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CQDM and Brain Canada join forces again in the funding of two new research projects to address unmet needs in brain research

CQDM and Brain Canada are proud to announce the funding of two new multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research projects under the second edition of their Focus on Brain strategic initiative. The partners will award a total of $3M to two research teams to develop cutting-edge tools, technologies and platforms designed to accelerate the discovery of new drugs for brain and nervous system disorders.

Classified as: ALS, Parkinson's, Brain Canada, CQDM, Canada Brain Research Fund, Fon, Edward Fon, Ted Fon
Published on: 2 Feb 2017

Project will enhance mental health access for multicultural communities

On Jan. 18, 2017, Bell Let’s Talk announced a donation of $250,000 to Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – known as The Neuro – to fund the development of online mental health resources focused on the needs of multicultural communities.

Classified as: Bell Let's Talk, Bell, mental health, Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre, Guy Rouleau
Published on: 18 Jan 2017

An all-star lineup of experts in the fields of sports and neurology will share a stage on Jan. 27 to discuss concussions, a serious injury that has only recently been getting the attention it deserves.

Classified as: Concussion, sport, brain injury, HEADS UP, alain ptito, Athletics, Angela Genge, Dr. Angela Genge, alain ptito, Guy Rouleau
Published on: 11 Jan 2017

Have you ever met someone who just wasn’t into music? They may have a condition called specific musical anhedonia, which affects three-to-five per cent of the population.

Researchers at the University of Barcelona and the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ have discovered that people with this condition showed reduced functional connectivity between cortical regions responsible for processing sound and subcortical regions related to reward.

Classified as: specific musical anhedonia, Robert Zatorre, fMRI, neuroscience, University of Barcelona
Published on: 4 Jan 2017

Drug shown to reduce new attacks/symptom progression in some patients

In separate clinical trials, a drug called ocrelizumab has been shown to reduce new attacks in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), and new symptom progression in primary progressive MS.

Classified as: MS, ocrelizumab, Amit Bar-Or, Douglas Arnold, Multiple Sclerosis
Published on: 22 Dec 2016

Truly happy to see Ted join our core staff as Manager, Data Resources. Ted has 12+ years experience as a programmer, database administrator and technology generalist in the industry and academia. He will assist in creating a strategy and enabling the tools for short- and long-term data management over all modalities used at our Centre, all in coordination with the developments of the MNI's open-science infrastructure. 
Ted will draw from several years supporting open source, open data, and open science through policy and organizing. 

Classified as: BIC
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Published on: 13 Dec 2016

Each December for over 60 years, the Reitman family has invited all members of The Neuro to a splendid luncheon that has become an enjoyable annual tradition. This gathering shows a wonderful holiday spirit of generosity and thankfulness.

Reitman family members, Joel (President of Jillcy Investments Ltd.), Jill and Dorothy were present for the 69th Reitman Holiday Luncheon on December 9th to greet staff and to help staff volunteers serve a tasty meal to some 1,200 members of The Neuro.

Classified as: Reitman Lunch, Kenneth E M Hastings, Reitman family
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Published on: 9 Dec 2016

Study tracks patients to better understand effects and possible treatments

December 1 is World AIDS Day, a time to raise awareness about a disease that has afflicted 70 million people worldwide, 35 million of whom have died as a result.

Classified as: SIDA, AIDS, HIV, VIH, Journée mondiale du sida, Cognitive neuroscience, Lesley Fellows
Published on: 1 Dec 2016

Researchers have linked a debilitating neurological disease in children to mutations in a gene that regulates neuronal development through control of protein movement within neuronal cells.

Classified as: genetics, epilepsy, Peter McPherson, Epileptic encephalopathy, Chanshuai Han, DENND5A
Published on: 28 Nov 2016

Two researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ have received funding to study a devastating neurodegenerative disease that first appears in toddlers just as they are beginning to walk.

Classified as: University of Saskatchewan, ARSACS Foundation, Charlevoix-Saguenay, ARSACS, Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay, genetics, stem cells, Neuro Giving, Peter McPherson, Edward Fon
Published on: 24 Nov 2016

MNI scientists will study stem cells, genetic mutations to develop new treatments

Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ who are playing key roles in uncovering the mechanisms underlying ALS will share in $3.9 million in research funding, part of $4.5 million announced on Nov. 23 by the ALS Society of Canada in partnership with Brain Canada.

Classified as: ALS, Brain Canada, C9ORF72, Canada Brain Research Fund, ALS Society of Canada, Gary Armstrong, Patrick Dion, Stefano Stifani, Peter McPherson, Guy Rouleau
Published on: 23 Nov 2016

When two people smell the same thing, they can have remarkably different reactions, depending on their cultural background. Researchers at the Neuro have found that even when two cultures share the same language and many traditions, their reactions to the same smells can be different.

Classified as: olfactory system, smell, france, Quebec, cognitive, neuroscience, Jelena Djordjevic
Published on: 21 Nov 2016

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving, created to counteract the consumerism-based Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

This year, The Neuro is celebrating #GivingTuesday by inviting the community to fund the Giving Tuesday Travel Award – which will allow a talented student or fellow to present their research at a national or international scientific meeting.

Classified as: Fundraising, Giving Tuesday, Neuro Giving
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Published on: 8 Nov 2016

2016 Prix Wilder-Penfield recognizes monumental work in brain imaging and mapping

Dr. Alan Evans has become the latest researcher to receive the Province of Quebec’s most prestigious scientific award, the 2016 Prix Wilder-Penfield, named after The Neuro’s founder. 

Classified as: Alan Evans, Prix de Quebec
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Published on: 5 Nov 2016

Neuroradiologist recognized for her innovations in healthcare

The Quebec Federation of Medical Specialists (Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec), an umbrella organization embracing medical specialist groups in the province, has chosen Dr. Donatella Tampieri of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) as one of three recipients of its 2016 Prix d’excellence en innovations des soins de santé. The award recognizes Dr. Tampieri’s exceptional career in providing quality healthcare that is accessible, efficient, and safe.

Classified as: Donatella Tampieri, stroke, Quebec Federation of Medical Specialists, Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec
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Published on: 4 Nov 2016

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