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1 in 10 Americans lives with a rare disease & to understand one can inform many. @urmed.bsky.social is a BDSRA Center of Excellence - that provides specialized care & advances research for Batten diseases, a collection of rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorders affecting children. #RareDiseaseDay

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What can our brain tell us about chronic pain? @paulgeha.bsky.social and others have found properties of a major white matter bundle in the brain can predict the long-term outcome of an acute bout of low-back pain @urochestersmd.bsky.social #URochesterResearch #neuroscience #psychiatry

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⬇️ Check out what Dr. Christopher Moore of @carneyinstitute.bsky.social tells @johnfoxe.bsky.social - what scientists can learn from playful lion cubs🦁 Subscribe & watch a new NeURoscience Perspectives 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=b1yh... #podcast #URochesterResearch

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👇Happening tomorrow!

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What can the brain tell us about chronic pain? 👇Dr. Paul Geha, assoc prof of Psychiatry & Neuroscience aims to find biomarkers that lead to a better understanding of chronic pain, which could ultimately lead to better treatments #URochesterResearch In a Neuro Minute🧠

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The February edition of NEUROYES featured Eric Garr, who presented "Learning cause and effect with the help of mesostriatal dopamine". Thank you to @garrface.bsky.social, and to @urneuroscience.bsky.social & @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social for hosting! 📸: @kendaljordan.bsky.social #URochesterResearch

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🚨SAVE THE DATE On Thursday the Hearing and Balance Collective welcomes Christine Köppl, of the University of Oldenberg as she presents: "Cochlear Aging across Species" @urengineering.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social #URochesterResearch

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🚨Save the Date & don't miss the latest NeURoscience Perspectives w/ @johnfoxe.bsky.social & guest Prof. Christopher Moore of @carneyinstitute.bsky.social premiering on 2.27.25! Subscribe today 👉 urmc.info/1Wq

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How does early life stress impact brain development? 👇Neuroscience grad student Dennisha King studies this in the lab of @juliefudgemd.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social #URochesterResearch In a Neuro Minute🧠

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The intersection of stroke rehabilitation & neuroscience research is transforming our understanding of the brain and recovery after a stroke 👇Watch the latest NeURoscience Perspectives with Dr. Catherine Lang of @washumedicine.bsky.social

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Thank you to our NEURO YES speaker - Eric Garr, PhD, a #postdoc at Psychological and Brain Sciences @jhuartssciences.bsky.social @garrface.bsky.social Talk➡️ Learning Cause and Effect with the Help of Mesostriatal Dopamine neuroyes.urmc.edu @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social

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How do early life stressors impact brain development? 👇Neuroscience grad student Dennisha King studies the amygdala and is particularly interested in the function of the paralaminar nucleus Learn more - In a Neuro Minute🧠 @urochestersmd.bsky.social

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A practically perfect Valentine💘 hearty #URochesterResearch, endearing stories, and moving moments from across the @urochester.bsky.social—sent your way with lots of love💌 #ValentinesDay 👇Don't miss the mention of our own @dougp.bsky.social research!

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La memoria de trabajo es una de las primeras funciones cognitivas afectadas por la enfermedad de #Alzheimer. El Dr. Esteban Avendaño-Fernández utiliza tareas simples y caminar para obtener información valiosa sobre el deterioro cognitivo en un Neuro Minute🧠 youtu.be/pMVFPzirWeQ

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Thursday, February 27th! Hearing & Balance Research Collective Guest Speaker, Christine Köppl (Universität Oldenburg), presents: "Cochlear Aging across Species". 🔗 Event details: tinyurl.com/ur-2025-feb #BME #neuroscience #otolaryngology @urochestersmd.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social

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Today and every day we celebrate the contributions of women in science 🔬 #WomenInScienceDay #WomenInScience #URochesterResearch

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👇Working memory is one of the first cognitive functions affected by #Alzheimers disease. Dr. Esteban Avendano-Fernandez uses simple tasks & walking to get valuable insights into cognitive decline #URochesterResearch #neuroscience @urochestersmd.bsky.social In a Neuro Minute🧠

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Kaihua (Chloe) Chen, a @uofrbme.bsky.social PhD candidate, was recently spotlighted by the International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) for her groundbreaking project aimed at developing a human cell-based model to study brain injury during sepsis. Learn more: youtu.be/FCFdUIjXD9s?...

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What happens to brain development when fish is consumed during pregnancy? Decades of #URochesterResearch suggests the omega-3 fatty acids and other micro-nutrients found in fish🐟, may counteract any potential adverse effects of mercury🧠 @urmed.bsky.social Read more👉 urmc.info/1Vz

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#FluorescentFriday Perspectives of a single microglial cell in the eye. Each tentacle makes remarkable connections with the invisible cells surrounding this single tiny cell @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social

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👇Studying a #raredisease to transform care Dr. Jennifer Vermilion's research aims to provide new insights in disease progression that could lead to better treatment and care of Batten disease #RareDisease #URochesterResearch

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Research via @washumedicine.bsky.social finds a surprising difference in clinical vs at home recovery after a stoke. Subscribe and watch the full episode of NeURoscience Perspectives 👉 urmc.info/1UK

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Dr. Lang did her postdoctoral studies here at SMD. In addition to her insights into stroke therapy, she shares how the education and mentorship she received here play a role in how she mentors today. ⤵️

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👇Check out a NEW In a Neuro Minute🧠 Studying a #raredisease to transform care Dr. Jennifer Vermilion studies Batten disease & aims to understand the progression of the disease without intervention to provide new insight that could lead to better treatment and care options @urmed.bsky.social

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Could rehabilitation, or 👀eye training, help with #vision problems after a #stroke? 👇Learn more about Dr. Cavanaugh's #URochesterResearch

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👀Sneak peak of the next NEUROSCIENCE! The beach🏖️ is a stark contrast to the snow❄️ @urochester.bsky.social but as @johnfoxe.bsky.social writes: "It is a reminder that, as humans, we have so much to learn from each other no matter the weather outside your front door" Sign up 📬 👉 urmc.info/1UN

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Physical therapist turned neuroscientist shares how her research is reshaping our understanding of stroke therapy & motor function recovery Watch Neuroscience Perspectives featuring Dr. Catherine Lang @washumedicine.bsky.social & TY to our guest host via @urochestersmd.bsky.social 👉 urmc.info/1UK

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Can we predict brain health across a lifetime? Just as a knee injury at 20 might cause problems later, researchers are exploring how early brain experiences shape future brain health. Subscribe & listen 👉 youtu.be/JCYZNUa1w8s

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“Your visual cortex is at the back of your brain and your auditory cortex is on the temporal lobes,” says Prof. Edmund Lalor. “How that information merges together in the brain is not very well understood.” @urneuroscience.bsky.social researchers are cutting through the noise: bit.ly/4geCwS2

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A concussion may not be the only bump to the head that can have lasting effects A $6.3M research grant aims to transform how repetitive head hits are understood, measured, and treated @urmed.bsky.social #URochesterResearch Read more👉 urmc.info/1Uy

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New pub: On the improvement of schizophrenia detection with optical coherence tomography data using deep neural networks and aggregation functions Co-authored by @drsmsilverstein.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3DN7NxK #URochesterResearch @urneuroscience.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social

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Researchers @urneuroscience.bsky.social find that microglia function differently in males versus females. This discovery could have broad implications for how diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are studied. #URochesterResearch Via @cellpress.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

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“The results are intriguing. Importantly, we know a lot about xenon gas and its impact on humans from anesthesia in terms of safety and tolerability. It is quite expensive and there would be a challenge understanding how to deliver it...” -Dr. Porsteinsson, via @medicalnewstoday.bsky.social

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Could the hair cells that help with hearing be used as a drug delivery method? #URochesterResearch used physiological experiments and model simulations to show that active sensory cells can circulate the cochlear fluids. @urengineering.bsky.social Via @elife.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

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#URochesterResearch finds microglia function may not be as similar across sex. The brain's immune cells respond differently to an enzyme inhibitor that is commonly used to remove microglia in the lab setting Out today via @cp-cellreports.bsky.social 👉 cell.com/cell-reports...

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This just went up in the Flaum Atrium @urochestersmd.bsky.social Special thanks to Facilities Mechanics, John Masiello & Mike Coburn. I loved working with Ania Majewska, Ellie Chung, Kelsie Smith-Hayduk. And thank you Frank Formicola & Shawn Martin at Conolly Printing. @urneuroscience.bsky.social

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Visit the latest installation in the Neuroscientists in Color gallery🎨 👉https://urmc.info/1U1 This morning Prof. Ania Majewska & Artist-in-Residence Charmaine Wheatley watched as Dr. Majewska's banner was hung in @urochestersmd.bsky.social

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The APLab is looking for a postdoc in high-resolution retinal imaging and video eye-tracking at the University of Rochester. Please share. https://buff.ly/40h8kPY @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @aplabur.bsky.social

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🎉Congrats to Ed Lalor, PhD, who received $2.3 million from NIH to investigate how visual cues enhance the brain’s ability to understand speech in noisy environments👇 This builds on previous NIH R01 grant that started as seed 💰 from the Del Monte Institute pilot program 👉 urmc.info/1TT

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#cvstoday 1:00 pm, Kresge Room, 269 Meliora Hall CVS Research Talk: Brian Wandell, Stanford University From Cameras to Retinas: Open Source Tools for Image Systems Simulation more: https://buff.ly/40qf4fX @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social

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TOMORROW at 1:00 pm, Kresge Room, 269 Meliora Hall CVS Research Talk: Brian Wandell, Stanford University From Cameras to Retinas: Open Source Tools for Image Systems Simulation more: https://buff.ly/40qf4fX @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social

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Scientists have developed a novel approach to human learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns @urochester.bsky.social @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social #URochesterResearch

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Did you know the brain cleans itself as you sleep? It is an important process that helps keep it healthy. 👇Learn more about new #URochesterResearch that uncovered why a common sleep aid may prevent this important function from happening. #neuroscience

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We kicked off the 2025 @urneuroscience.bsky.social and @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social NEUROYES speaker series with "Divergent reward cue representations in prefrontal cortex underlie developmental differences in reward-seeking." Thank you, Dr. Gabriela Manzano Nieves! #neuroscience #URochesterResearch

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Starting the new year🎊 with our first NEUROYES speaker! 👇Gabriela Manzano Nieves, PhD, #postdoc at Weill Cornell Medicine will present: Divergent reward cue representations in prefrontal cortex underlie developmental differences in reward-seeking Learn more about NEUROYES: neuroyes.urmc.edu

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New #URochesterResearch uncovers the “missing link” in how sleep restores the brain. Natural oscillations drive the cleaning process, but common sleep aid zolpidem may disrupt it🧠 via @cellcellpress.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

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"I think a lot of success is driven by being open to new opportunities." 👇Meet Dr. Jamie Capal, the division chief of Child Neurology, Frederick A. Horner, MD, Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Neurology @urochestersmd.bsky.social www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publica...

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