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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · Sep 16

As our country ages, deficits in elder care, especially in rural areas, is a growing concern & one we all need to face. Who will care for us in our old age? Importantly, who will pay for that care? And don’t assume the insurance companies will be paying. www.scientificamerican.com/article/as-m...

How to Solve the Looming Dementia Care Crisis

More than 13.8 million Americans could have Alzheimer’s by 2060, and at the rate care facilities are closing, many of them will have nowhere to go. Regina Shih of the State Alzheimer’s Research Suppor...

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Aug 5

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Agatha Lenartowicz, Karen J. Mullinger, et al:

The multidimensional relationship between alpha oscillations and cognition

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Aug 11

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Yixin Wang, Michael Zeineh, et al:

Precise MRI-histology coregistration of paraffin-embedded tissue with blockface imaging

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Aug 14

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Erin J. Holzscherer, David A. Seminowicz, et al:

Resting-state functional connectivity of the marmoset claustrum

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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · Aug 23

New paper on microstructural associations with behavior in children diagnosed with ASD. Featured in Imaging Neuroscience! direct.mit.edu/imag/article...

Widespread Associations between Behavioral Metrics and Brain Microstructure in ASD Suggest Age Mediates Subtypes of ASD

Abstract. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences in social communication and repetitive behaviors. Our lab has previously found that g-ratio, the ...

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Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

Google Scholar Is Doomed

Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?

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Peter Kok @peterkok.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are recruiting a new PI at the FIL @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social, Associate or Full Professor. This is an amazing place to do cognitive neuroscience, in the heart of London. If you or someone you know might be interested, please pass it on. #neuroskyence

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UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Science Magazine @science.org · Aug 4

A new study, based on an analysis of thousands of publications and their authors and editors, shows paper mills are just part of a complex, interconnected system that includes publishers, journals, and brokers. scim.ag/3H9kwwQ

Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds

Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers

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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · Jul 6

Congratulations Sophie!

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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · Jun 24

So incredibly humbled and honored to be recognized for the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (@OHBM) 2025 Education in Neuroimaging Award. Thank you to OHBM Council for selecting me, and my colleagues, friends, and students for nominating me - this award means so much.

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OHBM Communications Committee (ComCom) @ohbm-com.com · Jun 13

A new episode of #Neurosalience is out!

Check out this preview of #OHBM2025, including a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how its all organized.

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Neurosalience #S5E13 - OHBM 2025 preview

YouTube video by Organization for Human Brain Mapping

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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · Jun 10

Getting excited for OHBM in Brisbane!!
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(MOJO Classics) Paul Hogan "Wonders Down Under" Australian Tourism Ad 1984

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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · May 23

The IMT Scuola Alti Studi in Lucca is awfully pretty.

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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · May 12

#ISMRM

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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · May 11

ISMRM in Honolulu. Great educational session on fMRI from Now to the Future. Wonderful lectures and it was an honor to contribute!

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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · Apr 27

This is Norbert. He’s our resident Great Blue Heron. He’s a handsome chap. But he thinks my koi pond is his personal sushi bar. I shoo him off frequently but he is persistent.

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Jack Van Horn @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · Apr 27

What in the …?

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · Apr 23

More presidents are signing today (Columbia, UCLA, have been added). It is interesting the list is organized by the name of the president, not the university. Also lots of orgs (MLA, etc)

Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · Apr 22

NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education and reaffirm the “essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.” www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...