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Killam Seminar Series: From Genetic Risk to Cellular Mechanism in Parkinson's Disease

admin — Fri, 01 May 2026 18:58:34 +0000

Supported by the generosity of the Killam Trusts, The Neuro's Killam Seminar Series invites outstanding guest speakers whose research is of interest to the scientific community at The Neuro and ɬ�﷬.

Real-world dry EEG for naturalistic music, cognition and BCI research – Wearable Sensing

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:51:33 +0000

The CRBLM will host a presentation and workshop on Wearable Sensing's dry electrode EEG system.

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MoBI Speaker Series: Christos Pliatsikas

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:52:48 +0000

Dr. Pliatsikas (University of Reading) will give a talk titled “Bilingualism and Neuroplasticity: what we know, what to do next”.

Symposium on Computational and Mechanistic Analyses of Communicative Interactions

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:41:52 +0000

Vocal interactions are pervasive across animals, and it is important to understand the extent to which the “rules” governing vocal interactions are shared amongst animals as well as with humans.

CRBLM at 24 heures de science

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:40:14 +0000

24 heures de science is a Quebec-wide event that brings together hundreds of free science-based activities for people of all ages. The CRBLM will be hosting craft and game activities for the public as part of this year’s edition!

Killam Seminar Series: The neural basis of flexible, lifelong learning

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:08:11 +0000

Killam Seminar Series: The role of BDNF in hormonal regulation of seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:24:50 +0000

Killam Seminar Series: Towfique Raj

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:21:43 +0000

Killam Seminar Series: Helen Scharfman

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:46:24 +0000

Professor Keita Christophe Named APS Rising Star!

stephanie.larocque@mcgill.ca — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:49:59 +0000

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Big congratulations to Professor Keita Christophe, newly named an APS Rising Star—a well‑deserved recognition of outstanding research and impact in psychological science!

New APS Rising Stars – Association for Psychological Science – APS

CRBLM Scientific Day 2026

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:23:17 +0000

The CRBLM will hold its annual Scientific Day on Thursday, May 28, at the Université de Montreal.

Professor Signy Sheldon Featured on CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

stephanie.larocque@mcgill.ca — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:06:39 +0000

We’re excited to share that Professor Signy Sheldon appeared on CNN’s “Chasing Life” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, where she discussed her research on memory, the brain, and how our past experiences shape who we are. In this engaging interview, Professor Sheldon offers insights into the science of autobiographical memory and why we remember certain moments more vividly than others.

Watch the show here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL5HSEjYrMM

Department Research Featured Among Quebec’s Top Discoveries

stephanie.larocque@mcgill.ca — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:59:54 +0000

We’re proud to share that a paper on pain research, featuring Professor Caroline Palmer, Professor Roy, and PhD student Wenbo Yi, has been recognized as one of Quebec Science’s Top 10 Discoveries of the Year. This achievement highlights the innovative work being done in our department to advance understanding of pain mechanisms and perception.

New publication in Nature Neuroscience by Prof. Rosemary Bagot and her team

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:38:45 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Bagot, her lab, and their co-authors for their recent publication in Nature Neuroscience! The paper is titled, Sex-biased neural encoding of threat discrimination in nucleus accumbens afferents drives suppression of reward behavior, and can be found here. Additional brief information about this paper can be found in this thread. Prof.

Professor Karim Nader elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:01:22 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Karim Nader on becoming a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada! Prof. Nader is being honoured as a renowned leader in memory research focusing on fear. More information on this honour can be found here.