Stephanie Alberico, PhD 🇨🇴 🧠

#Neuroscientist aiming to improve the quality of life for people with #Parkinsons | love humpback whales and bats | together we can #endgunviolence

[Trampled by Turtles @tbtduluth]

We're accepting donations of diapers, wipes, + baby formula outside the @TurfClubMN between 1-2pm tomorrow in St Paul.
You can still help @hennepinhc if you didn't get a ticket to the show, so come on down arms full.

Donate online: https://t.co/YM8tVESAZk

[Karrie Molitor @Karriemolitor]

🧠✨Join us for Brain Day ’25 — a free, family-friendly event celebrating the brain at the University of Minnesota!
📍 Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union
📅 Sat, Nov 1, 2025 | 11am–3pm
🎉 Hands-on activities, games, raffles, prizes & snacks!
#BrainDay25 #UMNNeuroscience #MnDRIVE

[Karrie Molitor @Karriemolitor]

APDA Minnesota Chapter Duluth Area Parkinson’s Conference
Friday, October 17, 2025
St. Matthews Lutheran Church (4 Elizabeth Ave, Esko, MN 55733)

Come swing by #MnDRIVE Brain Conditions booth to say hi!

[Karrie Molitor @Karriemolitor]

Join us on Saturday, May 3rd for Parkinson's Moving Day!
Registration Begins: 9:00 am
Moving Day Activities Begin: 10:00 am
Location: Hilde Performance Center 3500 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth, MN 55447
Free Parking! Rain or Shine!

https://t.co/R1893wi48F

[Karrie Molitor @Karriemolitor]

Today, on Administrative Professionals Day, we take a moment to recognize & celebrate the heart of the MnDRIVE Brain Conditions program—our dedicated program staff. Thank you for everything! Here’s to you, today & every day. We couldn’t do it without you.
https://t.co/F5HBLlYOvd

[UMN Department of Neurology @UMNNeurology]

Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Neil for her “Top Doctor” achievement, and Drs. Oladi Bentho, Jacob Manske, Will Mantyh, Abby Metzler, and Jacob Torrison for their “Rising Stars” recognition named by @mspmag

#Neurology | #UMN | #UMNProud | #TopDoctors

[Rui Costa @ruimcosta]

Our scientists with over 150 collaborators have released the largest functional map and wiring diagram of the brain to date – seven years in the making.

Today’s 1.6 petabyte release marks a historic day for neuroscience. This moonshot milestone will further efforts towards understanding the cortical mechanisms of intelligence. Congratulations to the teams who made this possible.

[Karrie Molitor @Karriemolitor]

🧠HAPPY BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK!🧠

Visit our website to explore Dr. MacKinnon's inspiring featured spotlight >>> https://t.co/4aGmFjPqPR

Learn more about Dr. Colum MacKinnon >>> https://t.co/JEHcf5ZrMf

#mndrivebrainconditions #BrainAwarenessWeek #baw2025 #mndrive #UMN

[U of MN Udall @UMNUdall]

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[UMN Department of Neurology @UMNNeurology]

Sharing their knowledge — See UMN Neurology faculty and resident publications, media appearances, and press releases from last month.

#UMN | #UMNProud | #Neurology

[Julieta Lis @julieta__lis]

🚨Postdoc and Postbac positions available in my group at the @NIEHS /@NIH !

Interested in investigating the neural mechanisms for social behaviors across development in a supportive environment? Make sure to apply!

Job ads in🧵Feel free to DM/email w/ questions, please RT

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

Cholinergic basal forebrain integrity and cognition in Parkinson's. Have you thought about it? Slater and colleagues knock it out of the park w/ this paper and review MRI scanning as well as teach us about this super important and relevant topic.
Key Points:
- The cortical cholinergic system breaks down in Parkinson's and is related to thinking dysfunction.
- Postmortem brains and also alive PET scans have shown us the changes.
- The authors are interested in whether MRI can be helpful.
- They focus on T1- and diffusion-weighted MRI.
- Nucleus Basalis of Meynert (Ch4) volume when reduced is a marker for cognitive decline.
My take: I love this paper, and particularly the 'money figure' showing 1- Ch4 and projections are intact w/ normal cognition, 2- In mild cognitive impairment, the timing of CH4 cell loss and projections are unclear when trying to correlate them to percolating dementia, 3- finally there is decreased Ch4 cell count and the loss of the integrity of the projections emerges when dementia is present. It will be interesting to observe as MRI technology evolves, will our ability to correlate cognitive symptoms improve. Shaking the magic eight ball, 'it is likely.'
https://t.co/Jm26EeVN83 #Parkinsons #dementia #DLB

[Kathleen Sluka @ksluka0101]

First day @sfn #artofneuroscience in Chicago. Brought a bunch of originals to sell, along with prints, ties and scarves. Come see me to talk about science, and art. #slukaart #sciart #neuroart #artofneuroscience @SfNtweets

[U of MN Udall @UMNUdall]

Check out this short but impactful story from a patient who recently underwent surgery in order to become the first patient in the upper Midwest to receive @Medtronic's latest #DBS device at @MHealthFairview

@umnneurosurgery @UMNNeurology

https://t.co/rVcrjZsTPK

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

Check out how DBS surgeon’s of the future will use 3-D technologies and connections between targets and regions to individualize therapy. Cameron McIntyre hits it out of the park this AM. #parkinson #ASSFN #deepbrainstimulation

[Richelle Flanagan 💚💚💚💚 @RichelleFlan]

Delighted to talk diet & PD with @HMellMac & @julie_physio for @NoSPRIG podcast. We talk about what a dietitian does, vitamins, gut issues, microbiome, probiotics & more. https://t.co/VqfVQqOwxH @trust_indi @BDA_Dietitians @efad_org @FionaLithander @WardyMw @hughes_cf

[Karrie Molitor @Karriemolitor]

Congratulations to Dr. Sana Amoozegar (Mentor: Dr. Jing Wang) who received the 2024-2025 #MnDRIVE Neuromodulation Research Fellowship for her project titled, "Optimizing the stimulation location for intermittent burst deep brain stimulation in Parkinsonian nonhuman primates".

[Stephanie Alberico, PhD 🇨🇴 🧠 @slalberico]

Happening TODAY!

Moving Day Twin Cities!

Join us today to make a difference and #Move4PD (or find an event near you!) and help raise awareness, understanding, and funds for our #Parkinsons community

https://t.co/srTa5UH5AS

[Stephanie Alberico, PhD 🇨🇴 🧠 @slalberico]

It's almost time to #Move4PD at Moving Day Twin Cities with @ParkinsonDotOrg !
You can support the movement by joining us or donating!

https://t.co/srTa5UH5AS

[Stephanie Alberico, PhD 🇨🇴 🧠 @slalberico]

Casi que no! Al fin en Minneapolis!

#DrinkDineLaugh
@angelocolina
https://t.co/TGsQk6zG0m