Masud Husain
@masudhusain.bsky.social
Professor of Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Oxford, and Professorial Fellow, New College, Oxford. Editor-in-Chief, Brain
This turned out to be a really stimulating interview on the University of Oxfords' CortexCast podcast series on what patients with brain disorders reveal about our selves
podcasts.ox.ac.uk/season-3-epi...
podcasts.ox.ac.uk/season-3-epi...
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This turned out to be a really stimulating interview on the University of Oxfords' CortexCast podcast series on what patients with brain disorders reveal about our selves
podcasts.ox.ac.uk/season-3-epi...
podcasts.ox.ac.uk/season-3-epi...
The current environment is making it near impossible to run clinical trials in the UK.
One key issue discussed in @brain1878.bsky.social
is the duplication - or worse - of regulatory oversight at NHS hospitals & universities.
My views on how to change the system
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
One key issue discussed in @brain1878.bsky.social
is the duplication - or worse - of regulatory oversight at NHS hospitals & universities.
My views on how to change the system
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
October 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The current environment is making it near impossible to run clinical trials in the UK.
One key issue discussed in @brain1878.bsky.social
is the duplication - or worse - of regulatory oversight at NHS hospitals & universities.
My views on how to change the system
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
One key issue discussed in @brain1878.bsky.social
is the duplication - or worse - of regulatory oversight at NHS hospitals & universities.
My views on how to change the system
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
Still a bit stunned but delighted to receive this from @royalsociety.org
October 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Still a bit stunned but delighted to receive this from @royalsociety.org
This one made me smile.
The cover of the September issue of @brain1878.bsky.social depicts Hume and Sartre in animated conversation, accompanying a new essay on mental imagery by Margherita Arcangeli and Paolo Bartolomeo
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The cover of the September issue of @brain1878.bsky.social depicts Hume and Sartre in animated conversation, accompanying a new essay on mental imagery by Margherita Arcangeli and Paolo Bartolomeo
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
September 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This one made me smile.
The cover of the September issue of @brain1878.bsky.social depicts Hume and Sartre in animated conversation, accompanying a new essay on mental imagery by Margherita Arcangeli and Paolo Bartolomeo
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
The cover of the September issue of @brain1878.bsky.social depicts Hume and Sartre in animated conversation, accompanying a new essay on mental imagery by Margherita Arcangeli and Paolo Bartolomeo
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
There's greed and then there's Springer Nature greed.
No wonder some people are smiling!
No wonder some people are smiling!
August 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
There's greed and then there's Springer Nature greed.
No wonder some people are smiling!
No wonder some people are smiling!
Very happy to be in such great company, shortlisted for the
@royalsociety.org Trivedi Science Book Prize with 'Our Brains, Our Selves' published by @canongate.co.uk
@royalsociety.org Trivedi Science Book Prize with 'Our Brains, Our Selves' published by @canongate.co.uk
August 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Very happy to be in such great company, shortlisted for the
@royalsociety.org Trivedi Science Book Prize with 'Our Brains, Our Selves' published by @canongate.co.uk
@royalsociety.org Trivedi Science Book Prize with 'Our Brains, Our Selves' published by @canongate.co.uk
Latest edition of @brain1878.bsky.social includes a new paper on General Paresis of the Insane and an accompanying editorial, explaining why it and neurosyphilis still remain conditions which we can't afford to forget
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August 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Latest edition of @brain1878.bsky.social includes a new paper on General Paresis of the Insane and an accompanying editorial, explaining why it and neurosyphilis still remain conditions which we can't afford to forget
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
July issue of @brain1878.bsky.social includes an article on AI-based tools for urgent decision-making for thrombectomy in acute #stroke. Unlike the White Rabbit, we don't want to be late!
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July 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
July issue of @brain1878.bsky.social includes an article on AI-based tools for urgent decision-making for thrombectomy in acute #stroke. Unlike the White Rabbit, we don't want to be late!
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
Very pleased to see 'Our Brains, Our Selves' made it into the
@financialtimes.com best of this year's science books
www.ft.com/content/0f0b...
@financialtimes.com best of this year's science books
www.ft.com/content/0f0b...
June 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Very pleased to see 'Our Brains, Our Selves' made it into the
@financialtimes.com best of this year's science books
www.ft.com/content/0f0b...
@financialtimes.com best of this year's science books
www.ft.com/content/0f0b...
I'm planning to write an editorial in @brain1878.bsky.social entitled "If patients only knew".
It's about obstacles that slow down or prevent people from participating in clinical studies and the pace of initiating #ClinicalTrials. If you have experience or comments please message me and repost.
It's about obstacles that slow down or prevent people from participating in clinical studies and the pace of initiating #ClinicalTrials. If you have experience or comments please message me and repost.
May 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'm planning to write an editorial in @brain1878.bsky.social entitled "If patients only knew".
It's about obstacles that slow down or prevent people from participating in clinical studies and the pace of initiating #ClinicalTrials. If you have experience or comments please message me and repost.
It's about obstacles that slow down or prevent people from participating in clinical studies and the pace of initiating #ClinicalTrials. If you have experience or comments please message me and repost.
Had a wonderful time at the International Dublin Literature Festival #IDLF discussing my new book 'Our Brains, Our Selves' with Shauna Bowers from the Irish Times, and having some fantastic conversations with a lot of people curious about brains and their disorders.
May 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Had a wonderful time at the International Dublin Literature Festival #IDLF discussing my new book 'Our Brains, Our Selves' with Shauna Bowers from the Irish Times, and having some fantastic conversations with a lot of people curious about brains and their disorders.
Interesting discussion tonight on How to Hack your Brain to improve learning at Oxford Biohacking Society with my neuroscience colleagues bstaresina.bsky.social and vineytj.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Interesting discussion tonight on How to Hack your Brain to improve learning at Oxford Biohacking Society with my neuroscience colleagues bstaresina.bsky.social and vineytj.bsky.social
If you happen to be in central Oxford on Sat 5th April and you're interested in the relationship between brains and selves, I'm speaking at the Oxford Literary Festival
April 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
If you happen to be in central Oxford on Sat 5th April and you're interested in the relationship between brains and selves, I'm speaking at the Oxford Literary Festival
At @ox.ac.uk it's time for the staff survey. Here's my answer to: "What is the main thing the University could do to help you to progress your career?"
Please repost and respond similarly to the survey if you agree. It's the only way to get our points across!
Please repost and respond similarly to the survey if you agree. It's the only way to get our points across!
April 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
At @ox.ac.uk it's time for the staff survey. Here's my answer to: "What is the main thing the University could do to help you to progress your career?"
Please repost and respond similarly to the survey if you agree. It's the only way to get our points across!
Please repost and respond similarly to the survey if you agree. It's the only way to get our points across!
Thank goodness people are waking up to the fact that there is a crisis for clinical research in the UK @financialtimes.com High on the list are the bureaucratic processes that have become an obstacle to getting things done
March 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thank goodness people are waking up to the fact that there is a crisis for clinical research in the UK @financialtimes.com High on the list are the bureaucratic processes that have become an obstacle to getting things done
Review of my book 'Our Brains, Our Selves' @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/e9c2...
March 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Review of my book 'Our Brains, Our Selves' @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/e9c2...
Clinical research in the UK is under threat, partly because it takes so long to get a study or trial approved. Here are some of my suggested solutions in this BMJ Opinion piece
@nihr.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ukri.org
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
@nihr.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ukri.org
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Clinical research in the UK is under threat, partly because it takes so long to get a study or trial approved. Here are some of my suggested solutions in this BMJ Opinion piece
@nihr.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ukri.org
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
@nihr.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ukri.org
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Thanks to everyone for comments on my Brain editorial. There've been lots of questions on solutions. I'm afraid it's unlikely that any supreme body is going to come to our rescue. We have to do it ourselves. The problems came one by one. We can dismantle them one by one.
March 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Thanks to everyone for comments on my Brain editorial. There've been lots of questions on solutions. I'm afraid it's unlikely that any supreme body is going to come to our rescue. We have to do it ourselves. The problems came one by one. We can dismantle them one by one.
Thanks and good point. If you're interested, I dealt with the impact of 'Risk aversion in universities' in a previous editorial
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academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
March 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Thanks and good point. If you're interested, I dealt with the impact of 'Risk aversion in universities' in a previous editorial
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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March 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
A big thank you to all those who have been so positive about my new book. It's about how neurological patients can tell us so much about our selves, how personal and social identities are forged by different cognitive functions, and what it means to belong.
February 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A big thank you to all those who have been so positive about my new book. It's about how neurological patients can tell us so much about our selves, how personal and social identities are forged by different cognitive functions, and what it means to belong.