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Dopamine modulation of neural circuits in the amygdala

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Central Nervous System

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Nova Scotia

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Motivated, goal-directed behaviours exist to sustain life and permit both humans and animals to learn to navigate the world while pursuing rewards and avoiding threats and punishment. Motivation is therefore flexible, and subject to changes in the external environment and to internal states. These behaviours require precise communication between many…

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Post-mortem human hippocampal neuroplasticity, cognition, and late-life physical activity: Importance of biological sex and cognitive health status

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’s

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

The world population is rapidly aging; there is a real need for effective, personalized lifestyle recommendations for promoting healthy cognitive aging. Physical activity is a promising strategy for healthy brain aging. However, we lack prerequisite knowledge that will improve its utility and effectiveness. Specifically, we do not now for whom…

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Elucidating the Role of DNA Repair Mechanisms in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Manitoba

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

This research aims to unravel the mysteries of Rett syndrome (RTT), a severe neurodevelopmental condition primarily affecting girls, characterized by mental and physical impairments. The focus is on the role of two proteins, Fanconi Anemia Group J protein (Fan1) and methyl CpG binding protein-2 (MECP2), which are essential for the…

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Elucidating the neurobiological impact of neonatal polydrug exposure

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Substance use during pregnancy can have negative effects on infants, including congenital disabilities, delayed neurodevelopment, and long-term learning difficulties. In Canada alone, it is estimated that up to 5% of all infants are exposed to multiple substances, which amounts to around 15,000 births annually. Unfortunately, there is no known cure…

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Sensory development and integration in the common marmoset

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

In everyday life, we are solicited by numerous stimulations coming from different sensory modalities (e.g., visual, tactile, auditory…). These stimuli are integrated separately or combined by the brain to provide the right response. The integration of multisensory information plays a key role in the development of cognitive processes such as…

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