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
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
Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine have shown why anesthetics can cause long-term memory loss, a discovery that can have serious implications for post-operative patients. Continue reading
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.
Brenda Milner wins Kavli prize!
Congratulations to Brenda Milner who won the 2014 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience. More details on the Kavli Prize website.
CAN Newsletter
Read our latest news in CAN connection: CAN Connection – Fall 2014
The original paper about the Nobel-winning discovery was published by John O’Keefe and Jonathan Dostrovsky, Past President and Honorary Member of CAN. Read more on the Nobel prize website.
Frédéric Charron, CAN 2012 Young Investigator, publishes in Developmental Cell.
Researchers at the IRCM show that a protein called Sonic Hedgehog causes DNA damage – They discovered a mechanism that promotes the progression of medulloblastoma, the most common brain tumour found in children. Continue reading
According to a study conducted by pediatricians and researchers at Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center (Sainte-Justine) and Université de Montréal published online in the prestigious medical journal Nature Medicine on September 14, 2014, Continue reading
Researchers at Western University have extended their game-changing brain scanning techniques by showing that a short Alfred Hitchcock movie can be used to detect consciousness in vegetative state patients. Continue reading