Lizzie Coulson
@profejc.bsky.social
Professor of neuroscience working on mechanisms of neurodegeneration and dementia at the University of Queensland
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🚨 New WP! 📄 "Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance" (w/ @valentinatartari.bsky.social
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
May 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🚨 New WP! 📄 "Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance" (w/ @valentinatartari.bsky.social
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
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A neuroscientific model of near-death experiences
Near-death experiences are episodes of disconnected consciousness that occur when you are on the brink of death. These experiences are characterized by rich content and prototypical mystical characteristics.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Near-death experiences are episodes of disconnected consciousness that occur when you are on the brink of death. These experiences are characterized by rich content and prototypical mystical characteristics.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A neuroscientific model of near-death experiences - Nature Reviews Neurology
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are episodes of disconnected consciousness that typically occur in actual or perceived life-threatening situations. This Review discusses the mechanisms that might underl...
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May 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A neuroscientific model of near-death experiences
Near-death experiences are episodes of disconnected consciousness that occur when you are on the brink of death. These experiences are characterized by rich content and prototypical mystical characteristics.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Near-death experiences are episodes of disconnected consciousness that occur when you are on the brink of death. These experiences are characterized by rich content and prototypical mystical characteristics.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I can’t recommend this enough.
UNBREAKING, a new project from @lizneeley.bsky.social & co, documents & explains our many concurrent institutional collapses.
It’s beautifully executed work, full of intellectual & moral clarity. 3 pages are live, more will come. It’s SO GOOD, & I learned so much.
UNBREAKING, a new project from @lizneeley.bsky.social & co, documents & explains our many concurrent institutional collapses.
It’s beautifully executed work, full of intellectual & moral clarity. 3 pages are live, more will come. It’s SO GOOD, & I learned so much.
👋 Hi, we’re Unbreaking, a volunteer-run collective working to document our current moment of institutional collapse and its human costs—as well as the pushback and resilience work already underway. We believe this is critical work for building and retaining political agency.
May 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I can’t recommend this enough.
UNBREAKING, a new project from @lizneeley.bsky.social & co, documents & explains our many concurrent institutional collapses.
It’s beautifully executed work, full of intellectual & moral clarity. 3 pages are live, more will come. It’s SO GOOD, & I learned so much.
UNBREAKING, a new project from @lizneeley.bsky.social & co, documents & explains our many concurrent institutional collapses.
It’s beautifully executed work, full of intellectual & moral clarity. 3 pages are live, more will come. It’s SO GOOD, & I learned so much.
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Dr. Katalin Karikó spent decades experimenting with mRNA. She was scoffed at, demoted, and eventually forced to retire. Then, she won a Nobel Prize.
Her story is the first in our 10-episode series, “The Leap,” produced with the Hypothesis Fund.
Her story is the first in our 10-episode series, “The Leap,” produced with the Hypothesis Fund.
I Was Considered A Nobody
Katalin Karikó was ignored, demoted, and dismissed for decades. Then she won a Nobel Prize.
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May 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Dr. Katalin Karikó spent decades experimenting with mRNA. She was scoffed at, demoted, and eventually forced to retire. Then, she won a Nobel Prize.
Her story is the first in our 10-episode series, “The Leap,” produced with the Hypothesis Fund.
Her story is the first in our 10-episode series, “The Leap,” produced with the Hypothesis Fund.
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Fornix subdivisions and spatial learning: a diffusion MRI study https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.15.654313v1
May 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Fornix subdivisions and spatial learning: a diffusion MRI study https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.15.654313v1
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A&D: Translational Research & Clinical Intervention article defines true progress in clinical trials as prioritizing meaningful, patient-centered outcomes like survival, symptom relief and quality of life #TRCI #AlzResearch
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
May 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A&D: Translational Research & Clinical Intervention article defines true progress in clinical trials as prioritizing meaningful, patient-centered outcomes like survival, symptom relief and quality of life #TRCI #AlzResearch
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Why we advocate: “Without basic research...we won’t have new drugs, cutting-edge innovations, or the knowledge we need to address the challenges of the 21st century.”
—Sarina Neote
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Take action. Write to your lawmaker: asbmb.quorum.us/campaign/123....
#ScienceServesUsAll
—Sarina Neote
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Take action. Write to your lawmaker: asbmb.quorum.us/campaign/123....
#ScienceServesUsAll
May 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Why we advocate: “Without basic research...we won’t have new drugs, cutting-edge innovations, or the knowledge we need to address the challenges of the 21st century.”
—Sarina Neote
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Take action. Write to your lawmaker: asbmb.quorum.us/campaign/123....
#ScienceServesUsAll
—Sarina Neote
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Take action. Write to your lawmaker: asbmb.quorum.us/campaign/123....
#ScienceServesUsAll
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Dr. Karikó's journey is a powerful example of the kind of science we support at The @hypothesisfund.bsky.social: bold, curiosity-driven research pursued despite the odds.
✨ Listen to her incredible story in the 1st episode of The Leap - available now! 👇
✨ Listen to her incredible story in the 1st episode of The Leap - available now! 👇
Dr. Katalin Karikó spent decades experimenting with mRNA. She was scoffed at, demoted, and eventually forced to retire. Then, she won the Nobel Prize.
Listen to her story in the first episode of “The Leap,” produced with the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social.
pod.link/73329284/epi...
Listen to her story in the first episode of “The Leap,” produced with the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social.
pod.link/73329284/epi...
May 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Dr. Karikó's journey is a powerful example of the kind of science we support at The @hypothesisfund.bsky.social: bold, curiosity-driven research pursued despite the odds.
✨ Listen to her incredible story in the 1st episode of The Leap - available now! 👇
✨ Listen to her incredible story in the 1st episode of The Leap - available now! 👇
Reposted by Lizzie Coulson
Cholinergic blockade reveals role for human hippocampal theta in encoding but not retrieval https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.12.653487v1
May 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Cholinergic blockade reveals role for human hippocampal theta in encoding but not retrieval https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.12.653487v1
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How can cerebral vascular changes be predicted in patients with cognitive decline?
Check out this recent Alzheimer’s and Dementia article about specific blood biomarkers linked to vessel health and cognitive outcomes #AlzResearch
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check out this recent Alzheimer’s and Dementia article about specific blood biomarkers linked to vessel health and cognitive outcomes #AlzResearch
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
May 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
How can cerebral vascular changes be predicted in patients with cognitive decline?
Check out this recent Alzheimer’s and Dementia article about specific blood biomarkers linked to vessel health and cognitive outcomes #AlzResearch
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check out this recent Alzheimer’s and Dementia article about specific blood biomarkers linked to vessel health and cognitive outcomes #AlzResearch
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The debate on the glymphatic system and sleep gets top teir commentary. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The great brain clearance and dementia debate
An established theory for how good sleep reduces a person’s risk of neurodegenerative disease has been called into question. The ensuing argument could have enormous consequences for the treatment of ...
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May 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The debate on the glymphatic system and sleep gets top teir commentary. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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we're crowd-sourcing a searchable repository of tangible benefits stemming from federally-funded research. Come enjoy the great stories; or send in an idea; or volunteer to join the team.
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
please share and re-share so we get more great stories in there!
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
please share and re-share so we get more great stories in there!
Searchable database of tangible benefits that federally-funded research gave us.
A crowd-sourced site. Health and Well-being. National Security. Prosperity.
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
we're crowd-sourcing a searchable repository of tangible benefits stemming from federally-funded research. Come enjoy the great stories; or send in an idea; or volunteer to join the team.
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
please share and re-share so we get more great stories in there!
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
please share and re-share so we get more great stories in there!
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The tragic outcome of forcing universities to rely on foreign students to subsidise everyone else, making them vulnerable to an outside shock (like Brexit).
We are now approaching 4,000 formally announced university redundancies in the UK since January alone. The real situation is far worse than that, and will also accelerate going forwards. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...
UK university redundancies: latest updates
As higher education institutions shed thousands of jobs, we track developments and bring together latest analysis with resources for affected staff and students
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The tragic outcome of forcing universities to rely on foreign students to subsidise everyone else, making them vulnerable to an outside shock (like Brexit).
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How do clinical and preclinical researchers view the promise and limits of new Alzheimer’s treatments?
Neuro Current Ep. 36 brings together differing perspectives on emerging #Alzheimers therapies.
🎧Listen: www.jneurosci.org/podcast
📺 Watch on demand: neuronline.sfn.org/scientific-r...
Neuro Current Ep. 36 brings together differing perspectives on emerging #Alzheimers therapies.
🎧Listen: www.jneurosci.org/podcast
📺 Watch on demand: neuronline.sfn.org/scientific-r...
April 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
How do clinical and preclinical researchers view the promise and limits of new Alzheimer’s treatments?
Neuro Current Ep. 36 brings together differing perspectives on emerging #Alzheimers therapies.
🎧Listen: www.jneurosci.org/podcast
📺 Watch on demand: neuronline.sfn.org/scientific-r...
Neuro Current Ep. 36 brings together differing perspectives on emerging #Alzheimers therapies.
🎧Listen: www.jneurosci.org/podcast
📺 Watch on demand: neuronline.sfn.org/scientific-r...
Very interesting to think about cooperation vs skill in the task in parter choice
Do kids prefer to play with helpers? Our paper on children's trait attribution and partner choice is out! doi.org/10.1111/cdev... We wanted to know if kids, after observing other agents' behaviors, spontaneously (!) interpret them in terms of traits and choose cooperation partners accordingly. 🧵...
April 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Very interesting to think about cooperation vs skill in the task in parter choice
Anticipating a great time as the ASBMB meeting Chicago this week
April 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Anticipating a great time as the ASBMB meeting Chicago this week
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Our latest study highlighting a bunch of factors to consider that could improve diagnostic accuracy in Frontotemporal Dementia.
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Factors associated with true‐positive and false‐positive diagnoses of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia in 100 consecutive referrals from specialist physicians
Background
The behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is a challenging diagnosis due to overlapping symptoms with psychiatric and other neurological conditions. Accordingly, misdiagn.....
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April 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Our latest study highlighting a bunch of factors to consider that could improve diagnostic accuracy in Frontotemporal Dementia.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Non-linear and time-domain sleep qEEG features predict CSF protein damage markers in early Alzheimers disease #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.28.645905v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.28.645905v1
April 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Non-linear and time-domain sleep qEEG features predict CSF protein damage markers in early Alzheimers disease #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.28.645905v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.28.645905v1
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This is a very significant statement from 1,900 leading scientists writing to the public to highlight the catastrophe of the current US adminstration's actions:
Administration is weakening U.S. research cap | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Administration is weakening U.S. research cap | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Administration is weakening U.S. research capacity and endangering Americans, nation’s leading scientists warn
America's longstanding position as the world leader in science, technology, and medical research is now under threat, about 1,900 elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering...
www.eurekalert.org
March 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is a very significant statement from 1,900 leading scientists writing to the public to highlight the catastrophe of the current US adminstration's actions:
Administration is weakening U.S. research cap | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Administration is weakening U.S. research cap | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Will you be at #ADPD2025 in Vienna?
Meet the @alzassociation.bsky.social Alzheimer's and Dementia journal family editors and publishers!
Come by and ask your submission and publishing questions!
#AlzResearch
Meet the @alzassociation.bsky.social Alzheimer's and Dementia journal family editors and publishers!
Come by and ask your submission and publishing questions!
#AlzResearch
March 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Will you be at #ADPD2025 in Vienna?
Meet the @alzassociation.bsky.social Alzheimer's and Dementia journal family editors and publishers!
Come by and ask your submission and publishing questions!
#AlzResearch
Meet the @alzassociation.bsky.social Alzheimer's and Dementia journal family editors and publishers!
Come by and ask your submission and publishing questions!
#AlzResearch
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Promising though preliminary new research finds that a drug that removes beta-amyloid plaques — a hallmark of Alzheimer’s — from the brain may delay onset of the disease. Learn more: bit.ly/4l6Zzlq.
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it
An experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Promising though preliminary new research finds that a drug that removes beta-amyloid plaques — a hallmark of Alzheimer’s — from the brain may delay onset of the disease. Learn more: bit.ly/4l6Zzlq.
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Combination of Cas9 and adeno-associated vectors (AAVs) enables efficient in vivo knockdown of precise miRNAs in the rodent brain https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.26.645225v1
March 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Combination of Cas9 and adeno-associated vectors (AAVs) enables efficient in vivo knockdown of precise miRNAs in the rodent brain https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.26.645225v1
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How is cerebrovascular reactivity in type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients associated with dementia risk?
Using a working-memory fMRI task, cerebrovascular reactivity was found to be related to brain activation in T2D patients #DADM
Full article:
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Using a working-memory fMRI task, cerebrovascular reactivity was found to be related to brain activation in T2D patients #DADM
Full article:
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The role of cerebrovascular reactivity on brain activation during a working memory task in type 2 diabetes
INTRODUCTION Impaired cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) is common in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients and is a risk factor for dementia. However, most prior functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)...
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March 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
How is cerebrovascular reactivity in type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients associated with dementia risk?
Using a working-memory fMRI task, cerebrovascular reactivity was found to be related to brain activation in T2D patients #DADM
Full article:
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Using a working-memory fMRI task, cerebrovascular reactivity was found to be related to brain activation in T2D patients #DADM
Full article:
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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These sleeping cuties undergo an unusual process while they hibernate in winter. Dr. Marina Blanco and Dr. Lydia Greene join us to discuss the recent findings.
When Dwarf Lemurs Hibernate, Their Chromosomes Do Something Odd
The ends of chromosomes, called telomeres, typically shorten as an organism ages. But when some fat-tail dwarf lemurs hibernate, they lengthen.
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March 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
These sleeping cuties undergo an unusual process while they hibernate in winter. Dr. Marina Blanco and Dr. Lydia Greene join us to discuss the recent findings.