/channels/taxonomy/term/4982/all en /channels/channels/news/exercise-change-brain-286830 <p>For someone with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the simple desire to grasp a glass of water can become an insurmountable task, made impossible by the tremors in their hand or arm. Finding strategies to improve these movement impairments is one of the major goals of rehabilitating people with Parkinson’s disease.</p> <p>At ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University, Dr. Marc Roig, an assistant professor in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy (SPOT), is studying the effects of using high-intensity exercise to stimulate the brain’s ability to learn and change with repeated experiences.</p> Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:11:50 +0000 webfull 137573 at /channels /channels/event/clone-killam-seminar-cellular-and-molecular-mechanisms-neurovascular-coupling-238656 <hr /> <p><span>Speaker: Anna Devor</span><span> </span><br />Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory<br />University of California<br /> Host: Edith Hamel<span></span></p> Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:04:22 +0000 webfull 105005 at /channels /channels/event/clone-clone-killam-seminar-history-myology-erasistratos-duchenne-de-boulogne-238657 <hr /> <p><span>Speaker: Michael Fardeau</span><span> </span><br />Professor Emeritus<br />Institut de Myologie<br /> Unite de Morphologie Neuromusculaire</p> <p>Host: Bernard Brais<span></span></p> Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:06:31 +0000 webfull 105006 at /channels /channels/event/killam-seminar-regulation-cns-inflammation-238658 <hr /> <p><span>Speaker:<span>Francisco Quintana</span><br /><span>Center for Neurologic Diseases</span><br /><span>Brigham and Women's hospital</span><br /><span>Harvard Medical School </span></span></p> <p>Host: Amit Bar-Or</p> Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:10:25 +0000 webfull 105007 at /channels /channels/news/michael-petrides-receives-human-frontier-science-program-grant-235357 <p>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 – The Neuro, as well as Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Psychology at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University.</p> Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:50:43 +0000 webfull 102486 at /channels /channels/event/mni-killam-seminar-dopamine-neurons-synapses-and-susceptibility-parkinsons-disease-239151 <p><span>Speaker: Paul Bolam<br /> Department of Pharmacology<br /> MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology unit<br /> Oxford, UK Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:11:41 +0000 webfull 105526 at /channels /channels/news/may-multiple-sclerosis-awareness-month-235556 <p align="center" style="text-align:left"><b><i>What’s new at The Neuro</i></b></p> <p><b>Research: B cell study may lead to treatment options for MS</b></p> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:17:04 +0000 webfull 102675 at /channels /channels/event/hughlings-jackson-lecture-264185 <p>The upcoming Hughlings Jackson Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Alex Leo Kolodkin, Professor of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. Dr.</p> Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:52:19 +0000 webfull 123040 at /channels /channels/event/killam-seminar-synapse-location-during-growth-depend-glia-location-238655 <hr /> <p><span>Speaker: Daniel Col</span><span>ón-Ramos, PhD </span><br /> Department of Cell Biology<br /> Yale University School of Medicine<br /> New Haven, CT<br /> Host: Tim Kennedy<span></span></p> Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:02:36 +0000 webfull 105004 at /channels