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2018
Q&A with Marc Joanisse: Understanding Reading Disorders in Children
December 13, 2018
BrainsCAN-supported Prof. Marc Joanisse spoke on reading development and disorders in children, exploring language processing and brain ...
Neuroscience grants promote teamwork
November 22, 2018
Seven teams of researchers have been awarded funding for transformational research projects in neuroscience, through the first round of the ...
BrainsCAN Partners with World-Renowned Neuroscience Research Institution
October 25, 2018
BrainsCAN and RIKEN CBS signed an MOU to boost international neuroscience collaboration and advance research on brain diseases and disorders.
First Round of BrainsCAN's 2018 Accelerator Grants Announced
October 03, 2018
BrainsCAN awarded three new Accelerator Grants to study hearing loss, consciousness, stroke, and neuroinflammation in high-risk cognitive ...
Why does being familiar with someone’s voice help us understand what they’re saying?
October 01, 2018
A new study from Western University’s BrainsCAN initiative shows that familiar voices are easier to understand even if a person does not ...
Western University contributes to the first open-source NHP imaging database
September 27, 2018
BrainsCAN researchers helped create PRIME-DE, the first open NHP brain imaging database, sharing 200+ datasets to map neural connections and aid ...
Shining a Spotlight on Alzheimer’s research for World Alzheimer’s Day
September 20, 2018
Every 3 seconds someone develops dementia. In Canada, 564,000 adults are affected. Research and awareness grow, highlighted on World ...
Q&A: Building BrainsCAN – A Discussion with Lisa Saksida and Ravi Menon
September 19, 2018
BrainsCAN Co-Scientific Directors: Dr. Lisa Saksida leads TCN Lab and Brain & Mind Institute; Dr. Ravi Menon directs CFMM and Brain & Mind ...
BrainsCAN celebrates two years of impact
September 16, 2018
BrainsCAN received a $66M CFREF grant to study cognition and transform understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of brain disorders and ...
Study: 'Sound' differences between age groups
August 21, 2018
Neuroscientists from Western University have discovered a difference in the way younger and older adults respond to sounds. In the BrainsCAN ...
Study: Brain game doesn’t offer brain gain
July 30, 2018
A 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, 2018
BrainsCAN postdocs Reichelt and Laidlaw joined 45 early-career researchers at RIKEN CBS’s Summer Program in Tokyo to advance international ...
Special Canada Day dawns for neuroscientist
June 29, 2018
For years, Western neuroscientist Adrian Owen has set his heart on making Canada his home and adopted land. This year, he will celebrate Canada ...
New BrainsCAN study rules out major potential target for Alzheimer’s disease drugs
June 29, 2018
In 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, 2018
Western’s efforts to support a brighter future for medical innovation in Canada got an exciting shot in the arm, thanks to a Burroughs ...
New facility opens its doors to come together
April 16, 2018
University officials celebrated the opening of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB) on April 13.
After an accident that left her dead, a second life as an artist
April 13, 2018
Three of Vanderidder's paintings hang in the BrainsCAN department of Western University's new interdisciplinary research building, which ...
Grant looks to bring brain researchers closer together
April 12, 2018
The 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, 2018
The work of this self-described ‘accidental artist’ will surround several Western researchers dedicated to reducing the burden of ...
Federal budget signals commitment to science
March 15, 2018
Western 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, 2018
Lisa Saksida, a cognitive neuroscientist and the scientific director at Western University's BrainsCAN, recently spoke at the school's ...
STEM conference engages, empowers young women
March 07, 2018
Approximately 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, 2018
“The need for more funding of fundamental scientific research is something that scientists have been voicing concerns about for some ...
Top scientists headline conference with goal of inspiring young women in STEM
February 27, 2018
IYWSTEM 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, 2018
Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan stopped by Western Tuesday to learn about what she calls the “amazing work” being done across the ...