The Museum of Natural Sciences of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences has just opened a new permanent exhibition in Brussels: ''. The Museum has asked Dr. D. Louis Collins whether they could produce a 3-D print of the historical Colin27 brain. This brain is that of a human volunteer scanned 27 times in an MRI, back in 1998.
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Published on: 10 Jul 2015
Diurnal fluctuations in brain volume
The brain shrinks over the course of the day, ending up smaller in the evening 鈥� before returning to its full size the next morning. That鈥檚 according to a new study from BIC Principal Investigators Arnold and Collins and collaborators, based on an analysis of about 10,000 MRI scans.
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Published on: 9 Jul 2015
Professors Sylvain Baillet (BIC Principal investigator) and Matt Kinsella (Dept of Bioengineering) have won the first Biomedical Engineering Collaborative Research Project competition held by 涩里番鈥檚 Department of Biomedical Engineering, for their project titled:
Millisecond in vivo imaging of nanoparticle circulation and uptake in brain cancer therapy.听
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Published on: 9 Jul 2015
Time is brain: for every minute a stroke is left untreated, 2 million brain cells are destroyed. The sooner patients are treated, the higher the chances of survival with fewer disabilities.听 Patients with acute strokes and transient ischemic attack (TIA) are assessed and treated at the right place, the right time and by the right professionals thanks to ultra-specialized stroke centres at the Montreal General Hospital听 and The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital.
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Published on: 22 Jun 2015
CQDM, Brain Canada Foundation and the Ontario Brain Institute made the announcement at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience.听鈥淭he Government of Canada is dedicated to helping increase our understanding of how the human brain works and how to best protect it and treat disorders of the brain and nervous system using innovative and unique solutions,鈥� said the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health.
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Published on: 15 Jun 2015
Congratulations to the BIC's Dr.听Sridar Narayanan, on his new grant awarded by the 鈥狹S鈥� Society of 鈥�嶤anada鈥� for his project:
Spatial Assessment of Cortical Demyelination in Multiple Sclerosis.
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Published on: 15 Jun 2015
Researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at 涩里番 and the MUHC, have received a total of over $4.5 M in funding, for innovative projects to accelerate diagnosis and drug discovery for diseases of the brain, including Alzheimer鈥檚.
CQDM, Brain Canada Foundation and the Ontario Brain Institute made the announcement at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience in Vancouver. Six Canadian research teams share a total investment of $ 10 million, through the strategic "Focus on Brain" initiative.
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Published on: 10 Jun 2015
Researchers pinpoint a brain area that influences electoral decisions
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Published on: 8 Jun 2015
As a major Canadian centre for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, invites the public and the media to learn more about the disease and current research and treatments, to donate money for ALS research and to wear the national emblem of ALS in Canada, the blue cornflower, during ALS Awareness Month in June.
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Published on: 2 Jun 2015
Today the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology) announced an investment of $333 million for research infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Two projects submitted by researchers affiliated with the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥� The Neuro at 涩里番 and the MUHC, have received a total of over $21 M in funding, with matching funds from the Government of Quebec.
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Published on: 29 May 2015
The annual Neuroscience Nursing Awards of Excellence Ceremony took place May 12 as part of National Nursing Week.听 The event was a wonderful showcase of dedication, spirit, determination, strength, compassion and innovation.听 It was an opportunity to pause and celebrate nurses and others who have gone above and beyond this last year making the Transition Plan a reality.听 We would like to recognize this year鈥檚 awardees and again thank all the staff for their hard work and dedication to patient care.
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Evelyn Malowany Award for Clinical Practice
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Published on: 22 May 2015
Public lecture: Perspectives on bilingualism: From birth to aging
Living in a city with many languages, we are often confronted with personal debates about what are the best decisions to make for our children and for ourselves. Have you wondered when is the optimal time and in what way to introduce a second language to your child, or whether raising a child in a bilingual environment can create confusion? Have you heard that being bilingual might slow down cognitive decline in aging and provide a buffer against neurodegenerative disease?
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Published on: 11 May 2015
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥� The Neuro at 涩里番 and the MUHC has Canada鈥檚 oldest MS clinic but is always innovating - striving for progress and better treatments for patients.
What鈥檚 new in MS at The Neuro
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Published on: 7 May 2015
New study puts 40 patients through 12-week course
Dancing the Argentine tango could have potential benefits for people at certain stages in the development of Parkinson鈥檚 disease (PD), according to findings in a new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, 涩里番 and the Research Institute of the 涩里番 Health Centre. The study looked at changes in patients鈥� motor abilities following a 12-week tango course, and is also the first study to assess the effect that tango has on non-motor symptoms.
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Published on: 13 Apr 2015
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, 涩里番 and the 涩里番 Health Centre, is at the forefront of Parkinson鈥檚 research and clinical care. Parkinson鈥檚 patients are seen at The Neuro鈥檚 Movement Disorders Clinic and the Montreal General Hospital. Approximately 100,000 Canadians have Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
The Neuro to introduce experimental drug treatment
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Published on: 2 Apr 2015
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