Shawn Whitehead
@vulnerablebrain.bsky.social
Director of Western Institute for Neuroscience , Professor, Microglia enthusiast
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.@andpru.bsky.social CRC in Sensorimotor Neuroscience and @schulichmeddent.bsky.social professor and his collaborators recently published in Nature on how our brains not only plan out our actions, but they actually anticipate unexpected disturbances.
Learn more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/sens...
Learn more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/sens...
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
.@andpru.bsky.social CRC in Sensorimotor Neuroscience and @schulichmeddent.bsky.social professor and his collaborators recently published in Nature on how our brains not only plan out our actions, but they actually anticipate unexpected disturbances.
Learn more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/sens...
Learn more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/sens...
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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
#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.
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Congratulations to @westernu.ca. professor Angela Roberts on being recognized as one of the Royal Society of Canada’s newest Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists!
Learn more about the award here: news.westernu.ca/2025/09/roya...
Learn more about the award here: news.westernu.ca/2025/09/roya...
September 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Congratulations to @westernu.ca. professor Angela Roberts on being recognized as one of the Royal Society of Canada’s newest Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists!
Learn more about the award here: news.westernu.ca/2025/09/roya...
Learn more about the award here: news.westernu.ca/2025/09/roya...
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Careful dissection of motor sequence learning by @andpru.bsky.social and @mkashefi.bsky.social. In my humble opinion this should be an instant classic 😏.
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Motor sequence learning involves better prediction of the next action and optimization of movement trajectories
Learning new sequential movements is a fundamental skill for many animals. Motor sequence learning may arise from three distinct processes: (1) improved execution of individual movements independent o...
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July 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Careful dissection of motor sequence learning by @andpru.bsky.social and @mkashefi.bsky.social. In my humble opinion this should be an instant classic 😏.
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
We are recruiting a PDF to work on a collaborative basic science/clinical project! Check it out: grad.uwo.ca/doc/postdoc/...
grad.uwo.ca
June 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We are recruiting a PDF to work on a collaborative basic science/clinical project! Check it out: grad.uwo.ca/doc/postdoc/...
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Canada has amazing scientific talent-the research sector deserves to be recognized and funded competitively to sustain and expand excellence and ensure scientific research continues to serve as an engine driving health and prosperity of the nation thelogic.co/news/ozempic...
Key Ozempic researcher says Canada is messing up science funding - The Logic
Daniel Drucker, a Canadian researcher who made a major contribution to the development of Ozempic, says it is a “tragedy” that Canada exports so much research overseas
thelogic.co
May 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Canada has amazing scientific talent-the research sector deserves to be recognized and funded competitively to sustain and expand excellence and ensure scientific research continues to serve as an engine driving health and prosperity of the nation thelogic.co/news/ozempic...
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#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 👇👇
April 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#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 👇👇
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Our brains are our greatest natural resource as a country. Keeping them healthy is imperative whether you are in the service, manufacturing or knowledge creation sectors.
www.vote4brainhealth.ca
www.vote4brainhealth.ca
Vote 4 Brain Health
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April 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Our brains are our greatest natural resource as a country. Keeping them healthy is imperative whether you are in the service, manufacturing or knowledge creation sectors.
www.vote4brainhealth.ca
www.vote4brainhealth.ca
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We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social to our Editorial Board!!
Dr. Khokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk.
Dr. Khokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk.
April 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social to our Editorial Board!!
Dr. Khokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk.
Dr. Khokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk.
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Hey Canadian scientists 🧪 I'm doing a story on how the turmoil at NIH/NSF etc is affecting your work... funding, collaboration, other? DM if you'd like to talk about it.
February 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hey Canadian scientists 🧪 I'm doing a story on how the turmoil at NIH/NSF etc is affecting your work... funding, collaboration, other? DM if you'd like to talk about it.
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We are looking for motivated post docs. Projects on Alzheimer’s and Synucleinopathy. New mouse models, combined lightsheet/15.2T MRI and high throughput cognitive testing using touchscreens. Perfect for a recent graduate in Neurosciences or related field. Come work with us in 🇨🇦 👊😀🧪 please share.
February 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
We are looking for motivated post docs. Projects on Alzheimer’s and Synucleinopathy. New mouse models, combined lightsheet/15.2T MRI and high throughput cognitive testing using touchscreens. Perfect for a recent graduate in Neurosciences or related field. Come work with us in 🇨🇦 👊😀🧪 please share.
This issue of Glia 👇
#GliaPapers #GliaSpecialIssue
SPECIAL COVER
SPECIAL ISSUE: Glial omics: unraveling mechanisms in health and disease
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10981136...
Editorial Unboxing “Omics” in Glial Biology to Understand Neurological Disease here - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
SPECIAL COVER
SPECIAL ISSUE: Glial omics: unraveling mechanisms in health and disease
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10981136...
Editorial Unboxing “Omics” in Glial Biology to Understand Neurological Disease here - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Special Issue: Glial omics: Unraveling mechanisms in health and disease: Glia: Vol 73, No 3
Glia is the top neurobiology journal for research into glial cells (also called gliocytes or neuroglia). Articles cover all aspects of glial cell biology in health and disease.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This issue of Glia 👇
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Our exciting new work on biomarkers to predict pain with @daspainbrain.bsky.social
Western researchers and #WIN members Siobhan Schabrun and @daspainbrain.bsky.social uncover new approach to predicting pain through international collaboration. news.westernu.ca/2025/01/west...
January 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Our exciting new work on biomarkers to predict pain with @daspainbrain.bsky.social
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a really nice video by @fperrywilson.bsky.social summarizing our findings and their possible implications
January 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
a really nice video by @fperrywilson.bsky.social summarizing our findings and their possible implications
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Collaborative 📄 by #WIN members Jessica Lammert, Angela Roberts, Ken McRae, Laura Batterink, and Blake Butler - Early Identification of Language Disorders Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning: pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
Early Identification of Language Disorders Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning: Challenges and Emerging Approaches
Purpose: Recent advances in artificial intelligence provide opportunities to capture
and represent complex features of human language in a more a...
pubs.asha.org
January 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Collaborative 📄 by #WIN members Jessica Lammert, Angela Roberts, Ken McRae, Laura Batterink, and Blake Butler - Early Identification of Language Disorders Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning: pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
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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").
January 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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").
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Study led by Kristy Coleman and #WIN member Elizabeth Finger shows promise for treating core symptom of frontotemporal dementia news.westernu.ca/2025/01/fron... via @westernu
Study shows promise for treating core symptom of frontotemporal dementia
Largest trial in frontotemporal dementia patients, led by Dr. Elizabeth Finger and Kristy Coleman, finds intranasal oxytocin can improve apathy symptoms.
news.westernu.ca
January 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Study led by Kristy Coleman and #WIN member Elizabeth Finger shows promise for treating core symptom of frontotemporal dementia news.westernu.ca/2025/01/fron... via @westernu
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it's heeeeeeere!
lots of new features. some i especially like:
Proof-of-concept routines for fusing M/EEG and fMRI data under a unified physiological model, to investigate neurovascular coupling
fully accessible from the Python programming language
Docker and Singularity containers
lots of new features. some i especially like:
Proof-of-concept routines for fusing M/EEG and fMRI data under a unified physiological model, to investigate neurovascular coupling
fully accessible from the Python programming language
Docker and Singularity containers
January 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
it's heeeeeeere!
lots of new features. some i especially like:
Proof-of-concept routines for fusing M/EEG and fMRI data under a unified physiological model, to investigate neurovascular coupling
fully accessible from the Python programming language
Docker and Singularity containers
lots of new features. some i especially like:
Proof-of-concept routines for fusing M/EEG and fMRI data under a unified physiological model, to investigate neurovascular coupling
fully accessible from the Python programming language
Docker and Singularity containers
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Checkout our paper published in the Journal of Neuroscience:
New 📄by #WIN members @yaldamohsenzadeh.bsky.social and @drmarcj.bsky.social - Multivariate Pattern Analysis of EEG Reveals Neural Mechanism of Naturalistic Target Processing in Attentional Blink www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
Multivariate Pattern Analysis of EEG Reveals Neural Mechanism of Naturalistic Target Processing in Attentional Blink
The human brain has inherent limitations in consciously processing visual information. When individuals monitor a rapid sequence of images for detecting two targets, they often miss the second target ...
www.jneurosci.org
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Checkout our paper published in the Journal of Neuroscience:
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Take a look at the innovative entry in the SSHRC #storytellers competition from our very own #WIN Research Advisory Committee member Jessica Lammert. A remarkable showcase of creativity and research excellence.
youtu.be/CGQqh26FWrs?... via @YouTube
youtu.be/CGQqh26FWrs?... via @YouTube
SSHRC Storytellers Competition #research #science #shorts #art
YouTube video by Jessica Lammert
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Take a look at the innovative entry in the SSHRC #storytellers competition from our very own #WIN Research Advisory Committee member Jessica Lammert. A remarkable showcase of creativity and research excellence.
youtu.be/CGQqh26FWrs?... via @YouTube
youtu.be/CGQqh26FWrs?... via @YouTube
Tariff threats have always been more about manipulating markets with grift-currencies than actual economic policy
January 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Tariff threats have always been more about manipulating markets with grift-currencies than actual economic policy
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Come one come all to a panel discussion hosted by some amazing experts including TRIDENT Open Science, Practices and Partnership lead Dr. Richard Gold! #NFRF
There is still time to register for the Commercialization Pathways and the Role of Open Science Panel. Registration is free for this insightful panel. You can register by scanning the QR code below, or by visiting the registration page here: uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
January 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Come one come all to a panel discussion hosted by some amazing experts including TRIDENT Open Science, Practices and Partnership lead Dr. Richard Gold! #NFRF
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Great story about the exceptional work happening at @tridentpct.bsky.social
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-fina...
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-fina...
Turning brain disorder research on its head
We are at a pivotal moment in history. We have a pressing unmet need that will overwhelm our economies and health care systems.
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
January 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Great story about the exceptional work happening at @tridentpct.bsky.social
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-fina...
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-fina...
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Western researchers led by #WIN member Dr. Lyle Muller have developed a novel technique using math to understand exactly how neural networks make decisions – a widely recognized but poorly understood process in the field of machine learning. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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January 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Western researchers led by #WIN member Dr. Lyle Muller have developed a novel technique using math to understand exactly how neural networks make decisions – a widely recognized but poorly understood process in the field of machine learning. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...