@asek47.bsky.social
SA Rotman Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience; President & Chief Scientist CABHI and Baycrest Academy for Research & Education; Prof U of T; Prof Emeritus McMaster; co-Host Defy Dementia #visionScience #neuroscience #innovation #tech #aging #drumming #theatre
❤️ Bluesky fMRI people! 3-day #fMRI course live online Jan 7-9, 2026.
#SPM, #ICA, GLM, connectivity, mediation, MRI physics, #DataScience with @vcalhoun.bsky.social and Kent Kiehl.
We love talking methods & connecting with colleagues! Come join us!
Register here:
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A high-performing innovation ecosystem is essential to the well-being of all people in Canada. Our newest report details the state of science, technology, and innovation in Canada, including key drivers shaping the ecosystem, and barriers and knowledge gaps. 🧪 go.cca-reports.ca/4jPxfm0
Giving to others is a gift to your brain! Our latest #DefyDementia podcast talks about the science of giving back: how volunteering may improve brain health and decrease dementia risk. DefyDementia.org @baycrestfoundation.bsky.social @baycrest.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social @utoronto.ca
@asek47.bsky.social outlines how @baycrest.bsky.social is advancing discovery, training future leaders & driving innovation.
A healthier future is possible. 🇨🇦 needs a coherent life sciences strategy to be stronger, more resilient & more competitive
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This is why #RotmanResearchInstitute @baycrest.bsky.social is such a great place to work! Amazing #BARE research day - honouring our late colleague Gordon Winocur, welcoming our new colleague Lei Wang, and hearing about all the great research from scientists, educators, clinicians, and trainees.
CABHI’s first AgeTech Insights report, “The Canadian 50+ Tech Market: Innovation Trends and Opportunities,” shares insights on:
💻 Tech use in Canadians aged 50+
✅ Enablers + barriers to tech use
💡 Emerging opportunities for those working in this sector
Read the report ➡️ bit.ly/4fvFS45
Happy #LeftHandersDay
Congrats Gibbs Jr Olliviere: to our latest @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social lab grad.
He did a great job defending his thesis on the effects mindfulness meditation on depression, loneliness, and stress in older adults. Thanks @eyebraineegenie.bsky.social @pjb1959.bsky.social David Shore for support
Finally back to my Chicago improv roots after all this time: finished Second City Training in Toronto. Celebrated with a great show in the John Candy Theatre. Thanks @phattal.bsky.social Next up: improv + neuroscience…. 🎭 🧠 @johncusack.bsky.social @williamcusack.bsky.social @thomasgreene.bsky.social
Happy anniversary @pjb1959.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Very thought provoking perspective!
If Grok’s image shows the future of US-made dolls, I don’t think kids will want even 3….
AI generated images have come a long way, but not all approaches are equal. Which do you think is better here, ChatGPT or Grok? Same prompt and original photo for both. Very different outcomes 🤣 Happy birthday to my Dad Robert Sekuler - glad he’s looking better at 86 than any AI generated image!
Congratulations to the 2025 FoVea Travel and Networking Awardees.
Insights into why my son wouldn’t remember being in the picture I just shared of him from when he was a baby! #Neuroscience
27 years ago my mom and dad met their first Canadian grandchild! Hard to believe he was ever that small. Happy birthday Ryan! 🎂❤️🎂❤️🎂❤️
So excited for my dear friend Juliet Daniel!!!! Well done and well deserved. She does so much to support others, it’s great to see her recognized here.
Congrats also to the amazing Jeffrey Weitz. Mac’s 2 new Distinguished Uni Profs! #BrighterWorld #McMaster dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/jul...
Are you a Toronto neuroscience trainee or coming for the @canacn.bsky.social conference? @yorku-cian.bsky.social has space for 10 speakers & 50 posters at our 'New Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience' Satellite, May 21. Registration free, lunch and coffee provided: www.yorku.ca/research/cia...
Changes to MSc, PhD and postdoc funding programs from 🇨🇦 tri councils. Harmonization across councils, more awards, and new eligibility for international PhD and postdoc applicants!
New job posting - Please share widely!
@rotmanresearch @Baycrest and @YorkUniversity have a new tenure-track position in Quantitative Modeling (Predictive #Neuroscience) on Brain Health in #Aging.
This is a @ConnectedMinds3 research enhanced role.
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Brain conditions affect 1 in 5 Canadians. Next week, we’re launching a new federal campaign to help change that.
Stay tuned… 👀
#cdnpoli #cdnhealth #Vote4BrainHealth
#TAMeG2025 is coming (our 10th anniversary!) May 27 feat keynote @charan-neuro.bsky.social and panel on SciCom & Disinformation, with Carrie Boyce of RCIScience, @schalllab.bsky.social & @barense.bsky.social (chair)
Call for presentations is open for GTA and southern ON trainees 👉 tameg.ca!
Well, the weather outside is frightful. But the volunteers at the voting station were delightful. Get out there and vote Ontario! #Ontario #vote #Ontariovotes
Anyone voting in Westdale bring your voter location card and ID and go up the ramp to the right of the very long line. It was 20 minutes before I found that out, but at least it’s not too cold! And great to see such good turn out. Democracy is alive and well in Canada! #OntarioVotes
Was a bad year for several folks in my family healthwise last year, so especially grateful to have been able to celebrate my youngest’s 23rd birthday yesterday. Thank you Chotto Matte for an amazing dinner. Too many pics to share, so here’s just a few. Happy birthday Kiddo! Here’s to many many more!
Can our culture alter how we see the world around us?
In a new paper, @dorsaamir.bsky.social and I dig through >100 years of scholarship on this foundational question in psychology, anthropology, and even philosophy. Take a look here (osf.io/preprints/ps...) and follow the story below 👇
I heart @mapquest.com — I covered them when they were founded btw.
1st not 51st ❤️
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