Neuroimaging

The MIT Aging Brain Initiative brings together work in molecular imaging, cognition, chemistry, bioengineering, neurodegeneration, and artificial intelligence to address brain aging and Alzheimer's prevention.

Vanessa Siffredi explores why the corpus callosum is central to typical brain development, yet some children born without it or with callosal abnormalities develop comparably to their peers. The talk connects callosal structure and communication between hemispheres with cognition, attention, executive function, memory, language and socio-emotional development. Structural and functional neuroimaging studies of typical development and callosal dysgenesis examine how developing brains compensate for alterations in this major white-matter pathway. Siffredi is affiliated with CHUV and UNIL; Carole Guedj chairs the seminar. Hybrid: Auditoire de pédiatrie Fred Bamatter, HUG, Hôpital des Enfants, Geneva; online via Zoom. Tuesday 29 September 2026, 09:30–10:30 CEST (Europe/Zurich; UTC+2), followed by CIBM news and networking until 11:00. Organized by CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging — Breakfast and Science. In-person attendance is free without registration. Remote attendees must register through the Zoom link on the event page and select the 29 September occurrence.

Emily Jacobs will examine how endocrine transitions such as the circadian cycle, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause reshape the human brain. The talk combines precision brain imaging with a review of research, policy, and funding efforts intended to close persistent gaps in women's brain-health evidence.

Annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, bringing together researchers to share groundbreaking research, engage in educational forums, and foster collaboration across neuroimaging methods and applications.

While anatomical connectivity changes slowly through synaptic learning, the functional connectivity of neurons changes rapidly with ongoing activity of neurons and their functional interactions. Functional networks of neurons and neural populations reflect how their interactions change with behaviors, stimulus types, and internal states. Therefore, the information propagation across a network can be analyzed through the varying topological properties of the functional networks. Our study investigates the functional networks of the visual cortex at both the single-cell and population levels. Our analyses of functional connectivity of single neurons, constructed from spiking activity in neural populations of the visual cortex, reveal local and global network structures shaped by stimulus complexity. In addition, we propose a new method for inferring functional interactions between neural populations that preserves biologically constrained anatomical connectivity and signs. Applying our method to 2-photon data from the mouse visual cortex, we uncover functional interactions between cell types and cortical layers, suggesting distinct pathways for processing expected and unexpected visual information. Presented in the van Vreeswijk Theoretical Neuroscience Seminar series (formerly WWTNS) on 2024-11-06. Recording duration: 00:49:10.

The Neurophysics department seeks a postdoctoral researcher to develop MRI microscopy and in-cell magnetometry methods for paramagnetic metals in the brain. The project integrates high-field MRI, diamond-based quantum sensing, and histology to study neurodegeneration. Duties include MRI protocol development, quantitative imaging, data analysis, and multimodal integration. A PhD in physics, biomedical engineering, neuroscience or a related field, MRI experience, programming skills, and English are required. The planned start is 1 January 2027 for an initial three years; appointment depends on project funding. Applications close on 30 September 2026.

Postdoctoral research with Christian Doeller at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. The group studies structured representations supporting navigation, episodic and working memory, learning and decision-making. Projects connect hippocampal population coding with knowledge representations and possible translation to Alzheimer’s disease. Approaches include high-field fMRI, MEG, EEG, virtual reality, psychophysics and computational models, including machine learning and deep neural networks. The project can be shaped around interdisciplinary interests. Applicants need a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, biology, computer science, physics or a related field, strong programming skills, an excellent academic record and interest or experience in computational modelling. The September 2026 Max Planck Postdoc Program offers at least three years of employment and structured career development. Apply through the programme portal by 13 October 2026 at 12:00 Europe/Berlin (CEST). Create an account to access Apply and submit the required CV with publications, previous-research summary and statement of interest, following the portal’s full instructions.

Design and conduct behavioural and neuroimaging studies of learning-related brain plasticity at the Center for Lifespan Psychology. The project tests the EESR theory through motor-skill learning and analyses of brain change. Responsibilities include study design, advanced statistical analysis, manuscripts and scientific presentations. The Berlin appointment is initially for three years at 39 hours per week. This vacancy belongs to the September 2026 Max Planck Postdoc Program call, which accepts applications until 13 October 2026 at 12:00 CEST through the official application platform.

Postdoctoral research with Christian Doeller at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. The group studies structured representations supporting navigation, episodic and working memory, learning and decision-making. Projects connect hippocampal population coding with knowledge representations and possible translation to Alzheimer’s disease. Approaches include high-field fMRI, MEG, EEG, virtual reality, psychophysics and computational models, including machine learning and deep neural networks. The project can be shaped around interdisciplinary interests. Applicants need a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, biology, computer science, physics or a related field, strong programming skills, an excellent academic record and interest or experience in computational modelling. The September 2026 Max Planck Postdoc Program offers at least three years of employment and structured career development. Apply through the programme portal by 13 October 2026 at 12:00 Europe/Berlin (CEST). Create an account to access Apply and submit the required CV with publications, previous-research summary and statement of interest, following the portal’s full instructions.

Vanessa Siffredi explores why the corpus callosum is central to typical brain development, yet some children born without it or with callosal abnormalities develop comparably to their peers. The talk connects callosal structure and communication between hemispheres with cognition, attention, executive function, memory, language and socio-emotional development. Structural and functional neuroimaging studies of typical development and callosal dysgenesis examine how developing brains compensate for alterations in this major white-matter pathway. Siffredi is affiliated with CHUV and UNIL; Carole Guedj chairs the seminar. Hybrid: Auditoire de pédiatrie Fred Bamatter, HUG, Hôpital des Enfants, Geneva; online via Zoom. Tuesday 29 September 2026, 09:30–10:30 CEST (Europe/Zurich; UTC+2), followed by CIBM news and networking until 11:00. Organized by CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging — Breakfast and Science. In-person attendance is free without registration. Remote attendees must register through the Zoom link on the event page and select the 29 September occurrence.

Meagan McManus examines mitochondrial dysfunction as an early driver of brain ageing and neurodegeneration. Reactive oxygen species and other mitochondrial stress signals connect impaired energy metabolism with glial activation. The talk presents preclinical evidence for [18F]ROStrace PET, a redox-sensitive tracer that crosses the blood–brain barrier, as a non-invasive way to detect mitochondrial and immune distress before overt pathology in models relevant to late-onset Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Online via the University of Arizona Zoom meeting. Use the Zoom link published on the organizer’s event page. Tuesday 22 September 2026, 16:00–17:00 MST (America/Phoenix; UTC−7). Organized by the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience and the Department of Neuroscience. This listing advertises the verified remote attendance option.

Design and conduct behavioural and neuroimaging studies of learning-related brain plasticity at the Center for Lifespan Psychology. The project tests the EESR theory through motor-skill learning and analyses of brain change. Responsibilities include study design, advanced statistical analysis, manuscripts and scientific presentations. The Berlin appointment is initially for three years at 39 hours per week. This vacancy belongs to the September 2026 Max Planck Postdoc Program call, which accepts applications until 13 October 2026 at 12:00 CEST through the official application platform.