This is a retinal ganglion neuron’s axon, expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) imaged in the living brain of a tadpole 🐸 Research by Dr. Marion Van Horn, Dr. Ed Ruthazer & colleagues @theneuro.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28550169/
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🧠 Neuroscience simplified 🎨 Brain Colouring and Learning book ✍️ by Maria Zamfir, PhD & Marion Van Horn, PhD 🇨🇦 #neuroscience https://www.thebraincolouringbook.com/
#PAINtalks2026 returns on November 5! A free, bilingual event to discover the latest advances in pain research through accessible talks inspired by the TED format. 🎤 Learn more and register here👇 event.fourwaves.com/paintalks202...
"The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous." - Carl Sagan ✨ 🌙 🔭 What do you like to learn about?
"All outstanding work, in art as well as in science, results from immense zeal applied to a great idea" Ramón y Cajal 🧠🔬✨ #ramonycajal #neuroscience #growthmindset #inspirationalquote
Happy WORLD BRAIN DAY! 🧠 🎊 😄 Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026. The world federation of neurology leads the world brain day to help raise awareness about neurological disorders.Today, we are also helping to share tips on how to keep your brain healthy.
Happy Birthday Dr. Brenda Milner 🎊 🧠 😄 Dr. Milner is a British - Canadian neuroscientist. Her research on memory changed neuroscience forever. Her work with patient H.M. revealed the critical role of the hippocampus in forming new memories.
What are glial cells? 🤔 🧠 The word glia comes from the greek word for "glue" Glial cells live in the brain and it was originally thought they acted like glue that just help keep neurons together... However we know now that glial cells do a lot of important jobs! #glialcells #brain
“Music imprints itself on the brain deeper than any other human experience. Music evokes emotion and emotion can bring memory. Music brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can” - Dr. Oliver Sacks 🧠 ✨ 🎼 🎹 🎶 #neuroscience #music #piano #brainhealth #oliversacks
Dr. Wilder Penfield was a Canadian Neurosurgeon. He specialized in brain surgery for patients with severe epilepsy. Dr. Penfield mapped the function of different regions of the brain and found a map of the body, called the sensory "homunculus"- little man. @canacn.bsky.social
Congrats to all those who are graduating! 🎓🎊🧠✨
Get your tickets for the CAN 2026 Public lectures - happening May 7 - 5-8PM Learn about past, current and future memory research in Montreal with engaging lecturers. Featuring Eric Andrew-Gee, Mihaela Iordanova and Blake Richards - www.eventbrite.ca/e/je-me-souv...
"The more we know, the more we realize there is to know" - Jennifer Doudna Dr. Jennifer Doudna and Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the Nobel prize in Chemistry for their development of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technique. #nobelprize #nobellaureate #inspirationalquotes @nobelprize.org
🧠 ✨ 🎼 🎹 🎶 Dr. Oliver Sacks was a neurologist and author. He wrote many books about the brain including "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain". #neuroscience #music #piano #brain #brainhealth #oliversacks
New event posted: CANGlia 2026 meeting in Montreal www.canglia.ca/2026meeting registration and abstract submission are now open!
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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💕 Looking for a nerdy valentine to print? We’ve got you covered! thebraincolouringbook.com/printables
The International Day for Women and Girls in Science is coming up this week on Wednesday February 11th! 🧫 🔬 To celebrate we created a new colouring page! 🧪✍️🎨 Please share this post with any educators or teachers you know! www.thebraincolouringbook.com/printables
"The most important tool you have is your brain" - May-Britt Moser, PhD 🧠🔍 Dr. May-Britt Moser is a Nobel prize winner - in Physiology or Medicine. Her research focused on grid cells, which are neurons that are active when you are in specific locations and help you navigate the visual world.
Valentine's day is coming! 💕 Looking for a nerdy valentine to print? We've got you covered! www.thebraincolouringbook.com/printables “Will you be my synaptic partner?” 💌🧠 #valentinesday #valentinesdaycards
"The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous." - Carl Sagan ✨ 🌙 🔭 What do you like to learn about? #carlsagan #inspirationalquote #brainhealth #learningisfun
“Music imprints itself on the brain deeper than any other human experience. Music evokes emotion and emotion can bring memory. Music brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can” - Dr. Oliver Sacks 🧠✨🎹🎼✍️
Happy New Year! 🥳❄️ What kind of snow pants do neurons wear? Myelinated ones! 😄
Happy Holidays! from our neurons to yours! ✨🎁 Did you know that neurons and snowflakes both have branches called dendrites?! ❄️
For every 3 books purchased online in December we will donate one to the Neuro Patient Resource Centre Library! 🧠📚 Please spread the word! ✨🎁 Last year we donated just over 40 books and pencils for patients and their families! thebraincolouringbook.com/order
Financial Aid opportunities are now available to support attendance at the 2026 World Congress on Pain. Members from developing countries and trainees worldwide are invited to apply. Deadline: 28 February bit.ly/4oTk5r7 #IASP2026 #WorldCongressonPain
"The cure to boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker was an american writer of poems, fiction, and plays and screenplays in New York. Curiosity is created by the brain and drives us to seek information! 🧠🔎🦋
