We are proud to release a 100 micron MRI scan of the human brain. Preprint on biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…. Videos on piped.video/playlist?list=PL…. Dataset will be available in native space and MNI space at datadryad.org and integrated into lead-dbs.org. [1/2]

Are you a patient, family or caregiver who has lived through or cared for a patient in coma or a disorder of consciousness? The Curing Coma® Patient & Family Advisory Council is recruiting advisors to help shape research, education, and policy. Details: curingcoma.org/Get-Involved/…

Blast wave brain injuries don't show up on a scan. No easy diagnostic test exists yet, so symptoms often get mistaken for PTSD. Dr. James Kelly (our Chief Medical Scientist, founding director of NICoE): "We're getting there, but it's imperfect." 550,000+ TBIs diagnosed since 2001. We think the real number is 3-4x that. reservenationalguard.com/res… #InvisibleWoundsFoundation #TBI

On August 6, 2026, we mark 15 years since the tragic loss of Extortion 17. On this day in 2011, 30 American servicemen and a U.S. military dog lost their lives when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter—call sign Extortion 17—was shot down in Afghanistan. This event remains the greatest single loss of life for Naval Special Warfare. Please take a moment and pause to honor and remember these heroes and their families. Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Brian R. Bill Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson Information Systems Technician 1st Class (TECH) Jared W. Day Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Jason R. Workman Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman Master At Arms 1st Class (TECH) John Douangdara Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) John W. Faas Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Jon T. Tumilson Lieutenant Commander (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician (EOD) Kraig M. K. Vickers Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason Cryptologic Technician Collections 1st Class (TECH) Michael J. Strange Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician (EOD) Nicholas H. Null Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff

On July 25th, nearly 3,400 runners & walkers participated in #RTHB2026 at Fenway Park & virtually around the country, helping to raise over $4 million in support of our program. Both numbers are record highs. ❤️ See our sights & sounds recap at homebase.org/rthb2026-sands.

The big advance in the science of human aging is the ability to quantify it and relate the metrics to health and disease. A new paper today @CellCellPress takes this to the next level with organ clocks and multiple biologic layers (omics) of data across the lifespan. cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…

World Coma Day is a free, global event raising awareness about coma and disorders of consciousness. Register today to join providers, patients, families, and advocates from around the world for a 24-hour program of stories, science and hope on March 22. bit.ly/4mLEPip nitter.net/CuringComa/statu…

A new atlas for MRI segmentation with unprecedented anatomic detail, based on probabilistic histology. Congratulations @JuanEugenioIgl1 and team @MGHMartinos! nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Main project website: github-pages.ucl.ac.uk/NextB… Open access paper: nature.com/articles/s41586-0… Segmentation tool on @FreeSurferMRI: surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/f… Data: doi.org/10.5522/04/24243835 Source (registration): github.com/acasamitjana/ERC_… Source (segmentation) github.com/freesurfer/freesu… (2/3)

Ten years (!) after submitting the grant, NextBrain is published in @Nature . NextBrain is a brain atlas built from 3D histology that enables segmentation of 3D brain scans (MRI, Hip-CT, even photos!) into hundreds of regions. Article, data, code, videos, & more in this 🧵 (1/3)

Congratulations to @bu_cte @BU_Tweets @VABostonHC on this landmark contribution to the field of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE): nature.com/articles/s41586-0… Elegant and groundbreaking work, with substantial public health implications.

Mark your calendar and register for free for World Coma Day! This all-day, global online event will feature stories of remarkable recovery, science talks by medical experts, educational sessions & more. bit.ly/4gHAvOb #awakeninghope #WorldComaDay @CuringComa

Adult human brains have between 86-100 billion neurons and every single one is unique - like snowflakes! ❄️ In this 3D rendering by our #ElectronMicroscopy team, we see 3 different shapes. Can you name all of them? #BrainAwarenessWeek

Congratulations to #MassGeneral physician John Mayfield, MD, PhD, for winning the Biomedical Quantum Computing Challenge, a competition hosted by the National Cancer Institute @theNCI and the National Institutes of Health’s @NIH Office of Data Science Strategy.

Cool study on TBI-induced remission of addition! I tried to get the lesion-tract mapping by setting lesion as ROI on the HCP1065 template and run fiber tracking. Results show TBI disrupted 1. uncinate (red) 2. IFOF (green) 3. ant thalamic rad (pink) 4. local U-fibers (blue)

A special issue on #WomensHealth highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences. Learn more: scim.ag/41pQviq (THREAD 🧵)

🧠 Updated my open-source SWC Neuron Morphology Editor (runs directly in-browser!)—now with 3D views & custom segment colors (e.g., toggle axons). Demo uses @AllenInstitute MICrONS data. Can't wait to animate neurons for talks! #neuroscience #OpenScience