Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025.@andpru.bsky.social CRC in Sensorimotor Neuroscience and @schulichmeddent.bsky.social professor and his collaborators recently published in Nature on how our brains not only plan out our actions, but they actually anticipate unexpected disturbances. Learn more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/sens... 1208
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadMarco A. Maximo Prado @maximoprado.bsky.social · 03/10/2025#fluorescencefriday shows the intimate relationship between astrocytes, (cyan) microglia (green) and amyloid plaques (magenta). we find that in APOE4 mice there is much more glia associated with plaques. 0246
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Congratulations to @westernu.ca. professor Angela Roberts on being recognized as one of the Royal Society of Canada’s newest Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists! Learn more about the award here: news.westernu.ca/2025/09/roya... 094
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadJörn Diedrichsen @diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Careful dissection of motor sequence learning by @andpru.bsky.social and @mkashefi.bsky.social. In my humble opinion this should be an instant classic 😏. www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...jneurosci.orgMotor sequence learning involves better prediction of the next action and optimization of movement trajectoriesLearning new sequential movements is a fundamental skill for many animals. Motor sequence learning may arise from three distinct processes: (1) improved execution of individual movements independent o... 13911
Shawn Whitehead @vulnerablebrain.bsky.social · 03/06/2025We are recruiting a PDF to work on a collaborative basic science/clinical project! Check it out: grad.uwo.ca/doc/postdoc/...grad.uwo.ca 122
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadDaniel Drucker @danieljdrucker.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Canada has amazing scientific talent-the research sector deserves to be recognized and funded competitively to sustain and expand excellence and ensure scientific research continues to serve as an engine driving health and prosperity of the nation thelogic.co/news/ozempic...thelogic.coKey Ozempic researcher says Canada is messing up science funding - The LogicDaniel Drucker, a Canadian researcher who made a major contribution to the development of Ozempic, says it is a “tragedy” that Canada exports so much research overseas 0206
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 17/04/2025#WIN staff will be there for this exciting day. Join us to learn about innovative research happening in the department of Clinical Neurological Sciences here at @westernu.bsky.social 👇👇 011
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadRavi Menon @northernthrux.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Our brains are our greatest natural resource as a country. Keeping them healthy is imperative whether you are in the service, manufacturing or knowledge creation sectors. www.vote4brainhealth.cavote4brainhealth.caVote 4 Brain Health 074
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadNPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 02/04/2025We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social to our Editorial Board!! Dr. Khokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk. 36911
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadBrian Owens @scibri.com · 26/02/2025Hey Canadian scientists 🧪 I'm doing a story on how the turmoil at NIH/NSF etc is affecting your work... funding, collaboration, other? DM if you'd like to talk about it. 31315
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadMarco A. Maximo Prado @maximoprado.bsky.social · 05/02/2025We are looking for motivated post docs. Projects on Alzheimer’s and Synucleinopathy. New mouse models, combined lightsheet/15.2T MRI and high throughput cognitive testing using touchscreens. Perfect for a recent graduate in Neurosciences or related field. Come work with us in 🇨🇦 👊😀🧪 please share. 13320
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadSiobhan Schabrun @drsmschabrun.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Our exciting new work on biomarkers to predict pain with @daspainbrain.bsky.social 061
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadDavid Seminowicz @daspainbrain.bsky.social · 28/01/2025a really nice video by @fperrywilson.bsky.social summarizing our findings and their possible implications 063
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Collaborative 📄 by #WIN members Jessica Lammert, Angela Roberts, Ken McRae, Laura Batterink, and Blake Butler - Early Identification of Language Disorders Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning: pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...pubs.asha.orgEarly Identification of Language Disorders Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning: Challenges and Emerging ApproachesPurpose: Recent advances in artificial intelligence provide opportunities to capture and represent complex features of human language in a more a... 0103
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 27/01/2025The launch of the Western Neuroscience Speaker Series is coming up. Join us on March 4 as we launch this Distinguished Series. Our first presenter is Dr. Chiara Cirelli from The University of Wisconsin. This talk is free and all are welcome. (Link in bio - "events"). 042
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Study led by Kristy Coleman and #WIN member Elizabeth Finger shows promise for treating core symptom of frontotemporal dementia news.westernu.ca/2025/01/fron... via @westernunews.westernu.caStudy shows promise for treating core symptom of frontotemporal dementiaLargest trial in frontotemporal dementia patients, led by Dr. Elizabeth Finger and Kristy Coleman, finds intranasal oxytocin can improve apathy symptoms. 043
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadDavid Seminowicz @daspainbrain.bsky.social · 24/01/2025it's heeeeeeere! lots of new features. some i especially like: Proof-of-concept routines for fusing M/EEG and fMRI data under a unified physiological model, to investigate neurovascular coupling fully accessible from the Python programming language Docker and Singularity containers 083
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadYalda Mohsenzadeh @yaldamohsenzadeh.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Checkout our paper published in the Journal of Neuroscience: 094
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Take a look at the innovative entry in the SSHRC #storytellers competition from our very own #WIN Research Advisory Committee member Jessica Lammert. A remarkable showcase of creativity and research excellence. youtu.be/CGQqh26FWrs?... via @YouTubeyoutu.beSSHRC Storytellers Competition #research #science #shorts #artYouTube video by Jessica Lammert 021
Shawn Whitehead @vulnerablebrain.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Tariff threats have always been more about manipulating markets with grift-currencies than actual economic policy 020
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Congratulations to #WIN member Dr. Susan Scollie. www.chsglobalpartnerships.com/achieving-ex...chsglobalpartnerships.comAchieving Exercise Accessibility and Understanding Fitness Benefits for Adults who are Hard of Hearing | Canadian Hearing Services Global Partnerships For Research & InnovationGrant Award: $67,150 041
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadTRIDENT Preclinical Trials @tridentpct.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Come one come all to a panel discussion hosted by some amazing experts including TRIDENT Open Science, Practices and Partnership lead Dr. Richard Gold! #NFRF 031
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Great story about the exceptional work happening at @tridentpct.bsky.social www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-fina...sshrc-crsh.gc.caTurning brain disorder research on its headWe are at a pivotal moment in history. We have a pressing unmet need that will overwhelm our economies and health care systems. 054
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Western researchers led by #WIN member Dr. Lyle Muller have developed a novel technique using math to understand exactly how neural networks make decisions – a widely recognized but poorly understood process in the field of machine learning. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 064
Reposted by Shawn WhiteheadWestern Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · 15/01/2025There is still time to register for the Commercialization Pathways and the Role of Open Science Panel. Registration is free for this insightful panel. You can register by scanning the QR code below, or by visiting the registration page here: uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 033
