Knowledge & Expertise
Canada must continue to build its “knowledge economy” by generating new knowledge and training and mobilizing a diverse & skilled workforce. Investing in research means investing in highly qualified personnel who contribute to the economy and drive innovation in Canada.
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Discovery of a new therapeutic avenue to protect vision in diabetic patients
This is a Brain Star Award feature of Dr. Sergio Crespo-Garcia, from the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center. Dr. Crespo-Garcia he is first place winner of the 2024 competition and also the winner of the Marlene-Reimer Award for 2024. Congratulations! Diabetes is a silent epidemic with profound complications in the retina, including a profound visual impairment…
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An optomapping approach to better understand connections in the visual cortex of the brain
This is a Brain Star Award Feature: Christina You Chien Chou – McGill University, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental…
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Studying how the deepest regions of the brain contribute to brain activity
This is a Brain Star Award Feature: Justine Hansen, McGill University, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction…
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Identification of the Pannexin-1 channel in the brain as a target to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms
Brain Star Award feature: Erika Harding, Nicole Burma, Charlie Hong Ting Kwok, University of Calgary, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences,…
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A new framework to assess placement of electrodes in the brain for epilepsy surgery
Brain Star Award Feature: Kassem Jaber, Montreal Neurological Institute, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction Epilepsy is…
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Identification of CD33m as a new protective factor in Alzheimer’s Disease development.
Brain Star Award Feature: Ghazaleh Eskandari-Sedighi, University of Alberta, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction Immune cells…
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Discovery of differences in encoding threat discrimination in the brain of males and females
Brain Star Award Feature: Jessie Muir and Eshaan Sriram Iyer, McGill University, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and…
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A reduction in the number of connexions between brain cells is seen in the early stages of psychosis and is associated with negative symptoms.
Brain Star Award Feature: Maira Belen Blasco, Douglas Research Institute, McGill University, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and…
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Better understanding the role of vision in the brain’s representation of space by studying freely moving primates
Brain Star Award winner feature: Diego B. Piza, Western University, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction The…
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Better understanding how ensembles of neurons are recruited in memory formation.
Brain Star Award Feature: Andrew Mocle, University of Toronto, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction The hippocampus…
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Better understanding the non-rhythmic components of Electroencephalography (EEG) can lead to better interpretation of brain activity
Brain Star Award Feature: Niklas Brake, McGill University, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction Article citation Brake,…
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Development of a functional atlas of the human cerebellum
Brain Star Award Feature: Caroline Nettekoven, Western University, won this prize based on the excellence of the research and its potential benefits to the health of Canadians. Brain Star Awards are presented by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction The human cerebellum…
