Canada Foundation for Innovation provides $1.1M for CBRAIN computing platform at McGill

Published: 15 September 2016

McGill University will receive more than $1.1 million for CBRAIN, one of the world’s most advanced computing platforms for brain research, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI)...

Training your brain using neurofeedback

Published: 20 January 2014

A new brain-imaging technique for a true brain workout

Brenda Milner awarded prestigious Kavli Prize in Neuroscience

Published: 29 May 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.

Eat, Drink and Be Merry! 67 years of a delicious holiday tradition

Published: 11 December 2014

Every year the Reitman family puts out a generous spread for all The Neuro’s staff continuing a legacy of celebrating care and dedication ...

Impact of video gaming on the brain

Published: 20 May 2015

A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B by the teams of Dr. Gregory West (Assistant Professor at the Université de Montréal) and Dr. Véronique Bohbot (Douglas...

Brighter prospects for chronic pain

Published: 20 April 2016

The potential of light as a non-invasive, highly-focused alternative to pain medication was made more apparent thanks to research conducted by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and...

Chronic pain alters DNA marking in the brain

Published: 14 February 2013

Injuries that result in chronic pain, such as limb injuries, and those unrelated to the brain are associated with epigenetic changes in the brain which persist months after the injury, according to...

Everything in moderation: excessive nerve cell pruning leads to disease

Published: 8 October 2013

Mechanism meant to maintain efficiency of brain network involved in neurodegenerative disease

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