Dr Katharina Brosch

Bluesky Map Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!

bluesky-map.theo.io

I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

Omg yes! I keep thinking of other tools that they could integrate!

New analysis shows no link between autism and paracetamol Using a new approach to control for genetic and environmental confounders, a review and meta-analysis finds no link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children.

⭐Research highlight: A review and meta-analysis uses a new approach to control for confounders, and finds no link between paracetamol use in pregnancy & neurodevelopmental outcomes in children.
The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41591-026-00005-7

Unique neural signatures of childhood sexual abuse revisited Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) constitutes a detrimental subtype of childhood maltreatment (CM) associated with high trauma load and adverse health outcomes. Previous studies indicate CSA-specific reduc...

Preprint here: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

I know reviewers are overloaded. But we cannot keep doing science like this.

If you know anyone who might be willing to review or help unblock this, please reach out.
#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing #MentalHealth

Our paper studies neural effects of childhood sexual abuse. My shared first author is a PhD student whose dissertation depends on this work @vincenthammes.bsky.social

Academic milestone I never wanted to celebrate:

Nearly 1 year waiting for reviews at @nature.com journal Molecular Psychiatry.

Multiple follow-ups. No movement.
We provided 30+ reviewer suggestions months ago.

Can we automate clinical assessment of thought disorder by finetuning an #LLM? Come find out at our #ACNP2026 poster this evening (Tue) #12!

Resilience Beyond Diagnosis: Prospective Neural Correlates of Better-Than-Expected Outcomes in Depression Background Resilience, the ability to adapt positively in the face of adversity, is shaped by the interplay of risk and protective factors. Previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies on resilie...

Long due: "Resilience Beyond Diagnosis" out as preprint!
Higher resilience to depression—defined as better-than-expected mental health given cumulative risk—showed no concurrent brain differences, but prospectively predicted lower GMV in orbitofrontal cortex & temporal pole.

doi.org/10.64898/202...

Proud to share that I’ve joined the Tang Lab, where I’ll be working on natural language processing approaches to predict social functioning in schizophrenia. Excited to work with this incredible team led by @stanglab.bsky.social at @northwellhealth.bsky.social. Ready to go, new lab mug in hand ☕️

Massive congrats to Janik to this amazing publications - so well deserved!!

Shared Neural Signatures of Socioeconomic Status, Scarcity, and Neighborhood Threat in Youth Early life adversity is a known risk factor for psychopathology, yet the neurodevelopmental impacts of distinct types of adversity remain unclear. Using machine learning, we examined how adversity (ph...

Read our preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Excited to receive an SfN Trainee & Professional Development Award 🎉 I’ll be presenting our new machine learning preprint showing how cortical thickness predicts socioeconomic disadvantage across development in the ABCD Study. Grateful to share this work at #SfN2025 in San Diego!

✨ New paper ✨ in JAMA Pediatrics! We discuss how understanding the timing ⏰ of stressful events relative to neurodevelopment can help us better identify risk factors (looking backward) and predict future psychopathology (looking forward) at the individual level
#neuroskyence #devpsych #PsychSciSky

📆 Mark your calendars for our next webinar: Inside Adolescence: Substance Use Patterns, Predictions, Risk, and Resilience in the #ABCDStudy®.

The webinar will be held twice on Monday, September 8th, to accommodate different time zones.

Sign up: abcdstudy.org/webinar-sept...

📢 new #PUBLICATION by our young investigator Maria Ortuño!

How do brain metabolites change as we grow? 🧠 New insights show region-specific shifts in key metabolites, shedding light on typical brain maturation and future mental health research.

➡️ Full summary: family-project.eu/research/pub...

🗓️ Save the Date! 🧠

The 12th #IBRO World Congress of #Neuroscience is heading to Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 from 13–16 September 2027! Mark your calendar and join us for an unforgettable #meeting!

#IBRO2027 #IBROinAfrica #CapeTown #SouthAfrica

@thebalelab.bsky.social

Cannabis, psychosis and the structural realities for ethnic minorities buff.ly/lpRKYTP

#Cannabis #Psychosis #EthnicMinorities #RiskFactors #BlackMentalHealth #SocialDeterminants

🧵 THREAD

Access our entire new commentary for free here : authors.elsevier.com/a/1lHlgbXYiy...

Really enjoyed working with the team on this one. It’s important for the field to hold each other accountable. Here’s why we cannot say “having two children might be best for women’s mental health” ⬇️

Commentary on “Having two children might be best for women's mental health: Evidence from UK Biobank”

📄 Read the full piece here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

With @elvisha.bsky.social , @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social , @lisawiersch.bsky.social, Daniel Hagen, Danielle Stolzenberg, Winnie Orchard & Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez

Women’s mental health is not one-size-fits-all ❤️
We hope this commentary helps encourage thoughtful discussion and continued research in this important area.

We are deeply committed to advancing women's mental health in all its complexity. We believe it’s crucial to identify protective factors, but equally important to ensure that policy and clinical guidance is grounded in strong, transparent methods.

We also reflect on the broader context:
• Mental health around childbearing is complex and influenced by social, cultural, and structural factors
• Experiences like miscarriage or infertility deserve careful consideration
• The UK Biobank is not representative of global populations

Our commentary highlights concerns with the methodological approach and causal interpretation:
➖ Lack of information on pre-existing mental illness
➖ Heavy reliance on imputed data
➖ Discrepant findings across statistical methods
➖ Limited discussion of biological mechanisms

The study found that live births, particularly two, were associated with lower odds of depression and bipolar disorder, and proposed this as guidance for fertility decisions.
We felt it was important to engage with these claims carefully, especially given their broader implications.

📃Commentary just published! We take a closer look at a recent study titled: “Having two children might be best for women’s mental health”
Here’s why that conclusion deserves a second look 🧵

Having two children might be best for women's mental health: Evidence from UK Biobank Limited research has examined the association between the number of live births and bipolar disorder and major depression (BDMD). This study aims to i…

📖 Read the full piece here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

With @elvisha.bsky.social @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social @lisawiersch.bsky.social Daniel Hagen, Danielle Stolzenberg & Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez