Ann Forbes
@aeforbes.bsky.social
noticing–wondering–learning–creating–critiquing–revising
Q: Is social withdrawal just due to lethargy when sick?
A: No — the study shows it is an active, separate neural process, not a side-effect of feeling sluggish.
A: No — the study shows it is an active, separate neural process, not a side-effect of feeling sluggish.
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Q: Is social withdrawal just due to lethargy when sick?
A: No — the study shows it is an active, separate neural process, not a side-effect of feeling sluggish.
A: No — the study shows it is an active, separate neural process, not a side-effect of feeling sluggish.
Q: Which brain circuit drives this withdrawal response?
A: Neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus activate pathways to the lateral septum to suppress social interaction.
A: Neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus activate pathways to the lateral septum to suppress social interaction.
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Q: Which brain circuit drives this withdrawal response?
A: Neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus activate pathways to the lateral septum to suppress social interaction.
A: Neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus activate pathways to the lateral septum to suppress social interaction.
Q: What triggers social withdrawal during infection?
A: An immune molecule called IL-1β activates a specific brain receptor that shuts down social behavior.
A: An immune molecule called IL-1β activates a specific brain receptor that shuts down social behavior.
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Q: What triggers social withdrawal during infection?
A: An immune molecule called IL-1β activates a specific brain receptor that shuts down social behavior.
A: An immune molecule called IL-1β activates a specific brain receptor that shuts down social behavior.
Happy Birthday Wilhelmina! 🎂
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Happy Birthday Wilhelmina! 🎂
Monochromatic
Midday meandering moth
Mystic messenger
Midday meandering moth
Mystic messenger
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Monochromatic
Midday meandering moth
Mystic messenger
Midday meandering moth
Mystic messenger
What a precious smile!
November 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
What a precious smile!
I am happy to see Rosie pushing back to poke at the consciences of her peers. Societal norms are devolving into “me first”!
Where has all the empathy gone? (Pete Seeger remix)
No man [or woman] is an island
No man [or woman] stands alone…
We need one another
So I will defend…
(Joan Baez remix)
Where has all the empathy gone? (Pete Seeger remix)
No man [or woman] is an island
No man [or woman] stands alone…
We need one another
So I will defend…
(Joan Baez remix)
October 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I am happy to see Rosie pushing back to poke at the consciences of her peers. Societal norms are devolving into “me first”!
Where has all the empathy gone? (Pete Seeger remix)
No man [or woman] is an island
No man [or woman] stands alone…
We need one another
So I will defend…
(Joan Baez remix)
Where has all the empathy gone? (Pete Seeger remix)
No man [or woman] is an island
No man [or woman] stands alone…
We need one another
So I will defend…
(Joan Baez remix)
Wishing smiles were cures!!!
October 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Wishing smiles were cures!!!
Too germy, too long
Entrapped by expectations
Too loud, too bright, too...
Entrapped by expectations
Too loud, too bright, too...
October 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Too germy, too long
Entrapped by expectations
Too loud, too bright, too...
Entrapped by expectations
Too loud, too bright, too...
Reposted by Ann Forbes
the world is upside down, the appropriate response to deafening silence in the wake of mass-disabling of our children is to scream at the top of your lungs. That's what Violet was doing on Tuesday. That's not anxiety, that's humanity.
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September 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
the world is upside down, the appropriate response to deafening silence in the wake of mass-disabling of our children is to scream at the top of your lungs. That's what Violet was doing on Tuesday. That's not anxiety, that's humanity.
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As an artist, Rosie reflects upon how society responds to people with disabling conditions. The program that accompanies her current exhibition is so well conceived. Please share it!
@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social
@bhanlon15.bsky.social
@edyong209.bsky.social
@valebodi.bsky.social
@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social
@bhanlon15.bsky.social
@edyong209.bsky.social
@valebodi.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As an artist, Rosie reflects upon how society responds to people with disabling conditions. The program that accompanies her current exhibition is so well conceived. Please share it!
@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social
@bhanlon15.bsky.social
@edyong209.bsky.social
@valebodi.bsky.social
@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social
@bhanlon15.bsky.social
@edyong209.bsky.social
@valebodi.bsky.social
Reposted by Ann Forbes
Rosie challenged visitors to contribute to Rona Lisa 2 by thinking of kind things they could say to people with #longcovid #mecfs. They were invited tonwrit on post its and add them to the piece.
September 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Rosie challenged visitors to contribute to Rona Lisa 2 by thinking of kind things they could say to people with #longcovid #mecfs. They were invited tonwrit on post its and add them to the piece.
Colin, your poem that accompanies Rosie's artwork made me cry. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing! ❤️
September 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Colin, your poem that accompanies Rosie's artwork made me cry. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing! ❤️
Impressive! The poster are so moving. What a wonderful way to provide agency for youth who are riding the roller coaster of unpredictable symptoms popping up uninvited.
September 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Impressive! The poster are so moving. What a wonderful way to provide agency for youth who are riding the roller coaster of unpredictable symptoms popping up uninvited.
If only there was an “Undo” command for innate immune system reprogramming.
September 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If only there was an “Undo” command for innate immune system reprogramming.
Your daughter is amazing!❤️
September 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Your daughter is amazing!❤️