Variants found in this population may predispose to brain aneurysm
A new study has found that an Inuit population in Canada鈥檚 Arctic are genetically distinct from any known group, and certain genetic variants are correlated with brain aneurysm.
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Published on: 23 Jul 2019
The federal government has announced at McGill, including seven听supported by Healthy Brains Healthy Lives (HBHL).
The appointments, announced by Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan on June 14, support researchers whose work represents a cross-section of biological, psychological and social issues related to neuroscience and mental health.
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Published on: 20 Jun 2019
Cortical stimulation-induced seizures have the potential to guide epilepsy surgery, significantly reducing hospital stays
Surgery is the only way to stop seizures in 30 per cent of patients with focal drug-resistant epilepsy. A new study finds that inducing seizures before surgery may be a convenient and cost-effective way to determine the brain region where seizures are coming from.
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Published on: 11 Jun 2019
The Organization for Human Brain Mapping, the largest international scientific society for neuroimaging-based brain research,听has honoured Prof. Alan C. Evans with its Glass Brain Award
The award, presented to Evans at the 2019 听congress in Rome, recognizes lifetime achievement in the use of brain mapping to make significant discoveries about the human brain.
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Published on: 9 Jun 2019
Congratulations to Professor Yves Winter, from the Department of Political Science, who's book has been awarded the 2019 Best First Book Prize from the Foundations of Political Theory organized section of the American Political Science Association.
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Published on: 27 May 2019
Dr Kaberi Dasgupta, et al's article,听,听recently published in the CMAJ, has had international news coverage!
Dr Dasgupta has given interviews to CBC Radio on Homerun, to La Presse, , and to CTV News.
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Published on: 17 Apr 2019
Adrien Peyrache and Stuart Trenholm will study epilepsy and vision
Two researchers from The Neuro are among just ten nationwide to receive Early-Career Capacity Building Grants this year from the Azrieli Foundation in partnership with the Brain Canada Foundation. Researchers Adrien Peyrache and Stuart Trenholm will study epilepsy and vision, respectively. The grants support early-career investigators who are conducting transformative research to advance understanding of the brain, in illness or health.
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Published on: 11 Mar 2019
Large international study will help select and categorize patients for better clinical trials
A large multi-centre study of more than 1,200 patients provides important predictors of Parkinson鈥檚 disease progression, which will allow better candidate selection for clinical trials and more effective therapy development.
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Published on: 4 Mar 2019
Scientists prove difference between expected/actual outcomes cause reward response
If you love it when a musician strikes that unexpected but perfect chord, you are not alone. New research shows the musically unexpected activates the reward centre of our brains, and makes us learn about the music as we listen.
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Published on: 12 Feb 2019
Dr Suzanne Morin,听a member of the Council of Scientific Advisors of the International Osteoporosis Foundation,听comments on the Canada听Food Guide in La Presse!听 How should we meet our nutritional requirements?
See Dr Morin's advice in La Presse:
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Published on: 8 Feb 2019
Dr Natalie Dayan, et al's听article, Infertility treatment and risk of severe maternal morbidity: a propensity score--matched cohort study,听recently published in the CMAJ,听 听has received international media coverage.
Dr Dayan has given many interviews over the last week on their findings:
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Published on: 8 Feb 2019
Scanner will deliver clear images of the nervous system in exceptional detail
Scientists will see the human nervous system in microscopic detail thanks to the installation of Canada鈥檚 first 7-Tesla whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner on Feb. 5.
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Published on: 5 Feb 2019
A new study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reveals a causal link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the reward responses to music. The study was conducted by an international team including researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 香蕉视频, the University of Barcelona, and the Hospital de Sant Pau of Barcelona.
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Published on: 28 Jan 2019
Andrija Stajduhar was an HBHL Visiting Fellow in 2017 in the neuroinformatics lab of Dr. Alan Evans at the Montreal Neurological Institute听(MNI). He has since returned to his home country, Croatia, where he is a Research Assistant at the
How did you benefit from your HBHL fellowship?
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Published on: 4 Jan 2019
Ghrelin promotes conditioning to food-related odours
The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard to resist. One factor in this hunger response is a hormone found in the stomach that makes us more vulnerable to tasty food smells, encouraging overeating and obesity. New research on the hormone ghrelin was published on Dec. 4, 2018, led by Dr. Alain Dagher鈥檚 lab at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 香蕉视频.
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Published on: 12 Dec 2018
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