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Dwayne Godwin, PhD

@dwaynegodwin.bsky.social

Neuroscientist and Educator. Neuroimaging, electrophysiology, PTSD, TBI, epilepsy, AUD. My book, "OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain available @ your local book store, or here: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Mind-Biggest-Mysteries/

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The Chinese version of β€œOut Of Your Mind” is out, complete with some fun stickers! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social The english version is also on sale now at your favorite bookseller or on Amazon, here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence

24.02.2026 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The simplified Chinese edition of tinyurl.com/Mind-Book is coming out soon!
Stay tuned for more translations. Get the book called "utterly delightful" and "a fizzy investigation of how the brain works" (Publisher's Weekly) @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

24.02.2026 05:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And…there are stickers! Whee!

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Happy Valentine's Day! Jorge and I explore the neuroscience of loving emotions in his podcast. You might love it! #neuroskyence 🧠
@phdcomics.com

www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

14.02.2026 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Neuroscientist @clionamurray.com knows the power of community. Murray explains how @blackinneuro.bsky.social expanded from its humble beginnings as a Slack channel to connect Black neuroscientists across the diaspora.

By @alainaglevine.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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What Is AI Slop Doing to Us? - ScienceStuff | iHeart <p>AI is everywhere these days. What happened to make it so powerful all of a sudden? And what is all this AI content doing to our brains? Jorge talks to three experts to find the answers.</p><p>See <...

AI slop is everywhere. But what is it doing to our ability to know what is real online? And how can we protect ourselves from its influence? I talk with my friend @phdcomics.com (Or is it AI? You decide!). #neuroskyence 🧠 #neuroscience #AI www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

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Very thankful!

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"OUT OF YOUR MIND" just cracked 10k copies sold! A reviewer characterized it as "Neuroscience for the rest of us". It's an accessible, story-filled journey through your mind. And it's on sale now at your favorite bookseller or online here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence @phdcomics.com

27.01.2026 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a federal immigration operation. This post explores how people can see the same event, but draw two very different conclusions. open.substack.com/pub/dwaynego... #neuroskyence #brain #cognition @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

13.01.2026 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left β€œWe can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #neurosci #PainResearch #addictionsci πŸ§ͺπŸ›Ÿ πŸ’Š

10.01.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Frontiers | M-ECG: extracting heart signals with a novel computational analysis of magnetoencephalography data Magnetoencephalography (MEG) captures neural activity with high temporal and spatial resolution, but it typically discards other biopotentials, such as cardi...

New paper from my lab showing how to extract heart signals from MEG brain scan data, opening up the possibility of neurocardio studies from retrospective datasets. #neuroskyence www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...

09.01.2026 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Science of Imagination Podcast Episode Β· ScienceStuff Β· 01/07/2026 Β· 33m

You may say I’m a dreamer - but I’m not the only one.

What's happening in your brain when you're being imaginative? And can it affect your mental health? I talk to my friend @phdcomics.com to imagine the possibilities.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

08.01.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI Slop is Hacking Your Brain (Here's how to stop it)

Generative AI is getting so good at warping reality that even β€œcute animal” videos can be a gateway to something more insidious. I explain why this may work on normal brains, and suggest several firewalls to interrupt the hack. #AI #Neuroskyence open.substack.com/pub/dwaynego...

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A page in a book with a section discussing brain research in the 1800's. The page has a small comic showing a person sitting in a chair with a surgeon on their left, holding a saw, and a person on the right holding clips connected to something electrical. The caption says "Gulp, not a good time to be a brain research volunteer.

A page in a book with a section discussing brain research in the 1800's. The page has a small comic showing a person sitting in a chair with a surgeon on their left, holding a saw, and a person on the right holding clips connected to something electrical. The caption says "Gulp, not a good time to be a brain research volunteer.

I really like how some nonfiction books are starting to include comics in them. I am reading Out of Your Mind by @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social and @phdcomics.com and there are comics throughout each chapter and some comic interludes.

#Booksky πŸ§ͺ🧠

04.01.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our book, "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" by @phdcomics.com and me, is a natural for book clubs. If you'd like to host, I've written a book club guide that you can download free, here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/socy9... @pantheonbooks.bsky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience

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Our book, "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain" by @phdcomics.com and me, is a natural for book clubs. If you'd like to host, I've written a book club guide that you can download free, here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/socy9... @pantheonbooks.bsky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience

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Looking for an easy, last-minute Christmas gift for the brain-curious person in your family? 🧠 OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain is made for that. 🧡

It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence

20.12.2025 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧡

Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...

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Where can you find 🧠 "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain"? Your local bookseller, or at a great price on Amazon. In time for Christmas, here: t.co/qUfC7bZVrM

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Is it for kids, or adults? Well...yes! We've made sure that it’s very readable, but that doesn’t mean it’s dumbed down. It just means you’ll feel smarter for having read it. Politics and Prose said this in making it a staff pick:

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If you’re wondering whether it’s legit and readable: Don’t just take my word for it. Check out the reviews on GoodReads and here:

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Comic art by Jorge Cham

Comic art by Jorge Cham

And we shine a light on heavy topics at the core of human existence:
🌌 What is consciousness?
πŸŒ€ Do we have free will?
☠️ What happens when we die?

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Comic art by Jorge Cham

Comic art by Jorge Cham

There’s also a clear, human explanation of why people get stuck in addiction – including a visit with the world's greatest detective.

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Comic art by Jorge Cham

Comic art by Jorge Cham

We explore the limits of memory, and why forgetting isn’t just a failure of memory. Sometimes, it’s just how a healthy brain works.

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Comic art by Jorge Cham

Comic art by Jorge Cham

We ask a question that is on everyone’s mind β€œWill an AI take my job?β€πŸ€–
by explaining what an AI is – and what it still can’t do.

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Comic art by Jorge Cham

Comic art by Jorge Cham

We dive into a way of thinking about happiness that might just work for you by knitting together ancient wisdom with modern psychology 🧠. This is a special chapter that can help someone who may be struggling to find a way to process their emotions.

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Comic art by Jorge Cham

Comic art by Jorge Cham

We tell the story of the emotional brain:
❀️ Why do we love?
πŸ”₯ Why do we hate?
…and how in- and out groups, and learning steer both. And how sometimes, hate can be rewarding, like a drug.

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Art by Jorge Cham @phdcomics.com

Art by Jorge Cham @phdcomics.com

We start with: Where is β€œyou” in the brain?
Not your body; your mind, your self, your experience. We make that question feel concrete, by telling the story of how we came to know what we know.

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Comic art by Jorge Cham

Comic art by Jorge Cham

The book is organized around the questions we all ask: Where is the mind? Why do we love? Why do we hate? Do we have free will? What is consciousness?

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Looking for an easy, last-minute Christmas gift for the brain-curious person in your family? 🧠 OUT OF YOUR MIND: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain is made for that. 🧡

It’s the story of the mind told with prose & comics @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com. t.co/qUfC7bZVrM #neuroskyence

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