Developmental Neuroimaging Lab

Our lab members received the sweetest gift from a class they recently presented to 💛
Seeing the joy on the kids’ faces while learning about brains and neurons is already so fulfilling - but receiving a card filled with such thoughtful messages truly felt like the perfect finishing touch!

Fact: Researchers have identified brain signatures in children - across brain structure, activity, and connectivity - that can predict future mood or anxiety disorders, before symptoms ever show up!

That means imaging might one day be used to spot early risk well before clinical signs emerge.

At the Lebel Lab, we’re using similar imaging tools to understand how stress, sleep habits, and environmental factors shape the developing brain, and to think about early intervention.

Finds from article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451902225000928?via%3Dihub

Little brains are kind of a big deal. 🧠💥

Did you know a child’s brain is making over 1 million new neural connections every second in the early years? 🤯

Swipe through to discover some mind-blowing brain facts about kids — and why early experiences matter more than we think.