"Weight trainers often espouse the 'mind-muscle connection'. But what actually happens to the brain during strength training?" In this new article, Carolyn Amir explores the neurological changes that may accompany muscle changes during weight lifting: knowingneurons.com/2022/03/01/how…

Are you a grad student in a UCLA neuro lab? Apply to become a Mentor for CELL Scholars, a Brain Research Institute outreach program for URM high school students to conduct lab research! Send us your app at [email protected] by April 4th (+ follow us CELL Scholars) t.ly/RVkM

Thanks to everyone who came by my Society of Biological Psychiatry poster this weekend on sex differences in #inflammation in #22Q! Such a great conference

Check out justin lee and my work in Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG)’s new issue reimagining #STEM workforce development! Great🧵below by justin lee highlighting 🔑takeaways sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_103812…

The Associated Students UCLA Blood Drive is tomorrow from 11AM-2PM in Bruin Plaza! If you donate blood, you can receive a meal voucher for the cafeterias at Ronald Reagan and Santa Monica Medical Center. This can be donated to benefit the CELL Scholars Program through SWIPE!

Many of us are aware of social media's profound impact on society, but is it also impacting our brains? Carolyn Amir breaks down how social media can affect brain regions related to reward, attention, social cognition, and memory processing. knowingneurons.com/this-is-your-b…

Also! Reminder! Check your personal and UC emails for the ballot & remember that you're probably eligible to vote in both the Student Researchers United-UAW and @uaw2865 ratification votes! Make sure you're signed up for both units here: uaw2865.org/join/ studentresearchersunited.org/contact/

Hi so I’m in this photo and wasn’t asked for comment. I actually voted YES on both contracts. Here’s why - 1/

My first first-authored paper of grad school is out in Frontiers - Psychiatry! Check out our article👇🏼

Thank you #SOBP2023 for an amazing conference! Always so fun to catch up with old friends + colleagues, meet new folks, and forge ahead with new ideas 🤠 not pictured: many tacos that were consumed

The best news. So happy to share that I’ve been awarded the NIH F31 NRSA! Thank you to my amazing advisor Carrie Bearden and Ziva Cooper for all of your mentorship, and to my amazing team for making this possible! 🎉

Check out this article on our outreach program CELL Scholars! Incredibly grateful to everyone who has made this idea become a reality and can’t wait to start year 2 with six amazing mentees 🤩

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 Looking for full-time coordinators to work on multimodal neuroimaging projects related to adolescent stress and depression! 🧠 🩸 Start date: Anytime between Jan 2024 to June 2024 Must be willing to 🚗 (in LA traffic 🥲) E-mail me with CV + 3 refs!

Great first day at #ohbm2024 attending pre-conference educational courses! Seoul is an incredible city.

#ohbm2024 was next level! The science, the people, and the food ✨looking forward to Brisbane next year!

WE ARE RECRUITING!! Hey everyone! It is now time for Fall 2024 recruitment. We have many spots open, go ahead and click on the link in our bio to fill out an application. We cannot wait to receive your application!! 🧠✨ docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ahqal…

more highlights of #flux2024 : seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and this absolutely massive french toast featured on diners, drive-ins, and dives 🤪

Come work with us UCLA UCLA Semel Institute! 🧠