Dwayne Godwin, PhD
@dwaynegodwin.bsky.social
Neuroscientist and Educator. Neuroimaging, electrophysiology, PTSD, TBI, epilepsy, AUD. My book, "OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain available @ your local book store, or here: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Mind-Biggest-Mysteries/
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My new book with @phdcomics.bsky.social just launched! Here's a short look at what to expect - and it's filled with comics to amplify the writing. It's available at your favorite bookstore, or order here! www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #booksky
Excited to see the Chinese and Korean covers for "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain"! The English version is at your favorite bookstore or on Amazon here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Excited to see the Chinese and Korean covers for "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain"! The English version is at your favorite bookstore or on Amazon here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
Interesting read. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World
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October 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Interesting read. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
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FYI…New York announced $10M in state funds for brain research. #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
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Governor Hochul Announces Launch of SUNY Brain Institute With $10 Million Investment to Fuel SUNY Excellence in Life-Saving Research
Governor Hochul announced a $10 million investment to launch the SUNY Brain Institute; a multi-campus initiative focused on expanding SUNY’s groundbreaking neuroscience research.
www.governor.ny.gov
October 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
FYI…New York announced $10M in state funds for brain research. #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...
www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...
Can you upload your brain to a computer? I chat with @phdcomics.com on the Science Stuff podcast about some of the challenges. Turns out, it's not so easy!
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #brain #consciousness podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #brain #consciousness podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Can We Upload Our Brains to a Computer?
Podcast Episode · ScienceStuff · 10/08/2025 · 36m
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October 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Can you upload your brain to a computer? I chat with @phdcomics.com on the Science Stuff podcast about some of the challenges. Turns out, it's not so easy!
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #brain #consciousness podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #brain #consciousness podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
"Out of Your Mind" is going global! Excited to see the Korean edition cover. @phdcomics.com
You can get your (English) copy at your local bookseller, or online, here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
#neuroskyence #brain #neuroscience #comics
You can get your (English) copy at your local bookseller, or online, here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
#neuroskyence #brain #neuroscience #comics
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Out of Your Mind" is going global! Excited to see the Korean edition cover. @phdcomics.com
You can get your (English) copy at your local bookseller, or online, here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
#neuroskyence #brain #neuroscience #comics
You can get your (English) copy at your local bookseller, or online, here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
#neuroskyence #brain #neuroscience #comics
Our paper showing treatment-resistant depression is marked by WM loss and rewiring of reward circuits. ⬇️ FA in major tracts & hyperconnectivity b/w insula↔vmPFC and striatum↔vmPFC, & hypoconnectivity b/w striatum↔insula—linked to anhedonia severity. #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Complex Patterns of Altered White Matter Structural Connectivity within a ‘subjective valuation network’ in Treatment-Resistant Depression
Background Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) poses a significant clinical challenge, demanding a deeper understanding of its neurobiological underpinnings to improve therapeutics. We examined white...
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September 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Our paper showing treatment-resistant depression is marked by WM loss and rewiring of reward circuits. ⬇️ FA in major tracts & hyperconnectivity b/w insula↔vmPFC and striatum↔vmPFC, & hypoconnectivity b/w striatum↔insula—linked to anhedonia severity. #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Here's part 2 of our discussion with @phdcomics.com on how to be happier! #neuroskyence #science #happiness www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Happiness, Part 2: Does Money Make You Happy? - ScienceStuff
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September 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Here's part 2 of our discussion with @phdcomics.com on how to be happier! #neuroskyence #science #happiness www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Ever wonder how you can achieve greater happiness? I chat with my friend @phdcomics.com about the neuroscience of happiness and your sense of well being. #neuroskyence #science omny.fm/shows/scienc...
Happiness, Part 1: What Really Makes Us Happy? - ScienceStuff
Some say the pursuit of it defines our existence. But is there science behind it? Jorge talks to some happy experts about what really makes you happy.
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September 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ever wonder how you can achieve greater happiness? I chat with my friend @phdcomics.com about the neuroscience of happiness and your sense of well being. #neuroskyence #science omny.fm/shows/scienc...
"The Most Entertaining Science Book About the Brain?" You tell us! @phdcomics.com #neuroskyence #science #neuroscience #scicom #neuroscienceandsociety healthforlifegr.com/mysteries-of...
Unlocking The Mysteries Of The Human Brain
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Human Brain—And What AI Means for Us [Intentional Clinician Episode 155]
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September 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"The Most Entertaining Science Book About the Brain?" You tell us! @phdcomics.com #neuroskyence #science #neuroscience #scicom #neuroscienceandsociety healthforlifegr.com/mysteries-of...
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At long last, the pre-print to our MEG study + RIFT study and the final paper from my Ph.D with @olejensen.bsky.social We show that strong pre-search alpha oscillations are associated with faster responses in visual search www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@thechbh.bsky.social #neuroskyence
@thechbh.bsky.social #neuroskyence
August 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
At long last, the pre-print to our MEG study + RIFT study and the final paper from my Ph.D with @olejensen.bsky.social We show that strong pre-search alpha oscillations are associated with faster responses in visual search www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@thechbh.bsky.social #neuroskyence
@thechbh.bsky.social #neuroskyence
Hey, here's our wide ranging conversation with Paul Kraus (Intentional Clinician Pod) about our book, "Out of Your Mind: the Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" (on sale now!). We had a rich discussion on AI and other topics. #neuroskyence #neuroscience www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzas...
The Most Entertaining Science Book about the Brain? And will AI take your job? with Dr. Jorge Cham &
YouTube video by The Intentional Clinician Podcast w/ Paul Krauss
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August 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hey, here's our wide ranging conversation with Paul Kraus (Intentional Clinician Pod) about our book, "Out of Your Mind: the Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" (on sale now!). We had a rich discussion on AI and other topics. #neuroskyence #neuroscience www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzas...
Hey, it's #WorldBrainDay. Or if you're a neuroscientist, Tuesday. If you're not, you can be the next best thing by grabbing a copy of "Out of Your Mind" w/ @phdcomics.com , on sale at your local bookstore, or here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence #booksky @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hey, it's #WorldBrainDay. Or if you're a neuroscientist, Tuesday. If you're not, you can be the next best thing by grabbing a copy of "Out of Your Mind" w/ @phdcomics.com , on sale at your local bookstore, or here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence #booksky @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
There are so many kind reviews over on Goodreads of "Out of Your Mind", my book with @phdcomics.com - but this is one of my favorites! And right now, you can get the hardcover at a fantastic price here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
July 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
There are so many kind reviews over on Goodreads of "Out of Your Mind", my book with @phdcomics.com - but this is one of my favorites! And right now, you can get the hardcover at a fantastic price here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
Reposted by Dwayne Godwin, PhD
So much for making America great. 🧪
When the Trump administration froze this Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist's research funding, he received an email from China offering to relocate his lab to any city and university of his choice, with guaranteed funding for 20 years.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain
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July 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So much for making America great. 🧪
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"“It’s horrible. It’s a crap show. It really, really is,” said an NCI laboratory chief who has worked at the institute for three decades. He’s lost six of the 30 people in his lab this year... “If we survive I will be somewhat surprised,” he said. 🧪
July 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"“It’s horrible. It’s a crap show. It really, really is,” said an NCI laboratory chief who has worked at the institute for three decades. He’s lost six of the 30 people in his lab this year... “If we survive I will be somewhat surprised,” he said. 🧪
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APS member Melissa Bates (@batesphysio.bsky.social) shares how NIH-funded research was crucial in her cancer diagnosis and treatment in #TPhysMag's The Last Word. Her story highlights the essential role of federal support in medical advancements: ow.ly/o57t50VOQ9Y 🧪
July 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
APS member Melissa Bates (@batesphysio.bsky.social) shares how NIH-funded research was crucial in her cancer diagnosis and treatment in #TPhysMag's The Last Word. Her story highlights the essential role of federal support in medical advancements: ow.ly/o57t50VOQ9Y 🧪
Nice discount on my new book with @phdcomics.com - just in time for your summer reading list, a long car trip with the family, or to share with your book club! #neuroskyence #science #neuroscience #scicomm www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
July 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nice discount on my new book with @phdcomics.com - just in time for your summer reading list, a long car trip with the family, or to share with your book club! #neuroskyence #science #neuroscience #scicomm www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min...
I wrote an OpEd for my local paper framing the coming negotiations over the NIH and NSF budgets, in an effort to reach outside of our circle. I hope you'll read it, pass it along, and subscribe (it's free). #neurooskyence #NIHBudget #Science dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/dont-lose-...
Don't Lose the Future
Research isn't a luxury—it's the engine of progress
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July 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I wrote an OpEd for my local paper framing the coming negotiations over the NIH and NSF budgets, in an effort to reach outside of our circle. I hope you'll read it, pass it along, and subscribe (it's free). #neurooskyence #NIHBudget #Science dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/dont-lose-...
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Mars rover captures first close-up images of ridges that hint at planet's watery past in "really surprising" discovery - CBS News
Mars rover captures first close-up images of ridges that hint at planet's watery past in "really surprising" discovery
The new images by the Curiosity rover on Mars show "dramatic evidence" of ancient groundwater in crisscrossing low ridges, NASA said.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Mars rover captures first close-up images of ridges that hint at planet's watery past in "really surprising" discovery - CBS News
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A change of pace post. How does the brain bind red to bicycle and blue to car when looking at a complex scene if color is extracted in one cortical area and form in another? And object recognition in yet another. Looking at Scholte and de Haan's recent review and going a bit further
#neuroskyence
#neuroskyence
Bye Bye Binding: Boosted and Redundant Maps
The binding problem goes away not because we solved it, but because we never needed it to begin with.
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June 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A change of pace post. How does the brain bind red to bicycle and blue to car when looking at a complex scene if color is extracted in one cortical area and form in another? And object recognition in yet another. Looking at Scholte and de Haan's recent review and going a bit further
#neuroskyence
#neuroskyence
Reposted by Dwayne Godwin, PhD
Neuroscience research and training has taken a $323 million hit in the form of grants rescinded by the U.S. NIH, according to an analysis by @thetransmitter.bsky.social.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
NIH cuts quash $323 million for neuroscience research and training
“I am frightened for the state of the future of our field if this isn't reversed rapidly,” says Joshua Gordon, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and former director of the National…
www.thetransmitter.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Neuroscience research and training has taken a $323 million hit in the form of grants rescinded by the U.S. NIH, according to an analysis by @thetransmitter.bsky.social.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
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Last February, I led a proposal submission that encompassed six months, hundreds of hours, four institutions, a massive team, and and 256 pages. NSF just informed us that the entire Biology Integration Institute program was archived and our proposal would not even be reviewed.
With a form email.
With a form email.
June 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Last February, I led a proposal submission that encompassed six months, hundreds of hours, four institutions, a massive team, and and 256 pages. NSF just informed us that the entire Biology Integration Institute program was archived and our proposal would not even be reviewed.
With a form email.
With a form email.
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#neuroskyence folks: as my postdoc grant is running out soon, I am looking for new opportunities in systems neuroscience!
Keywords: patch clamp ephys, opto, mouse behavior, (in vivo) voltage imaging. Would love to return to the Basal Ganglia.
Sharing appreciated, and happy #FluorescenceFriday !
Keywords: patch clamp ephys, opto, mouse behavior, (in vivo) voltage imaging. Would love to return to the Basal Ganglia.
Sharing appreciated, and happy #FluorescenceFriday !
June 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
#neuroskyence folks: as my postdoc grant is running out soon, I am looking for new opportunities in systems neuroscience!
Keywords: patch clamp ephys, opto, mouse behavior, (in vivo) voltage imaging. Would love to return to the Basal Ganglia.
Sharing appreciated, and happy #FluorescenceFriday !
Keywords: patch clamp ephys, opto, mouse behavior, (in vivo) voltage imaging. Would love to return to the Basal Ganglia.
Sharing appreciated, and happy #FluorescenceFriday !
Reposted by Dwayne Godwin, PhD
#PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #PainResearch #biotechfeed🛟🧪
Kudos to @science.org and NIH sources
Exclusive: NIH documents reveal inconsistencies in grant terminations as agency reviews 3200 more
www.science.org/content/arti...
Kudos to @science.org and NIH sources
Exclusive: NIH documents reveal inconsistencies in grant terminations as agency reviews 3200 more
www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NIH documents reveal inconsistencies in grant terminations as agency reviews 3200 more
Evidence of agency’s uneven guidance to employees and role of DOGE could play into legal case against cuts
www.science.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
#PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #PainResearch #biotechfeed🛟🧪
Kudos to @science.org and NIH sources
Exclusive: NIH documents reveal inconsistencies in grant terminations as agency reviews 3200 more
www.science.org/content/arti...
Kudos to @science.org and NIH sources
Exclusive: NIH documents reveal inconsistencies in grant terminations as agency reviews 3200 more
www.science.org/content/arti...