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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...

Studying the impact of maternal circadian disruption on the development and function of offspring sleep circuits This ability to predict and synchronize with rhythmic sounds is something most humans do naturally – it underlies music, dance, and even the rhythm of conversation. But scientists have...

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...

Recipient of the Henry and Berenice Kaufmann Foundation Trainee Award in Brain Cancer Research, Annika honours her grandmother’s life every day by pursuing research. When Annika Benson lost her grandmother to cancer a few years ago, her research studies suddenly took on new meaning. Her beloved...

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...