Author: Julie

  • Position for a postdoctoral fellowship in neurorehabilitation – Université de Montréal

    We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to work in the areas of electrophysiology and neurorehabilitation with healthy participants and individuals who sustained a lesion to the spinal cord (spinal cord injury) or brain (stroke). Current projects examine mechanisms of locomotion, balance control and upper limb motor control. Using electrophysiological (TMS, EEG, electrical stimulation)…

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  • Seeking a Postdoctoral Associate for a recently funded project entitled: Phase Locked Auditory Stimulation During Sleep

    We are seeking a postdoctoral associate to contribute to a recently funded 3-year projectexamining the impact of phase-locked auditory stimulation during sleep on sleep physiology,memory consolidation, and cognition in older adults with and without amnestic mild cognitiveimpairment. The candidate will join an interdisciplinary team of scientists and clinicians withcombined expertise in cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience,…

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  • MSc, PhD and Postdoc Positions – Sensorimotor circuits for motor control and learning in mice, UQTR

    Project: The main interest of the lab (PI: Sandrine Côté) is to investigate the anatomical and functional logic of neural circuits linking sensory and motor regions of the brain to reveal how they help orchestrate the production and learning of dexterous movements. By gaining a better understanding of these fundamental mechanisms, our ultimate goal is…

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  • Academic MS Neurologist – McMaster University

    ACADEMIC MS NEUROLOGISTDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, and Hamilton Health Sciences invite applications for an Academic MS Neurologist. This is a full-time faculty position for a period of three years (renewable). Academic rank will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. The successful…

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  • Postdoctoral fellow position in systems neuroscience of memory at the University of Toronto

    We are excited to announce an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Takehara Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto (https://www.takeharalab.com/). This position is pivotal to our CIHR-funded research on hippocampal-neocortical interactions essential for memory processes. The selected candidate will spearhead a project employing cutting-edge calcium imaging techniques, including…

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  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion session at the CAN 2024 meeting

    Sex & Gender in the Neurosciences Event organized by the CAN Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee – May 21, 2024 Panelists: Caroline Ménard, Bita Moghaddam, Liisa Galea,  Justin Matheson

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  • The Brain Prize call for nominations: now open

    The Brain Prize call for nominations: now open

    The Brain Prize is currently the world’s largest prize for neuroscience and is awarded each year by the Lundbeck Foundation. The Brain Prize is awarded to one or more individuals who have distinguished themselves by making outstanding contributions in any area of neuroscience- from basic to clinical, and since it was first awarded in 2011…

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  • Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 CAN- CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Awards!

    The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (CIHR-INMHA) are proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Brain Star Awards. The CIHR-INMHA Brain Star awards, administered by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience, are awarded to students and trainees who have published high impact…

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  • The Canadian Association for Neuroscience applauds new investments in science and research announced in budget 2024

    The Canadian Association for Neuroscience applauds new investments in science and research announced in budget 2024 by the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finances of Canada. These announcements demonstrate that scientific research has real-world benefits to people across Canada, to Canada’s economy, and to Canada’s future prosperity. We specifically applaud the following measures: Increased funding…

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