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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 15h

Seeking Works in Progress Presenters

MindCORE invites @upenn.edu grad students, postdocs & RAs to give short presentations on a current project followed by an informal discussion with students and fellow researchers.

We’ll provide a location, promotion, & snacks. You provide the science.

DM us.

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 5d

This is rad. Eye tracking could be an early, low-cost tool for dementia detection

Dr Jen Ryan @drjenryan.bsky.social · 5d

Memory problems will change how you see the world...literally 👀

Across two new papers, we examined the eye movement patterns of younger adults, older adults, individuals with mild cognitive impairment, and amnesic cases.

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 13d

A vaccine for seasonal allergies? Yes, please! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-me...

Future mRNA vaccines may prevent food and seasonal allergies | Penn Today

Early research from Penn Medicine finds a new mRNA vaccine stops allergens from causing immune reactions and life-threatening inflammation, with promise for future treatment for a variety of seasonal ...

penntoday.upenn.edu

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 17d

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 17d

Update: for printing 1/4-scale brain models this is pretty good.

Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 19d

This is awesome. Drag and drop a brain MRI scan into the window and it does tissue segmentation in the browser (in about 8 seconds), then creates a 3D mesh suitable for 3D printing. This has been an hours-to-days long process for us in the past, all in a couple minutes. 🤯 brain2print.org

brain2print

brain2print.org

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 18d

Glad it’s not more serious

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 18d

Oh no! What happened to the bike?

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 19d

github here: github.com/niivue/brain...

GitHub - niivue/brain2print: brain2print

brain2print. Contribute to niivue/brain2print development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 19d

paper describing the method here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40325035/

brain2print AI powered web tool for creating 3D printable brain models - PubMed

We introduce brain2print, a web-based application that converts T1-weighted MRI scans into 3D printable models. By leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), brain2print performs all computations direct...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 19d

This is awesome. Drag and drop a brain MRI scan into the window and it does tissue segmentation in the browser (in about 8 seconds), then creates a 3D mesh suitable for 3D printing. This has been an hours-to-days long process for us in the past, all in a couple minutes. 🤯 brain2print.org

brain2print

brain2print.org

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 20d

Do you know if registration is required for this?

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 22d

this seems like it would be a great addition to the Italian Market Festival. Would fit right in with the greased pole climb

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 22d

I clicked "accept invitation to review" for a paper and got this message. What a delightful surprise! You could make a fortune bottling and selling that feeling.

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · Sep 4

It's really cool living in a city that is so into it's teams. So much Eagles pride on the bus this morning. #gobirds

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · Sep 1

I don’t think I’ve shared my stained glass hobby on bluesky before. Rainbow brain sun catchers for the holiday weekend, restocked now on my Etsy.

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · Aug 21

This is tonight! It'll be great. I even got a haircut for it. Registration required, so DM if you're interested in joining us.

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Aug 20

🧠PHILLY:
Join @brockkirwan.com, Joseph Kable, Mikaela Belle Martin and special guest Councilmember Nina Ahmad for a Teach-In TOMORROW!

Info below, spots are still available!
Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/be-a-...

#StandUpForScience #Philly #TeachIn #Neuroscience

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Aug 20

🧠PHILLY:
Join @brockkirwan.com, Joseph Kable, Mikaela Belle Martin and special guest Councilmember Nina Ahmad for a Teach-In TOMORROW!

Info below, spots are still available!
Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/be-a-...

#StandUpForScience #Philly #TeachIn #Neuroscience

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · Jul 29

We're hosting a community teach-in at Pennovation in Grey's Ferry on Friday, August 15 from 5:30-7 PM.

Philly neighbors who are curious about brain science and what a brain looks like in an fMRI machine are invited to join us for this free event. RSVP required.

@standupforscience.bsky.social

Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · Jul 29

Philly folks: come see our MRI facility and hear about the research happening here actionnetwork.org/events/be-a-.... There will be snacks!

Be a Brain Scientist for an Evening - A Philadelphia Teach-In

University of Pennsylvania's new MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility contains a next–generation fMRI machine, offering a groundbreaking tool for researchers to delve deeper into the mind–brain connection. ...

actionnetwork.org

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · Jul 29

Philly folks: come see our MRI facility and hear about the research happening here actionnetwork.org/events/be-a-.... There will be snacks!

Be a Brain Scientist for an Evening - A Philadelphia Teach-In

University of Pennsylvania's new MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility contains a next–generation fMRI machine, offering a groundbreaking tool for researchers to delve deeper into the mind–brain connection. ...

actionnetwork.org

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · Jul 26

This is exactly what the Frontiers system does.