Month: July 2018
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Research Scientist at Western University
Join the team conducting groundbreaking cognitive neuroscience and imaging research at Western University! Western ranks as one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities. From fundamental to applied discovery, its researchers advance knowledge that provide tangible benefits for the economic, social, health and cultural development of citizens in London, in Canada and around the world. While the…
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Huai-Ying Huang of London, Ontario, Canada wins third place in the 2018 International Brain Bee Championship
Congratulations to 17 year-old Huai-Ying Huang of Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London, Ontario, Canada, on winning third place in the 2018 International Brain Bee Championship in Berlin, held July 7-11, 2018! . Huai-Ying Huang loves playing the piano and oboe, and is starting at McGill University to pursue her dream of becoming a neurologist…
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Slowing down glaucoma and other neurodegenerative diseases
Major discovery at the CRCHUM: reestablishing communication between neurons to improve vision. Neuroscience researcher Dr. Adriana Di Polo, Ph. D., and her team at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) in Canada, have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of glaucoma. Their findings could also be applicable to other neurodegenerative conditions, notably…
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Our earliest memories may be forgotten but not lost
TORONTO – When asked to think of their earliest memory, most would think of a time when they were four or five years old. The period from birth to kindergarten appears to be forgotten. Since the late 1800s, this phenomenon has been called “infantile amnesia” and debate on why we can’t remember our earliest years…