2018
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Q&A with Marc Joanisse: Understanding Reading Disorders in Children
December 13, 2018On October 22, Professor Marc Joanisse from the Department of Psychology at Western spoke at the London Central Library on the topic of reading ...
Neuroscience grants promote teamwork
November 22, 2018Two of the world’s most accomplished neuroscience centres – Western’s BrainsCAN and McGill’s Healthy Brains for Healthy ...
BrainsCAN Partners with World-Renowned Neuroscience Research Institution
October 25, 2018A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between BrainsCAN, Western University’s neuroscience research initiative, and RIKEN Centre for Brain ...
First Round of BrainsCAN's 2018 Accelerator Grants Announced
October 03, 2018Cognitive disorders and disease affect people all over the world. To better understand and expand our knowledge of the brain, BrainsCAN is funding ...
Why does being familiar with someone’s voice help us understand what they’re saying?
October 01, 2018A new study from Western University’s BrainsCAN initiative shows that familiar voices are easier to understand even if a person ...
Western University contributes to the first open-source NHP imaging database
September 27, 2018BrainsCAN-aligned researchers have collaborated with an international team of researchers to develop the world’s first open-source data sets ...
Shining a Spotlight on Alzheimer’s research for World Alzheimer’s Day
September 20, 2018Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. In Canada, 564,000 adults are currently living with dementia, and this number is expected ...
Q&A: Building BrainsCAN – A Discussion with Lisa Saksida and Ravi Menon
September 19, 2018Dr. Lisa Saksida is BrainsCAN’s Co-Scientific Director, a Professor in Physiology and Pharmacology, Principal Investigator in the Brain and ...
BrainsCAN celebrates two years of impact
September 16, 2018Two years ago, Western University received the largest research grant in its history. The 7-year, $66 million investment from the Canada First ...
Study: ‘Sound’ differences between age groups
August 21, 2018By exploring differences in the way younger and older adults respond to sounds, Western neuroscientists have found that our brains become more ...
A new study shows that sound impacts you differently as you age
August 21, 2018Video
Study: Brain game doesn’t offer brain gain
July 30, 2018A new Western-led study has debunked claims that getting better at a brain-training game can translate to improved performance in other games and ...
RIKEN CBS Summer Program untangles the brain for BrainsCAN researchers
July 24, 2018From July 9-13, Reichelt and Laidlaw were a joined by approximately forty-five early-career researchers from 13 countries to take part in the ...
New BrainsCAN study rules out major potential target for Alzheimer’s disease drugs
June 29, 2018In a recent study from BrainsCAN, Western’s $66 million Canada First Research Excellence Fund program in cognitive neuroscience, Stefan ...
Grants back Western medical innovation efforts
June 29, 2018Western’s efforts to support a brighter future for medical innovation in Canada got an exciting shot in the arm, thanks to a Burroughs ...
Special Canada Day dawns for neuroscientist
June 29, 2018The sheer, glorious space of the country. Beaches in summer; snow sports in winter. The research opportunities and academic atmosphere. For years, ...
New facility opens its doors to come together
April 16, 2018University officials celebrated the opening of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB) on April 13. The $47-million facility houses ...
After an accident that left her dead, a second life as an artist
April 13, 2018Three of Vanderidder's paintings—Driving Home, White Out and Black Submarine—hang in the BrainsCAN department of Western ...
Grant looks to bring brain researchers closer together
April 12, 2018The McGill-Western Collaboration Grant program supports neuroscience and neuro-informatics research from new and/or established collaborative ...
Artist’s work a reminder of work to be done
April 12, 2018Vanderidder’s works will hang among Western’s BrainsCAN group, located on the sixth floor of the Western Interdisciplinary Research ...
Federal budget signals commitment to science
March 15, 2018Western researchers are better positioned to undertake cutting-edge work, thanks to the largest investment ever in fundamental science research, ...
Women encouraged to pursue STEM careers, but many not staying
March 08, 2018Lisa Saksida, a cognitive neuroscientist and the scientific director at Western University's BrainsCAN in London, Ont., recently spoke at the ...
STEM conference engages, empowers young women
March 07, 2018Approximately 250 undergraduate students, researchers and volunteers attended the one-day conference, organized by the Western Women in ...
Federal budget makes huge investment in scientific research
March 03, 2018Lisa Saksida, a professor and researcher at Western University, is confident that things are headed in the right direction. “The need for ...
Top scientists headline conference with goal of inspiring young women in STEM
February 27, 2018IYWSTEM runs throughout the day until 5 p.m. in Western’s Great Hall and includes an industry fair, a STEM Graduate Program Expo and an ...
Minister of Science explores ‘amazing work’
January 10, 2018Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan stopped by Western Tuesday to learn about what she calls the “amazing work” being done across the ...
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