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The CIAN mobilizes research to address health, education, industry, and other applications important for the global community.

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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are hosting the first CIAN seminar of the year on Oct 2nd (note the new time!). #neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @connectedmindslab.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Please join us tomorrow for a CIAN seminar: #neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @connectedmindslab.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We hosted Neuroscience Day last Monday, bringing together over 80 participants. The program featured 10 talks and 28 poster presentations by our trainees, and a keynote lecture, highlighting the breadth and impact of neuroscience research at York.
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
We are hosting two seminars next week: Dr. Tirin Moore on April 8 and Dr. Carol Wilkinson on April 10. We hope you can join us. #neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @stanforduniversity.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We were pleased to host Dr. Dan Yamins in a packed room last Friday for our seminar series. #Neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @dyamins.bsky.social @stanforduniversity.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
#neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social @danyamin.bsky.social @stanforduniversity.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Great session last Friday as Dr. Sabine Muzellec and Dr. Daanish Mulla presented their latest research at the CIAN seminar series. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social @erezfreud.bsky.social #neuroscience
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
#Neuroscience @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social @erezfreud.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Learn about Dr. Erez Freud and master’s student Emily Fewster’s research on hand use and motor strategies in autism. Full article in Autism Research: doi.org/10.1002/aur.... York's YFile: yorku.ca/news/2026/01... #Neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @erezfreud.bsky.social
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Reduced Hand Specialization and Idiosyncratic Visuomotor Strategies in Autism During Naturalistic Object Manipulation
Autistic individuals exhibit altered perceptual and visuomotor behaviors, potentially due to reduced cortical specialization. The current study focuses on handedness, a robust marker of cerebral spec....
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Doug Crawford @jdcrawford.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Takashi explaining his mouse stroke model to a packed room.
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
CIAN had the honour of hosting Dr. Takashi Sato last Friday. #Neuroscience @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @jdcrawford.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Join us on January 9 for the monthly CIAN seminar. Time: 2 PM-3:30 PM Location: Kaneff Tower, room 519, York University, Keele campus. @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social #neuroscience
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Doug Crawford @jdcrawford.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
We have a great group of speakers lined up for our @yorku-cian.bsky.social / CSBBCS satellite symposium on 'Cognition and Action', June 4,5 '26 in Toronto. Calls for poster abstracts coming soon. www.yorku.ca/research/cia...
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Speakers - CIAN - Centre for Integrative and Applied Neuroscience
Laurel Buxbaum Professor and Institute Scientist, Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute Theresa Desrochers Associate Professor, Brown University Randy Flanagan Professor Queen's University ...
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Please join us for Dr. Perhune's talk on auditory-motor integration. #neuroscience @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @erezfreud.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday for Doug Crawford's seminar on landmark-centred coding in the human reach system. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
CIAN seminar update: Dr. Sato’s talk has been rescheduled to Jan 9. Dr. Doug Crawford, CIAN Director, will present this Friday, Nov 7. #neuroscience @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Jonathan A. Michaels @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Thrilled that our paper is out today in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s4...
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Sensory expectations shape neural population dynamics in motor circuits
Nature - Experiments with human volunteers and macaques show that expectations produced by probabilistic cueing of future sensory inputs shape motor circuit dynamics in order to increase the...
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Erez Freud @erezfreud.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Exciting update: The Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) will host its 2026 Meeting at York University,(June 1–3, 2026), followed by the Cognition and Action Satellite Workshop (June 4–5). @jdcrawford.bsky.social @yorku-cian.bsky.social www.yorku.ca/research/cia...
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Join us on November 7 for the monthly CIAN seminar. Dr. Takashi Sato, from @medunivsc.bsky.social, will present his research on stroke recovery. Time: 2 PM-3:30 PM Location: Kaneff Tower, room 519, York University, Keele campus. #Neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Thank you, Dr. Jonathan Cant from University of Toronto Scarborough, for an engaging and insightful seminar. #neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Please join us. A @connectedminds.bsky.social Conference at the York University Student Centre. October 6th, at 3 PM. Opening keynote address by Dr. Michael Inzlicht from University of Toronto. #neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Join us on October 3rd for a CIAN seminar by Dr. Jonathan Cant, University of Toronto Scarborough. #neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
At last Friday’s seminar, Dr. Intzandt gave an engaging look into her research on how aging and the effects of physical activity differ between sexes. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @kohitij.bsky.social #neuroscience
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Congratulations to CIAN member Jeni Pathman! @bjorges.bsky.social @jdcrawford.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Please join us this Friday, September 5th, for a CIAN seminar. Dr. Intzandt will talk about her exciting work on sex-specific differences in aging and physical activity. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Doug Crawford @jdcrawford.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Congratulations to @yorku-cian.bsky.social Associate Director and @connectedminds.bsky.social Vice Director Shayna Rosenbaum. 🙂
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Taking place now! CIAN-sponsored CAPNet conference poster presentations on display in Vari Hall at York University. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Research by CIAN member Prof. Jennifer Steeves, with grad student Aysha Kinakool as first author, was featured today in YFile. The study highlights how early eye removal leads to better psychosocial outcomes. #neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social www.yorku.ca/yfile/2025/0...
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York U study finds timing of eye removal impacts quality of life, self-image  - YFile
Research from York University’s Faculty of Health explores how eye removal surgery later in life can impact emotional health and self-perception.
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
CIAN hosted the 2025 CAN-ACN Satellite Symposium at York University. The event brought together over 100 participants. Three prizes were awarded, one for best oral presentation and two for best poster presentation. Thank you all for participating. @jdcrawford.bsky.social #neuroscience
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
If you are at the CAN Satellite and want to learn about CIAN and Connected Minds, visit our stand in the Sheraton Hall. #Neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Congratulations to CIAN member @kohitij.bsky.social! He received Ontario’s Early Researcher Award, a prestigious award for promising early-career faculty. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social #neuroscience Read more: www.yorku.ca/yfile/2025/0...
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Provincial recognition for York U early-career researchers - YFile
Professors Eric Kennedy and Kohitij Kar have been recognized with Ontario’s Early Researcher Award for impactful work that will advance wildfire predictive services and understanding how those with au...
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Erez Freud's work was showcased on YFile earlier this week. The work was published in Autism Research: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Read the YFile article here: www.yorku.ca/news/2025/05... @jdcrawford.bsky.social #Neuroscience
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Effective Autism Classification Through Grasping Kinematics
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition, where motor abnormalities play a central role alongside social and communication difficulties. These motor symptoms often manifest in early childhood...
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Last Friday CIAN held the last monthly seminar of the academic year with a superb talk by Dr. Hossein Kassiri. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social #Neuroscience #NeuroAI #CompNeuro
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Join us this Friday, May 2 for this month's CIAN seminar: A presentation by Hossein Kassiri. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social #Neuroscience @bjorges.bsky.social #NeuroAI #CompNeuro
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Kohitij Kar @kohitij.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
My lab is hosting undergraduates for the SURFiN program. If you want to come to @yorku-neurophys.bsky.social @yorku-cian.bsky.social in Toronto and work on a @simonsfoundation.org funded project on using brain-inspired AI for autism research please apply! www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/shenoy...
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Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN)
Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) on Simons Foundation
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Thank you Dr. John Reynolds from @salkinstitute.bsky.social for a fascinating presentation. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social #neuroscience
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Don't miss this opportunity to hear Dr. John Reynolds present his research at our April CIAN Seminar! Join us this Friday, Apr 4 at 2 PM. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Attention trainees and students! Last few days to submit an abstract before April 1 for the @canacn.bsky.social Satellite Symposium "New Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience." This will be a relaxed event where you can get friendly feedback in a safe space.
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
CIAN hosted Dr. Kohitij Kar on Friday. Thank you, Dr. Kar for your engaging presentation. #neuroscience
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
CIAN member Ozzy Mermet's work with students and cutting-edge brain research technology was profiled today in YFile. Read the article: www.yorku.ca/yfile/2025/0...
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Cutting-edge brain research technology drives experiential education for York U students  - YFile
Students in Professor Ozzy Mermut's fourth-year biophysics course are using light to track brain activity with a state-of-the-art portable imaging device through a collaboration with NIRx Medical Tech...
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
CIAN member Prof. George Muchizuki's undergraduate course on neurorehabilitation was profiled today on YFile. Read the article here: yorku.ca/yfile/2025/0...
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Neurorehabilitation course offers students real-world insights  - YFile
In Professor George Mochizuki’s course, York U students engage directly with clinicians and patients to bridge classroom learning with real-life scenarios.
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Join us on March 7 for this month's seminar. @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social #neuroscience
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Postdocs Ben Corrigan and Björn Jörges presented their work last Friday at CIAN. @bjorges.bsky.social @jdcrawford.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Registration is now open for the CAN-ACN satellite "New Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience." Registration is free, limited to 100 attendees. Abstracts will be accepted until April 1 or the program is full, whichever comes first. More information and registration: yorku.ca/research/cia...
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Join us on February 7th, 2:00 pm for two seminars by CIAN postdocs. @bjorges.bsky.social @jdcrawford.bsky.social
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
CIAN member Prof. Emeritus Lawrence Harris work was spotlighted on YFile today. Here is the article: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Visual-vestibular Integration in Challenging Environments
Cambridge Core - Biological Psychology - Visual-vestibular Integration in Challenging Environments
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
CIAN member Christine Till, psychology professor and clinical neuropsychologist, is featured in the podcast for The Good Men Project. goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
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Podcast: Is Fluoride Toxic at Low Levels?
This week on Entanglements, our hosts talk to a dentistry professor and a clinical neuropsychologist about fluoride.
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We held a fascinating seminar by Prof. Emma Duerden last Friday. She presented her work on the role of the amygdala in anxiety among children with developmental disorders. Thank you, Emma Duerden! @jdcrawford.bsky.social #neuroscience
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Centre of Integrative and Applied Neuroscience @yorku-cian.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Prof. Lora Appel's work on the use of virtual simulation to treat anxiety was profiled today in York's YFile. #neuroscience www.yorku.ca/yfile/2025/0...
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Virtual simulations developed at York U offer solutions for anxiety - YFile
Professor Lora Appel's groundbreaking virtual reality exposure therapy is providing treatment for individuals with anxiety and related conditions.
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