Britton Barbee
@brittonrae.bsky.social
Texas A&M • Emory MSP PhD • CU Anschutz T32 DPRG postdoc • DPN editorial intern 🐭🧠👩💻
interested in PI3K, SABV, (in)flexible behavior, K-12 science outreach, sci comm, and my dog 🐕 | she/her
interested in PI3K, SABV, (in)flexible behavior, K-12 science outreach, sci comm, and my dog 🐕 | she/her
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We are excited to announce Dr. Britton Barbee
@brittonrae.bsky.social as DPN's Editorial Intern!
Dr. Barbee is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado Anschutz where she studies how genetic risk factors influence neurodevelopmental trajectories.
Welcome to the team, Britton🎉
@brittonrae.bsky.social as DPN's Editorial Intern!
Dr. Barbee is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado Anschutz where she studies how genetic risk factors influence neurodevelopmental trajectories.
Welcome to the team, Britton🎉
So excited to be part of this team! 🥳🥳🥳
Mom’s Thanksgiving care package really hit this year
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Mom’s Thanksgiving care package really hit this year
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Congratulations to Dr. Guzman and DPN Editorial Board member, @jaredwyoung.bsky.social! Can’t wait to celebrate at #ACNP2026 🎉
Congratulations to Carlos Bolanos Guzman, Ph.D. and Jared Young, Ph. D. for being awarded the Dolores Shockley Advancement Award! 👏 #ACNP2026
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Guzman and DPN Editorial Board member, @jaredwyoung.bsky.social! Can’t wait to celebrate at #ACNP2026 🎉
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Thank you so much to @acnporg.bsky.social
for this absolute honor! Grateful to all I've worked with particularly mentors who've given such amazing examples, to brilliant mentees, & my friend for such kind words!
The work is the important thing & I'm so grateful we get to promote it this way!
for this absolute honor! Grateful to all I've worked with particularly mentors who've given such amazing examples, to brilliant mentees, & my friend for such kind words!
The work is the important thing & I'm so grateful we get to promote it this way!
Congratulations to Carlos Bolanos Guzman, Ph.D. and Jared Young, Ph. D. for being awarded the Dolores Shockley Advancement Award! 👏 #ACNP2026
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thank you so much to @acnporg.bsky.social
for this absolute honor! Grateful to all I've worked with particularly mentors who've given such amazing examples, to brilliant mentees, & my friend for such kind words!
The work is the important thing & I'm so grateful we get to promote it this way!
for this absolute honor! Grateful to all I've worked with particularly mentors who've given such amazing examples, to brilliant mentees, & my friend for such kind words!
The work is the important thing & I'm so grateful we get to promote it this way!
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Researchers successfully tested in a 1st patient a protocol to identify personalized #brain stimulation targets for implantation of DBS device to treat severe, treatment-resistant #OCD. In this patient DBS rapidly and sharply reduced symptoms. https://ow.ly/9zHg50XvTBn
Deep-Brain Stimulation Gided by Brain Mapping Resulted in Rapid & Acute Reduction in Severe OCD Symptoms in Trial Patient | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
A research team led by a recent BBRF grantee has developed and tested in a first patient a novel protocol designed to identify optimal personalized brain stimulation targets for severe, treatment-resistant OCD. Once identified, the team used these targets to guide precise implantation of a deep-brain stimulation (DBS) device whose subsequent activation resulted in rapid and acute reduction of the patient’s OCD symptoms (62% lower 6 months after the procedure).
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November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Researchers successfully tested in a 1st patient a protocol to identify personalized #brain stimulation targets for implantation of DBS device to treat severe, treatment-resistant #OCD. In this patient DBS rapidly and sharply reduced symptoms. https://ow.ly/9zHg50XvTBn
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Here is Week #1 installment for @acnporg.bsky.social Travel Awardees of #ACNP2026
Dr. Mia Rough, Wake Forest University
Dr. Clara Zundel, Wayne State University
Dr. Ryann Tansey, University of Calgary
Dr. Alexander Herman, University of Minnesota
@clarazundel.bsky.social
@ryanntansey.bsky.social
Dr. Mia Rough, Wake Forest University
Dr. Clara Zundel, Wayne State University
Dr. Ryann Tansey, University of Calgary
Dr. Alexander Herman, University of Minnesota
@clarazundel.bsky.social
@ryanntansey.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Here is Week #1 installment for @acnporg.bsky.social Travel Awardees of #ACNP2026
Dr. Mia Rough, Wake Forest University
Dr. Clara Zundel, Wayne State University
Dr. Ryann Tansey, University of Calgary
Dr. Alexander Herman, University of Minnesota
@clarazundel.bsky.social
@ryanntansey.bsky.social
Dr. Mia Rough, Wake Forest University
Dr. Clara Zundel, Wayne State University
Dr. Ryann Tansey, University of Calgary
Dr. Alexander Herman, University of Minnesota
@clarazundel.bsky.social
@ryanntansey.bsky.social
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A powerful DPN Perspective from @umarchatterjee.bsky.social, @mayaschumer.bsky.social, @deffinger.bsky.social, @viscidula.bsky.social, Noel Vest, Michael Cahill, Brandon Staglin, & @ericjnestler.bsky.social.
DPN is grateful for the authors' dedication to writing this!
DPN is grateful for the authors' dedication to writing this!
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A powerful DPN Perspective from @umarchatterjee.bsky.social, @mayaschumer.bsky.social, @deffinger.bsky.social, @viscidula.bsky.social, Noel Vest, Michael Cahill, Brandon Staglin, & @ericjnestler.bsky.social.
DPN is grateful for the authors' dedication to writing this!
DPN is grateful for the authors' dedication to writing this!
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Researchers with lived experience of mental illness/SUDs bring vital insight to our field, yet remain underrepresented and face barriers to participation & leadership
This Perspective calls for removing such barriers & proposes reforms to build inclusive environments
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
This Perspective calls for removing such barriers & proposes reforms to build inclusive environments
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Breaking barriers: centering researchers with lived experience in psychiatric neuroscience - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Researchers who live with serious mental illness or substance use disorders bring unique insight to psychiatric neuroscience, yet they remain underrepresented in the field. This paper calls for recogn...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Researchers with lived experience of mental illness/SUDs bring vital insight to our field, yet remain underrepresented and face barriers to participation & leadership
This Perspective calls for removing such barriers & proposes reforms to build inclusive environments
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
This Perspective calls for removing such barriers & proposes reforms to build inclusive environments
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Submitting a rec letter on the same website I submitted my grad school applications on is a) a very full circle moment and b) bringing up some stressful memories lol
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Submitting a rec letter on the same website I submitted my grad school applications on is a) a very full circle moment and b) bringing up some stressful memories lol
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Take a Deep Dive into a recent DPN article showing that negative symptoms of schizophrenia can be detected using speech spectrogram-based convolutional neural network analyses.
Work by Gleb Melshin, @lenapl.bsky.social, et al:
youtu.be/nEr7X-YuujQ?...
Work by Gleb Melshin, @lenapl.bsky.social, et al:
youtu.be/nEr7X-YuujQ?...
Everyday speech patterns hold medical clues that may help diagnose and track schizophrenia
YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Take a Deep Dive into a recent DPN article showing that negative symptoms of schizophrenia can be detected using speech spectrogram-based convolutional neural network analyses.
Work by Gleb Melshin, @lenapl.bsky.social, et al:
youtu.be/nEr7X-YuujQ?...
Work by Gleb Melshin, @lenapl.bsky.social, et al:
youtu.be/nEr7X-YuujQ?...
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If the sandwich don't split, you must acquit.
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If the sandwich don't split, you must acquit.
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Kicking this off with the Great Pumpkin 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Kicking this off with the Great Pumpkin 🎃
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We also have a real TREAT today! Check out a 🆕 study from a team at @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social that helps address a 🔑 issue when working with rodent operant behavioral datasets - how can we most effectively organize, store, and visualize these data? 🤔
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Automated pipeline for operant behavior phenotyping for high-throughput data management, processing, and visualization - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience
To uncover why some individuals are more vulnerable to addiction, the PARC rat GWAS and Biobank projects are testing thousands of rats, generating hundreds of thousands of behavioral data files. We cr...
www.nature.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Is it even a cool new technique if you don’t incorporate a catchy acronym?
October 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Is it even a cool new technique if you don’t incorporate a catchy acronym?
testing antibodies = pretty pictures
October 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
testing antibodies = pretty pictures
After a couple of years going to the dentist every 3 months (boo), I am pleased to report that dental anxiety is now afraid of ME
September 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
After a couple of years going to the dentist every 3 months (boo), I am pleased to report that dental anxiety is now afraid of ME
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The Michigan church shooter reportedly has a flag on his truck that said "F**k Biden". That means he was probably Pod Save America fan who was frustrated with Biden's decision to run for reelection.
September 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Michigan church shooter reportedly has a flag on his truck that said "F**k Biden". That means he was probably Pod Save America fan who was frustrated with Biden's decision to run for reelection.
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And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when there’s an emergency in Texas
Ted Cruz: "I don't want to get between JB Pritzker and the Dominos Pizza line, but I'll tell you what I am willing to get between -- him and his open doors for every human trafficker ... "
September 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when there’s an emergency in Texas
good morning besties it’s game day
August 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
good morning besties it’s game day
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🚨New Deep Dive🚨
This episode covers a recent study by Vizer et al investigating if language features extracted from smartphones can be used as a proxy for posttraumatic symptom severity over time following a traumatic exposure.
youtu.be/4i3QrdNy6to?...
This episode covers a recent study by Vizer et al investigating if language features extracted from smartphones can be used as a proxy for posttraumatic symptom severity over time following a traumatic exposure.
youtu.be/4i3QrdNy6to?...
Smartphone language features may help identify outcomes in trauma survivors
YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚨New Deep Dive🚨
This episode covers a recent study by Vizer et al investigating if language features extracted from smartphones can be used as a proxy for posttraumatic symptom severity over time following a traumatic exposure.
youtu.be/4i3QrdNy6to?...
This episode covers a recent study by Vizer et al investigating if language features extracted from smartphones can be used as a proxy for posttraumatic symptom severity over time following a traumatic exposure.
youtu.be/4i3QrdNy6to?...
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Congratulations to Cristina Lau, PhD candidate in the Espinosa Lab, for receiving an NIH F31 grant for her project, "Deciphering Central Nervous System Autoimmunity in Down Syndrome." We look forward to seeing these exciting discoveries!
August 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Congratulations to Cristina Lau, PhD candidate in the Espinosa Lab, for receiving an NIH F31 grant for her project, "Deciphering Central Nervous System Autoimmunity in Down Syndrome." We look forward to seeing these exciting discoveries!
big fan of college football Saturdays
August 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
big fan of college football Saturdays
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it’s the mooost wonderful tiiiime of the year - college football is back!! 🏈✨🥳
a football player wearing a texas a & m helmet is celebrating a touchdown
ALT: a football player wearing a texas a & m helmet is celebrating a touchdown
media.tenor.com
August 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
it’s the mooost wonderful tiiiime of the year - college football is back!! 🏈✨🥳
I didn’t see any prairie dogs and that reflects how my day went lol
The prairie dog colony I drive past on my way to work is rapidly becoming my own version of Groundhog Day, where the number of prairie dogs I see correlates to the quality of my day
August 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I didn’t see any prairie dogs and that reflects how my day went lol
The prairie dog colony I drive past on my way to work is rapidly becoming my own version of Groundhog Day, where the number of prairie dogs I see correlates to the quality of my day
August 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The prairie dog colony I drive past on my way to work is rapidly becoming my own version of Groundhog Day, where the number of prairie dogs I see correlates to the quality of my day