Roxanne Prichard, PhD
@roxanneprichard.bsky.social
Professor, Sleep Researcher, Speaker. Passionate about Inclusive Excellence in Teaching, Sleep as Social Justice, and Pleasure Activism.
This is so sad, but completely understandable. I'd say at least half of my U.S. born students who are interested in science grad schools are looking for opportunities outside the United States. I'm sorry.
Btw: my first neuroscience undergrad student was in that lab for his post doc! (K. Hengen)
Btw: my first neuroscience undergrad student was in that lab for his post doc! (K. Hengen)
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is so sad, but completely understandable. I'd say at least half of my U.S. born students who are interested in science grad schools are looking for opportunities outside the United States. I'm sorry.
Btw: my first neuroscience undergrad student was in that lab for his post doc! (K. Hengen)
Btw: my first neuroscience undergrad student was in that lab for his post doc! (K. Hengen)
This reminds me of the paper one of my grad school cohort did when he noticed the rats were extra interested in his chocolate protein shakes. Rats "addiction" circuits are activated in a chocolate paired environment. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11516821/
A common profile of prefrontal cortical activation following exposure to nicotine- or chocolate-associated contextual cues - PubMed
Conditioning and learning factors are likely to play key roles in the process of addiction and in relapse to drug use. In nicotine addiction, for example, contextual cues associated with smoking can be powerful determinants of craving and relapse, even after considerable periods of abstinence. Using …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This reminds me of the paper one of my grad school cohort did when he noticed the rats were extra interested in his chocolate protein shakes. Rats "addiction" circuits are activated in a chocolate paired environment. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11516821/
The host just couldn’t let go of that concept. One life with them was enough, thank you.
October 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The host just couldn’t let go of that concept. One life with them was enough, thank you.
Good sunset, St. Paul!
October 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Good sunset, St. Paul!
I've been teaching about HD in my undergrad neuro classes for 20 years, and it's usually one of the most heart breaking units we cover. THIS IS AMAZING!!!
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I've been teaching about HD in my undergrad neuro classes for 20 years, and it's usually one of the most heart breaking units we cover. THIS IS AMAZING!!!