We're wrapping up for the year at BRIC, and what a year it was! After a good rest, we will be ready for more wonderful research in 2026. Happy Holidays, everyone!

From advocating for research funding to leading initiatives at your institution year-round SfN’s ECPA Program provides the training, network, and platform to make lasting impact. Join the 2026 cohort! Submit your application by Wednesday, January 7. ▶️ vist.ly/4iv67 #neurosky #neuroskyence

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗠𝗥𝗜? We employed Switching Linear Dynamical Systems to investigate the dynamics of resting-state networks They are dynamic, not static! Work with Xiaoyu Zhao with lots of new methods. Thread. #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 More on dynamics, this time by the pros, Athanasiadis/Jirsa et al. Evidence for sharp and smoother transitions. And switching dynamical systems again! Forget about canonical static networks??? biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #neuroskyence

Grateful to our entire team at UCSF for our department's amazing year! From personalized deep brain stimulation for chronic pain and Parkinson’s gait to new immunotherapy targets for brain tumors, check out the top stories of 2025: neurosurgery.ucsf.edu/news/year-in... #UCSFProud #YearInReview 🧠🟦 🧪

Scientists at the University have been awarded significant funding to explore why certain drug treatments are proving ineffective in brain tumour patients. Find out more www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-e...

BRIC has hosted many work-experience students from nearby schools over the years. Here Nicholas from Devonport High School for Boys is shown in the MRI control room. Thanks to @mattroser.bsky.social, one of our neuroscientists, for leading these events! #students #Plymouth #PublicOutreach #science

Apply now for a fully funded 3-year PhD in Plymouth, England! Investigate how altered gas composition and pressure shape neuroplasticity in the human brain, using multimodal neuroimaging and hyperbaric facilities. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV139/p... #phd #plymouth #BRIC #DDRC #academia

Submitting a proposal for a session at #SfN26? Here's what you need to know: All session chairs and speakers must create a free MySfN account before you can finalize your submission. Setting this up now will save you time later. Start early. 🔗 vist.ly/4i5ig #neurosky #neuroskyence

Our paper is out now in J Neuroscience (currently in "accepted paper" form). We directly record single neurons in human insula, as well as primary auditory cortex, while participants passively listen to simple sounds. @sfnjournals.bsky.social www.jneurosci.org/content/earl... (1/5) 🧠📈🧵👇

Researchers at @ub.edu have uncovered new molecular pathophysiology features underlying #Dravet syndrome, identifying impaired network connectivity & an early excitatory–inhibitory imbalance in human brain #organoids. #neuroskyence 🧪

Astrocytes make up one-quarter of the brain. Nature reports how researchers are learning their value in shaping our behaviour, memory, and health. #Neuroskyence 🧪

Our group has been looking at beta bursts for the last 5 years, but we do it a little differently than most - we group into types them based on their waveforms. In this open access article we lay out why and what we think this might mean journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #neuroskyence

Researchers focused on accelerating and testing new treatments for low-grade brain tumours are set to receive a transformative £2.8million to drive their future work.

🎉 The University of Plymouth’s pilot project, Community Connection is helping older adults improve digital skills and tackle social isolation. A wonderful example of how digital transformation can support wellbeing and inclusion.👏 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/1eEGYCg #CHT #CentreforHealthTechnology #UoP

Applications are open for our Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain in the San Juan Islands! 🧠💻 Perfect for PhD students and postdocs interested in developing their computational neuroscience skillsets. More info: https://alleninstitute.org/events/summer-workshop-on-the-dynamic-brain-2026/

🧠📈 Check out the brain's interaction with other organs! 'Brain-Body Connections'—edited by Daniela Tropea and Emanuela Giacometti—offers a broad exploration of the intricate networks that facilitate communication between the #brain and various systems in the #body. bit.ly/48x3fXU#brain#body#DrugSky

Prof Fouragnan is going amazing work here at BRIC! #ultrasound #neuromodulation

🌟 #CHT December Researcher of the Month 🌟 📢 CHT is excited to highlight the research of Dr Om Prakash Singh, Lecturer at CHT, whose work is making a transformative impact on sustainability and at-home healthcare. 🔗Read more about Om's work on LinkedIn: buff.ly/oId1wKf #Researcherofthemonth

Fascinating stuff!

How do we learn and know? Attend this Meet-the-Expert webinar to learn about cognition through studies of spatially tuned cells and synaptic plasticity. Register now: vist.ly/4g4ze #neurosky #neuroskyence

Insular neural interfaces Cognitive error signals in the anterior insula propagate toward prefrontal cortex when a BCI fails to follow the user’s intention. Real-time integration enables a self-correcting neural interface that compensates for its own decoder misclassifications #neuroskyence

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🎉 CHT researchers and colleagues from across the health professions have had their paper accepted for a conference presentation at EXPLAINABILITY 2025, The Second International Conference on Systems Explainability, where it will subsequently be published in a conference collection! 🔗

📢 CHT is thrilled to share that PEC has published a new paper by Dr Kieran Green, Dr John Downey and Prof Sheena Asthana exploring the foundational philosophy behind “what matters to you” conversations in healthcare and patient care. 🔗 Read here: buff.ly/5KXigdf #CHT #UoP

The debate on evidence accumulation in decisions continues, well done to @laurencf.bsky.social and @danfeuerriegel.bsky.social for this inspiring preprint validating our earlier work on neural correlates of evidence accumulation in value-based decisions.

My co-authors have yet to move to Bluesky, so I'm pleased to announce our latest work has just been published in @nature.com Neuroscience. Amazing work led by Junheng Li, revealing that falling asleep follows a predictable bifurcation pattern #neuroskyence #sleep www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌟 #CHT November Researcher of the Month 🌟 This month, we’re celebrating Professor Ray Jones as the November Researcher of the Month! Ray is one of the founding members of the Centre for Health Technology and a pioneer in digital health. 👏 Read more about Ray's work on LinkedIn: buff.ly/oId1wKf

A brain injury was reported in a trial using ultrasound, framed as low-intensity TUS. Kim Butts Pauly and I reviewed the case and disagreed with how it's presented. Key acoustic data are missing. Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br... Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...

A recent report of a brain injury during a clinical trial using transcranial ultrasound (TUS) has prompted the case reviewers Kim Butts Pauly and @efouragnan.bsky.social to make their concerns public. If you are interested in TUS read their letter here: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog shorturl.at/SUmix

📢 Submissions are now open for the 2026 Autobiographical Processing & Psychopathology Conference, at the University of Plymouth 🌊 on 23rd - 24th June 2026 🎉! 📌Visit the #APP2026 website for more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/aut... 📬Join our mailing list: stats.sender.net/forms/bqxQO0...

🎃 Halloween meets sleep science💤: Our ECSM team's “Polysomnography Pumpkin” brought sleep science to the spooky season - earning second place at Oxford’s Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building Games! Brains, electrodes, and a few spiders included.🧠

Headquartered in Lyon, France, Focal One specializes in high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for prostate cancer, but the company has been expanding into several new clinical areas, including endometriosis and pancreatic cancer. Learn more: https://ow.ly/puZ550XkubP

🎉Great to see so many staff and students attend our first departmental talk of the new academic year. Thanks to our very own Dr Charles Or for kicking the season off with a fascinating talk on "Identifying faces under imperfect conditions"😷. 📌See our upcoming School of Psychology talks here.

Our brand new LinkedIn page can be found here. www.linkedin.com/company/brai...

Had a great time last week presenting at the @biswg-uk.bsky.social annual conference speaking about the Brain Injury Social Care Network Incubator and the follow up to our Heads Together project

📅 September Wrap-Up | Centre for Health Technology 🏛️September has been a milestone month at CHT, from formal Centre status to new NHS partnerships, publications & exciting new collaborations! 👉 Read the full wrap-up on LinkedIn: buff.ly/M5tJZcJ 📢 Follow #CHT for all updates!

Such a privilege to be part of a @plymuni.bsky.social inter-professional learning event yesterday which brought together students from across different health programmes to work together with experts by experience with a range of physical & mental health issues, with help from Well Connected SW

Colleague Angela Piccini is collaborating with Ruby Nation, researching the histories of lesbian lives in Plymouth, UK. Please support this free event at the wonderful The Box, Plymouth @theboxplymouth.bsky.social

Very nice new framework for social games flexibly combining continuous social interactions with their sensorimotor implementation. A wonderful work of @violapriesemann.bsky.social and colleagues. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Excited for a huge #EABCT2025, kicking off now! 🎉🌟🎊👏 Lovely opening by @blackwellse.bsky.social 👏.

🎉 Congrats to Dr John Downey and Dr Nicole Thomas on their new publication scoping how coproduction is used in practice by non-academic organisations! The work highlights how coproduction work is still superficial and may not be representative of true participatory approaches. 🔗

👏 Congrats to Dr Oliver Beer & colleagues from Western Kentucky & University of Kentucky! Their article on child welfare worker stress during COVID-19 received an Honorable Mention for Article of the Year from the Journal of Public Child Welfare. 🔗 buff.ly/lCHzYkl #CHT #UoP

The study involved 506 young people aged 10-14 across UK schools. Press release with more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/why-do-... @plymuni.bsky.social @plymouthpsychology.bsky.social

With 89% of children gaming, we need tools to understand risk factors. yRAFFLE, our new validated tool, measures 7 motivations for young people purchasing loot boxes. Distraction/compulsion and FOMO are linked to problematic gaming. BMC Digital Health (open access): doi.org/10.1186/s442...

Our research on video game loot boxes was cited in a recent Forbes article about Labubus. The article was a systematic review exploring the links between loot boxes, problem gambling and problem video gaming. In other words, purchases with chance-based outcomes. 1/2 www.forbes.com/sites/traver...

Reconnecting to the person before acquired brain injury: A continuing bonds grief intervention Introducing a new paper testing a letter writing technique to support family members after brain injury #braininjuryawareness #FamiliesAfterBrainInjury

This summer I had the privilege of presenting at the APPG for ABI in Westminster to share findings from UKABIF’s Right to Rehab report.The journey ahead won’t be easy. Read my latest blog: medium.com/.../progress.... #AcquiredBrainInjury #Rehabilitation #HealthPolicy #UKABIF #RightToRehab

Have you been experiencing low mood or lost interest in things you previously found enjoyable? Help BRIC scientists better understand mood and motivation by taking part in a paid study of brain stimulation using focal ultrasound. #neuroskience #mood #psychology www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psy...

Our (short) perspectives piece on challenging dyads as defaults in developmental psychology research is out (open access). Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... With Roman Stengelin (MPI EVA)