Stuart Oldham
Post-doc at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
I am interested in brain development, neural connectivity, and spending too much time creating PowerPoints.
- 📢Maths in the Brain Workshop 2026 in Melbourne. We will bring together researchers across Australia with a shared interest in understanding the brain from a quantitative perspective. This year's keynote is delivered by Professor James Cole, University College London. 1/4🧵
- The extended version of my thesis procrastination project/subcortex visualization package is out now in both Python and R, now that I’ve graduated 🤠 This figure shows the 9 atlases included (and counting)! Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Website: anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...
- Our latest preprint on how regional cellular, molecular, and other forms of heterogeneity shape macroscopic wave dynamics is now out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... For a full thread, see: x.com/_victorbarne...
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- Paper alert: Our study led by @evapillai.bsky.social and @sudimukherjee.bsky.social showing that mechanical properties of the #brain actively shape the molecular landscape during development and #axonpathfinding is finally out! www.nature.com/articles/s41... @pdncambridge.bsky.social @fau.de @MPZPM
- Very happy to see this last thesis paper in press @natcomms.nature.com! We combine intracranial EEG with multimodal MRI to study how interregional similarity in neurophysiology relates to different network scales ⚡ 🧠 Full story 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- I'm trying to convince myself that grant writing is worth doing in these complex times for benefits like lit dives & project planning. While Nicole is excited about the science, she's not (yet) excited about spelling it out with 1" margins for 🤷♀️. I'll keep working on her. Anything working for you?
- An effective trick I somehow forget but pleasantly rediscover every grant I write: "Walk and talk" ideas through to organize and shape thoughts; return home to transcribe and sift through. Makes the day much more fun than continuous keyboarding.
- Oh, oh my. I need to go through this closely, and as noted earlier NN has a history. But my first read is wow www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- A major part of our future health & prosperity lies in medical research. There are billions of available dollars that can be used for vital medical science. Please join the campaign for our government to act urgently to fully disperse these funds: aamri.org.au/mrff/ www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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- New Perspective from myself, Sarah Heilbronner and @myoo.bsky.social . “Rethinking the centrality of brain areas in understanding functional organization” in Nature Neuroscience. 🧵 rdcu.be/eVZ1A
- **Rethinking the centrality of brain areas in understanding functional organization** New paper I anticipate will become a classic in neuroscience and a must-read for students at all levels. Understanding brain function beyond brain areas. #neuroskyence www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- netneurotools: a trainee-oriented approach to network neuroscience | doi.org/10.1101/2025... Our lab’s internal toolkit for accomplishing everyday tasks in brain imaging ⤵️
- 🧠New preprint! What if cortical geometry alone already encodes much of white-matter organization? We introduce a subject-specific, reversible cortical folding model that unfolds and refolds the brain from a single T1w MRI; no diffusion, no ML. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
- 🚨new work with the dream team @danakarca.bsky.social @loopyluppi.bsky.social @fatemehhadaeghi.bsky.social @stuartoldham.bsky.social @duncanastle.bsky.social We use game theory and show the brain is not optimally wired for communication and there’s more to its story: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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- Two programs of research diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both... 1) Work that incrementally advances human knowledge 2) The replication crisis
- OMG check out the venue for this excellent workshop.
- J'ai hâte gradients! gradients-workshop.github.io 🧠 @ohbmofficial.bsky.social @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social
- Come and join our team! We are looking for a Research Officer to help with recruitment and assessment on a large-scale human brain imaging study: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
- 🎉 The OHBM 2025 Annual Meeting content is now LIVE on our YouTube channel! Catch up on the Talairach lecture, keynotes, symposia, educational courses, and oral sessions—all available to watch anytime. ➡️Watch here: www.youtube.com/c/organizati... #OHBM2025 #OHBM #Neuroimaging #BrainMapping
- Today is the day y'all :) 🥳 🎉
- Dr Andrea Luppi is one of 25 early-career researchers recognised for their outstanding scientific contributions and commitment to mentoring and community-building in neuroscience. @thetransmitter.bsky.social @stjohnscollege.bsky.social www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-andr...
- Check out our latest paper, led by Jason Kim, out now in Nature Communications‼️🧠
The brain computes by processing information over time through interactions between connectivity and dynamics that are hard to model. Here we infer these interactions from data and find they better predict cognitive performance! www.nature.com/articles/s41... w/ @lindenmp.bsky.social
- 🔥🔥The Program for the 2026 Noosa Brain Workshop is now Available!!! 🔥🔥 We have an incredible line up of confirmed speakers! Commuter registrations are still available, but places are limited. Check the website for details: www.monash.edu/turner-insti...
- Nice cerebellum development paper 👀 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
- What are the most important aspects of a job talk for an assistant professor? 👀 Mine include: 1. Understandable to the (general) audience 2. Generate a sense of excitement 3. Clear sense of future directions Usually these things work better when there’s not too much crammed in.
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- Navigate the rise and fall of research topics over five decades using The Transmitter's interactive map, which is based on a semantic analysis of nearly 350,000 abstracts in leading neuroscience journals. Explore more: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/p... #neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
- I'm so grateful to be recognized as one of The Transmitter's Rising Stars of Neuroscience. Thank you, @thetransmitter.bsky.social! Learn about the amazing scientific, mentoring, and community-building contributions made by friends selected around the world 🧠🌍 www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
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- Axonal pathfinding of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells forms the optic nerve. Credit to Dr. Matthew Bostock @houartlab.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
- BEYOND delighted to see two brilliant #PennLINC alumni -- @valeriejsydnor.bsky.social + @lindenmp.bsky.social -- named by The Transmitter as "Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025". Super well deserved -- CONGRATS!!! www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
- I was so lucky to have Jonny as my PhD supervisor. He was a one-of-a-kind scientist and person. He continues to be an inspiration to me and I will always be guided by the way he thought about science and life. He built an amazing network of wonderful people and we all miss you, Jonny.
- Jonny Smallwood @themindwanders.bsky.social was a beloved friend and mentor. He was taken from us too soon. His was a beautiful mind who understood the beauty of minds. As ever before, his kind voice guides me and his work will continue. We miss you Jonny. www.cbs.mpg.de/news/obituar...
- Jonny Smallwood @themindwanders.bsky.social was a beloved friend and mentor. He was taken from us too soon. His was a beautiful mind who understood the beauty of minds. As ever before, his kind voice guides me and his work will continue. We miss you Jonny. www.cbs.mpg.de/news/obituar...
- New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Chirag Mehra, Jonathan O’Muircheartaigh, et al: Zero-phase-delay synchrony between interacting neural populations: implications for functional connectivity-derived biomarkers doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
- Happy to share our review "Investigating hierarchical critical periods in human neurodevelopment” in @npp-journal.bsky.social! We examine neurobiological, environmental & behavioral evidence for human critical periods in sensory and association cortex +discuss new research directions rdcu.be/eMkVU 🧵
- 👀 Morphogenesis and morphometry of brain folding patterns across species | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Our School is recruiting! Come and join a great team @MonashUni careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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- does brain connectivity drive spread of pathological proteins in Alzheimer’s disease? ✨ preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... if the question intrigues you, please read on 🧵⤵️
- Some news …! 🤗 So excited to get started next year, and very grateful for the opportunity. Looking forward to connecting with friends and colleagues - old and new. Watch this space for posting on fully funded positions as the new lab starts up !
- 📢 OHBM Australia 2025 Updates! 🖼️ Poster abstract submissions open until Oct 20 👉 Submit here: ohbm-aus.github.io/posts/2025-a... 🏆 Award nominations are now open! 🎖️ Early Career Researcher Award 🌟 Emerging Leadership Award 🗓️ Due by Oct 20 👉 ohbm-aus.github.io/posts/call-f...
- Excited to share that our work introducing the Reproducible Brain Charts (RBC) data resource is now published in Neuron!! 🎉 📚 Read the paper: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lpaF3BtfH... 🧠 Explore the RBC dataset: reprobrainchart.github.io
- (1/18) Now out on BioRxiv‼️ Reproducible Brain Charts: An open data resource for mapping brain development and its associations with mental health | doi.org/10.1101/2025... Funded by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Interested in the mechanisms shaping the extraordinary complexity of the connectome? Then check out our new preprint, lead by Francis Normand with a stellar team, showing how geometry constrains connectome architecture: biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Full thread here: tinyurl.com/sfv3yf73
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- Don't forget! Abstracts due Sept 22 📝 Don’t miss out!
- ✨✨ We are excited to announce the OHBM Australian Chapter 2025 Annual Meeting! 🧠🇦🇺 📢 Abstract submissions & registration now OPEN (abstract submission closes September 15th at 5pm) 📍 Melbourne 🏙️☕ 📅 Wednesday, November 12, 2025 ohbm-aus.github.io/posts/2025-a... We hope to see you there! 🤩
- ⏰ Don’t forget – The OHBM Australia Chapter 2025 Annual Meeting is coming up! 📍 Melbourne 📅 Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025 Abstract submissions close soon (September 15th 5pm)!!😮 📢 Register to secure your place today! ohbm-aus.github.io/posts/2025-a...
- 🔥ATTENTION!🔥 Registration for the 2026 Noosa Brain Workshop is now open! Join us for some amazing science, sun, and surf in one of Australia's most beautiful beach towns. Details: tinyurl.com/arbc5pp6 Check out or incredible list of confirmed speakers. More to come...
- Hands down, this video is **the best educational video** I’ve ever seen on YouTube. Content and animations aside, the sound design by itself is a piece of art 🤯 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGLN...
- 🚨🚨🚨 Don't forget our annual meeting is coming up! Registration and abstract submission is open!🚨🚨🚨
- ✨✨ We are excited to announce the OHBM Australian Chapter 2025 Annual Meeting! 🧠🇦🇺 📢 Abstract submissions & registration now OPEN (abstract submission closes September 15th at 5pm) 📍 Melbourne 🏙️☕ 📅 Wednesday, November 12, 2025 ohbm-aus.github.io/posts/2025-a... We hope to see you there! 🤩
