Jason Scott

Clinical Psychology @UBCOkanagan | @PLANlabUBC | Acquired Brain Injury Research 🧠

[Cell Press @CellPressNews]

The metabolic costs of cognition.

A review by @SharnaJamadar & colleagues in @TrendsCognSci #SfN2025 https://t.co/OfH6OvpX51

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

This is the Atlas of Cognitive Disorders

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

Do you have a plan for management of freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's? I think about 5 things when constructing a PLAN. Check out the new paper by Tosserams, Fasano, Bloem, Nonnekes and colleagues in Nature Reviews Neurology.
Key Points:
- Freezing of gait is one of the most disabling symptoms in Parkinson’s.
- It is one of the most frustrating for patients and caregivers alike.
- People may describe it as feeling like their feet are glued to the floor, and FOG increases fall risk, anxiety, and loss of independence.
My Take: I urge our community to take a step forward with more coordinated plans for FOG in Parkinson's. FOG in Parkinson’s: Why do we need a plan? This paper offers us a clear, comprehensive, pathophysiology-driven framework to build a person specific plan. An important point that resonates for me: FOG isn’t one thing, it’s many things. It demands listening, with a personalized, evolving approach. It must addresses motor and non-motor factors that may underpin the manifestation.
Here are 5 key things I consider when treating freezing of gait (FOG):
1- Classify the type of FOG – Is it OFF-state, pseudo-ON, or dopamine-unresponsive? Your treatment will hinge on this.
2- Optimize dopamine – Tailor medications carefully, and consider infusion or DBS if or when appropriate.
3- Use non-drug strategies – Physical therapy, cueing, and gait training. These can be powerful, especially early in disease.
4- Treat the whole person. Anxiety, cognition, and sleep all interact with FOG. Addressing these features matters.
5- Think prevention: Exercise, balance training, and early identification. Can we delay FOG or treat the person more effectively so it does not emerge? Listen and optimize plans at every visit even if FOG is not present.
Let’s turn these insights into action. BRAVO to the authors. Don't be nolens volens – willy-nilly about freezing of gait (FOG).
https://t.co/6LJG5WCt3w #Parkinsons #FOG #FreezingOfGait #Neurology #DBS #Gait #MovementDisorders #ParkinsonsPlan #NeuroRehab #NeuroInnovation @ParkinsonDotOrg @FixelInstitute

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

The eight canonical cortical networks.

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[PLAN Lab @PLANLabUBC]

A HUGE congratulations to our grad student @_Jason_Levi_, who successfully defended his MA thesis project examining the sensitivity of hemispatial neglect assessments using a meta-analytic review. We are so proud of him and his incredible research!! 🎉🧠

[Global Okanagan @GlobalOkanagan]

"It's the leading cause of death and disability in this nation. We refer to it as the invisible injury so oftentimes people don't recognize it." https://t.co/ZCMrVIiX8l

[BrainTrust Canada @BrainTrustCAD]

Join us for Brain Injury Awareness Month! Together, we can build a community response to brain injury.
https://t.co/IhtCemKanV

How can you participate? ➡️

[PLAN Lab @PLANLabUBC]

Our poster session has just begun - come see our work in the Empire Ballroom! Anjali is presenting her work on the relationship between language used on Twitter (🫣) and eating disorders

[Greg Dunn Neuro Art @GDunnArt]

That's what corticothalamic feedback in the brain looks like, friend! A gyrus from the parietal cortex making the synthesis of movement and motion possible.
⁠https://t.co/GWrfmQDz59⁠
⁠#brain #neuro #neurology #psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychedelic #neurosurgery #sciart

[Slava Bobrov @slava__bobrov]

Brain layers:

[Top Biomedical Science @imedverse]

Brain scans that are 64 million times sharper than the MRI in your doctor’s office

@dw_scitech #MedEd #MedTwitter #mri #brain #NeuroTwitter

https://t.co/qQ1TJzzRL7

[Hugo Chrost @chrost_hugo]

The anatomy of the brain.

Source: Small Pocket Library

#MedTwitter

[Hugo Chrost @chrost_hugo]

The central nervous system immune system during homeostasis.

Source: @Nature

#neuroscience

[Hugo Chrost @chrost_hugo]

A schematic representation of the visual pathway: From eye to visual cortex

Source: Pratibha Ahirwal

#neuroscience

[Hugo Chrost @chrost_hugo]

Infographic showing the anatomy of the brain.

Source: @LibraryPocket

#neuroscience #MedTwitter

[Greg Dunn Neuro Art @GDunnArt]

Each of those big purkinje cells firing has up to 100,000 synapses. One of the most beautiful regions of the brain IMO.

https://t.co/GWrfmQDz59⁠
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#neuralcircuit #brain #sciart #science #neuron #biology #mind #brainart⁠ #psychedelic #neurology #neurologist #brainhealth

[Hugo Chrost @chrost_hugo]

Fluorescent neurons in the hippocampus.

Credits: Dr. Wutian Wu

#neuroscience #MedTwitter

[Hugo Chrost @chrost_hugo]

3-D Rendering Of A Neuron

Source: @AllenInstitute

#neuroscience #MedTwitter

[Slava Bobrov @slava__bobrov]

Your brain structure overview:

[PLAN Lab @PLANLabUBC]

Congratulations to lab members Shiva, Ella, Megan, Dom, Ashley, Sam, Anjali, Jacqueline, and Emily for presenting at the @ubcokanagan Interdisciplinary Student Health conference! Check out a few of their awesome presentations below ⬇️