Understanding the barrier protecting the brain

Published: 22 April 2015

The brain is a privileged organ in the body. So vital to life, the brain is protected from alterations elsewhere in the body by a highly regulated gateway known as the blood-brain barrier, which...

Simultaneous PET/MR Imaging for Brain, Cardiac and Cancer Research

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 13:30to15:30

The future of in vivo imaging is not only in new and improved scanner technology – with constantly augmenting sensitivity, spatial and temporal resolution – but also in our capacity, in health and...

2017 Neuro Epilepsy Day

Thursday, April 6, 2017

The 2017 Annual MNI Epilepsy day will take place on April 6, 2017 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital.  The day will include research presentations, a poster session, a mini...

Integrated Program in Neuroscience Open House for Prospective Graduate Students.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 18:15to21:15

On March 13th, the McGIll Integrated Program in Neuroscience will welcome prospective graduate students to meet faculty and current students from our program./ipnCategory: Integrated Program in...

Blocking overactive receptor in Alzheimer’s recovers memory loss and more

Published: 17 June 2013

A new study shows that memory pathology in older mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed with treatment. The study by researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The...

Purple Day March 26 - A World Day for Epilepsy Awareness

Published: 26 March 2014

The Neuro has been at the forefront of epilepsy treatment and research for over half a century. The “Montreal Procedure” developed by Dr. Wilder Penfield and colleagues revolutionized the surgical...

Memory and Alzheimer’s: towards a better comprehension

Published: 3 September 2014

A study just published in the prestigious Nature Neuroscience journal by, Sylvain Williams, PhD, and his team, of the Research Centre of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and McGill...

It’s brain time!

Published: 16 March 2015

A wonder-filled week of the brain

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