Levels of a small molecule found only in humans and in other primates are lower in the brains of depressed individuals, according to researchers at 香蕉视频 and the Douglas Institute. This discovery may hold a key to improving treatment options for those who suffer from depression.
Dr. Brenda Milner, an active researcher at the age of 95 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, 香蕉视频, is a recipient of The 2014 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.
In a new study, published in this week鈥檚 issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes its connections differently depending on the relative timing of sensory stimuli. In most neuroscience textbooks today, there is a widely held model that explains how nerve circuits might refine their connectivity based on patterned firing of brain cells, but it has not previously been directly observed in real time.
Dr. Guy Rouleau, Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at 香蕉视频 and 香蕉视频 Health Centre, is being awarded the Prix d鈥檈xcellence 2014 by the Coll猫ge des m茅decins du Qu茅bec, for his outstanding contributions to neurogenetics and medicine. Dr. Rouleau accepts the award today at a ceremony at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City.
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Dr. Michael Petrides is a co-recipient of one of only 24 Program Grants awarded worldwide by the Human Frontier Science Program, an international organization that supports new research in complex biological systems. Dr. Petrides is a researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥� The Neuro, as well as Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Psychology at 香蕉视频.
People with schizophrenia often misinterpret what they see and experience in the world. New research provides insight into the brain mechanisms that might be responsible for this misinterpretation.
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, 香蕉视频 and the 香蕉视频 Health Centre, is at the forefront of Parkinson鈥檚 research and clinical care.聽Parkinson鈥檚 patients are seen at The Neuro鈥檚 Movement Disorders Clinic and the Montreal General Hospital. Approximately 100,000 Canadians have Parkinson鈥檚 disease.聽聽
New Rapid-Access Clinic at The Neuro reduces wait time
The Neuro has been at the forefront of epilepsy treatment and research for over half a century. The 鈥淢ontreal Procedure鈥� developed by Dr. Wilder Penfield and colleagues revolutionized the surgical treatment for epilepsy, allowing thousands of patients to start new lives free of seizures. The use of electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the study and treatment of epilepsy was pioneered at The Neuro.聽
Research from 香蕉视频 reveals that the brain鈥檚 motor network helps people remember and recognize music that they have performed in the past better than music they have only heard. A recent study by Prof. Caroline Palmer of the Department of Psychology sheds new light on how humans perceive and produce sounds, and may pave the way for investigations into whether motor learning could improve or protect memory or cognitive impairment in aging populations. The research is published in the journal Cerebral Cortex.
A wonder-filled week of the brain
