I always assumed that brain function had to line up with cytoarchitectonics. It turns out I was wrong. Human cortex, especially PFC, is tiled by chains of functional patches that subdivide and interlink architectonic areas into parallel processing streams. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Dr. Jane Goodall was one of my science heroes throughout my life. May we contribute as much, be as fascinated by nature and science as much, and do as much good and instill as much hope as she did. RIP, Dr. Goodall.

Very happy to have gotten to work with @deannajgreene.bsky.social and Steve Petersen on this article in Neuropsychopharmacology: "Considerations for conducting dev neuroimaging research on mental health topics". Hopefully trainees and clinicians will find it useful! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Considerations for conducting developmental neuroimaging research on mental health topics - Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology - Considerations for conducting developmental neuroimaging research on mental health topics

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This is SO cool www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/s...

Scientists Map Miles of Wiring in a Speck of Mouse Brain (Gift Article)

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.

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A spot of good news: there’s a new PhD in the lab! DR. Blaire Porter!

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‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs

In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.

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I am SO pleased to be promoted to Full Professor this fall (official today!), but I am despairing about the attacks on science. My study section at NIH was just cancelled because HHS has blocked the required federal registry for meetings. It has been a disastrous 2025. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s next

The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s policy changes has shocked researchers.

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Hey all! My DCN lab at UT Austin studies the dev of control in brain (fMRI) and behavior of children and teens. We study control in relation to reading and math as well as in relation to mental health difficulties (esp ADHD). labs.la.utexas.edu/church-lang/ We also like to decorate the lab door! 😂 🧠