Canadian Neuroscience News

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  Brain Star Award Feature: Christina You Chien Chou – McGill University2025/09/02
  An optomapping approach to better understand connections in the visual cortex of the brain In the brain, information is passed from neuron to neuron via connections called synapses. Synaptic dysfunction unsurprisingly underlies many neurological diseases, such as autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Understanding how synapses are wired up in a cell-type-specific way is fundamental to understanding… Read more: Brain Star Award Feature: Christina You Chien Chou – McGill University
• CAN submits a brief to the Department of Finance pre-budget consultations2025/08/28
  We invite you to read our submission to the Department of Finance pre-budget consultations
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  Brain Star Award Feature: Justine Hansen, McGill University2025/08/26
  Studying how the deepest regions of the brain contribute to brain activity The brainstem is a structure which is crucial for survival and consciousness, yet it is typically excluded from live human brain mapping efforts due to the difficulties in recording and analysing activity in this small region which sits deep at the base of… Read more: Brain Star Award Feature: Justine Hansen, McGill University
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  Brain Star Award feature: Erika Harding, Nicole Burma, Charlie Hong Ting Kwok, University of Calgary2025/08/19
  Identification of the Pannexin-1 channel in the brain as a target to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms Opioids remain one of the most effective analgesics, with 10-15% of Canadians receiving opioid prescriptions per year. However, opioids are also highly associated with substance use disorders and overdose related deaths. Last year alone, over 7000 Canadians passed away… Read more: Brain Star Award feature: Erika Harding, Nicole Burma, Charlie Hong Ting Kwok, University of Calgary
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  Brain Star Award Feature: Kassem Jaber, Montreal Neurological Institute2025/08/12
  A new framework to assess placement of electrodes in the brain for epilepsy surgery Epilepsy is a chronic condition that is characterized by spontaneous recurring seizures. In clinical practice, the region which generates seizures is called the epileptic focus. The location of the focus can be localized by electrical measurement of brain activity, known as… Read more: Brain Star Award Feature: Kassem Jaber, Montreal Neurological Institute

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