Category: News
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The link between obesity, the brain, and genetics
When it comes to weight gain, the problem may be mostly in our heads, and our genes Clinicians should consider how the way we think can make us vulnerable to […]
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Congratulations to newly elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, and to the incoming class of the college of new scientists
The Royal Society of Canada has recently announced new Fellows in the Academies of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science. They have been elected by their peers for their outstanding […]
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Genetic model offers elegant tool for testing Parkinson’s disease therapies
For the past decade, Parkinson’s disease researchers have relied on the experimental equivalent of using a sledgehammer to tune a guitar to test new therapies for the disease. This may […]
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Scientist denied visas to attend next SfN meeting
Individual members of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) have alerted us to the fact that a number of scientists across Canada are being denied visas to enter the United […]
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The power of multidisciplinary collaboration: A sculptor’s exploration of the brain
Read about a multidisciplinary collaboration between neuroscientists and artists, developed through The Convergence Initiative. Founded in 2016 by neuroscientist and graphic designer Dr. Cristian Zaelzer, the Convergence – Perceptions of […]
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Budget 2019
Read our submission to the Standing Committee on Finance of Canada in advance of budget 2019: Investing in health research to diversify and strengthen Canada’s economy, create good jobs and […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Mechanisms underlying efficient coding of natural stimuli revealed
Researchers at McGill University have discovered that feedback pathways enable sensory neurons to respond to weak sensory input in order to lead to perception. Published in PLoS Biology, their study […]