Massimo Pandolfo and Stefano Stifani
Congratulations to researchers Stefano Stifani and Massimo Pandolfo, who have been awarded US$250,000 by the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance for their project studying how #microglia contribute to neuroinflammation in Friedreich’s #ataxia.
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Come meet HBHL-funded @mcgill.ca faculty + learn about their innovative work on plasticity & addiction! 🧠
The next edition of the Neurogenesis Speaker Series, held on March 25, will feature talks by Aparna Suvrathan & @rachelrabin.bsky.social at @theneuro.bsky.social.
Register now: mcgill.ca/x/5cZ
Julien Doyon, directeur du Centre d’imagerie cérébrale McConnell au Neuro, parle de la #recherche et de l'#innovation au sein de son organisation avec Carl Baillargeon et Marc Baaklini de Podcasts innovation.
On écoute ce podcast en quelques minutes ici: lnkd.in/e29chGvQ
#neurosciences
Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de la Pre Claudia Kleinman, Ph. D., au poste de directrice scientifique du Centre Ludmer en neuroinformatique et santé mentale. Nous suivrons avec grand intérêt l’orientation qu’elle donnera au Centre Ludmer.
www.mcgill.ca/ludmercentre...
The Inner Workings (Left): This panel tracks two specific "compass neurons" in a mouse’s brain over 8 weeks. Whether the mouse is in a square, circle, or star-shaped room, these two neurons act like a synchronized pair: they always point in opposite directions (see the bottom "butterfly" loops). While the entire compass might rotate when the mouse enters a new room, the relationship between the neurons stays rock-solid over many weeks. The Big Picture (Right): This "ring" visualization shows a large group of neurons. Each dot represents a single neuron’s favorite direction. The Inner Ring (Week 1): Shows the initial "map" the brain created. The Outer Ring (Week 5): Shows the same neurons over a month later, without any visit of the environment in between. The colors don't just form a smooth gradient; they match up precisely between the two weeks. This proves that the brain’s internal compass is remarkably stable, "locking" its coordinates in place so the animal can recognize the same environment even after weeks away..
In a paper published today in Nature, a team led by neuroscientist Adrien Peyrache at The Neuro shows that the brain's head direction system forms long-lasting orientation memories that are anchored to specific environments.
Learn more:
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Prof. Iturria Medina (third from left) and his team, Quadri Adewale (graduated PhD), Matthew Danyluik (PhD student), Lazaro Rodriguez-Sanchez (graduated PhD), Robert Baumeister (Post-doc), Ahmed F. Khan (graduated PhD), Sue J Lin (Post-doc) and Mahdie Soltaninejad (PhD Student).
In 2016, neuroscientist Yasser Iturria-Medina and his post-doctoral supervisor at the time, Alan Evans, published findings that helped shift our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease.
Learn more in this article by Brain Canada: braincanada.ca/alzheimers-r...
Le Dr Paul Giacomini et le Dr Étienne de Villers-Sidani
Les docteurs Étienne de Villers-Sidani et Paul Giacomini ont dirigé le développement d'un dispositif qui améliore le diagnostic et le traitement de la #scléroseenplaques.
Leurs recherches ont récemment fait l'objet d'un reportage dans l'émission scientifique Découverte : tr.ee/ED8JRreVS7
Got any plans on Feb. 11? Come meet HBHL-funded faculty and learn about their groundbreaking work on memory! 🧠
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The February edition of the Neurogenesis Speaker Series will feature talks by @samaudrain.bsky.social & @mohajerani77.bsky.social at @theneuro.bsky.social.
Left, nine-year-old Eva Paredes, who was born with Schinzel-Giedion syndrome, with her mother Mariana. Right, an MRI image of Eva's hydrocephalus.
Hydrocephalus is life-threatening condition that occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborns and is often treated with invasive surgery. Now, a new study from neuroscientist Carl Ernst offers hope of preventing #hydrocephalus before it even occurs.
Learn more: www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channe...
Highlighting one of our incredible partnering research lab this month, the Laboratory for Sensory & Social Brain Mechanisms, led by the amazing Dr. Justine Clery and headquartered at @theneuro.bsky.social. For more information, check out their website www.clerylab.com! 🧠 🔬 🌎 👏
This week, the lab of Stuart Trenholm published a paper in eNeuro on RetINaBox, a hands-on, #OpenScience learning tool they created, that lets users discover how neurons in the visual system respond to things in the world.
To read the paper, visit: www.eneuro.org/content/13/1...
Congratulations to Lisa Scheunemann and Seija Lehnardt, winners of the 2025 Brenda Milner Awards. The awards were established in 2021 by Humboldt University of Berlin in honour of acclaimed neuroscientist Brenda Milner.
To learn more, visit: www.sfb1315.de/equal-opport...
Congratulations to Dr. Etienne de Villers-Sidani, whose study on memory and aging published last year in JMIR Serious Games has been named the most impactful for older adults by Nifty 50+.
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This year The Neuro launched into its latest decade of combining neurological disease treatment with cutting-edge research. After celebrating the ninetieth anniversary in 2024, the hospital-institute recognized the present while preparing for the future.
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Joyeux Noël et bonnes fêtes de la part de toute l'équipe du Neuro ! 🎅 ❄️ 🎄
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays from everyone at The Neuro! 🎅 ❄️ 🎄
Jean-Francois Cloutier
Félicitations au chercheur au Neuro Jean-François Cloutier, qui a été nommé vice-doyen, Recherche à la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé (FMSS) de l’Université McGill. Il entrera en fonctions le 1er janvier 2026.
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#neuroscience #McGill #medicine
Behind every PET scan at The Neuro is a team of highly skilled research technologists advancing neuroscience. Meet Catherine Saleh and Chris Hung-Hsin Hsiao from our Brain Imaging Centre.
🔗 Read the full story: www.mcgill.ca/neuro/articl...
@mcgill.ca @cusm-muhc.bsky.social
Congratulations to Jack Antel, Douglas Arnold, Edward Fon, Bratislav Misic and Ronald Postuma who are among the world’s top 1% most cited scientists, according to Clarivate’s 2025 ranking, which brings together the most cited researchers in the world based on the scope and integrity of their work.
70-80% of the world has no access to MRI. At The Neuro, neuroscientist Udunna Anazodo is leading Imaging Without Borders (IMAGINE). An Open Science initiative developing low-cost, portable MRI systems using 3D-printing.
🔗 Learn more: www.mcgill.ca/neuro/articl...
@mcgill.ca @cusm-muhc.bsky.social
Guy Rouleau
Félicitations au Dr Guy Rouleau, qui a reçu le Prix Halphen de la Fondation Philippe et Maria Halphen. La fondation a pour vocation de soutenir le développement de projets de recherche concernant les maladies psychiatriques.
En savoir plus : www.academie-sciences.fr/grand-prix-d...
🧠 Wrapping up a great celebration of The Neuro – Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prize Ceremony 2025.
👏 Congratulations to all our winners — Ju-Chi Yu, Raymond Confidence and the BrainGlobe Initiative, based at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at UCL and represented by Igor Tatarnikov.
Les essais cliniques changent des vies. Sans eux, aucun traitement novateur ne pourrait passer du laboratoire jusqu’au bureau du médecin. Mais, savez-vous vraiment ce qu’est un essai clinique?
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Patients, caregivers, clinicians and researchers are coming together to shape the future of patient-oriented neuroscience at Bridging Gaps: A Patient-Oriented Neuroscience Research Symposium.
📅 November 22, 2025
📍 RI-MUHC
🕚 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-g...
Can a phone help detect early signs of Parkinson’s? 🧠📱Louis is taking part in a clinical trial at The Neuro testing an app that detects movement changes too subtle for the human eye. The study is recruiting healthy adults 55+ (until Nov 21).
📩 neurocogcru.neuro@mcgill.ca 🔗cru.mcgill.ca/mvtdis
Le Neuro a pu amasser plus de 200 M$ grâce à la générosité de milliers de donateurs.
Cette solidarité témoigne d’une vérité simple : personne n’est à l’abri d’un trouble neurologique, mais chacun peut contribuer à faire avancer la recherche.
Lire l'article dans @ledevoir.com : tr.ee/Uzt8HqUc3t
A potentially transformative approach to treating glioblastoma is emerging from research at The Neuro. Neurosurgeon Dr. Kevin Petrecca and his team have discovered that stem cells within brain tumours have been driving the recurrence of glioblastoma.
🧠 Learn more : cru.mcgill.ca/gbm-stem-cel...
Visual with photos of two professors Title: Neurogenesis Speaker Series Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 4:30-6:30 p.m., The Neuro with Delphine Raucher-Chene, MD, PhD, and Tasmia Hai, PhD
How can digital tools transform mental health research? Can brain anatomy show us how parents and children share attention? 🧠
Find out at the next Neurogenesis Faculty Lecture on Nov. 26 at @theneuro.bsky.social w/ Delphine Raucher-Chéné & @tasmiahai.bsky.social!
👉 Register here: mcgill.ca/x/iHe
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Les attaques terroristes coordonnées du 13 novembre 2015 à Paris ont coûté la vie à 133 personnes. Le Dr Etienne de Villers-Sidani explique comment le cerveau humain pourrait surmonter le traumatisme lié au fait d'avoir été témoin d'une telle tragédie.
En savoir plus : tr.ee/cMVQ_h4I3v
🧬 Professor Carl Ernst and his team are leading a groundbreaking RNA therapy project aimed at treating Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome supported by D2R’s Translational Impact Research program.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/0X51szG
#RareDisease #RNAtherapy
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Promising treatments for #multiplesclerosis are on the horizon. The Neuro’s Clinical Research Unit is running innovative clinical trials: one testing an eye-tracking app to detect changes in brain function, and another investigating a novel therapy to ease spasticity.
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