Under normal circumstances I'm a bit twitter-shy. Perhaps fearful of falling into the void or just shouting at it. But as daily-life is now just me, Tiny, Small, Husband & (virtual) parents I'm going to make more of an effort with you lot. You're welcome!

Is this a perfect storm? Or is it a reckoning that has been staring us in the face for decades? ft.com/content/7eff76…

Work-Life balance: On my days with the kids, I find myself in one of two states during the peaceful post-lunch nap hour: 1. Frantically checking emails/making figures/writing papers or 2. Asleep on Small's floor. I'd call that balanced!

What happens in the brain when we make decisions? Wadham Lecturer MaryAnn MaryAnn Noonan describes her studies exploring the mysteries of the mind wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2021/janu…

Home working, shielding and anxiety around health are new to many of us, but not to those with compromised immune systems. With up to 20% prevalence, you DO know someone immuno-compromised. Distancing? It's a habit. Hand sanitzer? They've carried it for years. 1/4

TWO NEW STUDIES from my lab asking how decision-making strategies are linked to mental health in young people (11-17 yrs). Follow the links for more information devneurolab.com/foraging-monke… AND devneurolab.com/foraging-fish-…

What a line up for day 1 of #CPPC! First day of in-person conference talks including - Luke Chang, Olga Dal Monte, Xiaosi Gu and Marco K Wittmann on social cognition & prefrontal cortex summarised by Patricia Lockwood

Our article "Ten simple rules to study distractor suppression“ is out in Progress in Neurobiology: tinyurl.com/2s48pb2n. Team: Malte Wöstmann,viola störmer,Jonas Obleser,@dougaddleman,Søren Andersen,Nicholas Gaspelin,JoyJGeng @joyjgeng.bsky.social,Steve Luck,MaryAnn Noonan,@HeleenASlagter,@TheeuwesJan

A bunch of Mark Stokes's trainees (from many points in time) put together a list of '10 simple rules for a supportive lab environment', inspired by the example he set. This has been a wonderful moment of reflection for me personally, as I start my own lab direct.mit.edu/jocn/article/d…