Ailie McWhinnie
@ailiemcwhinnie.bsky.social
Brain scientist in the making at PDN Cambridge in the Galliano Lab 👨🔬 My PhD is investigating regenerating neurons in the olfactory bulb with patch clamp👃 🧠 Also science writer, hiker and hot chocolate connoisseur 🤸♀️
Nope, straight to the cortex! So just one synapse between environment and cortex for olfaction 🤯 consensus is that when olfactory system evolved, the thalamus was not around yet. Lots of integration with other brain areas once in the olfactory cortex though
November 28, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Nope, straight to the cortex! So just one synapse between environment and cortex for olfaction 🤯 consensus is that when olfactory system evolved, the thalamus was not around yet. Lots of integration with other brain areas once in the olfactory cortex though
The rest of neuroscience (and science) is pretty cool, too 🤓so my other life is as a science writer. I get to talk to all kinds of scientists about science, and write stories about it!
Last month I attended SfN, as a reporter rather than scientist. Here's a taster from that...much more to come!
Last month I attended SfN, as a reporter rather than scientist. Here's a taster from that...much more to come!
Pain, Placebo, and the Pipeline to New Drugs
Scientists have identified circuits underlying placebo pain relief and are working to speed up the pain drug development process.
www.brainfacts.org
November 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
The rest of neuroscience (and science) is pretty cool, too 🤓so my other life is as a science writer. I get to talk to all kinds of scientists about science, and write stories about it!
Last month I attended SfN, as a reporter rather than scientist. Here's a taster from that...much more to come!
Last month I attended SfN, as a reporter rather than scientist. Here's a taster from that...much more to come!