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After a stroke that weakened his left side, Stéphane Rouleau says he slept nearly nonstop for almost a year. Now, he is meticulous about nutrition and fitness to support his recovery. Stéphane Rouleau used to be an ultramarathoner and a cross-country mountain biker with Olympic potential. He’d had...

Declining cognitive activity is associated with a wide-variety of neurodegenerative disorders, brain injuries as well as with normal aging despite any clear pathological condition. Project Overview Declining cognitive activity is associated with a wide-variety of neurodegenerative disorders, brain...

The Huntington disease (HD) mutation produces a pathogenic mutant HTT (mHTT) protein with an elongated polyglutamine tract. Presence of mHTT disrupts diverse cellular pathways, leading to adverse molecular phenotypes including inflammation, impaired synaptic transmission, and eventually...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a severely disabling illness with biological causes that are not well understood. Abnormalities in gene function impacts brain activities and could cause AD. Project Overview Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a severely disabling illness with biological causes that are not...

Over the past five years, Toby Fouks has generously supported Brain Canada to advance high-impact brain research across the country. She is interested in supporting research dedicated to uncovering the mechanisms behind some of the most devastating brain diseases. Voices of Impact: A Retiree’s...

With a Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research grant, Dr. Mushquash and her team recruited 160 youth to participate in a trial of JoyPop, a smartphone app designed to support emotional resilience and manage adversity. The app was developed by researchers at McMaster University in consultation with...

Read the latest edition of Mind Over Matter magazine, published by the Women’s Brain Health Initiative and supported by Brain Canada. This issue features the 2019 Azrieli Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research, along with Brain Canada-funded researcher Dr. Cindy Barha and her work on sex...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by difficulties with communication, social deficits as well as repetitive behaviors and interests. Project Overview Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by difficulties with communication, social deficits as well as repetitive behaviors and...

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. Project...