Laura Lewis

2 weeks ago | biorxiv.org | Baarbod Ashenagar |Daniel Gomez |Laura Lewis

AbstractCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow in the brain is tightly regulated and essential for brain health, and imaging techniques are needed to quantitatively establish the properties of this flow system. Flow-sensitive fMRI has recently emerged as a tool to measure large scale CSF flow dynamics with high sensitivity and temporal resolution; however, the measured signal is not quantitative. Here, we developed a dynamic model to simulate and infer time varying flow velocities from fMRI data.

Oct 25, 2024 | thehardtimes.net | Laura Lewis

I’m not saying it should cost an arm and a leg to make your home festive for Halloween. All I’m saying is that skeleton decorations should be real arms and legs. 10 years ago, I didn’t have this problem. People would come to my house and see my jackalope and my toucan skull and my coyote jaws and be like, “huh, cool, I didn’t realize that’s what that looked like.” Now, my brother’s girlfriend comes over and asks me if l got my wet specimens from Michael’s—because that’s where she got hers.

Aug 11, 2024 | thehardtimes.net | Laura Lewis

Summer 2024 was supposed to be my summer. I’d worked hard all year, and by June, I finally had enough money to buy an all-new wardrobe. I opened TikTok for inspiration and there it was: brat summer. A quick scroll gave me all the information I needed. Finally, a trend that combined my folksy sense of humor and my Midwest heritage—all while flattering my extremely long torso. Bratwurst summer was my ticket to fun on a bun. 4 costume shops and $3,000 later, I was the incontestable queen of brat summer.

Jan 4, 2024 | universityofcalifornia.edu | Laura Lewis

Participants' eyes lingered significantly longer on images of those with whom they had previously lived, the researchers found, suggesting some degree of recognition. In one case, a bonobo named Louise had not seen her sister, Loretta, or nephew, Erin, for over 26 years. But when researchers showed Louise their images, her eyes homed in on the photos.

Aug 24, 2023 | science.org | Clare P. Grey |Laura Lewis

PerspectiveRetrospectiveA giant in the fields of solid-state chemistry and physicsScience24 Aug 2023Vol 381, Issue 6660p. 836 John Bannister Goodenough, groundbreaking materials scientist, died on 25 June at the age of 100. John made seminal contributions to solid-state chemistry, physics, and engineering. In 2019, he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries.