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Recognizing emotions and intentions from facial expressions is crucial for human communication and social interaction. Project Overview Recognizing emotions and intentions from facial expressions is crucial for human communication and social interaction. While most adults can easily do this,...

Alzheimer’s disease causes progressive neurological decline and substantially decreases the quality of life of the individuals with the disease and their caregivers. Project Overview Alzheimer’s disease causes progressive neurological decline and substantially decreases the quality of life of the...

Aberrant control of protein synthesis (also termed translation) leads to pathological conditions like cancer, obesity, memory impairment and has been hypothesized to cause the development of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Fragile-X syndrome (FXS). Project Overview Aberrant control of protein...

Lorsqu’elle a accepté la première fois le rôle de présidente du conseil d’administration de la Fondation Brain Canada, Naomi Azrieli, O.C., Ph. D. savait qu’elle allait pouvoir compter sur sa vaste expérience philanthropique et sur sa conviction que les recherches scientifiques audacieuses peuvent...

Le dimanche 26 octobre, la Ferme Riverdale à Toronto a vibré de rires, d’énergie et de sens alors que des dizaines de personnes se rassemblaient pour la toute première Marche communautaire Functional Phil. Transformer le mouvement en mission pour la santé du cerveau Le dimanche 26 octobre, la Ferme...

PHOTO : Dr Fang Liu, chercheur principal, CAMH Une équipe de recherche internationale dirigée par le Dr Fang Liu, du Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale (CAMH), a reçu près de 800 000 $US (1 137 868 $CAN) de nouveaux fonds pour faire progresser un traitement prometteur de la sclérose en...

Tumors continuously change towards more aggressive and resistant forms. Project Overview Tumors continuously change towards more aggressive and resistant forms. Brain tumors illustrate the quandary of cancer evolution: despite standard-of-care treatment, the disease invariably progress and returns....

Even in the healthy brain, ageing is commonly associated with cognitive decline. Project Overview Even in the healthy brain, ageing is commonly associated with cognitive decline. The factors that could explain large inter-individual differences in the progression of the decline are still poorly...

The aims of the proposal were to examine the mechanism of how dopamine neurons degenerate in Parkinson (PD) animal models. Project Overview The aims of the proposal were to examine the mechanism of how dopamine neurons degenerate in Parkinson (PD) animal models. The work was centered on three...

The human brain is vulnerable to too much of mTOR signaling, An important neuronal pathway regulating neuronal development and activity. Project Overview The human brain is vulnerable to too much of mTOR signaling, An important neuronal pathway regulating neuronal development and activity. We study...