Magdalena Martínez-García PhD
@magdamartinezga.bsky.social
Postdoc at Jacobs lab UC Santa Barbara• Neuroscience of pregnancy • Women's brain health • @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social @enigmabrains.bsky.social
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Advancing the neuroscience of human pregnancy - Nature Neuroscience
The study of the female brain during pregnancy and motherhood is gaining traction, and holds the potential to address the unmet needs of millions of women worldwide. Here we highlight the most pressin...
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Hi 🦋, here’s our roadmap to✨advance the neuroscience of human pregnancy ✨. Precision imaging and large-scale consortia are the two paths forward, feeding into each other. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excited to share I’ve been awarded a 2-year @bbrfoundation Young Investigator Grant! This will support my work on brain changes linked to perinatal depression, building on my research in human maternal brain. Grateful to be at @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social with Dr. @emilyjacobs.bsky.social !
August 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Excited to share I’ve been awarded a 2-year @bbrfoundation Young Investigator Grant! This will support my work on brain changes linked to perinatal depression, building on my research in human maternal brain. Grateful to be at @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social with Dr. @emilyjacobs.bsky.social !
If you have expertise in MRI/behavioral data collection and are eager to break into the women's brain health/human neuroendocrinology field, this is an outstanding opportunity for you!
Plus you get to live in beautiful Santa Barbara ☀️ 🌊 🌴 ⛰️
Plus you get to live in beautiful Santa Barbara ☀️ 🌊 🌴 ⛰️
We’re hiring! Pls share widely:
In conjunction w/ the @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social, my team is recruiting a full-time clinical research coordinator to assist with research efforts at UC Santa Barbara. 1-2 yrs experience in MRI data collection preferred.
Submit apps to: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02974
In conjunction w/ the @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social, my team is recruiting a full-time clinical research coordinator to assist with research efforts at UC Santa Barbara. 1-2 yrs experience in MRI data collection preferred.
Submit apps to: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02974
August 3, 2025 at 3:36 AM
If you have expertise in MRI/behavioral data collection and are eager to break into the women's brain health/human neuroendocrinology field, this is an outstanding opportunity for you!
Plus you get to live in beautiful Santa Barbara ☀️ 🌊 🌴 ⛰️
Plus you get to live in beautiful Santa Barbara ☀️ 🌊 🌴 ⛰️
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We’re thrilled to welcome @susanacarmona.bsky.social @neuromaternal.bsky.social to Santa Barbara as a Bowers WBHI Visiting Faculty Fellow to discuss the maternal brain
#bowerswbhi #maternalbrainhealth #ucsb @magdamartinezga.bsky.social
#bowerswbhi #maternalbrainhealth #ucsb @magdamartinezga.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome @susanacarmona.bsky.social @neuromaternal.bsky.social to Santa Barbara as a Bowers WBHI Visiting Faculty Fellow to discuss the maternal brain
#bowerswbhi #maternalbrainhealth #ucsb @magdamartinezga.bsky.social
#bowerswbhi #maternalbrainhealth #ucsb @magdamartinezga.bsky.social
Sadly I won’t be at #OHBM2025 this year, but my poster on the Global Maternal Brain Project @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social will be there! Feel free to stop by & reach out if you’d like to connect. Don’t miss the amazing talks by my colleagues @laurapritschet.bsky.social, Winnie Orchard & Caitlin Taylor ✨
See you at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping's Annual Meeting! We're headed to Brisbane to share what we’ve been working on. Check out the flyers so you know where find us, and stay tuned as we introduce more speakers.
#ohbm2025 ohbmofficial.bsky.social #BrainHealth @emilyjacobs.bsky.social
#ohbm2025 ohbmofficial.bsky.social #BrainHealth @emilyjacobs.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Sadly I won’t be at #OHBM2025 this year, but my poster on the Global Maternal Brain Project @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social will be there! Feel free to stop by & reach out if you’d like to connect. Don’t miss the amazing talks by my colleagues @laurapritschet.bsky.social, Winnie Orchard & Caitlin Taylor ✨
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Pregnancy &motherhood transform the brain in ways we're only beginning to understand🧠
Uncovering these changes w/ @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social @grotzinger.bsky.social Kaya Jordan & @cziscience.bsky.social's generous support!
tinyurl.com/38jb7hm6
Uncovering these changes w/ @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social @grotzinger.bsky.social Kaya Jordan & @cziscience.bsky.social's generous support!
tinyurl.com/38jb7hm6
May 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Pregnancy &motherhood transform the brain in ways we're only beginning to understand🧠
Uncovering these changes w/ @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social @grotzinger.bsky.social Kaya Jordan & @cziscience.bsky.social's generous support!
tinyurl.com/38jb7hm6
Uncovering these changes w/ @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social @grotzinger.bsky.social Kaya Jordan & @cziscience.bsky.social's generous support!
tinyurl.com/38jb7hm6
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Online now:
The estrous cycle modulates hippocampal spine dynamics, dendritic processing, and spatial coding
In this study, Wolcott et al. explore estrous-cycle modulation of hippocampal neuron structure and function. Using longitudinal two-photon imaging across the estrous cycle, they find significant modulation at the synaptic, cellular, and population levels.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Online now:
Unique opportunity to join our team!
Join us in beautiful Santa Barbara! We're hiring a full-time junior specialist/research technician to play a central role in data collection & analysis of brain imaging studies of pregnancy & menopause.
Learn more & apply at: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02974
Or help us spread the word 💫
Learn more & apply at: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02974
Or help us spread the word 💫
May 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Unique opportunity to join our team!
A dream come true to present my research program in my fav conference, the Parental Brain & my dear home country, Spain. Through the @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social I’m committed to promote deeply collaborative science in the human maternal brain field. This is just the beginning!
May 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A dream come true to present my research program in my fav conference, the Parental Brain & my dear home country, Spain. Through the @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social I’m committed to promote deeply collaborative science in the human maternal brain field. This is just the beginning!
Such a pleasure to share our work with your research institute!
Yesterday we had the pleasure to have at @barcelonabeta.bsky.social two amazing reserchers @magdamartinezga.bsky.social and @grotzinger.bsky.social , from @emilyjacobs.bsky.social lab, talking about “Advancing the Neuroscience of Human Pregnancy”
May 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Such a pleasure to share our work with your research institute!
Excited to be heading to Barcelona next week for the Parental Brain Conference! I’ll be speaking on “Promoting Big Datasets & Collaboration in Human Maternal Brain Research through @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social
” on Friday, May 9. Can’t wait to connect with this amazing community! #PB2025
” on Friday, May 9. Can’t wait to connect with this amazing community! #PB2025
May 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Excited to be heading to Barcelona next week for the Parental Brain Conference! I’ll be speaking on “Promoting Big Datasets & Collaboration in Human Maternal Brain Research through @bowers-wbhi.bsky.social
” on Friday, May 9. Can’t wait to connect with this amazing community! #PB2025
” on Friday, May 9. Can’t wait to connect with this amazing community! #PB2025
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THRILLED to see this SI now out addressing the power and potential of focusing our lens on women. H/t to Tali for making space for these ideas to flourish and for a dream team of investigators to contribute!!
Advancing the science of women’s health | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Advancing the science of women’s health | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Advancing the science of women’s health
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March 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
THRILLED to see this SI now out addressing the power and potential of focusing our lens on women. H/t to Tali for making space for these ideas to flourish and for a dream team of investigators to contribute!!
Advancing the science of women’s health | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Advancing the science of women’s health | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Dropping 🔥🔥🔥 knowledge @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social @sheilashanmugan.bsky.social Laura Pritschet
Do not miss a slew of top notch papers on the maternal brain in this SI
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/h...
Do not miss a slew of top notch papers on the maternal brain in this SI
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/h...
Women With Postpartum Depression Experienced Brain Changes During Pregnancy, Study Finds
The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth.
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March 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Dropping 🔥🔥🔥 knowledge @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social @sheilashanmugan.bsky.social Laura Pritschet
Do not miss a slew of top notch papers on the maternal brain in this SI
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/h...
Do not miss a slew of top notch papers on the maternal brain in this SI
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/h...
If you’re in San Diego and curious about the neuroscience of human pregnancy, join me next Thursday for a talk at the Center for Perinatal Discovery @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social,invited by Dr. Ina Stelzer. Excited to share insights-come say hi!
February 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you’re in San Diego and curious about the neuroscience of human pregnancy, join me next Thursday for a talk at the Center for Perinatal Discovery @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social,invited by Dr. Ina Stelzer. Excited to share insights-come say hi!
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Thank you @emilyjacobs.bsky.social for the invite to talk today about the intersection of computational psychiatry and algorithmic fairness. There are more open questions than answers in this space, and we need diverse people + ideas to make progress!
February 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Thank you @emilyjacobs.bsky.social for the invite to talk today about the intersection of computational psychiatry and algorithmic fairness. There are more open questions than answers in this space, and we need diverse people + ideas to make progress!
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Our issue on Cognition and Motherhood is out at Archives of Women's Mental Health (Springer) - edited with Dr Bridget Callaghan!
bit.ly/3POHxWD
Check out the exciting papers from teams of Prof Paola Dazzan, Prof Darby Saxbe, FinnBrain Study, Prof Helena Rutherford, Dr Sivan Raz and more.
bit.ly/3POHxWD
Check out the exciting papers from teams of Prof Paola Dazzan, Prof Darby Saxbe, FinnBrain Study, Prof Helena Rutherford, Dr Sivan Raz and more.
January 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Our issue on Cognition and Motherhood is out at Archives of Women's Mental Health (Springer) - edited with Dr Bridget Callaghan!
bit.ly/3POHxWD
Check out the exciting papers from teams of Prof Paola Dazzan, Prof Darby Saxbe, FinnBrain Study, Prof Helena Rutherford, Dr Sivan Raz and more.
bit.ly/3POHxWD
Check out the exciting papers from teams of Prof Paola Dazzan, Prof Darby Saxbe, FinnBrain Study, Prof Helena Rutherford, Dr Sivan Raz and more.
After 5 years of data collection (179 first-time mothers + controls), the first bemother.eu/en/ paper is out! We uncovered a U-shaped trajectory in maternal GM volume, resolving a long-standing puzzle in the maternal brain field. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
After 5 years of data collection (179 first-time mothers + controls), the first bemother.eu/en/ paper is out! We uncovered a U-shaped trajectory in maternal GM volume, resolving a long-standing puzzle in the maternal brain field. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Happy New Year🎉
Thrilled to start 2025 with $1M from @cziscience.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social to study the maternal brain using AI!
Grateful for the chance to advance science for mothers worldwide 🧠
@emilyjacobs.bsky.social @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social
Thrilled to start 2025 with $1M from @cziscience.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social to study the maternal brain using AI!
Grateful for the chance to advance science for mothers worldwide 🧠
@emilyjacobs.bsky.social @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Happy New Year🎉
Thrilled to start 2025 with $1M from @cziscience.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social to study the maternal brain using AI!
Grateful for the chance to advance science for mothers worldwide 🧠
@emilyjacobs.bsky.social @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social
Thrilled to start 2025 with $1M from @cziscience.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social to study the maternal brain using AI!
Grateful for the chance to advance science for mothers worldwide 🧠
@emilyjacobs.bsky.social @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social
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Proud to present our most recent paper on #citizenscience #womenshealth #microbiome on this new platform - from our Isala project www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Citizen science as an instrument for women’s health research - Nature Medicine
Citizen-science approaches can help challenge taboos around intimate health topics, amplify underrepresented voices and prioritize women’s involvement in health research; this Perspective considers th...
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November 24, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Proud to present our most recent paper on #citizenscience #womenshealth #microbiome on this new platform - from our Isala project www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Loved getting to meet with @emilyjacobs.bsky.social and her lab group (including star postdoc @magdamartinezga.bsky.social) at UCSB! @philnewsomejr.bsky.social and Anthony Vaccaro joined me from USC...we got to nerd out about parental brain changes and & see some beautiful intensively sampled data
November 23, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Loved getting to meet with @emilyjacobs.bsky.social and her lab group (including star postdoc @magdamartinezga.bsky.social) at UCSB! @philnewsomejr.bsky.social and Anthony Vaccaro joined me from USC...we got to nerd out about parental brain changes and & see some beautiful intensively sampled data
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Most viewed reel in Nature’s history?! 🎤💧 Let this be the rallying cry: women’s health can’t wait.
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-nl...
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-nl...
What happens to your brain during pregnancy? #science #openaccess
YouTube video by Springer Nature
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November 13, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Most viewed reel in Nature’s history?! 🎤💧 Let this be the rallying cry: women’s health can’t wait.
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-nl...
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-nl...
Hi 🦋, here’s our roadmap to✨advance the neuroscience of human pregnancy ✨. Precision imaging and large-scale consortia are the two paths forward, feeding into each other. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Advancing the neuroscience of human pregnancy - Nature Neuroscience
The study of the female brain during pregnancy and motherhood is gaining traction, and holds the potential to address the unmet needs of millions of women worldwide. Here we highlight the most pressin...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Hi 🦋, here’s our roadmap to✨advance the neuroscience of human pregnancy ✨. Precision imaging and large-scale consortia are the two paths forward, feeding into each other. www.nature.com/articles/s41...