Lara Boyd
@lboyd47.bsky.social
Professor, Neuroscientist, PT, Director Brain Behaviour Lab UBC, Mom, Runner, Dog Lover, Canadian
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Many thanks to the 60 gorgeous #TMS researchers who took a few minutes to complete our user survey.
The quantitative results have been processed and summarised, and are now available in full on our GitHub page:
github.com/TMSMultiLab/...
A quick breakdown follows in this thread:
#PieChartHeaven
The quantitative results have been processed and summarised, and are now available in full on our GitHub page:
github.com/TMSMultiLab/...
A quick breakdown follows in this thread:
#PieChartHeaven
TMS User Survey
Resources, data and code to help you run a TMS laboratory - TMSMultiLab/TMSMultiLab
github.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Many thanks to the 60 gorgeous #TMS researchers who took a few minutes to complete our user survey.
The quantitative results have been processed and summarised, and are now available in full on our GitHub page:
github.com/TMSMultiLab/...
A quick breakdown follows in this thread:
#PieChartHeaven
The quantitative results have been processed and summarised, and are now available in full on our GitHub page:
github.com/TMSMultiLab/...
A quick breakdown follows in this thread:
#PieChartHeaven
Thrilled to celebrate 8 new grads from our graduate program in Rehabilitation Sciences - Congrats! @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @ubcpt.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thrilled to celebrate 8 new grads from our graduate program in Rehabilitation Sciences - Congrats! @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @ubcpt.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social
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DMCBH member Dr. Lara Boyd (@lboyd47.bsky.social) has created a video game to help with stroke recovery.
“Our hope is to gamify rehabilitation, creating an enjoyable experience for patients that will extend the exercises that they perform in structured therapy to regain limb functionality.”
“Our hope is to gamify rehabilitation, creating an enjoyable experience for patients that will extend the exercises that they perform in structured therapy to regain limb functionality.”
Gamified stroke recovery improves arm function - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH
New software brings the fun of playing a video game to high-repetition rehabilitative exercises for individuals affected by stroke. For the
www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
May 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
DMCBH member Dr. Lara Boyd (@lboyd47.bsky.social) has created a video game to help with stroke recovery.
“Our hope is to gamify rehabilitation, creating an enjoyable experience for patients that will extend the exercises that they perform in structured therapy to regain limb functionality.”
“Our hope is to gamify rehabilitation, creating an enjoyable experience for patients that will extend the exercises that they perform in structured therapy to regain limb functionality.”
Learning a new movement with your arm relies on learning to move your eyes! Check out our new paper www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @drrubino.bsky.social @jandrushko.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social 🧪
Oculomotor learning is evident during implicit motor sequence learning - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Oculomotor learning is evident during implicit motor sequence learning
www.nature.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Learning a new movement with your arm relies on learning to move your eyes! Check out our new paper www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @drrubino.bsky.social @jandrushko.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social 🧪
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Happy #BrainAwarenessWeek! 🧠 🎉
All week long, we'll be sharing all things brain and take you behind the scenes of our work to demystify it.
🎨 Amazing agar art by Research Associate Brooke Wynalda!
#Neuroskyence #BrainWeek @danafoundation.bsky.social
All week long, we'll be sharing all things brain and take you behind the scenes of our work to demystify it.
🎨 Amazing agar art by Research Associate Brooke Wynalda!
#Neuroskyence #BrainWeek @danafoundation.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Happy #BrainAwarenessWeek! 🧠 🎉
All week long, we'll be sharing all things brain and take you behind the scenes of our work to demystify it.
🎨 Amazing agar art by Research Associate Brooke Wynalda!
#Neuroskyence #BrainWeek @danafoundation.bsky.social
All week long, we'll be sharing all things brain and take you behind the scenes of our work to demystify it.
🎨 Amazing agar art by Research Associate Brooke Wynalda!
#Neuroskyence #BrainWeek @danafoundation.bsky.social
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March 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Dear HHMI - this is a much better response - take notes
“MacArthur Foundation will increase its giving over the next 2 years in response to what it calls a “crisis" prompted by the Trump administration's freeze on federal foreign aid and the now- suspended freeze on federal grants.” My proudest day yet as a MaArthur Fellow. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
MacArthur Foundation to increase giving for two years in response to 'crisis'
The John D
abcnews.go.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dear HHMI - this is a much better response - take notes
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@liisagalea.bsky.social is a scientific lead for the @camhnews.bsky.social program womenmind™, which tackles gender disparities in science and mental health research.
#PsychologyMonth #WomenInScience
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#PsychologyMonth #WomenInScience
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February 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@liisagalea.bsky.social is a scientific lead for the @camhnews.bsky.social program womenmind™, which tackles gender disparities in science and mental health research.
#PsychologyMonth #WomenInScience
https://buff.ly/3Xl28G3
#PsychologyMonth #WomenInScience
https://buff.ly/3Xl28G3
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February 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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For day 4 of Black History Month, there may be no woman who has made a bigger historical impact than Henrietta Lacks.
Born in 1920, she was found to have cervical cancer at the age of 31. The cells in the biopsy were discovered to double every 20-24 hours. Up until then, it was impossible /1
Born in 1920, she was found to have cervical cancer at the age of 31. The cells in the biopsy were discovered to double every 20-24 hours. Up until then, it was impossible /1
February 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
For day 4 of Black History Month, there may be no woman who has made a bigger historical impact than Henrietta Lacks.
Born in 1920, she was found to have cervical cancer at the age of 31. The cells in the biopsy were discovered to double every 20-24 hours. Up until then, it was impossible /1
Born in 1920, she was found to have cervical cancer at the age of 31. The cells in the biopsy were discovered to double every 20-24 hours. Up until then, it was impossible /1
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My dad always took my brother and I fishing. It was awesome. I was so exited I could barely sleep the night before. That's him cleaning a fish behinds us. Me returning the favor 40 years later.
November 22, 2024 at 12:54 AM
My dad always took my brother and I fishing. It was awesome. I was so exited I could barely sleep the night before. That's him cleaning a fish behinds us. Me returning the favor 40 years later.
Do Amercians realize that this does not happen in the rest of the world? Just wondering from 🇨🇦 ...
This enduring piece from The Onion originated with the Isla Vista massacre in 2014. I recently published a two-year investigation of that case—which dives deep into how we can do a lot more as a nation to prevent school and mass shootings 👉🏻 www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
December 16, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Do Amercians realize that this does not happen in the rest of the world? Just wondering from 🇨🇦 ...
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Terry Fox will be the next Canadian featured on the $5 bill.
The athlete and activist will be replacing Sir Wilfrid Laurier who will now appear on the next version of the $50 note, by Clarrie Feinstein www.thestar.com/news/terry-f... via @torontostar.bsky.social
The athlete and activist will be replacing Sir Wilfrid Laurier who will now appear on the next version of the $50 note, by Clarrie Feinstein www.thestar.com/news/terry-f... via @torontostar.bsky.social
Terry Fox will be the next Canadian featured on the $5 bill
The athlete and activist will be replacing Sir Wilfrid Laurier who will now appear on the next version of the $50 note.
www.thestar.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Terry Fox will be the next Canadian featured on the $5 bill.
The athlete and activist will be replacing Sir Wilfrid Laurier who will now appear on the next version of the $50 note, by Clarrie Feinstein www.thestar.com/news/terry-f... via @torontostar.bsky.social
The athlete and activist will be replacing Sir Wilfrid Laurier who will now appear on the next version of the $50 note, by Clarrie Feinstein www.thestar.com/news/terry-f... via @torontostar.bsky.social
My favorite day as a professor! Congrats to the new grads Dr.@crubino.bsky.social and @anjanarajendran.bsky.social
November 30, 2024 at 12:15 AM
My favorite day as a professor! Congrats to the new grads Dr.@crubino.bsky.social and @anjanarajendran.bsky.social
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Fantastic thread … yay science. Saving lives!
Aside: somewhat jarring to immediately note that 13/15 are men authors …
Aside: somewhat jarring to immediately note that 13/15 are men authors …
14) Grace Eldering and Pearl Kendrick developed the whooping cough vaccine and saved 14 million of us in the process.
Their work attracted attention from 2021 onwards despite being published in 1987.
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15/19
Their work attracted attention from 2021 onwards despite being published in 1987.
www.altmetric.com/de...
15/19
Report for: Progress Report on Pertussis Immunization.
In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
www.altmetric.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Fantastic thread … yay science. Saving lives!
Aside: somewhat jarring to immediately note that 13/15 are men authors …
Aside: somewhat jarring to immediately note that 13/15 are men authors …
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First day of 🇨🇦 Stroke Congress #Calgary and all the superstars are here. @sandyb-reachlab.bsky.social @lboyd47.bsky.social fangirling here! Epic. strokecongress.canadianstroke.ca/wp-content/u...
strokecongress.canadianstroke.ca
November 28, 2024 at 3:49 AM
First day of 🇨🇦 Stroke Congress #Calgary and all the superstars are here. @sandyb-reachlab.bsky.social @lboyd47.bsky.social fangirling here! Epic. strokecongress.canadianstroke.ca/wp-content/u...
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Our latest review-with @bonniee-leee.bsky.social where we pour our ❤️🧠 & soul to outline our position on why we are so passionate about harnessing the power of sex differences & within sex diff to propel precision medicine forward let us know if we convince you www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Leveraging research into sex differences and steroid hormones to improve brain health - Nature Reviews Endocrinology
This Review outlines how the effects of steroid hormones on hippocampal neuroplasticity across the adult lifespan differ between the sexes, highlighting the importance of considering sex and steroid h...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Our latest review-with @bonniee-leee.bsky.social where we pour our ❤️🧠 & soul to outline our position on why we are so passionate about harnessing the power of sex differences & within sex diff to propel precision medicine forward let us know if we convince you www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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What happens when a field includes mostly men and males in research? We have clinical guidelines that may not apply to females or women. Check it out in our new paper: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-...
Chronic Underrepresentation of Females and Women in Stroke Research Adversely Impacts Clinical Care
Abstract. Unequal sex and gender sample sizes in rehabilitation studies have implications for the generalizability of the evidence and for the clinicians t
academic.oup.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:40 AM
What happens when a field includes mostly men and males in research? We have clinical guidelines that may not apply to females or women. Check it out in our new paper: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-...
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Check out our new paper showing how gamified tasks can be used for stroke rehabilitation! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Gamified Practice Improves Paretic Arm Motor Behavior in Individuals With Stroke - Cristina Rubino, Bimal Lakhani, Beverley C. Larssen, Sarah N. Kraeutner, Justin W. Andrushko, Michael R. Borich, Lara...
Background Stroke is a heterogeneous condition, making choice of treatment, and determination of how to structure rehabilitation outcomes difficult. Individualize...
journals.sagepub.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Check out our new paper showing how gamified tasks can be used for stroke rehabilitation! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Democrats have the majority for less than two more months. I'll be using every second to push for passage of my PRESS Act to protect journalists from government spying and surveillance.
NEW: Legislation that would bar the United States government from spying on journalists—except under rare, specific circumstances—is currently stalled in Congress.
Now, with only weeks left to legislate, press advocates are urging Senate Democrats to pass the bill, known as the PRESS Act.
Now, with only weeks left to legislate, press advocates are urging Senate Democrats to pass the bill, known as the PRESS Act.
Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism
The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the House—but it’s unclear whether the Senate will take it up.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Democrats have the majority for less than two more months. I'll be using every second to push for passage of my PRESS Act to protect journalists from government spying and surveillance.
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What I’ve wanted to say but never had the nerve… HT Jesse Lacasse
November 13, 2024 at 12:30 PM
What I’ve wanted to say but never had the nerve… HT Jesse Lacasse
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By popular demand, I have begun making a cognitive neuroscience starter pack. If you scan brains, you can be on it! go.bsky.app/2n84SRM
November 10, 2024 at 9:27 PM
By popular demand, I have begun making a cognitive neuroscience starter pack. If you scan brains, you can be on it! go.bsky.app/2n84SRM