Funded Grants

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

One in six people worldwide will experience a stroke in their lifetime.

Each year, 1-2 million children in North America suffer a concussion.

Perinatal (around birth) stroke is devastating, because the effects are life-long.

This project focuses on improving aerobic fitness (AF) among adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD). BD affects 2-5% of adolescents and is the 4th most disabling medical condition among adolescents worldwide.

Neonatal asphyxia and subsequent cerebral palsy (CP) is a severe pathology resulting from lack of oxygen and/or infection-inflammation.

An understanding of emotional information from faces is critical for successful social interactions.

Aggression and agitation are common symptoms among patients with dementia.

Dr. Orlandi’s research seeks to investigate the effectiveness of 3D video-based method in early detection of motor impairment (MI), specifically looking at infants at risk of cerebral palsy (CP). The aims of this project are to: 1) develop a standardized protocol for 3D video recordings; and 2) develop a novel method for the automated General Movement Assessment (GMA) based on 3D video analysis to distinguish aytpical/typical general movements (GMs).

Medulloblastoma is a pediatric cancer of the brain and is the most common solid tumour in children.