December 2014
The Marshmallow Effect: What the ability to resist temptation says about your brain (Lesley Fellows)
30 Dec 2014 (BBC Radio Interview)
Prominent McGillians (including Serge Gauthier) named to Order of Canada
27 Dec 2014 (Reporter)
Interview with Brenda Milner
27 Dec 2014 (Ici RadioCanada)
Music in the operating theatre (Daniel J. Levitin)
16 Dec 2014 (La Presse)
An important study for Parkinson's Disease (Jacques Drouin)
12 Dec 2014 (Med e-News)
November 2014
Fragile X study offers hope of new autism treatment
28 Nov 2014 (Med e-News)
Cerebral stimulation popular for treating severe depression
18 Nov 2014 (La Presse)
Finding "lost" languages in the brain
17 Nov 2014 (McGill Channels)
Increasing the storage capacity of the brain, is it possible? (Keith Murai)
15 Nov 2014 (Journal de Montréal)
Medical Canabis (Mark Ware cited)
11 Nov 2014 (Montreal Gazette)
Michael Meaney wins Wilder-Penfield Prize - Prix du Québec
4 Nov 2014 (gouv.qc.ca)
October 2014
Shalini Lal, a researcher completing postdoctoral work in youth mental health services at the Douglas Institute, receives prestigious grant
27 Oct 2014 (Douglas Institute News)
Discovery of a new mechanism that can lead to blindness (Michel Cayouette)
24 Oct 2014 (Med e-News)
Child with inoperable brain tumour sparks foundation
22 Oct 2014 (Montreal Gazette)
$2.9M in funding to boost child and adolescent mental health research
20 Oct 2014 (McGill Reporter)
Craving Chocolate? Your brain made you do it (Alain Dagher)
20 Oct 2014 (CTV News)
Youth Suicide – More early detection and better coordination are needed
17 Oct 2014 (Med e-News)
Walking for a Better Brain
14 Oct 2014 (The Atlantic)
Michael Meaney awarded 2014 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize
10 Oct 2014 (Med e-News)
The impact of socioeconomic factors on childhood mental health (Frank Elgar)
9 Oct 2014 (Med e-News)
Autism spectrum disorders share common molecular causes
9 Oct 2014 (Med e-News)
McGill graduate John O’Keefe wins Nobel Prize in medicine
6 Oct 2014 (McGill Reporter)
A discovery could prevent the development of brain tumours in children
3 Oct 2014 (Med e-News)
October is Brain Tumour Awareness Month
1 Oct 2014 (Brain Tumour Foundation)
September 2014
University of Saskatchewan discovery may limit brain damage from strokes
25 Sept 2014 (CBC)
Are the promises of "Brain Game" gains too good to be true? (Judes Poirier)
21 Sept 2014 (Globe and Mail)
Dr. Vasavan Nair’s Work Honoured
17 Sept 2014 (The Douglas News)
$2,028,000 for the Douglas- Bell Brain Bank
16 Sept 2014 (The Douglas News)
A revised game plan is sorely needed when it comes to concussions (Scott Delaney cited)
15 Sept 2014 (Montreal Gazette)
A promising new approach to Alzheimer's (Judes Poirier)
14 Sept 2014 (McGill Reporter)
National consortium to tackle dementia to be headquartered in the Lady David Institute
12 Sept 2014 (McGill Reporter)
The quest to save athletes' brains (mention of Isabelle Gagnon)
10 Sept 2014 (University Affairs.ca)
Secrets of the Brain (Alan Evans)
7 Sept 2014 (Journal Metro)
Memory and Alzheimer’s : towards a better comprehension of the dynamic mechanisms (Sylvain Williams)
5 Sept 2014 (Med e-News)
ALS app developer wants to raise awareness about the disease (Tom Zheng, McGill student)
3 Sept 2014 (CBC Soundcloud)
August 2014
Four-bit Recall (Daniel Levitin)
21 August 2014 (Boston Globe)
The Beautiful Life of Your Brain (Robert Zatorre)
21 August 2014 (Freenewpos.com)
Alan Evans awarded major brain disorders prize
21 August 2014 (McGill Channels)
Mental Health Services adapted for the youth (11 - 25 years)
18 August 2014 (Le Devoir)
Dr. Judes Poirier - La Presse's Personality of the Week
17 August 2014 (La Presse)
Understanding sick brains (Brigitte Kieffer)
15 August 2014 (Le Devoir)
Depression does not discriminate (mention of Gustavo Turecki)
13 August 2014 (Montreal Gazette)
Important advance in brain mapping and memory (Julio Martinez-Trujillo)
10 August 2014 (McGill Newsroom)
Hit the Reset Button in Your Brain (by Daniel Levitin)
9 August 2014 (New York Times)
July 2014
Rustle, Tingle, Relax: The Compelling World of A.S.M.R. (mention of Robert Zatorre)
29 July 2014 (Canberra Times)
Discovery at the Douglas: Hope for Alzheimer's treatment (Judes Poirier)
15 July 2014 (La Presse)
Video (GlobalNews)
Med e-News
McGill team develops blindness treatment (Robert Koenekoop)
14 July 2014 (Montreal Gazette)
Med e-News
Probing Brain’s Depth, Trying to Aid Memory (Brenda Milner)
9 July 2014 (NY Times)
Psychiatry in the Age of Justifiable Paranoia (mention of Ian Gold)
7 July 2014 (NYmag)
Haifa scientists zoom in on neural activity (mention of Jeffrey Mogil)
6 July 2014 (Jerusalem Post)
The concussion conundrum (mention of Scott Delaney)
5 July 2014 Winnipeg Free Press
Scientists find important piece in the brain tumour puzzle
4 July 2014 (Med e-News)
Optogenetics: Lightly Pressing More and More of the Cell’s Buttons (Douglas Insitute)
3 July 2014 (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
June 2014
Concussions a worrisome epidemic among children (Debbie Friedman)
27 June 2014 (Montreal Gazette)
Gustavo Turecki is the 2014 Recipient of the Dr. Samarthji Lal Award
23 June 2013 (Douglas Institute)
International study yields important clues to the genetics of epilepsy
16 June 2014 (Med e-News)
New approach unveiled to help tackle mental health issues in teens (Ashok Malla)
16 June (Montreal Gazette)
Tiny molecule may help battle depression, study claims (Gustavo Turecki)
9 June 2014 (Med e-News)
ALS Awareness Month - June
6 June 2014 (Med e-News)
Young brains aging (Véronique Bohbot)
4 June 2014 (Radio Canada)
Healing yourself while healing others (David Bloom)
2 June 2014 (Huffington Post Quebec)
May 2014
Brenda Milner awarded prestigious Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
29 May 2014 (Med e-News)
New York Times Article
YMCA wants you to keep your balance (mention of Kathleen Cullen)
29 May 2014 (Montgomery News)
Do you believe in a machine that can read your thoughts? (featuring Amir Raz)
29 May 2014 (Bulletins Electroniques)
Can leading a sedentary lifestyle contribute to depression? (featuring Nancy Low)
29 May 2014 (WAMC Public Radio)
Timing is everything: Scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits using patterned visual stimulation (Edward Ruthazer)
27 May 2014 (Med e-News)
Of Mice and Men Brain Imaging at the Douglas
23 May 2014 (Le Magazine de L'île des Soeurs)
Alzheimer's (mention of Judes Poirier)
23 May 2014 (Passeport Santé)
A new report by IRCM ethics experts raises important questions and concerns about tDCS (mention of Eric Racine)
22 May 2014 (IRCM)
Dr. Brian Chen awarded the 2014 CAN Young Investigator Award
21 May (Med e-News)
How extreme isolation warps the mind (mention of Dr. Donald Hebb)
14 May 2014 (BBC News)
Dr. Guy Rouleau, Director of The Neuro, awarded the Prix d’excellence 2014 by the Collège des médecins du Québec
9 May 2014 (Med E-news)
The FRQS and Pfizer Canada pledge $3.7M to fund a consortium and six research projects (Claudio Cuello)
9 May 2014 (Health News Network)
L'odeur et la douleur (Jeffrey Mogil)
8 May 2014 (Agence Science Presse)
Recognize and minimize the concussion damage from youth sports
7 May 2014 (KevinMD.com)
Dr. Brian Chen: How to build a brain. Winner of 2014 CAN Young Investigator Awards
6 May 2014 (Canadian Association for Neuroscience)
3000 cerveaux stockés à Montréal
6 May 2014 (Journal de Québec)
Sonia Jego, PhD student in psychiatry, award winner of the Fonds Santé — April 2014
5 May 2014 (Douglas Institute News)
Over $3.7M awarded to McGill researchers studying neuro-developmental disorders
1 May 2014 (McGill Reporter)
Montreal foundations partner with Ottawa to fund autism, Alzheimer’s research (Alan Evans, Nahum Sonenberg)
1 May (Montreal Gazette)
Alzheimer et autisme : partenariats public-privé pour la recherche
1 May (Radio Canada)
April 2014
For Lab Rats, a ‘Male Scientist’ Effect (Jeffrey Mogil)
29 April 2014 (New York Times)
How the GPS defeated the great hippocampus (Veronique Bobhot)
14 April 2014 (Boston Globe)
Songbirds' Method of Learning Tunes Could Yield Better Understanding of Human Diseases
9 April 2014 (Nature World News)
Montreal researcher Bruno Giros (Douglas Mental Health University Institute) discovers the role of dopamine
7 April 2014 (Journal de Montréal in French)
How the schizophrenic brain misinterprets the world - Dr. Christopher Pack at the Neuro
2 April 2014 (McGill Channels)
Early depression turns men into couch potatoes
1 April 2014 (McGill Newsroom)
April is Parkinson's Disease month
1 April 2014 (Montreal Neurological Institute) (Français)
March 2014
Purple Day - A World Day for Epilepsy Awareness
26 March 2014 (McGill Channels)
Interview with Dr. Brenda Milner, pioneer in research on memory
26 March 2014 (Radio-Canada in French)
France-Quebec scientific workshop on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
21 March 2014 (McGill Channels)
New evidence confirms link between IQ and brain cortex
17 March 2014 (McGill Reporter)
Inability to enjoy music recognized as a brain condition
7 March 2014 (CBC)
February 2014
Quebec concussion bill could die (Scott Delaney)
28 February 2014 (Global News)
Camillo Zacchia invites you to participate in the 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge
21 February 2014 (The Douglas)
Esteemed McGill brain researcher shares $1M prize (Dr. Brenda Milner)
20 February 2014 (The Jerusalem Post)
An opportunity for brain gain (Nahum Sonenberg)
17 February 2014 (The Jerusalem Post)
Brenda Milner shares $1-million Dan David Prize
13 February 2014 (McGill Reporter)
Big brains join U of C — university lauds talent coup as it welcomes brain imaging researcher and microbiologist
11 February 2014 (Calgary Sun)
$ 9.8 million to the Douglas Institute for the creation of a centre specializing in research on depression and suicide
7 February 2014 (The Douglas)
Can vitamin C stop an aging brain? (William Osler)
6 February 2014 (The Windsor Star)
Canadians' growing use of anti-depressants is problematic
4 February 2014 (Montreal Gazette)
Metabolism And Brain Activity Linked (Derek Bowie)
3 February 2014 (Science 2.0)
JANUARY 2014
Amnesiac Henry Molaison's brain undergoes digital post-mortem (Brenda Milner)
30 January 2014 (CBC News)
Brain of famous amnesiac "H.M." yields new insights into memory
29 January 2014 (LA Times)
Amnesiac Henry Molaison's brain undergoes digital post-mortem
29 January 2014 (CBC News)
Why We love Sad Music, And Other Musical Mysteries Explained (By Brain Science!)
23 January 2014 (NHPR)
Training your brain using neurofeedback
23 January 2014 (Bioscience Technology)
Are positive health impacts of spirituality simply a placebo effect? (Dr. Amir Raz)
23 January 2014
Magnetoencephalography can be used to control and train specific targeted brain regions
22 January 2014 (News Medical)
Real-Time Neurofeedback Helps Retrain The Brain
22 January 2014 (Red Orbit)
Childhood brain cancer: an interview with Dr. Nada Jabado, Department of Pediatrics at McGill University
22 January 2014 (News Medical)
Training your brain using neurofeedback: A new brain-imaging technique for a true brain workout
20 January 2014 (The Neuro)
Use spatial memory to reduce risks of dementia
17 January 2014 (The Douglas)
How Being Heavy or Lean Shapes Our View of Exercise
9 January 2014 (The New York Times)
Evidence shows cognitive rest aids concussion recovery
9 January 2014 (USA Today)
Pulling an all-nighter could damage brain
9 January 2014 (The Boston Globe)
The Brain, in Exquisite Detail
9 January 2014 (The New York Times)
Brain scientists to work with schools on how to learn
9 January 2014 (BBC News)
Jahi McMath Q&A: Can brain death be reversed?
9 January 2014 (Los Angeles Times)
Mounting evidence implicates cerebellum in autism
9 January 2014 (Simon Foundation Autism Research Initiative)
Want Perfect Pitch? You Might Be Able To Pop A Pill For That
9 January 2014 (NPR)
Stopping tumours in their path: New study sheds light on most common and deadly form of brain cancer
8 January 2014 (The Neuro/McGill News)
Medical giants stride pages of new book
8 January 2014 (The Neuro/McGill News)
McGill-affiliated researchers produce 5 of Quebec Science’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2013 Full stories on neuroscientists Dr. Alan Evans and Dr. Jens Pruessner included.
6 January 2014 (McGill Reporter)
Can Animals Help Limit Concussions?
2 January 2014 (The New York Times)
How Language Seems to Shape One's View of the World
2 January 2014 (NPR)
'Jumping Genes' Linked to Schizophrenia
2 January 2014 (Science)
When Teen Drivers Multitask, They're Even Worse Than Adults
1 January 2014 (NPR)