The trainee talks are invariably the highlight of the meeting. Sign up with the link below for consideration!

New baguette alert. Been wanting to try Liberty Village’s Brodflour for a while, and today I got the chance. First of all, extra points for cool cafe vibe. Busy inside, and lots of people gathered outside with coffee cups doubling as hand-warmers.

I'm always amazed by the complexity and nuance of the neuroscience of pain. In this Perspective, @simonbeggslab.bsky.social and @franklandlab.bsky.social do a great job of explaining some important new findings on the role of time in the mechanisms of chronic pain www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This satellite is a highlight of the @canacn.bsky.social meeting. Looking like another excellent lineup!

Registration for the @canacn.bsky.social 2026 Neural Circuits and Behaviour satellite meeting is now live! Looking forward to hosting this event with @franklandlab.bsky.social again, and we're looking to have 4 trainee talks as part of the satellite. Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/1984146883...

Super stoked to share that I’m starting my lab at UHN @dkjei-uhn.bsky.social / @kbi-uhn.bsky.social and the University of Toronto! If you’re interested in neuron-myelin interactions in circuit maturation and cognition, please reach out - we are hiring! www.oligodendrocyte.org 1/

Toronto unhurried. 6 am at NPS.

Ground hopping #3. In the posh seats at Fulham. Spurs always kicking off 😂

Groundhopping #2. Loftus Road.

Ground hopping. #1 Palace

Stunning sunset in Zurich.

Some morning calm from Toronto

You see my typo, you raise me a typo #gurus

Save the date for the annual "Neural Circuits and Behaviour" satellite conference at the Canadian Association for Neuroscience annual meeting, cohosted by @franklandlab.bsky.social and myself on May 18, 2026. We have a great speaker lineup and will be selecting 4 trainees talks from our registrants!

It’s snowy out there!

Excited to continue my exploration of Toronto’s best baguettes. Next up the Johnson family bakery’s baguette (from the brother of @jimjohnsonsci.bsky.social)

Today was the final day of my three-month stay in Paul and Sheena’s lab. It was short, but filled with unforgettable moments. I love the lab, the people, and this city. I can’t put into words how grateful I am for everything. Thank you so much, @franklandlab.bsky.social and @sjo09.bsky.social

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...

New paper from the lab led by Ali Golbabaei. If you’re interested in systems consolidation, generalization and hippocampal neurogenesis a short 🧵 follows: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lsO73QW8S...

Now seen all the greats. Messi, both Ronaldo’s, Ronaldinho and Alan Devonshire.

Watching 38 year old man walk around for 90 mins

In summary, we established whole-genome, multimodal single-cell history tracing, applicable to a wide range of experimental systems. Our lab is now applying HisTrac to study id specification and plasticity (e.g., memory) and we look forward to sharing exciting results soon!

Blue Jays win!

Working From Dome

Fantastic afternoon (so far) at the Skydome.

Checking out Toronto’s day-old park (Biidaasige Park) on my morning run. Beautiful in the morning sun.

Role and influence, yes. But, the biological mechanisms? Maybe not in a functional/systems/computational model... Mind you, though I am not objective here, I basically buy @franklandlab.bsky.social's account of infantile amnesia as being driven by neurogenesis: www.science.org/doi/full/10....

It was a great pleasure to host Paul Frankand @franklandlab.bsky.social as the keynote speaker at the Dutch Neuroscience Meeting 2025 and at the Donders Institute. Big thanks to Paul for accepting our invitation, for the fantastic talks and discussions!

For anyone in the memory field, an incredible summary and tribute to Endel Tulving from Gus Craik. Read it for the writing alone. royalsocietypublishing.org/action/oidcS...

Never open a ‘Decision on manuscript XXX…’ email on a Friday. Nothing good ever comes of it.

Appreciating the free wifi on my @aircanada.bsky.social flight to the US this morning. Remember when hotels used to charge for wifi? This is the start of the wave for free wifi on flights. No carrier can afford not to offer it.

... in situations that _do not_ match the original training conditions... 🤦‍♂️

If you are in Toronto on Tuesday next week, please consider coming to see a FREE public lecture on memory, delivered by the amazing @sjo09.bsky.social and @barense.bsky.social . Tix at this link can-acn.org/meeting-2025... Please repost and hope to see you there!

Sharing a new paper from the lab. This paper, led by Sangyoon Ko, represents a merging of two longstanding research themes in the lab-- adult neurogenesis and systems consolidation. rdcu.be/el18q A short thread follows for those interested. 1/n

New baguette review: Bakery Pompette on College. A French bakery in little Italy. Owners super charming; I really wanted to like this more. It is a GREAT looking baguette, and the crust is close to perfection. BUT neither salty or airy enough, imo. A little too much Ace Bakery. This gets a 7/10.

💯 1990s seminar. Senior prof: Asks question Speaker (new assistant prof): Offers answer Senior prof: “well you obviously haven’t a clue, so I’ll answer it for you”. Bangs on about his work for next 5 mins. Replacing the bluster and aggression with civility and politeness = progress.

Who’s here for next Pope odds?

Registration is open for a few more weeks but if you’re a trainee and want to be considered for one of the four talking slots please register before this weekend. We are selecting speakers on Monday. www.eventbrite.ca/e/neural-cir...

Thrilled to share new work from the lab, led by Adam Ramsaran: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kva73QW8S...

Who’s here for some retro SfN? 1996

Program for the "Neural Circuits and Behaviour" CAN 2025 satellite is now available! We have a great day planned, and are especially looking for trainees to join the event - we'll select four trainees for talks, with a prize for best trainee talk. Details: www.eventbrite.ca/e/neural-cir...

We have no memories for events from our earliest childhood years (aka infantile amnesia). Is it because we can't form them or can't keep them? Our Perspective on exciting new work from @tristansyates.bsky.social and colleagues. Babies form fleeting memories | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Wow! Although there is no official University travel advisory at this time; nor is one expected from the federal government, it has been suggested that people travelling to the USA remember to bring proof of their destination and reason for travel, whether it be a conference or invited seminar.

Call it anecdotal, but my Canadian friends who are cancelling their US travel are not doing it because of tariff worries at all; they’re doing it because the US government is currently actively threatening Canada’s sovereignty and economy and they’re all justifiably furious

Early morning skater(boy) at Nathan Phillips Square

GREAT opportunity for Canadian trainees: FOUR talks at the Neural Circuits and Behaviour CAN satellite are reserved for trainees. AND the best trainee talk wins a $500 prize (thanks to the Garry Hurvitz Centre for Brain & Mental Health). REGISTER today and submit your proposed talk title.

Program now available for the Neural Circuits & Behaviour Satellite at CAN2025. To register, visit: www.eventbrite.ca/e/neural-cir...

Canada

Plane nerd me enjoying Air Canada’s new inflight camera

What football fan doesn't LOVE this??? The 98th minute at Goodison last night.