Published today open access in PNASNews, genomic investigations of individual differences in reading- & language-related skills in up to 34,000 people, directly assessed via psychometric tests. An illustration of new avenues opened up by team science. 1/n pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Just signed up and submitted an abstract to #nmc2022. Looking forward to the program! Any plans for a Dutch/German/Belgian local meet-up?

As a university Universiteit Leiden we must set a more ambitious example in the #climatecrisis We must lead by example: decrease CO2 emissions, stop relying on offsets, take a hard look at academic flyingless Our article in Mare mareonline.nl/en/news/why-sc…

A bunch of Mark Stokes's trainees (from many points in time) put together a list of '10 simple rules for a supportive lab environment', inspired by the example he set. This has been a wonderful moment of reflection for me personally, as I start my own lab direct.mit.edu/jocn/article/d…

We are seeking a postdoctoral bioinformatician and data analyst academictransfer.com/nl/333010/post… Talented people please apply to join a friendly group and department!

Imaging genetics of language network functional connectivity reveals links with language-related abilities, dyslexia and handedness biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_genomic

Another great study by Clyde Francks, led by Jitse S. Amelink, on the genetic contributions to language network connectivity, examining both common & rare genetic variants, revealing links to language-related traits and hemispheric dominance for hand preference biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

As part of his PhD Jitse S. Amelink has studied the genetics of functional connections within the brain's language network biorxiv.org/content/10.110… using data from nearly 30,000 people from UK Biobank and finding genetic links with dyslexia and left-handedness 🤚🧠🧬⬇️

Happy to announce that my first PhD chapter is out as a preprint! 🎉We found 14 common variant loci and 7 rare variant genes associated with the functional brain language network and genetic links with dyslexia, language-related ability and left-handedness 🧠🗣️🧬

Long ago, I used to run at the track with a 75-year old Japanese ultramarathoner, Sus, who had been in an internment camp in WW2. I just found the tips he gave me, that I wrote down 11 years ago! 1. Don't over-think situations by worrying that all the available options have

Wanna be my colleague?

I am presenting to the lab next week on deep learning and genomics. What should I absolutely cover? #deeplearning #genomics #journalclub

Is genetic disposition to #dyslexia associated with brain structure? Sourena Soheili-Nezhad investigated in over 30,000 adults using data from UK Biobank & 23andMe Research , highlighting brain networks involved in motor, language and vision functions medrxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/8 ⬇️

Fascinating work by Barbara Molz Gökberk Alagöz Clyde Francks Simon Fisher E. Eising D. Schijven & P. Gunz combining palaeoanthropological data & imaging genomics to probe evolutionary & developmental mechanisms shaping our globular braincase 🧠🧬 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

The neocortical infrastructure for language involves region-specific patterns of laminar gene expression. New paper by Maggie Mei Ki Wong et al. Zhiqiang Sha (@zhiqiangsha.bsky.social) Kong, Xiangzhen (孔祥祯) Simon Fisher Clyde Francks. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2….

First paper from the PhD of Jitse S. Amelink on the genetics of functional connectivity between regions of the brain important for language nature.com/articles/s4200… many congratulations Jitse!! MaxPlanck-Psycholinguistics Donders Institute

Imaging genetics of language network functional connectivity reveals links with language-related abilities, dyslexia and handedness. New paper by Jitse S. Amelink & al. Language & Genetics Simon Fisher Clyde Francks doi.org/10.1038/s42003…