Astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks - Nature Communication between distant brain regions is mediated by plastic networks of gap junction-coupled astrocytes.

Astrocytes do so much more than any of us thought - they even communicate among specific brain regions across hemispheres!

The journey to this paper spanned nearly a decade, but I'm most excited to see what everyone else does with the tools we've built. There's so much for all of us to explore!

Open source, trainee focused event designed to enable Canadian researchers adopt cutting edge tools for brain research!

Woah!!!

Blood-brain barrier disruption, traumatic encephalopathy, and cognitive decline in retired athletes Blood-brain barrier disruption is associated with cognitive decline and complement system activation in retired athletes.

Traumatic head injuries from collision and combat sports disrupt the blood-brain barrier and trigger inflammation for years after retirement, shows a new MRI and transcriptomic analysis of retired athletes.

Find out more in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine: https://scim.ag/4sT4kC4

Was wonderful to meet you Keri!!!

Absolutely beautiful!

#fluorescencefriday 🧠 from AppNL-G-F mouse model triple stained for amyloid beta (Cyan) IBA1 (microglia magenta) and CD31 (blood vessels yellow) thanks to @shahrzadbahrampour.bsky.social @nadiahaghbinphd.bsky.social and @arashsalah.bsky.social @mind-western.bsky.social

Freshly acquired: Light sheet microscopy image of vessels in cleared brain 😍😍😍
#flourescentfriday #microscopy

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

Brain Injury and Repair Integrated Research Program YouTube video by Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada. At the DMCBH, researchers and clinicians are working together to understand how brain injury leads to disability, how to better diagnose these injuries, and how the brain can adapt to restore lost functions and abilities.

Thrilled to share my latest paper published in Cell Reports - presenting findings on Gene expression dysregulation following mild Traumatic Brain Injury assessed by Visium spatial transcriptomics… | M... Thrilled to share my latest paper published in Cell Reports - presenting findings on Gene expression dysregulation following mild Traumatic Brain Injury assessed by Visium spatial transcriptomics, mFI...

New Paper alert 🎉🎉🎉

Mild TBI results in extensive gene dysregulation!

#cellreports #neurotrauma #hippocampus #postdoc

@markcembrowski.bsky.social @briannabristow.bsky.social

CAN 2025 was probably the best conference i've ever been to. great to see the neuro community and to have our lab members rock their posters and presentations. huge thanks to @cannabrain.bsky.social @rcbagot.bsky.social and @canacn.bsky.social for putting together such a super event!