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. 聽
Born on July 15, 1918 in Manchester, UK, Milner came to Canada in 1944 and finished a PhD at 91丝瓜视频 under psychologist Donald Hebb in 1952, moving on to a tenured position studying epilepsy patients at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro).
(July 14, 2018 - 12:15 pm - updated 9:25 pm) On the evening of July 13, a fire was reported on the outdoor terrace of the McIntyre Medical Building. Authorities arrived quickly and the fire was soon extinguished. No one was injured. We ask that people continue to avoid the area.
Technique can be used to better categorize patients with neurological disease, according to their therapeutic needs
Personalized medicine 鈥� delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient鈥檚 unique physiology 鈥� has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time. New research provides a way of delivering personalized treatments to patients with neurological disease.
If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it鈥檚 a good idea to go for a short run after each practice session. That鈥檚 because a recent study in demonstrates that exercise performed immediately after practicing a new motor skill improves its long-term retention. More specifically, the research shows, for the first time, that as little as a single fifteen-minute bout of cardiovascular exercise increases brain connectivity and efficiency.
A new study, published today in , moves researchers closer to understanding one of the crucial proteins involved in Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
The (LHC) at the (CERN), the most massive and complex science experiment in human history, is a prime example of global achievement through collaboration. Driven by a multinational community of researchers, engineers, and technicians from over 100 countries, the LHC has enabled us to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge.
In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, a 91丝瓜视频 team of scientists led by Dr.聽Carl Ernst, researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, revealed a molecular mechanism that may play a role in the development of autism.
By taking skin cells from patients and reprogramming those cells to become brain cells through genetic engineering, Dr.聽Ernst, graduate student Scott Bell, and Edward A. Fon and Thomas M. Durcan, colleagues at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, tracked how a brain cell with the patient鈥檚 own mutation develops improperly.
Montreal 鈥� In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, a 91丝瓜视频 team of scientists led by Dr.聽Carl Ernst, researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, revealed a molecular mechanism that may play a role in the development of autism.
The Government of Quebec is investing $37 million for 91丝瓜视频 to continue its plans to transform the old Royal Victoria Hospital into a global hub for learning, research and innovation in environmental sustainability and public policy. The on Friday, June 22, by three cabinet ministers: H茅l猫ne David, Minister responsible for Higher Education; Dr.
A transformative gift of $10 million from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation in support of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health will expand the Centre鈥檚 internationally renowned role in brain research and establish a Global Brain Consortium of leading research institutions. The consortium will focus on sharing research methodologies and results, with the goal of accelerating the finding of novel and ground-breaking solutions to mental health and neurodegenerative diseases.
Discovery will aid diagnosis and development of treatments
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and 91丝瓜视频 have identified novel genes associated with a specific form of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric illness affecting one per cent of the population worldwide. Patients suffering from schizophrenia present delusions, hallucinations, abnormal behavior, impairment in daily life and cognitive deficits. Current treatments are insufficient in addressing all of these symptoms.
The study of a Qu茅bec family with an unusual gene provides novel insight into how our brain is built and, according to the 91丝瓜视频 led team of scientists, offers a better understanding of psychiatric disorders such as depression, addictions and schizophrenia.
Very little is known about how the human brain wires itself. Mouse studies conducted by Cecilia Flores, Professor in 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Department of Psychiatry, have previously shown that the gene, DCC, helps dopamine producing cells in the developing adolescent brain make specific connections.
91丝瓜视频 today announces an agreement with CAE Healthcare, and DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, to develop a Virtual Reality (VR) platform to train orthopedic and neurosurgeons in advanced spinal surgery techniques. The new platform will leverage Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) technology and Finite Element Method (FEM) modeling to create a real life surgical simulation environment using haptics with the potential to drastically reduce the training time for spine surgeons.
By Neuro Staff
When the general public thinks of HIV, they do not think of a neurological disease, yet people living with HIV infection know they need to worry about their brain health.
Untreated, HIV can cause severe dementia. Even with good control of the infection, a third or more of patients have problems with thinking or concentration, and many have mental health challenges. These issues are of particular concern in those over 50, a rapidly expanding group given the success of modern antiretroviral treatment.
If China is to achieve its target of 95% grain self-sufficiency by 2030 it will need to restrict the conversion of arable land to other uses say researchers from 91丝瓜视频. This may prove challenging in a country with a population of almost 1.4 billion, but with just under 13% of arable land, close to half of which is suffering from soil degradation. After analyzing the potential impacts of various current trade-related food policies, the researchers have arrived at the conclusion that the current Red Line arable land protection policy is insufficient to reach the government鈥檚 desired goal.
