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We are looking at how a behaviour change program can help stroke survivors recover their ability to walk better. Project Overview We are looking at how a behaviour change program can help stroke survivors recover their ability to walk better. We are aiming to recruit 24 people who have had a stroke...

One in five older adults with dementia is hospitalized each year. Project Overview One in five older adults with dementia is hospitalized each year. One in three hospitalized older adults will lose independence in transferring, eating, ambulating, dressing, or bathing, which increases nursing home...

Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Chair The Women, Sex, Gender, and Dementia (WSGD) cross-cutting program, led by Dr. Gillian Einstein, Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Chair in Women’s Brain Health and Aging at the University of Toronto, has its eye across the entire Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in...

Motor neurons are made up of three distinct regions. The top of the neuron is composed of branches like a tree called dendrites that receive information to transmit. Project Overview Motor neurons are made up of three distinct regions. The top of the neuron is composed of branches like a tree...

Psychiatry, like all areas of medicine and biology, has long considered the origins of individual differences. Project Overview Psychiatry, like all areas of medicine and biology, has long considered the origins of individual differences. This issue ultimately produced a nature vs nurture schism...

This research proposal investigates how a chemical modification called N6-methyladenosine (m6A) on messenger RNA influences brain health, specifically focusing on its role in sleep regulation, learning and memory, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. This research proposal...

Age-related dementias are reaching epidemic levels, affecting over 600,000 Canadians. Project Overview Age-related dementias are reaching epidemic levels, affecting over 600,000 Canadians. The most common cause of age-related dementia is Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The defining pathology of AD is the...

Systems neuroscience owes much of its success to an empirical tradition of using simplified laboratory settings that carefully control sensory stimuli, motor responses, or other task-relevant variables in order to identify the neural mechanisms underlying different behavioral functions. Project...

Many people in northern and Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan face challenges in accessing mental health support due to distance, limited services, and long wait times. Project Overview Many people in northern and Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan face challenges in accessing mental...

Many youth suffer from mental health-related brain disorders which can have devastating consequences Effective treatment is desperately needed. Project Overview Many youth suffer from mental health-related brain disorders which can have devastating consequences Effective treatment is desperately...