From November 2 to 8, it’s National Pain Awareness Week. A week to shed light on the reality of chronic pain and the people dedicated to understanding and addressing it. Follow #NPAW2025 to stay tuned! #PrioritizePain @paincanada.bsky.social @painbc.bsky.social

Is it too niche to quilt a pyramidal neuron onto a quilt?

One of the glial cells - Astrocyte ✨🧠 Which is your favourite glial cell?

Check this out! So nice!

We attended the 28th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Research Network 👀 📘 and we launched our new book! A special thank you to @michelcayouette.bsky.social for supporting the creation of this book!! ✨ 🚀 www.thebraincolouringbook.com

Happy World Vision Day! Our book "How We See" is now available! 🧠 👀 ✨ 🚀 thebraincolouringbook.com/order @reseauvision.bsky.social @michelcayouette.bsky.social

Happy Vision Awareness Month! 👀🧠✨ We will be launching our next book "How We See" on October 9th! Made in collaboration with the Vision Sciences Research Network @reseauvision.bsky.social Sign up to our newsletter for updates and free colouring pages! 💌 go.theneuronfamily.com/98aGI

Loving these coloured mugs printed by Claudia Belliveau Science 🧠😄✨☕️ Anyone need a new mug? Check out the link for more neuron designs! cbelliveauscience.com/collections/...

Hello from lady GABA 🧠 😄

We are currently working on the last edits of our third volume - all about the visual system! English and French editions coming soon! 👀🧠☀️

The @cbmncbs.bsky.social stall @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social the Open Day today saw steady stream of curious 'minds' of all ages. Thank you, one and all ! @theneuronfamily.bsky.social , the brain hat was a hit. #brain #neuroscience

We are currently working on the last edits of our third volume - all about the visual system! English and French editions coming soon! 👀🧠☀️

Découvrir le toucher et la #douleur en coloriant! 🖍️ Le #RQRD a financé le vol. 2 des livres de @theneuronfamily.bsky.social, créé par les neuroscientifiques Maria Zamfir et Marion Van Horn (@mcgill.ca). Le livre présenté à CTV News 👉 www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video... #VulgarisationScientifique

Discover touch and #pain through coloring! 🖍️ The #QPRN funded volume 2 of the books by @theneuronfamily.bsky.social, created by neuroscientists Maria Zamfir and Marion Van Horn (@mcgill.ca). The book featured on CTV News 👉 www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video... #PopularizedScience

Had a great time talking about the brain today at CTV Ottawa Morning Live ☀️🧠 Thank you Melissa Lamb & Derick Fage So happy to share our brain colouring and learning book project! By Dr. Maria Zamfir & Dr. Marion Van Horn. Link to watch - www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...

Exciting news! We are translating our brain colouring book to Spanish. 📚 ✨ Tag a friend that speaks Spanish! Comment below or send us a private message/ email if you’d like to help edit and test out our book. ✏️ 🧠 📖

Looking for a neuroscience community here! 🦋 comment below if you are interested in the brain / neuroscience / research 🧠

“Neurons that FIRE together, WIRE together!” 🔥 This quote was coined by neuroscientist Carla Shatz, PhD and is based on a theory originally proposed by Donald Hebb, PhD - a psychologist who helped shape our understanding of how learning and memory work in the brain. 🧠 ⚡️

Yoga Neuron - inspired by Purkinje cells of the cerebellum! 🧠😄✨🌿🍃🌱

Our Dopamine Neuron 🎊 mug just dropped! Check out the collection available in Claudia's shop! 🧠 🍵 ✨😄 Please share - every purchase helps us create more neuroscience themed educational materials cbelliveauscience.com/collections/...

Walnut pyramidal #neuron of the day.

When mentors give their trainees pins, I imagine it’s like Pokémon gym leaders awarding badges lol

Hello from Astrocyte - "I'm here to help!" ✨🧠

Meditation neuron visits Toronto for the Canadian Association for Neuroscience meeting! 🧠 🇨🇦 @canacn.bsky.social

Happy Gardening - Why does gardening feel so good? 😄🌸🍃 When you dig your hands in the dirt, you may be meeting some friendly bacteria called mycobacterium vaccae (pronounced vahh - kayy). These bacteria can help your brain release more serotonin!

Getting ready for the CAN meeting in Toronto! 😄 🧠

Dopamine Neuron 🧠 🎊 #dopamine #neuroscience #neuron

Today is #Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. 💜 📣 Several #QPRNmembers will be presenting as part of the activities organized by the Société québécoise de la fibromyalgie! To register: [email protected]

Dopamine Neuron 🧠 🎊 #dopamine #neuroscience #neuron

Happy Mother's Day! 💕 From our developmental neurons - includes a Mommy Radial Glial Cell, a Baby Neuron and a Toddler Neuron! #Neuroscience #MothersDay

Happy Mother's Day! 💕 From our developmental neurons - includes a Mommy Radial Glial Cell, a Baby Neuron and a Toddler Neuron! #Neuroscience #MothersDay

Lady GABA ✨ 🧠 😄

May the Force (4th) be with you ✨ “Queen Amygdala” - is inspired by Padmé Amidala from Star Wars! The word amygdala is derived from Ancient Greek then Latin, and translates to “almond” #StarWarsDay #amygdala #neuroscience #Brain

Look at this fantastic project using art to teach kids (and adults!) about the visual system! The Vision Sciences Research Network @reseauvision.bsky.social is happy to support this outreach project led by Maria and Marion!

Le @reseauvision.bsky.social est fier de soutenir le développement de cette initiative de livre à colorier pour enseigner les sciences de la vision aux jeunes et moins jeunes! Quel beau cadeau à faire!

We are happy to share that Volume 3 of The Brain Colouring book is officially in progress! It will be all about How We See! 👀🧠 Thank you to the Vision Science Research Network for their support in the creation of this book!! @michelcayouette.bsky.social @reseauvision.bsky.social

"Sunlight before screen light" - Dr. Andrew Huberman @hubermaniab.bsky.social

“Music imprints itself on the brain deeper than any other human experience... Music brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can” - Dr. Oliver Sacks 🎹🎶🧠 ✨

Dorothy Parker was an american writer of poems, fiction, and plays and screenplays in New York. Curiosity is created by the brain and it drive us to seek information for the brain to process! How cool is that? 😎🧠 #curious #neuron #brain #curiosity

"The mind is a fertile garden - it will grow anything you wish to plant - beautiful flowers or weeds" - Bruce Lee

Our books are back in stock at Indigo in Ottawa 🧠 📚 Looking for an educational colouring book about the Brain?! We’ve got you covered - now available in English and French #brain #colouringbook #neuroscience #educationalresources #pain #touch @rqrd-qprn.bsky.social @iasp.bsky.social

Sketch in progress - 🐝 👀

Our books are back in stock at Indigo in Ottawa 🧠 📚 Looking for an educational colouring book about the Brain?! We’ve got you covered - now available in English and French #brain #colouringbook #neuroscience #educationalresources #pain #touch @rqrd-qprn.bsky.social @iasp.bsky.social

New sketch ✍️ Bergmann glial cell - a type of astrocyte in the cerebellum 🧠

We had a great time at the science museum in Ottawa! We shared brain facts, coloured & assembled brain hats! @sfnottawa.bsky.social #brainawarenessweek

"Neurons that FIRE together, WIRE together!" 🔥 #BrainAwarenessWeek2025

Dopamine neuron 🎊🥳

Happy Brain Awareness Week! 🧠🎉 We are looking forward to sharing and learning more interesting facts about the brain! #brain #brainhealth #growthmindset #brainawarenessweek

Happy International Women’s Day! 💪 🧠 Lady GABA is here to support you in feeling calm, cool and collected so you can tackle whatever life throws at you! #internationalwomensday #girlpower #gaba #brain

Brain Awareness Week 2025 is coming soon! 🧠 ✨ We'll be sharing some brain facts online and in person! Who's excited?!? 🥳 @backyardbrains.bsky.social @sfnottawa.bsky.social @danafoundation.bsky.social