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The Canadian Pediatric Imaging Platform (C-PIP): A platform to support research in child brain health
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-canadian-pediatric-imaging-platform-c-pip-a-platform-to-support-research-in-child-brain-healthMRI is a powerful tool for measuring how the brain changes across life and how conditions like preterm birth or concussion can disrupt the brain’s development. Project Overview MRI is a powerful tool for measuring how the brain changes across life and how conditions like preterm birth or concussion...
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The Canadian Prospective Cohort Study to Understand Progression in Multiple Sclerosis (CanProCo)
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-canadian-prospective-cohort-study-to-understand-progression-in-multiple-sclerosis-canprocoProgression – or the steady worsening of disease and increase in disability – is a challenging reality faced by people affected by MS, and despite major advances in MS research, the mechanism of progression and the ways in which researchers and clinicians can track progression are still not fully...
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The Canadian Youth Mental Health Insight (CYMHI) Platform: Optimizing mental health for youth across Canada through open data, machine learning, and knowledge exchange
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-canadian-youth-mental-health-insight-cymhi-platform-optimizing-mental-health-for-youth-across-canada-through-open-data-machine-learning-and-knowledge-exchangeOur aim is to optimise mental health for youth across Canada, by providing a state-of-the-art informatics platform to support knowledge and data integration, open data, machine learning and improved communication between stakeholders – the Canadian Youth Mental Health Insight Platform. Project...
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The cell-type-specific organization and operation of the living human subiculum in health and epilepsy
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-cell-type-specific-organization-and-operation-of-the-living-human-subiculum-in-health-and-epilepsyThe hippocampus is a brain region critical for learning, memory, spatial navigation and emotion. Project Overview The hippocampus is a brain region critical for learning, memory, spatial navigation and emotion. The main output of the hippocampus is termed the “subiculum”, and is responsible...
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The development of an online peer navigation intervention for youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-development-of-an-online-peer-navigation-intervention-for-youth-with-neurodevelopmental-disabilitiesBackground: Transition from the pediatric to adult health care system is a multi-faceted process that should include medical and psychosocial considerations. Project Overview Background: Transition from the pediatric to adult health care system is a multi-faceted process that should include medical...
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The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank: supporting human brain research in Canada and beyond
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-douglas-bell-canada-brain-bank-supporting-human-brain-research-in-canada-and-beyondThe Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB; douglasbrainbank.ca), based at the Douglas Research Centre (McGill University affiliate), has become one of the most important brain banks in the world. Project Overview The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB; douglasbrainbank.ca), based at the Douglas...
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The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank: supporting human brain research in Canada and beyond
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-douglas-bell-canada-brain-bank-supporting-human-brain-research-in-canada-and-beyond-2The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB; douglasbrainbank.ca), based at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (McGill University affiliate), has become one of the most important brain banks in the world. Project Overview The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB; douglasbrainbank.ca),...
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The Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on the Autonomic Network in Patients with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-effect-of-vagus-nerve-stimulation-on-the-autonomic-network-in-patients-with-drug-resistant-epilepsyEpilepsy is a common brain disorder that causes repeated seizures and can significantly affect a person’s daily life. Project Overview Epilepsy is a common brain disorder that causes repeated seizures and can significantly affect a person’s daily life. One-third of people with epilepsy have...
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The effects of different types of exercise on sleep quality and architecture in people with Parkinson’s disease
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-effects-of-different-types-of-exercise-on-sleep-quality-and-architecture-in-people-with-parkinson-s-diseaseMost people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) suffer from sleep problems and show marked alterations in sleep architecture (i.e., the basic structural organization of normal sleep). Project Overview Most people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) suffer from sleep problems and show marked alterations in...
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The Effects of Glucocorticoids on the Developing Brain
https://braincanada.ca/fr/subventions-financées/the-effects-of-glucocorticoids-on-the-developing-brainThe hippocampus has the highest concentration of glucocorticoid receptors in the brain, and is therefore a primary target for glucocorticoids. Project Overview The hippocampus has the highest concentration of glucocorticoid receptors in the brain, and is therefore a primary target for...