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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Assistant or Associate Professor- CRC Tier 2- Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Manitoba can-acn.org/assistant-or... #neurojobs
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Les travaux d'Akram Hamed montrent que la formation des tumeurs cérébrales imite le processus de cicatrisation des lésions cérébrales can-acn.org/fr/laureat-d...
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Akram Hamed lauréat d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Work by Dr. Akram Hamed shows formation of brain tumours mimics the brain wound healing process can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Brain Star Award winner Akram Hamed – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New advertisement posted: Assistant Professor (Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader) – University of Guelph can-acn.org/assistant-pr... #neurojobs
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Les recherches menées par Jonathan Michaels révèlent comment le cerveau anticipe l'imprévu afin d'assurer la fluidité et la précision de nos mouvements can-acn.org/fr/jonathan-...
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Jonathan A. Michaels lauréat d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Research by Jonathan Michaels reveals how the brain anticipates the unexpected to keep our movements smooth and accurate can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Brain Star Award winner Jonathan A. Michaels – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Work done by Dr. Katarzyna Anna Dudek leds to the identification of a cannabinoid receptor as target to promote resilience in major depressive disorders can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Les travaux menés par la Dre Katarzyna Anna Dudek ont permis d’identifier un récepteur cannabinoïde comme cible pour favoriser la résilience dans les troubles dépressifs majeurs can-acn.org/fr/katarzyna...
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Katarzyna Anna Dudek lauréate d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Building Canada’s Future Through Research Investment - Read our latest opinion piece can-acn.org/building-can... Lisez: Bâtir l’avenir du Canada par l’investissement en recherche can-acn.org/fr/batir-lav...
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Bâtir l’avenir du Canada par l’investissement en recherche – Association canadienne des neurosciences
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Ravi Menon @northernthrux.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Fabulous story on @sjo09.bsky.social on turning science fiction into science fact. braincanada.ca/about/news-u...
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Are Lost Memories Really Gone?
Neuroscientist Sheena Josselyn's research suggests some memories lost to Alzheimer's aren't gone — just hard to access. Learn what her work means for patients and families.
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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 08/09/2026
Late-breaking abstract submissions for #SfN26 are open now. Bring your most recent and exciting research to thousands of colleagues from around the world. Learn more and submit today: vist.ly/5hpjc #neurosky #neuroskyence #scisky
Logo with text: 'Neuroscience Research Matters Now More Than Ever. Submit an #SfN26 late-breaking abstract now. Neuroscience 2026'.
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Nicolas Tritsch @nictritsch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Do you want to present your work at SfN but did not get to submit an abstract back in May? Now is your chance: submit a late-breaking abstract!!
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Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS) @cns-pds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🧠 Speaker Spotlight! Join Afroditi Talidou from UCalgary tomorrow for “Asynchrony as a substitute for chaos in spiking neural network training.” 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📩 For updates, join here: forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ... #CNSPDS #Neuroscience
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Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS) @cns-pds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🧠 Speaker Spotlight! Join Javad Karimi Abdachi from McGillU as he explores how an evolving hippocampal scaffold guides the encoding of novel spatial memories. 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📩 For updates, join here: forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ... #CNSPDS #Neuroscience
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Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS) @cns-pds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🧠 This week at #CNSPDS! Join us Sept 10 for Neural Dynamics: From Memory to Networks—exploring spatial memory & spiking neural networks. 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📩 For Updates, join here: forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ... #Neuroscience
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Work done by Terry Suk shows stress-dependent modification of a protein called TDP-43 helps neurons recover once the stress has passed, a mechanism that can have implications in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Brain Star Award winner Terry Suk – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Terry Suk montre que la modification, sous l'effet du stress, d'une protéine appelée TDP-43 aide les neurones à se rétablir une fois le stress passé, un mécanisme qui pourrait avoir des implications dans la sclérose latérale amyotrophique et la démence frontotemporale. can-acn.org/fr/terry-suk...
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Terry Suk lauréat d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Dr. Sameera Zia has identified new therapeutic targets for Multiple Sclerosis by studying the role of microglia in myelin repair can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Brain Star Award winner Sameera Zia – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sameera Zia a identifié de nouvelles cibles thérapeutiques pour la sclérose en plaques en étudiant le rôle des microglies dans la réparation de la myéline can-acn.org/fr/sameera-z...
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Sameera Zia lauréate d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Read CAN's submission to the 2026 pre-budget consultations: can-acn.org/read-cans-su... CAN recommends that the Government of Canada implement a five-year plan to increase the budgets CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC by a minimum of 10% annually.
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dr. Dylan Terstege's research shows reduced activity in a brain region called the retrosplenial cortex is linked to sex-dependent vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease, can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Brain Star Award winner Dylan Terstege – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Les recherches de Dylan Terstege montrent qu’une diminution de l’activité dans une région du cerveau appelée « cortex rétrosplénial » est liée à une vulnérabilité à la maladie d’Alzheimer qui varie selon le sexe can-acn.org/fr/dylan-ter...
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 24/08/2026
We've arrived on Bluesky! We hope you will follow along as we share inspiring, motivational and exciting content about the achievements and individuals that have been awarded a Nobel Prize. Stay tuned.
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Work done by Weihua Cai reveals the gut microbiota contributes to pain in fibromyalgia can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Brain Star Award winner Weihua Cai – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Les travaux menés par Weihua Cai révèlent que le microbiote intestinal contribue à la douleur associée à la fibromyalgie can-acn.org/fr/weihua-ca...
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Weihua Cai, Lauréate d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A publication by SungMo Park fundamentally reframes how memory impairment is understood by demonstrating that failed recall does not necessarily reflect irreversible information loss. can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Une publication de SungMo Park redéfinit notre compréhension des troubles de la mémoire en démontrant que l’incapacité à se souvenir ne reflète pas nécessairement une perte irréversible d’information. can-acn.org/fr/sung-mo-p...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New opportunity posted: Postdoctoral Fellow in Hippocampal Circuit Mechanisms of Memory - Topolnik Laboratory, Université Laval, can-acn.org/postdoctoral... #neurojobs
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Adrienne Kinman, de l'Université de la Colombie Britannique, a identifié une nouvelle cellule cérébrale importante pour la mémoire d’objet can-acn.org/fr/adrienne-...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Adrienne Kinman has identified new highly specialized brain cells, called ovoid neurons, that responds specifically to novel, but not familiar objects, revealing new insights into how memory works. can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Brain Star Award Winner Adrienne Kinman – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📣 REGISTRATION IS OPEN 📣 Our 7th annual #BlackInNeuroWeek is coming soon 🧠 From July 27th to August 2nd, we have an ✨AMAZING✨ week of events planned for you all, free and open to the public 🤗 Don’t miss out! Register for #BINW26 here ⤵️ events.zoom.us/ev/AgaErvpe_... #BlackInSTEM #Neuroskyence 🧪
A cream-colored flyer for Black In Neuro Week registration. An arch shape in the middle of the flyer, from top to bottom has black text reading “a reimagined future”, orange text reading, “Black In Neuro Week”,  yellow text reading “2026”, pale blue text reading “July 27-Aug 2”, and orange text reading “Registration is Live!”

The arch shape has rays emerging from it in a beautiful “retro” palate of blues, oranges, yellows, and creams.

The Black In Neuro logo is in the center of the flyer and the bottom left.
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Research by Ali Golbabaei reveals that memory encoding evolves over time, involving different subregions of the brain, advancing our understanding of how the brain balances memory stability with flexibility across the lifespan can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Brain Star Award winner Ali Golbabaei – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Les recherches d'Ali Golbabaei révèlent que l'encodage de la mémoire évolue au fil du temps, faisant intervenir différentes sous-régions du cerveau, et expliquant comment le cerveau concilie la stabilité et la flexibilité de la mémoire tout au long de la vie. can-acn.org/fr/ali-golba...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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 can-acn.org/fr/chifaou-a...
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Chifaou Abdallah lauréate d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Work done by Chifaou Abdallah leds to the Identification of two brain signal features that guide surgery in drug-resistant epilepsy can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New ad posted: Postdoctoral Fellow: Video Representation Learning & Behavioural AI – Douglas Research Centre, McGill University can-acn.org/postdoctoral... #neurojobs
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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 can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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. can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Le Neuro (Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal) @theneuro.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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. 🧠 tr.ee/NXAja1OFff
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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
#MENTALHEALTH @umontreal.ca, schizophrenia researchers probe the body's biological mechanisms looking for new ways to prevent rare outbursts of violent behaviour. nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2...
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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.
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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 06/07/2026
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
Text reads 'Speak Up for Science! A proposed rule threatens federally funded research. Act now.'
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 06/07/2026
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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Ciaran Murphy-Royal @murphyroyallab.org · 30/06/2026
Delighted to see @lewisholt.bsky.social receive this prestigious recognition for all his hard work in the lab! 💪
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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 - can-acn.org/brain-star-a...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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 can-acn.org/fr/lewis-dep...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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 can-acn.org/fr/laureat-d...
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Christopher Daniel Morrone lauréat d’un prix Cerveau en tête – Association canadienne des neurosciences
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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. can-acn.org/brain-star-a... @camhnews.bsky.social @utoronto.ca
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Brain Star Award feature: Christopher Daniel Morrone – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Neuroethology – McMaster University can-acn.org/tenure-track... #neurojobs
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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 03/06/2026
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. 🔗 vist.ly/56fwe
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The Neuron Family @theneuronfamily.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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. @canacn.bsky.social
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