It’s time to rethink Parkinson’s disease. Our work reframes PD as a disorder of the somato-cognitive action network (SCAN), and shows that normalizing SCAN connectivity represents a shared mechanism across diverse effective therapies.
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What matters most for childhood brain organization?
We analyzed 649 variables.
The answer: Socioeconomics (SES); with brain patterns pointing at sleep & stress as drivers.
Even brain-IQ associations were better explained by SES.
In Science today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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What an awesome opportunity!
* working with Josh Siegel
* working on psychodelics
* working in NYC
Parkinson's disease affects over 10 million people worldwide. A new study led by WashU Medicine researchers is paving the way for more personalized, non-invasive treatment, tackling this neurological disorder at its root. @ndosenbach.bsky.social medicine.washu.edu/news/brain-n...
Scott Marek
Jianxun Ren
In a new study, treatments targeted to the network resulted in greater improvements in symptoms compared to treating nearby brain regions.
How Psychedelics Affect the Brain www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/h...
Psychedelics may weaken the normal flow of information into higher-order systems that support abstract self-referential processing, allowing perception and cognition to become less constrained. An interesting systems neuroscience account of psychedelic action.
