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/...
Can lesion network mapping predict survival in children with brain tumors? Collaboration with UCL and @braincircuits.bsky.social in @nature.com suggests the answer is yes. Cutting the tumor off from this network may provide survival benefit.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Scott Marek
🚨 New Preprint!
🧠 We gave an AI model one simple rule: rearrange your neurons so that nearby ones respond alike. We never told it what a face, a voice, or a sentence was.
It grew brain-like maps for all three anyway. 🧵👇
🌐 Website: topo-omni.epfl.ch
Tumour network mapping of diffuse midline glioma (DMG) defines a conserved and prognostically important brain network in children with DMG, consistent with the hypothesis that DMGs exploit otherw...
Excited to share our work at #OHBM2026!
Come by poster 0198 to chat about lesion network mapping, predictive modeling and post-stroke cognitive impairment.
📍 Mon June 15, 14:45–15:45
📍 Tue June 16, 13:30–14:30
@ohbmofficial.bsky.social @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social
New paper out in @ frontiersin.bsky.social 🧠 In 40,579 adults across two cohorts (HCHS, #ukbiobank), we show that "biological brain aging" on MRI links to poorer cognition & motor function — and mediates the link between vascular risk and functional decline.
#neuroskyence #dementia #aging
IntroductionAge-related declines in cognitive and motor functions show highly variable trajectories. To better understand the underlying mechanisms, we inves...
