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The offers the capacity to perform interleaved TMS/fMRI, a complex and demanding technique used to study brain function in neuropsychiatric disorders. Project Overview The offers the capacity to perform interleaved TMS/fMRI, a complex and demanding technique used to study brain function in...

Ion channel (IC) proteins are known to be involved in different human diseases such as heart and brain disorders. Project Overview Ion channel (IC) proteins are known to be involved in different human diseases such as heart and brain disorders. There are many drugs that activate or inactivate ICs...

The first question people ask after suffering a stroke is: “Why?” Project Overview The first question people ask after suffering a stroke is: “Why?” A straightforward question, but for 4 in 10 stroke survivors, it’s also unanswerable. These are the people for whom routine tests reveal no...

Neonatal asphyxia and subsequent cerebral palsy (CP) is a severe pathology resulting from lack of oxygen and/or infection-inflammation. Project Overview Neonatal asphyxia and subsequent cerebral palsy (CP) is a severe pathology resulting from lack of oxygen and/or infection-inflammation. This...

Dr. Ayse Kuspinar (left), Dr. Jennifer Bethell, and Dr. Andrew Sommerlad Brain Canada and the Alzheimer’s Association are funding two Canadian-led teams for brain research that will help ensure care providers are implementing evidence-based practices and achieving desired outcomes for people living...

The International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank (ISCIB) is a multi-user biorepository with the mission of accelerating therapeutic development in traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) through improved biological understanding of human injury, and the vision of serving as a global research resource where...

Meet the junior researchers who received the 2022 ALS Canada – Brain Canada Trainee Awards. Donovan McDonald is the recipient of a $75,000 ALS Canada – Brain Canada 2022 Trainee Award. As a PhD student, he investigates how the function of tRNA could contribute to ALS disease processes. Meet the...

Brain Canada is pleased to announce the awarding of a $2,137,500 2019 Platform Support Grant (PSG) to Dr. Gustavo Turecki and his team for the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB), based at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. This funding will support one of the most preeminent brain...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common disorder that impacts development of the brain. Project Overview Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common disorder that impacts development of the brain. ADHD is characterized by hyperactivity and...

Brain Canada and Brain Changes Initiative recently announced $1.1 million in funding for new brain research in Canada through the Innovation Grants for Research Impact in Traumatic Brain Injury program. Two of the three recipients are focusing on an area of research that has emerged over the last...