Mike Yassa
@mikeyassa.bsky.social
Neuroscientist | Entrepreneur | Author
Landed at #SfN and we have lots of fun new results to share. See below for Yassalab poster presentations. If you want to talk #Alzheimers or #mentalhealth come chat with us.
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#SfN25 #neurosky #neuroskyence #academicchatter
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Landed at #SfN and we have lots of fun new results to share. See below for Yassalab poster presentations. If you want to talk #Alzheimers or #mentalhealth come chat with us.
#SfN25 #neurosky #neuroskyence #academicchatter
#SfN25 #neurosky #neuroskyence #academicchatter
Reposted by Mike Yassa
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Dana M. Parker, Michael A. Yassa, et al:
NODDI-derived measures of microstructural integrity in medial temporal lobe white matter pathways are associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognition
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
NODDI-derived measures of microstructural integrity in medial temporal lobe white matter pathways are associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognition
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
October 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Dana M. Parker, Michael A. Yassa, et al:
NODDI-derived measures of microstructural integrity in medial temporal lobe white matter pathways are associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognition
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
NODDI-derived measures of microstructural integrity in medial temporal lobe white matter pathways are associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognition
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
Reposted by Mike Yassa
Published! to NAIL human paraventricular thalamus, we imaged & aligned postmortem human thalamus labeled c calretinin. Finally a gold standard allowing mouse, rat human comparisons onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @ted-satterthwaite.bsky.social @flagel-lab.bsky.social @mikeyassa.bsky.social l
A Combined Neuroanatomy, Ex Vivo Imaging, and Immunohistochemistry Defined MRI Mask for the Human Paraventricular Nucleus of the Thalamus
Existing definitions of the human paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) differ between histological and MRI atlases; this study addresses this conflict by leveraging MRI and histology in the ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Published! to NAIL human paraventricular thalamus, we imaged & aligned postmortem human thalamus labeled c calretinin. Finally a gold standard allowing mouse, rat human comparisons onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @ted-satterthwaite.bsky.social @flagel-lab.bsky.social @mikeyassa.bsky.social l
Curing Alzheimer’s disease requires a radically different approach. Read my latest piece in @thetransmitter.bsky.social
To truly understand Alzheimer’s disease, we may need to take a systems approach, in which inflammation, vascular injury, impaired glucose metabolism and other factors interact in complex ways, writes @mikeyassa.bsky.social
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www.thetransmitter.org/alzheimers-d...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/alzheimers-d...
Everything, everywhere, all at once: Inside the chaos of Alzheimer’s disease
To truly understand Alzheimer’s disease, we may need to take a systems approach, in which inflammation, vascular injury, impaired glucose metabolism and other factors interact in complex ways.
www.thetransmitter.org
June 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Curing Alzheimer’s disease requires a radically different approach. Read my latest piece in @thetransmitter.bsky.social
Reposted by Mike Yassa
He's right. "Nothing short of devastating"
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
June 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
He's right. "Nothing short of devastating"
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Mike Yassa
Gary lynch rocking a huge crowd talking about th 50 years of LTP @cnlm.bsky.social @serenadudette.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social
@mikeyassa.bsky.social 🧪🧠 #memory @franklandlab.bsky.social
@mikeyassa.bsky.social 🧪🧠 #memory @franklandlab.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Gary lynch rocking a huge crowd talking about th 50 years of LTP @cnlm.bsky.social @serenadudette.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social
@mikeyassa.bsky.social 🧪🧠 #memory @franklandlab.bsky.social
@mikeyassa.bsky.social 🧪🧠 #memory @franklandlab.bsky.social
UC Irvine CNLM spring meeting fully in session! Celebrating decades of work on synaptic plasticity: From Molecules to Memory @ucirvine.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
UC Irvine CNLM spring meeting fully in session! Celebrating decades of work on synaptic plasticity: From Molecules to Memory @ucirvine.bsky.social
The brilliant artwork by @neurobatool.bsky.social
Loved seeing my brain artwork on thank you cards by the #Yassalab to their BEACoN study participants! Thanks @mikeyassa.bsky.social and #Liv for making this happen! ☺️
May 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The brilliant artwork by @neurobatool.bsky.social
DEI is under fire… but may be we need something better. I spent five years as a diversity officer in academia and this is what I’ve learned. Read my take at @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Confessions of a Reformed DEI Officer (opinion)
We need to distinguish between good DEI and bad DEI, Michael A. Yassa writes.
www.insidehighered.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
DEI is under fire… but may be we need something better. I spent five years as a diversity officer in academia and this is what I’ve learned. Read my take at @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Ecstatic to receive my PhD today!! So incredibly thankful to my PI @mikeyassa.bsky.social for all his encouragement in growing my scientific career and endeavors. Also thankful to family, friends, and other mentors/collaborators! 😍🧠🎉
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December 7, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Ecstatic to receive my PhD today!! So incredibly thankful to my PI @mikeyassa.bsky.social for all his encouragement in growing my scientific career and endeavors. Also thankful to family, friends, and other mentors/collaborators! 😍🧠🎉
@elizabethhead.bsky.social
@chrastil.bsky.social
@elizabethhead.bsky.social
@chrastil.bsky.social