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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 15h

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I must say I'm slightly consoled by Israel scoring two own goals already.

The poetic justice is just 😘

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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 2d

Important work!

Alexis Brieant @abrieant.bsky.social · 2d

New lab paper in DCN! 🧠 We conducted interviews with adolescents to better understand their perceptions of neuroscience research and barriers to participation, w/qualitative data that is shaping how we design lab studies & efforts to increase representation.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Understanding barriers to adolescent participation in developmental neuroscience research

Increasing representation of youth in developmental neuroscience research is essential to elucidating neurobiological mechanisms of cognition, behavio…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Alexis Brieant @abrieant.bsky.social · 2d

New lab paper in DCN! 🧠 We conducted interviews with adolescents to better understand their perceptions of neuroscience research and barriers to participation, w/qualitative data that is shaping how we design lab studies & efforts to increase representation.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Understanding barriers to adolescent participation in developmental neuroscience research

Increasing representation of youth in developmental neuroscience research is essential to elucidating neurobiological mechanisms of cognition, behavio…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Divyangana Rakesh @divyangana.bsky.social · 10d

New paper in Nature Mental Health where we show that macroeconomic income inequality is associated with brain structure and function over and above individual-level SES and other state-level factors. These alterations may serve as pathways to mental health problems.

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

Macroeconomic income inequality, brain structure and function, and mental health - Nature Mental Health

Rakesh et al. used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development cohort study to evaluate the relationship between state-level income inequality, brain structure and function, and mental health in young people.

www.nature.com

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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 14d

A must watch.

Netanyahu: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Steve 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social · 16d

Timeline cleanser 🐈

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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 16d

In today's U.K., you are an "activist" for spreading hate and racism but a "supporter of terrorism" for protesting for Palestine.

Anti-migrant activists may target rental homes, charities warn

Fears raised over social media posts urging action against shared properties housing asylum seekers

www.theguardian.com

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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 16d

Has anyone actually responded to article requests on research gate? When all my work is either open access or preprinted it feels like spam.

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Siri Leknes @sirileknes.bsky.social · 18d

Please RT
2 new positions in the lab as postdoc & PhD!

Interested in stress, pain, or reward? This project has it all!

We are a friendly but ambitious group. Oslo is a capital city on the fjord & bordered by forest, great urban & outdoors opportunities: 💃 ⛷️ 🚣 🎭 🎶

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (286516) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (286516), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 18d

Nice to see science news that is in fact real science news.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 19d

Went to the Mo Amer El Oso Palestino show last night and I can't tell you how beautiful it was to see so many Middle Eastern and North African Norwegians in one room.

So many keffiyehs.

Healing.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19d

Trump pushed Kimmel into going full resistance lib for the biggest audience he will ever have. Another masterclass from the president.

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Dr. Claudia Barth @nifti12.bsky.social · 19d

🚀 Job Opportunity!

Are you passionate about neuroscience, women’s health, and large-scale neuroimaging studies?

I am hiring a 3-year Postdoc to join the @erc.europa.eu project #MappingPerimenopause!

karriere.charite.de/en/job-vacan...

Postdoctoral Researcher (d/f/m) in Women’s Brain Health (Neuroimaging)

full-time, part-time | 14.10.2025 | Campus Charité Mitte

karriere.charite.de

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𝕍∃, Cyber closed shell syndrome relief fund coordinator @vortexegg.com · 20d

Post-information society/ascendent fascist fantasism society (now with state-mandated pseudoscience)

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20d

BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence

President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.

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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 24d

ChatGPT 😭😭😭