Alan Evans awarded major brain disorders prize

Published: 21 August 2014

Dr. Alan Evans, a pioneering scientist who has helped map the human brain, has been awarded the Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize by the University of British Columbia. Dr. Evans is a...

Using patients’ own cells to accelerate research into neurological disease

Published: 31 March 2015

$1 M gift from Mr. J. Sebastian van Berkom launches translational research into neurological disease ...

Timing is everything: scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits using patterned visual stimulation

Published: 27 May 2014

In a new study, published in this week’s issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes its connections differently depending on the...

Students to perform ‘brain’ surgery

Published: 19 February 2015

Come witness young students perform brain surgery for the first time ...

Neuro awarded over $15 M in CIHR funding

Published: 28 July 2015

Researchers get inaugural Foundation grants for high-impact, long-term programs...

World experts join forces on rare genetic disease

Published: 11 November 2014

Scientists shed light on ARSACS a genetic disease affecting Quebecers in regions of Charlevoix and Saguenay-Lac Saint-Jean

ALS Awareness Month – June

Published: 2 June 2015

As a major Canadian centre for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, invites the public and the media to learn...

What happens after the ALS ice bucket challenge?

Published: 19 September 2014

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is a devastating fatal disease of the nervous system that kills two to five Canadians every day. On September 19th and...

April - Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month

Published: 2 April 2015

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, is at the forefront of Parkinson’s research and clinical care. Parkinson’s...

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