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Brain Canada and the Convergence Initiative co-sponsor exhibition of artwork to explore the intersection of the arts, neuroscience and society What happens when art and science meet? What if they aren’t all that separate to begin with? These are some of the questions a group of Montreal-area...

Partners and Donors Van Tol Family

Partners and Donors Van Tol Family

Partners and Donors Van Tol Family

Partners and Donors Van Tol Family

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...