Alexander Harris
@dr_alexharris
Neuroscientist/Psychiatrist. Assoc Prof @columbiapsych. Circuits. Stress Susceptibility & Resilience. reward seeking. oscillations
Stress is complicated, right? @USkupio @ampolter & I had a hard think about the way acute & chronic stress impacts the different neural populations in the VTA & I’m really pleased with what we came up with. Just published in TINS. Check it out! authors.elsevier.com/c/1lRWibotq7naL
And the truth comes blurting out. Linda McMahon crows that fighting antisemitism was just a pretext for controlling left wing academics. eww x.com/atrupar/status…
The notion that this administration was stripping Columbia of its medical research grants in order to combat antisemitism would be more credible if 1) there were any tangible & ethical requested steps & 2) they were not attempting to decimate research on several other fronts
Can anyone give me advice on why my SYBO percolated coffee is incredibly weak despite using adequate grounds?
RFK Jr. has removed the federal approval for some flu vaccines. I wonder if Senator (and physician) Bill Cassidy sincere y believed healthcare was in safe hands when he confirmed RFK as HHS secretary & how he feels about it now.



I cannot stress this enough: pairing a 4% funding line with the largest cut in NCI history will devastate the future of cancer research - and patients. We would be turning our backs on decades of progress.
A sesame chicken & a balsamic-ginger-peach chicken. Wishing for peace. Gut Shabbos #lkovedshabboskodesh #twittersupperclub


Have you ever wondered why it’s called “The Three Weeks” but sefira isn’t called “The 7 weeks”? Sefira is literally about the 7 weeks, bain hamitzorim just happens to be 3 weeks long!
Do i know anyone who has worked with Peter Carruthers, Joshua Knobe, Hakwan Lau, or Thomas Metzinger? I am looking for who would be a good collaborator on an experimental philosophy project.
At least the guy cheating on his wife wasn’t eating Cholent on a Thursday night.
‘Contrary to Morality of the Torah’ 600 Rabbis and educators, starting with Rabbi Blau of Yeshiva University, condemn settler violence

Untangling the multifaceted VTA responses to stress cell.com/trends/neurosc…
לא תעמוד על דם רעך Did I miss the letter in which the Israeli chief rabbi called for all not to stand idly by & ignore the cruel campaign of murder against the civilians of Gaza? theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-ne…
Thanks so much! I animated this for my labmate’s paper, really glad it resonated. Always open to collaborating on similar projects!
The Fakira Lab at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our R01-funded research project focused on neuropeptide receptor function in the context of pain and addiction.
🚨 Important info from @NIH for early-stage investigators: If your first substantial independent research award was terminated early, you may be eligible to have your ESI status reinstated. Details here 👉 grants.nih.gov/news-events/ni… #NIH #ESI #AcademicTwitter #ResearchFunding