Man, those Epstien files must be pretty bad...

Our first real snow of the season at MullSkains manor. There is more snow on the mountains of Eryri which we can see in the background.

First Book of the year down. "Human Nature: Nine ways to feel about a changing planet." By @drkatemarvel.bsky.social - a really good book that lays out the state of knowledge about climate change. Being informed is the first step to making sure you can do your bit.

Want to master neuroimaging? 🧠 Learn more about this leading postgraduate course in the @psychbangor.bsky.social Visit: www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/post...

Fishy, fishy, fishy, fish, And went where ever I did go.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

We're headed into the holiday season, so two things to know: - The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com - A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️

The sky turned pink in North Wales at 3 this morning.

British.

#1 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from @charlie-wiltshire.bsky.social (from @psychbangor.bsky.social ) and colleagues. #stammering #stuttering #research @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

Proud Supervisor moment 2. Ferrida Ponce presenting her fMRS work in therapeutic intermittent hypoxia.

Proud Supervisor moment 1. My Masters student Asare Adomako presenting our fMRS of exercise data at the 2nd fMRS symposium.

Jeff Stanley kicking off the methodology session at fMRS symposium in Bangor. @pgmm03.bsky.social

Good to see everyone is still able to maintain there attention towards the end of the first day of the fMRS symposium at Bangor Uni.

The 2nd Bangor fMRS symposium kicked off tonight, with a welcome dinner in Bwyd da Bangor. A good start I think.

This month at the BIU, our faculty are working hard on the final preparations for two major symposia/workshops that take place in early September. Our events attract international instructors, speakers, and we deliver once-in-lifetime experiences and unparalleled networking opportunities.

Tonight's sourdough.

🚨📄 New paper! Abstract words are hard to acquire: Does social relevance help? We tested if social experience helps children learn words—analyzing >4,000 words by socialness, valence, and concreteness. 👬 More social words were learned earlier 💭 Socialness particularly helped abstract words, but…

Sourdough loaf on the Weber Kettle, using a Pizza stone. It turned out pretty good. Good rise, but the crumb could have been a bit better, not as "chewy" as I would like it.

So happy to see this young man graduate today. He is going to go places!

We are pleased to share the Bangor Imaging Unit (BIU) Annual Report for 2024/2025, which shines a light on recent updates and achievements, and to unveil our renewed BIU website (where the report can be found): www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorimagin... #research #wales @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

Pizza dogs, an experiment for July the 4th

Tried my hand at a bit of baking today. The sourdough looks okay.

Focaccia and pizza bread on the weekend.

Abstract submissions are now open for the fMRS symposium in Bangor, Wales, Sept 2025 : shorturl.at/Q1A5p come present your latest functional MR spectroscopy neuroscientific findings, method development or anything else related to fMRS.

For Brian Wilson, who has gone to see what's next. This song, which he wrote as a "teenager's symphony to God", here covered by just about everyone, including Brian himself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqLT...

Did they ever use the most important device in the Universe in "The Expanse"? I fail to see how anything could work if they didn't...

From #TheExpanse and #Picard this lamp certainly gets around! 1975-ish in MA. This old #Trekkie and #Screamingfirehawks

🚨 New paper out! Presurgical brain dynamics (resting-state fMRI) predict short-term cognitive deficits after glioma surgery. Most recover by 3 months — deficits are transient and manageable. 🧠 Huge thanks to my PhD mentor Jorge Jovicich! 📄 Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Some days you just need to make some bread. Sourdough loaf, smells as good as it looks.

Man, the bots are out in force on threads today.

I love this view of Bangor University and one edge of the Menai Straight, especially when the sun is shining like it is today. Come and join us at the joint fMRS and Edited MRS symposium in September to see for yourself! pgmm03.uk/functional-m... pgmm03.uk/edited-spect...

I have had a great trip to Amsterdam, visiting Anouk Schrantee, and examining their PhD Student, now Dr, Daphne Boucherie. An excellent thesis, including phamarcologic MRS and MRI.

Amsterdam really knows how to get around by bike.

Saturday is a rugby day! Playing mixed ability rugby is great fun. If you are an ex player, looking for a way to get back into rugby, look to see if there is a Mixed Ability team in your area. A great way to get fit again.

The second fMRS symposium (Sept 2025) is now open for early registration and abstract submission. Hosted at Bangor Uni, situated in beautiful north Wales, not to be missed if you're into measuring dynamic neurophysiology/neurotransmitters and cutting-edge MR spectroscopy methods. shorturl.at/Q1A5p

I really hate being sick on the weekend, especially when it's sunny out.

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵

Birb

Well, one more game of rugby under the belt. That one was harder then the last one, but I still feel I was able to make a contribution in the pitch.

Newton says "got a treat?"

Happy to have been involved with this really cool paper, and a new way to investigate fMRS data from Maria Morelli and Martin Wilson. With @martinw3141.bsky.social, @kdudzikowska.bsky.social, @ajquinn.bsky.social, and @brainapps.bsky.social

Proud to have our first fMRS study from @thechbh.bsky.social published with Maria, @kdudzikowska.bsky.social, Dinesh, @ajquinn.bsky.social, @pgmm03.bsky.social, @brainapps.bsky.social :) Looking forward to making further developments towards fMRS becoming a popular tool for measuring brain activity.

embrace boring. 🧵

Proud to present the newest Dr from the Bangor Imaging Cerebral Physiology group (pending minor corrections). Joseph Smith! Well done Joe. @psychbangor.bsky.social @seicolegbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

For some reason, I’m getting a lot of “single mothers” or young ladies following me on here. I have nothing against single mothers, I’m just not sure why they’re following me. It’s not like I have lots of parenting tips or anything.

A little comic about desire paths.

My boys during a recent cold spell. They love the fire in the cold weather.

It’s been a week. Not as bad for us as some, and I feel for people in LA right now. One +ve I followed a few climate and natural sciences starter packs, and now expect a feed full of AMS updates this week. I’m not a climate scientist my self, (neuroscientist) but get the desire for conf. updates.