Cognitive Affective Neurodevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab
candylab-ihn.bsky.social
Cognitive Affective Neurodevelopment in Youth (CANDY) Lab
@candylab-ihn.bsky.social
👩‍🔬PI: @giorgia-picci.bsky.social
🔬Adversity, Puberty, Brain Development
📍Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town
🙋‍♀️Our awesome PI, @giorgia-picci.bsky.social , volunteered as the first participant! 💪
🤩CANDY lab celebrated this new beginning by dressing up as SMORES for Halloween!
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🤓She is eager coordinating the lab’s newest project examining women’s brain health and hormones and is concluding her project on how racial discrimination shapes neural dynamics underlying facial processing and trauma symptoms in teens.
🌠Amelia loves to go thrifting and tracking meteor showers.
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The project examines how pubertal development in autistic adolescents shapes mental-health trajectories, integrating neuroimaging, hormonal, and behavioral data. This work targets a critical, understudied window, puberty, to reveal mechanisms guiding early interventions.
October 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🧠 She has contributed to projects examining the neurobiological mechanisms linking early-life stress to memory and the psychological effects of childhood maltreatment.
🤓 Sumedha plans to pursue a PhD to further explore her research interests.
🍜 In her free time, you can find her chasing sunsets.
October 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
🧠His current project is focused on the mediating role of the anterior pituitary gland on pubertal timing and mental health symptoms.
🤓He plans on attending a graduate program in clinical psychology.
🌳Zach enjoys playing soccer, going on hikes, and solving crossword puzzles.
October 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
At CANDY Lab, we are ALWAYS excited about opportunites that help us bring neuroscience and psychology research beyond the lab and into the community!
October 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We are SO looking forward to connecting with everyone! Keep an eye out for our amazing lab updates 🤩
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM