Neuroscience at Queen's University
@queensucns.bsky.social
🧠 multidisciplinary research and learning centre
📍Queen's University | Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Seminars (Wednesday@12ET): http://queensu.zoom.us/j/92609950615?pwd=V3N1UDRneUliKzY4R25SS1RGelZ0dz09
📍Queen's University | Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Seminars (Wednesday@12ET): http://queensu.zoom.us/j/92609950615?pwd=V3N1UDRneUliKzY4R25SS1RGelZ0dz09
Don’t miss this week’s CNS Seminar Series Talk with Dr. Keisuke Kawata, joining us online to discuss an innovative approach to brain injury research.
📅 November 12th | 12–1 PM
📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143
💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio!
📅 November 12th | 12–1 PM
📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143
💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio!
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Don’t miss this week’s CNS Seminar Series Talk with Dr. Keisuke Kawata, joining us online to discuss an innovative approach to brain injury research.
📅 November 12th | 12–1 PM
📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143
💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio!
📅 November 12th | 12–1 PM
📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143
💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio!
Join us for our next CNS Seminar Series Talk featuring Dr. Jorge Burneo, who will be joining us online!
📅 November 5th | 12–1 PM
📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143
💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio!
Come explore new perspectives in neuroscience research!
📅 November 5th | 12–1 PM
📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143
💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio!
Come explore new perspectives in neuroscience research!
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Join us for our next CNS Seminar Series Talk featuring Dr. Jorge Burneo, who will be joining us online!
📅 November 5th | 12–1 PM
📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143
💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio!
Come explore new perspectives in neuroscience research!
📅 November 5th | 12–1 PM
📍 In person: Botterell Hall Room B143
💻 Or join us online via Zoom — link in bio!
Come explore new perspectives in neuroscience research!
Big news in mental health research: Dr. Claudio Soares, CNS Member and attending physician at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre Research Institute is leading Canada’s first Health Canada-approved at-home micro-dose psilocybin clinical trial for generalized anxiety disorder.
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Big news in mental health research: Dr. Claudio Soares, CNS Member and attending physician at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre Research Institute is leading Canada’s first Health Canada-approved at-home micro-dose psilocybin clinical trial for generalized anxiety disorder.
Big news! Congratulations to Dr. Emily Oby, newly appointed Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Non-Human Primate Models of Health and Disease. We’re proud to celebrate this incredible achievement within the CNS community!
Learn more: healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/news...
Learn more: healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/news...
October 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Big news! Congratulations to Dr. Emily Oby, newly appointed Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Non-Human Primate Models of Health and Disease. We’re proud to celebrate this incredible achievement within the CNS community!
Learn more: healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/news...
Learn more: healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/news...
🧠✨ Think you’ve got what it takes to be a trivia champ?
Join us for Trivia Night at The Brass Pub — great prizes, great people, and even better vibes!
📅 Thursday, November 13
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 403 Princess St., Kingston
Bring your brainiest friends or join a team when you arrive! All are welcome.💡
Join us for Trivia Night at The Brass Pub — great prizes, great people, and even better vibes!
📅 Thursday, November 13
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 403 Princess St., Kingston
Bring your brainiest friends or join a team when you arrive! All are welcome.💡
October 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
🧠✨ Think you’ve got what it takes to be a trivia champ?
Join us for Trivia Night at The Brass Pub — great prizes, great people, and even better vibes!
📅 Thursday, November 13
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 403 Princess St., Kingston
Bring your brainiest friends or join a team when you arrive! All are welcome.💡
Join us for Trivia Night at The Brass Pub — great prizes, great people, and even better vibes!
📅 Thursday, November 13
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 403 Princess St., Kingston
Bring your brainiest friends or join a team when you arrive! All are welcome.💡
✨ Our next seminar features Dr. Anne Churchland, joining us online to discuss how “Life can only be understood backwards: a cognitive signal of trial history in anterior cingulate neurons.”
📅 October 29th
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)
📅 October 29th
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
✨ Our next seminar features Dr. Anne Churchland, joining us online to discuss how “Life can only be understood backwards: a cognitive signal of trial history in anterior cingulate neurons.”
📅 October 29th
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)
📅 October 29th
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)
Our brains do so much more than just “normalize” sensory info—they flexibly integrate input across different senses and reference frames, thanks to advanced feedforward networks in the brain. Dive into the full study by the Blohm Lab in the CNS here: www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our brains do so much more than just “normalize” sensory info—they flexibly integrate input across different senses and reference frames, thanks to advanced feedforward networks in the brain. Dive into the full study by the Blohm Lab in the CNS here: www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
🎓 Funding Opportunity Alert!
Applications are now open for the 2026–2027 Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS-M) competition!
🗓 Deadline: December 1, 2025
🔗 Apply via the Research Portal (hosted by NSERC): www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
Applications are now open for the 2026–2027 Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS-M) competition!
🗓 Deadline: December 1, 2025
🔗 Apply via the Research Portal (hosted by NSERC): www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
October 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🎓 Funding Opportunity Alert!
Applications are now open for the 2026–2027 Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS-M) competition!
🗓 Deadline: December 1, 2025
🔗 Apply via the Research Portal (hosted by NSERC): www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
Applications are now open for the 2026–2027 Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS-M) competition!
🗓 Deadline: December 1, 2025
🔗 Apply via the Research Portal (hosted by NSERC): www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
'Tis the season to celebrate 🎉
Join us for the CNS Holiday Party on Dec 6 @ 7 PM (upstairs at The Grizzly Grill)!
Good food, great company, and holiday cheer await — don’t forget to RSVP so we can plan accordingly!
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for the CNS Holiday Party on Dec 6 @ 7 PM (upstairs at The Grizzly Grill)!
Good food, great company, and holiday cheer await — don’t forget to RSVP so we can plan accordingly!
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
'Tis the season to celebrate 🎉
Join us for the CNS Holiday Party on Dec 6 @ 7 PM (upstairs at The Grizzly Grill)!
Good food, great company, and holiday cheer await — don’t forget to RSVP so we can plan accordingly!
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for the CNS Holiday Party on Dec 6 @ 7 PM (upstairs at The Grizzly Grill)!
Good food, great company, and holiday cheer await — don’t forget to RSVP so we can plan accordingly!
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
✨ Join us for our first October seminar! Dr. Jordan Poppenk will be speaking in person about:
“Beyond gist and detail: the hippocampus as a multiscale integrator.”
📅 October 1st
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)
“Beyond gist and detail: the hippocampus as a multiscale integrator.”
📅 October 1st
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
✨ Join us for our first October seminar! Dr. Jordan Poppenk will be speaking in person about:
“Beyond gist and detail: the hippocampus as a multiscale integrator.”
📅 October 1st
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)
“Beyond gist and detail: the hippocampus as a multiscale integrator.”
📅 October 1st
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Botterell Hall Room B143 or on Zoom (link in bio)
ROOM UPDATE: Seminars are being held in Botterell Hall Room 147 for this term!
September 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
ROOM UPDATE: Seminars are being held in Botterell Hall Room 147 for this term!
We're kicking off the 2025–2026 CNS Seminar Series! Join us for our first talk of the year with Dr. Randy McIntosh as he explores “Rethinking the Brain: Possibility Spaces and the Science of Complexity.”
📅 Sept 10, 2025 | 12-1pm
📍 Abramsky Hall 002 or Zoom (link in bio)
📅 Sept 10, 2025 | 12-1pm
📍 Abramsky Hall 002 or Zoom (link in bio)
September 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We're kicking off the 2025–2026 CNS Seminar Series! Join us for our first talk of the year with Dr. Randy McIntosh as he explores “Rethinking the Brain: Possibility Spaces and the Science of Complexity.”
📅 Sept 10, 2025 | 12-1pm
📍 Abramsky Hall 002 or Zoom (link in bio)
📅 Sept 10, 2025 | 12-1pm
📍 Abramsky Hall 002 or Zoom (link in bio)
🔬Join us for the next CNS Seminar Series Talk Sept 17 12-1pm!
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Ilenna Jones (presenting online) for her talk: Using Deep Learning to Investigate How Neuronal Details Impact Computation
📍 Abramsky Hall, Room 002
💻 Zoom link in bio
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Ilenna Jones (presenting online) for her talk: Using Deep Learning to Investigate How Neuronal Details Impact Computation
📍 Abramsky Hall, Room 002
💻 Zoom link in bio
September 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🔬Join us for the next CNS Seminar Series Talk Sept 17 12-1pm!
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Ilenna Jones (presenting online) for her talk: Using Deep Learning to Investigate How Neuronal Details Impact Computation
📍 Abramsky Hall, Room 002
💻 Zoom link in bio
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Ilenna Jones (presenting online) for her talk: Using Deep Learning to Investigate How Neuronal Details Impact Computation
📍 Abramsky Hall, Room 002
💻 Zoom link in bio
Come participate in a social robotic handover study! The study will include 2 different interactions, where participants will be asked to retrieve an ice cream cone prototype from a robot and answer a questionnaire regarding their interactions.
August 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Come participate in a social robotic handover study! The study will include 2 different interactions, where participants will be asked to retrieve an ice cream cone prototype from a robot and answer a questionnaire regarding their interactions.
Huge congratulations to our CNS members Drs. Gunnar Blohm, Randy Flanagan, Effie Pereira, and Farhana Zulkernine on being part of the $7M NSERC investment in STEM research @queensu! Your groundbreaking work continues to inspire innovation and shape the future of science and technology.
July 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Huge congratulations to our CNS members Drs. Gunnar Blohm, Randy Flanagan, Effie Pereira, and Farhana Zulkernine on being part of the $7M NSERC investment in STEM research @queensu! Your groundbreaking work continues to inspire innovation and shape the future of science and technology.
We love seeing our trainees disseminating their work at conferences around the globe! Congratulations to Coljae from Dr. DJ Cook's lab who presented his research at the Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2025 Congress this week!
June 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We love seeing our trainees disseminating their work at conferences around the globe! Congratulations to Coljae from Dr. DJ Cook's lab who presented his research at the Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2025 Congress this week!
🧠🥎 CNS Softball Tournament! 🥎🧠
Join us at the Kingston Memorial Centre Ball Diamonds (303 York St) on Thursday, July 10 from 12:00–4:30 PM for an afternoon of fun and friendly competition—no softball experience needed!
🔗 Sign up (1 form per person):
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us at the Kingston Memorial Centre Ball Diamonds (303 York St) on Thursday, July 10 from 12:00–4:30 PM for an afternoon of fun and friendly competition—no softball experience needed!
🔗 Sign up (1 form per person):
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
🧠🥎 CNS Softball Tournament! 🥎🧠
Join us at the Kingston Memorial Centre Ball Diamonds (303 York St) on Thursday, July 10 from 12:00–4:30 PM for an afternoon of fun and friendly competition—no softball experience needed!
🔗 Sign up (1 form per person):
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us at the Kingston Memorial Centre Ball Diamonds (303 York St) on Thursday, July 10 from 12:00–4:30 PM for an afternoon of fun and friendly competition—no softball experience needed!
🔗 Sign up (1 form per person):
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🧠 Could severe COVID-19 lead to Alzheimer’s-like brain changes?
New research from the De Felice lab at CNS reveals that patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 exhibited levels of tau protein comparable to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New research from the De Felice lab at CNS reveals that patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 exhibited levels of tau protein comparable to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🧠 Could severe COVID-19 lead to Alzheimer’s-like brain changes?
New research from the De Felice lab at CNS reveals that patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 exhibited levels of tau protein comparable to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New research from the De Felice lab at CNS reveals that patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 exhibited levels of tau protein comparable to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🎾 Ready to serve up some fun? The CNS Tennis Singles Tournament is here! Whether you're a baseline beginner or seasoned pro, all students, faculty, staff, and friends are welcome to join.
🗓 Sign-Up Deadline: Sunday, May 25 at 11:59 PM
📩 Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Sign-Up Deadline: Sunday, May 25 at 11:59 PM
📩 Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎾 Ready to serve up some fun? The CNS Tennis Singles Tournament is here! Whether you're a baseline beginner or seasoned pro, all students, faculty, staff, and friends are welcome to join.
🗓 Sign-Up Deadline: Sunday, May 25 at 11:59 PM
📩 Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Sign-Up Deadline: Sunday, May 25 at 11:59 PM
📩 Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🧠 How does exercise reshape the brain—and does it differ between sexes?
New research from the De Felice Lab reviews how sex and gender can influence the brain’s response to exercise, highlighting key players like irisin and BDNF.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New research from the De Felice Lab reviews how sex and gender can influence the brain’s response to exercise, highlighting key players like irisin and BDNF.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🧠 How does exercise reshape the brain—and does it differ between sexes?
New research from the De Felice Lab reviews how sex and gender can influence the brain’s response to exercise, highlighting key players like irisin and BDNF.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New research from the De Felice Lab reviews how sex and gender can influence the brain’s response to exercise, highlighting key players like irisin and BDNF.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧠 Join us April 2nd from 12–1pm for our next CNS Seminar Series Talk featuring Dr. Elizabeth Finger!
She'll be speaking about Frontotemporal Dementia, Empathy, and Oxytocin.
Speaker present online, but you're welcome to join online (link in bio) or in person (Abramsky 002)!
She'll be speaking about Frontotemporal Dementia, Empathy, and Oxytocin.
Speaker present online, but you're welcome to join online (link in bio) or in person (Abramsky 002)!
March 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🧠 Join us April 2nd from 12–1pm for our next CNS Seminar Series Talk featuring Dr. Elizabeth Finger!
She'll be speaking about Frontotemporal Dementia, Empathy, and Oxytocin.
Speaker present online, but you're welcome to join online (link in bio) or in person (Abramsky 002)!
She'll be speaking about Frontotemporal Dementia, Empathy, and Oxytocin.
Speaker present online, but you're welcome to join online (link in bio) or in person (Abramsky 002)!
🧠 Big news for Kingston’s young scientists! The Brain Reach program just won the March 2025 Awesome Kingston grant — bringing hands-on neuroscience lessons to local Grade 5 classrooms! 🧪🧬
Full story here: www.kingstonist.com/news/brain-r...
Full story here: www.kingstonist.com/news/brain-r...
March 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🧠 Big news for Kingston’s young scientists! The Brain Reach program just won the March 2025 Awesome Kingston grant — bringing hands-on neuroscience lessons to local Grade 5 classrooms! 🧪🧬
Full story here: www.kingstonist.com/news/brain-r...
Full story here: www.kingstonist.com/news/brain-r...
🧠 NEW PUBLICATION out of the CNS! A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates the power of plasma biomarker pTau217 in diagnosing and predicting dementia in a Brazilian cohort 🇧🇷
Full article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Full article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🧠 NEW PUBLICATION out of the CNS! A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates the power of plasma biomarker pTau217 in diagnosing and predicting dementia in a Brazilian cohort 🇧🇷
Full article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Full article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The SLC is hosting a Laser Tag Event at The Fun Zone (541 Days Rd) on Sunday, April 6th at 6:00 PM. Everyone’s welcome—students, faculty, staff, and friends. The cost is $7 per game by showing your student card. Sign up here:
CNS Laser Tag Sign-up Sheet
Join us for CNS Laser Tag on Sunday, April 6th, at 6 PM at The Fun Zone ( 541 Days Rd) ! The cost is $7 per game per person. If you'd like to participate, please sign up below. If you're signing up…
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March 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The SLC is hosting a Laser Tag Event at The Fun Zone (541 Days Rd) on Sunday, April 6th at 6:00 PM. Everyone’s welcome—students, faculty, staff, and friends. The cost is $7 per game by showing your student card. Sign up here:
📢 CNS Seminar Series Alert! 🧠✨
Join us on March 26th from 12-1 PM for an exciting talk with Dr. Emily Oby, who will be presenting in person!
🔬 Topic: Dynamical constraints on neural population activity
📍 In Person: Abramsky Hall Room 002
💻 Online: Link in Bio
Join us on March 26th from 12-1 PM for an exciting talk with Dr. Emily Oby, who will be presenting in person!
🔬 Topic: Dynamical constraints on neural population activity
📍 In Person: Abramsky Hall Room 002
💻 Online: Link in Bio
March 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📢 CNS Seminar Series Alert! 🧠✨
Join us on March 26th from 12-1 PM for an exciting talk with Dr. Emily Oby, who will be presenting in person!
🔬 Topic: Dynamical constraints on neural population activity
📍 In Person: Abramsky Hall Room 002
💻 Online: Link in Bio
Join us on March 26th from 12-1 PM for an exciting talk with Dr. Emily Oby, who will be presenting in person!
🔬 Topic: Dynamical constraints on neural population activity
📍 In Person: Abramsky Hall Room 002
💻 Online: Link in Bio