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Meet the students behind the 2022 ALS Canada – Brain Canada Trainee Awards. Charlotte Manser is the recipient of a $75,000 ALS Canada – Brain Canada 2022 Trainee Award. As a PhD student at the University of Ottawa, she investigates how ALS-linked genes might contribute to the loss of normal stress...

The development of approaches to aid early detection of the transition from healthy aging to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is critically important for developing targeted strategies to halt or slow disease progression. Project Overview The development of approaches to aid...

Circadian, or 24-hour, rhythms control almost all biological systems in our bodies with sleep-wake cycles and body temperature control the best known examples. Project Overview Circadian, or 24-hour, rhythms control almost all biological systems in our bodies with sleep-wake cycles and body...

A pilot project funded through a W. Garfield Weston Foundation – Brain Canada Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI) grant in 2012 proved the feasibility of repairing brain injuries in children caused by radiation treatment. Now, the team is running a phase three clinical trial to test the...

Many people with Parkinson’s disease have trouble with freezing of gait (FoG), a symptom that causes them to stop walking unexpectedly and makes them more likely to fall. Project Overview Many people with Parkinson’s disease have trouble with freezing of gait (FoG), a symptom that causes them to...

Research will shed light on how to reduce and prevent death and serious illness from heart conditions and stroke in women. Women experience distinct heart disease and stroke symptoms and risk factors that remain under-researched and misunderstood. With these new investments, we’re closing the gap...

Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder characterized by social/communication deficits and repetitive behaviours. Project Overview Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder characterized by social/communication deficits and repetitive behaviours. It is very heterogeneous, with over 250 genes...

Each year, over 312 million patients undergo surgery. Project Overview Each year, over 312 million patients undergo surgery. Anesthesia is a drug-induced reversible, comatose state that facilitates surgery. It is widely assumed cognition returns to baseline afterwards. Surgery and anesthesia...

How does the wiring of the brain confer cognitive capacity? Project Overview How does the wiring of the brain confer cognitive capacity? Technological, analytic, and theoretical advances present a unique opportunity to reconstruct brain networks in individuals. At the same time, modern artificial...

Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) is a novel form of treatment that uses high intensity magnetic field pulses to stimulate the brain and induce a seizure as a therapeutic intervention for patients with depression resistant to antidepressant medication, known as Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)....