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Julia Moser

@drjuliamoser.bsky.social
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Developmental neuroscientist at University of Minnesota’s MIDB. Interested in developmental brain imaging and the emergence of cognitive abilities

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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Congratulations on this important paper @benediktramirez.bsky.social !!
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Damien Fair @drdamienfair.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The HBCD Study Data Release 2.1 is here 👇🏾 3,500+ children followed from pregnancy through early childhood: MRI, dMRI, resting-state fMRI, EEG, biospecimens incl. genetics, wearables, and rich behavioral + environmental data. New in 2.1: Olink inflammation markers + the ERICA assessment.
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Damien Fair @drdamienfair.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Check it out all!! the NBDC Sandbox lets researchers securely analyze ABCD/HBCD brain data (tabular + file-based) in the cloud, no downloads needed. Free to use!! Story: aws.amazon.com/blogs/public...
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The NBDC sandbox: How the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain built a secure cloud environment to accelerate brain development research with AWS | Amazon Web Services
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) and HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) studies, the largest longitudinal brain development studies in U.S. history, are producing transformati...
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Working on your schedule for #OHBM2026? Save some energy for the last day to discuss the latest in precision imaging of the infant brain with @reznikdaniel.bsky.social, Jucha Willers Moore from @kingspfig.bsky.social and @camerontellis.bsky.social!
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Fetal, Infant, & Toddler Neuroimaging Group—FIT’NG @fitngin.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Heading to #OHBM2026 in Bordeaux this week? Looking for fellow developmental neuroscientists? Come to the FIT'NG social at 6.15pm on Tuesday, June 16th at Les Planches Ephemeres Bordeaux!
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Looking forward to a Sunday full of multi-echo!
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Caterina Gratton @caterinagratton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Very excited about this project, led by @zachladwig.bsky.social We show that an individual’s lateral prefrontal cortex has reliable and highly detailed network organization missed in past group approaches. Full🧵 coming soon!
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Rhodri Cusack @rhodricusack.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The Transmitter writes about @clionaod.bsky.social's work with @ainedineen.bsky.social, @annatruzzi.bsky.social, Graham King, @lorinanaci.bsky.social, Keelin Harrison, Enna-Louise D'Arcy, Jessica White, @chiarac.bsky.social, Tamrin Holloway, Anna Kravchenko, @diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social!
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Infant brain categorizes common objects by two months of age
Brain activity patterns in the ventral visual cortex appear to distinguish images across 12 categories, including birds and trees, fMRI scans suggest.
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Cameron Ellis @camerontellis.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
We are recruiting a lab manager/research assistant to start in early 2026! The successful candidate will conduct awake infant fMRI, meet cute babies, and join a fun team! More details (e.g. responsibilities): soc.stanford.edu/people/#join... Apply here: careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/social-...
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People – Scaffolding of Cognition Team
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
First one out in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🎉 Can’t wait to read the full @fitngin.bsky.social special issue!
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Precision functional neuroimaging reveals individually specific auditory responses in infants
Adaptively responding to salient stimuli in the environment is a fundamental feature of cognitive development in early life, which is enabled by the d…
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
If you are at #SfN25 and curious about infant 7T research, reach out to chat!
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Matt Cieslak @cieslakmatt.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
After years of development and testing, we are happy to present our work in "Diffusion MRI Processing in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study: Innovations and Applications"! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... A thread:
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Diffusion MRI Processing in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study: Innovations and Applications
The landmark ongoing HEALthy Brain and Cognitive Development (HBCD) study will longitudinally chart brain development in a large sample (projected n=7,200) of infants through age 10 years with multimo...
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🚨 New preprint on the first infant 7T MRI project in North America! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.
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Sarang Dalal @sarangnemo.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
📈🧠 We're looking for brains! 🧠📈 Postdoc + PhD positions are available to help pioneer fetal MEG with optically pumped magnetometers, measuring prenatal responses to sound and light to understand how we start making sense of the world even before we're born. 🐣 Please get in touch to hear more!
schematic of fetal OPM-MEG
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Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain @umn-midb.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🚀 Big news: With a $3.3M NIH grant, MIDB members Meghan Swanson, PhD, and Mark Schleiss, MD, are leading a first-of-its-kind study of infants born with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV). Learn more ➡️ med.umn.edu/news/univers...
Headshot photos of Dr. Mark Schleiss (left) and Dr. Meghan Swanson (right).
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Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer @jenndsn.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Margaret Sheridan inspires us all with reflections and insights at her Linda Spear mid-career award talk 👏 Reminding us of the incredible growth and value of our field! #flux2025 @fluxsociety.bsky.social
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Is precision functional brain imaging in babies possible? YES! We show this in not one but two new preprints out of WashU and @umn-midb.bsky.social! 1️⃣: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 2️⃣: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🐣👶🧠
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layerfmri.bsky.social @layerfmri.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
New layer-fMRI preprint looking at laminar response differences of across (very) early development in newborns. Exciting new directions in the field. By Moore et al. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
What an amazing demonstration of why Precision Functional Mapping matters 🧠It’s been an honor to support the team in this huge endeavor!
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Congratulations @agreco.bsky.social ! 🎉
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Nadege Roche-Labarbe @nadegeroche.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
This is your last chance to submit your abstract 👶🧠 ! We have an outstanding scientific program, join us in beautiful Dublin 🇮🇪 for your annual dose of neonatal brain science (and beer 🍻😉)
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Damien Fair @drdamienfair.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Alert! ... for the child development world! @fluxsociety.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social ‪ The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study has released its first data wave - it’s massive. Check here: docs.hbcdstudy.org and here: nbdc-datahub.org Here’s why it matters 🧠🍼
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Damien Fair @drdamienfair.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Alert!!!! “An Action Networks Model for Pain” We propose a new model for chronic pain — and highlight two functionally connected cortical networks that could revolutionize how we treat it. 👉 thread below 🧵 osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Hello all fMRIPrep users! What if you could use the same pipeline for processing MRI data from all ages? 👶👩‍🦱👩‍🦳 Check out fMRIPrep Lifespan! Our workflow optimized for data from the first years of life and further upstream enhancements to the entire NiPreps suite www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Dan Handwerker @danielhandwerker.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
If you are interested in the multi-echo users meeting, or future users meetings, please take this survey. We are planning the agenda in a couple of days and more feedback would really help with planning.
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Multi-echo fMRI users meeting
We have scheduled our second multi-echo fMRI users meeting for Tuesday, May 27 at 8:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT, 15:00 UTC, 17:00CEST, 0:00 (Wednesday) KST, 1:00 (Wednesday) AEST. Check your time here. The goal...
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Fetal, Infant, & Toddler Neuroimaging Group—FIT’NG @fitngin.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
⏰ 5 DAYS LEFT!!! 🗓️ Abstract and symposium submissions close on April, 22. Hurry up, submit now!! 🔗 fitng.org/poster-oral-... 🔗 fitng.org/symposium-su... #FITNG2025
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Fetal, Infant, & Toddler Neuroimaging Group—FIT’NG @fitngin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Big opportunity! 🎉 🏅The best abstracts & posters from the FIT’NG Annual Conference will be invited to submit a paper to a special issue in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Showcase your best research—submit your abstracts to #FITNG2025! 📄✨ 🌐https://fitng.org/submissions/
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Eneko Uruñuela @enekourunuela.com · 28/02/2025
Do you work with multi-echo fMRI data? Or are you planning to? Say no more! Join us at the online multi-echo fMRI users meeting on March 14th. We have a prepared a super interesting agenda for you! Here are the important details you need to know 👇
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
To better understand how oral contraceptives affect the brain, neuroscientist Carina Heller volunteered herself as a subject. She plans to make her data—from her many brain scans, blood tests and more—openly available. www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin... #neuroskyence #neuroscience
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Dose, scan, repeat: Tracking the neurological effects of oral contraceptives
We know little about how the brain responds to oral contraceptives, despite their widespread use. I am committed to changing that: I scanned my brain 75 times over the course of a year and plan to…
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layerfmri.bsky.social @layerfmri.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
New layer-fMRI manuscript featuring the potential of 10.5T fMRI for high resolutions. By Vizioli et al., doi.org/10.1101/2024...
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
"The human brain is not designed for this kind of non–stop engagement," neurologist Cytowic writes. "We need moments of pause not only to regain composure but also to let our brains function at their best."
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How to Embrace Silence
Silence is an essential nutrient in an increasingly noisy world, writes Richard Cytowic.
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Finally out in its polished form 🤩 New methodological avenues that help facilitate looking at individual brain functional organization in developmental populations 👶🧠
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Still time to register! Join us for A Session on S.U.R.F. on January 10, 2025 at 12 PM ET for an opportunity to learn more about these programs from current directors! Open to everyone, but particularly useful for undergraduates interested in research! tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧪 #MedSky #Neuroscience
Flyer is on a transparent background of a laboratory. At the top right is the Black In Neuro logo. Text at the top aligned in the middle says, A Session on SURF. Under this text says, Interested in a Summer Undergraduate REsearch Fellowship (S.U.R.F.)? Join us for an info session with programs to learn application tips and more. On the bottom in the middle is a rounded rectangle of icons with calendar, clock, and location symbols on the left side. To the right is a blue bubble that says, January 10th 2025. Under this is a blue bubble that says, 12:00-1:30 PM ET. Lastly is a blue bubble under that says, Zoom link.
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Monica Rosenberg @monicarosenb.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Question for infant MRI researchers! Has anyone used pediatric respiratory bands/monitors to measure in-scanner breathing? I'm curious to hear how people do this & what works. Please RT
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Nico Dosenbach @ndosenbach.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
The brain’s action-mode is created by a dedicated action-mode network (AMN) rdcu.be/d5odm. In the brain’s mode continuum, AMN sits opposite DMN’s default-mode, as yin-yang. AMN might be key in pain, apathy, Parkinson’s. New @natrevneurosci.bsky.social w/ Marc Raichle & @gordonneuro.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️
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Ashley Nielsen @ashley-n-nielsen.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
New paper out today in PNAS 🎉 demonstrating: 1) an association between social disadvantage & child brain function can be observed as early as birth 2) these alterations are brain-wide, but most pronounced in functional networks & subcortex later linked to childhood adversity doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Nico Schuck @nicoschuck.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Looking for a PhD in Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience or related in Germany? One week left to apply for the Max Planck School of Cognition: cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/application #PsychSciSky #compneurosky #neuroskyence #NeuroAI #Neuroimaging
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Antonino Greco @agreco.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
🔵 New Paper 🔵 Happy to announce that our paper linking predictive learning and representational geometry in the human 🧠 is out today in #NatureComms! with @drjuliamoser.bsky.social, Hubert Preissl and Markus Siegel 📜👉 nature.com/articles/s41467-024-54032-4
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Predictive learning shapes the representational geometry of the human brain - Nature Communications
This study shows that the human brain aligns its neural representations to the statistical structure of sensory inputs, and that the magnitude of this representational shift correlates with the synerg...
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
Precision functional brain imaging from infancy to adulthood with @ariellekeller.bsky.social, @deannajgreene.bsky.social and Chuck Lynch yesterday at Flux 2024! So exciting to be part of the new developments in this line of work!
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
It was such a pleasure to discuss our novel infant ME-fMRI 7T findings today! Thank you @fitngin.bsky.social!
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
The technological innovations presented @fitngin.bsky.social are so exciting every year! Glad that 7T infant imaging is a big part of it this year!
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
Congratulations @agreco.bsky.social!
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Ethan McCormick @emccormick.bsky.social · 11/12/2023
New paper+package combination for linear estimation with nonlinear inference (LENI) - methods to obtain the results of a nonlinear model without the hassle of nonlinear estimation. Presented this at Flux this fall and really excited to see it out! osf.io/preprints/ps... github.com/E-M-McCormic...
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Ashley Sanders @ashleyfsanders.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
New preprint 🚨🧠 from Michael Myers, Alyssa Labonte, Chad Sylvester & team at WashU! Functional parcellation of the neonatal brain, developed from a dataset of resting-state fMRI from 261 neonates #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Functional parcellation of the neonatal brain
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Marc L Seal @parkvillegeek.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
Functional parcellation of the neonatal brain | #bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
👶🧠 Can we look at individual functional brain organization in newborns? We explored new methodological avenues for fMRI to make this possible: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @koiralasanju.bsky.social @crimoral.bsky.social @tervoclemmensb.bsky.social @bart-larsen.bsky.social @smnelson.bsky.social
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Multi-echo Acquisition and Thermal Denoising Advances Infant Precision Functional Imaging
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Julia Moser @drjuliamoser.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
How does the world look like from the eyes of an infant? Surely not a question we can answer in the near future but always fascinating to think about! Particularly together with this amazing team of authors: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Consciousness in the cradle: on the emergence of infant experience
Although each of us was once a baby, infant consciousness remains mysterious and there is no received view about when, and in what form, consciousness…
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