Thank you to my wonderful team for their help on this - Chase Antonacci, @greyes.bsky.social, @eugiampetruzzi.bsky.social, @jivr.bsky.social, Gracie Grimsrud, @mellwoodlowe.bsky.social, and @russpoldrack.org!

Russ Poldrack@russpoldrack.org · 2w ago

In this new preprint, @jocelynricard.bsky.social argues for a more intentional and principled approach to the measurement of neighborhood-level effects on brain development. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

This is one of those studies that I’m very glad was done and done well, and is also very fun to watch people be surprised by the results.

Scott Marek@smarek0502.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What matters most for childhood brain organization? We analyzed 649 variables. The answer: Socioeconomics (SES); with brain patterns pointing at sleep & stress as drivers. Even brain-IQ associations were better explained by SES. In Science today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Finally out, collaborative work with @brainstorm12.bsky.social and joint thesis student Sophia who did a lot of work within the AURORA dataset demonstrating that ambient air pollutants are associated with posttraumatic neurobiology. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Associations between residential segregation, ambient air pollution, and hippocampal features in recent trauma survivors - Translational Psychiatry

Translational Psychiatry - Associations between residential segregation, ambient air pollution, and hippocampal features in recent trauma survivors

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Thrilled to share a new consensus statement just published in Nature Mental Health: "Ambulatory assessment in mental health: expert consensus and recommendations" Glad to have contributed to this group effort. Open-access read cube link here: rdcu.be/fnxDZ

We're hiring! 🐝 Come join the hive! 🐝 The BEES lab at @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social is looking for a full-time post-bac research assistant. Learn more about the lab: lnkd.in/eHPxSB5v And apply here: lnkd.in/eaF6GbdH

Congratulations to Duke Psychiatry's Kate Webb, PhD on receiving a Duke Climate and Health Big Idea Grant: “Trauma Recovery in a Changing Climate: Impacts of Extreme Heat and Air Pollution on Biological Risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder”! 🌟Learn more ⤵️ https://ow.ly/3Yl950Z16xz

Excited to share we received a Climate & Health Big Idea Grant! Our interdisciplinary team will examine how extreme heat and air pollution influence mental health following trauma, incorporating neuroimaging w/ community perspectives on exposures + practical mitigation strategies.

Duke University School of Medicine@dukemedschool.bsky.social · 3mo ago

From extreme heat to community resilience, Duke’s latest Climate and Health Big Idea Grants support collaborative research addressing climate-driven health challenges. medschool.duke.edu/news/heat-wa...

Are you attending @sobp-org.bsky.social?? Come check out the Neuroscience for Primetime symposium! I'll be presenting new work on the role of ambient air pollution on neurobiological risk for PTSD. Looking forward to the discussion with fellow speakers + @nateurneuro.bsky.social!

🎉 1st paper from my NIMH F32 fellowship examining risk and resilience factors + biological aging after trauma (mentors: @nateurneuro.bsky.social and Kerry Ressler!) Under certain conditions, resilience factors can have unexpected or even adverse effects....

The extended version of my thesis procrastination project/subcortex visualization package is out now in both Python and R, now that I’ve graduated 🤠 This figure shows the 9 atlases included (and counting)! Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Website: anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...

The BEES Lab Website launched this week! Check out what the hive is up to: psychiatry.duke.edu/biological-e...

I was heartbroken to learn of the passing of Dan Stein, a renowned leader in global mental health and an exceptional, kind mentor. I am grateful for the opportunity to have trained with him. Thinking of all who knew and loved him.

We just launched our new study (my 1st at Duke @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social 🎉)! The project aims to understand how socioenvironmental and daily stress influence risk for PTSD after trauma. 🧠 #Neuroscience #TraumaResearch

At our BEES Lab journal club today, Clinical Research Specialist Grace Rowland shared 3 papers on the psychological & neurobiological effects of sexual trauma — including her recent review with @nateurneuro.bsky.social: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39006552/ 🧠📚 #JournalClub #Neuroscience #TraumaResearch

Child sexual abuse versus adult sexual assault: A review of psychological and neurobiological sequelae - PubMed

Sexual trauma (ST) occurs with alarming frequency in the United States (U.S.) in the form of both childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and adulthood sexual assault (ASA). It is well-established that the effects of ST are pervasive, and that ST can be a risk factor for the development of several psychiatric …

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We’re looking for a #postdoc with expertise in #psychiatry, #epidemiology, #neuroscience, or #publichealth. Based at Stellenbosch University, you’ll join our international and multidisciplinary team studying how environmental factors shape PTSD risk in South Africa! Apply today!

🚨 Calling #trainees in #psychiatry and #neuroscience.. Join the @sobp-org.bsky.social Trainee Working Group (part of the Education Committee) and help us plan early career events at the annual meeting! This is a 3-year term starting Jan 2026 - send me an email/DM to learn more!

Cape Town was incredible as always🇿🇦 Reminiscing over photos from the @ibroorg.bsky.social + @wellcometrust.bsky.social #NCAMH seminar. Grateful for the chance to connect with new colleagues who are making #mentalhealthresearch more inclusive and impactful! @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social

A great 1st day of the @ibroorg.bsky.social + @wellcometrust.bsky.social #NCAMH event in Cape Town 🇿🇦 This cohort represents 15 different countries! 🌎 Excited to accelerate #mentalhealthresearch and plan the 2026 launch of an African Exposome Network! @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social

Delighted to support this program and to welcome the inaugural cohort of the African Neuroscience, Neuroethics, and Society short course this month! dana.org/article/a-ne...

A New Opportunity for Neuroethics Education in South Africa

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Congrats to Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Kate Webb on her new #ClimateChange & #GlobalMentalHealth award to support her collaborative work in S. Africa on how air pollution affects inflammatory & gut microbiome biomarkers & mental health outcomes, funded by Duke Global Health Institute. 🌟 Kate Webb, PhD

Looking forward to sharing new findings and catching up with some of my favorite folks in Baltimore! @istss.bsky.social

Delighted that our project establishing a collaborative platform for research on environmental factors (exposome) and mental health outcomes in South Africa has received a @ibroorg.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social #NeuroscienceCapacityAcceleratorForMentalHealth award!

International Brain Research Organization@ibroorg.bsky.social · 12mo ago

After a competitive selection process, we are thrilled to announce the 2025 IBRO-Wellcome Neuroscience Capacity Accelerator for Mental Health grantees! Congratulations to all awardees 🎉 Discover the selected projects here: ibro.org/grant/neuros... @wellcometrust.bsky.social #MentalHealth #NCAMH

After a competitive selection process, we are thrilled to announce the 2025 IBRO-Wellcome Neuroscience Capacity Accelerator for Mental Health grantees! Congratulations to all awardees 🎉 Discover the selected projects here: ibro.org/grant/neuros... @wellcometrust.bsky.social #MentalHealth #NCAMH

Let's start the weekend with another episode of the DPN Deep Dive! This one summarizes work by @nateurneuro.bsky.social & @brainstorm12.bsky.social‬ et al showing that trauma exposure may disrupt more basic visual processing which may contribute to PTSD symptom development youtu.be/GiKJl3YDZv0...

Traumatic stress alters neural reactivity to visual stimulation

This study investigated if exposure to traumatic stress altered brain activity to basic visual stimulation. The authors found that recent trauma survivors showed altered activity within the visual cortex compared to controls. Further, visual cortex reactivity was associated with PTSD symptoms. These

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Federal funding plays a critical role in supporting life-saving research. In the recent APA Div56 newsletter, we outline how Trump policies place trauma research at risk and emphasize the importance of collective action. apatraumadivision.org/spring-2025-...

Harvard has launched their lawsuit. It’s a good one. www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

In exciting news (for me), we demonstrate a structural covariance network of early visual cortex previously identified in recent trauma survivors is associated with PTSD symptoms in a mega-analysis of the ENIGMA-PTSD dataset. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Structural covariance of early visual cortex is negatively associated with PTSD symptoms: A Mega-Analysis from the ENIGMA PTSD workgroup.

Background: Identifying robust neural signatures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms is important to facilitate precision psychiatry and help in understanding and treatment of the disorde...

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New preprint with @nateurneuro.bsky.social and the AURORA study team. We find that residential segregation is associated with alterations in hippocampal microstructure and threat reactivity through increased exposure to PM2.5 and NO2. Public health 🤝 neuroscience. medrxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Associations between residential segregation, ambient air pollution, and hippocampal features in recent trauma survivors

Background: Residential segregation is associated with differential exposure to air pollution. Hippocampus structure and function are highly susceptible to pollutants and associated with posttraumatic...

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Trying to preprint more, starting with some of our work looking at reactivity to visual stimulation in recent trauma survivors. Findings suggest trauma exposure may induce acute changes to non-affective stimulation. w/ @irosso.bsky.social & @brainstorm12.bsky.social doi.org/10.21203/rs....

Thanks BBC for highlighting our recent work in this video! www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...

How giant rats in mini vests help sniff out crime

A nonprofit in Tanzania is training African giant rats in scent detection to fight wildlife trafficking.

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