Reposted by Silvia GiniNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 05/10/2026BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.” 241082514
Reposted by Silvia GiniAndrea Luppi, PhD @loopyluppi.bsky.social · 02/10/20261/ 🚨 Just out in @natneuro.nature.com! 🧠 We profiled >6,000 features of brain dynamics across humans, macaques, marmosets, mice, fish and worms 🧑🐒🐒🐁🐟🪱 to find a shared neural endpoint of anaesthesia: spatiotemporal isolation of local activity 🧵👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41593-026-02460-4 24022
Silvia Gini @silviagini.bsky.social · 13/06/2026In it, Alessandro and I reflect on the remarkable progress of rodent neuroimaging over the last few years and discuss why we’re optimistic about its future contributions to human neuroimaging. Looking forward to continuing these conversations at @ohbmofficial.bsky.social this week! 000
Silvia Gini @silviagini.bsky.social · 13/06/2026With OHBM 2026 starting tomorrow, I’m excited to share this perspective piece @gozziale.bsky.social and I contributed to @apertureohbm.bsky.social State of the Brain 2025 collection! 🧠 doi.org/10.52294/001...doi.orgExpanding the cross-species lens: Rodents in focus | Published in Aperture NeuroBy Silvia Gini, Alessandro Gozzi. Cross-species functional neuroimaging is evolving from a niche pursuit to an emerging theme in systems neuroscience, with the potential to broaden the questions we ca... 142
Reposted by Silvia GiniAlessandro Gozzi @gozziale.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Our preprint has grown up, and it is now out in @natneuro.nature.com Bottom line: variable patterns of brain connectivity in #autism can reflect distinct underlying biological mechanisms 🧠🐭 Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Mouse fMRI datasets: tinyurl.com/44dwe6dz Detailed explainer below👇nature.comAutism subtypes identified using cross-species functional connectivity analyses - Nature NeurosciencePagani et al. used cross-species fMRI to reveal two autism subtypes, characterized by lower and higher brain connectivity and linked to synaptic and immune-related pathways, respectively. 22413
Reposted by Silvia GiniChiara Pepe @chiarapepe.bsky.social · 29/04/202624/04/2026, PhD in Cognitive and Brain Sciences, cum laude 🎓 @cimecunitrento.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social What a wonderful journey life is. I am so grateful that I’m still out of words..I’ll let these pictures speak. And yes, my lab really did build me a cardboard Iconeus machine!! 074
Reposted by Silvia GiniAlessandro Gozzi @gozziale.bsky.social · 18/03/2026📢 New preprint from the lab🧠 ▶️doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.12.710517 What does fMRI connectivity actually reflect at the neural level? The natural intuition is: more neural activity = more connectivity! Using cortical perturbations we show this is not necessarily the case: sometimes less is more! 👇🧵 17327
Reposted by Silvia GiniBratislav Misic @misicbata.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Synaptome architecture shapes regional dynamics in the mouse brain | doi.org/10.1371/jour... How do diverse synapses relate to the spatial patterning of whole-brain dynamics? Justine Hansen explores @plosbiology.org ⤵️ 13616
Reposted by Silvia GiniAlessandro Gozzi @gozziale.bsky.social · 17/02/2026🚨Do we need a large, expensive MRI scanner to map whole-brain networks in the mouse? Not necessarily! In our new preprint ▶️ tinyurl.com/3a2h4r9f we show that transcranial functional ultrasound (fUSI) can map connectome-scale networks with striking agreement to fMRI 🧵👇 13916
Reposted by Silvia GiniNature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · 29/01/2026Luppi et al. identify transcriptomic and connectomic controllers of information integration and its breakdown induced by anaesthesia across speciesdlvr.itConvergent transcriptomic and connectomic controllers of information integration and its anaesthetic breakdown across mammalian brains - Nature Human BehaviourLuppi et al. identify transcriptomic and connectomic controllers of information integration and its breakdown induced by anaesthesia in humans, macaques, marmosets and mice. 055
Reposted by Silvia GiniChiara Pepe @chiarapepe.bsky.social · 11/02/2026🐭🧠 Can fUSI truly map canonical mouse resting-state networks — and how does it compare to fMRI? I’m excited to share the work of my PhD in our new preprint!👉 doi.org/10.64898/202... Go check it out — it’s time to expand your neuroimaging toolkit 🧠🚀 11811
Reposted by Silvia GiniISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Identificata riduzione della connettività cerebrale associata alla pubertà nella sindrome da delezione 22q11.2. Lo studio, su #ScienceAdvances, è stato guidato dal team di @gozziale.bsky.social, F.Alvino, S.Gini, con @uclacollege.bsky.social e @unipisa.bsky.social opentalk.iit.it/leffetto-del...opentalk.iit.itL’effetto della pubertà sul cervello nella sindrome 22q11.2 - Talk iitI ricercatori dell’Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia a Rovereto hanno identificato una riduzione della connettività cerebrale dopo la pubertà, chiarendo l’insorgenza di disturbi comportamentali La delez... 024
Reposted by Silvia GiniAlessandro Gozzi @gozziale.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Two years after a fun and inspiring retreat at our institute in #Rovereto, our position paper on the future of rodent functional neuroimaging is finally out 🐭🧠👇 📄https://tinyurl.com/42spkbft Here we outline key challenges & a roadmap to advance the field! Proud of this collaborative effort 🥳🎉 173
Silvia Gini @silviagini.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Very proud to share our latest work on functional dysconnectivity, now out in Science Advances! What is the significance of 🧠 dysconnectivity in neurodevelopmental disorders? Here’s what we found! 🧵⬇️ 0112
Reposted by Silvia GiniBratislav Misic @misicbata.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Synaptome architecture shapes regional dynamics in the mouse brain | www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Led by Justine Hansen Big news: there are all sorts of different synapse types in the brain 👀‼️⤵️ 25925
Reposted by Silvia GiniThe Organization for Human Brain Mapping @ohbmofficial.bsky.social · 04/02/2025🚨 Featured Speakers Announced! 🚨 #OHBM2025 Join us in Brisbane, Australia, June 24-28, 2025, for an incredible lineup of speakers shaping the future of human brain mapping. 🧠✨ 🔗 Full details in the comments! #Neuroscience #BrainMapping #NeuroscienceConference 2186