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Talking Mental Health and Brain Development with U of M
Learn more about the important implications early brain development has for mental health outcomes.
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MIDB Welcomes Two Trainees This Summer
The students will work with MIDB researcher Casey Burrows.
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MIDB Partners with RxART to Transform MRI Suite into Calming, Beautiful Environment
MIDB is the first Minnesota facility to partner with RxART to enhance its physical environment through visual art.
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Recognizing the Individual in Population-Based Brain Imaging Studies
The new MIDB Precision Brain Atlas is an open resource of functional neural networks from over 9,900 individuals across ages and cohorts.
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Transforming the Landscape of Behavioral Health Access for Geographically Dispersed and Military-Connected Children and Families across the Midwest
MIDB received $3.5M to lower barriers to accessing & navigating services for children with developmental/emotional/behavioral concerns.
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High School Students Who Report Using Alcohol, Cannabis or Nicotine at Higher Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Other Mental Health Disorders
The research team found that alcohol, cannabis and nicotine use were each associated with an increased prevalence of suicidal thoughts.
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In Breakthrough Study, Researchers Map Converging Trajectories of Cognitive Development through Adolescence
The findings have implications not only for psychiatrists and neuroscientists, but also for parents and educators.
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Future of Neuroscience: Sanju Koirala
Sanju Koirala is featured in the Society for Neuroscience “Future of Neuroscience” series of interviews with rising members of the field.
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Expanding Understanding of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at the 11th Annual Flux Congress
Many MIDB members and students attended last month's Flux Congress in Santa Rosa, Calif.
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MIDB Members Present at the Research Society on Alcohol Meeting
Members of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Research Lab presented at the 46th Annual Research Society on Alcohol Scientific Meeting.