No room for inaccuracy in the brain
Author: Julie
Montreal researchers awarded for pioneering research into music and brain plasticity
July 20, 2011 – The 22nd annual Neuronal Plasticity Prize of the Fondation Ipsen has been awarded to Robert J. Zatorre (Montreal Neurological Institute, BRAMS Laboratory), Isabelle Peretz (University of Montreal, BRAMS Laboratory) and Helen J. Neville (University of Oregon, Eugene, USA), for their pioneering research in the domain of “Music and Brain Plasticity”. Continue reading
RCM researchers uncover a new piece of the puzzle in the development of our nervous system
July 14, 2011 – Researchers at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) are among the many scientists around the world trying to unearth our nervous system’s countless mysteries. A new piece of the puzzle was recently uncovered by Dr. Artur Kania, Director of the IRCM’s Neural Circuit Development research unit and Associate Professor at Université de Montréal’s Department of Medicine, and a postdoctoral fellow in his laboratory, Dr. Tzu-Jen Kao.
New genetic clues for schizophrenia De novo mutations are more frequent
July 11, 2011 – De novo mutations – genetic errors that are present in patients but not in their parents – are more frequent in schizophrenic patients than in normal individuals, according to an international group of scientists led by Dr. Guy A. Rouleau of the University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital. Continue reading
The inaugural CAN Young Investigator is Dr. Ed Ruthazer from McGill University
Dr. Ed Ruthazer rapidly established himself as one of Canada’s most outstanding young scientists. Continue reading
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