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Neural Dynamics of Brain Systems: Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity.
Laboratory of Sylvain Baillet

Post-Doctoral Position at the Montreal Neurological Institute, ۲ݮƵ University, Montrea

Neurophysiology(MEG) of Speech Auditory Processing in Aging

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Published on: 19 Feb 2019

Scientists prove difference between expected/actual outcomes cause reward response

If you love it when a musician strikes that unexpected but perfect chord, you are not alone. New research shows the musically unexpected activates the reward centre of our brains, and makes us learn about the music as we listen.

Classified as: music, MNI, Reward System, MRI, Ben Gold, Robert Zatorre, nucleus accumbens
Published on: 12 Feb 2019

Scanner will deliver clear images of the nervous system in exceptional detail

Scientists will see the human nervous system in microscopic detail thanks to the installation of Canada’s first 7-Tesla whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner on Feb. 5.

Classified as: MRI, 7 Tesla, magnetic resonance imaging, The Neuro, Julien Doyon, Amir Schmuel, Richard Hoge, Guy Rouleau
Published on: 5 Feb 2019

A new study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reveals a causal link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the reward responses to music. The study was conducted by an international team including researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of ۲ݮƵ University, the University of Barcelona, and the Hospital de Sant Pau of Barcelona.

Classified as: music, dopamine, Robert Zatorre, musical reward
Published on: 28 Jan 2019

Ghrelin promotes conditioning to food-related odours

The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard to resist. One factor in this hunger response is a hormone found in the stomach that makes us more vulnerable to tasty food smells, encouraging overeating and obesity. New research on the hormone ghrelin was published on Dec. 4, 2018, led by Dr. Alain Dagher’s lab at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of ۲ݮƵ University.

Classified as: alain dagher, fMRI, obesity, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CIHR, ghrelin, appetite
Published on: 12 Dec 2018

Reducing stigma may address cognitive impairment in this population

A new study has drawn a direct link between the amount of stigma men with HIV report experiencing and their scores on cognitive tests, measuring abilities such as memory and attention.

Classified as: AIDS, HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, Cognitive neuroscience, Lesley Fellows, stigma, psychology
Published on: 27 Nov 2018

Providing excellent care and the latest research to help patients

The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada estimates that 27 Canadians a day are diagnosed with a brain tumour and 55,000 are living with one. This Brain Tumour Awareness Week we recognize the toll this disease takes on patients and the work being done to improve their quality of life.

Classified as: brain cancer, brain tumour, Kevin Petrecca, Research, stem cells, Oncology, Roberto Diaz, Stefano Stifani
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Published on: 22 Oct 2018

Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) is pleased to announce the second round of its Innovative Ideas competition. The Innovative Ideas Program supports the exploration of novelideas with the potential for breakthrough science. At least 8 projects will be awarded up to $200,000 over 2 years.

The deadline for submittingaLetter of Intent (LOI) is November 23, 2018, 5:00 pm EST

Consult the program description for more details.

Classified as: neuroscience; research;
Published on: 22 Oct 2018

Young scientists in the field of cognitive neuroscience got expert guidance and hands-on training in machine learning at a workshop organized by Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) and the ۲ݮƵ Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (MCIN), from October 15 to 17.

Lesson number one: Beware of the buzz.

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Published on: 19 Oct 2018

Source: Cell Metabolism

New research suggests that higher-level brain functions have a major role in losing weight. In a study among 24 participants at a weight-loss clinic, those who achieved greatest success in terms of weight loss demonstrated more activity in the brain regions of the lateral prefrontal cortex associated with self-control. The results of the study were published inCell Metabolismon October 18.

Classified as: Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro)
Published on: 18 Oct 2018

Brain cancer begins in stem cells, targeting them may prevent tumour growth

Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) have found an exciting new way of treating brain cancer.

Late stage brain cancer cells are heterogeneous — they differ down to the molecular level. This makes developing treatments at this stage difficult, because a drug that may be effective against one cell may not be effective against another.

Classified as: brain cancer, glioblastoma, brain tumour, Kevin Petrecca
Published on: 15 Oct 2018

Carriers at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease

A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) has discovered the first French-Canadian founder mutation gene linked to synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy-Bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA).

Classified as: MNI, genetics, Parkinson's disease, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, multiple system atrophy, Lewy-Bodies, PD, Ziv Gan-Or
Published on: 1 Oct 2018

Plasticity is enhanced but dysregulated in the aging brain

They say you can’t teach old dogs new tricks, but new research shows you can teach an old rat new sounds, even if the lesson doesn’t stick very long.

Classified as: brain plasticity, Mike Cisneros-Franco, Étienne de Villers-Sidani, GABA, gamma-Aminobutyric acid, neuroplasticity, Etienne De Villers-Sidan
Published on: 19 Sep 2018

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 obesity, and how obesity is genetically intertwined with brain structure and mental performance, according to new research.

Classified as: alain dagher, Uku Vainik, obesity, brain volume, MRI, human connectome project, PNAS
Published on: 28 Aug 2018

Scientist Brenda Milner, born in 1918, pioneered memory research

Pioneering neuropsychologist Brenda Milner turns 100 today. Milner made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of human memory.

Born on July 15, 1918 in Manchester, UK, Milner came to Canada in 1944 and finished a PhD at ۲ݮƵ University under psychologist Donald Hebb in 1952, moving on to a tenured position studying epilepsy patients at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro).

Classified as: Brenda Milner, Cognitive neuroscience
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Published on: 15 Jul 2018

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