Alan Evans /channels-contribute/taxonomy/term/20/all en Alan Evans awarded major brain disorders prize /channels-contribute/channels/news/alan-evans-awarded-major-brain-disorders-prize-238360 <p><span><span>Dr. Alan Evans, a pioneering scientist who has helped map the human brain, has been awarded the Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize by the University of British Columbia. Dr. Evans is a researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the </span><span>James ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Biomedical Engineering at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University.</span><span> </span></span></p> Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:09:42 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1071 at /channels-contribute Neuro research is one of ‘Les 10 découvertes de l’année 2013’ /channels-contribute/channels/news/neuro-research-one-%E2%80%98les-10-d%C3%A9couvertes-de-l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e-2013%E2%80%99-232382 <p>The BigBrain atlas developed by Dr. Alan Evans and colleagues at The Neuro’s Brain Imaging Centre<b> </b>has been chosen as one of the <a href="http://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/decouverte2013">top 10 discoveries of the year in Quebec Science</a>.</p> <p><b>BigBrain: a revolutionary new 3D digital brain atlas </b></p> Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:22:49 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 901 at /channels-contribute Addiction: abnormal communication in the brain /channels-contribute/channels/news/addiction-abnormal-communication-brain-224835 <p>January 29, 2013 - Addiction to cigarettes, drugs and other stimulants has been linked in the past to the brain’s frontal lobes, but now there is scientific evidence that indicates where in the frontal cortex addiction takes hold and how.  Addiction could be a result of abnormal communication between two areas of the frontal lobes linked to decision-making.  The discovery will undoubtedly stimulate clinical work on new therapies for millions of people who suffer from addiction.</p> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:09:33 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 676 at /channels-contribute The Human Brain Project: winner of the of the largest European scientific funding competition /channels-contribute/channels/news/human-brain-project-winner-largest-european-scientific-funding-competition-224833 <p><span><span>January 28, 2013 - The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two FET Flagship projects. The new project will federate European efforts to address one of the greatest challenges of modern science: understanding the human brain.</span></span></p> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:04:25 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 675 at /channels-contribute