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The retina is the part of the eye that is responsible for processing visual information. Project Overview The retina is the part of the eye that is responsible for processing visual information. Loss of neurons (nerve cells) in the central nervous system, which includes the brain and retina, is a...

Alzheimer’s disease is linked to the build-up of harmful proteins in the brain and damage to brain blood vessels. In many people, especially in later life, this build-up happens because the brain cannot clear these proteins effectively. Our research focuses on understanding how aging damages the...

Alzheimer’s disease can affect memory and thinking by changing how brain cells communicate. Our project looks at early changes in the hippocampus, a part of the brain important for learning and memory. Project Overview Alzheimer’s disease can affect memory and thinking by changing how brain cells...

At Brain Canada, we want to ensure full transparency about our review process. The applications for this grants program were evaluated in person by a review panel composed of Canadian and International scientific experts as well as external reviewers, when needed. Reviewers evaluated and scored...

Discoveries made in Canada by the lab of Dr. Michael Strong over the past few years have implicated a protein called Rho guanidine nucleotide exchange factor (RGNEF) both pathologically and genetically in causing ALS. Project Overview Discoveries made in Canada by the lab of Dr. Michael Strong over...

Personalized Modeling and Optimization of Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation in Major Depressive Disorder Project Overview Personalized Modeling and Optimization of Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation in Major Depressive Disorder Depression affects nearly 2 million...

The Role of the Hypocretin-Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Circuit in Chronic Social Isolation and Acute Social Stress Project Overview The Role of the Hypocretin-Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Circuit in Chronic Social Isolation and Acute Social Stress Social behaviour is especially sensitive to stress, and isolation...

Currently in the fifth year of PhD studies at Dalhousie, Colin MacKay was recently awarded the Brain Canada Rising Star Trainee Award in ALS Research. His research probes a subset of cells in the spinal cord called V3 interneurons. Picture a rising star. This one starts on Prince Edward Island in...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 21, 2019) — Scientists have identified a new mechanism that accelerates aging in the brain and gives rise to the most devastating biological features of Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article here.

First responders, whose jobs commit them to persistent, repeated exposure to potentially triggering incidents, are at ongoing risk of developing mental health problems Project Overview First responders, whose jobs commit them to persistent, repeated exposure to potentially triggering incidents, are...