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Les travaux menés par Chifaou Abdallah ont permis d'identifier deux caractéristiques du signal cérébral pour guider la chirurgie dans l’épilepsie résistante au traitement
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Chifaou Abdallah lauréate d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
Association canadienne des neurosciences
https://can-acn.org/fr/chifaou-abdallah-laureate-dun-prix-cerveau-en-tete/
about 7 hours ago
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Work done by Chifaou Abdallah leds to the Identification of two brain signal features that guide surgery in drug-resistant epilepsy
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about 7 hours ago
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New ad posted: Postdoctoral Fellow: Video Representation Learning & Behavioural AI – Douglas Research Centre, McGill University
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#neurojobs
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Les travaux d'Andrea Luppi révèlent des différences d'expression génique entre l'homme et le macaque, ce qui explique pourquoi de nombreux médicaments psychiatriques prometteurs s'avèrent inefficaces chez l'homme et suggère de meileures cibles d'intervention
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Andrea Luppi's research reveals differences in gene expression between humans and macaques that explain why many promising psychiatric drugs fail in humans, and identifies better potential targets for intervention.
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Le Neuro (Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal)
15 days ago
Increasing evidence shows that loneliness has measurable, physiological effects on the brain. A study led by Nathan Spreng at The Neuro showed that participants who reported feeling lonely had gray-matter volume differences and altered resting-state functional connectivity. 🧠
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Université de Montréal - News
15 days ago
#MENTALHEALTH
@umontreal.ca
, schizophrenia researchers probe the body's biological mechanisms looking for new ways to prevent rare outbursts of violent behaviour.
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Schizophrenia and violence: the brain on high alert
Some parts of the brains of violent schizophrenics are more active when they think they'll be punished for their behaviour, an UdeM neuroimaging study finds.
https://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2026/07/02/schizophrenia-and-violence-the-brain-on-high-alert
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Society for Neuroscience
15 days ago
Submitting a public comment is one of the most direct ways to engage with federal policymaking. A proposed OMB rule could severely impact science funding policies in the U.S. Make your voice heard! Join fellow
#Neuroadvocates
in submitting comments by July 13:
vist.ly/5a83v
#neurosky
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Brian Owens
15 days ago
Would any of my followers who have NIH funding be willing to talk to me about... everything that's going on, for a story in BMJ? 🧪
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Ciarán Murphy-Royal
21 days ago
Delighted to see
@lewisholt.bsky.social
receive this prestigious recognition for all his hard work in the lab! 💪
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Research led by Lewis Depaauw-Holt shows brain cells called astrocytes play key roles in sex-specific changes in brain and behaviour caused by early-life stress -
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Une étude menée par Lewis Depaauw-Holt montre que les astrocytes jouent un rôle clé dans les modifications liées au sexe du cerveau et du comportement causés par le stress au début de la vie
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Une étude menée par Christopher Daniel Morrone suggère que des déficiences dans le nettoyage du cerveau sont liées à la perte de sommeil aux premiers stades de l’Alzheimer
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Christopher Daniel Morrone lauréat d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
Association canadienne des neurosciences
https://can-acn.org/fr/laureat-du-prix-brain-star-christopher-daniel-morrone/
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Research led by Dr. Christopher Daniel Morrone at CAMH suggests brain cleaning deficiencies are linked to sleep loss at the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Brain Star Award feature: Christopher Daniel Morrone – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
https://can-acn.org/brain-star-award-feature-christopher-daniel-morrone-centre-for-addiction-and-mental-health-university-of-toronto/
28 days ago
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Neuroethology – McMaster University
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#neurojobs
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Society for Neuroscience
about 2 months ago
One week left to submit your abstract!
#SfN26
is where meaningful scientific exchange happens. Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of it. The deadline to submit is Wednesday, June 10. 🔗
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The Neuron Family
about 2 months ago
Dr. Wilder Penfield was a Canadian Neurosurgeon. He specialized in brain surgery for patients with severe epilepsy. Dr. Penfield mapped the function of different regions of the brain and found a map of the body, called the sensory "homunculus"- little man.
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New posting: Waverley House Accelerator for Mental Illness & Addiction Research is seeking five early-career mental health research leaders — apply or learn more here:
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#neurojobs
about 2 months ago
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Viviane Poupon presenting Brain Canada's update: current investments and new funding opportunities
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Now happening: Plenary Symposium1: Single-cell approaches for novel biological insight
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Clifford Woolf delivers the 2026 presidential lecture on Spontaneous neuropathic pain
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CAN President Douglas Zochodne welcomes all to the 19th Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting in Montreal!
2 months ago
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Blake Richards now : Why Artificial Intelligence needs literal synapses. - how modern AI and neuroscience research converge today
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Mihaela Iordanova, current memory researcher at Concordia University in Montreal, presents her work on aversive memories and the role of the hippocampus brain region
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Eric Andrew-Gee, best selling author of The Mind Mappers, presents the story of Penfield and Cone, brain research pioneers in Montreal
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Stuart Trenholm introduces public lectures on memory research in Montreal
#can2026
2 months ago
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Haley
2 months ago
Link to the PhD ad
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PhD student position in neuroscience of chronic pain – University of Guelph – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
https://can-acn.org/phd-student-position-in-neuroscience-of-chronic-pain-university-of-guelph/
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Haley
2 months ago
The Descalzi lab
@descalzi.bsky.social
@uofguelph.bsky.social
is looking to bring in a PhD student and postdoc!! Are you interested in understanding the molecular, cellular and circuits linking chronic pain and anxiety/depression? Then this is the place for you!!
#CAN2026
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Terry R Suk
2 months ago
I’m very honoured to have been selected for a 2025 CAN-CIHR INMHA Brain Star Award among such an impressive group of researchers! There is truly remarkable neuroscience research happening across Canada 🇨🇦 and I’m grateful to my mentors, collaborators, and colleagues for being part of this journey!
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Ciarán Murphy-Royal
2 months ago
Such a great list of up and coming stars in Canadian neuroscience including former student from our lab
@lewisholt.bsky.social
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Mehwish Anwer
2 months ago
🥁 Beyond excited that I will be joining The University of Lethbridge as an Assistant Professor in Neuroscience!!! 🎉 Grateful to my amazing mentors!
@markcembrowski.bsky.social
The Anwer Lab will be studying
#braininjury
and
#dementia
. Excited for work with students and collaborators!!
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CAN and CIHR-INMHA are very proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Brain Star awards. See all their profiles here:
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2 months ago
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L'ACN et l'INSMT-IRSC sont fiers d'annoncer les lauréats des prix Cerveau en tête 2026! Voyez tous les lauréats ici:
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2 months ago
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mark cembrowski
2 months ago
Lineup, including trainee talks, is all set for this year's Neural Circuits and Behaviour Satellite at
@canacn.bsky.social
, co-hosted with
@franklandlab.bsky.social
. One week away, with a few tickets remaining for anyone interested!
www.eventbrite.com/e/neural-cir...
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New ad posted: Postdoctoral Fellow / Senior Data Scientist / Biostatistician Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis Research Memorial University of Newfoundland
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@craigurs.bsky.social
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Get your tickets for the CAN 2026 Public lectures - happening May 7 - 5-8PM Learn about past, current and future memory research in Montreal with engaging lecturers. Featuring Eric Andrew-Gee, Mihaela Iordanova and Blake Richards -
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3 months ago
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Catharine Mielnik, PhD
3 months ago
‼️HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY‼️ Come out & support excellent postdocs & their exciting research REGISTER @ LINK BELOW 🕛 12:00pm ET
@matiram.bsky.social
@ucalgary.bsky.social
@ucalgarymed.bsky.social
@wchriuofa.bsky.social
@ualberta.bsky.social
#CAPS
#ACPP
@braincanada.bsky.social
@canacn.bsky.social
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Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)
3 months ago
Ready for our MAY webinar? Join us next week on Thursday for an insightful session on
#SLEEP
. To participate, kindly sign up here:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
To stay updated on our webinars, events, and more, subscribe to our mailing list here:
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The Brain Prize
3 months ago
Nominations for The Brain Prize, the world’s largest prize for neuroscience now open! Candidates working in any country and any field of neuroscience are eligible. Nominations close September 1st 2026. For more information visit:
brainprize.org/nomination-s...
#BrainPrize
#Neuroscience
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH)
3 months ago
A stem cell scientist by day and a stand-up comedian and musician by night,
@mlithopoulos.bsky.social
is on a mission to make us all love science. Two weeks before her wedding, she organized the first "Science, Stand-Up & Song," bringing scientists, comedians and music into one unforgettable show.
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How Marissa Lithopoulos Built Science, Stand-Up & Song - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH
On a clear summer evening in August, the air buzzed with excitement as guests bustled into The Charqui, a quaint neighborhood resto-bar, for the first of
https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/news/how-marissa-lithopoulos-built-science-stand-up-song/
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mark cembrowski
3 months ago
Trainees attending
@canacn.bsky.social
2026 Meeting -
@franklandlab.bsky.social
and I are co-hosting the Circuits & Behaviour satellite and seeking 4 trainee speakers (one of whom will receive a $500 "Best Talk" prize). Register by next Friday for consideration:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/neural-cir...
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Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives
3 months ago
Researchers + trainees: level up your neuroimaging work! HBHL is hosting a Knowledge Exchange event on integrating SDoH into imaging pipelines with real examples and new tools you can use immediately.
@mcgill.ca
📅 May 18,
@canacn.bsky.social
Meeting | 🍽️ Lunch included Register:
mcgill.ca/x/5xG
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Proud to share an overview of the CAN Hill Day which took place last week - engaging with Parliamentarians and civil servants to highlight the important work neuroscientists do for Canada and the importance of government support for Canadian Research.
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CAN Parliament Hill Day 2026 – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
https://can-acn.org/can-parliament-hill-day-2026/
3 months ago
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Tickets are now available for the CAN 2026 public lectures - Je me souviens: Montréal the memory city - May 17 starting at 5PM. Featuring author Eric Andrew-Gee, and researchers Mihaela Iordanova and Blake Richards -
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3 months ago
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Angelo Iulianella
3 months ago
And it’s a wrap. Was an interesting day in Ottawa meeting MPs and leadership
@cihr.bsky.social
and Innovation, Science & Economic Development to advocate for neuroscience and investigator led research. And met some great neuroscientists from across 🇨🇦.
@canacn.bsky.social
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The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is very proud to announce Dr. Maria Ioannou, from the University of Alberta, has been awarded the CAN 2026 New Investigator Award View her profile:
can-acn.org/awards/new-i...
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Maria Ioannou wins the 2026 CAN New Investigator Award for groundbreaking research on lipid metabolism in the brain – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
https://can-acn.org/awards/new-investigator/maria-ioannou-wins-the-2026-can-new-investigator-award-for-groundbreaking-research-on-lipid-metabolism-in-the-brain/
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L’Association canadienne des neurosciences est très fière d’annoncer que Maria Ioannou, de l’Université de l’Alberta, remporte le prix de la nouvelle chercheure de l’ACN 2026
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Maria Ioannou remporte le prix de la nouvelle chercheure de l’ACN 2026 pour sa recherche novatrice sur le métabolisme des lipides dans le cerveau – Association canadienne des neurosciences
L’Association canadienne des neurosciences est très fière d’annoncer que Maria Ioannou, de l’Université de l’Alberta, remporte le prix de la nouvelle chercheure de l’ACN 2026 pour son travail…
https://can-acn.org/fr/prix-de-lacn/nouveau-chercheur-de-l-acn/maria-ioannou-remporte-le-prix-de-la-nouvelle-chercheure-de-lacn-2026-pour-sa-recherche-novatrice-sur-le-metabolisme-des-lipides-dans-le-cerveau/
3 months ago
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Angelo Iulianella
3 months ago
It’s been a packed day of meeting MPs and stakeholders to chat about the importance of a strong fundamental research ecosystem in Canada.
@dalhousie.bsky.social
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Ciarán Murphy-Royal
3 months ago
Great to discuss the importance of sustained funding for research including neuroscience with MP Shannon Miedema Part of
@can-acn.bsky.social
Hill day with
@labfranklin.bsky.social
, Derek Bowie & Jarrad Perron
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Up bright and early for
#CANHillDay26
with group 4, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa!
@aineurolab.bsky.social
3 months ago
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