Michael Breakspear
@DrBreaky
Neuroscientist, Psychiatrist, Physicist. he/him @drbreaky.bsky.social
New 2 year position as an Imaging Data Infrastructure Specialist Located a the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) & the University of Newcastle (UoN), in partnership with the National Imaging Facility (NIF), Apply here: seek.com.au/job/85537666
Great work led by @KoussisNikitas highlighted by this banger of a summary figure! direct.mit.edu/imag/article/d… Thnx to super editorial & copy-editing by @ImagingNeurosci team
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Nikitas C. Koussis, Michael Breakspear, et al: Generation of surrogate brain maps preserving spatial autocorrelation through random rotation of geometric eigenmodes
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Nikitas C. Koussis, Michael Breakspear, et al: Generation of surrogate brain maps preserving spatial autocorrelation through random rotation of geometric eigenmodes
🚀 We're just 2 weeks away from our Neural Field Theory course at #OHBM2025! Whether you're into large-scale brain modeling or curious about how activity spreads across the cortex, this is for you. 🔧 Hands-on tutorial will be online soon: davi1990.github.io/OHBM2025-NFT-C…
Have recent changes led to uncertainty in your future scientific career? Wonder it's like in Australia? Good news! Monash's is seeking to hire talented EMCRs from other countries. Come join a wonderful community of brain mappers & modellers! monash.edu/research/emerge
🧠💊New preprint differentiating antipsychotic med vs. illness effects on cortical thickness in people w/ psychosis. People receiving placebo show prominent cortical thinning over 1st year of illness, whereas those receiving antipsychotics do not. 1/3 medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Applications for our postdoc position closes in 6 days! (Deadline: May 18 11:55pm AEST) If you are interested in MRI, modelling of brain dynamics, and genetics in health, disease, or across evolution, we would love for you to join our team👇👇
We are hiring! @AurinaArn 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/job/…
I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Michael Bruchas about an absolutely banger recent paper from his group that tracked down cells in the brainstem that subtlety and precisely control the output of the locus coeruleus. Check out my interview here!
Far from being a passive neighbor to the locus coeruleus, the pericoeruleus appears to act as a kind of micromanager of arousal, selectively inhibiting different subgroups of locus coeruleus neurons, writes Mac Shine. thetransmitter.org/attention/the-…
Join us for our first 2025 webinar: Top tips for conference networking Perfect preparation for the upcoming OHBM Brisbane meeting
📢 Join us for "Mingle Like You Mean It: Top Tips for Conference Networking & Collaboration" webinar on May 29th at 4:30PM AEST! Learn from @trevor_chong, @garner_theory & Caio Seguin how to build meaningful connections at #OHBM2025 Brisbane! Register: uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Looking forward to presenting our work on cortico-hippocampal coupling and wave-wave interactions as a basis for some core human cognitions 5pm May 6th EST (US) 8am May 7th AEST (Sydney) Zoom link: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/92736430185 Thanks to WaveClub conveners Erfan Zabeh & Uma Mohan
As waves travel across the brain, so too do ideas across the globe; this time from Australia with @DrBreaky. Mailing list registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
As waves travel across the brain, so too do ideas across the globe; this time from Australia with @DrBreaky. Mailing list registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
We can't wait to hear from from Dr. Michael Breakspear in two weeks in our monthly online seminar series on traveling waves of neural oscillations. Join us on May 6th at 5-6p ET! Please note the change in time to accommodate our Aussie friend @DrBreaky
Consider applying for an OHBM Australia Travel Award. Applying requires minimal time.... Due Monday May 5
📢 Student travel awards for under-represented postgrad students in Australia to attend #OHBM2025 ! 🖊️ Nomination Form: uqpsych.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1U… 🗓️ Deadline: Monday 5 May 2025
We can't wait to hear from from Dr. Michael Breakspear in two weeks in our monthly online seminar series on traveling waves of neural oscillations. Join us on May 6th at 5-6p ET! Please note the change in time to accommodate our Aussie friend @DrBreaky
For those interested in brain visualisations and open science practices refer to this amazing webinar series by the @OHBM_Australia community hosted by @NatashaL_Taylor. 2024 Webinar Series: Open Science Practices for Neuroimaging youtu.be/RTy5iVHHGO8?si…
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_a…
Important caveats of working in surface space with off-the-shelf cortical meshes by @jaysonjeg
Do you work on surface MRI such as HCP data? Our paper is finally out in Imaging Neuroscience, showing biases in surface fMRI. The revised ms has many new insights! TLDR: Vertices are much closer to each other in sulci, resulting in (fake) high spatial autocorrelation. (1/5)
🚨 Check out the satellite events for OHBM in Brisbane, June 2025 🚨
Really excited to share our new preprint "Geometric influences on the regional organization of the mammalian brain" with @AFornito and a superstar 17-person team! (1/n) biorxiv.org/content/10.110…