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Deranda Lester

@DerandaLester

Research Assistant Professor and Neuroscientist at the University of Memphis. Dopamine dopamine dopamine!

 Memphis, TN
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Joined November 2013
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Come hear a talk from one of our awesome neuroscience grad students! 🍻
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thrilled to share my first, first-author manuscript! authors.elsevier.com/c/1i6mS…
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Paid research positions for undergraduate students in the Memphis area. It’s not too late to apply! References are submitted later. 🧠🔬🎉 memphis.edu/psychology/neuro… @UofMPsychology @CBUHonors @FromCBU @LOC_Magicians @RhodesCollege @uofmemphis
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We are looking for undergraduate students interested in neuroscience research. Students from any college in the Memphis area are encouraged to apply. memphis.edu/psychology/neuro… @UofMPsychology @FromCBU @LOC_Magicians @RhodesCollege @uofmemphis
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📣Super excited to share our new paper in @Psychopharm on how early resource scarcity affects motivation for natural rewards with dream team @avwllms @FutureDrCoates @FakeDoctr @WimmerLab @MarcoVenniro & others #sabv 🧵 1/5 Link: rdcu.be/cYqRP
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We are hiring! The psych dept at ⁦@uofmemphis⁩ has an opening for a #tenuretrack faculty position in clinical psych! Please help spread the word! #academictwitter #psychology #clinicalpsych workforum.memphis.edu/postin…
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Congrats to @AnnaLiley, @labratDBKG, and @SimonNeuroLab on having their research published in eNeuro and featured by @SfNtweets!
SfN Journals (@SfNJournals) profile pictureSfN Journals@SfNJournals29 Aug 2022
According to new research in #eNeuro, @AnnaLiley et al. found the lateral orbitofrontal cortex & basolateral amygdala regulate the discounting of delayed punishment, suggesting these regions may be targets to improve decision-making in psychopathology eneuro.org/lookup/DOI/10.152…
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Applications are due April 18, 2022. NeuroSTART is a grant-funded program that offers paid neuroscience research experience for undergrads. memphis.edu/psychology/neuro… Come research the brain with us!
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Looking for neuroscience research experience? Applications are due April 1st. memphis.edu/psychology/neuro… @uofmemphis @FromCBU @LOC_Magicians @RhodesCollege @UofMPsychology
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Four NeuroSTART students presented their research findings at the Cajal Club Behavioral Neuroscience Poster Session at the University of Memphis. Great job, Erielle, Asiah, Alexandria, and Ashlee! @UofMPsychology #NSF_REU
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Nick Simon@SimonNeuroLab2 Dec 2021
Yesss, Behavioral Neuroscience undergrad students from @UofMPsychology took first and second at the @uofmemphis Works in Progress Symposium! Congrats Anna and MacKenzie! @18awiener
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Ubadah Sabbagh
@neubadah9 Oct 2021
Lot of trainees were looking to meet prospective PIs in-person at SfN. Since it’s cancelled, can we start a thread of ppl looking to hire techs, students, or postdocs in the upcoming year?
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The NeuroSTART students successfully proposed their projects today! We are proud of this great group of undergrads from 4 local schools (U of Memphis, CBU, Lemoyne-Owen, and Rhodes), bound together through neuroscience research. #NSF_REU
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QBIpapers@QBI_papers23 Jul 2021
Cocaine-Induced Changes in Tonic Dopamine Concentrations Measured Using Multiple-Cyclic Square Wave Voltammetry in vivo dlvr.it/S4JVRD
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Yavin Shaham@yavinshaham24 Apr 2021
Paper of the week: important @BehavNeuro paper of @LeslieARamsey et al on the difficulties in establishing a reliable conditioned place preference procedure in C57BL/6J mice, the background strain used in most studies on brain circuits of social reward pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3267…
Parametric investigation of social place preference in adolescent mice - PubMed

Parametric investigation of social place preference in adolescent mice - PubMed

Social interaction promotes survival by helping animals to form stable and supportive groups. Additionally, maladaptive social behavior is a hallmark of disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. In...

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Weizhe Hong
@TheHongLab5 Apr 2021
Social interactions and relationships are often associated with a rewarding experience -- we are excited to share our study of the neural mechanism that regulates the rewarding experience of social behavior @NatureNeuro go.nature.com/3ugUStY
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Sheena Josselyn@sjo0930 Mar 2021
Love the cheeky summary of this classic Lashley paper. Also, there is a great resources for those looking for other classic papers in psych. psychclassics.yorku.ca/
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Gregory Hickok (@GregoryHickok) profile pictureGregory Hickok@GregoryHickok29 Mar 2021
Ever heard of Karl Lashley's "In Search of the Engram"? Of course you have! Ever read it? Me neither. I tried to today. Couldn't find a copy. Remarkable that such a famous work is so inaccessible. If anyone has been able to find it, I would love a pointer (or a pdf).
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Bennett Lab@ebennettlab22 Mar 2021
Can we collectively stop using the terms basic science or basic research? There is nothing basic about what we do. Our research is complex, beautiful, and foundational. I propose that we rebrand basic research as Foundational Research.
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Went to the grocery store to pick up a few things and only had to call my wife seven times.
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Dr. Cooper (@tvcphd) & I often argue about who’s undergraduate psychology course has the most interesting discussion topics. He teaches Psychology of Human Sexuality... I teach Drugs of Abuse & Behavior. Join us for an #Instagramlive chat this Friday called “Sex and Drugs”.
UTEP Psychology (@UTEPPsychology) profile pictureUTEP Psychology@UTEPPsychology11 Mar 2021
Special Instagram Live event “Sex and Drugs” this Friday 3/12/21 at 4pm MT, featuring Dr. Cooper @tvcphd and Dr. Serafine @SerafineLab! Post your questions for this live Q&A in the comments on this thread and follow us on Instagram @UTEPPsychology! #SexAndDrugs
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