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Susan Coltman

@susancoltman.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph | Neuroscience & Applied Cognitive Science | Sensorimotor Control & Motor Learning | Leveraging Athletic Experience for Motor Learning Insights

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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My mom is my orange shirt. 🧡 She's proof that they didn't win. They tried to take everything: her language, her culture, her family, her land. She carried the hardship, and she carried the strength too. And I'm the orange shirt too. I'm the next generation, the proof that we're still here.
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Josh Gad on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DdzcVFFyjts/
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joshcashaback.bsky.social @joshcashaback.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Check out our latest paper, where we developed a novel theory where desirability and cognitive effort tune the control gains that govern deliberation during perceptual decsion-making. Outstanding work by the superb, Jan Calalo. journals.physiology.org/doi/epdf/10....
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joshcashaback.bsky.social @joshcashaback.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My research group is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to study control principles between human-human and human-agent pairs. Ad below. Please retweet!
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yikes! Sorry to hear.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Hello TO! I'm back!
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Homeward bound! After a successful postdoc at Penn State, I'm thrilled to be heading back to Canada to join the University of Guelph faculty in neuroscience and applied cognitive sciences. Bring on the next chapter!
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Congratulations!
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joshcashaback.bsky.social @joshcashaback.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thrilled about our latest paper published in eLife where we found something cool: A representation of your partner's goals and actions modulates your own "intelligent reflexes", prior to voluntary movement. Led by the phenomenal, Seth Sullivan. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I've officially welcomed my first thesis student as an incoming PI. July 1st is starting to feel real! To the young women finding their way into research, the process matters. Preparation, curiosity, courage. Outcomes usually find you. Grateful for voices like Cori Close! #WomenInSTEM #Neuroscience
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Congratulations 🎉
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Harvard Brain Science Initiative @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Jelena Patrnogić shares a new flexible competency framework she developed with Xiuqi Li and David Van Vactor to help prepare early-career scientists for today’s wide range of career paths in and beyond the lab. brain.harvard.edu/hbi_news/ret...
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Rethinking How We Train Scientists for Today’s Careers
How do we prepare early-career scientists for today’s wide range of paths in and beyond the lab? Jelena Patrnogić shares a new flexible competency framework she developed with Xiuqi Li and David Van V...
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Social Science @ WesternU @westernusocsci.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
How do we keep Indigenous cultures alive? Chantelle Richmond, Director of the Indigenous Health Lab at Western University, shows how land, relationships, and community-led research create lasting impact. www.theimpactproject.ca/stories/chan... #IndigenousHealth #WesternUniversity #SocialScience
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I see how easily confidence can stall when students don't yet recognize that friction as productive. What worries me about AI isn’t just whether it’s accurate, but that it might take away the challenges trainees need to really take ownership of their scientific identity.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Looking back, I realize it was those sorts of challenges that taught me how to troubleshoot, which has become one of my biggest strengths. As I transition to my own lab, I'm realizing that teaching others to work through that struggle is actually the hardest part.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This really resonates with me, Paul, especially what you said about growth through intellectual struggle. I remember a time in your lab when @joshcashaback.bsky.social wouldn’t give me the answer to a coding/design problem. I felt so frustrated then and just wanted someone to tell me the solution.
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Paul Gribble 🇨🇦 @gribblelab.org · 29/01/2026
revised version of @mahdiyar45.bsky.social's paper: "A Context-Free Model of Savings in Motor Learning" #neuroskyence #psychscisky #sensorimotor www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I am excited to start at #UofG this July. I look forward to contributing to research and helping to build a strong, collaborative scientific community.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This paper expands my research methods to include transcutaneous nerve stimulation and fNIRS. We used a multi-method approach to measure hemodynamic responses during a 45-minute session, revealing a nonlinear temporal potentiation mechanism centered in the posterior parietal cortex.
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Blake Richards @tyrellturing.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Are you thinking about doing neuroscience outreach but want to make it more exciting or hands on? Check out RetINaBox! (A collab led by the Trenholm lab) We tried to bring the experience of experimental neuroscience to a classroom setting: www.eneuro.org/content/13/1... #neuroscience 🧪
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RetINaBox: A Hands-On Learning Tool for Experimental Neuroscience
An exciting aspect of neuroscience is developing and testing hypotheses via experimentation. However, due to logistical and financial hurdles, the experiment and discovery component of neuroscience is...
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
This milestone reflects a collective effort, and I am deeply grateful to each of you. Stay tuned for updates on our research program, upcoming recruitment opportunities, and future collaborations! #NewPI #MotorLearning #FeedbackIntegration #Neuroscience #UniversityOfGuelph #WomenInSTEM
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Abigail Person, who opened the world of mouse research and taught me new skills and insights (animal research wasn't my forever path, but I respect that world); and Xiaogang Hu, who offered me a place to pivot back to human research while building insights from a mechanical engineering perspective.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
To my other mentors who shaped this journey: Liana Brown, who helped me find my way back to academia after retiring from sports; @joshcashaback.bsky.social , who showed me the road ahead and supported me through all the ups and downs;
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Heather McGregor: You have been my absolute rock. Starting as peers in Paul's lab, we built a friendship that has carried me through every pivot point, both through the excitement and the tears. I genuinely could not have done this without you.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
@gribblelab.org You grounded me in the scientific enterprise, teaching me that rigorous science starts with clear questions, careful design, and openness. I'm honored that our relationship has grown from trainee to peer, and I'm grateful to have you as a mentor and colleague I can always rely on.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
In addition to family support, I could not have arrived at this moment without the incredible academic mentors and support along the way.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I plan to build a research program investigating how individuals process and integrate feedback during motor learning. In my lab, we'll explore how the brain dynamically adjusts its reliance on vision, touch, and proprioception in response to task demands, learning stage, and individual differences.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Throughout these pivots, I've often questioned the path ahead. But Paul once told me, "If there's passion in the question, don't leave." He was right. My passion for these questions, which started when I was an athlete and continued through every transition, has been my compass.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
After retiring from sports, I returned to academia and explored movement through various approaches, including computational methods, mouse models, prosthetics, and sensory feedback, always grounded in understanding how individual differences influence the way we learn and adapt motor skills.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
My interest in motor learning and control stems from over 15 years of competing as a world-ranked heptathlete in track and field. My path has not been straightforward.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
✨ Exciting News! ✨ I am thrilled to share that I will be joining the University of Guelph's Department of Psychology in Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science as an Assistant Professor, starting July 1, 2026. I will be returning to Canada on Canada Day!
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I will be starting a motor control lab in July 2026, would love to take this over and put to good use!
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Congratulations 🎉
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey were my childhood heroes. While most little girls had Barbie dolls or my little pony collections, I had more than 100 stuffed monkeys. I am obsessed with primates. My first dream job was to become a zoologist and study them, just like Jane.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Rest in peace, to a legend who taught us all to hope and to act. She showed an entire generation of girls, including me, that we could be scientists, that we could be brave enough to go into the wild and change the world through curiosity and compassion.
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Join us for the October CNS-PDS seminar on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 (9am PST / 12pm EST / 1:30pm NST). Speakers: • Richard Gao (Goethe University) • Pedro Henrique Guedes (University of Saskatchewan) Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... All are welcome.
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Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · 23/09/2025
In this 'How to' Comment, @gribblelab.org gives advice on how to think about one's academic website and how to go about building one. #AcademicWebsite www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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How to design your academic website - Nature Human Behaviour
An academic website serves as both a public-facing window on the world wide web and an important internal laboratory resource. In this ‘How to’ piece, I outline how to build your academic website, including what content to include, and ways to build and launch your site.
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Art Pilacinski @fatresearchcat.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Preprint alert! Individual preferences in relying on vision or proprioception in reaching show distinct patterns in connectivity across sensorimotor network. Happy to have contributed to this nice piece of work by Kess, @hjblock.bsky.social and other cool people! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Network dynamics for sensory prioritization: Functional connectivity related to individual sensory weighting of vision versus proprioception during upper limb control
Precise control of the hand requires the dynamic integration of visual and proprioceptive (body position sense) sensory cues with internal models, task goals, and motor plans. Individual differences i...
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The CAN Postdoc Seminar Series is back this Thursday, Sept 11! Fresh lineup of speakers through the fall. Join us monthly & connect with postdocs across Canada. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Paul Gribble 🇨🇦 @gribblelab.org · 07/09/2025
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Living Science: Love writing
Clear writing is the key to success in science.
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
"Your job is not to turn in completed assignments; it's to learn how to think." cdh.princeton.edu/blog/2025/08...
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The Incompatibilities Between Generative AI and Art: Q&A with Ted Chiang
The Incompatibilities Between Generative AI and Art: Q&A with Ted Chiang
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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
E.M., you are not alone. 💜 We are showing our support for you and all survivors with a full page in today’s Globe & Mail. #CourageCampaign #WeSupportEM You can sign on too: actionnetwork.org/forms/em-we-...
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joshcashaback.bsky.social @joshcashaback.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
We are excited to share our new paper that dives into how ongoing decision deliberation reflects ongoing movements: (jneurosci.org/content/45/3... A tour-de-force by the incredible Jan Calalo.
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Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS) @cns-pds.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Do you have some exciting results that you would like to share? Are you a #Postdoc in #Canada or #Canadian abroad? We are selecting #speakers for the (second round of the) 2025 Canadian #Neuroscience #Seminars: Postdoctoral Series. Apply by July 6th, 2025 @ 23:59PT.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/06/2025
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon fell short in her bid to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile. Kipyegon ran 4:06.92, the fastest time over the distance recorded by a woman, breaking her own world record. nyti.ms/44AXZll
Faith Kipyegon finishes a race, her head tilted back and eyes closed in exertion. A quote from her: "If it’s not me it will be somebody else — one day a woman will run under four.”
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bradleyrobertson.com @bradleyrobertson.com · 19/06/2025
From Canada with love
To my American friends:
As Trump shuts down your LGBT+ suicide and mental health crisis hotline during these trying times, Canada has added a US toll-free number to ours so you can get help anytime you need at no cost.
Kindness and empathy have no borders. 1-877-330-6366 
Visual of a classic telephone with a red and white striped flag with a red maple leaf (Canada's national flag)
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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.
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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding. It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
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Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
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Konrad Kording @kordinglab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I have seen folks waste so much time by not properly planning research. Missed literature, missing controls, ignored hypotheses, etc. Lack of planning also produces bad science (e.g. analysis until significant). So I am writing an app. Looking for feedback. scientific-paper-planner-test.vercel.app
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Scientific Paper Planner
Scientific Paper Planner Application
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Susan Coltman @susancoltman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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