Fresh of the press! Gamma range optogenetic stimulation shows neuroprotective effects after stroke in mice. Thanks to everyone who worked hard on this paper. @maxjtv_tm Jeffrey LeDue Matthieu Vanni Dongsheng Xiao Louis-Philippe Bernier Tim Murphy Brian macvicar cell.com/cell-reports/f…

Get this. Last night I, along with a coalition of Black physicians, met with the President and Senior Leadership of the AMA. Here’s what went down: A thread.

If you haven’t already registered for the inauguration click here: mpc.utoronto.ca/events/ share widely (please) and stay for the amazing scientific talks to follow featuring Viola Priesemann Sean Hill Metin Sitti Sheena Josselyn Max Planck Society University of Toronto Krembil Brain Institute CAMH The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

It's been a great half of a century! This year marks 50 years of scientific collaboration between 🇩🇪 & 🇨🇦! April 14 at 9 AM EDT, join us to inaugurate the new mputc @global_uoft! W/ @s_sparwasser, Stéphane Dion, @JoycePoon_ & @DrValiante! sogerman.ca/events/inaugur…

A pic inside Saturn's rings taken by the Cassini Spacecraft 2 weeks ago..

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The brain is built on a principle of division of labour, where anatomically distinct regions perform specialised tasks. But how are messages sent round the brain allowing regions to communicate? Read on and see our preprint to find out the answer! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Guaranteed to be a great 1hr of your day.

Today is Purple Day, a day to continue to spread awareness about epilepsy and raise life-changing funds for children and young people with epilepsy. We would love for you all to join us, so let us know what your purple plans are and don’t forget to tag us! #PurpleDay 💜

Happy #PurpleDay from all the Epilepsy Action staff! This is OUR day to celebrate. We can still raise vital epilepsy awareness and be here to support each other 💜💪 #epilepsy #epilepsyawareness #purpleday #26marchpurpleday

Tips for setting up a new two-photon rig in a lab from a recidivist in the matter OR don’t repeat my mistakes. The experience could be helpful given our effort for high throughput at The Allen Institute. I will add more items to this thread as they come. share your tips too!

Getting back to in person conferences with a bang SLB!

Where did the pandemic begin? Was it from nature or a lab? Since the start, this fundamental question has gone unanswered. Until now. Out in Science Magazine: SARS-CoV-2 emerged into humans via the live animal trade at the Huanan Seafood Market. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

If you live in Toronto, your tax dollars are paying the officer who hit a cyclist in High Park $281,031 a year to write tickets to people riding bikes in High Park. ontariosunshinelist.com/people/blain-d…

“My goal is to become a good physician and a good scientist.” #TemertyMed alum Dr. Ben Ouyang 👨‍🔬👨‍⚕️ talks about his experience in the Students of U of T's MD–PhD Program program & how his first year of residency is going at MGH IM Residents bit.ly/3d6pefw

Excited to announce Neurolabware and the Tye Lab are collaborating to throw an epic SFN party. When everybody is done talking, come to Parq to just DANCE all night after far too long!! All are welcome, hoping to see folks LIGHT UP THE CYPHERS with me! 🙏Pls RT 🍾🥳🪩💃🐬🕺🫶

An amazing example of how difficult experiments yield stunning insights into brain circuits 👇