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Neural and computational bases of pain perception and modulation

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Central Nervous System

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Why do people feel pain differently, and why does it last longer for some even after healing? Despite decades of research in the neuroscience of pain, our understanding of how pain is generated and modulated in the brain remains limited. Here, we aim to combine mathematical approaches and advanced brain…

Stimulation-based Multi-Scale Inference of Brain Dynamics in Humans with Neurological Disorders

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Parkinson's

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been successfully used to reduce symptoms of Parkinson’s disease by delivering electrical pulses to the substructures of the basal ganglia and thalamus. Despite successful clinical outcomes of DBS, less consideration has been given to how DBS modulates information processing in the human brain. Here, we…

CSF constitutents as mediators of brain damage in demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Multiple Sclerosis

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Most nerves in the brain are surrounded by myelin, an insulating cover that allows them communicate efficiently. Brain damage in multiple sclerosis (MS) results from two, partially independent processes. On one side there are recurring attacks of immune cells on the myelin, which are responsible for development of new symptoms…

Translating knowledge from primate neuroscience and artificial intelligence to develop non-invasive behavioral modulation strategies during emotion recognition in autistic adults

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Central Nervous System

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Recognizing emotions and intentions from facial expressions is crucial for human communication and social interaction. While most adults can easily do this, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often face challenges in this area. Previous research suggests that differences in how the brain processes sensory information may contribute to these…

Uncovering the nanoscale underpinnings of cognitive decline

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

Project Overview

Even in the healthy brain, ageing is commonly associated with cognitive decline. The factors that could explain large inter-individual differences in the progression of the decline are still poorly understood. In this project, we propose to use a multidisciplinary strategy, including behavioral tests, optical microscopy, electrophysiology, and artificial intelligence, to…