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The Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social · Jul 2

We’re proud to spotlight bright young minds in science! Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 #WIDS Global Datathon on Women’s Brain Health.

🥇 Manh Nguyen, Thu Nguyen (FPT University)
🥈 Baixue Yao, Xiaoyue Zhang (Flagship Labs 84)
🥉 Wei Lyu, Zhida Wang (UC Santa Barbara)

#AI #BrainMapping

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jul 1

Take a listen to my interview about the Krakencoder work on WAMC Northeast Public Radio! www.wamc.org/show/the-bes...

Predicting brain function and artificial intelligence

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.On this episode, we’ll learn how artificial intelligence is allowing scientists to understand brain function. A new algori...

www.wamc.org

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thanks for giving the talk Louisa! It is your work, after all!

Rick Betzel @richardfbetzel.bsky.social · Jun 25

Join us today at 3:45 in P3 for our symposium on network controllability: connecting theory with empirical observations #ohbm2025

with talks from @marilyngatica.bsky.social @lindenmp.bsky.social and caio seguin with Louisa Schilling filling in for @amykooz.bsky.social.

hope to see you there!

Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jul 1

Excited for this!

Alex Kwan @alexkwan.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great lineup of speakers from preclinical to clinical, drug discovery to plasticity, and animals to human research. 🔥
@argelaguilarvalles.bsky.social @rcbagot.bsky.social @fredbarrettphd.bsky.social @theborislab.bsky.social @kepecslab.bsky.social @nuro-science.bsky.social @amykooz.bsky.social ...

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The Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jun 24

5) sex differences in ADHD - Natalia Prieto, and, of course, our posters using Network Control Theory to analyze brain dynamics in 6) cocaine use disorder - Hussain Al-Bukhari, 7) mild cognitive impairment - Daran Neumann, and 8) varied sleep quality - Anthony Villegas. Great work CoCo Lab!

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The Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social · Jun 23

We’re proud to spotlight more presentations from our partners at Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell University! Browse the flyers below so you know where to find their work at the OHBM's Annual Meeting.
@ohbmofficial.bsky.social @amykooz.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social #ohbm2025 #WomensBrainHealth

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thank you for highlighting our lab’s work at OHBM. We also have posters about 1) predicting adolescent alcohol use - James Kim, 2) modulating brain activity with images - Daniel Chong, 3) brain-behavior mapping using movie watching data-Yunrui Zhang, 4) multimodal imaging post-TBI - Ana Radanovic…

The Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social · Jun 23

We’re excited to share what our partners at Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell University are presenting at OHBM! Check out the flyers so you know where to find their work.
@ohbmofficial.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social @amykooz.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social #ohbm2025 #WomensBrainHealth

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The Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social · Jun 23

We’re excited to share what our partners at Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell University are presenting at OHBM! Check out the flyers so you know where to find their work.
@ohbmofficial.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social @amykooz.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social #ohbm2025 #WomensBrainHealth

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congrats to our datathon winners!

Nina Miolane @ninamiolane.bsky.social · Jun 9

Watch the 2025 winners explain their solution predicting ADHD across sexes🧠:

📺 youtu.be/i6XdxAa9Bak

Thanks to Valerie Elliott Arianna Zuanazzi @amykooz.bsky.social
Maggie Demkin @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social @kaggle.com @childmindinstitute.bsky.social for organizing!

Congrats to all the participants!

WiDS Datathon 2025 Winners Panel Discussion

YouTube video by WiDS Worldwide

youtu.be

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jun 5

So glad to see this released!

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jun 5

Also see the WCM Newsroom story! news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2025/06...

Mapping the Connections Between the Brain’s Structure and Function

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports how we think and act.

news.weill.cornell.edu

Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jun 5

In collaboration with @msabuncu.bsky.social @cerentozlu.bsky.social Zijin Gu and others!

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jun 5

We also wrote a research briefing about the article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Krakencoder unifies diverse estimates of brain connectivity - Nature Methods

In neuroscience, numerous complementary techniques have been established to estimate human brain connections in vivo. We have created a tool that aligns complementary views of brain connectivity into ...

www.nature.com

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Jun 5

RELEASE THE KRAKEN(CODER)!
Ever struggle deciding which connectome pipeline to use or want to map between structure and function? Our multi-modal connectome mapping and fusion tool-the Krakencoder-can help! Brilliant Keith Jamison led this work, code available! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · May 16

Our newest paper from a brilliant undergraduate researcher (now a PhD student at McGill!) Nate Roy. We use network control theory to show how dynamics shift after traumatic brain injury! A great collaborative team.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ni...

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Linden Parkes @lindenmp.bsky.social · Apr 28

This project was a fun collaboration between a bunch of super cool people, including @richardfbetzel.bsky.social, @ahmadbeyh.bsky.social, Amber Howell, @amykooz.bsky.social,
@bart-larsen.bsky.social, Caio Seguin, @xi-hanzhang.bsky.social, and @avramholmes.bsky.social!

a woman wearing a wig and a suit says " whatever you do "

ALT: a woman wearing a wig and a suit says " whatever you do "

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Apr 23

Amazing new work showing dramatic shifts in brain dynamics under the psychedelic DMT. Awesome work @parkersingleton.bsky.social !

Parker Singleton @parkersingleton.bsky.social · Apr 21

"Network control energy reductions under DMT relate to serotonin receptors, signal diversity, and subjective experience" 🧪

w/ @christimmermann.bsky.social @andrealuppi.bsky.social Emma E. @leorroseman.bsky.social @robincarhartharris.bsky.social @amykooz.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Network control energy reductions under DMT relate to serotonin receptors, signal diversity, and subjective experience - Communications Biology

Continuous EEG-fMRI before during and after administration of the psychedelic DMT reveals time-resolved alterations in human brain dynamics.

www.nature.com

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Mar 11

Join us for a #BrainAwarenessWeek discussion on sex differences in ADHD!

Nina Miolane @ninamiolane.bsky.social · Mar 10

Join us for the #WiDS Panel on Women’s Brain Health!🧠

Why is sex-specific data crucial? From ADHD under-diagnosis to healthcare gaps, we’ll dive in.

📅 March 12 | 8 AM PT
📍 YouTube -link in comment

With @amykooz.bsky.social @ariannazuanazzi.bsky.social E. Rosenthal T. Silk R. Neuhaus & N. Williams

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Mar 11

Incredible discussion on how we can use computational neuroimaging and AI to understand women’s brain health!

Nina Miolane @ninamiolane.bsky.social · Mar 10

You missed today's women's brain health roundtable?
Watch the recording here 📺

Want to learn even more? The videos of our seminars are available on YouTube -link below🧠

@cerentozlu.bsky.social @amykooz.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social · Mar 10

Watch Here! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
youtu.be/dMYeii6LFxI?...

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Mar 7

GET IN DORKS!

WE ARE GOING PROTESTING! #standupforscience2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social

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Nina Miolane @ninamiolane.bsky.social · Mar 6

Join us next Monday for a roundtable on neuroimaging for women's brain health research! 🧠

📅 March 3rd, 8-9 am PT
👉 Register: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@joshbuckholtz.bsky.social Catie Chang @amykooz.bsky.social @monicarosenb.bsky.social @jennaschmenna.bsky.social &I @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Feb 28

I presented our work on estimating network effects of brain lesions in multiple sclerosis today at #ACTRIMS - for more info, see my short interview! reachmd.com/programs/neu...

MS and Structural Disconnectivity: Pathophysiology and Emerging Technologies

In patients with multiple sclerosis, lesions in white matter can disrupt brain connectivity, leading to cognitive and motor impairments. Join Dr. Amy Kuceyeski as she discusses the pathophysiology beh...

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Feb 28

So excited for this roundtable about women’s brain health imaging - join us for a lively discussion and submit your questions today!

The Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social · Feb 27

Join us Mon 3/10 for a roundtable discussion addressing best practices and emerging opportunities in human brain imaging and how they can advance the study of women’s brain health.

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Amy Kuceyeski @amykooz.bsky.social · Feb 22

Come join our lively group! 🤖🩻

Mert R. Sabuncu @msabuncu.bsky.social · Feb 13

We are building a strong AI in Medical Imaging (AIMI) research community at Cornell in NYC, and I’m pleased to share that we will soon be accepting applications for the Cornell NYC AIMI Fellowship—an independent postdoctoral position designed to support the next generation of researchers.

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