<p>New study examines link between brain cortex and food buying habits</p>
<p>MONTREAL: Will that be a pizza for you or will you go for a salad? Choosing what you eat is not simply a matter of taste, conclude scientists in a new study at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre. As you glance over a menu or peruse the shelves in a supermarket, your brain is making decisions based more on a food’s caloric content. </p>

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, obesity, Montreal Neurological Institute, mcgill faculty of medicine research, alain dagher
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Published on: 20 Oct 2014

<p>October is Brain Tumour Awareness Month</p>

October is Brain Tumour Awareness Month

Classified as: neuroscience, Neurology, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, mcgill faculty of medicine research, brain tumour
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Published on: 6 Oct 2014

McGill University alumnus John O'Keefe was named co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in medicine, for his contribution to the discovery of cells that constitute the brain’s ‘inner GPS,’ which makes it possible to orient ourselves in space.

Classified as: neuroscience, faculty of medicine, Faculty of Science, John O'Keefe, Nobel prize
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Published on: 6 Oct 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 20th, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre will host the 10th Annual ALS Symposium of the Fondation André-Delambre. Nearly one hundred researchers and clinicians from several countries will come together to discuss recent progress in ALS research.

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, neurological disease, Guy Rouleau, mcgill faculty of medicine research, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Angela Genge
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Published on: 19 Sep 2014

Dr. Peter McPherson, James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, Montreal Neurological Institute, neurodegenerative diseases, endocytosis, membrane trafficking, Peter McPherson, royal society of canada
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Published on: 10 Sep 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 researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Biomedical Engineering at McGill University.

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, Alan Evans, BigBrain, mcgill faculty of medicine research
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Published on: 21 Aug 2014

Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre have shown that a member of the protein family known as SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) is a key to why tumour cells multiply uncontrollably, especially in the case of glioblastoma. The SUMO family proteins modify other proteins and the SUMOylation of proteins are critical for many cellular processes. Identifying SUMO’s role in the cancer cell growth will lead to a new strategy for glioblastoma treatment.

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, Neurology, brain tumours, mcgill faculty of medicine research
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Published on: 4 Jul 2014

An international team of researchers has discovered a significant genetic component of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE), the most common form of epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by sudden, uncontrolled electrical discharges in the brain expressed as a seizure. The new research, published in this week’s issue of EMBO Reports, implicates a mutation in the gene for a protein, known as cotransporter KCC2. 

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, epilepsy, neurological disease, Guy Rouleau, mcgill faculty of medicine research
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Published on: 16 Jun 2014

What is ALS?

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, neurological disease, ALS, mcgill faculty of medicine research
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Published on: 2 Jun 2014

Dr. Brenda Milner, an active researcher at the age of 95 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, McGill University, is a recipient of The 2014 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, Brenda Milner, memory, Neurology, mcgill faculty of medicine research
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Published on: 29 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 relative timing of sensory stimuli. In most neuroscience textbooks today, there is a widely held model that explains how nerve circuits might refine their connectivity based on patterned firing of brain cells, but it has not previously been directly observed in real time.

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, schizophrenia, autism, Neurology, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, mcgill faculty of medicine research, Ruthazer
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Published on: 27 May 2014
Classified as: neuroscience, brain, Randal Koene
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Published on: 17 May 2014

Dr. Guy Rouleau, Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, is being awarded the Prix d’excellence 2014 by the Collège des médecins du Québec, for his outstanding contributions to neurogenetics and medicine. Dr. Rouleau accepts the award today at a ceremony at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City.

TRIBUTE VIDEO: http://bit.ly/1np0tJH

Classified as: neuroscience, brain, medicine, Guy Rouleau, Neurology, mcgill faculty of medicine research
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Published on: 9 May 2014

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