Faculty /bic/taxonomy/term/11/all en MEG@McGill Comprehensive Training (Second Edition) /bic/channels/event/megmcgill-comprehensive-training-second-edition-254380 <p>It is with great pleasure that we are announcing the 2nd edition of the <a href="/bic/training-events/training-programs/meg-comprehensive-training">MEG@McGill Comprehensive Training Program</a> in 2015.</p> Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:57:34 +0000 sylvain.baillet@mcgill.ca 977 at /bic 6th National Course on Sleep Medicine /bic/channels/event/6th-national-course-sleep-medicine-362067 <p><span>This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.</span></p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000 admin 3027 at /bic Open Science Office Hours - – Open Algorithms, DIY imaging-based algorithm /bic/channels/event/open-science-office-hours-open-algorithms-diy-imaging-based-algorithm-361883 <h2><strong>Atelier "Des algorithmes ouverts</strong><b>"</b></h2> <p><b>Mercredi, le 18 décembre 2024<br /> 16 – 17 h HNE</b><br />  </p> Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:51:37 +0000 admin 3026 at /bic 2025 Neuro Epilepsy Day and Pierre Gloor Lecture /bic/channels/event/2025-neuro-epilepsy-day-and-pierre-gloor-lecture-361722 <hr /> <p>The Neuro Epilepsy Day and Pierre Gloor Lecture is a half-day event. The day will focus on big data in research and management of epilepsy. </p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:37:05 +0000 admin 3025 at /bic Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Developing Methods for Rapid and Robust Neuroimaging /bic/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-developing-methods-rapid-and-robust-neuroimaging-361552 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:18:34 +0000 admin 3024 at /bic Olszewski Lecture: Spatially Resolved Single-Cell Genomics & Cell Atlas of the Brain /bic/channels/event/olszewski-lecture-spatially-resolved-single-cell-genomics-cell-atlas-brain-361354 <p>The Neuro's Olszewski Lecture, established in 1986, honours Dr. Jerzy Olszewski (1913–1964), a pioneering neuroanatomist and neuropathologist. Invited to The Neuro by Dr.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:36:37 +0000 admin 3020 at /bic Open Science project funded for $1.5M /bic/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 3015 at /bic At-home neurological disorder diagnosis project receives major funding /bic/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 3013 at /bic Bilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age /bic/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 3004 at /bic Research on new stem cell models receives $2.6 million /bic/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 admin 3002 at /bic Alan Evans elected Fellow of the Royal Society /bic/channels/news/alan-evans-elected-fellow-royal-society-357749 <h2>Honour is recognition for a lifetime of leading research</h2> <div> <div> <p><span><span>Alan Evans, a researcher at The Neuro, James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and co-director of the <span>Ludmer<span> Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, joining a class of scientists <span>that includes a <span>No<span>b<span>el laureate and a former Chief Medical Advisor to the US President. <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:34:33 +0000 admin 3008 at /bic Gene therapy project receives major funding /bic/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 admin 3000 at /bic Recreating a hallmark of Parkinson's disease in human neurons /bic/channels/news/recreating-hallmark-parkinsons-disease-human-neurons-360245 <h2><b>Scientists use stem cells to follow development of protein bodies characteristic of neurological disease</b></h2> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:43 +0000 admin 3006 at /bic Dorothy J Killam Lecture 2025 /bic/channels/event/dorothy-j-killam-lecture-2025-357963 <p>The Neuro's Dorothy J. Killam Lecture was established in 2004 to recognize women of influence in business, science, politics or the humanities.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:06:57 +0000 admin 2977 at /bic Neuro Retreat 2025 /bic/channels/event/neuro-retreat-2025-359663 <p><strong>By invitation</strong></p> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:34:15 +0000 admin 2978 at /bic