We’re advancing AI to improve brain disease diagnosis, uncover biomarkers of aging, and enhance clinical imaging. Watch our video to see how AI works and explore some of our recent visualizations 💻🧠👩‍🔬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_YQ...

🎉 Congrats to @uscniin.bsky.social alum Matthew Thurston '20! Matthew and his colleagues published a paper in the Journal of Affective Disorders examining patterns of post-stroke depression across 41 studies and nearly 7,000 stroke survivors. Check it out 👉 bit.ly/4hlZFUF

The @uscniin.bsky.social crew is all smiles for their fMRI analysis with Dr. Kay Jann 😀🧠💻

On Tuesdays, we look at the hippocampus with vasculature ✌️🧠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ1Q...

In the retina, amacrine cells boost contrast by silencing nearby signals, helping your brain detect edges and details. Retinal ganglion cells then send that refined picture to your brain through the optic nerve. Data from @neuralmapping.bsky.social 👀🧠

Our very own @ptenigma.bsky.social has been selected as the recipient of a 2025 Gold Medal Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) 🎉🙌 Learn more: bit.ly/4pLfrfF

🚨 New discovery 🚨 Our very own Danny JJ Wang & his team developed a noninvasive brain-imaging method that reveals hidden microvascular pulsations in aging brains, which may offer earlier clues into dementia and Alzheimer’s risk. Read the press release here: bit.ly/3KpUR46

For your viewing pleasure, NEURONS 👀 🧠

On #WorldAlzheimersDay we reaffirm our mission: using advanced imaging, informatics, and AI to uncover the causes of AD and discover new treatments. Here’s just one recent example of our work:

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) angiography is a non-invasive imaging technique that creates 3D images of the retinal and choroidal blood vessels, detecting blood flow by comparing sequential scans 🧠 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Ku...

Congrats to @uscniin.bsky.social alumnus Jonathan (JD) Alibrando ’25, who has joined Neda Jahanshad's team as a project assistant on the ENIGMA tractography project! We know JD will do great work 🧠🙌

Congratulations to Rose Basile '23 on starting her next chapter at the University of Utah School of Medicine! We’re proud of her accomplishments and excited to see the impact she'll make in the medical field 🥼🧠

All mammals have a hippocampus, but the evolutionary expansion of the human brain caused the human hippocampus to change. This video with data from @neuralmapping.bsky.social shows a model of how the position of the subiculum, the major output of the hippocampus, shifted between mice and humans 🐭🧠

📣 @uscniin.bsky.social applications are now open! Join a program at the forefront of brain research and technology 🧠

👀 Peering into a petabyte of human brain data, our team visualized 130M+ synapses with stunning accuracy—revealing the dense, intricate reality of our neural networks. 🧠✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhX_...

Our faculty had a great time introducing their work to our new USC Master of Science in Neuroimaging and Informatics (NIIN) students at orientation 👋👋

Kicking off the year strong! 💻 🧠 Our new USC @uscniin.bsky.social students tackle boot camp, learning computer skills and basic MRI analysis during orientation. They're already well on their way to a successful semester ✌️

We’re excited to welcome our newest Trojans into our Master of Science program at USC! This year they’ll: Train on state-of-the-art MRI Explore computational modeling & big data Collaborate with world-class faculty Build skills to launch careers in neuroscience, medicine & industry✌️🧠

Our Summer 2025 Newsletter is now live! Dive into the latest breakthroughs, including a new AD imaging benchmark & the link between type 2 diabetes & cortical thinning in key brain regions. Plus: new discoveries, funding, & visualizations 🧠 Check it out: bit.ly/4lPadfr

The Simon family generously donated $1M via the Fork It Fund to support our initiative @alzgaain.bsky.social - global data-sharing to drive breakthroughs in detection, prevention & treatment of Alzheimer’s. We're so grateful for their visionary support! Learn more: bit.ly/4fKNrUF

Our very own @lsalminen.bsky.social was invited to AirTalk to discuss her work and findings from a recent epidemiological study on air pollution and dementia. Catch her segment starting around minute 18 👂🧠 bit.ly/45CSIJj

🚨New paper alert! Methods & insights from the Health & Aging Brain Study – Health Disparities (HABS-HD) 🧠📊 We examine amyloid, tau, neurodegeneration, cognition & social determinants of health in Hispanic & NH Black & White older adults. ➡️ bit.ly/4mwp67J @uscini.bsky.social

We're seeking an MRI Technologist to join our team here at the Stevens INI 👩‍🔬🧠 The hourly rate range for this position is $36.35 - $57.56. Apply now: bit.ly/4fIb7cA

📽️ New week, new animation by Jim Stanis with data from Danny JJ Wang! Focused ultrasound with microbubbles can temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, enabling noninvasive, targeted drug delivery while minimizing risk 🧠

Here at the Stevens INI, we recently celebrated 10 years of discovery, innovation, and impact. Explore our new digital lookbook to see how far we've come—and where we're headed next! 🤩 🧠 👀 View the Lookbook 📖 www.ini.usc.edu/10th-Anniver...

Congrats to Dr. Christina Azevedo & Dr. Pascal Sati, recipients of one of our 7T MRI Discovery Awards! They’re using ultra-high-field MRI to better understand damage and healing in multiple sclerosis, with the goal of improving how we predict disease progression and measure treatment response.

Congrats to @ptenigma.bsky.social for delivering a fantastic Talairach Lecture on worldwide data sharing and AI at @ohbmofficial.bsky.social 🧠 🌎 bit.ly/46wAmvN

🚨Online #AAIC25 diabetes poster by Amaryllis Tsiknia! Can a drink of glucose change functional brain connectivity? 🥮+🧠= 🔎 "Default mode network connectivity responses to glucose ingestion in cognitively unimpaired older adults with and without type 2 diabetes" @uscini.bsky.social

🚨 With a prestigious contract to advance women’s brain health from @wellcomeleap.bsky.social, our very own Neda Jahanshad aims to uncover how menopause and lifestyle factors shape brain health and dementia risk in women. Read the press release 👉 bit.ly/4lUN64a

🟣At #AAIC25? Come talk science with Zoe Tsokolas at poster 490 today. 🧠APOE-ɛ4 moderates the association between HDL-c and white matter hyperintensity volume. ⏲️ 3:30 - 4:15 pm @uscini.bsky.social

At #AAIC2025? 🧠👩‍🔬 Love this image by our very own Tyler Ard?? Vote for it tomorrow for Best Art at AAIC! 🗳️

At #AAIC25? Come check out Danielle Luu's poster, "Genetic Variants and Brain Tau Levels" today from 3:30-4:15 pm at poster 106. We related genetic variants to PI-2620 tau PET in Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black, and non-Hispanic White older adults 🧠🧬 @uscini.bsky.social

✈️ @meredithbraskie.bsky.social's lab is off to #AAIC25 in Toronto! 🇨🇦 Check them out and learn about their new research! • Tau PET & genetic variants • APOE, HDL, & WMH • Longitudinal tau PET & inflammation • DMN & glucose in aging & T2DM See their full presentation lineup 👇

Catch our @alzgaain.bsky.social team at #AAIC25! They'll be unveiling new features at their exhibit booth #1020! ✨ Be sure to also check out posters by the GAAIN team and their collaborators, and join their Featured Research Session on Thursday 7/31. See you in Toronto! 🇨🇦

🎉 CONGRATS to 7T MRI Discovery Award winner Zhaoyang Fan! Proposed project: Over 90% of TBI cases are considered mild, yet up to 30% of these patients face lasting cognitive issues. This project aims to refine advanced 7T MRI techniques to better predict long-term outcomes in mild TBI 🧠

🌟 New week, new animation 🧠 New research using noninvasive ASL MRI shows that brain blood flow decreases even in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s — before memory problems appear. This could help doctors catch the disease earlier and track treatment over time.

🧠New paper alert! We define PI-2620 tau PET cutpoints in a diverse cohort — summary of 🗝️ findings below ⬇️ 675 adults: • AB+ cognitively impaired (CI) • AB– cognitively unimpaired (CU) • 28% Hispanic, 31% NH Black, 41% NH White 🔗 Read it here: (bit.ly/44RLVwe) @victoriatennant.bsky.social

For your Tuesday viewing pleasure 👀 👀 A colorful 3D reconstruction of an MRI scan that shows the brain's wiring 🧠

🚨 We've identified a new brain imaging benchmark that may improve how researchers classify biologically meaningful changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease 🧠 Learn more & check out the animation! bit.ly/45JfzER

👋Welcome to Patrick Walsh, who has joined our Braskie lab as a full-time Project Assistant! Patrick has an MS in Neuroimaging and Informatics from our NIIN master's program. He will be working on projects whose goal is to better understand risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias 🧠

🎉 Congratulations to NIIN alumna Hannah Salcudean (’24), who is headed to The University of British Columbia to pursue her MD! We’re so proud of her and can’t wait to see all she accomplishes in the field of medicine. 🧠 🩺

CONGRATS to our very own Neda Jahanshad for her @ohbmofficial.bsky.social 2025 Open Science Award! A well-deserved honor! 👏🧠🙌 #OHBM2025

Mondays are for experimenting with visualizing a single subject Human Connectome Project dataset of the full brain fiber bundles 🤩🧠

🧠🧬 With new NIH funding Neda Jahanshad & our Laboratory of Brain eScience will use AI & brain scans to track the progression of Alzheimer’s & how lifestyle factors, such as diet & exercise, may help. The goal: to develop personalized, brain-wide prediction tools to guide early treatment & prevention

🎙️ Interesting episode of The Daily this morning! Our @enigmabrains.bsky.social gets a brief mention! 🧠 🙌 Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/p...

🚨 Last call for applications! Submit to our 1-year grant opp for research on health & disease pathways using ultra-high-field MRI 🧠 Interdisciplinary + translational projects encouraged ✌️https://cia.ini.usc.edu/home/7trfp

Check out our PUBLICLY AVAILALBE data set of brain scans from stroke patients! The Anatomical Tracings of Lesion After Stroke (ATLAS): bit.ly/4dYKkHK We continue to be committed to creating the optimal environment for discovery 👩‍🔬🧠✌️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=-inf...

This animation, featuring data from Danny JJ Wang, showcases tiny brain blood vessels called lenticulostriate arteries, captured using an ultra-powerful 7T MRI scanner. Seeing these vessels helps us better understand and treat small vessel disease in the brain ✌️🧠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj7l...

Detailed brain scan shows blood flow in a patient w/ an aggressive brain tumor--grade IV glioblastoma. Using a powerful 7 Tesla MRI technique called arterial spin labeling, we can see areas of uneven blood supply within the tumor. Regions w/ higher blood flow likely indicate faster-growing cancer.

🔥 Just out! Our new massive global ENIGMA-CNV study led by Ana Silva + David Linden (+90 authors!) reveals how rare copy number variants (CNVs) in the human genome disrupt brain structure. A landmark discovery for human genetics: bit.ly/4kJQqyb