University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute
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The University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute promotes basic neuroscience to enable discoveries for the treatment and cure of brain disorders.
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined August 2016
Visit poster 175 and learn from @AfonsoCSilva of @marmo_ad about direct reprogramming of #marmoset fibroblasts #AAIC23 #EndAlz
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I'm so glad I also got the chance to talk with @bealuna55 @Pitt_Brain when she was one of the keynote speakers at the @URNeuroscience Symposium last year. Listen to our NeURoscience Perspectives #podcast & learn more about her research & journey! (2/2) https://t.co/xaRenwRnce
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In this episode of NeURoscience Perspectives with John J. Foxe, PhD, the Director of the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester, he sits down with Bea Luna, PhD, a...
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Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are key to swaying the pendulum in Alzheimer’s disease progression, shows new game-changing findings from Pitt School of Medicine researchers in @NatureMedicine. @PittTweet @PittHealthSci
https://t.co/Bubg9xK7nR
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Scientists hope that the test will improve the accuracy of early Alzheimer’s diagnostics and aid the selection of candidates who are likely to benefit from preemptive therapeutic interventions.
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Tharick Pascoal, MD, PhD recently published two papers examining Alzheimer’s disease pathology, showing that microglial & astrocyte reactivity are key to determining Alzheimer’s disease progression --> https://t.co/iZd4cEseGc
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Is an EEG booth in @CNL_Rochester also a #podcast studio? It is now! 👇 🎧A NEW episode of NeURoscience Perspectives with @JohnnyFoxe featuring Prof. Dean Salisbury of @Pitt_Brain @PittTweet will be out tomorrow morning. Catch up on past episodes ➡️ https://t.co/BgdK4oEQ0q
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Use it or lose it, adolescent brain! So says @bealuna55 @PittHealthSci in this story by @NPRjonhamilton:
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For parents of teenagers, adolescence can be challenging, but to a brain scientist it's a time of breathtaking development. And it's a "window of opportunity" on the way to becoming an adult.
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And that's a wrap! Another episode of our Neurosciences Perspectives podcast series is in the bag, featuring the ever-brilliant Prof. Dean Salisbury of U. Pitt @PittTweet @Pitt_Brain
#Schizophrenia #Psychosis @URNeuroscience Check out the series here: https://t.co/3rLKCGKFWR
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A computational model for categorizing vocalizations from marmosets and guinea pigs highlights the contributions of adaptive mechanisms at multiple auditory processing stages to achieve robust auditory categorization. @vatsun@SatyabrParida
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https://t.co/YMzZGGeXlh
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Very humbled and thrilled to be the recipient of the Flux Huttenlocher Award in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. An award I developed 10 years ago with the hope that one day I may be considered. A heartfelt thank you to the members and the board for their support.
We are excited to announce this year's Huttenlocher awardee.... BEA LUNA!! This award is in honor of Dr. Huttenlocher for his work in the cognitive neuroscience field and is given to an outstanding researcher each year. Congrats, Bea!
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Neurobiologist @wrstauffer @PittHealthSci and his team put some thought into a study just published in @NatureNeuro that shows for the first time that monkeys are deep thinkers:
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Move over humans, monkeys can think deeply too! A novel study has shown that monkeys are capable of careful decision-making by considering costs, consequences, and constraints. Findings reveal our...
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Spoiler alert: Peter Strick @PittHealthSci told @NPRjonhamilton that he views this research as "a fundamental change in how we're going to view the motor cortex."
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(SEMINAR REMINDER) Today, March 21 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST (virtual): Naima Lajud, PhD Microsoft Teams meeting Meeting ID: 282 466 940 205 Passcode: 4bdtXQ https://t.co/n7wal6w27m
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Nice interview on BBC World News with @MCapogrosso as he explains recent research showing how spinal cord stimulation can improve arm mobility after stroke. https://t.co/fH7g9Y9Pvq
@RNELabs @PittTweet
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2023 #BCI Society Board Nominations now open. Thank you for your support in providing strong, on-going Society leadership through your nomination(s). Deadline for nomination: February 20! https://t.co/bSQRYGBgdP
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Excited about our new preprint on developing a method that enables #cryoEM directly in brain tissue! Amazing work by #JiyingNing @corticaljill and collaborators with #MikeMarko and @CBI_Pitt
@PittPsychiatry @PittHealthSci @Pitt_Brain @PittResearch
https://t.co/FWLojPEu83
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Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) enables the study of protein complexes, cytoskeletal elements, and organelles in three dimensions without the use of chemical fixation. Most cryo-EM studies focus...
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Pitt Sustainability Challenge = $300,000 for integrated, impactful, durable, & feasible proposals to advance carbon neutrality at Pitt. Feb 15 = Pre-registration webinar. March 8 = Registration deadline. https://t.co/IIC6YghvpL
#CarbonNeutral2037 @SustainablePitt #H2P
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Avniel Ghuman and colleagues study brain activity in epilepsy patients. Researchers found order and chaos. @PittCogNeuro @PittTweet @UPMC @PittNeurology
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The study shows that our brains exist between chaos and stability—a finding that could be used to help tweak them either way.
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With a fantastic line-up of speakers and interesting topics, this symposium is not to be missed - check out the program and register now at https://t.co/Rm4XoP6jrt
@UPMC @PittTweet
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RFA-AG-24-018: Team Science Approaches Integrating Experimental and Computational Brain Aging Models (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) https://t.co/PLU9elPuFC
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Our @jaxelburgh has a powerful Sunday read about a powerful movie, @Women_Talking, and how its writer/director @realsarahpolley made it with the help of a renowned Pittsburgh concussion specialist:
unionprogress.com
Sarah Polley had a nasty concussion that was preventing her from making movies. Enter UPMC's sports medicine concussion program.
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