Dr. Lily
@lilyanadream.bsky.social
Postdoc neuroscience researcher.
Brain networks, cognition, emotion, stress & mitochondria. Mental health.
Proud mom. I love music, poetry, & take photos sometimes. ND. 🏳️🌈
Wants ppl safe and happy.
Brain networks, cognition, emotion, stress & mitochondria. Mental health.
Proud mom. I love music, poetry, & take photos sometimes. ND. 🏳️🌈
Wants ppl safe and happy.
It’s been nice to watch a Tyler Perry movie that didn’t send me into a crashout
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It’s been nice to watch a Tyler Perry movie that didn’t send me into a crashout
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November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration cannot use the government shutdown as a reason to suspend food assistance for 42 million Americans. Yet, as SNAP payments were set to be disbursed,
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration cannot use the government shutdown as a reason to suspend food assistance for 42 million Americans. Yet, as SNAP payments were set to be disbursed,
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BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
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Today marks the beginning of Men’s Mental Health Month.
Mental health amongst men is often seen as a taboo subject. It’s felt there’s a stigma around talking about men’s mental health, as if talking about it, or admitting to being upset or struggling with our mental health is a sign of weakness.
Mental health amongst men is often seen as a taboo subject. It’s felt there’s a stigma around talking about men’s mental health, as if talking about it, or admitting to being upset or struggling with our mental health is a sign of weakness.
November 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Today marks the beginning of Men’s Mental Health Month.
Mental health amongst men is often seen as a taboo subject. It’s felt there’s a stigma around talking about men’s mental health, as if talking about it, or admitting to being upset or struggling with our mental health is a sign of weakness.
Mental health amongst men is often seen as a taboo subject. It’s felt there’s a stigma around talking about men’s mental health, as if talking about it, or admitting to being upset or struggling with our mental health is a sign of weakness.
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Too many algorithms.
November 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Too many algorithms.
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Most folks don't know this but Syracuse, NY has the highest child poverty rate in the country at 46%. Poverty and hunger are not only issues in the South.
The CNY Food bank can offer 30 meals with just $10. I made my donation. Hopefully you can, too 💜
foodbankcny.org
The CNY Food bank can offer 30 meals with just $10. I made my donation. Hopefully you can, too 💜
foodbankcny.org
Food Bank of CNY - 11 Counties. 1 Goal. End Hunger!
Serving 11 counties, Food Bank of Central New York provides food, resources, and partnerships to end hunger in our communities.
foodbankcny.org
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Most folks don't know this but Syracuse, NY has the highest child poverty rate in the country at 46%. Poverty and hunger are not only issues in the South.
The CNY Food bank can offer 30 meals with just $10. I made my donation. Hopefully you can, too 💜
foodbankcny.org
The CNY Food bank can offer 30 meals with just $10. I made my donation. Hopefully you can, too 💜
foodbankcny.org
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It doesnt stop there. Did you know "zombies" are an African creation?
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
Wanna hear a scary story?
The first American vampire was Black.
Seriously.
78 years before Dracula appeared in American literature, there was "The Black Vampyre" by Uriah D'Arcy.
It was written in 1819 as an antislavery critique and the effect the Haitian Revolution had on the States
The first American vampire was Black.
Seriously.
78 years before Dracula appeared in American literature, there was "The Black Vampyre" by Uriah D'Arcy.
It was written in 1819 as an antislavery critique and the effect the Haitian Revolution had on the States
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It doesnt stop there. Did you know "zombies" are an African creation?
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
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🦇 Vampire bats. Lethal snake venom. Hotel Nematoda. Don't let this collection of our spookiest science stories, videos, and podcasts send a shiver down your spine (or maybe you should): buff.ly/BAhW6sD
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
🦇 Vampire bats. Lethal snake venom. Hotel Nematoda. Don't let this collection of our spookiest science stories, videos, and podcasts send a shiver down your spine (or maybe you should): buff.ly/BAhW6sD
One of the questions on the ACE questionnaire:
Did you feel that you didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, or
had no one to protect or take care of you?
Donate and support however you can to food banks and relevant organizations
Did you feel that you didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, or
had no one to protect or take care of you?
Donate and support however you can to food banks and relevant organizations
October 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
One of the questions on the ACE questionnaire:
Did you feel that you didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, or
had no one to protect or take care of you?
Donate and support however you can to food banks and relevant organizations
Did you feel that you didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, or
had no one to protect or take care of you?
Donate and support however you can to food banks and relevant organizations
FIND YOUR WAY BACK
spotify.link
October 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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It’s been really disheartening to see the things people say about those who use SNAP. Many seem to have little understanding of why the program exists in the first place.
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It’s been really disheartening to see the things people say about those who use SNAP. Many seem to have little understanding of why the program exists in the first place.
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Brilliant video on autumn colors and photosynthesis.
Reminds me that molecular biology is the big blind spot in my scientific 'general knowledge'. Need to rectify that but I have no idea where to start.
youtu.be/wOjkeyjJ364?...
Reminds me that molecular biology is the big blind spot in my scientific 'general knowledge'. Need to rectify that but I have no idea where to start.
youtu.be/wOjkeyjJ364?...
The Incredible Biology Powering Autumn Colors｜Leaf Senescence
YouTube video by Clockwork
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Brilliant video on autumn colors and photosynthesis.
Reminds me that molecular biology is the big blind spot in my scientific 'general knowledge'. Need to rectify that but I have no idea where to start.
youtu.be/wOjkeyjJ364?...
Reminds me that molecular biology is the big blind spot in my scientific 'general knowledge'. Need to rectify that but I have no idea where to start.
youtu.be/wOjkeyjJ364?...
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Music engagement is associated with substantially lower dementia risk in older adults
Music engagement is associated with substantially lower dementia risk in older adults
For adults over 70, musical activities may help protect against dementia. New research indicates that frequent music listeners and instrument players had up to a 39 percent lower risk of developing the condition over the study period.
www.psypost.org
October 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Music engagement is associated with substantially lower dementia risk in older adults
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Misinformation has long fueled fear and misunderstanding about wolves, but science tells a different story.
Share this to help replace fear with understanding and support wolf conservation.🐾 #mythvsfact #wolfawarenessweek
Share this to help replace fear with understanding and support wolf conservation.🐾 #mythvsfact #wolfawarenessweek
October 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Misinformation has long fueled fear and misunderstanding about wolves, but science tells a different story.
Share this to help replace fear with understanding and support wolf conservation.🐾 #mythvsfact #wolfawarenessweek
Share this to help replace fear with understanding and support wolf conservation.🐾 #mythvsfact #wolfawarenessweek
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In a world in which the inhuman *seems* to be winning, a world of genAI emptiness, scores of people came to the Boston Book Festival today to write poems, share voices, and think about how to tell and hear human stories. The soul is alive and well. Let's keep making spaces for it.
October 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In a world in which the inhuman *seems* to be winning, a world of genAI emptiness, scores of people came to the Boston Book Festival today to write poems, share voices, and think about how to tell and hear human stories. The soul is alive and well. Let's keep making spaces for it.
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Please donate to food pantries
October 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Please donate to food pantries
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New painting in progress …
October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
New painting in progress …
There are many flavors of pain and anxiety
October 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
There are many flavors of pain and anxiety
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Astrocytes share the same electrical properties as neurons. They spread electrical signals but don’t spike. So, while only about half the cells spike occasionally, all of them continuously transmit electrical influences. Which, then, is the tail and which is the dog?
𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻??
Astrocytes in the regulation of fear memories!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroskyence
h/t @claeneuro.bsky.social
Astrocytes in the regulation of fear memories!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroskyence
h/t @claeneuro.bsky.social
The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory - Nature
Emotional experience evokes signalling in astrocytes, which form an ensemble that is reinforced by secondary astrocytic state changes resulting from repeated experience, leading to memory stabilizatio...
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Astrocytes share the same electrical properties as neurons. They spread electrical signals but don’t spike. So, while only about half the cells spike occasionally, all of them continuously transmit electrical influences. Which, then, is the tail and which is the dog?
Gucci Mane opening up about his diagnoses is both vulnerable and commendable. It takes a lot of courage to speak out. I’m glad he has the support and resources he needs. We need more space for these conversations, without the stigma and shame.
October 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Gucci Mane opening up about his diagnoses is both vulnerable and commendable. It takes a lot of courage to speak out. I’m glad he has the support and resources he needs. We need more space for these conversations, without the stigma and shame.
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This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
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