Harvard Brain Science Initiative

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HBI brings together neuroscience researchers from different parts of Harvard and its affiliated hospitals.
Throughout all that we do, we aspire to build and nurture a scientific community that is diverse, inclusive, and welcoming.
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Mass. General Brigham Neuroscience Institute researchers Alexandra Touroutoglou, Thiago Paranhos, and colleagues have found that a pattern of brain atrophy visible on MRI could help predict how quickly people with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease progress from mild cognitive impairment to dementia.

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A new study from Daniel Daneshvar, Jesse Mez, and colleagues found evidence that at least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of their death, a much higher prevalence compared to the general population.

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The team — which includes Marinka Zitnik (Harvard Medical School) — will focus on understanding and mapping how the human brain develops at the neural, cellular, genetic, and molecular levels to understand the divergences that occur in children with autism.