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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. Project Overview Prenatal alcohol exposure can result in abnormal brain...

Partners and Donors Diabetes Canada

Partners and Donors Diabetes Canada

Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is viewed as a precursor to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) for which there are no effective treatments. Project Overview Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is viewed as a precursor to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) for which there are no effective treatments....

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. Project Overview Ms....

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a serious chronic neurological condition, particularly common among young adults in Canada. Project Overview Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a serious chronic neurological condition, particularly common among young adults in Canada. The exact cause of MS is unknown, but it...

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. Project Overview Motivated, goal-directed behaviours exist to sustain life and permit both humans and animals to...

Strokes often cause brain damage that affects normal cognitive and sensorimotor functions. Project Overview Strokes often cause brain damage that affects normal cognitive and sensorimotor functions. The brain has the extraordinary ability to adapt by forming new circuits which can, to some extent,...

The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB) houses and manages over 3,000 brains, as well as a large relational database containing demographic, clinical and developmental histories from the donors. Project Overview The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB) houses and manages over 3,000 brains, as...

Sofia Gentile, a Master’s Student at University of Toronto, is investigating the role of immune cell activation in a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease called progressive supranuclear palsy. Project Overview Sofia Gentile, a Master’s Student at University of Toronto, is investigating the role...