/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2533/all en /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-congratulates-order-canada-honorees-326520 <p> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:21:30 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 250916 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/progression-parkinsons-disease-follows-brain-connectivity-283808 <p>A study by a group of researchers including those from The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 91社区 has tested the theory that brain degeneration in Parkinson鈥檚 disease (PD) originates in subcortical regions and spreads along neural networks to the cerebral cortex. By analyzing data on PD patients and healthy controls collected over one year, the researchers found that brain regions closely connected to subcortical regions showed the most degeneration over the one-year period in PD patients, and that this happens earlier than previously thought.</p> Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:37:18 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 32826 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/predicting-when-sound-will-occur-relies-brains-motor-system-272966 <p><em>By Shawn Hayward</em></p> <p>Whether it is dancing or just tapping one foot to the beat, we all experience how auditory signals like music can induce movement. Now new research suggests that motor signals in the brain actually sharpen sound perception, and this effect is increased when we move in rhythm with the sound.</p> Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:02:36 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32365 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/detecting-long-term-concussion-athletes-268931 <p>Lawyers representing both sides in concussion lawsuits against sports leagues may eventually have a new tool at their disposal: a diagnostic signature that uses artificial intelligence to detect brain trauma years after it has occurred.聽</p> Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:43:39 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32066 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/neuroscience-hiv-world-aids-day-dec-1-264551 <p>Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, a time to raise awareness about a disease that has afflicted 70 million people worldwide, 35 million of whom have died as a result.</p> <p>When most people think of AIDS, they generally do not think of a neurological disease, yet HIV infection can have an important impact on brain function. Untreated, HIV can cause severe dementia.</p> Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:28:33 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26453 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/researchers-find-new-role-cannabinoids-vision-262364 <p><strong><em>91社区 Newsroom</em></strong></p> <p><em>Chemicals found to improve low-light vision of tadpoles by sensitizing retinal cells</em></p> <p>A multidisciplinary team including researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute has improved our understanding of how cannabinoids, the active agent in marijuana, affect vision in vertebrates.</p> Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:38:22 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 26104 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-path-discovery-parkinsons-disease-261519 <p><em><b>91社区 Newsroom</b></em></p> <p><em>Neuron cell death may be caused by overactive immune system聽</em></p> <p>A team of scientists led by Dr. Michel Desjardins from the University of Montreal and Dr. Heidi McBride from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) at 91社区 have discovered that two genes associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) are key regulators of the immune system, providing direct evidence linking Parkinson's to autoimmune disease.</p> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:27:43 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25999 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/4-million-research-intellectual-disabilities-261428 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>91社区 Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>Couche-Tard founder gives $4 million to 91社区 for groundbreaking research on intellectual disabilities</em></p> Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:35:09 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25995 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/decoding-connectivity-261386 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>91社区 Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>It鈥檚 all math: How Professor Alan Evans is using cutting-edge statistics to unravel the complexity of brain disorders.</em></p> <p>When Alan Evans was starting out in the 1970s, researchers didn鈥檛 ask the boss to foot their bar tab. But that鈥檚 exactly what some of the coders in his Montreal Neurological Institute lab recently proposed: a 9-to-5 Saturday hackathon, held in an Irish pub a few blocks from the 91社区 campus.</p> Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:25:56 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25963 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/podcast-pedro-valdes-sosa-261116 <p><strong><em>By the Media Relations Office,聽<a href="/newsroom">91社区 Newsroom</a></em></strong></p> <p><em>Spotlight on neurosciences聽</em></p> <p>Neuroinformatics stands at the intersection of neuroscience and information science. One of the world leaders in this discipline is Prof. Pedro Valdes-Sosa, General Vice-Director for Research of the Cuban Neuroscience Center (CNEURO) which he co-founded in 1990.</p> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 13:49:13 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25933 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/data-sharing-access-all-areas-260828 <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRualxsY_0s"><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/dr_guy_rouleau.jpg" style="height:382px; width:715px" /></a></p> <p>The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (the Neuro) in Canada to conduct a radical experiment in open science.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v533/n7602_supp/full/533S71a.html">Nature</a></p> <p>聽</p> Thu, 12 May 2016 14:53:09 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25823 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/gene-mutations-shown-cause-form-hsp-260783 <p><strong><em>By Shawn Hayward, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital</em></strong></p> <p><em>Discovery will aid development of treatments for this debilitating disease</em></p> <p>Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) have identified novel gene mutations that cause hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a step forward in efforts to treat this debilitating disease.</p> Tue, 10 May 2016 14:15:53 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25816 at /newsroom