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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · 22d

Healthy scientific communities—built on open, engaged communication—are ready to take on the next challenges facing broader society.

Had a blast writing this piece with @dupre.science and @alfiewearn.bsky.social. Many thanks to the other past @ohbm-com.com chairs for their feedback and support!

Aperture Neuro @apertureohbm.bsky.social · 26d

Kicking off the Future of Scientific Publishing Special Issue, former @ohbm-com.com Chairs highlight the importance of effective science communication: doi.org/10.52294/001...

@sitek.bsky.social @alfiewearn.bsky.social @dupre.science @ohbmofficial.bsky.social

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Aperture Neuro @apertureohbm.bsky.social · 26d

Kicking off the Future of Scientific Publishing Special Issue, former @ohbm-com.com Chairs highlight the importance of effective science communication: doi.org/10.52294/001...

@sitek.bsky.social @alfiewearn.bsky.social @dupre.science @ohbmofficial.bsky.social

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Donders Institute @dondersinst.bsky.social · Jun 27

🎥🌍 Over 1,000 neuroscience talks now free on YouTube and published at @apertureohbm.bsky.social. 🧠 “Now anyone, anywhere can binge-watch brain science like a box set,” says @stephforkel.bsky.social:

www.ru.nl/en/donders-i...

@alfiewearn.bsky.social @sitek.bsky.social @sofievalk.bsky.social

Global access to brain science: OHBM launches channel with 1,000+ talks | Radboud University

What if you could journey back in time to hear world-leading neuroscientists present the ideas that shaped today's brain science? A new open-access initiative led by researchers from the Donders Insti...

www.ru.nl

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Aperture Neuro @apertureohbm.bsky.social · Jun 27

In @ohbmossig.bsky.social's first Open Datasets Special Issue paper, Wearn et al. introduce the OHBM Time Machine, a freely accessible archive of Annual Meeting content on YouTube: doi.org/10.52294/001...

@alfiewearn.bsky.social @sitek.bsky.social @sofievalk.bsky.social @stephforkel.bsky.social

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layerfmri.bsky.social @layerfmri.bsky.social · Jun 26

The list of layer-fMRI abstracts at
#OHBM2025 has been completed now: layerfmri.com/abstracts2025/

Thanks for the pointer to previously missing abstracts.

layer-fMRI abstracts 2025

This post summarized the layer-fMRI abstracts form major relevant conferences 2024, including ISMRM, OHBM. This is following the posts of previous years 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, …

layerfmri.com

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Jun 25

One more: Marshall Xu is presenting our latest updates in mapping brainstem vasculature at poster #1759, where he did some nifty image transformations + VesselBoost segmentation to get our best results yet. Take a look!
@sbollmann.bsky.social @ofgulban.bsky.social
ww6.aievolution.com/hbm2501/Abst...

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Jun 24

Then, stop by poster #1701, where Jay will be presenting our work on motor-related modulation of auditory processing across cortical depths with 7T fMRI. #layerfmri folks, we'd love your feedback! 🌈

ww6.aievolution.com/hbm2501/Abst...

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Jun 24

First, we made previous OHBM conference talks publicly available! Check out @alfiewearn.bsky.social's oral presentation and stop by our poster on the OHBM Time Machine.

And stay tuned for the paper, coming soon to a lovely community-driven journal near you 📸🧠

ww6.aievolution.com/hbm2501/Abst...

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Jun 24

Unfortunately, the quiet freeze of Northwestern grants means I'll be tuning in via Bluesky. Sad to miss out on the great science + awesome community at #OHBM2025 – especially with the @ohbm-com.com folks!

But if you're there, check out these posters (next posts):

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

How Trump Blew Up Northwestern’s Business Model

The federal government froze the university’s research funding. It hasn’t offered the school a way to get it back.

www.wsj.com

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Jun 24

Grateful to receive the inaugural Best Reviewer Award at #OHBM2025! @apertureohbm.bsky.social was designed by the @ohbmofficial.bsky.social community to mirror our collective principles by lowering access barriers + recognizing the breadth of possible scientific contributions. Proud to play a role!

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Jun 11

You might hear more from me (and others) on this topic soon.... Ironically, it'll probably be in a PDF with a DOI 🙃

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Jun 11

Science requires communication. And the science is better when we communicate honestly and openly throughout the process. Great piece, @ofgulban.bsky.social !

Faruk Gulban @ofgulban.bsky.social · Jun 11

In this blog post I am exploring the strange tension between rigor, reach, and recognition in modern science.

What we gain (and lose) by just publishing the PDFs:
thingsonthings.org/just-publish...

Throughout history, people have shared ideas through the dominant communication tools of their time, cave paintings, handwritten letters, printed pamphlets, digital journals, blogs... What once seemed informal became formal. What once didn’t “count” eventually did. Today’s citation-worthy PDF may be tomorrow’s quaint artifact.

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · May 18

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · May 12

Many thanks to @dupre.science for getting this collaboration started, @alfiewearn.bsky.social for keeping it going from @ohbm-com.com, @thetransmitter.bsky.social's team, and Christine, Beth, and the @ohbmofficial.bsky.social Exec team for making it all happen!

Looking forward to future editions 🍿

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · May 12

Excited it's out!

Since our first chats, it was clear @thetransmitter.bsky.social's team valued the openness, accessibility, and early career-focused efforts across the OHBM community highlighted by @ohbm-com.com—all while building The Transmitter into a fantastic resource for all neuroscientists.

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · May 12

As part of a new partnership, we are excited to announce the launch of a joint quarterly newsletter with @ohbmofficial.bsky.social. Together, we want to connect neuroscientists across different subfields who share a common interest in human brain mapping.

#neuroskyence

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OHBM Communications Committee (ComCom) @ohbm-com.com · May 12

Going to #OHBM2025 in Brisbane?

We're accepting entries for *two in-person science communication competitions* at the annual meeting:
📊 A Best Figure Competition
🗣️ 3-Minute Chalk Talk Competition

⭐ See here for more details, or to sign up for one or both competitions:
forms.gle/1X9ccz2vpsRQ...

forms.gle

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Apr 10

Folks at federally targeted universities: What is your institution saying or doing regarding grant-funded positions? Has anyone committed to supporting their faculty and staff?

Sincerely,

A soft-money Northwestern faculty member

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 8

Breaking News: The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern, two officials said.

Trump Officials Freeze $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern

The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.

www.nytimes.com

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · Jan 28

Write up a little script (thanks @lisabdavidson.bsky.social for that suggestion) and call now!

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 28

It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

Find and contact elected officials | USAGov

Use USAGov’s Contact Your Elected Officials tool to get contact information for your members of Congress, the president, and state and local officials.

www.usa.gov

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OHBM Communications Committee (ComCom) @ohbm-com.com · Dec 4

ComCom has arrived on BlueSky!

Follow us for new #OHBM blog posts, Neurosalience podcast episodes, Brain Bites and more!

You can see all our current projects on our website: www.ohbm-com.com

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OHBM Communications Committee (ComCom) @ohbm-com.com · Dec 4

ComCom has joined the party too! 😀

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Christophe Phillips @chphillips.bsky.social · Dec 4

Hey #OHBM crew, do not forget to follow the official OHBM account over here: @ohbmofficial.bsky.social !

Other SIGs are there too: @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social , @ohbmenvironment.bsky.social @ohbm-dic.bsky.social @ohbmbrainart.bsky.social

PS: Any news of the OS-SIG ?

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Faruk Gulban @ofgulban.bsky.social · Jan 11

I am going to give a workshop on "Surveying cortical and subcortical topography through geometric layers and columns using LayNii"

Note the dates 14/15 March in Tübingen, Germany: estherkuehn-science.org/bid-2024.html

@layerfmri.bsky.social @sitek.bsky.social

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Nov 16

Please apply!

We are particularly looking for individuals currently located in Asia-Pacific/Australia/NZ or who have significant ties to the human brain mapping communities there, due to the upcoming OHBM annual meetings being located in Korea and Australia.

Submit by 24 November!

Lavinia Carmen Uscătescu @luscatescu.bsky.social · Nov 15

The OHBM Communications Committee is recruiting new members! If you are interested in anything related to science communication and neuroimaging, this is a great opportunity for you to get involved! As a current member myself, I wholeheartedly recommend it!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Lavinia Carmen Uscătescu @luscatescu.bsky.social · Nov 15

The OHBM Communications Committee is recruiting new members! If you are interested in anything related to science communication and neuroimaging, this is a great opportunity for you to get involved! As a current member myself, I wholeheartedly recommend it!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Kevin Sitek @sitek.bsky.social · Nov 8

OHBM community:
⚠️ DEADLINE EXTENSION ⚠️ The deadline to submit content for OHBM 2024 has been extended to December 1, 2023. Read the new issue of OHBMonthly or visit the OHBM website for more details.
www.humanbrainmapping.org/i4a/pages/in...

Call for Content | Organization for Human Brain Mapping

www.humanbrainmapping.org

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