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Dr Katie Mckinnon

@katiemckinnon.bsky.social

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I love babies mostly. Neonatal subspeciality trainee, researcher. Neonatal neurology, neurodevelopment, health inequalities. She/her. www.drkatiemckinnon.com

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Hilary Richardson @hilaryrichardson.bsky.social · Jun 20

gearing up to recruit / prepare children to do a movie-viewing fMRI experiment? share this article with them!

kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

Behind the Scenes: Using Movies to Study the Human Brain

What happens inside your brain when you watch your favorite movie? Maybe you wonder what the character thinks or wants to do next? Since characters in movies often act like we do in real life, scienti...

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Dr Katie Mckinnon @katiemckinnon.bsky.social · Mar 25

I was recently interviewed about my research and career for a blog post for WiNUK @womeninneurouk.bsky.social:

www.womeninneuroscienceuk.org/post/bridgin...

Bridging the Gap: Dr Katie Mckinnon

In this new Bridging the Gap article, Dr Katie Mckinnon shares insights into neonatology, her career journey, and more!

www.womeninneuroscienceuk.org

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Dr Katie Mckinnon @katiemckinnon.bsky.social · Jan 31

Just got this in the post and I am thrilled all over again.
Thank you @womeninneurouk.bsky.social!
Plus the wonderful @hilaryrichardson.bsky.social for the nomination...