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Tim Bussey
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Behavioural Neuroscience
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12 episodes coming out! how lucky am I? I got to interview 🤩 experts in psychiatry, gynecology, global health, nephrology, neuroscience, microbiome, FemTech, charitiable giving, & policy...join us for sometimes intense, but always informative conversations, sprinkled with some laughs along the way!
🎙️ Meet the new host of Women’s Health Interrupted: Dr. Liisa Galea
A neuroscientist + women’s mental health expert, she’s leading Season 3 with bold convos on women’s health research.
Launches Oct 15 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!
#WomensHealth #SexAndGenderResearch #WHInterrupted
October 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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#fluorescencefriday shows the intimate relationship between astrocytes, (cyan) microglia (green) and amyloid plaques (magenta). we find that in APOE4 mice there is much more glia associated with plaques.
October 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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New series coming up where we highlight Bussey-Saksida Touchscreen Chamber tasks!

First is the 4-Choice Gambling Task! This task is used to investigate decision-making which can be implicated in many neurological and psychiatric disorders.

To learn more: https://lnkd.in/dCFcWc3Z
October 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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#neuroskyence community: If you're working with touchscreen operant systems, touchscreencognition.org is a fantastic resource to check out.

You'll find SOPs, training videos, real data examples, forums, and more. And best of all, you can stay updated and connected with the touchscreen community 🧪
September 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Explore @touchscreencog.bsky.social, a global hub for touchscreen users, researchers & enthusiasts!

🔹 Training Videos
🔹 SOPs
🔹 Webinars
🔹 Discussion Forums

Refine your research, stay updated, & join the community!
TouchScreenCognition.org

#BehavioralResearch #TouchscreenTech #Science
September 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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If you are interested in great #fluorescencefriday videos, images and anything microscopy or
MRI related follow our new account for the MIND platform @mind-western.bsky.social @neuroak.bsky.social @touchscreencog.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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It is #fluorescencefriday and the MIND platform @touchscreencog.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social invites you to see brain blood vessels stained with CD31 and imaged by lightsheet. 🐁 🧠 cleared with SHIELD . thanks as always to @shahrzadbahrampour.bsky.social @arashsalah.bsky.social and company.
September 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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A blog by Marilene Lopes explaining our latest fidings on STIP1 in early development communities.springernature.com/posts/the-un...
The Unexpected Guardian of Early Life
communities.springernature.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Latest paper is Vlad Novikov’s careful analysis of proteostasis in a TDP-43 mouse model
A Longitudinal Study of Sex Differences in a TDP‐43 Mouse Model Reveals STI1 Regulation of TDP‐43 Proteinopathy and Motor Deficits - Journal of Neurochemistry - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Longitudinal Study of Sex Differences in a TDP‐43 Mouse Model Reveals STI1 Regulation of TDP‐43 Proteinopathy and Motor Deficits
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by abnormal accumulation of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43. Using a mouse model that mildly overexpresses human ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Ontario’s message to the international world of biotech, medical devices and pharma…we don’t want your money or research partnerships.
The Dangerous Precedent of Political Interference in Medical Research in Canada
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) expresses deep concern over recent statements by Ontario Premier Doug Ford regarding biomedical research involving dogs.
www.eara.eu
August 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Congratulations 🎉 🥳 to @kateonuska.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD (co-supervised with Taylor Schmitz). No edits so she can rest for few days. Keep an eye out for Kate as she is one of a kind.
August 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Our new interest: blood vessels and amyloid plaque interactions after lecanemab treatment of an ApoE4 AD mouse line #fluorescenceFriday @arashsalah.bsky.social and @shahrzadbahrampour.bsky.social for credits
August 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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a second rendering for #fluorescencefriday
August 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Thanks to everyone who took the time to visit our booth at #AAIC25! We had a wonderful time and met some amazing people being part of the CIHR Institute of Aging's Canadian Pavilion. Until next year!
July 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Last day of #AAIC25 for the exhibitors! Energy is still high 😎 come by our booth at the Canadian 🇨🇦 Pavilion

@touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social @timbussey.bsky.social @maximoprado.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Great to have all our leaders out supporting the team and young talent at #AAIC25! Shout out to @lisasaksida.bsky.social, @timbussey.bsky.social, @maximoprado.bsky.social, and Vania Prado.
July 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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So much talent from @westernu.ca presenting their cognition and Alzheimer's research at #AAIC25! We are very proud of all of their hard work. Read full abstracts here: touchscreencognition.org/aaic-2025/
July 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Touchscreen-based assessments are transforming our understanding of brain regulation in complex behaviors. Piantadosi et al. (2025) published a guide about experimental design and essential hardware modifications for specialized research.

Check it out:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Check out our posters on Tuesday #AAIC. Learn about new mouse models in which we replaced mouse alpha synuclein with human gene, touchscreen testing in AD mice and ApoE4.
July 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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If you are interested in learning the limitations of current models of alpha synuclein pathology and why we need new KI humanized mouse models check out Latiyah’s poster
#AAIC25 Poster 200
Characterization of mouse of Synucleinopathies

@tridentpct.bsky.social @touchscreencog.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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the MouseTRAP team will be presenting the following posters at #AAIC25 today. Come
say high and learn how we are using translational approaches to better understand proteinopathies. @touchscreencog.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Get some swag plus strawberry milkshake at our booths in the Canadian Pavillion @touchscreencog.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social and learn more about translational approaches to cognition, how well 🐁 can perform in touchscreen tasks #AAIC25
July 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Hey #AAIC25 check out Arash’s presentation today at 8 AM and see some cool whole brain videos of the vasculaturs and plaques plus touchscreen testing

room 106

Evaluating the Efficacy and Risks of Early Lecanemab Treatment in APOE4 Humanized Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models

also poster 151
July 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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If you you interested in translational research #AAIC25 and improved rigour in cognitive testing check out the 🐁 2 🧍 approaches to test cognition in identical ways in mice and humans. @touchscreencog.bsky.social get some swag at the Canadian Pavilion.
July 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM