Fruit Fly Connectome

Lay Summary: Scientists have now mapped all the neural connections/pathways of a fruit fly (connectome). Why is this important? Fruit fly model is used in autism research, so this advance potentially helps autism research. 

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add9330

ITAKOM

Some nice comments about my talk "Redefine The Table" at the @ITAKOM conference

And again, the solution is system change. Individual approaches for the people who need it more, which means centering the most disenfranchised ND people... This benefits everyone.

Empathy is the oxygen that breathes life into relationships

Contemplation, one line a day.Towards a more humane society, an empathic society. 

 

Principles of Neural Science

This time last year, I had met with Prof Carissa Cascio during my Vanderbilt campus visit, and she had shown her copy of the Kendal textbook that awaited me in the program. Well certainly got to experience this textbook first hand this semester.