2019
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Behavioural research gets boost with first open-access database
December 17, 2019Neuroscience researchers at Western University have developed the first open-access repository for raw data from mouse cognitive testing. Called ...
Fellow aims to help others through WORLDiscoveries’ Medical Innovation Fellowship Program
November 01, 2019At an age when many are deciding what to do with their lives, a then-20-year-old Wagner Souza found himself considering the end of ...
Awards announced for sixth round of BrainsCAN Accelerator Internal Granting Program
October 25, 2019The brain is the last frontier in human biology. While researchers have been examining the structure for centuries, there are still many unknowns ...
The brain’s regions work together when it comes to skilled motor sequences
October 03, 2019Many skills, such as typing, playing an instrument or tying a knot, rely on complex sequences of movements. Despite being common activities, ...
BrainsCAN partnership aims to showcase impact of dementia support
September 20, 2019Tony Paul and his wife Susan were teenagers when they met in London. Now married 45 years, they have raised two children and are proud ...
Highlighting three years of BrainsCAN support
September 16, 2019Since 2016, BrainsCAN has funded and supported high-impact/high-reward research to help transform the way brain diseases and disorders are ...
Researchers find left- and right-handers share similarities in the brain when it comes to numbers
August 27, 2019Left- and right-handers may write with different hands, but the brain processes numbers the same way for both. In a new Registered Report, ...
Yalda Mohsenzadeh joins BrainsCAN Computational Core
August 14, 2019On August 1, the newest member of BrainsCAN’s Computational Core, Yalda Mohsenzadeh began at Western. Mohsenzadeh joined the Computational ...
Western University develops first-of-its-kind task-based map of the human cerebellum
July 22, 2019It is the second largest structure in the human brain and contains more neurons than any other area. Tucked under the back of the cerebral cortex, ...
BrainsCAN Postdoctoral Associates receive CIHR Fellowships
July 17, 2019Two BrainsCAN Postdoctoral Associates are among the most recent awardees of the esteemed Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship ...
Funding announced for fifth round of BrainsCAN Accelerator Internal Granting Program
June 18, 2019A fifth round of BrainsCAN Accelerator grants have been awarded to impactful cognitive neuroscience programs at Western University. Earlier this ...
Volunteers help unlock deeper understanding
June 13, 2019Finding volunteers has often been the technological equivalent of the carrier pigeon – even if the message goes out, it’s ...
Inaugural touchscreen symposium brings neuroscience researchers to Western
June 05, 2019Two brains are better than one, but more than 100 is even better. Starting today, over 100 neuroscience researchers from around the world are ...
Thinking beyond the neuron
June 04, 2019How does the brain control what information becomes memories and can this be affected by diet and obesity? A new article from Western ...
BrainsCAN contributes to Canada’s new equity, diversity and inclusion program
May 10, 2019Dr. Lisa Saksida, Western University neuroscientist and BrainsCAN’s Co-Scientific Director, understands the importance of an equity, ...
BrainsCAN funding leads to NSERC grant
May 07, 2019Dr. Tim Bussey, a professor in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, used his Accelerator findings to support his recent NSERC research ...
New registry to boost brain research participation
March 25, 2019Neuroscience researchers at Western have long worked with members of the London community to gather data for their studies. Launched this week, ...
The science behind déjà vu and other surprising brain discoveries
March 13, 2019The brain is the last frontier in human biology. It generates our thoughts and emotions; it’s what makes us human. Neuroscience researchers ...
Brain research leads to new discoveries
March 08, 2019Nearly 3.6 million Canadians are currently living with a brain disorder, diminishing quality of life and creating an enormous burden on our ...
Pre-frontal activity can be recipe for obesity
March 01, 2019Finding it impossible to resist that craving for chocolate and potato chips? It may be all in your head – specifically in the part of your ...
New research on why some are big snackers
March 01, 2019New BrainsCAN review suggests a reciprocal relationship between obesity and self-control
February 26, 2019In a review published February 26 in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, researchers explore the age-old chicken-or-the-egg conundrum but ...
London Brain Bee 2019 encourages next generation of neuroscientists
February 22, 2019For more than 40 years, some of Western University’s most internationally recognized research has come from the field of neuroscience ...
BrainsCAN celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11, 2019Women have made significant contributions to science, yet in 2019, less than 30 per cent of researchers worldwide are women. A diverse ...
Researchers committed to open-science efforts
February 04, 2019Placing collaboration above competition, Western researchers are partnering with more than 300 labs around the world to gain a better ...
BrainsCAN builds international collaborations with new research partnership
January 25, 2019BrainsCAN, Western University’s neuroscience research initiative, is building international collaborations with a new memorandum of ...
BrainsCAN expands globally with Cardiff University partnership
January 25, 2019BrainsCAN, Western University’s neuroscience research initiative, is continuing to expand its global presence with a new memorandum of ...
Q&A with Dr. Jane Rylett: Researching Alzheimer’s Disease
January 19, 2019Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease that affects memory, thinking and behaviour. In Canada, one out of every 13 adults between the ...
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