Diversity among vesicles supports multilingualism in axons

Evstratova, Tóth, Chamberland
Evstratova, Tóth, Chamberland

Information is transferred from one neuron to another via synapses. This communication is mediated by neurotransmitters packaged into vesicles. These structures seem identical on electron microscopic images. However, recordings of electrical activity between neurons show that synapses operate under multiple modes of neurotransmitter release depending on the level of activity. Continue reading

Communication pathway discovered between brain neurons and immune cells

Lasse Dissing-Olesen - MacVicar Lab
Lasse Dissing-Olesen, MacVicar Lab

Findings contribute to baseline knowledge of minute-to-minute healthy brain activity.

Examining the brain when it is healthy is essential in order to understand how and why things go wrong when they do. Interested in the brain in its healthy state, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute investigators from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health’s (DMCBH) Dr. Brian MacVicar Lab asked novel research questions about communication between the brain’s neurons and microglia, its immune cells. Continue reading

Impact of neurological conditions in Canada

impact of neurological disorders in Canada

Impact of neurological conditions in Canada

A report by the Neurological Health Charities of Canada NHCC

Mapping Connections: An understanding of neurological conditions in Canada

The National Population Health Study of Neurological Conditions

A partnership between Neurological Health Charities Canada, The Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada and The Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Read the full report on the Public health agency of Canada website.