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The Path to Improving Cognition: Discoveries in the Lab and at Home
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/the-path-to-improving-cognition-discoveries-in-the-lab-and-at-homeDr. Mulsant and his team during Dr. Mulsant and his team are studying how Alzheimer’s and depression are linked, and how cognitive remediation and transcranial direct current stimulation work in improving cognition in older persons with MCI or depression. If they are beneficial in older persons...
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The Profile and Trajectory of Brain Tumours across the Continuum of Care in Ontario, Canada: A Population Based Study
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/the-profile-and-trajectory-of-brain-tumours-across-the-continuum-of-care-in-ontario-canada-a-population-based-studyThis study will provide more in-depth information on all individuals with malignant and benign brain tumours in Ontario and their utilization of health care services at the provincial and local level. Project Overview This study will provide more in-depth information on all individuals with...
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The Registry: A Pan-Canadian, Multi-Center Surveillance Research Collaboration
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/the-registry-a-pan-canadian-multi-center-surveillance-research-collaborationMembers of the Brain Tumour Registry team, from left to right: Dr. Yan Yuan, Dr. Emily Walker and Dr. Faith Davis Brain tumours, whether malignant or non-malignant, can significantly impact the lives of those diagnosed, affecting their health and overall quality of life. It is estimated that 27...
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The registry: The Brain Tumour Registry of Canada (BTRC)
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/the-registry-the-brain-tumour-registry-of-canada-btrcMembers of the Brain Tumour Registry team, from left to right: Dr. Yan Yuan, Dr. Emily Walker and Dr. Faith Davis Brain tumours, whether malignant or non-malignant, can significantly impact the lives of those diagnosed, affecting their health and overall quality of life. It is estimated that 27...
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The role of attention control and emotional regulation in the emergence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD): Identifying early behavioral markers of ASD in at-risk infants
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/the-role-of-attention-control-and-emotional-regulation-in-the-emergence-of-autism-spectrum-disorder-asd-identifying-early-behavioral-markers-of-asd-in-at-risk-infantsMs. Raza’s research focuses on early development in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with the goal of identifying behavioral and physiological markers in at-risk infants.
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The role of cortical inhibitory cells in human epilepsy
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/the-role-of-cortical-inhibitory-cells-in-human-epilepsyEpilepsy is a debilitating neurological disorder that affects up to one percent of the world’s population. A third of epileptic patients suffer from drug-resistant form of the disease for which brain surgical intervention is often necessary. Project Overview Epilepsy is a debilitating neurological...
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The role of immune genes in schizophrenia
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/the-role-of-immune-genes-in-schizophreniaSchizophrenia (SCZ) is ranked among the top ten illnesses contributing to the global burden of disease, yet its etiology is still poorly understood. Project Overview Schizophrenia (SCZ) is ranked among the top ten illnesses contributing to the global burden of disease, yet its etiology is still...
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The role of inhibition in shaping neuronal memory traces in health and schizophrenia
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/the-role-of-inhibition-in-shaping-neuronal-memory-traces-in-health-and-schizophreniaWe remember our experiences in the correct order and we can assess the elapsed time between them. Project Overview We remember our experiences in the correct order and we can assess the elapsed time between them. Patients with damage in the hippocampus brain region cannot remember the order and...
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The role of peripheral inflammation in ALS: an exploratory study
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/the-role-of-peripheral-inflammation-in-als-an-exploratory-studyIt has been more than a decade since scientists proved that ALS is not simply a disease of motor neurons, but that other cells in the neighbourhood around them could play an active role in the disease process. Project Overview It has been more than a decade since scientists proved that ALS is not...
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The Role of Translational Control in Cortical Dysgenesis in Mammalian Brain
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/the-role-of-translational-control-in-cortical-dysgenesis-in-mammalian-brainAbnormal development of neural circuitry is thought to be the major cause of autism and many other mental illnesses. Project Overview Abnormal development of neural circuitry is thought to be the major cause of autism and many other mental illnesses. However, we still don’t understand the cellular...
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