@Rankin_Lab

The Socioemotional Neuropsychology Research Group, led by Dr. Kate Rankin, professor & neuropsychologist @ UCSF Dept of Neurology's Fein Memory and Aging Center

 San Francisco, CA
Joined October 2017
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AS4SANinc@AS4SANincApr 10
🧠Your research belongs at #AS4SAN2026. The Annual Meeting for Social & Affective Neuroscience is coming to Brisbane this July and #abstract submissions are NOW OPEN. ⏰ Deadline: May 15, 2026 All career stages welcome. Don't miss your chance. 👇 as4san.com/2026-conference-a…
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Excited to share that I've been awarded the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship @UC_PPFP! I'll be continuing my research on emotion perception and context integration in frontotemporal dementia at UCSF's Memory and Aging Center (@UCSFmac) with the @Rankin_Lab!
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"The Connected Cerebellum: Mapping Social and Cognitive Networks in Neurodegeneration" by Sherry Chen, MD, PhD UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center Grand Rounds Monday, Oct. 13, 10-11am PT register 👉 buff.ly/2VSfS8h @Rankin_Lab
Sherry Chen, MD, PhD

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🎶 “I decided to give my father a voice—through music.” Atlantic Fellow @idilozkan explores the emotional world of dementia through original compositions like "Fragments of Memories" and "Passage to Ghostland." More via @Being_Patient_: beingpatient.com/idil-ozkan-…
Portrait of Idil Özkan with text that reads: “Translating Symptoms into Sound: Composer Idil Özkan on Music, Memory, and Loss – Being Patient Brain Talks.”

ALT Portrait of Idil Özkan with text that reads: “Translating Symptoms into Sound: Composer Idil Özkan on Music, Memory, and Loss – Being Patient Brain Talks.”

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What if dementia could tell its own story? "Fragments of Memories" is a new work by Atlantic Fellow İdil Özkan that blends music, theater, and AI to explore dementia from the inside out. Premieres June 18 in San Francisco with a post-show panel. 🎟️gbhi.org/events/fragments-me…
Flyer for “Fragments of Memories,” a musical theater performance on aging and dementia, held June 18 at the San Francisco Community Music Center.

ALT Flyer for “Fragments of Memories,” a musical theater performance on aging and dementia, held June 18 at the San Francisco Community Music Center.

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Rankin Lab retweeted
Rea Anto@ReaAntoniou21 Sep 2024
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… 📢Check out our latest paper exploring how socioemotional dysfunction can lead to more impartial and altruistic decision-making. @UCSFmac @Rankin_Lab 🌴

Socioemotional dysfunction and the greater good: a case study

Moral cognition has largely been studied via dilemmas in which making a utilitarian choice causes instrumental harm (negative dimension). Studies of utilitarianism link this behavior with socioemot...

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I'm thrilled to share our latest paper, the first to describe the neuroanatomic correlates of itching in patients with FTLD. A huge thank you to the amazing team at GBHI, UCSF! #AtlanticFellows @GBHI_Fellows @brucemillerucsf @brainsturming @Rankin_Lab @victorvalcour
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Rea Anto@ReaAntoniou6 Apr 2024
Replying to @Rankin_Lab
@Rankin_Lab We're excited to announce that we'll be hosting a Mindful Self-Compassion retreat on April 21st for @UCSFmac employees. Join us for this enriching experience!! 🪷
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BLOG: The International Research Grant Award is highly prestigious. A local UCSF scientist explains how her personal connection to #Alzheimers disease led to her deep interest in the cerebellum and its role in #dementia. bit.ly/3ToRDQG
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Rea Anto@ReaAntoniou29 Feb 2024
Check out our new paper exploring the association between metacognition and trait mindfulness! 🤓 @UCSFmac @Rankin_Lab osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/db…
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Online now! @alicetang_mstp et al. use EHRs to predict Alzheimer’s Disease onset, knowledge networks facilitate sex-specific biological insight @SirotaLab @Rankin_Lab @msirota84 @GCerono @UCSFmac @UCSFPrecision @UCSF_BCHSI (rdcu.be/dzjlu) nature.com/articles/s43587-0…
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Rea Anto@ReaAntoniou5 Feb 2024
Exciting news 🌷 ! The @UCSFmac @Rankin_Lab is launching a self-compassion program exclusively for employees. We extend a warm invitation for individuals to participate in shaping a culture focused on well-being and self-care #compassion. Join us!
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A fascinating review of openness + creativity and how they lead to more inclusive, innovative & harmonious environments by #AtlanticFellows Maison Abu Raya @DoyinOgunyemi Verónica Rojas @Jakebroder Maryenela Illanes-Manrique & @Rankin_Lab @FrontNeurol 👉 bit.ly/3rLxysA
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@MedCultureLab members @AlissaLily @dandohan @namrazon Alma Hernandez de Jesus @annachodos @Rankin_Lab & colleagues new work: Primary Care Practitioner Perspectives on the Role of Primary Care in Dementia Diagnosis and Care jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Primary Care Practitioner Perspectives on the Role of Primary Care in Dementia Diagnosis and Care

This qualitative study evaluates primary care practitioner perspectives on their role in dementia diagnosis and care.

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"The more we look, the more we think and feel with the other." Thanks to #AtlanticFellows @unlockmusicbox, @mohammedAnbess & special guest Kate Rankin @Rankin_Lab for hosting an engaging and illuminating salon on #empathy, a core value of @GBHI_Fellows
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Such an informative and engaging conference! I’m at #AAIC2023 and funded by the @alzassociation #ALZfunded So nice to meet so many cerebellum friends here. Feeling like home 😂
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Interested in #creativity? New piece @sciam beautifully displays the #FTD #creativity story! Including our research @UCSFmac @GBHI_Fellows @ucsfhealth with @brucemillerucsf Bill Seeley @lollo_pasquini @RabLab_UCSF @Rankin_Lab bit.ly/FTDCreativitySciAm
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Behavioural subphenotypes and their anatomic correlates in neurodegenerative disease. Localized neurodegeneration can lead to the development of behavioural symptom clusters across various dementia syndromes. bit.ly/3KVFcaM @brainsturming @Rankin_Lab @brucemillerucsf
Correlations with structural brain volume revealed distinct neuroanatomical patterns associated with each component, including after controlling for diagnosis, suggesting that localized neurodegeneration can lead to the development of behavioural symptom clusters across various dementia syndromes.

ALT Correlations with structural brain volume revealed distinct neuroanatomical patterns associated with each component, including after controlling for diagnosis, suggesting that localized neurodegeneration can lead to the development of behavioural symptom clusters across various dementia syndromes.

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Etiology and Clinical Significance of Network Hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s Disease: Unanswered Questions and Next Steps. Postulated mechanisms & treatment of hyperexcitability in patients w/AD. bit.ly/3JD446c @heidikirsch @Rankin_Lab @brucemillerucsf #NIAfundedADRC
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Semantic knowledge of social interactions is mediated by the hedonic evaluation system in the brain. Correct comprehension of social semantic concepts requires emotional ‘tagging’ by the evaluation system. bit.ly/3nNi8lb @MyrtheRijpma @maxmontembeault @Rankin_Lab
Structural atrophy related to SIVT total score.

ALT Structural atrophy related to SIVT total score.

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