/brain/taxonomy/term/13/all en /brain/channels/news/six-principal-investigators-neuro-receive-cihr-grants-363535 <h2>Projects include important research on Parkinson’s, glioblastoma and dementia</h2> <p> </p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:44:57 +0000 admin 2823 at /brain /brain/channels/news/first-neurogenesis-talk-2025-highlights-learning-and-spatial-coding-363486 <p>Yesterday, HBHL hosted the first Neurogenesis Speaker Series talk of 2025 at The Neuro, featuring <a href="/qls/researchers/paul-masset">Paul Masset</a> and <a href="/physiology/directory/core-faculty/pouya-bashivan">Pouya Bashivan</a>.</p> Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:43:34 +0000 admin 2822 at /brain /brain/channels/event/equity-ai-building-technologies-work-all-363442 <p class="highlight-icon"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=cZYxzedSaEqvqfz4-J8J6jkeHi0J2uVEtnrBYB8RxNpUMDdLSDJURzdXV0xJR1JOUTFHWkdHNjZYWiQlQCN0PWcu">Register now!</a></p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:04:54 +0000 admin 2820 at /brain /brain/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <h2><b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b></h2> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 2807 at /brain /brain/channels/news/recreating-hallmark-parkinsons-disease-human-neurons-360245 <h2><b>Scientists use stem cells to follow development of protein bodies characteristic of neurological disease</b></h2> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:43 +0000 admin 2819 at /brain /brain/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 2809 at /brain /brain/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 2817 at /brain /brain/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 admin 2815 at /brain /brain/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 admin 2813 at /brain /brain/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 2811 at /brain /brain/channels/event/melzack-lecture-series-grant-chen-stellate-ganglion-blocks-breakthrough-long-covid-syndrome-363425 <p> </p> <h2>IN-PERSON </h2> <p>MGH A5.131</p> <h2>REGISTER ONLINE</h2> <p><a title="">https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/82048187341?pwd=j1YekwjjzFrLKebJDSeyhLMypHXySN.1</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:05:52 +0000 admin 2805 at /brain /brain/channels/news/hbhl-funded-researchers-clinch-cihr-fall-2024-project-grant-363026 <p>The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's <a href="https://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54191.html?hsid=12ea4fc6-028e-4a94-8d38-d71240e406ab&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=cihr_irsc">Project Grant: Fall 2024 competition</a> has approved 453 research grants for a total investment of approximately $411M, with 131 projects funded in Quebec.</p> <p>HBHL is proud to announce that 16 HBHL-funded researchers will receive support for eight projects, out of 23 grants awarded at ���ϲ�����.</p> <p>HBHL-funded PIs are bolded in the following table:</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:50:12 +0000 admin 2804 at /brain /brain/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-neural-networks-and-oscillations-producing-dynamic-visual-363004 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:30:12 +0000 admin 2803 at /brain /brain/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-mechanisms-underlying-perceptual-and-mnemonic-interaction-362796 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:54:05 +0000 admin 2800 at /brain /brain/channels/event/albert-aguayo-lecture-unlocking-secrets-nerve-repair-neuronal-signaling-glial-modulation-362736 <p>This annual lecture honours Dr. Albert Aguayo, OC, FRCP, Professor Emeritus founder and former Director of the Centre for the Research in Neuroscience at ���ϲ����� University. A cocktail reception will follow the lecture.</p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:27:51 +0000 admin 2799 at /brain