One Brain
Brain Canada makes the case for the brain as a single system with commonalities across neurological disorders, mental illnesses and brain and spinal cord injuries. Looking at the brain as one system underscores the need for collaboration and optimizes investments in brain research.
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The One Brain approach means that every discovery has the potential to have an impact across a spectrum of brain diseases and disorders, as well as on our understanding of brain functioning. Looking at the brain as one system encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing, and rich, and varied multi-disciplinary teams all working together to advance brain research and magnify the potential for impact.
Brain Canada convenes and strengthens Canada’s brain community, which includes researchers and clinicians, institutions, governments, voluntary health organizations, philanthropists, business and community leaders, patients and caregivers.
Watch the Amazing Brain Science Talks
Hosted together by McGill University’s Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives and Brain Canada, The Amazing Brain Science Talks featured thought-provoking discussions led by Canadian brain health experts and people with lived experience. Topics ranged from neurodiversity and anxiety to the benefits of sleep and exercise.
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Brain Canada funds the very best Canadian neuroscience, fostering collaborative research and accelerating the pace of discovery, in order to improve the health and quality of life of Canadians who suffer from brain disorders.
