Reminder for CNS students: The OGS deadline is upcoming on February 1st, 2026! References can still be received after this deadline.

Privileged to have been a part of @sciencepolicy.ca CSPC Science Meets Parliament 2025 to bridge the gap between researchers across Canada and the Canadian federal government! #CSPC2025 #SMP2025

Don’t miss this week’s CNS Seminar Series Talk with Dr. Keisuke Kawata, joining us online to discuss an innovative approach to brain injury research. 📅 November 12th | 12–1 PM 📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143 💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio!

Join us for our next CNS Seminar Series Talk featuring Dr. Jorge Burneo, who will be joining us online! 📅 November 5th | 12–1 PM 📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143 💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio! Come explore new perspectives in neuroscience research!

Big news in mental health research: Dr. Claudio Soares, CNS Member and attending physician at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre Research Institute is leading Canada’s first Health Canada-approved at-home micro-dose psilocybin clinical trial for generalized anxiety disorder.

Big news! Congratulations to Dr. Emily Oby, newly appointed Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Non-Human Primate Models of Health and Disease. We’re proud to celebrate this incredible achievement within the CNS community! Learn more: healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/news...

🧠✨ Think you’ve got what it takes to be a trivia champ? Join us for Trivia Night at The Brass Pub — great prizes, great people, and even better vibes! 📅 Thursday, November 13 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 403 Princess St., Kingston Bring your brainiest friends or join a team when you arrive! All are welcome.💡

✨ Our next seminar features Dr. Anne Churchland, joining us online to discuss how “Life can only be understood backwards: a cognitive signal of trial history in anterior cingulate neurons.” 📅 October 29th 🕛 12–1 PM 📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)

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...

🎓 Funding Opportunity Alert! Applications are now open for the 2026–2027 Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS-M) competition! 🗓 Deadline: December 1, 2025 🔗 Apply via the Research Portal (hosted by NSERC): www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...

'Tis the season to celebrate 🎉 Join us for the CNS Holiday Party on Dec 6 @ 7 PM (upstairs at The Grizzly Grill)! Good food, great company, and holiday cheer await — don’t forget to RSVP so we can plan accordingly! RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

✨ Join us for our first October seminar! Dr. Jordan Poppenk will be speaking in person about: “Beyond gist and detail: the hippocampus as a multiscale integrator.” 📅 October 1st 🕛 12–1 PM 📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)

ROOM UPDATE: Seminars are being held in Botterell Hall Room 147 for this term!

We're kicking off the 2025–2026 CNS Seminar Series! Join us for our first talk of the year with Dr. Randy McIntosh as he explores “Rethinking the Brain: Possibility Spaces and the Science of Complexity.” 📅 Sept 10, 2025 | 12-1pm 📍 Abramsky Hall 002 or Zoom (link in bio)

🔬Join us for the next CNS Seminar Series Talk Sept 17 12-1pm! We’re excited to welcome Dr. Ilenna Jones (presenting online) for her talk: Using Deep Learning to Investigate How Neuronal Details Impact Computation 📍 Abramsky Hall, Room 002 💻 Zoom link in bio

Come participate in a social robotic handover study! The study will include 2 different interactions, where participants will be asked to retrieve an ice cream cone prototype from a robot and answer a questionnaire regarding their interactions.

Huge congratulations to our CNS members Drs. Gunnar Blohm, Randy Flanagan, Effie Pereira, and Farhana Zulkernine on being part of the $7M NSERC investment in STEM research @queensu! Your groundbreaking work continues to inspire innovation and shape the future of science and technology.

We love seeing our trainees disseminating their work at conferences around the globe! Congratulations to Coljae from Dr. DJ Cook's lab who presented his research at the Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2025 Congress this week!

🧠🥎 CNS Softball Tournament! 🥎🧠 Join us at the Kingston Memorial Centre Ball Diamonds (303 York St) on Thursday, July 10 from 12:00–4:30 PM for an afternoon of fun and friendly competition—no softball experience needed! 🔗 Sign up (1 form per person): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🧠 Could severe COVID-19 lead to Alzheimer’s-like brain changes? New research from the De Felice lab at CNS reveals that patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 exhibited levels of tau protein comparable to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎾 Ready to serve up some fun? The CNS Tennis Singles Tournament is here! Whether you're a baseline beginner or seasoned pro, all students, faculty, staff, and friends are welcome to join. 🗓 Sign-Up Deadline: Sunday, May 25 at 11:59 PM 📩 Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🧠 How does exercise reshape the brain—and does it differ between sexes? New research from the De Felice Lab reviews how sex and gender can influence the brain’s response to exercise, highlighting key players like irisin and BDNF. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🧠 Join us April 2nd from 12–1pm for our next CNS Seminar Series Talk featuring Dr. Elizabeth Finger! She'll be speaking about Frontotemporal Dementia, Empathy, and Oxytocin. Speaker present online, but you're welcome to join online (link in bio) or in person (Abramsky 002)!

🧠 Big news for Kingston’s young scientists! The Brain Reach program just won the March 2025 Awesome Kingston grant — bringing hands-on neuroscience lessons to local Grade 5 classrooms! 🧪🧬 Full story here: www.kingstonist.com/news/brain-r...

🧠 NEW PUBLICATION out of the CNS! A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates the power of plasma biomarker pTau217 in diagnosing and predicting dementia in a Brazilian cohort 🇧🇷 Full article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The SLC is hosting a Laser Tag Event at The Fun Zone (541 Days Rd) on Sunday, April 6th at 6:00 PM. Everyone’s welcome—students, faculty, staff, and friends. The cost is $7 per game by showing your student card. Sign up here:

📢 CNS Seminar Series Alert! 🧠✨ Join us on March 26th from 12-1 PM for an exciting talk with Dr. Emily Oby, who will be presenting in person! 🔬 Topic: Dynamical constraints on neural population activity 📍 In Person: Abramsky Hall Room 002 💻 Online: Link in Bio

Congratulations to Ethan Januszkiewicz (supervised by Fernanda De Felice) and Scott Davidson (supervised by Felicia Iftene) for finishing in the top 3 of the 3-Minute-Thesis competition today at Queen's University! Both of our graduate students qualified for the final s.

Pleasure presenting our findings from the IMPACT-ICU trial at today’s Women in Neuro Conference @queensucns.bsky.social @queensuhealth.bsky.social @jgordonboyd.bsky.social @docsibley.bsky.social

🧠🎥 Calling all neuroscience enthusiasts! The 2025 Brain Awareness Video Contest is now accepting submissions until June 20, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST. Showcase your creativity and passion for the brain for a chance to win 4 top prizes. ​

Congratulations to Ethan Januszkiewicz (supervised by Fernanda De Felice) and Scott Davidson (supervised by Felicia Iftene) for finishing in the top 3 of the 3-Minute-Thesis competition today at Queen's University! Both of our graduate students qualified for the final s.

SLC is hosting a Laser Tag Event at The Fun Zone (541 Days Rd) on Sunday, April 6th at 6:00 PM. Everyone’s welcome -students, faculty, staff, and friends. The cost is $7 per game per person. If you’d like to play, please sign up:

📢 CNS Seminar Series Alert! 🧠✨ Join us on March 19th from 12-1 PM for an inspiring talk by Dr. Pauline Gaprielian on her career journey from Neuroscientist to Policy-Maker! 📍 In person: Abramsky Hall, Room 002 💻 Online: Zoom link in bio

Congratulations to Dr. Jagdeep Walia (Pediatrics) for securing $619,650 in CIHR Project Grant funding for his groundbreaking work in pediatric gene therapy! 🧬 We’re proud to see Queen’s researchers leading transformative health innovations! 💡

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Elnaz Moghimi and Dr. Zainab Samaan as the newest faculty members @QueensU_CNS! 🎉 Their expertise will be an incredible addition to our community, and we can’t wait to see the impact of their work at CNS! Drop a 👋 in the comments to welcome them!

🚨 New Research Alert! 🚨 Using cutting-edge fMRI, researchers uncover how altered brainstem and spinal cord activity in #Fibromyalgia affects pain sensitivity and autonomic regulation. A step forward in understanding this complex condition: buff.ly/42huKTR 🧠 #ChronicPain #Neuroscience

🧠✨ CNS Seminar Series Alert! ✨🧠 Join us on March 12th from 12-1 PM for an exciting talk by Dr. Ko Kar, who will be present in person! 🎤 Join in person or online (link in bio). 📢 Let’s face it: This seminar will dive into primates’ ability to decode facial expressions—don’t miss out!

🚴‍♂️💪 New research shows that exercise increases irisin, a brain-boosting protein, carried by tiny particles. A step closer to understanding the link between fitness and cognitive health! Full article: buff.ly/3E2YCt8 🧠✨

🚨 Applications are open for Neuromatch Academy 2025 until Mar 23! 🚨 Join our immersive, online courses this July. ✨ Apply:

A study found that mothers with a history of depression express happiness with a more monotonous and slower tone of voice compared to mothers without such a history, potentially affecting how their emotions are perceived by others. Check out the full article: https://buff.ly/3Wres7k

📢 CNS Seminar Series is back this week with Dr. Dirk Hermann discussing his work on recovery-promoting actions of MSC-derived extracellular vesicles in ischemic stroke models. 🧠 🗓 February 26th | 12–1 PM 📍 Abramsky Hall, Room 002 🔗 Zoom link in bio

The CNS Student Leadership Committee is hosting a Karaoke Event at The Mansion Restaurant & Bar (506 Princess St) on Wednesday, March 5th at 9:00 PM. Everyone’s welcome—students, faculty, staff, and friends. Don't miss this opportunity to connect, have fun, and show off your karaoke skills!

Cognitive impairment in epilepsy is common, but access to screenings can be a challenge. This study highlights how robotic tools like Kinarm may provide an effective, accessible way to assess cognition in people with temporal lobe epilepsy. 🧠🤖 https://buff.ly/4g5aHv2

🎉 Huge congratulations to Eve Racette, PhD student in the Centre for Neuroscience Studies at Queen’s University, for earning 2nd place in the 2024 IHDCYH Talks Award! 🏆✨ Check out her award-winning podcast episode here: https://buff.ly/3XeoF7F We’re so proud of this accomplishment—well done! 👏

A recent study reveals that the brain's default mode network (DMN) is more active during rest than during tasks, suggesting its role in self-referential thinking. Discover how our brains engage in self-reflection during rest periods in this new study: https://buff.ly/40kmrUJ

CNS Seminar Series Alert! 📚 Don't miss the chance to hear from Dr. Morningstar as she delves into cutting-edge research on exploring neurocognitive mechanisms that support the development of emotion recognition skills. 🗓 February 5th | 12–1 PM 🎤 Dr. Michele Morningstar

Dissertation boot camp—an amazing opportunity to get a head start on your thesis writing! Sign up with the QR code.

👁️✨ Ever wonder how your eyes respond to changes in light? A new study explores the human pupil's reaction to brightness, showing how its size and speed are linked. Science never looked so bright! 🌟 Full article: https://buff.ly/40hfbZQ

🚨 Calling all professionals interested in computational neuroscience! 🧠📊 Check out the Neuro4Pros program: a flexible, interactive learning experience designed to equip you with the tools & skills to dive into the exciting world of neural modeling. 🌟 Learn more:

👀🖐️ Did you know? Our eyes and hands don't always sync up when reacting to sudden changes! A recent study shows that predictability and urgency affect how each responds during quick interception tasks. Check out the full article: https://buff.ly/4jq7xoW