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Department of Brain Sciences
@imperialbrains.bsky.social
Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London | Part of
the Faculty of Medicine | Delivering a unique portfolio of translational research in neuroscience and mental health

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/brain-sciences/
Meet Brianna Austin, a 1st-year PhD student @imperialmed.bsky.social. Her research aims to predict & improve outcomes for traumatic brain injury survivors. She's a co-creator of Craving Clarity, a podcast amplifying underrepresented voices in #neuroscience.

👉 More: bit.ly/4hNbPWE
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Every year, ~120 people donate their brain and spinal cord tissue to advance #MS & #Parkinson's research. We spoke with Rory Türkmen Smith, Tissue Bank Engagement Manager, about facilitating these precious donations.

🧠 Read more: bit.ly/43ZdR0f

@imperialmed.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Congratulations to our Dr Nir Grossman for receiving £4.1m of
ARIA research funding!

The award is to will help develop technology capable of precisely stimulating deep brain regions implicated in neurodegenerative diseases.

👉 imperial.ac.uk/news/260073/...
January 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Researchers have mapped how genes work over 2.3 million brain cells from 400 human brain tissue donors.

The work could help us better understand how genes influence neurological health and diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

👉 imperial.ac.uk/news/259876/...
January 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Our Dr Marco Brancaccio (@mbra3.bsky.social) said about the discovery:

"It could potentially lead to new ways to treat disrupted circadian rhythms in insomnia, and even help to slow the onset of dementia."
December 4, 2024 at 3:04 PM