Lindsay S. Shaffer
@lindsayshaffer.bsky.social
Kahnt Lab postdoc @ NIH NIDA investigating adaptive decision making & olfactory functioning in clinical populations. EEG & RewP aficionado in a previous life.
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who needs a diploma when you can have a belt instead??
anyways, i have a phd now and i'll have a baby boy in 9 weeks
anyways, i have a phd now and i'll have a baby boy in 9 weeks
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Current Biology continuing to be my favorite journal
Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Current Biology continuing to be my favorite journal
serious q: why must letters to journal about a recent paper involve beefing with the authors?? can’t one just wholesomely stan a paper so much that they want to write about it??
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
serious q: why must letters to journal about a recent paper involve beefing with the authors?? can’t one just wholesomely stan a paper so much that they want to write about it??
2025:
- 1st 1st & corresponding author paper out
- interviews x expts x 1st trimester hell
- invited talk to NIH IC director’s lab
- defended PhD at 30 weeks to zoom party
- began dream postdoc at 35 weeks
- gave birth at 38 weeks
- 3 months paid leave
thank you for the great year, everyone.
- 1st 1st & corresponding author paper out
- interviews x expts x 1st trimester hell
- invited talk to NIH IC director’s lab
- defended PhD at 30 weeks to zoom party
- began dream postdoc at 35 weeks
- gave birth at 38 weeks
- 3 months paid leave
thank you for the great year, everyone.
December 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
2025:
- 1st 1st & corresponding author paper out
- interviews x expts x 1st trimester hell
- invited talk to NIH IC director’s lab
- defended PhD at 30 weeks to zoom party
- began dream postdoc at 35 weeks
- gave birth at 38 weeks
- 3 months paid leave
thank you for the great year, everyone.
- 1st 1st & corresponding author paper out
- interviews x expts x 1st trimester hell
- invited talk to NIH IC director’s lab
- defended PhD at 30 weeks to zoom party
- began dream postdoc at 35 weeks
- gave birth at 38 weeks
- 3 months paid leave
thank you for the great year, everyone.
remembering the time I titled my odor research protocol “Assessing Reward and Olfactory decision-Making in Adults” aka AROMA
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
remembering the time I titled my odor research protocol “Assessing Reward and Olfactory decision-Making in Adults” aka AROMA
it’s hard to take this platform seriously when you have this kind of filter
December 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
it’s hard to take this platform seriously when you have this kind of filter
started my first day back from maternity leave with my infant vomiting all over my work clothes, let’s goooooooo
December 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
started my first day back from maternity leave with my infant vomiting all over my work clothes, let’s goooooooo
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The NIH Summer Internship Program (SIP) will open on 12/8 to accept applications from students studying biology, engineering, epidemiology, psychology, math, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, physics, computer science, bioinformatics, and health-related fields #chemsummer
www.training.nih.gov
December 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The NIH Summer Internship Program (SIP) will open on 12/8 to accept applications from students studying biology, engineering, epidemiology, psychology, math, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, physics, computer science, bioinformatics, and health-related fields #chemsummer
does your thanksgiving tradition involve watching a low budget horror film too?
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
does your thanksgiving tradition involve watching a low budget horror film too?
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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#SfN25 Mini-symposium: Today at 2:00 pm PST | Cognitive Maps in the Prefrontal Cortex
Read the accompanying article by Veselic et al. in #JNeurosci
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1358-25.2025
Read the accompanying article by Veselic et al. in #JNeurosci
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1358-25.2025
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
#SfN25 Mini-symposium: Today at 2:00 pm PST | Cognitive Maps in the Prefrontal Cortex
Read the accompanying article by Veselic et al. in #JNeurosci
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1358-25.2025
Read the accompanying article by Veselic et al. in #JNeurosci
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1358-25.2025
apparently postpartum can induce vision changes because guess who is now permanently farsighted and has a prescription for glasses 🎉
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
apparently postpartum can induce vision changes because guess who is now permanently farsighted and has a prescription for glasses 🎉
kindred spirit 😭
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
kindred spirit 😭
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every time I see people arguing online they always both look like they exclusively drink water directly from a Walgreens bathroom sink
October 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
every time I see people arguing online they always both look like they exclusively drink water directly from a Walgreens bathroom sink
singing to my newborn famous lullabies such as “baby’s on fire” by brian eno
October 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
singing to my newborn famous lullabies such as “baby’s on fire” by brian eno
which one of you drew these cute EEG onion people
September 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
which one of you drew these cute EEG onion people
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(3/10) Additionally, we show that human NAc organization is not simply divided into “core” and “shell,” but instead reflects continuous spatial gradients of MSN subtypes linked to genetic risk for psychiatric and addiction-related traits.
September 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
(3/10) Additionally, we show that human NAc organization is not simply divided into “core” and “shell,” but instead reflects continuous spatial gradients of MSN subtypes linked to genetic risk for psychiatric and addiction-related traits.
who needs a diploma when you can have a belt instead??
anyways, i have a phd now and i'll have a baby boy in 9 weeks
anyways, i have a phd now and i'll have a baby boy in 9 weeks
July 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
who needs a diploma when you can have a belt instead??
anyways, i have a phd now and i'll have a baby boy in 9 weeks
anyways, i have a phd now and i'll have a baby boy in 9 weeks
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Excited to announce that, starting in late August, I’ll be joining Thorsten Kahnt’s lab at the NIDA IRP as a IRTA postdoc! My postdoc research will focus on olfactory functioning and inference-based decision-making in people with HIV and SUD! 😁😁Happy for this next stage after graduating this summer!
July 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Excited to announce that, starting in late August, I’ll be joining Thorsten Kahnt’s lab at the NIDA IRP as a IRTA postdoc! My postdoc research will focus on olfactory functioning and inference-based decision-making in people with HIV and SUD! 😁😁Happy for this next stage after graduating this summer!
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every day online I am forced to see the dumbest people
June 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
every day online I am forced to see the dumbest people
experiment 1 of my dissertation is finally live (and open access!) 🥲
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
The reward positivity is insensitive to reinforcer devaluation - Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
Successful behavioral adaptation requires an ongoing assessment of rewarding outcomes based on one’s current state. A frontocentral ERP associated with reward feedback, the reward positivity (RewP), h...
link.springer.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
experiment 1 of my dissertation is finally live (and open access!) 🥲
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
the job market
June 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
the job market