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The Western Institute for Neuroscience was established to bring together and enhance collaboration among basic and applied researchers and clinicians, with expertise in various disciplines and approaches across the neuroscience community.
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New 📰by #WIN member Siobhan Schabrun - "Temporal changes in cortical sensory processing during the transition from acute to chronic low back pain". PAIN Reports journals.lww.com/painrpts/ful...

#WIN staff are looking forward to tomorrow! 👇👇👇

Three WIN Trainees Awarded 2024 CAN-CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Awards🧠🌟 from the Canadian Association for Neuroscience! Congratulations to Caroline Nettekoven, Diego Piza, and Hayley Shanks!! Read the news release on our website!! shorturl.at/wzJYu

@maximoprado.bsky.social and @mallarchak.bsky.social present their @westernubrainscan.bsky.social supported work on early biomarkers for development and monitoring of effective disease-modifying therapies at the #hbhlsymposium2025. @hbhlmcgill.bsky.social @westernu.bsky.social

Find more information about these and all the other events coming up in the Neuroscience Community on our website: win.uwo.ca and click on "events".

Check out #WIN Associate Director Dr. Emma Duerden this Wednesday. Dr. Duerden is one of the panelists set to discuss screen time and the developing brain. Register on our website (win.uwo.ca) and click on events.

#WIN launched the 2nd NeuroConnect theme 🧠 yesterday. - Mental Health: Mechanisms, Intersections, and Impacts. 🎇🎇 Check out win.uwo.ca and click on research or email [email protected] for more information, application criteria, and instructions on how to apply!

The second NeuroConnect theme launches at #WIN today!! Visit our website at win.uwo.ca/research/neu... for the guidelines and the application form.

3 #WIN members among the 13 faculty members named 2024 Western Faculty Scholars. Congratulations to Drs. Naveen Poonai, Marie Savundranayagam, and Ana Luis Trejos!! Read more about it here: shorturl.at/xqCrJ

Good morning Walkerton, ON. Excited to share @tridentpct.bsky.social advances and plans for the future with the Parkinson SouthWest Ontario chapter. The sun rises on hope.

#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 👇👇

Our current featured preprint is from 5 #WIN members. Read it and others on our website (win.ca and click on Open Science).

Are you a #WIN member and you have published a Preprint lately? We'd love to know about it and feature it on our website and in our NeuroEvents bi-weekly mailer (sign up to receive this mailer at win.uwo.ca). Submit it on our website (link in bio - Open Science).

New study reveals potential biological link between cannabis and psychosis. #WIN member @neuroak.bsky.social is one of the researchers of this study. news.westernu.ca/2025/04/cann... via @westernu.bsky.social

our inaugural kNOw-PAIN @westernknowpain.bsky.social conference was a big success. thanks to Andrew Rice for an insightful keynote lecture. Pain research @westernu.bsky.social is taking off. @westernuwin.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social

New paper by #WIN members Ravi Menon and Corey Baron - Basis function compression for field probe monitoring pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39963817/

TODAY IS THE DAY 🚨🚨🚨 There is still time to register: zoom.us/webinar/regi... And remember, you can stay up to date on webinars, events, and more by subscribing to our mailing list: t.co/Oa9dLowy1h

What is it? The concept of sharing data, information, tools and research results to eliminate barriers for collaboration and maximize research impact. Learn more on our website and book our Open Science Research Specialist for a talk or a lab meeting win.uwo.ca/open_science...

The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry is pleased to launch the inaugural Schulich Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, supporting outstanding postdoctoral researchers pursuing high-impact, translational research. Check out more on our website (link in bio) - student opps

What an awesome event yesterday! @westernknowpain.bsky.social the kNOw-PAIN conference was a smashing success. Fascinating talks, great networking, and lots of learning. Thanks for putting on such a great day!

@drjkhokhar.bsky.social - thanks for an awesome panel presentation yesterday at @WesternkNOwPAIN's kNOw-PAIN conference. Fascinating! 🍄🍄

New 📰 co-authored by #WIN members - Postnatal environment affects auditory development and sensorimotor gating in a rat model for autism spectrum disor… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40134417/

Great opportunity to work with some exceptional scientists at a wonderful institution!! 👇👇👇

Going to #Cosyne2025? Check out two posters from the lab, presented by @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social and @mkashefi.bsky.social.

ICYMI: The Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is accepting applications for the 2025 cohort! This fellowship offers a competitive stipend package over two years - learn more about the program on our website: uwo.ca/research/fun...

Congratulations to #WIN member @culhamari-lab.bsky.social! The winner of the Vision Sciences Society 2025 Davida Teller Award!! www.visionsciences.org/2025-davida-...

Read about the groundbreaking research by #WIN member @yaldamohsenzadeh.bsky.social - Brain imaging technique discovered by Western researchers drives AI audiovisual analysis news.westernu.ca/2025/03/audi... via @westernu.bsky.social

This is happening soon 👇👇👇

New paper by #WIN member Nathalie Berube and team - WDR26 depletion alters chromatin accessibility and gene expression profiles in mammalian cells pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39837355/

New post-doctoral fellowship scheme opening up in Canada! If you're interested in the neural control of movement and want to study reaching in humans and NHPs, please get in touch soon. www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

Two new Canada Research Chairs named at Western, four renewed - Congratulations to them all and a special hurrah for the #WIN members on this list! news.westernu.ca/2025/03/cana... via @westernu.bsky.social

What an incredible presentation by Dr. Cirelli today. A real lesson on how to tackle a big question in neuroscience!

"The Burden of Wake and the Reasons for Sleep". Check out Dr. Chiara Cirelli's talk tomorrow at University Hospital in the main auditorium at 10am. All are welcome!

Listen to #WIN member Steven Laviolette on The Dose with Dr. Brian Goldman - How does nicotine affect cognition and what's the risk? www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

"The Burden of Wake and the Reasons for Sleep". Check out Dr. Chiara Cirelli's talk tomorrow at University Hospital in the main auditorium at 10am. All are welcome!

New open access 📰by #WIN members @maximoprado.bsky.social and Vania Prado - "Female mice exhibit resistance to disease progression despite early pathology in a transgenic mouse model inoculated with alpha-synuclein fibrils" rdcu.be/ebqQ3

We want to showcase the incredible research happening in our #WIN community! If you have a preprint, recently posted or from the past, we’d love to highlight it on our website to increase its visibility and encourage discussion. Submit yours here: tinyurl.com/2s38n5cy

This talk is happening next week! All are welcome.

An inspiring night at #NRD2025! Dr. Mariko Sakamoto’s keynote on community-based participatory research showed how collaboration drives real impact in dementia care. Powerful discussions, art, and research in action. #Neuroscience #DementiaFriendly @westernu.bsky.social @westernuwin.bsky.social

A thought-provoking day at Neuroscience Research Day @westernu.bsky.social. The Great Debate tackled whether AI enhances or hinders creativity in scientific research—insightful discussions. So many engaged minds. Looking forward to where these conversations lead! #NRD2025 #AI #Neuroscience

Are you a #WIN trainee? Check out this great opportunity 👇👇 (more info on our website)

New 📰by #WIN members Laura Batterink and Stefan Kohler - Implicit prediction as a consequence of statistical learning pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39986180/

Are you doing collaborative research between Africa and Canada? Consider joining us later this week for this virtual conference:

Check out the 2025 Brainhack Western events and register today (more info on our website - link in bio). 🧠🧠

It's #memeMonday here at #WIN. IYKYK.

New research by #WIN member Matthew Heath 👇 Western researchers find exercise provides brain boost after sports-related concussions news.westernu.ca/2025/02/exer... via @westernu.bsky.social

February 24 - the PhysPharm Seminar Series features #WIN member @neurobeats.bsky.social - Western University www.events.westernu.ca/events/schul...

New 📰from #WIN member Stefan Kohler - Curiosity and reward after unsuccessful memory recall pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39956044/

The 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").