Matt Hill
@cannabrain.bsky.social
Canadian 🇨🇦 Neuroscientist all things Stress, Endocannabinoids and Cannabis Horror Movies / Weightlifting / Food and Travel / Dogs
Interesting article in @washingtonpost.com today on cannabis and sleep that I was interviewed for along with friends and colleagues Nicole Bowles and Ryan Vandrey. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
The new science of cannabis and sleep
Research suggests cannabis suppresses REM sleep, raising questions about memory, emotion and the purpose of dreams.
washingtonpost.com
20 years apart on conference trips to Europe w/ @ryanmcpickle.bsky.social from grad students to faculty Same bridge in Bruges, Belgium (slightly different angle) 2006 2026
🌟 Plenary Panel Spotlight The Endocannabinoid System in Stress and Resilience Join @cannabrain.bsky.social and Andrea Chicca for a discussion on one of the most exciting areas of stress & resilience research. 🔗 stress-and-resilience-meeting27.epfl.ch #GSRNet2027 #StressResearch #Endocannabinoids
Not us driving behind a logging truck on the actual fucking stretch of highway on Vancouver island where they filmed the opening scene from Final Destination 2……😬😬😬
I feel like there is no horror movie presence on Bluesky, so I will say what needs to be said. Go see Obsession. Even if you are not a horror movie fan, it is legitimately just one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time. It's incredibly well acted and executed, an instant classic.
📣 Deadline extended - Call for proposals for the Global Stress & Resilience Meeting 2027 Submit your proposal for: • Symposia • Panels • Roundtables 📅 New deadline: May 15, 2026 (5:00 pm CEST) 🔗 stress-and-resilience-meeting27.epfl.ch/call-for-pro... #GSRNet2027
Big day for cannabis scicomm! Released an episode of Minding the Brain with @cannabrain.bsky.social At 11: Doing a podcast interview w a Chemistry group on substance use health and graduate school At 12: A webinar at on cannabis and stigma - join us! mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2026/04/01/c...
I gotta say that CIHR needs to get its shit together when it comes to postdoc grant reviews. One of my postdocs didn’t receive an award this year because one reviewer scored her down as she didn’t explain the randomization and exclusion criteria for her study. It’s a study done in mice. Seriously. 😐
With the rumblings around CIHR wanting to move to one cycle per year not going away, in consultation with a diverse stakeholder group, we have put together a letter for CIHR leadership. Please consider signing this letter and share/RT: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @cannabrain.bsky.social
CIHR Project Grant Cycle Restructuring
Dear colleagues, Below you will find a draft letter regarding the proposed transition to a single annual CIHR Project Grant competition, and to invite you to sign on if you are in agreement with its c...
docs.google.com
Grateful to @globalnews.ca for visiting to discuss our upcoming trial led by @pact-lab.bsky.social postdoc Gavin Petrie with @cannabrain.bsky.social exploring dose-response effects of THC products from Avicanna, setting the stage for upcoming clinical trials using controlled THC dosing
UCalgary scientists study optimal THC dosage for therapeutic use | Watch News Videos Online
Watch UCalgary scientists study optimal THC dosage for therapeutic use Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Fucking hell do I miss the 90s. Also this still stands as one of the greatest songs ever.
Pearl Jam@pearljam.com · 5mo agoOn this day 34 years ago, Pearl Jam stepped onto the stage at Kaufman Astoria Studios and delivered an unforgettable performance for MTV's Unplugged. Watch the full video at: pj.lnk.to/BlackMTVTP
Assault bike in an inactive sauna: ✔️ Cold plunge in jeans: ✔️ Drinking a large glass of whole milk in a hot tub: ✔️ This is basically my fitness routine as well, so I'm very glad to see that someone finally put this all together in one compelling video edit that is not in any way cringe or bizarre.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe US Department of Health and Human Services just released this video.
Nice work from my long time collaborator and pal Andrew Holmes' lab, led by the amazing Olena Bukalo. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Astrocytes enable amygdala neural representations supporting memory - Nature
Astrocytes in the basolateral amygdala dynamically track fear state and support fear memory retrieval and extinction.
nature.com
When Friday the 13th and Valentines land on the same weekend 💕 🔪
Save the date for the annual "Neural Circuits and Behaviour" satellite conference at the Canadian Association for Neuroscience annual meeting, cohosted by @franklandlab.bsky.social and myself on May 18, 2026. We have a great speaker lineup and will be selecting 4 trainees talks from our registrants!
🙏 for contributing to the amazing #ACNP2026! What'd you love? how was the Program? what'd you love for next @acnporg.bsky.social? @sbilbo.bsky.social @thebalelab.bsky.social @ahmarilab.bsky.social @madrelabutd.bsky.social @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social @cannabrain.bsky.social @jaredwyoung.bsky.social
Circle of life with @acnporg.bsky.social mentorship. My first mentee from way back in 2016 @caromenard666.bsky.social now with her mentee (my grand-mentee lol) @zachtpennington.bsky.social who just moved to UBC and is now a fellow 🇨🇦 #ACNP2026
I am questioning this new admin assistant I hired. She has no eyes, a poor grasp of the English language and thinks it’s appropriate to just spend her day napping or eating. If she wasn’t so adorable I would have to let her go.
Celebrating New Year’s Eve with our annual open house where we serve food every hour on the hour from 4pm until midnight and friends drop by throughout the night. Late start here, but started off at 4pm with: Carrot Muhamara Warm ricotta dip with herbs Parmesan poppyseed biscuits
Tis the season to indulge 🍗🥧🍷 So what better time to have our new lab paper on cannabis-induced munchies published in PNAS but on Christmas Eve! A 'joint' effort with @ryanmcpickle.bsky.social, showing that cannabis enhances the rewarding value of food. Dig in! 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...
pnas.org
With only a few days to Christmas, some people (especially @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social) may want to watch some holiday friendly horror movies, so this is my first run at a horror movie countdown list in this space. Here are top 10 Christmas horror movies
a couple of gremlins singing christmas carols with the words merry christmas in the background .
ALT: a couple of gremlins singing christmas carols with the words merry christmas in the background .
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Hill lab Xmas party with the whole lab in it’s entirety: 6 post docs 5 grad students 2 staff scientists And 1 PI (in a pear tree lol) 🎄
New lab paper drop, this one has been a long time coming! Driven by Rob Aukema (now a postdoc with Kerry Ressler) this paper in Science Advances answered the lingering question of what role the amygdala plays in stress-induced neuroendocrine responses. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A network of basolateral amygdala projection neurons contributes to stress-induced activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
A network of basolateral amygdala neurons, but not singular projections, contributes to the neuroendocrine response to stress.
science.org
Had a lot of fun writing this review on prenatal cannabis exposure and the immune system with some of my fave 🇨🇦 cannabinoid colleagues @mallarchak.bsky.social @cannabrain.bsky.social @johnhowland.bsky.social @drjkhokhar.bsky.social LaboTremblay @uvic.ca www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Effects of Prenatal Cannabis Exposure on Offspring Mental Health: A Focus on the Role of the Immune System
Globally, there is increasing legalization, permissiveness and acceptability of medical and recreational cannabis use—including among pregnant people.…
sciencedirect.com
