Neil Harris
@neilharris.bsky.social
Professor of Neuroscience, UCLA Medical School, Neurotrauma/TBI lab, UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, UCLA BrainSport, MRI/FMRI, Functional Ultrasound Imaging, Cognition
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Excited to share our new preprint on the brain-wide organization of intrinsic timescales at single neuron resolution. Work w/ @roxana-zeraati.bsky.social, @intlbrainlab.bsky.social, Anna Levina, @engeltatiana.bsky.social : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Excited to share our new preprint on the brain-wide organization of intrinsic timescales at single neuron resolution. Work w/ @roxana-zeraati.bsky.social, @intlbrainlab.bsky.social, Anna Levina, @engeltatiana.bsky.social : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Astrocytes are connected by gap junctions in large, plastic networks that link brain regions not connected by neurons, a new preprint shows.
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...
Astrocyte networks span large swaths of brain
The networks are plastic, connect brain regions that aren’t connected by neurons and may enable long-distance communication between astrocytes, a new preprint shows.
www.thetransmitter.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Astrocytes are connected by gap junctions in large, plastic networks that link brain regions not connected by neurons, a new preprint shows.
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...
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The federal government’s $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. ucal.us/standupforuc
August 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The federal government’s $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. ucal.us/standupforuc
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NEW
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social
Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.
www.wsj.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
NEW
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social
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Someone here was asking the other day how academia is just like other jobs. Apparently at Duke school of medicine, tenured profs are going to be working on commission, with their salaries and FTE determined by how many grants they bring in.
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What a time to propose this policy:
"Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) plans to implement new faculty productivity guidelines that would tie tenured professors’ salaries to external research funding, according to documents reviewed by The Chronicle"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
What a time to propose this policy:
"Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) plans to implement new faculty productivity guidelines that would tie tenured professors’ salaries to external research funding, according to documents reviewed by The Chronicle"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
Duke School of Medicine plans salary cuts for tenured faculty who do not meet grant expectations
Set to go in effect in 2026, the proposed policy would apply to the School’s basic sciences units. These units rely heavily on grants from the National Institutes of Health, which have been increasing...
www.dukechronicle.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Someone here was asking the other day how academia is just like other jobs. Apparently at Duke school of medicine, tenured profs are going to be working on commission, with their salaries and FTE determined by how many grants they bring in.
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🎉 Heron is finally out @elife.bsky.social! Led by George Dimitriadis, with Ella Svahn & @macaskillaf.bsky.social
🧪 🧠 🐭 🤖
If you wonder why yet another tool for experimental pipelines, read the 🧵 below:
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #OpenSource
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elifesciences.org/articles/91915
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If you wonder why yet another tool for experimental pipelines, read the 🧵 below:
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #OpenSource
1/
elifesciences.org/articles/91915
July 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🎉 Heron is finally out @elife.bsky.social! Led by George Dimitriadis, with Ella Svahn & @macaskillaf.bsky.social
🧪 🧠 🐭 🤖
If you wonder why yet another tool for experimental pipelines, read the 🧵 below:
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #OpenSource
1/
elifesciences.org/articles/91915
🧪 🧠 🐭 🤖
If you wonder why yet another tool for experimental pipelines, read the 🧵 below:
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #OpenSource
1/
elifesciences.org/articles/91915
Our new paper is out on rigor of MR imaging data measurements in preclinical neurotrauma.
Unbiased population-based statistics to obtain pathologic burden of injury after experimental TBI. doi.org/10.1016/j.ex...
Unbiased population-based statistics to obtain pathologic burden of injury after experimental TBI. doi.org/10.1016/j.ex...
Redirecting
doi.org
June 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our new paper is out on rigor of MR imaging data measurements in preclinical neurotrauma.
Unbiased population-based statistics to obtain pathologic burden of injury after experimental TBI. doi.org/10.1016/j.ex...
Unbiased population-based statistics to obtain pathologic burden of injury after experimental TBI. doi.org/10.1016/j.ex...
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“What's remarkable about this result is that the classes in themselves weren't centred on achieving these kinds of outcomes. Instead, the specific aim of the lessons was to develop children's confidence in asking questions, constructing arguments, and having reasoned discussions with one another.”
www.sciencealert.com/teaching-chi...
#Teaching #Children #Philosophy
#P4C #Semantics #Perception
#WordsAreUnitsOfBrainFunction
#Teaching #Children #Philosophy
#P4C #Semantics #Perception
#WordsAreUnitsOfBrainFunction
Teaching Children Philosophy Can Improve Their Reading And Math Skills, Study Finds
Philosophy is the kind of class many of us might never get a chance to take until we reach university age, but recent research suggests that young people could benefit from being exposed to the study ...
www.sciencealert.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“What's remarkable about this result is that the classes in themselves weren't centred on achieving these kinds of outcomes. Instead, the specific aim of the lessons was to develop children's confidence in asking questions, constructing arguments, and having reasoned discussions with one another.”
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Dear #eeg #neuroskyence #neurosky people: we've just set up a feed that focuses on intracranial EEG research.
Please check it out: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j3iraqfrxtckpozvwlzbtihc/feed/aaabu2nq26lhy
Use the tags #iEEG, #ECoG, #sEEG or #stereo-EEG to post.
(this time with the correct link 😅)
Please check it out: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j3iraqfrxtckpozvwlzbtihc/feed/aaabu2nq26lhy
Use the tags #iEEG, #ECoG, #sEEG or #stereo-EEG to post.
(this time with the correct link 😅)
April 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Dear #eeg #neuroskyence #neurosky people: we've just set up a feed that focuses on intracranial EEG research.
Please check it out: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j3iraqfrxtckpozvwlzbtihc/feed/aaabu2nq26lhy
Use the tags #iEEG, #ECoG, #sEEG or #stereo-EEG to post.
(this time with the correct link 😅)
Please check it out: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j3iraqfrxtckpozvwlzbtihc/feed/aaabu2nq26lhy
Use the tags #iEEG, #ECoG, #sEEG or #stereo-EEG to post.
(this time with the correct link 😅)
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Some good news for a change!
After canceling initial meetings to design the flu vaccine, the FDA approved the vaccine for this fall. This is quite a relief.
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www.fda.gov/vaccines-blo...
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www.fda.gov/vaccines-blo...
Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2025-2026 U.S. Influenza Season
Today, the FDA made recommendations to vaccine manufacturers for the virus strains to be used in the trivalent (three strain) flu vaccines for the 2025-2026 U.S. flu season following a thorough and co...
www.fda.gov
March 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Some good news for a change!
Can this month get any worse?
The bill, which was approved today by the U.S. House of Representatives and heads next to a Senate vote, includes 20 percent less BRAIN Initiative funding than last year.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/u-s-...
By @avaskham.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/u-s-...
March 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Can this month get any worse?
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Hello Bluesky - Our first post here letting everyone know that we have ported all our prior content over to our channel here. Dates displayed on prior posts are the import date. Original timestamps are viewable through a new visual tag Bluesky recently added when you open a post.
December 5, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Hello Bluesky - Our first post here letting everyone know that we have ported all our prior content over to our channel here. Dates displayed on prior posts are the import date. Original timestamps are viewable through a new visual tag Bluesky recently added when you open a post.
Delayed Turkey Trot along the beach today. It's good to be out!
November 30, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Delayed Turkey Trot along the beach today. It's good to be out!
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Sliding windows analysis can undo the effects of preprocessing when applied to fMRI data https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.06.561221v1
Sliding windows analysis can undo the effects of preprocessing when applied to fMRI data https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.06.561221v1
Resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) data is used to study the intrinsic functional connectivity (FC) in the
www.biorxiv.org
October 10, 2023 at 4:15 AM
Sliding windows analysis can undo the effects of preprocessing when applied to fMRI data https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.06.561221v1
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I'm so glad that we are rebuilding #AcademicTwitter and #ScienceTwitter!
They were extremely important communities, and their decline was a genuine loss.
I am grateful and hopeful that Bluesky is giving us the chance to rebuild these remarkable human networks.
#AcademicSky #ScienceSky
They were extremely important communities, and their decline was a genuine loss.
I am grateful and hopeful that Bluesky is giving us the chance to rebuild these remarkable human networks.
#AcademicSky #ScienceSky
November 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I'm so glad that we are rebuilding #AcademicTwitter and #ScienceTwitter!
They were extremely important communities, and their decline was a genuine loss.
I am grateful and hopeful that Bluesky is giving us the chance to rebuild these remarkable human networks.
#AcademicSky #ScienceSky
They were extremely important communities, and their decline was a genuine loss.
I am grateful and hopeful that Bluesky is giving us the chance to rebuild these remarkable human networks.
#AcademicSky #ScienceSky
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Academics wanting to 'verify' their Bluesky profile as genuine might give an ORCID identifier in their profile and link back to their Bluesky profile from ORCID.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
November 21, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Academics wanting to 'verify' their Bluesky profile as genuine might give an ORCID identifier in their profile and link back to their Bluesky profile from ORCID.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
Everything Neurotrauma /TBI/PTE/SCI go.bsky.app/Ae7diBV
November 17, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Everything Neurotrauma /TBI/PTE/SCI go.bsky.app/Ae7diBV
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#neurosciences, #ultrasound and #datavisualisation using #houdini #sidefx.
The related scientific paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The related scientific paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 6, 2024 at 2:01 PM
#neurosciences, #ultrasound and #datavisualisation using #houdini #sidefx.
The related scientific paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The related scientific paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Oops. Popped over a few mins ago and forgot to post this.
It’s a few tips for making the move from Xitter to here as successfully and smoothly as possible.
It’s a few tips for making the move from Xitter to here as successfully and smoothly as possible.
November 8, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Oops. Popped over a few mins ago and forgot to post this.
It’s a few tips for making the move from Xitter to here as successfully and smoothly as possible.
It’s a few tips for making the move from Xitter to here as successfully and smoothly as possible.