Loneliness: the importance of social bonds (Giuseppe Cammarata) I am writing this blog episode while thinking about the recent lockdown early this year. It was a tough time for everyone, a period in which people were, and still are, requested to keep a distance from one another, and to search for complete isolation in case […]
Category: Blog Series
Syn2Psy Blog Series XI
Journey logbook of a Ph.D. student (Marcos Sintes) Hello everyone, my name is Marcos and I would like to tell you how my journey to become a Syn2Psy Early Stage researcher at Imperial College London began. I could not pinpoint the exact moment that my passion for science started, but I know I was very […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series X
One year of Swiss cheese and chocolate (Loredana Cumpana) A year ago, in Romania, I packed minimum necessities into a small suitcase, said goodbye to my friends and family, and jumped on a plane to Switzerland to start a new chapter of my life. I felt awe, a mix of excitement and fear, as I […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series IX
An alternative approach to writing protocols (Orsolya Antal) When I first had to choose my time for writing a blog, I thought this month would be just perfect. Back then, I planned to write this after our second meeting in France – cool science and Paris, what more do you need? Then, of course, things […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series VIII
The Myth of Mirror Neurons: A Review of Hickok, 2014 (Daniel Hunter) Thinking back, to when I first began to discover the world of neuroscience, I remember distinctly learning about the concept of mirror neurons from some popular science paperback that I picked up in a second hand bookshop in my hometown. The notion that […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series VII
Back to the future (Flavio Tomasi) 10/05/2020 About 9 months ago I started my PhD at the Sorbonne University, in Paris. The aim of my project is to evaluate whether the modulation of the endocannabinoid system has beneficial effects on a mouse model of autism. The first months of my PhD have gone very well, […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series VI
A Note to Self: Reflecting on the Past and Present, Towards a Better Future (Elizabeth Brockman) Hello! My name is Elizabeth. I am a PhD student currently working at Imperial College London studying how Down Syndrome affects the brain. I have been living in the UK for 18 months, having moved here from Canada last […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series V
A typical day in science (Alessandro Chioino) Hey there, I am your friendly neighbourhood Early Stage Researcher 2, but my friends call me Alessandro. Seven months ago, I moved to Lausanne to start my new life as PhD student and a few things changed since then. I would love to give you all the details […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series IV
Chilling adventures of an early stage researcher (Vanesa Salazar) Once upon a time in Edinburgh… October, it was a rainy evening, two young ladies waited at the bus stop at the airport. They have just arrived from Coimbra (Portugal) after a long day travelling. However, they weren´t tourists. Their names were Manuela and Vanesa, two […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series III
Animal Handling course and visit to the Musée Pasteur (Laura Upton) It has been 4 months now since I moved to Paris to embark on this exciting, challenging, sometimes hectic but always rewarding experience that is a doctorate. In the process of joining a new lab, there is always a period of discovery and uncertainty, […]