This significant investment of public and private support will redefine the future of music research in Canada by transforming the way musicians compose, listen and perform music.
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Published on: 3 Jun 2016
Neurofeedback using electroencephalograpy boasts thousands of practitioners and appears to both improve normal brain function and alleviate a wide variety of mental disorders 鈥� from anxiety to alcoholism. But after examining the scientific literature and consulting experts in Europe and the U.S., 香蕉视频 researchers Robert Thibault and Amir Raz conclude that clinical improvements from this increasingly popular alternative therapy are due to placebo effects.
Published on: 2 Jun 2016
By the Media Relations Office,听McGill Newsroom
Spotlight on neurosciences听
Neuroinformatics stands at the intersection of neuroscience and information science. One of the world leaders in this discipline is Prof. Pedro Valdes-Sosa, General Vice-Director for Research of the Cuban Neuroscience Center (CNEURO) which he co-founded in 1990.
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Published on: 2 Jun 2016
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The research has implications for understanding human developmental disorders such as autism
Adult songbirds modify their vocalizations when singing to juveniles in the same way that humans alter their speech when talking to babies. The resulting brain activity in young birds could shed light on speech learning and certain developmental disorders in humans, according to a study by 香蕉视频 researchers.
Published on: 31 May 2016
Study of low-, middle-income countries shows increase in minimum wage not always linked to better health
Raising the minimum wage in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) does not necessarily lead to better health for young children, according to a new study by 香蕉视频 researchers.
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Published on: 30 May 2016
Study examines genetic data to analyze regional differences in ancestry
A new study of genomic diversity in the U.S. clarifies the role of pre-Civil War admixture and early 20th century transit routes in shaping the migration history and genomic diversity among African-American communities. The research by 香蕉视频 professor Simon Gravel and colleagues, was published May 27 in PLOS Genetics.
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Published on: 27 May 2016
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McGill alumnus tagged to boost capacity and discovery in growing field
Dr. Robert Platt, Professor in the departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at 香蕉视频鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine was officially announced as the inaugural Albert Boehringer (1st) Chair in Pharmacoepidemiology during an event held May 26 at McGill.
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Published on: 27 May 2016
Gift expands scholarship program at McGill with $3.5 million gift
$3.5 million gift from McGill alumnus and long-time university supporter, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh, will make a major contribution to the field of brain research at the University and provide expanded support to the Victor Dahdaleh-Clinton Foundation Scholarship program. 听
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Published on: 26 May 2016
McGill Sociologist uses historical data to provide a new take on an old question
Published on: 26 May 2016
Antidepressant use in North America has increased over the last 2 decades. A suspected reason for this trend is that primary care physicians are increasingly prescribing antidepressants for nondepressive indications, including unapproved (off-label) indications that have not been evaluated by regulatory agencies.
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Published on: 24 May 2016
By Katherine Gombay, McGill Newsroom
Research uncovers the inherently hierarchical nature of social media
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Published on: 18 May 2016
McGill-led discovery could help fight obesity, metabolic disorders
Researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway for stimulating the body to burn fat 鈥� a discovery that could help fight obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Published on: 16 May 2016
By Bruno Geoffroy听
For decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement (REM) sleep 鈥� the phase where dreams appear 鈥� is directly involved in memory formation.
Now, a study published in Science by researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (香蕉视频) and the University of Bern provides evidence that REM sleep does, indeed, play this role 鈥� at least in mice.
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Published on: 13 May 2016
Guidance addresses key scientific, ethical, social, and policy challenges raised by new technologies and emerging areas of stem cell discovery and application
Published on: 12 May 2016
By Katherine Gombay, McGill Newsroom
鈥婦iscovery opens door to development of new drugs to control weight gain and obesity
It鈥檚 rare for scientists to get what they describe as 鈥渃lean鈥� results without spending a lot of time repeating the same experiment over and over again. But when researchers saw the mice they were working with doubling their weight within a month or two, they knew they were on to something.
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Published on: 11 May 2016
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