Alexander Holmes
@dralexholmes.bsky.social
Neuroscientist and Postdoc at FMRIB, University of Oxford
Neuroimaging 🧠 Development 👶 Gradients 🌈 Genetics 🧬
Neuroimaging 🧠 Development 👶 Gradients 🌈 Genetics 🧬
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
Toward Robust Neuroanatomical Normative Models: Influence of Sample Size and Covariates Distributions | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Toward Robust Neuroanatomical Normative Models: Influence of Sample Size and Covariates Distributions | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
Precon_all is finally citeable! I’m relieved, pleased, thrilled and all other superlatives to present to you our preprint describing the inner workings of the precon_all pipeline for semi-automated non-human cortical surface reconstruction! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/10
June 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Precon_all is finally citeable! I’m relieved, pleased, thrilled and all other superlatives to present to you our preprint describing the inner workings of the precon_all pipeline for semi-automated non-human cortical surface reconstruction! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/10
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
"I've always aspired to be a catalyst for change in my research field in Brazil, and OxCIN Global Scholars has made this goal more attainable."
Kamilla Souza talks about her Global Scholar experience and her work with @neuroecologylab.bsky.social on dolphin brains: tinyurl.com/bdcva2zv
Kamilla Souza talks about her Global Scholar experience and her work with @neuroecologylab.bsky.social on dolphin brains: tinyurl.com/bdcva2zv
'A life-changing experience in my career' - reflections on OxCIN Global Scholars
We speak to OxCIN Global Scholars participant Kamilla Souza about her time on the scheme.
tinyurl.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"I've always aspired to be a catalyst for change in my research field in Brazil, and OxCIN Global Scholars has made this goal more attainable."
Kamilla Souza talks about her Global Scholar experience and her work with @neuroecologylab.bsky.social on dolphin brains: tinyurl.com/bdcva2zv
Kamilla Souza talks about her Global Scholar experience and her work with @neuroecologylab.bsky.social on dolphin brains: tinyurl.com/bdcva2zv
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
🧠💊New preprint differentiating antipsychotic medication vs. illness effects on cortical thickness in people w/ psychosis.
Finding: People receiving placebo show prominent cortical thinning over 1st year of illness, whereas those receiving antipsychotics do not. 1/3
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Finding: People receiving placebo show prominent cortical thinning over 1st year of illness, whereas those receiving antipsychotics do not. 1/3
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
🧠💊New preprint differentiating antipsychotic medication vs. illness effects on cortical thickness in people w/ psychosis.
Finding: People receiving placebo show prominent cortical thinning over 1st year of illness, whereas those receiving antipsychotics do not. 1/3
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Finding: People receiving placebo show prominent cortical thinning over 1st year of illness, whereas those receiving antipsychotics do not. 1/3
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Isabella F. Orlando, Claire O’Callaghan, et al:
Dopamine alters functional gradients in Parkinson’s disease
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Dopamine alters functional gradients in Parkinson’s disease
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
May 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Isabella F. Orlando, Claire O’Callaghan, et al:
Dopamine alters functional gradients in Parkinson’s disease
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Dopamine alters functional gradients in Parkinson’s disease
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
Attention and executive delays in early childhood: a meta-analysis of neurodevelopmental conditions | Molecular Psychiatry www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Attention and executive delays in early childhood: a meta-analysis of neurodevelopmental conditions - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Attention and executive delays in early childhood: a meta-analysis of neurodevelopmental conditions
www.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Attention and executive delays in early childhood: a meta-analysis of neurodevelopmental conditions | Molecular Psychiatry www.nature.com/articles/s41...
James is a great supervisor and doing a lot of really cool work right now - any neuro people that like tackling genuinely interesting research questions in a fantastic lab environment should defs apply
We are hiring!
@aurinaarn.bsky.social and I are jointly looking for a talented Postdoc in Systems and Comp Neuro at Monash (AUS).
If you like neuroimaging 🧠, comp models 💻, genetics 🧬, brain disorders 🤕, and/or evolution 🐵🐭, this could be the job for you!!
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
@aurinaarn.bsky.social and I are jointly looking for a talented Postdoc in Systems and Comp Neuro at Monash (AUS).
If you like neuroimaging 🧠, comp models 💻, genetics 🧬, brain disorders 🤕, and/or evolution 🐵🐭, this could be the job for you!!
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Job Search
careers.pageuppeople.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
James is a great supervisor and doing a lot of really cool work right now - any neuro people that like tackling genuinely interesting research questions in a fantastic lab environment should defs apply
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
The scientific community needs to develop processes to support, hire and retain researchers whose work sits between traditional fields of study, writes @avramholmes.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/future-of-fm...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/future-of-fm...
fMRI must break out of its silo
We need to develop research programs that link phenomena across levels, from genes and molecules to cells, circuits, networks and behavior.
www.thetransmitter.org
April 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The scientific community needs to develop processes to support, hire and retain researchers whose work sits between traditional fields of study, writes @avramholmes.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/future-of-fm...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/future-of-fm...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Hui Wang, Emi Takahashi, et al:
Imaging of developing human brains with ex vivo PSOCT and dMRI
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Imaging of developing human brains with ex vivo PSOCT and dMRI
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
March 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Hui Wang, Emi Takahashi, et al:
Imaging of developing human brains with ex vivo PSOCT and dMRI
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Imaging of developing human brains with ex vivo PSOCT and dMRI
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
The impact of heterogeneous spatial autocorrelation on comparisons of brain maps | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The impact of heterogeneous spatial autocorrelation on comparisons of brain maps | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Segmentation-Based Quality Control of Structural Magnetic Resonance Images | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Segmentation-Based Quality Control of Structural Magnetic Resonance Images | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
👏👏👏
Reproducible Brain Charts: An open data resource for mapping brain development and its associations with mental health | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reproducible Brain Charts: An open data resource for mapping brain development and its associations with mental health | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
👏👏👏
Reproducible Brain Charts: An open data resource for mapping brain development and its associations with mental health | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reproducible Brain Charts: An open data resource for mapping brain development and its associations with mental health | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Jayson Jeganathan, Michael Breakspear, et al:
Spurious correlations in surface-based functional brain imaging
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Spurious correlations in surface-based functional brain imaging
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
February 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Jayson Jeganathan, Michael Breakspear, et al:
Spurious correlations in surface-based functional brain imaging
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Spurious correlations in surface-based functional brain imaging
doi.org/10.1162/imag...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
The Generalizability of Cortical Area Parcellations Across Early Childhood | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The Generalizability of Cortical Area Parcellations Across Early Childhood | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
China Autism Brain Imaging Consortium: Charting Brain Growth in Chinese Children with Autism | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
China Autism Brain Imaging Consortium: Charting Brain Growth in Chinese Children with Autism | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
I have had other papers pass this mile stone, but this one is special as it was my 1st, first-author paper, and was the output from my PhD many moons ago!
@drbreaky.bsky.social @mschira.bsky.social
@drbreaky.bsky.social @mschira.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I have had other papers pass this mile stone, but this one is special as it was my 1st, first-author paper, and was the output from my PhD many moons ago!
@drbreaky.bsky.social @mschira.bsky.social
@drbreaky.bsky.social @mschira.bsky.social
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
For my first-ever bluesky post, I'm really excited to share our new preprint "Geometric influences on the regional organization of the mammalian brain" with @alexfornito.bsky.social and a superstar 17-person team! (1/n)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Geometric influences on the regional organization of the mammalian brain
The mammalian brain is comprised of anatomically and functionally distinct regions. Substantial work over the past century has pursued the generation of ever-more accurate maps of regional boundaries,...
www.biorxiv.org
February 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
For my first-ever bluesky post, I'm really excited to share our new preprint "Geometric influences on the regional organization of the mammalian brain" with @alexfornito.bsky.social and a superstar 17-person team! (1/n)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
Cognitive and psychiatric relevance of dynamic functional connectivity states in a large (N > 10,000) children population | Molecular Psychiatry www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cognitive and psychiatric relevance of dynamic functional connectivity states in a large (N > 10,000) children population - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Cognitive and psychiatric relevance of dynamic functional connectivity states in a large (N > 10,000) children population
www.nature.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Cognitive and psychiatric relevance of dynamic functional connectivity states in a large (N > 10,000) children population | Molecular Psychiatry www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
What a way to end the year! Brilliant work by @elvisha.bsky.social and the team. Proud to be part of a lab that is focused on championing these issues in neuroscience.
Thrilled to share our latest work on the importance of considering social identities in brain imaging research, now out in @natureneuro.bsky.social.
rdcu.be/d4XWM
rdcu.be/d4XWM
December 28, 2024 at 12:30 PM
What a way to end the year! Brilliant work by @elvisha.bsky.social and the team. Proud to be part of a lab that is focused on championing these issues in neuroscience.
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
📣 First three years of my PhD have culminated in this work now published at PLoS Computational Biology! 🥳 We take a deep dive into all the many ways we can slice n dice fMRI dynamics to quantify biologically relevant properties 🧠🧮
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
December 27, 2024 at 2:44 AM
📣 First three years of my PhD have culminated in this work now published at PLoS Computational Biology! 🥳 We take a deep dive into all the many ways we can slice n dice fMRI dynamics to quantify biologically relevant properties 🧠🧮
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
Spanning spatial scales with functional imaging in the human brain; initial experiences at 10.5 Tesla https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.20.629800v1
December 22, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Spanning spatial scales with functional imaging in the human brain; initial experiences at 10.5 Tesla https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.20.629800v1
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
Hi BlueSky fam, for my first post and to celebrate our recent paper being physically published I thought I’d do a summary thread!
This has been my most favourite (and toughest) work to date.
Please help share around!!
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
(Reach out if you can’t access)
This has been my most favourite (and toughest) work to date.
Please help share around!!
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
(Reach out if you can’t access)
December 18, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Hi BlueSky fam, for my first post and to celebrate our recent paper being physically published I thought I’d do a summary thread!
This has been my most favourite (and toughest) work to date.
Please help share around!!
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
(Reach out if you can’t access)
This has been my most favourite (and toughest) work to date.
Please help share around!!
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
(Reach out if you can’t access)
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
The Brain Connectivity Workshop 2025 will be held just before #OHBM2025 on the paradise that is Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) a one hour ferry ride from Brisbane
Registration will open shortly (cost to be <$600 for travel registration & accomodation) so please plan your flights accordingly
Registration will open shortly (cost to be <$600 for travel registration & accomodation) so please plan your flights accordingly
December 18, 2024 at 7:19 AM
The Brain Connectivity Workshop 2025 will be held just before #OHBM2025 on the paradise that is Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) a one hour ferry ride from Brisbane
Registration will open shortly (cost to be <$600 for travel registration & accomodation) so please plan your flights accordingly
Registration will open shortly (cost to be <$600 for travel registration & accomodation) so please plan your flights accordingly
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
Now that those #OHBM abstracts are done - think about submitting to this connectivity workshop. Stellar lineup of speakers is set! Register (and submit abstracts) here -
medicine.yale.edu/mrrc/about/s...
deadline is Jan 10, 2025.
medicine.yale.edu/mrrc/about/s...
deadline is Jan 10, 2025.
December 18, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Now that those #OHBM abstracts are done - think about submitting to this connectivity workshop. Stellar lineup of speakers is set! Register (and submit abstracts) here -
medicine.yale.edu/mrrc/about/s...
deadline is Jan 10, 2025.
medicine.yale.edu/mrrc/about/s...
deadline is Jan 10, 2025.
Reposted by Alexander Holmes
HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
Support Us - Sesame Workshop
Individual donors and partners can have a major impact. Join Sesame Workshop’s Mission to Help Kids Everywhere Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder.
sesameworkshop.org
December 15, 2024 at 2:12 PM
HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.