Batool Rizvi

[Aly Lab Logo: schematic of brain in shades of blue with two cut-out seahorses facing each other]. Postdoctoral Position in the Aly Lab at UC Berkeley. We are recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to work on NSF-funded research examining competition and cooperation in memory-guided attention. The position will be supervised by Dr. Mariam Aly (https://www.alylab.org/) in the Department of Psychology at UC Berkeley. Candidates should have a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or a related field, and expertise in studies of behavior as well as neuroimaging and/or eye tracking. This is a two-year position with a flexible start date. More details here: https://tinyurl.com/alylabpostdoc

I can't quite believe it – I got a new NSF grant! 😲🤯

I'm incredibly grateful to the program officers & reviewers for their dedication and efforts to keep science going 🌟👏🏼

So, I'll be hiring! Looking for a postdoc to study competition in memory-guided attention. See flyer for details! 🎉

Our department is seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor position with a focus on affective science. Please apply and/or pass this along to anyone who might be interested! facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

Wonderful news yesterday with the publication of our top line results for U. S. POINTER ! Lifestyle interventions can improve brain🧠 health !

#USPOINTER study #sciencerockstars report #structuredlifestyleintervention improves #cognitiveperformance 🤓💪🏼🥳💜🧠 #ENDALZ

A randomized trial (N>2,100 participants, multi-center) of structured vs self-guided lifestyle interventions in older adults shows the former improved cognitive function jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

US POINTER study showed a significant improvement in global cognition for a structured intervention (physical, social, and cognitive activities, MIND diet, health monitoring) compared to self-guided intervention equivalent to 1-2 years of aging #AAIC2025. Evidence that behavior change can work

Colorful floral brain.

Cacti with a blend of colors in the background.

I forget to post (sometimes) my brain art on bluesky, but feel free to find my art Instagram too! 🥰 🎨 (IG: @batool.neuroart)

Curing Alzheimer’s disease requires a radically different approach. Read my latest piece in @thetransmitter.bsky.social

Congrats Mara!!! 🎉

Loved seeing my brain artwork on thank you cards by the #Yassalab to their BEACoN study participants! Thanks @mikeyassa.bsky.social and #Liv for making this happen! ☺️

Blood pressure reduction and all-cause dementia in people with uncontrolled hypertension: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, cluster-randomized trial - Nature Medicine In the CRHCP-3 cluster-randomized trial, blood pressure reduction lowered the risk of all-cause dementia by 15% in 33,995 individuals with hypertension.

Reducing the risk of all-cause dementia with intensive blood pressure control, the results of a cluster randomized trial in~34,000 participants. @naturemedicine.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hi all, if anyone knows of any aging or mental health focused postdoc or research scientist positions, please share them with me! Lorena is on the job market and would be a great asset!

Garden of thoughts.
#brainart
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Mysteries of the Social Brain Mysteries of the Social Brain: 9781032814285: Medicine & Health Science Books @ Amazon.com

🚨 New Book Release! 🚨
Dr. Bruce Miller & Dr. Virginia Sturm dive into the complexities of our social brains with compelling clinical stories in "Mysteries of the Social Brain".
Available now: www.amazon.com/dp/1032814284

@ucsfmac.bsky.social @brainsturming.bsky.social

Just ordered my copy! 😊

Aw thank you! Haha. I love the multimodal imaging one you have!

Nice!! 😊 I’m still using this one I customized for my MacBook! 😂

Will there be a follow-up book in the future? :) Hope to see more!

Thank you!! 😍

love the design! 😍

Invited commentary for J. Neuropsychology (thanks editors @davidebrunophd.bsky.social & @jamiereillycog.bsky.social). Enhancing cognitive tools' sensitivity could better align symptom detection with pathophysiological changes, bridging biological and clinical-biological perspectives on #Alzheimer’s

Thanks! Yep, just added! :)

Aw I couldn’t have thought of a more fitting title! Thank you Jenna, hope you’re also celebrating your new position! 🎉

Painting of brain with hummingbird, flowers, leaves.

Coming up with a title is too hard. 😂
#brainart #neuroart
#sciart

Painting of a synapse, with a golden outline. Leaves in the background.

A golden connection. #synapse #neuroart #brainart

Snow globe of a moon and mountains. More mountains in the background.

Making more #artwork during this break! 🌙 🏔️ ✨

Thank you Irika!! 😊

That’s super sweet! Glad you’re enjoying it :)! Thank you! 😊

Haha, nice! Thank you @victoriacorbit.bsky.social! I was going for branches but they do look like vessels, or something neuronal! 😂 🎨

Thank you, @jopackaj.bsky.social !! 😊❤️🎨