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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...

Depression is a leading cause of disability, with a large proportion of treatment-resistant patients. Recent studies have implicated reduced brain inhibition in human depression from a specific neuron type (SST), and new pharmacology boosting this reduced inhibition led to antidepressant and...

One percent of Alzheimer’s disease is the early-onset type that runs in families. Project Overview One percent of Alzheimer’s disease is the early-onset type that runs in families. Extensive studies of these ultra-rare forms of Alzheimer’s disease have revealed the genes that cause them. On the...

Roughly 10-20% of people self-report use of cannabis during pregnancy. Project Overview Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC) Neuroscience Fellowship in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Roughly 10-20% of people self-report use of cannabis during pregnancy. Human studies...

The highest lifetime risk of stroke is the week surrounding birth, with perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) the most common stroke subtype during this period. The highest lifetime risk of stroke is the week surrounding birth, with perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) the most common stroke...

There are many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases that affect men and women differently, and the reasons for this are not well understood. Project Overview There are many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases that affect men and women differently, and the reasons for this are not well...