@RodBraga

Assistant Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University ++ Cognitive neuroscientist ++ Musician ++ https://xitter.cf/t.co/tuqqvkhDbz

 Chicago
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Joined April 2009
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How can the "default network" support many forms of introspective thought? Our new review argues these functions rely on distinct MTL connections: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… Thanks to Deniz Vatansever & Jess Andrews-Hanna for the invitation to this Special Issue!
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Please RT - We are looking for someone who wants to establish and lead a cutting-edge neuroimaging center at Northwestern, working closely with multiple labs, including my own, in neuroscience research broadly construed. If you are curious, dm me and Im happy to answer questions
Rodrigo Braga@RodBragaMay 29
We are hiring an Associate or Full Professor to lead the neuroimaging research program at Northwestern's Center for Translational Imaging in the Department of Radiology careers.northwestern.edu/psc…
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We are hiring an Associate or Full Professor to lead the neuroimaging research program at Northwestern's Center for Translational Imaging in the Department of Radiology careers.northwestern.edu/psc…
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Amazing Maps
@amazingmapMay 18
Western Ohio was heavily reshaped by glaciers during the Ice Age, while the unglaciated southeast kept its older, more rugged Appalachian terrain.
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Northwestern scientists suggest that higher‑level #brain systems that interpret and organize perception may play a central role in #imagination in addition to sensory systems, per @NeuroCellPress. spr.ly/6019BBM01b

Imagination is More Than Sensory Replay - News Center

A new Northwestern University study suggests that higher‑level brain systems that interpret and organize perception may play a central role in imagination in addition to sensory systems.

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Doris Tsao
@doristsaoApr 9
This is the strongest ephys evidence so far for a generative model in the brain that I know of. Congratulations @WadiaVarun! Wonderful collaboration with @UeliRutishauser on science that could only be done in humans. And please check out Fig. 5FG. This is new since biorxiv and really surprised me: the mean response to imagery and viewing is actually the same & there are many cells that respond only during imagery--challenging the idea that signal strength is what distinguishes reality from imagination.
VarunWadia@WadiaVarunApr 9
1/8 Our preprint is now a peer-reviewed paper :) Big thanks to our reviewers who pushed us to examine our results more carefully and Olivier Wyart (headquarter.paris/) for the exquisite visual. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Biyu Jade He@BiyuHeApr 3
Jonny was a very creative scientist. RIP, Jonny. Congrats @RodBraga on the great work!
Rodrigo Braga@RodBragaMar 31
We dedicate this paper to Jonny Smallwood (1975-2025), who was instrumental in this project from inception to submission. Jonny thank you for your mentorship & you are dearly missed!
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Nathan Anderson@rementurusApr 1
Our paper is out! This has been years in the making. We found that mental imagery and perception do share a neural substrate, but we see it in in higher-order transmodal networks rather than earlier sensory systems. Check it out! doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.202…
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We dedicate this paper to Jonny Smallwood (1975-2025), who was instrumental in this project from inception to submission. Jonny thank you for your mentorship & you are dearly missed!
Rodrigo Braga@RodBragaMar 31
Our new paper on brain networks engaged during imagining is out now in Neuron! Here is a download link (free for 50 days): authors.elsevier.com/c/1msNE… Congratulations to Nate Anderson for leading this work @rementurus.bsky.social 🧵
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Our new paper on brain networks engaged during imagining is out now in Neuron! Here is a download link (free for 50 days): authors.elsevier.com/c/1msNE… Congratulations to Nate Anderson for leading this work @rementurus.bsky.social 🧵
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When we imagine we re-activate brain regions used during perception, an idea called "sensory reinstatement". However, our results suggest this overlap is actually in transmodal association networks, not sensory areas. Perception culminates in transmodal networks
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The same principle was seen for imagining scenes or speech, even though different sensory systems (visual, auditory) and transmodal networks (DN-A, LANG) were implicated in each. Lots more figures in paper, and longer thread on b-sk Thanks to participants, reviewers & editors
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Massimo
@Rainmaker1973Mar 21
An inside view of the vocal anatomy and how it produces sound [📹voice_with_natalia]
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Emilie Mace@EmilieMaceLabMar 16
1/8. New preprint! Using fUSi in head-fixed mice🐭, we found that arousal events trigger a brain-wide wave of activity 🌊🧠. Surprisingly, this pattern was preserved during manipulations of the locus coeruleus, pointing to a minor role for noradrenaline. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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Chuck Lynch
@cl9681Mar 6
I’ll be speaking at CNS 2026 in Symposium Session 6: “Not Your Average Brain: Individual-Level fMRI as a Paradigm Shift for Cognitive Neuroscience” on Monday, March 9, 10am–12pm. Excited for a session centered on how individual-level fMRI can reshape cognitive and clinical neuroscience. cogneurosociety.org/symposia… This symposium has an all-star group of presenters covering cutting-edge work in precision and individual-level neuroimaging. It should be a really fun and substantive discussion. @RodBraga @ArielleKeller @jingnandu049 Andre Zamani
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Northwestern scientists are uncovering how the #brain and its communication networks shape behavior, social cognition, and language, with implications for neurological and psychiatric disease. spr.ly/6010htK8p

Elucidating Brain Communication Networks  - News Center

The human brain is often described as the most complex network in existence, with billions of neurons exchanging signals across intricate pathways. Recent research led by Feinberg investigators is...

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postlelab@postlelabFeb 22
It’s out!
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Ant Law@AntLawGuitarJan 30
My new single is released today! Hope you love it 🤗 pias.ffm.to/bb3bdyb #jazzguitar #song #newmusic #releaseday
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If you were where we were, we were where you were. Weren’t we?
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My review with @GrattonCaterina is (apparently) open access for those who couldn't see it before: We discuss individual differences in brain network organization and how to home in on and talk about commonalities in the face of such differences annualreviews.org/content/jo…

Dense Phenotyping of Human Brain Network Organization Using Precision fMRI

The advent of noninvasive imaging methods like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) transformed cognitive neuroscience, providing insights into large-scale brain networks and their link to...

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As a high-school student learning about science, I never even dreamed that my research would ever be on the cover of a textbook 🥹 Thank you @postlelab ! And congrats to 1st author @donnisa_ ! amazon.com/Essentials-Cognit…
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