Category: News
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The GPS of neurons now better understood with an IRCM study published in Neuron
Our nerves consist of small cables responsible for circulating information to every part of our body, allowing us, for instance, to move. These cables are actually cells called neurons with […]
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Discovery of mutations in ACTL6B gene offers insight into brain development
Québec siblings with rare orphan disease lead to discovery of rare genetic diseases Mutations in a gene involved in brain development have led to the discovery of two new neurodevelopmental […]
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13th annual Canadian neuroscience meeting
Published on Eurekalert, April 15, 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/cafn-1ac041519.php The Scientific Program Committee, chaired by Paul Frankland and co-chair Ruth Slack, along with local chair Julie Lefebvre, have put together an exciting […]
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Canadian Artificial Intelligence pioneers win the 2019 Turing Award
Congratulations to Geoffrey Hinton (University of Toronto), Joshua Bengio (Université de Montréal) and Yann LeCun (Boston University) who have won the 2019 Turing award for their work to understand neural […]
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New molecules reverse memory loss linked to depression, aging
New therapeutic molecules developed at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) show promise in reversing the memory loss linked to depression and aging. These molecules not only rapidly […]
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Congratulations to Brain Prize winners Marie-Germaine Bousser, Hugues Chabriat, Anne Joutel and Elisabeth Tournier-Lasserve
The Brain Prize 2019: French neuroscientists honoured for outstanding research into small vessel strokes in the brain Aiming for treatment they have spent more than 30 years describing, understanding and […]
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A new experimental therapy for ALS and fronto-temporal dementia
Jean-Pierre Julien’s team recently published an article in the high impact journal, the Journal of Clinical Investigations, about a new experimental therapy for ALS and frontotemporal dementia based on the use of […]
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Spinal cords contribute to complex hand function
We often think of our brains as the centre of complex motor function and control, but how ‘smart’ is your spinal cord? Turns out, it is smarter than we think. […]
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Brain scan series aid concussed rugby players
Researchers at Western have developed an objective way to monitor female athletes’ concussion injury, by using brain scans to study their brains over time. By using a technique that combines […]
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Hormone could slow Alzheimer’s progression
Queen’s University researcher discovers potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Queen’s University researcher Fernanda De Felice (Psychiatry), along with co-authors from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, have identified […]