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This research is motivated by the Canadian Dementia Strategy priority and urgent need to “build the evidence base to inform and promote the adoption of effective interventions” for dementia prevention.

Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant drug. Approximately 10% of Canadians aged 20-24 report current cocaine use.

Our brains are built by neural stem cells (NSCs), which produce all the neurons and other specialized cells that form the brain and execute its functions.

In 2023, over 3,000 Canadians were newly diagnosed as brain tumor, and around 2,500 succumbed to this disease.

We are working on an innovative project to improve speech therapy for children who have trouble speaking or understanding language.

The microbes living in our gut have recently been found to affect important developmental processes such as brain development and hormonal regulation during puberty.

Most 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).

The emerging consensus that the brain functions as a single, complex system has led to the popularity of a network approach to studying brain function.

Epilepsy – a brain disorder defined by repeated seizures – imposes significant challenges for individuals and society.

Retina-based optogenetic therapy is a promising approach to restore vision to individuals suffering from retinal degeneration.