The Friedman Brain Institute

The Art of the Brain virtual exhibition 2024, curated by Veronica Szarejko, is now live! In honor of this year’s #BrainAwarenessWeek 2024, #MountSinai’s Friedman Brain Institute joins the Dana Foundation in its global efforts to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research.   The #ArtoftheBrain is an annual virtual exhibition of photographs, paintings, illustrations and videos that celebrate the beauty of the brain and nervous system as seen through the eyes of some of the world’s leading researchers.   With the aid of the latest technological advances, as symbolized by these images, scientists are better able to understand how the brain works and to accelerate the development of new treatments for many brain disorders including #AlzheimersDisease, #Autism, #DrugAddiction, #Schizophrenia and #ParkinsonsDisease, among many others. View the exhibition https://lnkd.in/eZsZyXuZ #FriedmanBrainInstitute #NashNeuroscience #DiverseBrains #SciART #NeuroART Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai The Mount Sinai Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine Center for Excellence in Youth Education (CEYE) International Brain Research Organization Dana Foundation Society for Neuroscience

An essential part of achieving #healthequity is the fair collection of genomic data, ensuring that informed health care decisions can reflect the unique, diverse genomes of all cultures. Currently, there is a lack of diversity in #genomicresearch data. This limits what we can uncover about health and potential treatments for our global population. Expanding diversity among participants in genomic research can bridge these gaps, advancing our understanding of human genetics for all communities. One ambitious initiative that strives to diversify this data is the Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries Program...poised to serve as a model for embedding genetics into routine clinical care. Dr. Alexander Charney explains: “Our goal is to develop personalized treatments tailored not only to the disease but to the individual’s genetic makeup, which we know varies significantly across populations.” “Equity is a core value of the scientific vision for the Mount Sinai Million,” says Dr. Lea Davis. “We are thrilled to connect the program with HEDA and are looking forward to supporting equity-focused research through the development of this incredible resource.” Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eQSvuvha #MountSinaiMillion #MountSinai #WeFindAWay Enroll today: https://lnkd.in/e-Aduf4u

Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that The Center for Molecular Integrative Neuroresilience has joined Bluesky 🦋 ! We can’t wait to connect with friends and colleagues in the neuroscience community and share all of the AMAZING WORK that is being done in the #PasinettiLab, at Mount Sinai and beyond. Follow us @icahncmin.bsky.social‬ ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eb3jdp5M

I’m very proud of the work we are doing at The Friedman Brain Institute. By leveraging neurotechnology to record from the human brain, the neurosurgical suite has become an active laboratory for research. As we extend beyond non-invasive techniques, we are gaining a deeper understanding of the neurophysiological basis of cognition. I look forward to seeing how the insights we obtain from neuromodulation will enhance the way we treat serious mental illness. https://lnkd.in/ej4mpk92

START BEING soooo DRAMATIC (OR COMEDIC)🎭 There are 1,000s of stories in the Mount Sinai Community. Yours is one of them! JOIN The Story Collider & the #FriedmanBrainInstitute for an immersive, science STORYTELLING WORKSHOP culminating in a LIVE SHOWCASE (for 5 of our storytellers) at Caveat NYC! 🎙️ DEADLINE December 13th 🎤 SIGN-UP NOW https://lnkd.in/eeCSUSWC For More Information, Contact Aya.Osman@mssm.edu Abha.Rajbhandari@mssm.edu #NashNeuroscience Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai The Mount Sinai Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine Aya Osman Abha Karki Rajbhandari Paula Croxson

SUPER EXCITED to present our first #CallforImages submission! Here, we 🚀🔭🔬 with the #Rajlab's Josep Oriol Narcis Majos, PhD on “An Intergalactic Journey into the Depths of the Human Brain”! VOTE NOW for #ArtoftheBrain image #1 👉 Most ♥️'s wins! #FriedmanBrainInstitute #NashNeuroscience Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai The Mount Sinai Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine Towfique Raj

#Strokes and #Migraines affect millions of Americans each year and, while they might seem like unrelated health issues, they could actually be symptoms of something much deeper. Here, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD discusses CADASIL (Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy), a rare, inherited type of vascular disease that can cause #Dementia. Learn More https://lnkd.in/e9m2yPZm #FriedmanBrainInstitute #NashNeuroscience The Mount Sinai Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine Stellate Communications

OUT NOW! The FALL 2024 Issue of the #FBINewsletter: "How the Neurosurgical Suite Has Become an Active Laboratory for Research at Mount Sinai".  👉 https://lnkd.in/ed-RmrHN Directly recording neural activity in human brain presents major challenges. To circumvent these issues and to provide insight into the function of the healthy human brain, researchers turn to animal models, in which brain activity can be manipulated and the consequences assessed. To ensure that what is learned from animal models has the best chance of translating to the human brain, scientists at The Friedman Brain Institute (FBI) work with nonhuman primates, such as macaque monkeys. In this issue, LEARN MORE when you read about “The Crucial Importance of Nonhuman Primates to Understand Human Brain Function” 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHUs2wdg #FriedmanBrainInstitute #NashNeuroscience Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai The Mount Sinai Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine Peter Rudebeck Erin Rich Helen Mayberg, MD

Our researchers have discovered for the first time a neural mechanism for memory integration that stretches across both time and personal experience. These findings demonstrate how memories stored in neural ensembles in the brain are constantly being updated and reorganized with salient information, and represent an important step in deciphering how our memories stay current with the most recently available information. Read more: https://mshs.co/4i89t4P

The 2024 Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at Mount Sinai Retreat at the New York Academy of Medicine was a day to remember! Attendees explored key topics through dynamic panel discussions on precision medicine and grants, a resilience-focused workshop, and poster sessions highlighting groundbreaking research. A special thank you to Marylyn Ritchie, PhD, FACMI, for her inspiring keynote on precision medicine in the age of AI. Thank you to everyone who participated and made this event a success—we look forward to continuing these impactful conversations!