Dr. Wilder Penfield was a Canadian Neurosurgeon ๐ง ๐จ๐ฆ
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.
@CAN_ACN
The thing that will set your child apart is teaching them what you already know. A parent is a childโs greatest teacher.
This week I brought back the neuroscience sticker sheet @theNeuronFamily designed with the Canadian Association for Neuroscience featuring famous Canadian neuroscientists.
For the past year, Iโve been casually teaching my daughter about Canadian neuroscientists during our car rides to school. She was thrilled to see them turned into adorable stickers.
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 -
https://t.co/xJDzLGCf5N
3 f tall, this is the tallest motor Neuron I have ever made. It was cut and carved out of Walnut wood and will soon be complemented with a cherry wood muscle. #sciart
"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.
I love long form conversations! Today I has the chance to speak with Carine Bedran for her podcast Take the Lead.
We spoke about my career path as a neuroscientist, general principles of neuroplasticity that I try to apply to my own life, and what Iโm learning in this season as a โhomemakerโ.
Luckily tech support was on site when I couldnโt figure out why my camera was out of focus ๐คช
Episode coming soon.
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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#brainhealth
We're excited to share a new colouring page created in collaboration with the Virtual Brain Health Centre @VirtualBrainCtr ๐ง ๐๐๐จโ๏ธ
Link to download the PDF here: https://t.co/T2yHHusbWl
#NeuroX