Alec Jamieson
@alecjamieson.bsky.social
Postdoc investigating alterations in functional brain connectivity for those with mood disorders
Our latest work is now out in @natmentalhealth.nature.com! We examined the role of the basal forebrain and its influence on intrinsic brain networks in depressive and anxiety disorders.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@psychunimelb.bsky.social, @mbciu.bsky.social, #UnimelbMDHS
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@psychunimelb.bsky.social, @mbciu.bsky.social, #UnimelbMDHS
Altered basal forebrain regulation of intrinsic brain networks in depressive and anxiety disorders - Nature Mental Health
Using 7T resting-state functional MRI data, the authors investigate the effective connectivity of basal forebrain areas in a transdiagnostic sample of patients with anxiety and depression and healthy ...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Our latest work is now out in @natmentalhealth.nature.com! We examined the role of the basal forebrain and its influence on intrinsic brain networks in depressive and anxiety disorders.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@psychunimelb.bsky.social, @mbciu.bsky.social, #UnimelbMDHS
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@psychunimelb.bsky.social, @mbciu.bsky.social, #UnimelbMDHS
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I still get chills
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
August 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I still get chills
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Reposted by Alec Jamieson
🚨 Out now in Nat. Commun!
Led by Po-Han (Terry) Kung & Trevor Steward (not @ Bluesky).
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The habenula—a tiny midbrain hub—is implicated in restructuring negative self-beliefs.
#7TfMRI #Habenula #DCM @cgdavey.bsky.social @drkimfelm.bsky.social @alecjamieson.bsky.social
Led by Po-Han (Terry) Kung & Trevor Steward (not @ Bluesky).
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The habenula—a tiny midbrain hub—is implicated in restructuring negative self-beliefs.
#7TfMRI #Habenula #DCM @cgdavey.bsky.social @drkimfelm.bsky.social @alecjamieson.bsky.social
Habenula contributions to negative self-cognitions - Nature Communications
Self-related cognitions are central to identity and wellbeing. Using 7-Tesla MRI, Kung et al map a dynamic network centred on the habenula demonstrating its role in encoding self-directed thinking and...
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May 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
🚨 Out now in Nat. Commun!
Led by Po-Han (Terry) Kung & Trevor Steward (not @ Bluesky).
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The habenula—a tiny midbrain hub—is implicated in restructuring negative self-beliefs.
#7TfMRI #Habenula #DCM @cgdavey.bsky.social @drkimfelm.bsky.social @alecjamieson.bsky.social
Led by Po-Han (Terry) Kung & Trevor Steward (not @ Bluesky).
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The habenula—a tiny midbrain hub—is implicated in restructuring negative self-beliefs.
#7TfMRI #Habenula #DCM @cgdavey.bsky.social @drkimfelm.bsky.social @alecjamieson.bsky.social
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Australian universities are facing some tough times—poor funding rates, job cuts, and declining student enrolments.
I discussed with @drjr.bsky.social how early-career researchers are being deeply hurt by these challenges in this @natureportfolio.bsky.social piece:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I discussed with @drjr.bsky.social how early-career researchers are being deeply hurt by these challenges in this @natureportfolio.bsky.social piece:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Falling enrolments and funding cuts force Australian universities to take stock
The Australian Universities Accord offers a roadmap for reform, but there are major challenges ahead.
www.nature.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Australian universities are facing some tough times—poor funding rates, job cuts, and declining student enrolments.
I discussed with @drjr.bsky.social how early-career researchers are being deeply hurt by these challenges in this @natureportfolio.bsky.social piece:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I discussed with @drjr.bsky.social how early-career researchers are being deeply hurt by these challenges in this @natureportfolio.bsky.social piece:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I'm recruiting a 23-month postdoc! If you're interesting in #ComputationalPsychiatry or #EatingDisorders research please apply and/or get in touch - very happy to have informal chats with potential applicants, and put you in touch with existing members of my lab. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
Jobs - The University of York
jobs.york.ac.uk
December 2, 2024 at 2:18 PM
I'm recruiting a 23-month postdoc! If you're interesting in #ComputationalPsychiatry or #EatingDisorders research please apply and/or get in touch - very happy to have informal chats with potential applicants, and put you in touch with existing members of my lab. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
Reposted by Alec Jamieson
This essay has been long overdue. Chapeau to Tom Pollock for writing it.
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Why inflammatory reductionism is a threat to psychiatry (and the rest of medicine)
Thomas Pollak explores the emergence of a new worldview which attempts to explain all manner of ills as the result of inflammation or immune dysfunction. H
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November 21, 2024 at 7:04 PM
This essay has been long overdue. Chapeau to Tom Pollock for writing it.
academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...
academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...