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The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB; douglasbrainbank.ca), based at the Douglas Research Centre (McGill University affiliate), has become one of the most important brain banks in the world.

Systems neuroscience owes much of its success to an empirical tradition of using simplified laboratory settings that carefully control sensory stimuli, motor responses, or other task-relevant variables in order to identify the neural mechanisms underlying different behavioral functions.

Epilepsy is a common brain disorder that causes repeated seizures and can significantly affect a person’s daily life.

Les commotions cérébrales chez les enfants sont un problème de santé publique majeur en raison de leur impact à long terme sur le développement cognitif et socio-émotionnel.

Mixed dementia is the most common form of dementia.

Cannabis is one of the most commonly used recreational substances in Canada, yet its effects on brain blood flow remain poorly understood.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability, affecting 1 in 400 Canadian adults.

Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive brain cancers, with very few treatment options and a poor survival rate.

Deregulation of brain cell metabolism is commonly observed in low-grade brain cancers.

As people live longer, our society undergoes rapid demographic change.