Canadian Association for Neuroscience

First-of-its-kind clinical trial gives hope for patients with ALS. The Ottawa Hospital is one of two sites participating.

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Congratulations to Professors David Ginty and Patrick Ernfors, winners of the 2026 Brain Prize for their pioneering discoveries on how the nervous system detects and processes touch and pain. Learn more on the Brain Prize website: brainprize.org/winners/touc...

Massimo Pandolfo and Stefano Stifani

Congratulations to researchers Stefano Stifani and Massimo Pandolfo, who have been awarded US$250,000 by the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance for their project studying how #microglia contribute to neuroinflammation in Friedreich’s #ataxia.

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Read our letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney – Canadian Association for Neuroscience Canadian Association for Neuroscience

Read CAN President Douglas Zochodne's letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney highlighting the importance of Neuroscience research and the CIHR Project Grant shortfalls.
can-acn.org/read-our-let...

Early bird registration deadline for the CAN 2026 meeting is today! Don't miss this chance to register at the best rates!
Date limite d'inscription aux tarifs lève-tôt aujourd'hui! Ne manquez pas cette chance de vous inscrire au meilleur prix!
can-acn.org/meeting-2026/

Is it time to honour Montreal’s forgotten giant of neurosurgery? History made a legend of Wilder Penfield’s work but left behind his colleague and friend William Cone, "an unsung hero" who co-founded the Neuro with him.

Great cover story on last Saturday's @mtlgazette.bsky.social about William Cone and Wilder Penfield - montrealgazette.com/news/local-n... Looking forward to hearing more at the 2026 public lectures hosted with @theneuro.bsky.social next May

🌱 From application evaluation to skills development, integrating #LivedExperience is embedded throughout the Neuroscience Capacity Accelerator for Mental Health

Discover how the #NCAMH program does this & apply by 31 Mar!
🔗 https://ow.ly/LEUM50Yk7hV

Wellcome Trust

Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancers - Research supported by CIHR led by Arezu Jahani-Asl @uottawa.ca and V. Wee Young & Gloria Roldan Urgoiti @ucalgary.bsky.social offers new hope to afflicted patients. Read both stories: buff.ly/1deUxjr buff.ly/IrnKxSp

Defence Industrial Strategy recognizes role of research universities in a secure Canada - U15 Canada February 17, 2026 (OTTAWA, ON) – U15 Canada welcomes the clear role for Canada’s leading research universities outlined in the newly published Defence

U15 Canada welcomes the clear role for leading research universities outlined in the newly published Defence Industrial Strategy.

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🧪🧠 New preprint: helping resolve a decades-long debate in synaptic plasticity

NMDA receptors are central to Hebbian learning. Yet for >30 years, the existence and function of presynaptic NMDA receptors have remained controversial.

📄 doi.org/10.64898/202...

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CANGlia | 2026 Meeting Home

New event posted: CANGlia 2026 meeting in Montreal
www.canglia.ca/2026meeting
registration and abstract submission are now open!

Please join us next week as we tune into an insightful talk on the impact of exercise on mental health! 🏋️🏃

🗓 Tuesday Feb 17 @ 12PM ET

Register here for free:
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Mark your calendars for the Announcement of The Brain Prize 2026- March 5th 4pm CET brainprize.org

Opinion: The opioid crisis is hitting skilled Canadian tradespeople. Now’s our chance to support them Carpenters, roofers and plumbers are at higher risk of developing substance use disorders

The opioid crisis is hitting skilled Canadian tradespeople. Now’s our chance to support them. Carpenters, roofers and plumbers are at higher risk of developing substance use disorders, by Vincent Lam www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

Colleagues. I’m super excited about presenting at the Canadian 🇨🇦 Neuroscience meeting in May! How’s going and who wants to get together for a catch up?
@canacn.bsky.social

can-acn.org/meeting-2026/

19th Canadian Neuroscience Meeting – Canadian Association for Neuroscience Canadian Association for Neuroscience

Upcoming deadlines tomorrow, Feb 6: abstracts submission and application for travel awards for the CAN meeting
can-acn.org/meeting-2026/
Date limite demain le 6 fev pour soumission de résumés et demandes de bourses de voyage
can-acn.org/fr/congres-2...

I'll be talking at @canacn.bsky.social Satellite "Stem Cells and Brain Development" in Montréal, May 18th 🍁

Shout-out to @fens.org members - CAN-ACN offers reduced registration on their meetings, so hope to see you in Québec!

👇🏻Link to the meeting in the comments!

I would be remiss in not thanking CIHR and the reviewers for their time in evaluating the grant, and their support of our proposal.

Huge week for the lab. Firstly, we received a CIHR project grant to study the role of spinal dI3 neurons in recovery of locomotor activity after spinal cord injury. We're very excited to tackle these projects to bring new insights to inform how to treat loss of motor function after SCI.

The Canadian researcher whose discovery led to Ozempic is still making breakthroughs Tackling obesity, diabetes only the beginning for GLP-1s, which have been found to reduce risk of other major diseases as well

Daniel Drucker, the Canadian researcher whose discovery almost 30 years ago led to blockbuster GLP-1 drug Ozempic, is still making breakthroughs, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social, Kasia Mychajlowycz www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article... via @theglobeandmail.com

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Comment le cerveau apprend à prédire les récompenses : un rôle clé de l’hippocampe

En savoir plus : douglas.research.mcgill.ca/fr/news/comm...

Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59 after battle with cancer Duncan was elected as the Liberal MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North five times between 2008 and 2025

‘A life defined by kindness and service’ — Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59 after battle with cancer www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Nouvelle date limite pour soumettre un résumé pour présentation par affiche et pour appliquer pour une bourse de voyage ou de développement professionnel: le 6 février 2026. Ne manquez pas votre chance! can-acn.org/fr/congres-2...

We've extended the deadlines to submit a poster abstract and apply for travel and professional development awards for the CAN meeting! New deadline is February 6, don't miss this opportunity!
can-acn.org/meeting-2026/

Super excited to share this new paper led by @sejpaton.bsky.social that I briefly mentioned at #ACNP2026 yesterday! 🧪🧠🤓

We tested preventive strategies to protect the brain vasculature #BBB during stress exposure, mix of mouse 🐭 and human data

So proud of my team 🤘

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Researchers from @kbi-uhn.bsky.social are studying the potential of #psilocybin for #depression. Their early work represents an important step towards identifying whether this new drug has potential as a treatment for both mood and cognition.

🔗 Read more: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/fresh-w...

@uhn.ca

Thank you to Ontario Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones for visiting UHN’s Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) clinic to learn more about this lifesaving treatment.

A BIG thank you to @canacn.bsky.social for their amazing support for Science, Stand-Up, & Song! 👏👏

I have been a CAN trainee for many years. It's been wonderful to grow as a scientist in this welcoming community. 🧠

Looking forward to more fun outreach in 2026! 😊

#scicomm #neuroscience

Brain Star Awards – Canadian Association for Neuroscience Canadian Association for Neuroscience

Last 24h to submit your application to the 2025 CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Award competition - don't miss this opportunity!
can-acn.org/awards/brain...
Dernières 24h pour soumettre votre application aux Prix Cerveau en tête INSMT-IRSC- ne manquez pas votre chance! can-acn.org/fr/prix-cerv...