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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

‼️🥳New publication from @giorgia-picci.bsky.social and co in Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 🔍Using a dense longitudinal MRI design, this study maps intraindividual pituitary trajectories in 3 women before, during, and after pregnancy🤰🧠.

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

✨ Last week at IHN ✨ CANDY Lab members had the opportunity to attend a talk by Dr. Adriana Galván, a leading expert in adolescent brain development. We’re deeply grateful for the opportunity to learn from her work and reflect on how neuroscience can inform policy for youth ❤️✨

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We were honored to host @drkoraly.bsky.social at the Boys Town Institute for Human Neuroscience last week! Her work on behavioral inhibition and early anxiety offers insight into how children navigate real-world social settings. CANDY Lab is deeply grateful for her time, wisdom, and mentorship 💙🧠

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🎃 In October, CANDY Lab launched the SMORES Study — Sampling of Menstrual Oscillatory Rhythms & Endocrine Systems! 🩸 A precision neuroscience project tracking daily MEG/MRI, hormone, & mitochondrial changes across the menstrual cycle.

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Heading to #ISDP2025? Catch our amazing lab members presenting their work on teen mental health and brain development at #ISDP2025! 🧠✨

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🌟 Lab Member Spotlight: Say hello to Amelia! 🎉Amelia joined the CANDY Lab as a Research Assistant in October 2023 and now serves as the lab’s Research Study Coordinator. 🔬She is interested in how childhood unpredictability influences brain development and mental health.

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We are THRILLED to share that @giorgia-picci.bsky.social, Director of the CANDY Lab at Boys Town Institute for Human Neuroscience, has been awarded a @bbrfoundation.bsky.social Young Investigator Grant. Read more: boystownresearch.org/news/giorgia-picci-phd-awarded-grant-for-autism-research

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🌟 Lab Member Spotlight: Say hello to Sumedha! 🎉 Sumedha joined the CANDY Lab as a research assistant in September 2025. 🔬 Her research interests focus on understanding how early-life adversity shapes brain development and mental health outcomes in youth.

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🌟Lab member spotlight: Say hello to Zach! 🎉Zach joined the CANDY Lab as a research assistant in October of 2023. 🔬His research interests are broadly focused on brain development in youth who have experienced stressful events and autistic youth.

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

✨Today, CANDY Lab members @giorgia-picci.bsky.social and @sumedhamishra.bsky.social partnered with 100 Black Men of Omaha to lead a youth session on stress, brain development, and mental health! 🧠🤓🍭

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Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab @candylab-ihn.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The Cognitive Affective NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab is now on Bluesky! 🎉🍬 Dr. @giorgia-picci.bsky.social directs the CANDY Lab in IHN at Boys Town. Her work broadly focuses on uncovering neurobiological mechanisms linking early life adversity and mental health outcomes during adolescence.

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