Masud Husain
@MasudHusain
Professor of Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience @UniofOxford, Editor-in-Chief @Brain1878, Fellow @NewCollegeOx
Thanks to all the people who've 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.
There have been some new developments in understanding #Alzheimer co-pathologies in dementia with Lewy bodies #DLB, considered thoughtfully in an editorial by @rimonaweil in the July issue of @Brain1878 @AlzResearchUK academic.oup.com/brain/article/…
Interesting analysis @TheEconomist on why 'Britain's bankrupt universities' need reform. 'Non-academics make up about half the university workforce; between 2006 and 2018, the numbers of managers and professionals swelled by 60%.' Might this be relevant? economist.com/britain/2025/0…
Disentangling epilepsy and dementia: more to do, together New scientific commentary by Arjune Sen tinyurl.com/mr44jt9b
Today, I announce my next journey as CEO and Co-Founder of Prima Mente. ⭐ There is no greater purpose than the prevention and treatment of complex human disease. Few are as grave as those that affect the brain. Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of death in the UK, sixth in the…
Got head-hunted today by email. This is when I know that AI might have to get a little more sophisticated, or else someone is trying to tell me something important
July issue of @Brain1878 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/article/…
Very pleased to see 'Our Brains, Our Selves' made it into the @FT best of this year's science books ft.com/content/0f0b1e…
Did you know that probable corticobasal degeneration has a long preclinical phase? Together with @XinYouTai we identified a case with a decade-long prodrome on neuroimaging. …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md…
This month's issue of @Brain1878 contains two fascinating essays - runners up from last year's competition, as well as a fantastic range of articles from anti-NMDAR encephalitis, through to stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. academic.oup.com/brain/issue/14…
An exciting June ahead for @Neu_Health ! Proud to be spotlighted as a standout neurology venture at: 🔹 @sxswlndn | 3–5 June 🔹 Grow London Global @ #LondonTechWeek | 10 June 🔹 #NHSConfedExpo | 11 June Let’s connect: neu.health/contact #HealthTech #Dementia #Parkinsons
Hi Masud, Have a read of; worldpdcongress.org/home/2018/7/27… 😉
I'm planning to write an editorial in @Brain1878 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 RT
I'm planning to write an editorial in @Brain1878 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 RT
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Highly engaged audience @ILFDublin Literary Festival. Great conversation on ‘Our Brains, Our Selves’ with @shaunabowerss of the @IrishTimes
Interesting discussion tonight on How to Hack your Brain to improve learning @oxfordbiohack with my neuroscience colleagues Bernard Staresina and @vineytj
May 2025 issue of Trends in Neurosciences: cell.com/issue/S0166-22… Cover article: ‘Defining brain fog across medical conditions’, by Peter Denno, Sijia Zhao, Masud Husain & Adam Hampshire @sijiazhao92 @MasudHusain @ProfHampshire cell.com/trends/neurosc…
Our review on active information sampling is now online (pre-proof). @ELSneuroscience We synthesise current knowledge on the behavioural, neural, and computational mechanisms of active sampling in health and disease. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… with @PetitetPierre @MasudHusain
🧠 My second PhD paper out 🧠 What causal roles does the mPFC play in social influence and temporal discounting? journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…
A fascinating talk today at #BNA2025 from Prof @MasudHusain. What happens when the spark goes out? The neuroscience of apathy. More complicated than you might imagine. #ageing #parkinsons #svd #dementia