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Rett syndrome is a severe neurological disorder that is caused by genetic mutations in the MECP2 gene.

An enormous amount of brain development occurs throughout childhood and experiencing a concussion during this time may have long-lasting effects.

Brain scans from MRI machines are an important research tool for studying psychiatric and neurological disorders in children.

The hippocampus is the brain region which shows the most severe changes in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Neonatal strokes occur in approximately 1 in 1500 term births and is the leading cause of hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP).

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease involving the gradual death of motor neurons. Motor neurons control the body’s movement.

We live in a world profoundly shaped by social behaviours involving interactions and communications between conspecifics of a given species.

The formation of our memories is a behaviour that encapsulates both long-and-short time scales.

Alzheimer’s Disease is a progressive and fatal disease that currently afflicts up to 400,000 Canadians over the age of 65.

Many people with Parkinson’s disease have trouble with freezing of gait (FoG), a symptom that causes them to stop walking unexpectedly and makes them more likely to fall.