Alex Fischbach
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
6th-yr neuro PhD candidate working towards precision fMRI in the subcortex w/ Dr. Stephanie Noble in the NeuroPRISM lab at Northeastern Univeristy 🧠
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I’m excited to share that I was elected to serve as the inaugural Virtual Events Coordinator for the Organization for Human Brain Mapping Student & Postdoc Special Interest Group!
A huge thank you to the open-science community for trusting me to help shape this new and exciting position! 🧠
#OHBM
A huge thank you to the open-science community for trusting me to help shape this new and exciting position! 🧠
#OHBM
Congratulations to my absolute rockstar of a lab mate and close friend @halleeshearer.bsky.social!! This paper is going to do huge things for the field and I’m so proud of you!!
Excited to share our manuscript about BrainEffeX, a tool for exploring fMRI effect sizes. Includes why we made it, how to use it + contribute, and how we made it.
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
Shearer et al. introduce an interactive web application for exploring fMRI effect maps:
doi.org/10.52294/001...
@halleeshearer.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @ohbmossig.bsky.social
#OpenDatasets #SpecialIssue
doi.org/10.52294/001...
@halleeshearer.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @ohbmossig.bsky.social
#OpenDatasets #SpecialIssue
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Congratulations to my absolute rockstar of a lab mate and close friend @halleeshearer.bsky.social!! This paper is going to do huge things for the field and I’m so proud of you!!
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
Excited to share our manuscript about BrainEffeX, a tool for exploring fMRI effect sizes. Includes why we made it, how to use it + contribute, and how we made it.
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
Shearer et al. introduce an interactive web application for exploring fMRI effect maps:
doi.org/10.52294/001...
@halleeshearer.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @ohbmossig.bsky.social
#OpenDatasets #SpecialIssue
doi.org/10.52294/001...
@halleeshearer.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @ohbmossig.bsky.social
#OpenDatasets #SpecialIssue
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Excited to share our manuscript about BrainEffeX, a tool for exploring fMRI effect sizes. Includes why we made it, how to use it + contribute, and how we made it.
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
I’m excited to share that I was elected to serve as the inaugural Virtual Events Coordinator for the Organization for Human Brain Mapping Student & Postdoc Special Interest Group!
A huge thank you to the open-science community for trusting me to help shape this new and exciting position! 🧠
#OHBM
A huge thank you to the open-science community for trusting me to help shape this new and exciting position! 🧠
#OHBM
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I’m excited to share that I was elected to serve as the inaugural Virtual Events Coordinator for the Organization for Human Brain Mapping Student & Postdoc Special Interest Group!
A huge thank you to the open-science community for trusting me to help shape this new and exciting position! 🧠
#OHBM
A huge thank you to the open-science community for trusting me to help shape this new and exciting position! 🧠
#OHBM
For our inaugural Precision Brain & Mental Health Hack, we had over ✨ NINETY FIVE ✨ researchers, scientists, students & faculty register!!! Feeling very proud and grateful for this amazing team and event!!
Thanks again to our organizers & our sponsor (CBH), and a final extra special thank you to our main organizer, @alexkfischbach.bsky.social !! Truly the backbone of this event 🙌🏽
See you all next year!
See you all next year!
November 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For our inaugural Precision Brain & Mental Health Hack, we had over ✨ NINETY FIVE ✨ researchers, scientists, students & faculty register!!! Feeling very proud and grateful for this amazing team and event!!
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
And that’s a wrap on our first ever Boston Precision Brain & Mental Health Hack 🥳
organized with
@psychonetrics.bsky.social @alexkfischbach.bsky.social @strfabs.bsky.social @halleeshearer.bsky.social, Shane Pracar, Sophie Engels, Fatemeh Doshvargar
& the Institute for Cognitive & Brain Health
organized with
@psychonetrics.bsky.social @alexkfischbach.bsky.social @strfabs.bsky.social @halleeshearer.bsky.social, Shane Pracar, Sophie Engels, Fatemeh Doshvargar
& the Institute for Cognitive & Brain Health
October 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
And that’s a wrap on our first ever Boston Precision Brain & Mental Health Hack 🥳
organized with
@psychonetrics.bsky.social @alexkfischbach.bsky.social @strfabs.bsky.social @halleeshearer.bsky.social, Shane Pracar, Sophie Engels, Fatemeh Doshvargar
& the Institute for Cognitive & Brain Health
organized with
@psychonetrics.bsky.social @alexkfischbach.bsky.social @strfabs.bsky.social @halleeshearer.bsky.social, Shane Pracar, Sophie Engels, Fatemeh Doshvargar
& the Institute for Cognitive & Brain Health
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
I am not a political pawn. I am a living, breathing human being who has dedicated her life to a scientific problem that I believe matters for human health. The article below tells our story; I hope you will read it and share it www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I am not a political pawn. I am a living, breathing human being who has dedicated her life to a scientific problem that I believe matters for human health. The article below tells our story; I hope you will read it and share it www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
The NeuroPRISM Lab 🧠 is in the news!
The article touches on the Effect Size Explorer, the Power Calculator, and my own Local CSF Correction Pipeline — a scalable preprocessing pipeline for correcting local physiological noise in the subcortex.
news.northeastern.edu/2025/09/02/n...
The article touches on the Effect Size Explorer, the Power Calculator, and my own Local CSF Correction Pipeline — a scalable preprocessing pipeline for correcting local physiological noise in the subcortex.
news.northeastern.edu/2025/09/02/n...
Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers
Northeastern researchers have developed a set of tools that offer precise mapping of the brain’s deepest corners.
news.northeastern.edu
October 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The NeuroPRISM Lab 🧠 is in the news!
The article touches on the Effect Size Explorer, the Power Calculator, and my own Local CSF Correction Pipeline — a scalable preprocessing pipeline for correcting local physiological noise in the subcortex.
news.northeastern.edu/2025/09/02/n...
The article touches on the Effect Size Explorer, the Power Calculator, and my own Local CSF Correction Pipeline — a scalable preprocessing pipeline for correcting local physiological noise in the subcortex.
news.northeastern.edu/2025/09/02/n...
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
These past two years have had no shortage of challenges as a new PI, but this team has been a constant inspiration. Glad to recognize their commitment to advancing rigor in research.
@halleeshearer.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
Fatemeh Doshvargar
@strfabs.bsky.social
Catherine Cahill
@halleeshearer.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
Fatemeh Doshvargar
@strfabs.bsky.social
Catherine Cahill
Excited to share that the NeuroPRISM Lab has been awarded the #NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize!
A major accomplishment for the lab, but especially reflects the leadership of our PI, Dr. Stephanie Noble!
🧠 @sneuroble.bsky.social
🧠 @halleeshearer.bsky.social
💻 @strfabs.bsky.social
A major accomplishment for the lab, but especially reflects the leadership of our PI, Dr. Stephanie Noble!
🧠 @sneuroble.bsky.social
🧠 @halleeshearer.bsky.social
💻 @strfabs.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
These past two years have had no shortage of challenges as a new PI, but this team has been a constant inspiration. Glad to recognize their commitment to advancing rigor in research.
@halleeshearer.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
Fatemeh Doshvargar
@strfabs.bsky.social
Catherine Cahill
@halleeshearer.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
Fatemeh Doshvargar
@strfabs.bsky.social
Catherine Cahill
Excited to share that the NeuroPRISM Lab has been awarded the #NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize!
A major accomplishment for the lab, but especially reflects the leadership of our PI, Dr. Stephanie Noble!
🧠 @sneuroble.bsky.social
🧠 @halleeshearer.bsky.social
💻 @strfabs.bsky.social
A major accomplishment for the lab, but especially reflects the leadership of our PI, Dr. Stephanie Noble!
🧠 @sneuroble.bsky.social
🧠 @halleeshearer.bsky.social
💻 @strfabs.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Excited to share that the NeuroPRISM Lab has been awarded the #NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize!
A major accomplishment for the lab, but especially reflects the leadership of our PI, Dr. Stephanie Noble!
🧠 @sneuroble.bsky.social
🧠 @halleeshearer.bsky.social
💻 @strfabs.bsky.social
A major accomplishment for the lab, but especially reflects the leadership of our PI, Dr. Stephanie Noble!
🧠 @sneuroble.bsky.social
🧠 @halleeshearer.bsky.social
💻 @strfabs.bsky.social
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
August 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
Excited to share our tool for exploring fMRI effect sizes at OHBM on Friday at 11:30 in the Neuroinformatics and Data Sharing session! If you can’t catch the talk, I’ll also be at my poster on Friday and Saturday (#1822)
June 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Excited to share our tool for exploring fMRI effect sizes at OHBM on Friday at 11:30 in the Neuroinformatics and Data Sharing session! If you can’t catch the talk, I’ll also be at my poster on Friday and Saturday (#1822)
Had a great time presenting my work at #CNS2025. A huge thank you to my advisor @sneuroble.bsky.social for helping me bring this project to life. Incredibly excited to see how well received our poster was and I can't wait to share new developments at OHBM this June! #fMRI #CSF
April 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Had a great time presenting my work at #CNS2025. A huge thank you to my advisor @sneuroble.bsky.social for helping me bring this project to life. Incredibly excited to see how well received our poster was and I can't wait to share new developments at OHBM this June! #fMRI #CSF
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social & @halleeshearer.bsky.social in action 🙌🏽
And congrats to all the poster presenters today—great to see so all the neuroimaging methods represented at #CNS2025
And congrats to all the poster presenters today—great to see so all the neuroimaging methods represented at #CNS2025
March 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social & @halleeshearer.bsky.social in action 🙌🏽
And congrats to all the poster presenters today—great to see so all the neuroimaging methods represented at #CNS2025
And congrats to all the poster presenters today—great to see so all the neuroimaging methods represented at #CNS2025
Improving fMRI signal quality starts with better noise modeling.
My project at #CNS2025 shows how localized region-specific CSF correction may better isolate neural activity and increase sensitivity in the subcortex.
Come by my poster #D138 to learn more! (Mon. 8:00-10:00AM) 🧠
My project at #CNS2025 shows how localized region-specific CSF correction may better isolate neural activity and increase sensitivity in the subcortex.
Come by my poster #D138 to learn more! (Mon. 8:00-10:00AM) 🧠
March 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
Amidst continued chaos, the lab will be at #CNS2025! Please come say hi, and we can all talk about promoting progress in brain research
Sat 10:30 AM (blitz), Mon 8 BrainEffeX
@halleeshearer.bsky.social
Mon 8 AM: Subctx artifact
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
Tues 8 AM: NeuroPowerX
@strfabs.bsky.social
Sat 10:30 AM (blitz), Mon 8 BrainEffeX
@halleeshearer.bsky.social
Mon 8 AM: Subctx artifact
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
Tues 8 AM: NeuroPowerX
@strfabs.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Amidst continued chaos, the lab will be at #CNS2025! Please come say hi, and we can all talk about promoting progress in brain research
Sat 10:30 AM (blitz), Mon 8 BrainEffeX
@halleeshearer.bsky.social
Mon 8 AM: Subctx artifact
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
Tues 8 AM: NeuroPowerX
@strfabs.bsky.social
Sat 10:30 AM (blitz), Mon 8 BrainEffeX
@halleeshearer.bsky.social
Mon 8 AM: Subctx artifact
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
Tues 8 AM: NeuroPowerX
@strfabs.bsky.social
Really fantastic and innovative work led by my amazing NeuroPRISM lab colleague and good friend. Congrats
@halleeshearer.bsky.social — what an incredible accomplishment 🧠🎉
@halleeshearer.bsky.social — what an incredible accomplishment 🧠🎉
Curious if movie-watching can improve the reliability of FC from a certain brain region? Check out our Shiny App vanderlab.shinyapps.io/movie_stuff/ to interactively explore the results from our ROI-based comparison of the test-retest reliability of FC between movie-watching and resting-state fMRI.
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Hallee Shearer, Tamara Vanderwal, et al:
Comparing reliability-based measures of functional connectivity between movie and rest: An ROI-based approach
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Comparing reliability-based measures of functional connectivity between movie and rest: An ROI-based approach
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
January 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Really fantastic and innovative work led by my amazing NeuroPRISM lab colleague and good friend. Congrats
@halleeshearer.bsky.social — what an incredible accomplishment 🧠🎉
@halleeshearer.bsky.social — what an incredible accomplishment 🧠🎉
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
Great work by @halleeshearer.bsky.social in her first first-author paper. With 🎀 shiny app 🎀 to explore how FC reliability fares ACROSS DIFFERENT movies versus rest, region-by-region. Thanks @sneuroble.bsky.social @tingsterx.bsky.social @ninetlab.bsky.social for 👍 collab.
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
January 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Great work by @halleeshearer.bsky.social in her first first-author paper. With 🎀 shiny app 🎀 to explore how FC reliability fares ACROSS DIFFERENT movies versus rest, region-by-region. Thanks @sneuroble.bsky.social @tingsterx.bsky.social @ninetlab.bsky.social for 👍 collab.
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Reposted by Alex Fischbach
What a blast at Brainhack NEU round 2! #brainhackglobal
Thank you everyone for making year’s event so exciting. Looking forward to continuing our relentless expansion next year… maybe a true Boston-wide Brainhack next time?
Thank you everyone for making year’s event so exciting. Looking forward to continuing our relentless expansion next year… maybe a true Boston-wide Brainhack next time?
December 5, 2024 at 2:30 AM
What a blast at Brainhack NEU round 2! #brainhackglobal
Thank you everyone for making year’s event so exciting. Looking forward to continuing our relentless expansion next year… maybe a true Boston-wide Brainhack next time?
Thank you everyone for making year’s event so exciting. Looking forward to continuing our relentless expansion next year… maybe a true Boston-wide Brainhack next time?