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Oliver Turnbull

@oliverturnbul15

Prof of Neuropsychology (mainly emotions). Herder of cats (mainly academic). Sometime painter, garden labourer and stargazer.

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Dear ⁦Duolingo⁩, you clearly have inside information not available to those of us who watch the news, or are aware of UK legislation on the duration of Parliament… Which cryptic insights are in the next module?

Dear ⁦<a href="/duolingo/">Duolingo</a>⁩, you clearly have inside information not available to those of us who watch the news, or are aware of UK legislation on the duration of Parliament… Which cryptic insights are in the next module?
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Cyhydnos hapus! Happy equinox! A nice Latin-Welsh moment, I think? Nos=nox=night. Hyd=length (as in ā€˜Yma o hyd’=here of long). And Cyf=equal=cyfartal. So, In Latin, Welsh and English… Happy ā€˜equal length night’!

Cyhydnos hapus! Happy equinox! 
A nice Latin-Welsh moment, I think?
Nos=nox=night. 
Hyd=length (as in ā€˜Yma o hyd’=here of long). 
And Cyf=equal=cyfartal. 
So, In Latin, Welsh and English… Happy ā€˜equal length night’!
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🧠🧠🧠There is no substitute for the life-changing experience of holding a human brain in your own hands! For more information and to apply, please visit: visceralmind.bangor.ac.uk Oliver Turnbull Nils Muhlert

🧠🧠🧠There is no substitute for the life-changing experience of holding a human brain in your own hands! For more information and to apply, please visit: visceralmind.bangor.ac.uk <a href="/OliverTurnbul15/">Oliver Turnbull</a> <a href="/nilsmuhlert/">Nils Muhlert</a>
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Finally made it back to the bottom of Africa. Idyllic whale-spotting territory… and the Southern Right Pub is definitely the right pub!

Finally made it back to the bottom of Africa. Idyllic whale-spotting territory… and the Southern Right Pub is definitely the right pub!
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My ā€˜charismatic megafauna’ journey at the bottom of Africa continues. Today in Gansbaai (Goose bay), home of cage diving. Lunch at the impressively-entitled ā€˜Great White House’. A good stand-up comedian could get 10 minutes of laughter and pointed satire out of that title…

My ā€˜charismatic megafauna’ journey at the bottom of Africa continues. Today in Gansbaai (Goose bay), home of cage diving. Lunch at the impressively-entitled ā€˜Great White House’. A good stand-up comedian could get 10 minutes of laughter and pointed satire out of that title…
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I’ve been working with ⁦Prof. Christian Dunn⁩ to collect wetlands material to analyse on my trip to the bottom of Africa. And the local golf course has impressive wetlands! But I discovered today that they also have these snake-themed signs at the edge of the rough…

I’ve been working with ⁦<a href="/christiandunn/">Prof. Christian Dunn</a>⁩ to collect wetlands material to analyse on my trip to the bottom of Africa. And the local golf course has impressive wetlands! But I discovered today that they also have these snake-themed signs at the edge of the rough…
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For those worried about ⁦Prof. Christian Dunn⁩ saying that wetland snakes aren’t dangerous… this is not my swollen hand after a bite! It’s a prickly pear fruit. The fruit that the cheerful bear sings about in The Jungle Book. And (sorry Christian) I’m a long way from a wetland!

For those worried about ⁦<a href="/christiandunn/">Prof. Christian Dunn</a>⁩ saying that wetland snakes aren’t dangerous… this is not my swollen hand after a bite! It’s a prickly pear fruit. The fruit that the cheerful bear sings about in The Jungle Book. And (sorry Christian) I’m a long way from a wetland!
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Yesterday I was able to collect the African leg of wetlands mud data for ⁦Prof. Christian Dunn⁩. He wanted me to locate it with the ā€˜what3words’ app. Instead, my phone logged it by taking a picture from outer space… Are these the geolocation data you needed, Christian?

Yesterday I was able to collect the African leg of wetlands mud data for ⁦<a href="/christiandunn/">Prof. Christian Dunn</a>⁩. He wanted me to locate it with the ā€˜what3words’ app. Instead, my phone logged it by taking a picture from outer space… Are these the geolocation data you needed, Christian?
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33 years since we first discovered that Luria’s best known book, The Working Brain, was ā€˜missing’ a chapter on emotion. We found all the parts, and this week publish them, reunited in English after 50 years! Thank you #Cortex #neuropsychology

33 years since we first discovered that Luria’s best known book, The Working Brain, was ā€˜missing’ a chapter on emotion. We found all the parts, and this week publish them, reunited in English after 50 years! Thank you #Cortex #neuropsychology
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Amazing to see my friend Steven Spielberg at our annual conference. We haven’t met up for two years. And terrific to discover that he is a big fan of our little book! #NPSA #neuropsychology

Amazing to see my friend Steven Spielberg at our annual conference. We haven’t met up for two years. And terrific to discover that he is a big fan of our little book! #NPSA #neuropsychology
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As a new and enthusiastic speaker of Cymraeg, the Welsh language… can I please nominate Thomas Bach as the wittiest ever name of an Olympic official.

As a new and enthusiastic speaker of Cymraeg, the Welsh language… can I please nominate Thomas Bach as the wittiest ever name of an Olympic official.
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The first day of our ⁦@VisceralMind brain dissection summer school⁩. Afterwards, I took our students on a tour of ⁦Bangor University⁩ architecture and art collection. Another wonderful connection between art and (neuro)anatomy.

The first day of our ⁦<a href="/VisceralMind1/">@VisceralMind</a> brain dissection summer school⁩. Afterwards, I took our students on a tour of ⁦<a href="/BangorUni/">Bangor University</a>⁩ architecture and art collection. Another wonderful connection between art and (neuro)anatomy.
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Last day of our Visceral Mind summer school. I can’t tweet any pictures of our dissected brains (it would be a violation of the Human Tissue Act). Instead, today’s drawings! Such a privilege to talk about the most complicated thing in the universe to motivated young people.

Last day of our Visceral Mind summer school. I can’t tweet any pictures of our dissected brains (it would be a violation of the Human Tissue Act). Instead, today’s drawings! Such a privilege to talk about the most complicated thing in the universe to motivated young people.
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Wonderful to host today’s unveiling of our new portrait, of the Thodays. An amazing ⁦Bangor University⁩ scientific couple, from a century ago. They were innovative in plant physiology, and are immortalised here by our portrait artist Meinir Mathias.

Wonderful to host today’s unveiling of our new portrait, of the Thodays. An amazing ⁦<a href="/BangorUni/">Bangor University</a>⁩ scientific couple, from a century ago. They were innovative in plant physiology, and are immortalised here by our portrait artist Meinir Mathias.
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It is sometimes easy to become disillusioned in academia, but people like this and meetings like this make it all worth it! Building a global vision together for neuroscience equity and innovation at #SABrainhack!

It is sometimes easy to become disillusioned in academia, but people like this and meetings like this make it all worth it! Building a global vision together for neuroscience equity and innovation at #SABrainhack!
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Such a pleasure to spend a week on #SAbrainhack2024 in South Africa. And with some spare time to produce little sketches of ⁦Stephanie Forkel⁩ and ⁦Michel Thiebaut de S⁩.

Such a pleasure to spend a week on #SAbrainhack2024 in South Africa. And with some spare time to produce little sketches of ⁦<a href="/StephForkel/">Stephanie Forkel</a>⁩ and ⁦<a href="/MichelTdS/">Michel Thiebaut de S</a>⁩.
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Very proud to see our students and staff marching in London for clean water, ⁦Prof. Christian Dunn⁩. And with an imaginative and powerful Winnie-the-pooh message!

Very proud to see our students and staff marching in London for clean water, ⁦<a href="/christiandunn/">Prof. Christian Dunn</a>⁩. And with an imaginative and powerful Winnie-the-pooh message!