopgtx7me22phttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lokknvluac2gI stg the writers of Lost think every woman is always pregnant at all times🙄 (and I say woman instead of person with a uterus because the show is from the early 2000’s and therefore painfully cis/het normative)07 May 2025 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lokknvluac2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lofevd2s222tLearned the importance of gauge swatches the hard way… been working on this shawl for 3 months, thought it looked a bit small but there’s also a big lace portion so I hoped blocking would fix it… ended up with a child size shawl but it also kinda looks like a cape? #knitsky 1/205 May 2025 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lofevd2s222thttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3locw5kdlv22tAnd I thought the people who complain about “chemicals” in things were bad…. Can’t wait for someone to inform him that he also has hella dna particles😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2025 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3locw5kdlv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3locvz47fvc2tHey, fellow adhd folks, may I humbly recommend going to a cattle auction. Went to my first one today and it was a perfect level of stimulation. There was so much going on, I felt like I was in a sensory deprivation tank. I think that was the first time my mind has truly been empty, it was meditative04 May 2025 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3locvz47fvc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lnlqmvaul22qJust got reviewer comments back! Seems like the published version will look quite a bit different than this one, but the results remain the same. TBH, it feels nice to have something to do again. My life got too easy after defending😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlqmvaul22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lmxgkto3zk2vI might have a phd now but apparently I still cannot spell… it’s fine, I’m fine😂😂😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2025 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxgkto3zk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lmxgixs4is2vThe temptation to change all of my social media handles to Dr.AskANeuroscientist is so strong…..16 Apr 2025 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxgixs4is2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lmxf5c62lc25NOW ANOUNCING DR ASK A NEUROSCIENT, PH.D.!!! #gradschool #research #phd16 Apr 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxf5c62lc25https://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lmngmdbawc22Ok I’m officially no longer listening to anyone’s movie opinions. Bane is the best Batman villain https://media.tenor.com/FDkNs-UIqxkAAAAC/bane-batman.gif?hh=281&ww=49812 Apr 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmngmdbawc22https://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lmmalhh2vk2wOk I get why everyone hates on DC, but also, Batman begins is an actual masterpiece (especially if you watch it at 2am) https://media.tenor.com/aaERRGYy6t0AAAAC/scarecrow-the-batman.gif?hh=152&ww=24412 Apr 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmalhh2vk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lmeg7crntc2lWhen you realize no one has made a graph/diagram that you desperately want to make explaining your point easier https://media.tenor.com/u8YEMwIfJGMAAAAC/thanos.gif?hh=278&ww=49809 Apr 2025 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmeg7crntc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lmdaqxgvxc2pCurrently trying not to read into HEB playing Heat of the Moment on a Tuesday…….. #supernatural https://media.tenor.com/E_zQHoqNMZ0AAAAC/supernatural-rise.gif?hh=174&ww=24408 Apr 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdaqxgvxc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3llzmvxfwds2jI hate working in the same field as my arch enemy. I'll just be casually reading a paper and all of sudden, there's their name. Great, now my whole day is ruined. They shouldn't be cited out of pure pettiness, I guarantee there's more robust papers demonstrating the same thing... https://media.tenor.com/I4LQXEN_5GUAAAAC/umm-what-are-you-what-are-you-doing-here-dan-levy.gif?hh=491&ww=49805 Apr 2025 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzmvxfwds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3llv2vqo6ds2mSo I've been stuck in a cave writing my thesis all day..... what's everyone else's day been like???? wtf [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2025 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3llv2vqo6ds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3llv2d5mdi22mcurrently wildly fluctuating between being extremely proud to be on the forefront of science and incredibly freaking annoyed no one has the answer to my super simple question that has only take five years of my life (sarcasm) to answer03 Apr 2025 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3llv2d5mdi22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lluyfud7z223Ohhhh I just realized some people are a bit confused under this thread because american sex ed has failed us all! So here’s your #FunFact for today: people with menstrual cycles are ALWAYS in their menstrual cycle, until it ends around age 50. (1/3)🧪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2025 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lluyfud7z223https://bsky.app/profile/askaneuroscientist.bsky.social/post/3lluxcjaens23When I was in highschool, I called periods dots because I was terrified to even say the word. Now I just sent my advisor a thesis introduction that said “menses”, “menstruation”, “vaginal canal”, and “uterine lining” a total of 36 times. That’s growth (and the normalization of normal things)👏👏👏03 Apr 2025 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:eesvy73tc76dm7jcmkfjtqcz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lluxcjaens23