121CLICKS: How Ugur Gallenkus Uses Digital Collage to Reveal the Brutal Reality of War 121clicks.com/inspirations... @ugurgallen.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photography

With the rumblings around CIHR wanting to move to one cycle per year not going away, in consultation with a diverse stakeholder group, we have put together a letter for CIHR leadership. Please consider signing this letter and share/RT: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @cannabrain.bsky.social

So excited to share this collaborative work! A comprehensive review on neuromodulatory subcortical systems and sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. See thread below

Serotonin’s role in mental health is more complex than we thought “I’ve been trying to get away from working on serotonin for a long time,” says John F. Cryan, “And I can’t because every time I leave serotonin, it keeps coming back.” cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...

Please spread the word about a postbac position in Behavioral Neuroscience at Dartmouth with me, Shelley Warlow, and Kyle smith. The postbac will contribute to collaborative projects across the three labs aimed at studying the neuroscience of motivation and reward learning.

These are a must-see. Such powerful and heartbreaking juxtapositions. @ugurgallen.bsky.social is also on BlueSky, for those who want to see more. www.reddit.com/r/awesome/s/...

For those attending Canadian Association for Neuroscience in May @canacn.bsky.social, you can now register for Women in Learning Luncheon: can-acn.org/upcoming-eve...

Read CAN President Douglas Zochodne's letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney highlighting the importance of Neuroscience research and the CIHR Project Grant shortfalls. can-acn.org/read-our-let...

Continued learning, sociability, and exercise promote resilience to memory impairment in AD These factors also increase the activity of the RSC, an early site of dysfunction in AD Here we perform an RSC deep-dive to examine this interaction (PV and PNNs matter!) www.jneurosci.org/content/46/9...

Our new issue is now out at cell.com/neuron/current. The cover is one of our favorites, featuring an illustration by the author of the study, Amit Agarwal, and his daughter Nicolo. It reimagines the oligodendrocyte as an octopus exploring corals.

#WorldWomenNeuro is excited to host our next Welcome Meet & Greet — a virtual onboarding session designed especially for our newest members. Whether you’ve just joined or are curious about how to get more involved, this is the perfect way to start your journey with us! Feb 11, 1pm EST (Zoom)

Let’s be clear, no funder can absorb a 50% increase in application over a period of two years without a significant increase in resources. It is unsustainable and will trigger significant policy changes, which will cause significant challenges. This needs everyone working together.

This amazing woman worked so hard for science and sport in Canada. She set up the Standing Committee on Science and Research, was a powerful voice for science in parliament and after being diagnosed with two cancers continued to advocate for good. Proud to have known the Rt Hon Kirsty Duncan. RIP 💔

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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...

This posting closes Jan 19th. Please reach out if you have any questions.

#childhood #trauma

New Year’s Eve in downtown Calgary was magical, even with an exhausted little one and a hit-and-run in plain sight. Honestly, a pretty accurate summary of 2025. Here is hoping the rest of the year brings peace, health, and great papers for everyone.

🧠 Why it matters 🧠 -The results challenge a prevailing view that 5‑HT2A activation alone drives psilocybin’s therapeutic actions. -Highlights the importance of polypharmacology 🥳, and points to the 1B receptor as a target for non‑hallucinogenic antidepressant and anxiolytic pharmacotherapies.

New paper drop! 🧠💊 Our new paper out in Molecular Psychiatry shows that the serotonin 1B receptor is important for the neural and antidepressant/anxiolytic behavioral responses to psilocybin in mice. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Join ISTAART PIAs for Year in Review webinars sharing key 2025 research and future directions in Alzheimer and dementia science with expert panels. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/istaart-year...

Wishing I were at SfN just to make the ISSR mixer! A great chance to meet the amazing serotoninologists. Other transmitter enthusiasts welcome (no judgement)

Hope to see all of the serotonin enthusiasts at the ISSR mixer at SfN on Monday (people who find dopamine rewarding are welcome too). register here: pci.jotform.com/form/2528274...

Can’t to check this new suite out! Though I’m sad it doesn’t have a Deep Squeak-like name :)

I want to take the credit and say ‘when parents are behavioural neuroscientists’ but he is one smart cookie

If US were Turkiye: Mamdani wins; Trump cancels the election; people vote again; he wins again. Trump strips his degree, jails him for corruption, brands him a terrorist, and locks up his supporters. #HowToLoseACountry

Here's the biggest PSE story you haven't heard yet: the Canada Student Grant for low-income students is being cut from $4200/year to $3000/year as of next August. It's implicit in the budget tables but the government is too chickenshit to actually say so directly.

The Canadian government has seemingly never read a single one of its own commissioned reports on what Canadian science needs. (It's not more people.)

Children exposed to antidepressants before birth do not face lasting mental health risks

Very happy to share our new paper in Biological Psychiatry, showing that Urolithin A reverses high anxiety by repairing mitochondrial function in the nucleus accumbens. Big kudos to first co-authors David Mallet & Doğukan Ülgen, our amazing team, and collaborators! 🔗 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

I am going to repost our job ad because we are not getting many applicants! Like anywhere, there are pros and cons, so if you have questions just DM or email me. #academicjobs #neuroskyence #neuroethology #academicsky

As our graduate program deadline approaches, we are recruiting motivated students to join our team. See details below:

I am hiring an halftime administrative assistant for my lab! we are fun dynamic group located in Bonn DZNE. Pls Spread the word. Learn more & apply karriereamukb.de/jobs/teamass...

You KNOW you've arrived, mainstream, when your invention is turned into an open source asset!🧠🧪 Kudos @deryasargin.bsky.social www.eneuro.org/content/12/6... @cate-cholamine.bsky.social @mathiasvschmidt.bsky.social @zenbrainest.bsky.social @sfn.org #StressNeurobiology @carmensandi10.bsky.social

My first paper in the Sargin Lab 🥳 so grateful to have been able to work on this project @deryasargin.bsky.social @dterstege.bsky.social @jonathanepp.bsky.social

It’s super exciting that just a few days left! @5HT_Society

#eNeuro: Using fiber photometry in mice, @katycelina.bsky.social‬, Rychlik, and @katrinachoe.bsky.social‬ show oxytocin neurons and astrocytes respond to social and stress cues differently depending on the situation and sex of the animal. @mcmastermedia.bsky.social‬ vist.ly/3n7y6tc

Congratulations to our newly elected Board members: 🎉 Sandhya Koushika, Jatin Nagpal, and Ibukun Akinrinade 🎉 Chair-Elect: Bita Moghaddam Thank you to everyone who joined the ALBA General Assembly 2025! 💙 We’re grateful for your energy and insights. @fens.org

Excited to help move the dial on support for the brain health economy with Cindy Barha, @vivianepoupon.bsky.social @caromenard666.bsky.social @cbrs-scrc.bsky.social #G7BrainEconomySummit #Brainhealth

Always a good day when you get good news on funding. I am thrilled on many levels but also because I really believe in this call & the project! My eternal thanks to our group @mcgovernaj.bsky.social @matejaperovic.bsky.social @jennyrabin.bsky.social S Frangou L Gravelsins wellcomeleap.org/care/

When women’s health loses, we all lose - Policy Options “Canada has a window of opportunity to do what the United States will not: invest in women’s health and the talent behind it.” #WomensHealth 🧪 #Canada policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

Happy to share new paper from MSc grads Myrthe and Jenna. We asked the question, when part of the brain dies during stroke, what happens to local and distant cortical neurons that innervate the stroke site (in S1 cortex) or those that receive outputs? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Excited to share another piece of the chicken-or-egg puzzle: Investigating the Polygenic Relationship Between Cannabis Use and Schizophrenia in the All of Us Research Program www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

#eNeuro | Calcium Dynamics in Hypothalamic Paraventricular Oxytocin Neurons and Astrocytes Associated with Social and Stress Stimuli vist.ly/3n59iut

In case you haven’t heard… Emma placed first in the Canadian National Brain Bee🥇 Not only that, but she also got every question right 🤯 She will now go on to represent Canada at the International Brain Bee 🇨🇦

Sam Weiss speaking #unfiltered at the CAN-ACN EDI session. Make more jobs for Canadians! @canacn.bsky.social

A research team led by Dr. Jonathan Epp and Dr. Derya Sargin at the University of Calgary, funded by Brain Canada and Women’s Brain Health Initiative (WBHI), has identified a promising target for new Alzheimer’s disease treatments. bit.ly/45atSCf

As grants started getting cancelled a few months ago, I felt compelled to give a voice to scientists whose work has been targeted & share with the public what they do and why it’s so vital. Happy to announce the start of my new podcast, Science Amplified open.spotify.com/episode/6aUZ...