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Prioritizing Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: a transformative in vivo model of disease pathogenesis with strong translational value for future drug development

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • 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

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a deadly disease of the brain with no cure. By studying the brains of patients who have died scientists have discovered that PSP brains contain toxic deposits of a protein called tau. Tau deposits in PSP brain are seen in both nerve cells and support…

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Investigation of Cerebrovascular Disease across Sexes and Neurodegenerative Disorders through Post-mortem Imaging and Histology

  • 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

Over 600,000 Canadians currently live with different types of dementia, and more than 76,000 new dementia cases are diagnosed each year. In over 75% of the cases, there is evidence of damage to the blood vessels in the brain. We can study these vascular brain damages using magnetic resonance imaging…

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Exploring the relationship between synaptic density marker SV2A PET imaging and acute neuroplastic potential with interleaved TMS-fMRI in treatment resistant depression

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Depression is a common mental health condition that affects millions of Canadians. While there are treatment options available, some patients do not respond to conventional antidepressants and receive direct-to-brain stimulation therapy with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). rTMS is a non-invasive treatment that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate specific areas…

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Walking into a Virtual World: A Pilot Randomized Trial using Virtual Reality and Omnidirectional Treadmill Training for People with Chronic Stroke

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Central Nervous System

  • Disease Area

    Stroke

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Nova Scotia

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Cognitive function (thinking, memory, and concentration), balance, and walking problems affect the lives of many stroke survivors. Virtual reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment that can be explored in 360 degrees. VR has been introduced to the field of rehabilitation to promote improvements…

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Inferring computational principles in neural population recordings of evolutionarily-divergent species through artificial intelligence

  • 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

Neuroscientists seek to understand how the brain generates cognition and behavior. A critical piece of this goal is fundamental research in model organisms that provide high degrees of experimental access. This spans evolutionarily older species with smaller nervous systems (e.g., worms and fish) to newer species with advanced cognitive abilities…

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