Imagine being able to zoom into the brain to see various cells the way we zoom into Google maps of the world and can see houses on a street.听 And keep in mind that the brain is considered the most complex structure in the universe with 86 billion neurons.听 Zooming in is now possible thanks to a new brain atlas with unprecedented resolution.听 BigBrain is the first 3D听 microstructural model of the entire human brain, and is free and publicly available to researchers world-wide.
A new study shows that memory pathology in older mice with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease can be reversed with treatment. The study by researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, at 香蕉视频 and at Universit茅 de Montr茅al found that blocking the activity of a specific receptor in the brain of mice with advanced Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD) recovers memory and cerebrovascular function. The results, published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation in May, also suggest an underlying mechanism of AD as a potential target for new therapies.
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Published on: 17 Jun 2013
What is ALS?
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig鈥檚 disease, is a neurodegenerative disease in which progressive muscle weakness leads to paralysis. ALS is a result of the death of motor neurons (nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. Most people survive less than five years following diagnosis, but a small percentage of patients live for ten years or even longer. So far, there is no cure. About 3,000 Canadian adults have ALS and less than 1 in 10 patients have a family history of the disease.听
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Published on: 13 Jun 2013
Dr. Frederick Andermann, neurologist and researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥� The Neuro, 香蕉视频 has been named an Officer of the Order of Quebec. Dr. Andermann is among 33 distinguished recipients who will be decorated by Premier of Quebec Pauline Marois at a ceremony on June 6, 2013 at the salle du Conseil l茅gislatif de l鈥檋么tel du Parlement.
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Published on: 4 Jun 2013
Study compares data from hundreds of people in childhood and old age
A new study shows compelling evidence that associations between cognitive ability and cortical grey matter in old age can largely be accounted for by cognitive ability in childhood.听 The joint study by the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, The Neuro, 香蕉视频 and the University of Edinburgh, UK was published today, June 4 in Molecular Psychiatry.
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Published on: 4 Jun 2013
Local students compete and put their science skills and knowledge to the test at Let鈥檚 Talk Science鈥檚 All Science Challenge
MONTREAL, QC 鈥� Approximately 110 Grade 6, 7 and 8 students from 14 local schools are getting ready to compete in Let鈥檚 Talk Science鈥檚 All Science Challenge on May 31st at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥� The Neuro, 香蕉视频. This event is one of 23 All Science Challenge competitions happening at Let鈥檚 Talk Science Outreach locations across the country in April and May.
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Published on: 31 May 2013
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Published on: 14 May 2013
Research opens door to new drug therapies for听Parkinson鈥檚 disease
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Published on: 9 May 2013
Live 3D images of brain鈥檚 vasculature will improve patient diagnosis and treatment听
The diagnosis and treatment of potentially life-threatening neurological conditions such as aneurysms and strokes will be significantly improved as a result of cutting-edge technology at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, at 香蕉视频 and the MUHC.听 The new angiosuite, inaugurated today, offers significant advantages to patients and physicians including most importantly, improved safety and outcomes.
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Published on: 2 May 2013
New study shows what happens in the brain to make music rewarding
A new study reveals what happens in our brain when we decide to purchase a piece of music when we hear it for the first time. The study, conducted at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥� The Neuro, 香蕉视频 and published in the journal Science on April 12, pinpoints the specific brain activity that makes new music rewarding and predicts the decision to purchase music.
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Published on: 11 Apr 2013
What is Parkinson鈥檚 Disease?
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Published on: 4 Apr 2013
Powerful treatment improves patients鈥� lives and provides new insight into mechanisms of the disease
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Published on: 26 Mar 2013
A team of basic and clinical scientists led by the University of Montreal Hospital* Research Centre鈥檚 (CRCHUM) Dr. Nathalie Arbour has opened the door to significantly improved treatments for the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In a study selected as among the top 10% most interesting articles published in the Journal of Immunology, the team identifies the elevated presence in MS patients of a type of white blood cell (CD4 T cell) that expresses NKG2C, a highly-toxic molecule harmful to brain tissues.
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Published on: 19 Mar 2013
March - National Epilepsy Awareness Month
The Neuro has been at the forefront of epilepsy treatment and research for over half a century. The development of 鈥淭he Montreal Procedure鈥� by Dr. Wilder Penfield and his colleagues revolutionized the surgical treatment for epilepsy allowing thousands of patients to start new lives 鈥� free of seizures.
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Published on: 7 Mar 2013
Thirty-two students from six Montreal area high schools will assemble at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥� The Neuro at 香蕉视频 on February 21st to be quizzed about synapses, axons and other cerebral facts in the international contest known as the Brain Bee. The winner will go on to the Canadian National Brain Bee at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON.听 The national winner travels to Vienna or Hawaii for the International Brain Bee.
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Published on: 21 Feb 2013
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