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Brain Star Award winner feature: Diego B. Piza, Western University
Better understanding the role of vision in the brain’s representation of space by studying freely moving primates The hippocampus is a structure of the mammalian brain that has been implicated in spatial memory and navigation. Its role has been primarily studied in nocturnal mammals, such as rats, that lack many adaptations for daylight vision. Here,…
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Postdoctoral Position – Gut Microbiome-Brain Axis in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The Nguyen and Sharkey Labs at the University of Calgary and Hotchkiss Brain Institute are seeking motivated applicants for a postdoctoral position studying the gut microbiome-brain axis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Projects will involve gut microbiota manipulation and in vivo multiphoton imaging of the brain using animal models of ALS. The desired candidate will…
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Brain Star Award Feature: Andrew Mocle, University of Toronto
Better understanding how ensembles of neurons are recruited in memory formation. The hippocampus is a critical brain region for encoding and recall of episodic memories. The physical trace left in the brain by memory formation is called an ‘engram’, and the process by which new engrams are formed is still unclear. In this work, Andrew…
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Brain Star Award Feature: Niklas Brake, McGill University
Better understanding the non-rhythmic components of Electroencephalography (EEG) can lead to better interpretation of brain activity Article citation Brake, N., Duc, F., Rokos, A., Arseneau, F., Shahiri, S., Khadra, A., and Plourde, G. (2024) A neurophysiological basis for aperiodic EEG and the background spectral trend. Nature Communications 15(1514). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45922-8 Electroencephalography (EEG) has been in use…
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Remembering Leo P. Renaud
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Dr. Leo P. Renaud (1941-2025), distinguished Canadian neuroscientist and Past President of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience on 6th July, 2025. Leo had an iconic status in the field of Neuroendocrinology and indeed Canadian Neuroscience that was founded on his outstanding scientific contributions…
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Brain Star Award Feature: Caroline Nettekoven, Western University
Development of a functional atlas of the human cerebellum The human cerebellum is a brain region that is activated during many behaviours, including movement, language and cognitive tasks. However, the cerebellum’s contribution to these processes remained poorly understood because of a lack of a comprehensive functional map of this brain region. To address this, Caroline…
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CAN Connection – Summer 2025
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Brain Star Award feature: Lizheng Wang, University of Calgary
Uncovering the role of cilia in astrocyte development and function Astrocytes are a type of cells that act as crucial regulators of nearly all aspects of the brain. Different types of astrocytes exist; however, little is known about how different subtypes of astrocytes are created during development to differentially support their local neural circuits. Lizheng…
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Assistant or associate professor-researcher in Neuroscience related to neurological disorders and/or neural regeneration and precision health – Université de Montréal
Neuroscience Axis, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’UdeM (CRCHUM) Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal (UdeM) The Neuroscience Research Axis of the CRCHUM and the Department of Neuroscience of the UdeM are inviting applications for a position of assistant or associate professor-researcher in neuroscience with focus on understanding the mechanisms…
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Director of the Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute Hospital)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DIRECTOR OF THE NEURO (MONTREAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE-HOSPITAL) a joint leadership position within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre The McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the McGill University Health Centre invite applications for a full-time position at the rank of Full Professor…
