Technology has unprecedented ability to detect and diagnose Alzheimer’s

Published: 5 February 2013

January 28, 2013 - A revolutionary technology has the ability to detect and diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with unprecedented accuracy. The computerized technique known as SNIPE analyzes magnetic...

Clinician-scientists at The Neuro receive funding for Parkinson’s and HIV research

Published: 5 February 2013

November 27, 2012 - Clinician-scientists take a unique, integrated approach that is essential to advancing science and medicine. Problems encountered in the clinic inspire research and new findings...

Pioneering memory researcher Brenda Milner inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame

Published: 5 February 2013

November 21 2012 - Dr. Brenda Milner, pioneer in the field of cognitive neuroscience whose discoveries revolutionized the understanding of memory, is being inducted into the Canadian Science and...

Internationally renowned Quebec scientist to take helm of The Neuro

Published: 5 February 2013

November 8 2012 - After a worldwide search, the renowned Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro – of McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre has a new director,...

Common ground and the probabilistic nature of referential domains: Daphna Heller

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 14:00to15:30

Abstract: Theoretical approaches to reference assume that definite descriptions such as “the candle” are used to refer to a candle which is uniquely identifiable relative to a set of entities...

Public Astro Night: "What was before the Big Bang?"

Thursday, February 21, 2013 19:00

AstroMcGill will be holding the February Public Astro Night.3600 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T8, CA/channels-contributeCategory: Public lectures and conferences...

Anna I. McPherson Lectures 2013 - Brian P. Schmidt: "The Accelerating Universe"

Thursday, January 31, 2013 18:00

The Anna I. McPherson Lecture 2013 will be given by 2011 physics Nobel laureate Brian P. Schmidt.855 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T7, CA/channels-contributeCategory: Public lectures and...

Musicians: Born or made? 
Scientific workshop on Music and Talent. Followed by a free concert-conference at the Salle Claude Champagne (Université de Montréal)

Saturday, January 19, 2013 09:30to15:30

The role of natural endowment and hard work in musical performance is one of the oldest and most contentious issue in both science and society. Up to the 20th century, innate talent was associated...

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