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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 13h

Season 11, Episode 3 of Healthy Minds explores how MRIs reveal brain changes linked to addiction, particularly amid rising concerns over heavy screen time, social media, and video gaming. . Watch here: bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv . Columbia University #ScreenTime #mentalhealth

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 BBRF Pardes Humanitarian Prize Recipient, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention! . Join us on October 30th & watch as they present, "The Suicide Prevention Movement: Translating Science Into Action." ow.ly/XTRU50ZXEhI

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Join us today at 2pm ET for our free webinar and learn about new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You’re Invited to a Special Zoom Presentation - School as a Platform for Neurobehavioral Adaptation: Getting the Individualized Education Plan Right. . Register here: ow.ly/1FeF50ZWmTZ . Emory University #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Learn how Neuroplastogens may treat depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, and dementia without hallucinations in the second episode of season 11 of Healthy Minds. . Watch here: bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv . PBS UC Davis #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join next week for our free webinar. Dr. Girgenti will share information on new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Congratulations to 2026 Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth who received early support from two BBRF YI Grants. . Read the full congratulatory message here: ow.ly/A6QF50ZUCRQ . Stanford University #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Suicide Prevention Movement: Translating Science Into Action . Congratulations to the BBRF Pardes Humanitarian Prize Recipient, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Moutier will speak on behalf of them. . Register here: ow.ly/jxPG50TS1uw . #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #MIAW

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Join us for our free webinar on October 13th and learn about new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Learn how schools can help students with mental health screenings and about a curriculum for resilience in the first episode of season 11 of Healthy Minds. . Watch here: bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv . PBS Emory University Department of Medicine #depression #adhd

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Season 11 of Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein is now available on PBS featuring expert commentary and personal stories about mental health. . Watch now: bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv . #ADHDawareness #mentalhealthawareness #depressionawareness PBS News

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to the BBRF Goldman-Rakic Prize Recipient, Dr. Sheena Josselyn, for their Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience! . Memory and Engrams . Register & Learn more: ow.ly/z0jz50X0gwk . University of Toronto

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Researchers are uncovering how trauma reshapes the brain, revealing new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Congratulations to the BBRF Ruane Prize Recipient, Dr. Cynthia Rogers, for their Outstanding Achievement in Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Research! Nurturing the Developing Brain: How Early Experience Shapes the Brain & Children’s Mental Health Register: ow.ly/z0jz50X0gwk WashU Medicine

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Congratulations to the BBRF Colvin Prize Recipient, Dr. Andrew H. Miller, for their Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research! . Advancing an Inflammatory Subtype of Depression . Register & Learn more: ow.ly/z0jz50X0gwk

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Congratulations to the BBRF Maltz Prize Recipient, Dr. Steven A. Kushner, for his Innovative and Promising Schizophrenia Research! . Precision Psychiatry: Encouraging Progress and the Challenges Ahead . Register & Learn more: ow.ly/z0jz50X0gwk

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

PTSD research has entered a remarkable new era. Using cutting-edge technologies that examine individual brain cells and the three-dimensional organization of DNA, researchers are uncovering how trauma reshapes the brain. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us on Tuesday for our free webinar ow.ly/w9vO50ZFbaW . Dr. Eisenlohr-Moul will discuss results of double-blind clinical trials conducted by her team demonstrating that stabilizing hormone changes can prevent these monthly spikes in suicidal thinking for some patients. . UChicago College

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Join us next Tuesday for our free webinar. ow.ly/w9vO50ZFbaW . For many female patients, suicidal thoughts and attempts follow the hormone shifts of the menstrual cycle. The cause is not abnormal hormone levels, but how sensitive the brain is to normal hormone change. . UChicago College

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Join us on 9/8 for our free webinar: ow.ly/w9vO50ZFbaW . Dr. Eisenlohr-Moul will discuss results of double-blind clinical trials conducted by her team demonstrating that stabilizing hormone changes can prevent these monthly spikes in suicidal thinking for some patients. . UChicago College

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

For many female patients, suicidal thoughts and attempts follow the hormone shifts of the menstrual cycle. The cause is not abnormal hormone levels, but how sensitive the brain is to normal hormone change. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/EiYB50ZFbaU . UChicago College

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Join today at 2pm ET for our free #mentalhealth webinar. ow.ly/FFmo50ZyzLT . This webinar will focus on #autism & #ADHD & will explain ongoing research on how such individuals understand hand gestures on a brain level.

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Caregiver hand gestures can support communication in people with autism, ADHD, and language impairments. . Join us next Tuesday for our free mental health webinar to learn more: ow.ly/lOBX50ZwzZf

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Join us on August 11th for our free #mentalhealth webinar on #autism and #ADHD. This webinar will explain ongoing research on how such individuals understand hand gestures on a brain level. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/lOBX50ZwzZf

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Join us today at 2pm ET for our free webinar. This event will explore whether functional brain imaging can personalize accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation & improve outcomes for depression. . Register and learn more: ow.ly/b09A50ZkPPz . Harvard University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Join us tomorrow at 2pm EDT for our free monthly mental health webinar: ow.ly/7zBn50ZkPPy . Neuroimaging has taught us a tremendous amount about the brain, but it has been difficult to show that imaging can directly improve patient care in psychiatry. . Harvard University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Neuroimaging has taught us a tremendous amount about the brain, but it has been difficult to show that imaging can directly improve patient care in psychiatry. . Register for our free webinar on July 14th to learn more: ow.ly/7zBn50ZkPPy . Harvard University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Join us on July 14th for our free webinar. This event will explore whether functional brain imaging can personalize accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation and improve outcomes for depression. . Register and learn more: ow.ly/b09A50ZkPPz . Harvard University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Join us today at 2pm ET for our free webinar on eating disorders! Dr. Adhikari will discuss his latest research findings. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/43Vs50Z6LW3 . UCLA #anorexia #bulimia

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Join us tomorrow for our monthly webinar! Dr. Adhikari will discuss his latest research findings and what they may suggest about eating disorders. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/43Vs50Z6LW3 . UCLA #anorexia #bulimia

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Join us on June 9th for our monthly webinar! This free event will focus on eating disorders! . Register & learn more: ow.ly/43Vs50Z6LW3 . UCLA #anorexia #bulimia

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Dr. Adhikari's team has discovered a small group of neurons in the midbrain that potently controls food-seeking. Dr. Adhikari will discuss these findings and what they may suggest about eating disorders. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/43Vs50Z6LW3 . UCLA

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Join us today at 2pm ET for our free webinar on mood disorders. Follow the link to register and learn more: ow.ly/78RO50YUEpJ #MHAM2026 #MentalHealthMonth University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Join us tomorrow: ow.ly/78RO50YUEpJ . Dr. Gruber seeks to develop new ways of understanding positive mood disturbance as well as treatments to enhance emotional well-being and sustainable happiness. . #MHAM2026 #MentalHealthMonth University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Dr. Gruber seeks to develop new ways of understanding positive mood disturbance as well as treatments to enhance emotional well-being and sustainable happiness. Register: ow.ly/78RO50YUEpJ #MHAM2026 #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMonth University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Dr. Gruber will discuss her lab's work to delineate the nature of positive emotion disturbance in people with and without a history of mood difficulties. . Register here: ow.ly/78RO50YUEpJ . #MHAM2026 #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMonth University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Join us today at 2pm EDT for our free webinar on depression. Follow the link to learn more and register: ow.ly/rVbg50YIVRv . Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Dr. Liston will present findings from a series of parallel studies in preclinical mouse models & in patients with depression aimed at developing new treatment approaches by identifying the cellular & circuit-level mechanisms Register ow.ly/8UZW50YyJ9X Weill Cornell Medicine #WorldHealthDay

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Join us on April 14th for our next mental health webinar. ow.ly/8UZW50YyJ9X . Depression is a fundamentally episodic psychiatric disorder, but the mechanisms that drive mood-state transitions over time are not well understood. . Weill Cornell Medicine

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We would like to offer thanks to Hike for Mental Health for their very generous donation of $60,000 in support of our mission to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness. We truly appreciate your efforts!

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join us today at 2PM EDT for our next mental health webinar. ow.ly/JeFt50YhFFY . Dr. Abrams' will share why some children with autism may be less responsive to speech and how brain systems for hearing and motivation may not work together in typical ways. . Stanford University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Join us on March 10th for our next #mentalhealth webinar. ow.ly/JeFt50YhFFY . Dr. Abrams' research aims to develop more targeted & effective interventions that strengthen communication and social connection for children living with autism. . Stanford University

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Join us on March 10th for our next #mentalhealth webinar. ow.ly/ieTa50YhFFU . Dr. Abrams' research explores why some children with autism may be less responsive to speech & how brain systems for hearing & motivation may not work together in typical ways.

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Join us today at 2pm EST for our free #mentalhealth webinar: ow.ly/12fQ50YcgX9 . This webinar will focus on addiction and substance use disorders. . CAMH University of Toronto

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Join us next week for our next #mentalhealth webinar. ow.ly/6i9j50Y4r9S . Dr. Tang will discuss his work on novel brain and behavior-based assessment methods that may improve our ability to detect, monitor, and predict outcomes for substance use disorders. . CAMH University of Toronto

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Join us on Feb 10th for our next #mentalhealth webinar. ow.ly/AeNI50Y4r9T . This presentation will focus on efforts to develop neuromodulation interventions including rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) & deep brain stimulation to treat addiction. . CAMH University of Toronto

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Join us on February 10th for our next #mentalhealth webinar. ow.ly/AeNI50Y4r9T . Dr. Tang will discuss his recent research on addiction and concurrent disorders (when mental illness and addiction co-occur). . CAMH University of Toronto

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Diet has implications for understanding the origins of severe mental disorders, with improved diet presenting novel pathways to treat disorders. . Register for our free webinar & learn more: ow.ly/1yIZ50XTAFC . Research at Sinai Health #psychosis #eatingdisorders

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The newest frontier in psychiatry is understanding how the healthy bacteria & other microorganisms that normally reside in the human gut ("the microbiome") protect against inflammation in the body & the brain. . Register & learn more: ow.ly/BXfB50XSu4I . Research at Sinai Health

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bbrfoundation @bbrfoundation.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Happy Holidays from all of us at the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Wishing you all the best in the year to come. Thank you! bbrfoundation.org

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