Sean Polyn
@polynsean.bsky.social
Associate Prof in Psychology at Vanderbilt, director of Vanderbilt Computational Memory Lab. My posts don’t reflect VU views. He/him. 🏳️⚧️ ally 4eva
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Bravo, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology! Thank you to the members who crafted this important statement. @drglitterbear.bsky.social
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What Are Transgender Animal Experiments and Why Should We Do Them? | Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)
The Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) is an interdisciplinary scientific organization dedicated to the study of hormonal processes and neuroendocrine systems that regulate behavior.
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March 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Bravo, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology! Thank you to the members who crafted this important statement. @drglitterbear.bsky.social
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Spotted today, a valid suggestion
March 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Spotted today, a valid suggestion
An excellent and clear-eyed op-ed from a valued colleague about the devastating effects of crippling American science
I wrote an op-ed for voters in a red state about how devastating NIH indirect cuts are. This type of writing isn’t my comfort zone, but I think we as scientists need to get the word out. Happy to chat with others looking to do the same in their communities!
www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
National Insitutes of Health funding cuts by Trump administration benefit no one | Opinion
Indirect funds are essential for supporting the research infrastructure needed to develop innovative solutions to the most pressing health challenges.
www.tennessean.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
An excellent and clear-eyed op-ed from a valued colleague about the devastating effects of crippling American science
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This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
Knox didn’t appreciate my “Nuke the Whales” doodle, so he modified it accordingly
February 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Knox didn’t appreciate my “Nuke the Whales” doodle, so he modified it accordingly
Possible titles for a thing
Three terrible kitties and how very bad they were
The sins of my cats & their foul ways
One weird dog who was not helping
Kitties for sale, never worn
Three terrible kitties and how very bad they were
The sins of my cats & their foul ways
One weird dog who was not helping
Kitties for sale, never worn
January 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Possible titles for a thing
Three terrible kitties and how very bad they were
The sins of my cats & their foul ways
One weird dog who was not helping
Kitties for sale, never worn
Three terrible kitties and how very bad they were
The sins of my cats & their foul ways
One weird dog who was not helping
Kitties for sale, never worn
Just two days until the 500-year pre-nniversary of “In the Year 2525”, by the sages Zager and Evans.
December 30, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Just two days until the 500-year pre-nniversary of “In the Year 2525”, by the sages Zager and Evans.
She scrabbled up my back and got comfortable.
December 21, 2024 at 7:07 PM
She scrabbled up my back and got comfortable.
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Out now - National Academies consensus report on Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science 🧪
It was a privilege to serve as one of the 15 committee members from a wide range of scientific disciplines who put this report together. Quick 🧵1/
www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/und...
It was a privilege to serve as one of the 15 committee members from a wide range of scientific disciplines who put this report together. Quick 🧵1/
www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/und...
December 19, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Out now - National Academies consensus report on Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science 🧪
It was a privilege to serve as one of the 15 committee members from a wide range of scientific disciplines who put this report together. Quick 🧵1/
www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/und...
It was a privilege to serve as one of the 15 committee members from a wide range of scientific disciplines who put this report together. Quick 🧵1/
www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/und...
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Releasing Thursday - we hope it will be a useful resource for researchers, journalists, practitioners, and anyone interested in what science misinformation is, how it spreads, its effects on people and society, and possible interventions.
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December 16, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Releasing Thursday - we hope it will be a useful resource for researchers, journalists, practitioners, and anyone interested in what science misinformation is, how it spreads, its effects on people and society, and possible interventions.
mailchi.mp/nationalacad...
mailchi.mp/nationalacad...
Hell yeah!
We are extremely excited to announce Anna Schapiro from the University of Pennsylvania as the first keynote speaker of CCN2025!
Join us next August for the 8th CCN conference, on cognitive science, neuroscience, and AI. Details on paper submissions (both short & full) below!
Join us next August for the 8th CCN conference, on cognitive science, neuroscience, and AI. Details on paper submissions (both short & full) below!
December 13, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Hell yeah!
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Hey if you're into feet and brains that came nonstandard from the factory and then got some questionable after-market mods, have I got a treat for YOU! Join now for bonus RUNNING CONTENT! Maybe some thoughts on HEALTHCARE & BURNOUT!
And it's funny. To me, anyway. Come hang out. I made Jello.
And it's funny. To me, anyway. Come hang out. I made Jello.
Salvageable Parts | Joanna Peery Polyn | Substack
Rebuilding my feet from the studs out; running through hEDS, POTS, AuDHD, and CPTSD on the trail; cracking us all up so we don't break down. All paces welcome, including completely horizontal. Click t...
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December 10, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Hey if you're into feet and brains that came nonstandard from the factory and then got some questionable after-market mods, have I got a treat for YOU! Join now for bonus RUNNING CONTENT! Maybe some thoughts on HEALTHCARE & BURNOUT!
And it's funny. To me, anyway. Come hang out. I made Jello.
And it's funny. To me, anyway. Come hang out. I made Jello.
Tinkerbat and the cat tower
December 6, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Tinkerbat and the cat tower
I promise one day I’ll have a bunch of science thoughts to post, but right now I want to show you the cat tower I’m working on! It started as a simple frame 🧵1
December 6, 2024 at 1:51 AM
I promise one day I’ll have a bunch of science thoughts to post, but right now I want to show you the cat tower I’m working on! It started as a simple frame 🧵1
Tinkerbat, the gremlin
November 27, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Tinkerbat, the gremlin
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Welcome to a tiny friend! This is Tinkerbat. The other anipals are not quite sure about this.
November 5, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Welcome to a tiny friend! This is Tinkerbat. The other anipals are not quite sure about this.
Front view / back view, Nimona
August 30, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Front view / back view, Nimona
A little comic as a treat
Bluesky only gives you 4 panels but I needed 6 damn it so I hope you can follow the link
Bluesky only gives you 4 panels but I needed 6 damn it so I hope you can follow the link
Sean Polyn on Instagram: "It’s not just me right? Right?"
2 likes, 0 comments - seanpolyn on March 8, 2024: "It’s not just me right? Right?"
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March 8, 2024 at 7:17 PM
A little comic as a treat
Bluesky only gives you 4 panels but I needed 6 damn it so I hope you can follow the link
Bluesky only gives you 4 panels but I needed 6 damn it so I hope you can follow the link
Nimona, a ridiculous creature.
February 24, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Nimona, a ridiculous creature.
Found in the archive—if we were close in grad school you might have gotten this comic card at the holiday season—pretty sure I only put forth this much effort one other time in the past 25 years
February 9, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Found in the archive—if we were close in grad school you might have gotten this comic card at the holiday season—pretty sure I only put forth this much effort one other time in the past 25 years
Decorating some XMas cookies
December 18, 2023 at 4:06 AM
Decorating some XMas cookies
Pass this along to your students, get in on the ground floor with an excellent mentor!
The Human and Machine Learning Lab is accepting applications for a PhD student to start in Fall 2024. If you're interested in #modeling, #machinelearning, #neuroimaging, and #memory, consider applying! See hamllab.org/positions for details. Deadline is 12/1. 🧠📈 #cogpsyc
November 22, 2023 at 8:06 PM
Pass this along to your students, get in on the ground floor with an excellent mentor!
Colleen Kelley was kind and supportive to me, early in my career. We would catch up periodically at conferences, & she was one of my senior colleagues I’d email with about memory stuff in my younger days. And what a research career! 1/a few
For anyone who knew her or her work, Colleen Kelley passed away this week. Colleen was a great person who also happened to do some truly brilliant research. I always appreciated my conversations with Colleen. She was wonderful for helping me and others think.
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Colleen M. Kelley
Professor of Psychology, Florida State University - Cited by 9,511 - long-term memory - metacognition
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November 14, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Colleen Kelley was kind and supportive to me, early in my career. We would catch up periodically at conferences, & she was one of my senior colleagues I’d email with about memory stuff in my younger days. And what a research career! 1/a few
A lil quote from me in this promo for a study just out in Science! Something like volitional mental time travel in rats: Rat is on a spherical treadmill moving about a virtual space while place cells are recorded. 1/n
Rats can ‘imagine’ places they’ve previously visited
Virtual reality study suggests that rodents, like humans, are capable of mental navigation
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November 3, 2023 at 2:46 PM
A lil quote from me in this promo for a study just out in Science! Something like volitional mental time travel in rats: Rat is on a spherical treadmill moving about a virtual space while place cells are recorded. 1/n