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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · 23d

Massive congrats to Janik to this amazing publications - so well deserved!!

Janik Goltermann @janikgoltermann.bsky.social · 24d

🧠Out now @natcomms.nature.com !
Brain changes linked to childhood maltreatment are among the field's most published findings. Yet, we find extensive replication failure of gray matter correlates in three large cohorts (N=3225), consistent across subsamples, models and operationalizations🧵

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Aug 24

Read our preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Shared Neural Signatures of Socioeconomic Status, Scarcity, and Neighborhood Threat in Youth

Early life adversity is a known risk factor for psychopathology, yet the neurodevelopmental impacts of distinct types of adversity remain unclear. Using machine learning, we examined how adversity (ph...

www.biorxiv.org

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Aug 24

Excited to receive an SfN Trainee & Professional Development Award 🎉 I’ll be presenting our new machine learning preprint showing how cortical thickness predicts socioeconomic disadvantage across development in the ABCD Study. Grateful to share this work at #SfN2025 in San Diego!

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Arielle Keller @ariellekeller.bsky.social · Aug 19

✨ New paper ✨ in JAMA Pediatrics! We discuss how understanding the timing ⏰ of stressful events relative to neurodevelopment can help us better identify risk factors (looking backward) and predict future psychopathology (looking forward) at the individual level
#neuroskyence #devpsych #PsychSciSky

katesfdamme.bsky.social @katesfdamme.bsky.social · Aug 19

Timing and plasticity are critical to progress in research on stress and neurodevelopment

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Neurodevelopmental Timing Links Stress and Psychopathology

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of contextualizing stressful experiences and the neurodevelopmental trajectory to predict the risk of psychopathology.

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jul 25

📆 Mark your calendars for our next webinar: Inside Adolescence: Substance Use Patterns, Predictions, Risk, and Resilience in the #ABCDStudy®.

The webinar will be held twice on Monday, September 8th, to accommodate different time zones.

Sign up: abcdstudy.org/webinar-sept...

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FAMILY @familyproject-eu.bsky.social · Jul 15

📢 new #PUBLICATION by our young investigator Maria Ortuño!

How do brain metabolites change as we grow? 🧠 New insights show region-specific shifts in key metabolites, shedding light on typical brain maturation and future mental health research.

➡️ Full summary: family-project.eu/research/pub...

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International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · Jun 23

🗓️ Save the Date! 🧠

The 12th #IBRO World Congress of #Neuroscience is heading to Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 from 13–16 September 2027! Mark your calendar and join us for an unforgettable #meeting!

#IBRO2027 #IBROinAfrica #CapeTown #SouthAfrica

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Jun 23

Cannabis, psychosis and the structural realities for ethnic minorities buff.ly/lpRKYTP

#Cannabis #Psychosis #EthnicMinorities #RiskFactors #BlackMentalHealth #SocialDeterminants

🧵 THREAD

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 23

Access our entire new commentary for free here : authors.elsevier.com/a/1lHlgbXYiy...

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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · Jun 17

Really enjoyed working with the team on this one. It’s important for the field to hold each other accountable. Here’s why we cannot say “having two children might be best for women’s mental health” ⬇️

Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

📃Commentary just published! We take a closer look at a recent study titled: “Having two children might be best for women’s mental health”
Here’s why that conclusion deserves a second look 🧵

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

📄 Read the full piece here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Commentary on “Having two children might be best for women's mental health: Evidence from UK Biobank”

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

With @elvisha.bsky.social , @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social , @lisawiersch.bsky.social, Daniel Hagen, Danielle Stolzenberg, Winnie Orchard & Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

Women’s mental health is not one-size-fits-all ❤️
We hope this commentary helps encourage thoughtful discussion and continued research in this important area.

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

We are deeply committed to advancing women's mental health in all its complexity. We believe it’s crucial to identify protective factors, but equally important to ensure that policy and clinical guidance is grounded in strong, transparent methods.

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

We also reflect on the broader context:
• Mental health around childbearing is complex and influenced by social, cultural, and structural factors
• Experiences like miscarriage or infertility deserve careful consideration
• The UK Biobank is not representative of global populations

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

Our commentary highlights concerns with the methodological approach and causal interpretation:
➖ Lack of information on pre-existing mental illness
➖ Heavy reliance on imputed data
➖ Discrepant findings across statistical methods
➖ Limited discussion of biological mechanisms

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

The study found that live births, particularly two, were associated with lower odds of depression and bipolar disorder, and proposed this as guidance for fertility decisions.
We felt it was important to engage with these claims carefully, especially given their broader implications.

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

📃Commentary just published! We take a closer look at a recent study titled: “Having two children might be best for women’s mental health”
Here’s why that conclusion deserves a second look 🧵

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

📖 Read the full piece here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Having two children might be best for women's mental health: Evidence from UK Biobank

Limited research has examined the association between the number of live births and bipolar disorder and major depression (BDMD). This study aims to i…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

With @elvisha.bsky.social @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social @lisawiersch.bsky.social Daniel Hagen, Danielle Stolzenberg & Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

Women’s mental health is not one-size-fits-all ❤️
We hope this commentary helps encourage thoughtful discussion and continued research in this important area.

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

We are deeply committed to advancing women's mental health in all its complexity. We believe it’s crucial to identify protective factors, but equally important to ensure that policy and clinical guidance is grounded in strong, transparent methods.

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

We also reflect on the broader context:
• Mental health around childbearing is complex and influenced by social, cultural, and structural factors
• Experiences like miscarriage or infertility deserve careful consideration
• The UK Biobank is not representative of global populations

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

Our commentary highlights concerns with the methodological approach and causal interpretation:
➖ Lack of information on pre-existing mental illness
➖ Heavy reliance on imputed data
➖ Discrepant findings across statistical methods
➖ Limited discussion of biological mechanisms

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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · Jun 17

The study found that live births, particularly two, were associated with lower odds of depression and bipolar disorder, and proposed this as guidance for fertility decisions.
We felt it was important to engage with these claims carefully, especially given their broader implications.

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