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Developmental origins of stress and self-regulation and implications for interventions to improve childhood behavior

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    Brain Canada - Kids Brain Health Network Training Awards

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2016

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Dr.  Neuenschwander’s research aims to explore how exposure to stress during pregnancy affects children’s development, specifically in relation to children whose mothers were depressed and/or on antidepressants during pregnancy. She is examining whether or not these children have problems later on with coping with stressful situations (cortisol responses), and if…

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Uncovering early neurocognitive risk factors for mathematical learning disorders

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Brain Canada - Kids Brain Health Network Training Awards

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2016

  • Total Grant Amount

    $110,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $55,000

Project Overview

Learning disorder diagnoses are dependent on behavioural assessments that cannot be administered until the school years. As such, children do not get access to extra attention and services they need until they have already fallen behind their peers. Gaining a better understanding of the aetiology and early risk factors of…

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DNA methylation signatures in a rat model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Brain Canada - Kids Brain Health Network Training Awards

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2015

  • Total Grant Amount

    $60,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $30,000

Project Overview

Prenatal alcohol exposure can result in abnormal brain development, causing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which is linked to a number of cognitive, behavioural, and immune deficits that last across the lifetime. Although the lasting effects of alcohol on development are well studied, the molecular changes causing these deficits remain…

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Combined Analysis of Brain Magnetic Resonance Images Towards Patient Specific Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Brain Canada - Kids Brain Health Network Training Awards

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2016

  • Total Grant Amount

    $70,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $35,000

Project Overview

Mr. Little’s current focus is on building computer software that can identify altered brain development patterns in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) using brain images. The aim is to create an objective tool that can detect atypical brain development and potentially monitor the effects of interventions. His goal is to…

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Does rehabilitation improve brain structure/function and motor outcomes of children with developmental coordination disorder?

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    Brain Canada - Kids Brain Health Network Training Awards

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2016

  • Total Grant Amount

    $60,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $30,000

Project Overview

Ms. Izadi-Najafabadi’s research focuses on the effect of Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP)—the current best-practiced intervention for children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)—on their structural and functional brain connectivity. This study also explores how children with dual diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and DCD will respond to…

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