Lesley Fellows
Feb. 13 2012 – It’s Valentine’s Day, he forgot to bring flowers, and somehow that painfully sad look on her face is simply not registering in his mind. Could be it’s a problem in his prefrontal cortex? + » » »
Warning! Collision Imminent!
Christopher Pack
Feb. 6th, 2012 - The brain’s quick interceptions help you navigate the world - When you are about to collide into something and manage to swerve away just in the nick of time, what exactly is happening in your brain? A new study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, McGill University shows how the brain processes visual information to figure out when something is moving towards you or when you are about to head into a collision. + » » »
A team from Université Laval shed new light on neuron regeneration in the brain
Dr. Armen Saghatelyan
Feb. 5 2012 – Researchers at the Robert-Giffard Research Center of Université Laval have just shed new light on the regeneration of brain neurons. The work of Lusine Bozoyan, Jivan Khlghatyan and Armen Saghatelyan, published in the February 1st edition of the Journal of Neuroscience, demonstrates the role played by cells called astrocytes in this mechanism. + » » »
Genetic breakthrough for brain cancer in children
Dr. Nada Jabado
An international research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) has made a major genetic breakthrough that could change the way pediatric cancers are treated in the future. + » » »
