Scientists have gained new insights into the part of the brain that gives us a sense of direction, by tracking neural activity with the latest advances in brain imaging techniques. The findings shed light on how the brain orients itself in changing environments – and even the processes that can go wrong with degenerative diseases like dementia, that leave people feeling lost and confused.

Classified as: brain, internal compass, direction, dementia, neural activity, brain imaging
Published on: 22 Mar 2023

Software tool brings together multiple brain maps in one place

The brain is a complex organ, and no one imaging mode can catch everything that’s going on inside it. Over the years, multiple “brain maps” have emerged, each focusing on different brain processes, from metabolism to cognitive function. While these maps are important, using them in isolation limits the discoveries researchers can make from them.

Classified as: Neuro, bratislav misic, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, brain imaging
Published on: 6 Oct 2022

$4.67M from Brain Canada will help probe the brain’s mysteries and create international research links

Research at The Neuro’s McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) of McGill University will receive a major boost thanks to a $4.67M grant from Brain Canada’s Platform Support Grant (PSG) program.

Classified as: BIC, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Brain Canada, Julien Doyon, brain imaging, Neuro, Montreal Neurological Institute
Published on: 3 Mar 2021

What does the 1960s Beatles hit “Girl” have in common with Astor Piazzolla’s evocative tango composition “Libertango”?

Probably not much, to the casual listener. But in the mind of one famously eclectic singer-songwriter, the two songs are highly similar. That’s one of the surprising findings of an unusual neuroscience study based on brain scans of the musician Sting.

Classified as: music, neuroscience, Daniel Levitin, brain imaging, science and technology, MRI, Sting, University of California at Santa Barbara, Scott Grafton, Neurocase
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Published on: 15 Aug 2016

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? New research on the brain’s capacity to learn suggests there’s more to it than the adage that “practise makes perfect.” A music-training study by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at McGill University and colleagues in Germany found evidence to distinguish the parts of the brain that account for individual talent from the parts that are activated through training.

Classified as: brain, plasticity, McGill University, talent, Robert Zatorre, brain imaging, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, music training study, auditory-motor learning, Montreal’s International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS)
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Published on: 28 Jul 2015

William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil

1918 – 2014

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre regret to announce the death of William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil., one of Canada's most distinguished neurosurgeons and The Neuro’s third director.  Dr. Feindel passed away quietly at The Neuro on Sunday night following a brief illness.   Our deepest sympathies go out to Dr. Feindel’s family.

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, epilepsy, Neurology, william feindel, brain imaging, surgery
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Published on: 15 Jan 2014
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