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Brain disorders and disease represent an immense societal burden and the leading cost to the Canadian health care system. Project Overview Brain disorders and disease represent an immense societal burden and the leading cost to the Canadian health care system. Although research in animal models has...

While it is the immune system that damages the brain in MS, the way this damage is caused involves many processes. Project Overview While it is the immune system that damages the brain in MS, the way this damage is caused involves many processes. One such process is called excitotoxicity, which is...

Brain Canada is pleased to announce the awarding of a 2019 Platform Support Grant (PSG) to Dr. Liliana Attisano from the University of Toronto, and team members Jeff Wrana and Laurence Pelletier at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute. Together with the Krembil Foundation, Brain Canada is...

On June 6th, 2018, Brain Canada held its Annual General Meeting in Toronto. The theme of the event, Science without barriers or borders, reflected our vision of collaboration in science. Our work joins people, labs and platforms across the country, as well as institutions, organizations and sectors...

A pioneering youth mental health project will enhance Canada’s overall understanding of youth mental health needs and advance new assessment and treatment approaches. Each year, one out of every four youth in Canada needs mental health services, making an initiative such as this urgent and critical...

Le Consortium d’Imagerie en Neurosciences et santé mentale de Québec (CINQ) est un regroupement de chercheurs pluridisciplinaires ayant pour but le développement de la neuroimagerie dans la région de Québec. Depuis sa création en 2009, le CINQ a connu un taux de croissance fulgurant, passant de...

PHOTO: Brain Canada Foundation celebrates a year of milestones at its 2024 public annual general meeting. Brain Canada held its public Annual General Meeting in Toronto on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at a conference centre in the heart of downtown. The event Making brainwaves, pioneering research...

The CIFAR Learning in Machines & Brains program brings together 41 researchers to examine what consciousness is and how it comes about. Project Overview The CIFAR Learning in Machines & Brains program brings together 41 researchers to examine what consciousness is and how it comes about. The...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that causes loss of control over muscles and leads to death quickly after diagnosis. Project Overview Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that causes loss of control over muscles and leads to death quickly after...

Congenital heart disease (“CHD”) refers to problems with heart structure and function that begin at birth. Project Overview Congenital heart disease (“CHD”) refers to problems with heart structure and function that begin at birth. People with CHD are now living longer than ever before because of...