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.聽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.聽聽
New Rapid-Access Clinic at The Neuro reduces wait time
The Neuro has been at the forefront of epilepsy treatment and research for over half a century. The 鈥淢ontreal Procedure鈥� developed by Dr. Wilder Penfield and colleagues revolutionized the surgical treatment for epilepsy, allowing thousands of patients to start new lives free of seizures. The use of electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the study and treatment of epilepsy was pioneered at The Neuro.聽
More than eighty researchers from France and Quebec met March 20 鈥� 21, 2014 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, 涩里番 and the 涩里番 Health Centre 鈥� for 聽the second France-Quebec scientific workshop on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with frontotemporal dementia. The first edition was held in Paris in June 2012 at the Brain and Spine Institute (ICM). This meeting is co-organized by Professor Heather Durham (The Neuro) and Dr. Edor Kabashi (ICM).
A wonder-filled week of the brain
Dr. Brenda Milner, an active researcher at the age of 95 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 涩里番, has been awarded the 2014 Dan David Prize for her fundamental contributions to the science of memory and the brain. Dr. Milner is widely recognized as one of the founders of cognitive neuroscience鈥搕he field that brings together brain and behavior. Dr. Milner, who is the Dorothy J. Killam Professor of Psychology, shares the Prize for the category Present: 鈥淐ombatting Memory Loss鈥�, with Peter St. George-Hyslop (University of Cambridge) and John A.
Scientists from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada have discovered that two genes linked to hereditary Parkinson鈥檚 disease are involved in the early-stage quality control of mitochondria. The protective mechanism, which is reported in The EMBO Journal, removes damaged proteins that arise from oxidative stress from mitochondria.聽
A new brain-imaging technique for a true brain workout
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 涩里番 and the 涩里番 Health Centre regret to announce the death of William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil., one of Canada's most distinguished neurosurgeons and The Neuro鈥檚 third director.聽 Dr. Feindel passed away quietly at The Neuro on Sunday night following a brief illness.聽 聽Our deepest sympathies go out to Dr. Feindel鈥檚 family.
The BigBrain atlas developed by Dr. Alan Evans and colleagues at The Neuro鈥檚 Brain Imaging Centre has been chosen as one of the .
BigBrain: a revolutionary new 3D digital brain atlas
New study sheds light on most common and deadly form of brain cancer
Images of The Neuro is literary eyewitness to medical history
In a new collection of insightful essays and selected photos, one of Canada鈥檚 most eminent medical figures, Dr. William Feindel, shines a personal light on the world-famous institution that he headed for 12 years, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥� The Neuro, 涩里番, as well as on some giants of medicine like Osler, Willis, Gilbert and Penfield.
The brain is plastic - adapting to the hundreds of experiences in our daily lives by reorganizing pathways and making new connections between nerve cells. This plasticity requires that memories of new information and experiences are formed fast. So fast that the body has a special mechanism, unique to nerve cells, that enables memories to be made rapidly.
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥� The Neuro, 涩里番 has raised more than $49 million, with an additional $7 million in planned gift expectancies, in the largest ever campaign of its 79 year history. The 鈥楾hinking Ahead鈥� Campaign, a $40 million initiative, has enabled The Neuro to implement ambitious and innovative research, training, and patient care programs aimed at tackling the most pressing neurological problems - strengthening The Neuro鈥檚 global leadership in understanding and repairing the brain.聽聽
