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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 28d

Don’t miss out! ACNP is now accepting applications for new Associate Member, Member, and promotion to Fellow! The deadline: September 25th. Apply today! #ACNP Click tinyurl.com/ypa4mund for more information.

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · 27d

I am really impressed with this AI-generated podcast summary of our recent paper! Thanks to @dpn-journal.bsky.social for sharing it! These excerpts can be really useful when you are in a time crunch (grant deadline!) but still want to know the take home message of a study.

NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience @dpn-journal.bsky.social · Sep 5

🆕 DPN Deep Dive‼️

Our latest episode delves into a recent study by O’Neill, @sneuroble.bsky.social, @dreryilmaz.bsky.social et al which examined whether connectome-based models can identify brain connectivity patterns that predict cognitive outcomes in early psychosis.

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Can brain connectivity predict cognitive function in early psychosis?

YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)

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Staci Bilbo @sbilbo.bsky.social · Jul 31

Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n... via @statnews.com

Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut

Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday

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Michael Fox @foxmdphd.bsky.social · Jul 21

Is there a brain circuit target for restoring consciousness after brain injury? New work by @rolstonjohn.bsky.social @braincircuits.bsky.social says yes!

John Rolston @rolstonjohn.bsky.social · Jul 21

Just dropped in @natcomms.nature.com: we show that re-engaging a thalamic–ventral tegmental circuit with deep brain stimulation can reignite consciousness in patients with severe brain injury. Work led by Aaron Warren, with @andreashorn.org @foxmdphd.bsky.social @ others! tinyurl.com/4kz8j89b

A human brain network linked to restoration of consciousness after deep brain stimulation - Nature Communications

In people with severe brain injuries, stimulation restored consciousness by engaging a deep brain circuit for wakefulness—revealing a target that may also guide treatment in stroke and epilepsy.

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 5

This is unbelievable!

J. David Jentsch 🏳️‍🌈 @jdavidjentsch.bsky.social · Jun 5

When everything is "normal", writing and administering an NIH T32 program is crazy. Despite being an immense amount of work (probably the single most effort-demanding grant one can direct), it comes with no salary for the PI...

Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Predicting cognitive functioning in early psychosis: factors supporting and limiting generalizability of connectome-based models - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Cognitive difficulties in individuals with psychosis are common and hard to treat. Machine learning models that use MRI data to predict individual patients’ symptoms are increasingly available, howeve...

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 4

For more details, check out the paper which includes sensitivity analyses of whole-brain vs. cortex-wide connectivity and a comparison of site-specific vs. site-independent models. Many thanks to all our co-authors and participants! @agoneill.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 4

That is, two factors typically associated with cognitive ability in the early psychosis population contributed to misprediction in individuals who do not fit this profile.

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 4

4. The models did not accurately predict cognitive outcomes for everyone. We examined whether any clinical/demographic factors were associated with tendency to be misclassified. We found parental socioeconomic status and duration of antipsychotic medication use to be associated with misprediction.

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Default mode and somatomotor networks appeared to be the most critical for high prediction accuracy as their removal significantly worsened the predictions.

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 4

3. While important connectivity features were widespread, we identified several key networks that were essential for accurate predictions using virtual lesioning.

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 4

2. The models we built successfully predicted working memory performance in an independent early psychosis cohort supporting their generalizability to different samples and cognitive domains.

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 4

1. Using functional imaging data from the Human Connectome Project for Early Psychosis, we found that connectomic models can accurately predict broad cognitive functioning in individuals with early psychosis.

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excited to share our latest research on predictive models of cognitive functioning in early psychosis, now out in @dpn-journal.bsky.social rdcu.be/epkaQ

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · May 31

How bad will it be? Catastrophic.

Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.

But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.

Speak up now before it is too late.

(inflation adjusted $-s below)

NSF, NASA and NIH budgets per year, inflation adjusted from 2000-2025 along with the proposed cuts. NSF includes research component only. Massive cuts across all sectors, well below support spanning 25 years.

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Humor For Resistance @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · May 20

@ChuckWendig honestly do you blame it

New research finds Jupiter is flinging asteroids at Earth

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Stephanie Armour @stephaniearmour.bsky.social · Mar 29

Resignation letter from FDA’s Peter Marks (he was director of its Center for Biological Evaluation and Research)

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 18

Congratulations to the 2025 Distinguished Investigator Grantees!
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Read the Press Release: ow.ly/oVn050Vk6vx
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#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #neuroscience #depression #anxiety #schizophrenia #autism #OCD #PTSD #BPD #bipolardisorder #ADHD #ADD

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Mar 17

I recently found out that two of my mentees have been accepted to excellent grad school programs in neuroscience and clinical psychology! #ProudPI

Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Mar 17

If you are looking to publish work that uses functional connectivity in some form, consider submitting your manuscript to our Collection. Submissions are open until July 2025. Please repost!

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Functional connectivity of the brain

This Collection seeks original research that offers profound insights into the organization of the human brain and advances both basic neuroscience research ...

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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'm trying to make something- if your university is on the list, could you post here with your school's most famous public-facing discovery?

e.g. for University of Pittsburgh: Salk polio vaccine

Please repost!

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U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment

The Office for Civil Rights today sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil...

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Mar 12

Musk is unilaterally wrecking the government from within and lining his own pockets. Get him out, terminate his access to all government systems. If you can't rally the public against a cartoonishly corrupt bond villain who's stealing from them in plain sight then get out of politics

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Mar 12

Senate Democrats met privately today for lunch to discuss strategy. They widely disapprove of the six-month bill that House Republicans passed, but they remain jittery about a government shutdown if it fails. With Rand Paul a NO, the bill needs at least 8 Dems to pass the Senate. Jury's still out.

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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · Mar 10

Sorry we can't hire you right now, we have to figure out how mad the government is at us.

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Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Mar 8

How is this real life.

Hamdi Eryilmaz @dreryilmaz.bsky.social · Mar 7

Boston stands up for science!
#StandUpForScience

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