USC INI
@uscini.bsky.social
USC's Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) applies innovative imaging and information technologies to studying the brain. We share our data and resources with thousands of collaborators around the world. Home of Lab of Neuro Imaging (LONI).
Meet @uscniin.bsky.social student, Marco, winner of a Technica Magazine Outstanding Student Leadership – Graduate award! technica-magazine.com/marco-ebeling
With a background in electrical & computer engineering, Marco applies advanced engineering & AI approaches to study optic nerve degeneration 👀🧠
With a background in electrical & computer engineering, Marco applies advanced engineering & AI approaches to study optic nerve degeneration 👀🧠
February 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Meet @uscniin.bsky.social student, Marco, winner of a Technica Magazine Outstanding Student Leadership – Graduate award! technica-magazine.com/marco-ebeling
With a background in electrical & computer engineering, Marco applies advanced engineering & AI approaches to study optic nerve degeneration 👀🧠
With a background in electrical & computer engineering, Marco applies advanced engineering & AI approaches to study optic nerve degeneration 👀🧠
This animation reveals connections between the amygdala and the medial prefrontal cortex, key regions for emotion and decision-making. Mapping these pathways helps scientists understand how brain circuits influence behavior 🧠
February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This animation reveals connections between the amygdala and the medial prefrontal cortex, key regions for emotion and decision-making. Mapping these pathways helps scientists understand how brain circuits influence behavior 🧠
Meet Sam, one of our current @uscniin.bsky.social students! 👋
From quality control of brain images to developing new projects using large-scale datasets, Sam is gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of neuroscience, data, and mental health research 🧠
From quality control of brain images to developing new projects using large-scale datasets, Sam is gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of neuroscience, data, and mental health research 🧠
February 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Meet Sam, one of our current @uscniin.bsky.social students! 👋
From quality control of brain images to developing new projects using large-scale datasets, Sam is gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of neuroscience, data, and mental health research 🧠
From quality control of brain images to developing new projects using large-scale datasets, Sam is gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of neuroscience, data, and mental health research 🧠
Our animation shows how brain cells form new connections, a process called synaptogenesis. As neurons grow, their long extensions (axons) reach out and connect with tiny contact points on neighboring neurons, helping build the brain’s communication network 🧠 🎇
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Our animation shows how brain cells form new connections, a process called synaptogenesis. As neurons grow, their long extensions (axons) reach out and connect with tiny contact points on neighboring neurons, helping build the brain’s communication network 🧠 🎇
🎉 Congrats to @uscniin.bsky.social alum Bennett Alterman, PhD!
We’re thrilled to celebrate Bennett’s new professional milestone, stepping into his next role as a Research Scientist at Colorado State University. We wish him continued success and innovation in this next chapter!
We’re thrilled to celebrate Bennett’s new professional milestone, stepping into his next role as a Research Scientist at Colorado State University. We wish him continued success and innovation in this next chapter!
January 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
🎉 Congrats to @uscniin.bsky.social alum Bennett Alterman, PhD!
We’re thrilled to celebrate Bennett’s new professional milestone, stepping into his next role as a Research Scientist at Colorado State University. We wish him continued success and innovation in this next chapter!
We’re thrilled to celebrate Bennett’s new professional milestone, stepping into his next role as a Research Scientist at Colorado State University. We wish him continued success and innovation in this next chapter!
Check out our new Center for Integrative Connectomics website!
@neuralmapping.bsky.social & his team investigate why specific brain cell types are vulnerable to neurodegenerative disease. This work aims to identify therapeutic targets & improve patient outcomes 🧠
👉 cic.ini.usc.edu
@neuralmapping.bsky.social & his team investigate why specific brain cell types are vulnerable to neurodegenerative disease. This work aims to identify therapeutic targets & improve patient outcomes 🧠
👉 cic.ini.usc.edu
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Check out our new Center for Integrative Connectomics website!
@neuralmapping.bsky.social & his team investigate why specific brain cell types are vulnerable to neurodegenerative disease. This work aims to identify therapeutic targets & improve patient outcomes 🧠
👉 cic.ini.usc.edu
@neuralmapping.bsky.social & his team investigate why specific brain cell types are vulnerable to neurodegenerative disease. This work aims to identify therapeutic targets & improve patient outcomes 🧠
👉 cic.ini.usc.edu
🎉 Congratulations to Grace Schwartz from our @uscniin.bsky.social class of 2024 on starting medical school at UCLA. We're glad we've been a part of her academic career and can't wait to see what she accomplishes next! 🧠 🥼
January 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Grace Schwartz from our @uscniin.bsky.social class of 2024 on starting medical school at UCLA. We're glad we've been a part of her academic career and can't wait to see what she accomplishes next! 🧠 🥼
Got someone interested in cutting-edge medical imaging technologies for visualizing blood-brain barrier function on your holiday gift list?? We've got you covered 😆🎁🧠
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bit.ly/48MlloU
December 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Got someone interested in cutting-edge medical imaging technologies for visualizing blood-brain barrier function on your holiday gift list?? We've got you covered 😆🎁🧠
bit.ly/48MlloU
bit.ly/48MlloU
Wishing our @uscniin.bsky.social students the very best as finals get underway! You got this!
December 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Wishing our @uscniin.bsky.social students the very best as finals get underway! You got this!
🧠 Our fall newsletter is live!
From bold new NIH-backed grants, breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, brain aging, and AI-driven imaging, discover how we’re mapping the brain, advancing precision rehab, and training the next generation of neuroscientists.
bit.ly/4oU6tv3
From bold new NIH-backed grants, breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, brain aging, and AI-driven imaging, discover how we’re mapping the brain, advancing precision rehab, and training the next generation of neuroscientists.
bit.ly/4oU6tv3
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🧠 Our fall newsletter is live!
From bold new NIH-backed grants, breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, brain aging, and AI-driven imaging, discover how we’re mapping the brain, advancing precision rehab, and training the next generation of neuroscientists.
bit.ly/4oU6tv3
From bold new NIH-backed grants, breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, brain aging, and AI-driven imaging, discover how we’re mapping the brain, advancing precision rehab, and training the next generation of neuroscientists.
bit.ly/4oU6tv3
Warm Thanksgiving wishes from all of us at the Stevens INI!
Here's to giving your brain a well-deserved break and enjoying a delicious meal and good company 🧠 🥧 👨👩👦👦
Here's to giving your brain a well-deserved break and enjoying a delicious meal and good company 🧠 🥧 👨👩👦👦
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Warm Thanksgiving wishes from all of us at the Stevens INI!
Here's to giving your brain a well-deserved break and enjoying a delicious meal and good company 🧠 🥧 👨👩👦👦
Here's to giving your brain a well-deserved break and enjoying a delicious meal and good company 🧠 🥧 👨👩👦👦
Our NIIN students jumped straight from the classroom into the MRI suite last week, getting hands-on with the same technology driving today’s biggest breakthroughs in neuroscience. Nothing beats learning imaging by actually running the scanners 🧠 ✌
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Our NIIN students jumped straight from the classroom into the MRI suite last week, getting hands-on with the same technology driving today’s biggest breakthroughs in neuroscience. Nothing beats learning imaging by actually running the scanners 🧠 ✌
Through @enigmabrains.bsky.social, we analyzed brain scans from one of the largest global cohorts of people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome—a major genetic risk factor for schizophrenia. We found brain alterations associated with the genetic condition:
November 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Through @enigmabrains.bsky.social, we analyzed brain scans from one of the largest global cohorts of people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome—a major genetic risk factor for schizophrenia. We found brain alterations associated with the genetic condition:
🎉 Congrats to @uscniin.bsky.social alum Matthew Thurston '20!
Matthew and his colleagues published a paper in the Journal of Affective Disorders examining patterns of post-stroke depression across 41 studies and nearly 7,000 stroke survivors.
Check it out 👉 bit.ly/4hlZFUF
Matthew and his colleagues published a paper in the Journal of Affective Disorders examining patterns of post-stroke depression across 41 studies and nearly 7,000 stroke survivors.
Check it out 👉 bit.ly/4hlZFUF
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🎉 Congrats to @uscniin.bsky.social alum Matthew Thurston '20!
Matthew and his colleagues published a paper in the Journal of Affective Disorders examining patterns of post-stroke depression across 41 studies and nearly 7,000 stroke survivors.
Check it out 👉 bit.ly/4hlZFUF
Matthew and his colleagues published a paper in the Journal of Affective Disorders examining patterns of post-stroke depression across 41 studies and nearly 7,000 stroke survivors.
Check it out 👉 bit.ly/4hlZFUF
The @uscniin.bsky.social crew is all smiles for their fMRI analysis with Dr. Kay Jann 😀🧠💻
October 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The @uscniin.bsky.social crew is all smiles for their fMRI analysis with Dr. Kay Jann 😀🧠💻
In the retina, amacrine cells boost contrast by silencing nearby signals, helping your brain detect edges and details. Retinal ganglion cells then send that refined picture to your brain through the optic nerve.
Data from @neuralmapping.bsky.social 👀🧠
Data from @neuralmapping.bsky.social 👀🧠
October 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In the retina, amacrine cells boost contrast by silencing nearby signals, helping your brain detect edges and details. Retinal ganglion cells then send that refined picture to your brain through the optic nerve.
Data from @neuralmapping.bsky.social 👀🧠
Data from @neuralmapping.bsky.social 👀🧠
For your viewing pleasure, NEURONS 👀 🧠
September 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For your viewing pleasure, NEURONS 👀 🧠
Congrats to @uscniin.bsky.social alumnus Jonathan (JD) Alibrando ’25, who has joined Neda Jahanshad's team as a project assistant on the ENIGMA tractography project! We know JD will do great work 🧠🙌
September 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Congrats to @uscniin.bsky.social alumnus Jonathan (JD) Alibrando ’25, who has joined Neda Jahanshad's team as a project assistant on the ENIGMA tractography project! We know JD will do great work 🧠🙌
Congratulations to Rose Basile '23 on starting her next chapter at the University of Utah School of Medicine! We’re proud of her accomplishments and excited to see the impact she'll make in the medical field 🥼🧠
September 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Congratulations to Rose Basile '23 on starting her next chapter at the University of Utah School of Medicine! We’re proud of her accomplishments and excited to see the impact she'll make in the medical field 🥼🧠
All mammals have a hippocampus, but the evolutionary expansion of the human brain caused the human hippocampus to change. This video with data from @neuralmapping.bsky.social shows a model of how the position of the subiculum, the major output of the hippocampus, shifted between mice and humans 🐭🧠
September 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All mammals have a hippocampus, but the evolutionary expansion of the human brain caused the human hippocampus to change. This video with data from @neuralmapping.bsky.social shows a model of how the position of the subiculum, the major output of the hippocampus, shifted between mice and humans 🐭🧠
📣 @uscniin.bsky.social applications are now open! Join a program at the forefront of brain research and technology 🧠
September 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
📣 @uscniin.bsky.social applications are now open! Join a program at the forefront of brain research and technology 🧠
Our faculty had a great time introducing their work to our new USC Master of Science in Neuroimaging and Informatics (NIIN) students at orientation 👋👋
September 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Our faculty had a great time introducing their work to our new USC Master of Science in Neuroimaging and Informatics (NIIN) students at orientation 👋👋
Kicking off the year strong! 💻 🧠
Our new USC @uscniin.bsky.social students tackle boot camp, learning computer skills and basic MRI analysis during orientation. They're already well on their way to a successful semester ✌️
Our new USC @uscniin.bsky.social students tackle boot camp, learning computer skills and basic MRI analysis during orientation. They're already well on their way to a successful semester ✌️
August 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Kicking off the year strong! 💻 🧠
Our new USC @uscniin.bsky.social students tackle boot camp, learning computer skills and basic MRI analysis during orientation. They're already well on their way to a successful semester ✌️
Our new USC @uscniin.bsky.social students tackle boot camp, learning computer skills and basic MRI analysis during orientation. They're already well on their way to a successful semester ✌️
We’re excited to welcome our newest Trojans into our Master of Science program at USC!
This year they’ll:
Train on state-of-the-art MRI
Explore computational modeling & big data
Collaborate with world-class faculty
Build skills to launch careers in neuroscience, medicine & industry✌️🧠
This year they’ll:
Train on state-of-the-art MRI
Explore computational modeling & big data
Collaborate with world-class faculty
Build skills to launch careers in neuroscience, medicine & industry✌️🧠
August 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We’re excited to welcome our newest Trojans into our Master of Science program at USC!
This year they’ll:
Train on state-of-the-art MRI
Explore computational modeling & big data
Collaborate with world-class faculty
Build skills to launch careers in neuroscience, medicine & industry✌️🧠
This year they’ll:
Train on state-of-the-art MRI
Explore computational modeling & big data
Collaborate with world-class faculty
Build skills to launch careers in neuroscience, medicine & industry✌️🧠
Our Summer 2025 Newsletter is now live! Dive into the latest breakthroughs, including a new AD imaging benchmark & the link between type 2 diabetes & cortical thinning in key brain regions. Plus: new discoveries, funding, & visualizations 🧠
Check it out: bit.ly/4lPadfr
Check it out: bit.ly/4lPadfr
August 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Our Summer 2025 Newsletter is now live! Dive into the latest breakthroughs, including a new AD imaging benchmark & the link between type 2 diabetes & cortical thinning in key brain regions. Plus: new discoveries, funding, & visualizations 🧠
Check it out: bit.ly/4lPadfr
Check it out: bit.ly/4lPadfr