…and there’s this nice accompanying editorial on the 2 papers 👌 Bravo @mattburkemd.bsky.social 👏👏💪🏻💪🏻👌👌 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @liviaasan.bsky.social @popkirov.bsky.social @susannahpick.bsky.social @davidlewisperez.bsky.social @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social

Second article focuses on the critical issue of detecting/measuring & appraising placebo in trials Such a massively important (and complex/fascinating) issue in evidence based medicine that’s still so poorly understood www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

First of 2 great @thelancetpsych.bsky.social articles on placebo/nocebo in psychiatry (& relevance to all of medicine) led by the brilliant @mattburkemd.bsky.social This one on harnessing placebo & mitigating nocebo www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Rehabilitation Therapies for Functional Neurological Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials | The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. @apapsychiatric.bsky.social psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...

A pilot randomized controlled trial of prolonged exposure therapy vs. psychoeducation for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder - Epilepsy & Behavior. www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S152...

A community-based integrated behavioral health care model for patients with depression was associated with improved utilization rates, treatment adherence, and clinical outcomes. https://ow.ly/QGnE50YyVxZ

Positive diagnostic signs for functional neurological disorder (Originally at neurosymptoms.org)

Our founder, Eamon was delighted to participate in the final @futureneuro.bsky.social #MyMovingBrain event at RCSI yesterday. Great to see so many stakeholders come together to shape how sport can be more inclusive to those living with neurological conditions.💚🧡 #FNDIreland @fndportal.bsky.social

Happy FND Awareness Day UK 🇬🇧 I continue to be inspired by the many great UK advocates making life better for all of us around the globe!

19 years since I graduated from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, really enjoyed being back at @nyulangone.bsky.social to give Neurology Grand Rounds on the topic of how we can better address biopsychosocial complexity for patient populations cared for in #Neurology.

Childhood maltreatment has age- and sex-specific effects on brain morphometry.

With 400+ members in attendance - the 2026 American Neuropsychiatric Association meeting at Rhode Island has been a smashing success. Great clinical & research sessions across many clinical neuroscience topics. Wonderful social events too.

Our new article highlights the presence and possible impact of cognitive symptoms in people with functional seizures or motor symptoms, also showing specific performance difficulties in attention and set-shifting in these #FND subgroups. Grateful to the team and participants🙏 doi.org/10.1017/S003...

The “Hallett Sign” - in honour of Mark Hallett (1943-2025) movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Functional Neurologic Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis | Neurology Clinical Practice. @neurologycp.bsky.social neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

Delighted to report our study on sensory symptoms has been published in @braincomms.bsky.social - @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social, Prof. Mark Edwards, Dr. Jan Coebergh, @roryhigginsphysio.bsky.social, @gnielsenphysio.bsky.social academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

Day in the Life of Professor. Roy Hamilton - leading expert in aphasia and neuromodulation - as well as our subspeciality of behavioral neurology & neuropsychatry. @aanmember.bsky.social youtu.be/7rIZM2PtFXw?...

Bumping this story again cuz it’s good magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/fun...

Age and duration of illness are important to consider in developmental models of major depression.

One week away from launching our 2nd annual @harvardmed.bsky.social course Brain Medicine: Integrating the Clinical Neurosciences. On demand viewing for 30 days. Nearly 150 people registered. Join us! @jrbneuropsiq.bsky.social @foxmdphd.bsky.social learn.hms.harvard.edu/programs/bra...

Check out this 2024 talk on Balancing the Anxious Self: Navigating the Interoceptive and Digital Realms by Sahib Khalsa (@skhalsa.bsky.social) youtu.be/fWUpcjWVMfQ?...

One week away from launching our 2nd annual @harvardmed.bsky.social course Brain Medicine: Integrating the Clinical Neurosciences. On demand viewing for 30 days. Nearly 150 people registered. Join us! @jrbneuropsiq.bsky.social @foxmdphd.bsky.social learn.hms.harvard.edu/programs/bra...

Just over 2 weeks left to submit your abstracts to the @fndsociety.bsky.social for the biannual FND international conference in Baltimore! Do come & support this new society for what must be medicine’s oldest & most enigmatic disorder! @https://www.fndsociety.org/biennial-meeting/2026/abstract

Do you know all the updates on restless legs syndrome (RLS) 2026? Are we getting the diagnosis right and the treatment smarter. Spoiler alert: ‘Gabapentenoids’ now take center stage. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Over 125 years ago, Cécile & Oskar Vogt began assembling an extensive collection of brain histological sections and related documents. Katrin Amunts explores how digitizing these materials will create a valuable resource for modern neuroscience. shorturl.at/RaMw8

This is great - a really nice overview of recent FND network studies, and a friendly introduction to predictive processing theory in FND 🙌

Thank you @mayoclinic.org for a wonderful two days as a visiting professor with you all! Great opportunity to trade notes on how healthcare systems can be optimized to better assess & manage patients with functional neurological disorder. Also, pleased to share some of our latest rs-fMRI findings.

Sharing @biologicalpsych.bsky.social CNNI study: Westlin et al. gradient mapping paper in 187 subjects [64 FND, 62 PCs, 61 HCs]. New mechanistic insights delineated in the paper - as well as summarized here 1/n @yutakatsumi.bsky.social @mgbresearch.bsky.social sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Sharing @biologicalpsych.bsky.social CNNI study: Westlin et al. gradient mapping paper in 187 subjects [64 FND, 62 PCs, 61 HCs]. New mechanistic insights delineated in the paper - as well as summarized here 1/n @yutakatsumi.bsky.social @mgbresearch.bsky.social sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Changes in PTSD Symptoms With Integrative Psychotherapy for Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder | The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. Study likely worth another good look for those in the #FND field - some interesting results. psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...

One month out from our @harvardmed.bsky.social course Brain Medicine: Integrating the Clinical Neurosciences. Registration open! A great lineup of speakers across psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychology & brain research. @massgeneralbrigham.bsky.social learn.hms.harvard.edu/programs/bra...

One month out from our @harvardmed.bsky.social course Brain Medicine: Integrating the Clinical Neurosciences. Registration open! A great lineup of speakers across psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychology & brain research. @massgeneralbrigham.bsky.social learn.hms.harvard.edu/programs/bra...

New @neuroimageeic.bsky.social structural brain MRI study in functional cognitive disorder - a collaboration with #NoahSilverberg & colleagues - led by Christi Westlin. Structural brain alterations & predictors of clinical improvement in #FCD after concussion. sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

FND: an evolutionary perspective A short piece exploring an evolutionary perspective, specifically survival responses, to FND. These are not new ideas, but thank you to Akiriho Nishi for suggesting a short, standalone article to encourage wider debate academic.oup.com/emph/article...

In 2025 - grateful that our Functional Neurological Disorder Unit & Research Group has diligently work across the 4 pillars of our mission: clinical care, program development, research & education. Making progress - with much more to do! giving.massgeneral.org/donate?fnd=1...

#1 Friedman & Robbins: The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control & executive function (2022) This review explores cognitive control & executive function, their relationships with goal-directed behavior versus habits, & related brain regions www.nature.com/artic...#16/6

#3 Kredlow...Phelps: Prefrontal cortex, amygdala, & threat processing: implications for PTSD (2022) This review covers threat or fear learning processes in nonhuman animals, healthy humans & patients with PTSD, through the lens of the PFC www.nature.com/artic...#34/6

Looking for options on how to use CME funds as we approach the end of the year? Consider signing up for our @harvardmed.bsky.social #BrainMedicine course at the intersection of neurology, psychiatry, neurorehabilitation, & clinical neuroscience listed below: learn.hms.harvard.edu/programs/bra...

Long-term visual-to-tactile stimulation induces functional reorganization of thalamic pathways to achieve visual perception https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105381192500655X using haptic sensory substitution; #BCI #NeuroTech #blindness #neuroscience […] [Original post on mas.to]

apnews.com/press-releas... issues new guideline for the management of functional seizures

New @aanmember.bsky.social guidelines for the management of functional seizures led by Ben Tolchin. A landmark for people with FND worldwide. ✅Rigorous evidence-based process ✅Consensus practical recommendations ✅Endorsed by @fndsociety.bsky.social www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

How gratifying that this is finally out! And what a pleasure to colllaborate on this. I hope it’s a real step forward for clinical care of people w func seizures. Also a wonderful learning experience for me personally - extremely rigorous methodology thnx to Maryam Oskoui and co-authors

Four yrs in the making, @greenjournal.bsky.social Practice Guideline Executive Summary on the Management of Functional Seizures. First @aanmember.bsky.social published guideline on any #FND variant. Brilliantly led by #BenTolchin. @fndportal.bsky.social www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

Excellent podcast by #DaraAlbert & #JeffRatliffe on a recent @greenjournal.bsky.social Education article. Targeting Self-Described Knowledge Gaps to Improve FND Education among Clinicians. Check it out. www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/... neurology.libsyn.com/website/targ...

📣 Abstract submissions open Wednesday, Dec 3! Submit your work for the 6th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder — June 13–16, 2026 in Baltimore. 🗓 Deadline: Feb 11, 2026 – 11:59 PM PST Details: www.fndsociety.org/biennial-meeting/2026/abstract 🌍 Please help spread the word!

📄New feature alert: “Functional Neurological Disorder, Reframed.” A compelling look at the science reshaping how we understand FND—an often overlooked but highly impactful condition. Essential reading for clinicians, researchers, and advocates. magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/fun...

🎙️ New podcast episode! We’re joined by Dr. Sarah Cope, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & accredited EMDR/CBT therapist. We cover: • Her path into FND • EMDR basics • EMDR for FND, incl. her NIHR-funded MODIFI trial