Dan Lurie
@danjlurie.bsky.social
Scientist • Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience • Dynamic Minds and Brains • Postdoc at the University of Pittsburgh • Open Science • Solidarity • he/him
Oakland is out for May Day.
Workers of the world, unite!
Against capitalism, against fascism, against all attacks on human rights.
Our power is in solidarity.
Workers of the world, unite!
Against capitalism, against fascism, against all attacks on human rights.
Our power is in solidarity.
May 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Oakland is out for May Day.
Workers of the world, unite!
Against capitalism, against fascism, against all attacks on human rights.
Our power is in solidarity.
Workers of the world, unite!
Against capitalism, against fascism, against all attacks on human rights.
Our power is in solidarity.
Does anyone have digital/online neuroanatomy reference texts they like? Papers are great, but textbooks and atlases are just better for some things.
I typically just dig out my old physical books, but I realized there are probably more convenient alternatives.
I typically just dig out my old physical books, but I realized there are probably more convenient alternatives.
April 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Does anyone have digital/online neuroanatomy reference texts they like? Papers are great, but textbooks and atlases are just better for some things.
I typically just dig out my old physical books, but I realized there are probably more convenient alternatives.
I typically just dig out my old physical books, but I realized there are probably more convenient alternatives.
Eric Prydz, 20 Years of Pryda. Last night in San Francisco.
April 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Eric Prydz, 20 Years of Pryda. Last night in San Francisco.
San Francisco showed up to #StandUpForScience
March 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
San Francisco showed up to #StandUpForScience
Got my signs made and I'm ready to #StandUpForScience tomorrow in San Francisco!
Civic Center Plaza, 1pm.
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Civic Center Plaza, 1pm.
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
March 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Got my signs made and I'm ready to #StandUpForScience tomorrow in San Francisco!
Civic Center Plaza, 1pm.
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Civic Center Plaza, 1pm.
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Most news is bad news these days, but I was excited to see this morning that the new Vulfpeck album is finally out.
If anyone needs me, I'll be dancing at my desk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bLi...
If anyone needs me, I'll be dancing at my desk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bLi...
March 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Most news is bad news these days, but I was excited to see this morning that the new Vulfpeck album is finally out.
If anyone needs me, I'll be dancing at my desk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bLi...
If anyone needs me, I'll be dancing at my desk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bLi...
Join me and many others to #StandUpForScience next Friday.
I'll be at the event in San Francisco. I hope to see some of you there!
Find your local event at standupforscience2025.org
I'll be at the event in San Francisco. I hope to see some of you there!
Find your local event at standupforscience2025.org
February 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Join me and many others to #StandUpForScience next Friday.
I'll be at the event in San Francisco. I hope to see some of you there!
Find your local event at standupforscience2025.org
I'll be at the event in San Francisco. I hope to see some of you there!
Find your local event at standupforscience2025.org
Some truly A+, #1, gold star figures in this paper.
February 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Some truly A+, #1, gold star figures in this paper.
I've been recording sound levels (dB) to gather evidence on a noisy neighbor (to take to the landlord).
Accidentally discovered that cat purring (the little baseline waves) oscillates in amplitude with a period longer than single breaths.
Science is cool. Cats are cool. Cat science is cool.
Accidentally discovered that cat purring (the little baseline waves) oscillates in amplitude with a period longer than single breaths.
Science is cool. Cats are cool. Cat science is cool.
February 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I've been recording sound levels (dB) to gather evidence on a noisy neighbor (to take to the landlord).
Accidentally discovered that cat purring (the little baseline waves) oscillates in amplitude with a period longer than single breaths.
Science is cool. Cats are cool. Cat science is cool.
Accidentally discovered that cat purring (the little baseline waves) oscillates in amplitude with a period longer than single breaths.
Science is cool. Cats are cool. Cat science is cool.
Mom thought tonight was the first night of Hanukkah.
She was mistaken, but latkes are never a mistake.
She was mistaken, but latkes are never a mistake.
December 25, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Mom thought tonight was the first night of Hanukkah.
She was mistaken, but latkes are never a mistake.
She was mistaken, but latkes are never a mistake.
Full house this afternoon at the UC Berkeley neuroscience seminar for a fantastic talk and discussion with @nicolecrust.bsky.social about what kind of “thing” the brain is and how we should go about trying to study, understand, and develop treatments for it.
December 13, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Full house this afternoon at the UC Berkeley neuroscience seminar for a fantastic talk and discussion with @nicolecrust.bsky.social about what kind of “thing” the brain is and how we should go about trying to study, understand, and develop treatments for it.
Starting a petition to require that all new papers containing fMRI task activation maps must report their results using the same kind of delightful descriptions found in this series of preprints form @twoodward.bsky.social's group www.theurlist.com/wcmpapers
December 11, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Starting a petition to require that all new papers containing fMRI task activation maps must report their results using the same kind of delightful descriptions found in this series of preprints form @twoodward.bsky.social's group www.theurlist.com/wcmpapers
Pleased with this little desk timer I got for doing writing sprints.
Satisfying little clicky dial to set duration, and can automatically start a second timer (e.g. for breaks) after the first finishes (Pomodoro style).
Satisfying little clicky dial to set duration, and can automatically start a second timer (e.g. for breaks) after the first finishes (Pomodoro style).
November 21, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Pleased with this little desk timer I got for doing writing sprints.
Satisfying little clicky dial to set duration, and can automatically start a second timer (e.g. for breaks) after the first finishes (Pomodoro style).
Satisfying little clicky dial to set duration, and can automatically start a second timer (e.g. for breaks) after the first finishes (Pomodoro style).
If only it was just dozens…
November 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
If only it was just dozens…
After a rough week, self care includes fancy breakfast: “Lava eggs” (soft scrambled over rice) with grilled pork jowl and crispy fried garlic (At Tanzie’s in Berkeley www.tanziescafe.com, strong recommend!)
November 10, 2024 at 6:50 PM
After a rough week, self care includes fancy breakfast: “Lava eggs” (soft scrambled over rice) with grilled pork jowl and crispy fried garlic (At Tanzie’s in Berkeley www.tanziescafe.com, strong recommend!)
Dressed up for Halloween this year (for the first time in ages) as a "mad" scientist, complete with a list of things (written on my lab coat) to be mad about.
November 1, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Dressed up for Halloween this year (for the first time in ages) as a "mad" scientist, complete with a list of things (written on my lab coat) to be mad about.
Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS from my balcony last night.
October 16, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS from my balcony last night.
Big crowd up in Tilden park in Berkeley to try to catch the Auroroa. Not visible to the naked eye, but faint pink on long exposure. Going to wait and see if it improves.
October 11, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Big crowd up in Tilden park in Berkeley to try to catch the Auroroa. Not visible to the naked eye, but faint pink on long exposure. Going to wait and see if it improves.
Installation seems to have worked!
October 9, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Installation seems to have worked!
Great session on degeneracy in neural systems. Eve Marder talking about how perturbations can uncover "cryptic" degeneracy, with a fascinating (but sad) example of how warming oceans may influence how lobster ganglion cell dynamics respond to temperature perturbations.
#SfN24
#SfN24
October 6, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Great session on degeneracy in neural systems. Eve Marder talking about how perturbations can uncover "cryptic" degeneracy, with a fascinating (but sad) example of how warming oceans may influence how lobster ganglion cell dynamics respond to temperature perturbations.
#SfN24
#SfN24
October 4, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Just tried to post this same message on Twitter and got a notification telling me to be more active so they can make sure I'm a human. Apparently if I don't, my posts won't show up in search.
I have had the same Twitter account since 2004.
Good way to reinforce my decision not to post there. 🙃
I have had the same Twitter account since 2004.
Good way to reinforce my decision not to post there. 🙃
September 30, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Just tried to post this same message on Twitter and got a notification telling me to be more active so they can make sure I'm a human. Apparently if I don't, my posts won't show up in search.
I have had the same Twitter account since 2004.
Good way to reinforce my decision not to post there. 🙃
I have had the same Twitter account since 2004.
Good way to reinforce my decision not to post there. 🙃
Planing your SFN itinerary?
Come see me talk about how fundamental properties of BOLD time series change systematically over time during "rest", and how these changes follow a common sensorimotor-association axis.
1pm on Saturday during the Functional Imaging and Data Analysis Nanosymposium #SfN24
Come see me talk about how fundamental properties of BOLD time series change systematically over time during "rest", and how these changes follow a common sensorimotor-association axis.
1pm on Saturday during the Functional Imaging and Data Analysis Nanosymposium #SfN24
September 30, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Planing your SFN itinerary?
Come see me talk about how fundamental properties of BOLD time series change systematically over time during "rest", and how these changes follow a common sensorimotor-association axis.
1pm on Saturday during the Functional Imaging and Data Analysis Nanosymposium #SfN24
Come see me talk about how fundamental properties of BOLD time series change systematically over time during "rest", and how these changes follow a common sensorimotor-association axis.
1pm on Saturday during the Functional Imaging and Data Analysis Nanosymposium #SfN24
Awesome GoldFish show this afternoon in San Francisco Union Square.
September 22, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Awesome GoldFish show this afternoon in San Francisco Union Square.