Jibran Khokhar
@drjkhokhar.bsky.social
Associate Professor, CRC in Translational Neuropsychopharmacology Western University Open-Source Behavioural Tools
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Jibran Khokhar
@drjkhokhar.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Cannabis and the Developing Brain: Vaping, Edibles and Genetics | Jibran Khokhar
YouTube video by Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives
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Happy to share my talk for the @hbhlmcgill.bsky.social Brain Canada The Amazing Brain 2024 event titled: Cannabis and the Developing Brain: Vaping, Edibles and Genetics www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgxb...
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🚨Do we need a large, expensive MRI scanner to map whole-brain networks in the mouse? Not necessarily!
In our new preprint ▶️ tinyurl.com/3a2h4r9f
we show that transcranial functional ultrasound (fUSI) can map connectome-scale networks with striking agreement to fMRI
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In our new preprint ▶️ tinyurl.com/3a2h4r9f
we show that transcranial functional ultrasound (fUSI) can map connectome-scale networks with striking agreement to fMRI
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February 17, 2026 at 12:26 PM
🚨Do we need a large, expensive MRI scanner to map whole-brain networks in the mouse? Not necessarily!
In our new preprint ▶️ tinyurl.com/3a2h4r9f
we show that transcranial functional ultrasound (fUSI) can map connectome-scale networks with striking agreement to fMRI
🧵👇
In our new preprint ▶️ tinyurl.com/3a2h4r9f
we show that transcranial functional ultrasound (fUSI) can map connectome-scale networks with striking agreement to fMRI
🧵👇
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🚨 New Paper from UP NExT (Univ. Pitt NeuralEngineering Cross-Translation): We discovered that microglia the brain’s immune cells, aren't just a "cleanup crew". During brain stimulation, they act as hidden neural modulators, actively monitoring and contacting neurons to help manage circuit stability.
February 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
🚨 New Paper from UP NExT (Univ. Pitt NeuralEngineering Cross-Translation): We discovered that microglia the brain’s immune cells, aren't just a "cleanup crew". During brain stimulation, they act as hidden neural modulators, actively monitoring and contacting neurons to help manage circuit stability.
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Really important insight from @suthanalab.bsky.social. There seems to be lots of general agreement about the importance for cross-species analysis. But, in practice and in the trenches - there's a real divide on how to do it and how to implement it. Appreciate these conversations being raised!
If neuroscience is serious about building general principles of brain function, cross-species dialogue must become a core organizing principle rather than an afterthought, writes @suthanalab.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
Neuroscience has a species problem
If neuroscience is serious about building general principles of brain function, cross-species dialogue must become a core organizing principle.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Really important insight from @suthanalab.bsky.social. There seems to be lots of general agreement about the importance for cross-species analysis. But, in practice and in the trenches - there's a real divide on how to do it and how to implement it. Appreciate these conversations being raised!
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I couldn’t agree more. Olu Ajijola & I are attempting to bridge this divide in interoception via conceptual frameworks (see below) but also via integrated multidisciplinary lab group activities. It’s simultaneously invigorating and daunting, but needs to happen. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 18, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I couldn’t agree more. Olu Ajijola & I are attempting to bridge this divide in interoception via conceptual frameworks (see below) but also via integrated multidisciplinary lab group activities. It’s simultaneously invigorating and daunting, but needs to happen. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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My department @WashUMedNeuro is recruiting Assistant or Associate Professor of neuroscience. Join us for great science and a collegial environment! facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta... Please repost.
Opportunity Details - Faculty Opportunities
facultyopportunities.wustl.edu
February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
My department @WashUMedNeuro is recruiting Assistant or Associate Professor of neuroscience. Join us for great science and a collegial environment! facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta... Please repost.
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Timely review on GLP-1-based therapies for addiction treatment from Mehdi Farokhnia and Lorenzo Leggio
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41563749/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41563749/
Prospects of GLP-1 Therapies for Addiction and Mental Health Comorbidities-Quo Vadis?: A Review - PubMed
The rationale for studying GLP-1 therapies for ASUDs is supported by preclinical and observational clinical evidence. RCTs are emerging and critically needed at this juncture to determine the safety and efficacy of GLP-1 therapies in people with ASUDs. Pending results from RCTs, GLP-1 therapies have …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Timely review on GLP-1-based therapies for addiction treatment from Mehdi Farokhnia and Lorenzo Leggio
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41563749/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41563749/
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Of these awards, 252 were R01s, 167 were R21, 29 were R00s, 14 were K99s, 13 were R03s, and 11 were F31s.
8 were R35s, 7 from NIGMS. 1 of these was a renewal and 6 were new.
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8 were R35s, 7 from NIGMS. 1 of these was a renewal and 6 were new.
4/4
February 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Of these awards, 252 were R01s, 167 were R21, 29 were R00s, 14 were K99s, 13 were R03s, and 11 were F31s.
8 were R35s, 7 from NIGMS. 1 of these was a renewal and 6 were new.
4/4
8 were R35s, 7 from NIGMS. 1 of these was a renewal and 6 were new.
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Proud father to a beautiful, 14 paper special issue 🥲
The special issue in Psychopharmacology from EBPS2023 is now out as a complete collection. You can find the papers all here link.springer.com/journal/213/...
Psychopharmacology
Psychopharmacology is an international journal discussing the mechanisms by which drugs influence behavior.
Publishes research and reviews on the impact of ...
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February 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Proud father to a beautiful, 14 paper special issue 🥲
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🚀 New preprint from the lab! Our first foray into the subiculum uses in vivo whole-cell recordings to show that dendritic plateaus are a prominent, learning-dependent signaling mode of subicular neurons. Feedback is welcome!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
February 17, 2026 at 7:59 PM
🚀 New preprint from the lab! Our first foray into the subiculum uses in vivo whole-cell recordings to show that dendritic plateaus are a prominent, learning-dependent signaling mode of subicular neurons. Feedback is welcome!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Ramadan Mubarak
February 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Ramadan Mubarak
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#eNeuro: Findings from Soma et al. reveal how reward-related information is hierarchically distributed across the rat's brain. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0256-25.2026
February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
#eNeuro: Findings from Soma et al. reveal how reward-related information is hierarchically distributed across the rat's brain. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0256-25.2026
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#JNeurosci: Kuo et al. show that computational models of neural population responses can reconcile findings between mouse and primate, demonstrating how common computational principles allow for direct translation between their visual systems. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1133-25.2025
February 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
#JNeurosci: Kuo et al. show that computational models of neural population responses can reconcile findings between mouse and primate, demonstrating how common computational principles allow for direct translation between their visual systems. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1133-25.2025
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#eNeuro: Findings in rats from Boven et al. reveal that the cerebellum doesn't just fine-tune our movements but can also actively compute our internal sense of time, helping link between what we perceive and how we act. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0198-25.2025
February 17, 2026 at 11:49 PM
#eNeuro: Findings in rats from Boven et al. reveal that the cerebellum doesn't just fine-tune our movements but can also actively compute our internal sense of time, helping link between what we perceive and how we act. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0198-25.2025
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#JNeurosci: In a rat model of chronic pain, Ball et al. found that activating the CGIC–SI pathway increases touch sensitivity and dorsal horn excitability, whereas inhibiting the pathway reverses neuropathic pain.
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1306-25.2025
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1306-25.2025
February 17, 2026 at 11:50 PM
#JNeurosci: In a rat model of chronic pain, Ball et al. found that activating the CGIC–SI pathway increases touch sensitivity and dorsal horn excitability, whereas inhibiting the pathway reverses neuropathic pain.
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1306-25.2025
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1306-25.2025
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Ramadan Mubarak to all those who celebrate!!!!
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Ramadan Mubarak to all those who celebrate!!!!
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Why is a cross-species spinal cord taxonomy important? 🧠📈
Join us on March 11 for an interactive webinar on this collaborative effort.
RSVP for link: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
Join us on March 11 for an interactive webinar on this collaborative effort.
RSVP for link: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Why is a cross-species spinal cord taxonomy important? 🧠📈
Join us on March 11 for an interactive webinar on this collaborative effort.
RSVP for link: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
Join us on March 11 for an interactive webinar on this collaborative effort.
RSVP for link: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
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My weekly NIH update (grants funded through 2/13/26)
All projects...
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All projects...
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February 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
My weekly NIH update (grants funded through 2/13/26)
All projects...
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All projects...
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tfw when some unbiased experiments validate and extend some older findings... given that we acquiesced to the pressure and gave up this work to start the lab's direction over from scratch... I feel justified to be completely petty and say - suck it neurotrophin haters ;)
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
tfw when some unbiased experiments validate and extend some older findings... given that we acquiesced to the pressure and gave up this work to start the lab's direction over from scratch... I feel justified to be completely petty and say - suck it neurotrophin haters ;)
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Hugging your Valentine this weekend might make you happy, but it can also boost your health. ❤️
Among its benefits, physical contact can promote heart health, brain activity and cortisol levels.
Learn more at The New York Times: https://ow.ly/S6R150Yc41J #ISpyPhysiology #ValentinesDay 🧪
Among its benefits, physical contact can promote heart health, brain activity and cortisol levels.
Learn more at The New York Times: https://ow.ly/S6R150Yc41J #ISpyPhysiology #ValentinesDay 🧪
What It Means to Be ‘Touch-Starved’
Research says that our health can suffer when we don’t experience enough physical contact. Here’s how to get more.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Hugging your Valentine this weekend might make you happy, but it can also boost your health. ❤️
Among its benefits, physical contact can promote heart health, brain activity and cortisol levels.
Learn more at The New York Times: https://ow.ly/S6R150Yc41J #ISpyPhysiology #ValentinesDay 🧪
Among its benefits, physical contact can promote heart health, brain activity and cortisol levels.
Learn more at The New York Times: https://ow.ly/S6R150Yc41J #ISpyPhysiology #ValentinesDay 🧪
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I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
“As some universities and journals adopt AI-text detectors, they risk creating a feedback loop that constrains how authors express themselves. I have seen colleagues intentionally simplify their grammar or break down complex rhetorical structures to avoid arousing algorithmic suspicion.”
Why artificial intelligence detectors could penalize academic writing - Nature Human Behaviour
Writing produced using artificial intelligence is becoming more common in academia, which has prompted institutions to look for ways to detect it. Bo Hu warns that an overreliance on fixed linguistic ...
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February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
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Here is the link to our "The Brain Resilience Study protocol," an ongoing project through the @sfuneuro.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The Brain Resilience Study protocol: Building a dataset of the biological and sociocultural factors affecting brain health in older adults
Dementia arises from a complex interplay of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. However, previous large-scale studies have largely f…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Here is the link to our "The Brain Resilience Study protocol," an ongoing project through the @sfuneuro.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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My new chapter of Better Code, Better Science on AI-assisted coding is now complete! It's been completely revised in an attempt to futureproof it. Comments welcome. bettercodebetterscience.github.io/book/ai-codi...
Coding with AI - Better Code, Better Science
bettercodebetterscience.github.io
February 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM
My new chapter of Better Code, Better Science on AI-assisted coding is now complete! It's been completely revised in an attempt to futureproof it. Comments welcome. bettercodebetterscience.github.io/book/ai-codi...
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“Taken together, these two policies create a structure in which dissent becomes professionally costly, alignment becomes professionally necessary, and the space for honest scientific judgment quietly contracts.”
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
What NIH Staff Can’t Tell You—And Why That Matters
The people who understand most clearly what is being lost at the NIH are also the people least able to say so.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
“Taken together, these two policies create a structure in which dissent becomes professionally costly, alignment becomes professionally necessary, and the space for honest scientific judgment quietly contracts.”
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
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February 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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February 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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