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Alex Gordienko

Alex Gordienko

I'm a full-stack web developer, neuroscience student, UI/UX designer, entrepreneur, and rower. I write about stuff I find interesting and helpful :)

📍 Toronto, Canada

Computational Neural Network Model of Cholinergic Activity in the Hippocampus

This research was completed as an undergraduate independent project under the supervision of Dr. Katherine Duncan. Here, I instantiate a neural network model of cholinergic effect in the hippocampus which executes pattern separation tasks under various levels of simulated ACh activity.

Dynamic image loading with NextJS

This short blog post is to provide an example of dynamically serving content (images in this case) in NextJS. Over the last few years, Next has seen its method of static file storage change, so figuring out how to dynamically display this content can be a bit confusing.

Saving time with Aliasing in Unix

This is a quick post about some wonderful time-saving functionality you can add to your Linux or macOS machine (sorry Windows) when you find yourself using the terminal often. We'll take a look at creating aliases for your machine.

Predicting Patient Responsiveness to rTMS Depression Treatment by Leveraging EEG Data.

This review looks at a recent study that uses EEG results to predict TRD patient responsiveness. It was found that responders have a consistently higher level of fronto-midline theta power than non-responders and that gamma-connectivity increases in responders...

Fixing the "Request Entity Too Large" Issue with Ghost Blogs on Digital Ocean

Recently, I ran into an issue where my Ghost build on Digital Ocean rejected some image uploads with a 413 error: Request Entity Too Large. This post goes over a few possible fixes to the problem and the solution that worked for me.

Micro Case Study: Building Production Sites with an Extremely Fast Turnaround.

Design projects, beginning from the initial client meeting and ending in the finished live product, often take anywhere from a few weeks to years to fully complete. So what happens when this methodology gets turned on its head and you have 24 hours to create an on-brand landing page and event page?

Renaming Photos in Bulk with Python

Renaming photos individually is very time consuming - not to mention incredibly boring! So, with the help of a short python script, you can rename whole swaths of photos at once per a specific and informative naming scheme at the push of a button.

The Effect of Neurodegenerative Disease on the Economy of Words

This original study makes use of various word frequency metrics to investigate whether or not the progression of neurodegenerative disease affects word frequency.