Abha Karki Rajbhandari, PhD
@BrainBody_Lab
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Assistant Professor @MountSinaiPsych ▪Brain+Body interactions in stress/fear/metabolism Lab ▪Yogā▪ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known"🧠🌌
Nepal/UofM/UW-Mad/UCLA/Sinai
Joined January 2019
🧠 Your diet affects your brain, too. Read more about the connection between food and mental health from nutritional and metabolic psychiatrist @GeorgiaEdeMD:
coalitionformetabolichealth.org
AMERICA’S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis. Nearly one billion people are
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New writeup on interoception in Scientific American focusing on its role in mental health: https://t.co/ABFDsJ6UmR
scientificamerican.com
Disruptions in interoception may underlie anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health ailments
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7 simple factors—smoking, physical activity, diet, BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose—link to health outcomes for both cardiovascular and cancer https://t.co/crUUS5DckY
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🧐Can we truly understand the human mind, cognition, and behavior using current models of health and neuropsychiatric disorders?🧐 Answering this question requires new models. In this article published in @NatureComms, we argue for a new complexity neuroscience that moves beyond
nature.com
Nature Communications - Ibanez et al. introduce multimodal diversity, a synergistic framework integrating multimodal brain metrics, whole-body health, and exposomic data through neurosyndemic...
Neuroscience should improve the real-world, embodied characterization of health & disease. We present a computational whole-body exposome framework that integrates multilevel brain activity (via generative + biophysical models) with extracerebral information (multi-omics, organ
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Neuroscience should improve the real-world, embodied characterization of health & disease. We present a computational whole-body exposome framework that integrates multilevel brain activity (via generative + biophysical models) with extracerebral information (multi-omics, organ
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Psychologist Naomi Dambreville, PhD, and clinical social worker Anita Solnit share daily practices—like routines, mindful breathing, and creative play—that help children build resilience and manage stress. #ChildMentalHealth
https://t.co/9XZsg6kn2M
theeducatedpatient.com
Consistent routines give children a sense of control and reduce anxiety by creating predictable, supportive daily structures.
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So important!
Scientists from across disciplines are enlisting innovative experimental approaches and biological markers to probe the metabolic roots and consequences of cognitive fatigue https://t.co/EsOFVDVjFT
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Scientists from across disciplines are enlisting innovative experimental approaches and biological markers to probe the metabolic roots and consequences of cognitive fatigue https://t.co/EsOFVDVjFT
nature.com
Nature - Better ways to measure cognitive exhaustion could point to treatments for long COVID and other debilitating disorders.
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We wrote a little something about Alzheimer's and the locus coeruleus... https://t.co/54PAsHjPi1
frontiersin.org
Intact functioning of the locus coeruleus-noradrenergic (LC-NA) system is pivotal in the control of numerous central processes, and damage to these systems l...
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So wonderful to meet Nirosha Murugan @msahsorin in person in NYC. Check out her Radiolab podcast on Biophotons ✨: https://t.co/vcsVwqYVzz
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This anthropologist systematically measures the total energy used per day by animals and people in various walks of life—with some surprising results. @NewsfromScience #ScienceMagArchives
science.org
The work of evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer shows why humans are the fattest, highest energy apes
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This new study from @shenliang_yu describes a genetic screen to identify nutrient sensors that control release of GLP-1
biorxiv.org
Enteroendocrine cells (EECs) are the principal nutrient sensors in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and release hormones such as glucagon-like-peptide 1 (GLP-1) that modulate GI function and appetite....
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Why you need your whole body – from head to toes – to think | Aeon Essays Happy to see this one out ! 😎
aeon.co
Contemplating the world requires a body, and a body requires an immune system: the rungs of life create the stuff of thought
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Brains evolved with integrated bodies. They have always relied on distributed resources to process information and interact with the world. We squint when concentrating, change our gaze to remember, count on our fingers to hold information and consult our gut to make decisions.
Why you need your whole body – from head to toes – to think | Aeon Essays Happy to see this one out ! 😎
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@SinaiBrain @IcahnMountSinai @BrainBody_Lab @cam_phd @JM_Castell @AmberAlhadeff @karagm2009 @wysscoray @KhalsaLab @Nic__Allen @hollyingrahamSF What an outstanding lineup of world class scientists. Don’t miss it!
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Body fat, often reviled, is actually a vital organ that contributes to your health and well-being. It is time for us to stop vilifying fat and to start exploring how we can harness its power
newscientist.com
Body fat, often reviled, is actually a vital organ that contributes to your health and well-being. It is time for us to stop vilifying fat and to start exploring how we can harness its power
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🚀 GET EXCITED! The @ScottRussoPhD #BrainBodyResearchInstitute Seminar Series returns Jan 27th to launch an exciting 2026 season. Join us for cutting-edge talks from leaders in #BrainBody research. See you there! RSVP👉 https://t.co/QbQh989vnD
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Delighted for the opportunity to discuss energy, mitochondria and health with @drmarkhyman Full discussion here: https://t.co/y9oFWigwgc
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In this week’s issue: From metabolism to mood, the startling role of body fat in shaping our everyday health. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. https://t.co/dt0irfxxzu
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