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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Caroline Menard
about 22 hours ago
Super excited to share this new paper led by
@sejpaton.bsky.social
that I briefly mentioned at
#ACNP2026
yesterday! 🧪🧠🤓 We tested preventive strategies to protect the brain vasculature
#BBB
during stress exposure, mix of mouse 🐭 and human data So proud of my team 🤘
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Environmental enrichment and physical exercise prevent stress-induced social avoidance and blood-brain barrier alterations via Fgf2 - Nature Communications
Chronic stress disrupts the brain vasculature and contributes to mood disorders, but mechanisms of resilience remain unclear. Here, the authors show that enriched environments increase astrocytic Fgf2...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-68058-9
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Research at UHN
about 18 hours ago
Researchers from
@kbi-uhn.bsky.social
are studying the potential of
#psilocybin
for
#depression
. Their early work represents an important step towards identifying whether this new drug has potential as a treatment for both mood and cognition. 🔗 Read more:
www.uhnresearch.ca/news/fresh-w...
@uhn.ca
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University Health Network
about 18 hours ago
Thank you to Ontario Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones for visiting UHN’s Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) clinic to learn more about this lifesaving treatment.
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Marissa Lithopoulos
4 days ago
A BIG thank you to
@canacn.bsky.social
for their amazing support for Science, Stand-Up, & Song! 👏👏 I have been a CAN trainee for many years. It's been wonderful to grow as a scientist in this welcoming community. 🧠 Looking forward to more fun outreach in 2026! 😊
#scicomm
#neuroscience
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Last 24h to submit your application to the 2025 CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Award competition - don't miss this opportunity!
can-acn.org/awards/brain...
Dernières 24h pour soumettre votre application aux Prix Cerveau en tête INSMT-IRSC- ne manquez pas votre chance!
can-acn.org/fr/prix-cerv...
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Brain Star Awards – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
https://can-acn.org/awards/brain-star-awards/
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The Alba network is launching the Alba database of scientists with disabilities to enhance the representation, opportunities, and influence of neuroscientists with disabilities. Details and sign up here:
www.alba.network/database-dis...
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ALBA Database of scientists with disabilities
A database of neuroscientists with disabilities to improve representation, facilitate networking, and support collaboration. Sign up now!
https://www.alba.network/database-disabilities
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Anastassia Voronova
5 days ago
Our lab, located at the University of Alberta (Canada), is hiring a postdoctoral scholar and/or PhD student to work on the contribution of genetic mutations to neurological disorder mechanisms and response to treatments. Please share widely!
can-acn.org/postdoctoral...
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Postdoctoral fellow or PhD student position with Dr. Anastassia Voronova (University of Alberta, Canada) – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
https://can-acn.org/postdoctoral-fellow-or-phd-student-position-with-dr-anastassia-voronova-university-of-alberta-canada/
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
SfN Ottawa Chapter
8 days ago
SAVE THE DATE 🧠🖼 The SfN Ottawa Brain & Mental Health Art Show is making its return! 📍Glebe Community Centre 🗓 May 2, 2026 | ⏰ 6:00 PM CALLING ALL ARTISTS ⭐️🎨 Submit your art here:
form.jotform.com/253454414763...
. More details coming soon. We are so incredibly excited for this year's show!
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Pacifichem
about 1 month ago
"Science diplomacy is not only for governments - it is community endeavour. Every one of you is a science diplomat." A big thank you to Dr. Mona Nemer (
@chiefscican.bsky.social
) for your talk last night from everyone at
#Pacifichem
! A wonderful reminder of the power of collaboration.
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Keri Martinowich
8 days ago
Honored to be appointed Chief Scientific Officer
@lieberinstitute.bsky.social
. LIBD is a uniquely collaborative place with extraordinary biological resources and a commitment to translation 🧠🔬🧪. Grateful to my colleagues and excited to help guide our next chapter!
www.libd.org/keri-martino...
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Keri Martinowich, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer | The Lieber Institute for Brain Development | Research & Discovery
Lieber Institute for Brain Development Appoints Keri Martinowich, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer Baltimore, MD (January 6, 2025) — The Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) announced the a...
https://www.libd.org/keri-martinowich-ph-d-chief-scientific-officer/
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Published a great paper in 2025? Don't miss the opportunity to apply for a CIHR-INMHA Brain Star award - Deadline is Jan 15.
can-acn.org/awards/brain...
Avez-vous publié un article important en 2025? Appliquez aux prix Cerveau en tête IRSC-INSMT - Date limite 15 jan
can-acn.org/fr/prix-cerv...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
North American Pain School
11 days ago
Be part of the
#NAPainSchool
community! Apply by January 31st 2026. 💫
northamericanpainschool.com/registration/
#pain
#painschool
#phdlife
#postdoc
#paintraining
#painmedicine
#careerdevelopment
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International Brain Research Organization
about 1 month ago
Which #IBROmember #neuroscience meetings is IBRO supporting in 2026? Find out as we announce the awardees of an IBRO Society Meeting Support #grant!
https://ibro.org/2026-society-meeting-support-awardees/
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
11 days ago
#NEUROSCIENCES
| 🧘🧠 Et si méditer rendait le cerveau plus efficace? Une étude internationale menée avec des chercheurs de
#umontreal
montre que la méditation modifie activement la dynamique cérébrale et améliore la flexibilité mentale. En savoir plus 👇
liens.umontreal.ca/4ju1Bvm
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Et si méditer rendait votre cerveau plus efficace?
La méditation ne vide pas l’esprit, elle refaçonne l’activité cérébrale bien au-delà d’un simple repos, révèle une étude.
https://liens.umontreal.ca/4ju1Bvm
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Sylvain Baillet
11 days ago
Please repost: we're hiring! Apply now! 👉
can-acn.org/professor-re...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
about 2 months ago
Back to our regularly scheduled program... 🧠 Happening this week (Dec 4th)! 🧠 Register here:
tinyurl.com/2zrn3b6w
🧠 Stay up to date by subscribing to our mailing list:
t.co/Oa9dLowy1h
🧠 @canacn.bsky.social @westernu.ca @uoftpress.bsky.social 🧠
#Neuroscience
#science
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Brokoslaw Laschowski
about 2 months ago
Thanks Google Research for the non-technical summary of our latest study!
#neuroscience
#AI
#neuroAI
@utoronto.ca
@uhn.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1PM...
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Mixture models for domain-adaptive brain decoding
YouTube video by Brokoslaw Laschowski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1PMlrlmYCc
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
about 2 months ago
Meet our first speaker 🗣️ Yalin will be presenting at our webinar THIS Thursday! Registration:
tinyurl.com/2zrn3b6w
🐁 Stay up to date by subscribing to our mailing list:
t.co/Oa9dLowy1h
🐁
@canacn.bsky.social
@uoftpress.bsky.social
@uoftmedicine.bsky.social
🐁
#Neuroscience
#Science
#Canada
#speaker
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
about 2 months ago
ASK NO MORE ⏳ You now have an extra week to submit your abstract for the 2026 seminar series 😅 ⚫️ Apply by Nov. 28, 2025 ⚫️ More details:
tinyurl.com/72dmv4f8
⚫️ Application:
tinyurl.com/4h5atuvb
⚫️ Mailing list:
forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ...
@canacn.bsky.social
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience
about 2 months ago
SfN welcomes Nick Spitzer, PhD, as president for 2026! Interested in being part of SfN leadership? The 2026 Call for Nominations is now open. Nominate yourself or a colleague for a committee or Council position by Friday, February 6. 🔗
vist.ly/4f7p7
#neurosky
#SfN25
#SfN26
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Paul Masset
about 2 months ago
I am recruiting graduate students for the experimental side of my lab
@mcgill.ca
for admission in Fall 2026! Get in touch if you're interested in how brain circuits implement distributed computation, including dopamine-based distributed RL and probabilistic representations.
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Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
about 2 months ago
💰DID WE MENTION THERE IS AN HONOURARIUM FOR SPEAKERS💰
#Seminar
#Neuroscience
#Canada
#postdoc
#research
🔵 Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025 🔵 More details:
tinyurl.com/72dmv4f8
🔵 Application:
tinyurl.com/4h5atuvb
🔵 Mailing list:
forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ...
@canacn.bsky.social
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Catharine Mielnik, PhD
2 months ago
‼️ DEADLINE THIS WEEK! ➡️ Apply at the link below! (Did I mention the honorarium if you get chosen? 👀)
@canacn.bsky.social
@canglia.bsky.social
@cbrs-scrc.bsky.social
@arabsinneuro.bsky.social
@blackinneuro.bsky.social
@sfn.org
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
2 months ago
Don’t miss your chance to speak in our 2026
#Seminar
Series. Apply by Nov. 21, 2025 @ 23:59PT. 🟠 More details:
tinyurl.com/72dmv4f8
🟠 Apply here:
tinyurl.com/4h5atuvb
🟠 Questions:
[email protected]
🟠 Mailing list:
forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ...
@canacn.bsky.social
#Neuroscience
#Postdoc
#Canada
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Come meet the CAN team at Booth #3732 in the Institute & not-for-profit area to learn about opportunities in Canada !
#sfn25
2 months ago
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Excited to launch the Brain Star Award competition for best papers published in 2025 - Details here:
can-acn.org/awards/brain...
Nous sommes heureux de lancer du concours Cerveau en tête récompensant les meilleurs articles publiés en 2025
can-acn.org/fr/prix-cerv...
2 months ago
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Share your research at the next Canadian Neuroscience Meeting May 18-21, 2026 in Montreal! Calls for Parallel Symposia, Satellite Meetings, Poster Abstract and Travel & Professional Awards are now open - Don't miss these opportunities!
can-acn.org/meeting-2026/
2 months ago
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New opportunity at Queen's University: Tenured Tier 1 Canada Research Chair / Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position supported by the Bruce Mitchell gift (Mitchell Chair).
can-acn.org/tenured-tier...
#neurojobs
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Tenured Tier 1 Canada Research Chair / Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position supported by the Bruce Mitchell gift (Mitchell Chair). – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
https://can-acn.org/tenured-tier-1-canada-research-chair-tenure-track-or-tenured-faculty-position-supported-by-the-bruce-mitchell-gift-mitchell-chair/
2 months ago
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
2 months ago
We are selecting hashtag
#speakers
for the 2026 Canadian hashtag
#Neuroscience
#Seminars
: Postdoctoral Series. Apply by Nov. 21, 2025. 🔴 More details:
tinyurl.com/72dmv4f8
🔴 Link to apply:
tinyurl.com/4h5atuvb
🔴 And if you are interested, join our mailing list:
t.co/Oa9dLowy1h
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Sam Carew
3 months ago
Have YOU ever wanted to assess NMDAR-dependent excitotoxicity ex vivo? Perhaps you have a disease model and you want to know if excitotoxic cell death is a key player. Well, check out our new methods paper to learn how! 💫
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#neuroscience
#excitotoxicity
#NMDAR
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience
3 months ago
The future of neuroscience will be on display at
#SfN25's
Early Career Poster Session. Experience the next generation of neuroscientists and explore the groundbreaking work that will shape our field for decades to come. Learn more ▶️
vist.ly/4b274
#neurosky
#neuroskyence
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
3 months ago
Thank you to everyone who applied to our call for committee members 📢 Stay tuned for next steps ⏭️
@canacn.bsky.social
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
American Association for Anatomy
3 months ago
Meet Dr. Angelo Iulianella!
@aineurolab.bsky.social
"My interests are varied, perhaps a bit too varied, but my curiosity is always tickled by some new facts revealed to me by my fellow members at the AAA." Want to be featured? Fill out this form 👉
ow.ly/iLiu50XcC6Q
#AAA
#FacesofAnatomy
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Angelo Iulianella
3 months ago
Thanks for the
[email protected]
@brchfx.bsky.social
@canacn.bsky.social
@dalfaculty.bsky.social
#DevBio
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Neuroscience at Queen's University
3 months ago
Our brains do so much more than just “normalize” sensory info—they flexibly integrate input across different senses and reference frames, thanks to advanced feedforward networks in the brain. Dive into the full study by the Blohm Lab in the CNS here:
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Paul Frankland
3 months ago
New paper from the lab 🚨 Led by Ali Golbabaei, this study explores the how the composition of prefrontal cortical engrams changes with memory age:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lzT-3BtfH...
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https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1lzT-3BtfHC-Pj
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
3 months ago
⚠️We are hiring! CAN-PDS is looking for committee members for the upcoming year. 🔬 For more information about the roles:
tinyurl.com/526jjeey
🔬 To apply (Deadline is Oct. 23rd - TOMORROW):
tinyurl.com/duye7fw7
🔬 Join our mailing list:
tinyurl.com/2pfk7v9s
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
3 months ago
💡We are hiring! CAN-PDS is looking for committee members for the upcoming year. 🐁 For more information about the roles:
tinyurl.com/526jjeey
🐁 To apply (Deadline is Oct. 23rd):
tinyurl.com/duye7fw7
🐁 Join our mailing list:
tinyurl.com/2pfk7v9s
@canacn.bsky.social
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Marissa Lithopoulos
3 months ago
🚨THIS WEEK!!! 🔥Only a few tickets left here:
bit.ly/sciencestanduptickets
@sbmeubc.bsky.social
@nikashakiba.bsky.social
@canacn.bsky.social
@scienceinvancouver.com
#Vancouver
#scicomm
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
3 months ago
‼️We are hiring! CAN-PDS is looking for committee members for the upcoming year. 🧪 For more information about the roles:
tinyurl.com/526jjeey
🧪 To apply (Deadline is Oct. 23rd):
tinyurl.com/duye7fw7
🧪 Join our mailing list:
tinyurl.com/2pfk7v9s
🧪
@canacn.bsky.social
#postdoc
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Marissa Lithopoulos
4 months ago
🚨Few tickets left for Science, Stand-Up, & Song!!! 🎟 Link to tickets here:
bit.ly/sciencestanduptickets
📍Thursday, October 16th at 7:30 pm at 6088 University Blvd
@sbmeubc.bsky.social
You don't want to miss this show!🔥🔥
@nikashakiba.bsky.social
@canacn.bsky.social
@scienceinvancouver.com
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Angelo Iulianella
4 months ago
#neuroscience
🧪
@brchfx.bsky.social
@dalhousie.bsky.social
@canacn.bsky.social
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Catharine Mielnik, PhD
3 months ago
APPLY TODAY!
@canacn.bsky.social
DM me if you have any questions about this amazing opportunity!
#seminars
#postdoc
#canada
#committee
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
3 months ago
🚨We are hiring! CAN-PDS is looking for committee members for the upcoming year. 🧠 For more information about the roles:
tinyurl.com/526jjeey
🧠 To apply (Deadline is Oct. 23rd):
tinyurl.com/duye7fw7
🧠 Join our mailing list:
tinyurl.com/2pfk7v9s
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reposted by
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Brokoslaw Laschowski
3 months ago
To learn more about our research, follow
@compneurolab.bsky.social
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Brokoslaw Laschowski
3 months ago
Imagine a brain decoding algorithm that could generalize across different subjects and tasks. Today, we’re one step closer to achieving that vision. Introducing the flagship paper of our brain decoding program:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroAI
#compneuro
@utoronto.ca
@uhn.ca
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Centre de recherche du CHUM
3 months ago
Cette piste explorée par
@esamarut.bsky.social
, chercheur au CRCHUM, et la doctorante Fanny Nobilleau ouvre de nouvelles voies pour comprendre l’origine biologique des ataxies cérébelleuses tardives, des maladies rares caractérisées par des troubles de la coordination motrice.
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Ataxies cérébelleuses tardives : une piste génétique dévoilée
Une anomalie dans le développement du cervelet pourrait-elle expliquer les troubles moteurs apparaissant des décennies plus tard chez les personnes atteintes de maladies rares du mouvement?
https://www.chumontreal.qc.ca/actualites/ataxies-cerebelleuses-tardives-piste-genetique-devoilee
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PhD / Postdoc in Neuroscience – University of Montreal - Seeking a highly motivated PhD student or Postdoctoral Fellow to join an exciting collaborative project between the laboratories of Dr. Antonio Nanci and Dr. Ravi Rungta at the Université de Montréal.
can-acn.org/phd-postdoc-...
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