Timothy Bussey, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Attention Behaviour Cognition Motivation Mouse Parvalbumin Prefrontal Cortex Schizophrenia

Latest papers

Differential contributions of striatal dopaminergic pathways to visuomotor conditional learning.
Psychopharmacology · 2026 · senior author
Altered motor, anxiety-related and attentional task performance at baseline associate with multiple gene copies of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter and related protein overexpression in ChAT::Cre+ rats.
Brain structure & function · 2019
Calorie restriction activates new adult born olfactory-bulb neurones in a ghrelin-dependent manner but acyl-ghrelin does not enhance subventricular zone neurogenesis.
Journal of neuroendocrinology · 2019

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Elucidating the roles of the prefrontal cortex in behavioral selection under stress.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,128,375
A touchscreen-based test of cognitive judgement bias for better translation from mouse models to human patients
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000
TRIDENT: TRanslational Initiative to DE-risk NeuroTherapeutics
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$8,000,000

All 6 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Differential contributions of striatal dopaminergic pathways to visuomotor conditional learning.

Princz-Lebel O, Machado MMF, Skirzewski M, Rai H, Panjwani S, Chu A, Lemieux CA, Palmer D, Derhami N, Prado VF, Prado MAM, Saksida LM, Bussey T

Psychopharmacology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07165-x PMID: 42747538

02

Altered motor, anxiety-related and attentional task performance at baseline associate with multiple gene copies of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter and related protein overexpression in ChAT::Cre+ rats.

Mantanona CP, Alsiö J, Elson JL, Fisher BM, Dalley JW, Bussey T, Pienaar IS

Brain structure & function2019

DOI: 10.1007/s00429-019-01957-y PMID: 31506825

03

Calorie restriction activates new adult born olfactory-bulb neurones in a ghrelin-dependent manner but acyl-ghrelin does not enhance subventricular zone neurogenesis.

Ratcliff M, Rees D, McGrady S, Buntwal L, Hornsby AKE, Bayliss J, Kent BA, Bussey T, Saksida L, Beynon AL, Howell OW, Morgan AH, Sun Y, Andrews ZB, Wells T, Davies JS

Journal of neuroendocrinology2019

DOI: 10.1111/jne.12755 PMID: 31179562

04

Antibody recognizing 4-sulfated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans restores memory in tauopathy-induced neurodegeneration.

Yang S, Hilton S, Alves JN, Saksida LM, Bussey T, Matthews RT, Kitagawa H, Spillantini MG, Kwok JCF, Fawcett JW

Neurobiology of aging2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.08.002 PMID: 28890301

Elucidating the roles of the prefrontal cortex in behavioral selection under stress.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Inoue, Wataru

Keywords: Animal Behaviour; Cognition; Corticotropin Releasing Hormone; Electrophysiology; Fiber Photometry; Neuromodulator; Prefrontal Cortex; Stress; Touch Screen; Working Memory

$1,128,375

A touchscreen-based test of cognitive judgement bias for better translation from mouse models to human patients

SupervisorCIHR2023Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Hersey, Ashlyn

Keywords: Affect; Alzheimer'S Disease; Cognition; Cognitive Judgement Bias; Human; Mouse; Touchscreens; Translation

$105,000

TRIDENT: TRanslational Initiative to DE-risk NeuroTherapeutics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Menon, Ravi

Keywords: cognition; drug discovery; mouse models; marmoset; organoids; imaging; open science; neurodegenerative disease; neurochemistry; neural circuits; sex differences

$8,000,000

Exercise and anti-diabetic drugs to restore neural stem cells, memory and mood in obesity

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Ghosh-Swaby, Olivia R

Keywords: Diabetes; Diet; Drug Therapy; Memory; Mood; Neurogenesis; Obesity; Stem Cell

$105,000

The role of astrocytes in pattern separation

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bussey, Timothy

$415,794

Interactions between PV interneurons and neuromodulators in cognition relevant to schizophrenia

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bussey, Timothy

Keywords: Attention; Behaviour; Cognition; Motivation; Mouse; Parvalbumin; Prefrontal Cortex; Schizophrenia; Touchscreens

$929,475

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Lisa Saksida

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their NSERC grant from 2019

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Attention Dear Professor Bussey, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Differential contributions of striatal dopaminergic pathways to visuomotor conditional learning." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "The role of astrocytes in pattern separation" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]