Funded Grants

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder.

Thanks to the late Dr. William Feindel’s vision, who in the 1970’s believed that brain imaging was the “future for neurology and neurosurgery”, and to a generous donation, the Montreal Neurological Institute (The Neuro) inaugurated the McConnell Brain Imaging Center (BIC) in 1984.

The 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.

Dementia is becoming more prevalent with the aging of the baby boomer population and is imposing a major challenge to society, both from a financial and social perspective.

Sylvie Lesuis is a postdoctoral fellow who is conducting research to decipher the key pathways that underlie stress-induced overgeneralization of memory at the behavioural, network dynamics and cellular level.

Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumour of childhood, affecting 60-80 Canadian children per year.

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.