Any one of us could be shot or kidnapped because an ICE agent doesn’t like the look of us. Are you prepared to be murdered in cold blood while “news” sources repeat the claim you were “weaponizing your vehicle” trying to leave your driveway? They want you to accept that. They want to make it normal

“…these findings indicate overall altered interoceptive processing in FND, characterized by reduced self-report and difficulty to focus on cardiac signals, along with attenuated neural processes, especially in frontal-lateralized regions that further depend on attentional mechanisms.”

#FND can affect vision too. Functional Neurological Disorder doesn’t just impact movement or speech — it can also change the way the world looks.

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...

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...

As we start 2026 we look back at some of our #FNDIreland 2025 highlights! We have so much more to do and we look forward to growing our services to reach out to the entire #FND community in Ireland. Thank you for all your support in 2025. 💚🧡 @neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @fndportal.bsky.social

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.

As a new year begins, FNDcourage renews our commitment to walk alongside this community with community, education, and trusted resources. Wherever you are on your FND journey, you are not alone. We’re here with care, connection, and hope in the year ahead. 💙 #fnd #fndsupport #fndcourage

“Opposition” party “leader”

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...

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social

We have to impeach him.

what do you think your senator is doing right now

Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.

This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner

People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.

Sure. So the US has decided that it's okay to enter a sovereign nation for the purpose of kidnapping political leadership and their families. The administration and leadership of the US is an international threat

Trump and his administrations’ officials should be tried in The Hague. This is an unjustified and illegal coup of a sovereign nation.

ye shall soon be initiated into certain facts hitherto pretty generally unknown

Bye for the holidays. ❤️ See ya in 2026!

Very much agree with the points made here! I especially appreciate how apprehension re: FND often flips into inspiration when clinicians see the tangible good they can do

This seems important

[first day as a shepherd] boss: where are you going? me: [pointing] star boss: what? why me: [shrugging] baby

One of the more important stock-taking moments to watch a bootlegged news program censored in your country.

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

Just spent a ~dozen hours troubleshooting a new AMD GPU that wouldn’t run tasks for more than a min without crashing. Constant failures across multiple versions, clean reinstalls, W11 updates, everything. Mentally tallied what I think my time is worth and then immediately printed a return label

Season's Greetings from #FNDIreland 🎄🎅 As we enter the holiday season, we wish to extend our warmest Season's Greetings to everyone in the #FND community and all those who supported us throughout 2025. We are now closed for the Christmas holidays and will reopen on January 6th. 💚🧡

📢 Our #FNDIreland Conference presentation recordings are being uploaded to our YouTube channel. Our third presentation is delivered by Miriam Collins, a law student and has #FND since the age of 14. Subscribe to be notified of recordings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkx9... 💚🧡 @fndportal.bsky.social

Got my ticket for FNDS 2026! 😎 Join us in Baltimore! Learn about FND and the mysteries of the brain! Hang out with fun people! Eat excellent seafood! Allow me to regale you with tales of what was up in Fells Point before it got swanky! etc www.fndsociety.org/biennial-mee...

In a shocking twist, my hamfisted attempt at a coverup has only drawn attention to my crimes

Exploring the autism and functional neurological disorder association: Considerations from biopsychosocial, neuropsychological and computational models - Cole et al - Autism - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

My latest feature for @sciam.bsky.social explores the research connecting problems with interoception to a wide variety of mental illnesses, including anxiety disorders, eating disorders, & PTSD. This work is ultimately circling in on a central message: the body & mind are inextricably intertwined.

While FND symptoms remain stable for most women during pregnancy, a subgroup experiences significant changes or new onset. 📚 Read the article “The Impact of Pregnancy on Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)” by Lehn et al. now: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ean.org #WileyNeuro

What a glory is the brain. Also it sucks

🚨 Out in Patterns! We asked ourselves, if complex neural dynamics like predictive remapping and allocentric coding can emerge from simple physical principles, in this case Energy Efficiency. Turns out they can! More information in the 🧵 below. I am super excited to see this one out in the wild.

📢 #FNDIreland Conference recordings are being uploaded to our YouTube channel. Our second presentation is delivered by Dr Sarah Clarke, 10 years of Clinical Practice: Neuropsychology and #FND. Subscribe to be notified of new recordings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJtV... 💚🧡 @fndportal.bsky.social

Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.

What can a case of postpartum functional neurological disorder (FND) teach us about cultural psychiatry? journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/f...

Can't tell you how excited I am that this is finally done and out into the hands of healthcare professionals worldwide! We emphasize: * clear and respectful language * diagnostic best-practices * treatment according to the evidence In particular, I think advice re: anti-seizure meds v important

Friends, I’m going to hold on posting about regular stuff for today out of mourning for the Providence community. We need a moment of silence for those we’ve lost 💔

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/...

Providence is such a beautiful place. Spent the night texting so many friends and loved ones, including folks on campus, to see if anyone was hurt. Heartbreaking and infuriating what we have allowed our society to turn into.

Students’ main concern should be finals not surviving a mass shooting. Praying for the Brown University community.

Thinking of you, Providence. ⚓️ What a horrifying night.

Heartbroken for everyone at Brown. I don’t know why but I keep thinking about the college students I know who are stressed about finals or making happy plans for winter break and it’s gutting to think about what students on that campus are experiencing right now.

We should bring back scrolls, books are great but scrolls would be cool

On the advice of a friend, I have made a Google Scholar thing 🤠 scholar.google.com/citations?hl...

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