Scientists discover brain network that may cause Parkinson’s disease
Scientific American. An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all.
Scientists say this brain network may explain range of Parkinson's symptoms
NPR, All Things Considered. Parkinson's disease can affect sleep, thinking and smell, as well as movement. A new study may explain why.
A brief history of precision self-scanning
The Transmitter. When a researcher solved a logistical problem by going rogue, the idea proved remarkably infectious.
ADHD drugs work, but not the way experts thought
Washington Post. Ritalin and Adderall don’t act on the brain’s attention circuitry.
ADHD drugs may work indirectly to boost attention
NPR. Scientists are updating their view of how drugs like Adderall and Ritalin help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder stay on task.
'Ancient’ brainstem structure evolved beyond basic motor control
The Transmitter. The human red nucleus may also help coordinate action, reward and motivated behavior.
The Brain’s Action-Mode Network
Neurology Podcast. Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Nico U. F. Dosenbach about the brain's action mode network, focusing on resting state functional connectivity and the significance of the action mode network in relation to other networks.
Your brain on shrooms — how psilocybin resets neural networks
Nature News. The psychedelic drug causes some lasting changes to the communication pathways that connect distinct brain regions.
The Sound Of Science: Psilocybin News | Sleep Eating | "Hot Jupiter"
The Sound of Science. The Late Show with Steven Colbert Stephen examines the effects of magic mushrooms on the brain.
This Is Literally Your Brain on Drugs
The New York Times. A small new study shows reactions in the brain in people who were given psilocybin in a controlled setting. 07/17/2024.
This is your brain on psilocybin
CNN. The new study’s scans highlighted an increase in connections to the anterior hippocampus, responsible for emotional memory, perception and imagination. 07/17/2024.
Breaking down the winner’s curse: Lessons from brain-wide association studies.
The Transmitter. We found an issue with a specific type of brain imaging study and tried to share it with the field. Then the backlash began. 03/24/2024.
#39: Nico Dosenbach – A Bold Challenge to Penfield's Homunculus Based on Resting-State FMR
Stimulating Brains: The Podcast In this engaging conversation with Dr. Nico Dosenbach, a clinician-scientist at Washington University, we dive into his personal journey from the Black Forest in Germany to his adventures in the US. 09/18/2023.
Neurology® Podcast Interview with Nico Dosenbach
Neurology Podcast. Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Nico Dosenbach about topographic brain organization and redrawing the homunculus. 05/24/2023
How Our Team Overturned the 90-Year-Old Metaphor of a ‘Little Man’ in the Brain Who Controls Movement
Scientific American A pillar of every neuroscience textbook, the classic “homunculus” has just gone through a radical revision. 04/21/2023.
New Brain Network Connecting Mind and Body Discovered.
The Scientist A new brain network responsible for complex movements may upend what we know about neural maps in primary motor areas. 04/19/2023.
The classic map of how the human brain manages movement gets an update.
Science News Three small regions unexpectedly connect to a network known for planning and pain perception. 04/19/2023.
Neurosalience #S2E21 with Marek, Tervo-Clemmens, Fair, Dosenbach - Brain wide association studies
Neurosalience Podcast. Peter Bandettini talks to four co-authors from a recent Nature paper on “Reproducible brain-wide association studies require thousands of individuals.” Scott Marek, Brenden Tervo-Clemmens, Damien Fair and Nico Dosenbach discuss their work, demonstrating that to make reproducible associations between MRI measures (both structural and functional) and behavioral measures, upwards of 2000 subjects are required. 11/22/2022.
Cognitive neuroscience at the crossroads.
Nature editorial says researchers shouldn’t fear papers that test and find flaws in methods. Such work contributes to better experimental designs and better science. 08/24/2022.
Brain scans may reveal a lot about mental illness, but not until studies get bigger.
NPR Health Shots. MRI scans have allowed researchers to peer inside the human brain. And the technology is great at revealing damage from a stroke, or areas that light up when we see a face. But brain scan studies have yet to offer much insight into the underpinnings of traits like intelligence, or mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. 04/26/2022.
Brain scan studies need to get much bigger to offer insight into mental illness.
NPR, On All Things Considered. Researchers say most brain scan studies are too small to explain complex human traits like intelligence or mental health. Meaningful insights will require studies of thousands of brains, not dozens. 04/25/2022.
M.R.I.s Are Finding Connections Between Our Brain Activity and Psychology
New York Times How might we leverage knowing that a particular neurological feature makes someone more vulnerable to autism or Alzheimer’s or more likely to achieve academically? 04/19/2022.
Brain-Imaging Studies Hampered by Small Data Sets, Study Finds.
New York Times Researchers have long used imaging technology to try to understand mental-health ailments. But with relatively few participants, such studies may not be producing valid findings. 03/16/2022.
A newborn lost large parts of his brain. Today, he’s an athletic college grad.
Washington Post article on Daniel, a patient of Dr. Dosenbach's, who survived an extensive perinatal stroke and subject of Brain network reorganization in an adolescent after bilateral perinatal strokes. 01/22/2022.
A Scientist’s Pink Cast Leads to Discovery of Brain Pulses That Keep Disused Circuits “Alive”
HEC interview on the cast induced plasticity study. 06/07/2021.
A Scientist's Pink Cast Leads To Discovery About How The Brain Responds To Disability
All Things Considered interview on the cast induced plasticity study. 06/18/2020.
Previously undetected brain pulses may help circuits survive disuse, injury
WashU press release on Plasticity and Spontaneous Activity Pulses in Disused Human Brain Circuits. 06/16/2020.
Neurology® Podcast Interview with Nico Dosenbach
Interested in deep brain stimulation and Neural Networks? Check out the interview with Dr Jeff Ratliff and Nico Dosenbach in this week’s Green Journal podcast NeurologyToday. 04/06/2020.
Why doesn’t deep-brain stimulation work for everyone?
WashU press release on Integration Zones in the Basal Ganglia and Thalamus. 12/10/2019.
NOUS Imaging Announces $6.6 Million in Funding for Brain MRI Software Solution
PR Newswire press release on new Nous Imaging funding for FIRMM. 12/02/2019.
Neuroscientists Create ‘Midnight Scan Club’ to Scan Their Own Brains for Groundbreaking Research
HEC interview on The Midnight Scan Club. 10/18/2019.
Detecting Brain Damage in Infants
KSDK interview with Catherine Hoyt. 04/29/2019.
Wearable motion detectors identify subtle motor deficits in children
WashU press release on Detection of Pediatric Upper Extremity Motor Activity and Deficits With Accelerometry. 04/26/2019.
The Underestimated Cerebellum Gains New Respect From Brain Scientists
All Things Considered NPR interview on the cerebellum. 10/25/2018.
Mind’s quality control center found in long-ignored brain area
WashU press release on Spatial and Temporal Organization of the Individual Human Cerebellum. 10/25/2018.
‘I’ll do weird things’: What it’s like to work the night shift in a science lab
STAT interview on The Midnight Scan Club. 08/21/2017.
The Midnight Scan Club
Science Friday NPR interview on The Midnight Scan Club. 08/04/2017.
Scientists become research subjects in after-hours brain-scanning project
WashU press release on The Midnight Scan Club. 07/27/2017.