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Second paper from my new grad lab @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social - first author is grad student Sophie Flem. First ever diffusion imaging of a baleen brain. We examined auditory pathways and found the biggest differences in cerebellar integration.

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Video Sea lion keeps a beat while grooving to music Ronan first emerged as a sensation in 2013 for being the first nonhuman mammal to move in rhythm to music.

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Lab member Carson Hood (and Ronan) interview for ABC News

19.05.2025 13:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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We thought we were getting jointly interviewed, but last minute pivot meant I got to be the podcaster! First year master's student Carson Hood @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social did a great job. You TOO can science!

03.05.2025 13:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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This video really shows how much tighter Ronan is w/ high amplitude beat keeping than standard humans. Wait for the Brady Bunch style polyptych at the end.

01.05.2025 23:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Frontiers | Manatee cognition and behavior: a neurobiological perspective on an unusual constellation of senses and a unique brain

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Another recent project with legendary manatee researchers Gordon Bauer and Roger Reep. We looked at manatee brains and laid out some promising future avenues for understanding these smoothest of cortices.

01.05.2025 23:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sensorimotor synchronization to rhythm in an experienced sea lion rivals that of humans - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Sensorimotor synchronization to rhythm in an experienced sea lion rivals that of humans

First study from my new grad lab in marine mammal brain and behavior @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social : www.nature.com/articles/s41.... They said our beat keeping sea lion (UC Santa Cruz Pinniped Lab's Ronan) wasn't as good as humans. Oh realllly? Master's student Carson Hood did the hard work on this one

01.05.2025 15:42 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0