Author: Julie
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First report of the new House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research tabled on June 6
On June 6, the new House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research tabled its first ever report, as part of its study on “Successes, Challenges and Opportunities for Science in Canada”. The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) was one of sixteen organizations that submitted a written submission as part of the consultations. The…
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Advocacy training at CAN2022
We are happy to make the slides for the CAN Advocacy training presented May 13 over lunch in Toronto available CAN Advocacy training presentation (PDF) CAN Advocacy – Selected resources & contact list (May 2022)
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Watch University of Calgary’s Lecture of a Lifetime 2022 with Dr. Samuel Weiss
Sustaining a career that includes making two major scientific discoveries, winning a Gairdner Award, founding the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and a foray into health policy requires fuel — lots of it — and Dr. Samuel Weiss, PhD’83, knows how to find it. From being dragged back to school by his mom for the third year of…
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Discovery reveals blocking inflammation may lead to chronic pain
Findings may lead to reconsideration of how we treat acute pain Using anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids to relieve pain could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, according to researchers from McGill University and colleagues in Italy. Their research puts into question conventional practices used to alleviate pain. Normal recovery from a painful injury involves…
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2022-05-12 to 2022-05-15 Canadian Neuroscience meeting
https://can-acn.org/meeting-2022/
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2022-06-06 to 2022-06-07 Canadian Computational Neuroscience Spotlight (CCNS) v3
The Canadian Computational Neuroscience Spotlight (CCNS) was created following the mass cancellations and postponements of traditional neuroscience conferences during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, including two such meetings amongst the Canadian neuroscience community. The absence of these meetings presented an opportunity to create a brand-new, entirely virtual academic meeting that could take full…
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2022-07-25 to 2022-07-28 – 2022 Vision Restoration Summer School
Vision Restoration Summer School 2022 When : From Monday 25th to Thursday 28th, July 2022 Where: Le Baluchon – Éco-Villégiature, St-Paulin, Québec Application Deadline: June 1st, 2022 Confirmation of acceptance : June 15, 2022
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 CAN- CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Awards!
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (CIHR-INMHA) are proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Brain Star Awards. The CIHR-INMHA Brain Star awards, administered for 2021 by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience, are awarded to students and trainees who have published high impact discoveries in…
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CIHR Health Research in Action: Better sleep may lead to a better fight against Alzheimer’s disease
Research team at Université de Montréal offers insights that may help both detect and treat the disease among patients in the future Issue More than 750,000 Canadians are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This complex neurodegenerative condition destroys brain cells and causes a gradual deterioration of memory and thinking. Research A key feature of AD…
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Researcher and inventor Stephen Scott, from Queen’s University explores the impact of his robot, Kinarm, which is changing the way we understand the brain
In a research 5 à 7 presented by Queen’s University, Dr. Stephen Scott, Professor and Incoming Vice Dean Research for Queen’s Health Sciences, presents his invention: Kinarm. Trained in systems designs engineering, and with a background in physiology, Dr. Scott has combined two areas of expertise into something incredible. Kinarm is used to assess neurological…
