Student Seminars

Karina Paliotti

"Epilepsy in Individuals with Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia: Defining the Clinical Phenotypic Spectrum and Underlying Molecular Causes"

Dr. K. Myers

December 14, 2021; 11 AM

Vanessa Valiquette

"Examining Litter Specific Variability in Mice and its Impact on Neurodevelopmental Studies"

Dr. M. Chakravarty

November 26, 2021; 10 AM

Ayse Akgoz

"FATAL ATTRACTION in the TILT ILLUSION"

Dr. F. Kingdom

October 12, 2021; 2 PM

Steve Edwin

"Methods for optimising immunohistochemistry for the serotonergic system in human brainstem."

Dr. A. Sadikot

October 7, 2021; 10:30 AM

Arielle Crestol

"Women’s Brain Health: The Effects of Aging and Menopause on Memory and Brain Function"

Dr. M. Rajah

October 1, 2021; 10 AM

Maria Gobbo

"Validation of KIF1A/25B interactors in hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies type II (HSAN II)"

Dr. G. Rouleau and Dr. P. Dion

September 30, 2021; 2:15 PM

Allison Frantz

"Tracking trajectories of cognitive recovery in coma survivors using a validated battery of neuropsychological tests"

Dr. S. Blain-Moraes

September 29, 2021; 9 AM

Firoza Lussier

"Alzheimer's disease pathophysiological correlates of mild behavioral impairment across the disease spectrum"

Dr. P. Rosa-Neto

September 29, 2021; 2 PM

Hannema Romke

"The Development of functional connectivity of the human memory network"

Dr. C. Xiaoqian

September 10, 2021; 9 AM

Elly Htite

"Hippocampal growth in preterm infants"

Dr. M. Brossard-Racine

July 20, 2021; 1 PM

Nicholas Chahley

"Improvements to a Gravity Microfiltration Platform for CTC Cluster Enrichment"

Dr. D. Juncker

July 8, 2021; 1 PM

Andrew Schultz

"Investigating the role of NMDA receptor activity in neural circuit remodeling and gene expression in Xenopus laevis"

Dr. E. Ruthazer

June 30, 2021; 1 PM

Alaa Abdelgawad

"local gene expression and structural connectivity predict longitudinal brain atrophy in Parkinson's Disease"

Dr. A. Dagher

June 21, 2021; 9 AM

Christophe Tanguay-Sabourin

"Unpacking the Biopsychosocial Burden of Chronic Pain in the UK Biobank Population"

Dr. E. Vachon-Presseau

June 17, 2021; 10 AM

Siavash Kermani Koosheh

"mGluR5 imaging in the clinical investigation of patients with TLE with bilateral EEG or non-contributory MRI findings: a proof-of-concept retrospective study"

Dr. E. Kobayashi

June 17, 2021; 2:30 PM

Dale Hatrock

"In Vitro Ependymal Cells and Inflammatory Factors"

Drs. J. Stratton and L. Healy

June 15, 2021; 10 AM

Simone Valade

"The Role of Tumour Necrosis Factor-α in Synaptic and Behavioural Plasticity During Cocaine and Morphine Addiction"

Dr. D. Stellwagen

May 21, 2021; 2 PM

Zac Yeap

"Resting-State Connectivity Differences with Navigation Strategy Use in Young and Old Adults"

Dr. V. Bohbot

May 25, 2021; 12 PM

Anaïs Robert

"Investigating a Novel Mechanism Regulating Synapse Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease" 

Dr. T. Kennedy

May 25, 2021; 2 PM

Leora Pearl-Dowler

"Anti-allodynic effects of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD) in neuropathic rats with tolerance to Morphine" 

Drs. G. Gobbi and B. Gentil

May 28, 2021; 1 PM

Lazaro M. Sanchez-Rodriguez

"Decoding the Influence of Misfolded Proteins on Macroscopic Neuronal Activity under Alzheimer’s Disease"

Dr. Y. Iturria-Medina

November 29, 2021; 2:30 PM

Rahul Suresh

"Exploring synaptic gene mutations in neurodevelopmental disorders"

Dr. Y. Zhou

November 10, 2021; 9:30 AM

Alexandra Chapleau

"EPRS1-related leukodystrophy: generation of a representative cellular model to study disease pathogenesis"

Dr. G. Bernard

November 3, 2021; 9 AM

Melissa Pestemalciyan

"INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF NETRIN-1 AND NETRIN-3 IN NEURODEVELOPMENT"

Dr. T. Kennedy

September 9, 2021; 9:30 AM

Dhruv Mehrotra

"Thalamocortical Dynamics Underlying Spatial Cognition"

Dr. A. Peyrache

September 7, 2021; 10 AM

Jawata Afnan

"Localization of Neuronal Oscillations and Connectivity Profiles in Magnetoencephalography (MEG): Validation using Intracranial EEG"

Drs. C. Grova and J. Gotman

August 30, 2021; 3 PM

Giulia Baracchini

"Inter-regional BOLD signal variability traces functional connectivity: Implications for assessing age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease progression"

Dr. N. Spreng

August 30, 2021; 1 PM

Gabrielle Siemonsmeier

"Effects of chronic stress on neuronal representations of emotional valence in the nucleus accumbens"

Dr. R. Bagot

August 10, 2021; 9 AM

Sajjad Feizollah

"Development of high-resolution diffusion-weighted imaging to map the cortical g-ratio in vivo"

Dr. C. Tardif

July 13, 2021; 11 AM

Gerardo Ramos

"Neurotrophin Gene Therapy by Site-Specific Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier in an Animal Model of Huntington's Disease"

Dr. A. Sadikot

July 8, 2021; 9 AM

Marco Buhler

"Cortical Dynamics Involved in the Control of Locomotor Adaptations"

Drs. A. Lamontagne & J. Fung

July 6, 2021; 2 PM

Ziyaan Harji

"Investigating TDP-43 Mediated Synaptic Dysfunction at Neuromuscular Junctions in Zebrafish Models of Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"

Dr. G. Armstrong

June 30, 2021; 12 PM

Laurie Goulet

"Qualifying Population Activity to Visual Feature: An fMRI Investigation of Cortical Distortion in the Amblyopic Early Visual Cortex"

Dr. R. Farivar

June 29, 2021; 10 AM

Sarah Hales

"The regulation of Tau by Numb and its role in tauopathies"

Dr. M. Cayouette

June 28, 2021; 9 AM

Ulrich Anglas

"Elucidating a mitochondria-to-nucleus signaling pathway that promotes longevity"

Dr. J. Van Raamsdonk

June 25, 2021; 1 PM

Tristan Simas

"Identifying Regenerative Pathways Within the Molecular Mechanisms of Fusicoccane Compounds"

Dr. A. Fournier

June 24, 2021; 2 PM

Giovana dos Santos Cover

"Cortical Gray Matter Study with High Resolution Multi-Echo MPRAGE MRI"

Dr. R. Farivar

June 23, 2021; 10 AM

Xin-Tong Wang

"Regulation of the pore and gating properties of AMPA-type ionotropic glutamate receptors by different auxiliary protein families"

Dr. D. Bowie

June 22, 2021; 1 PM

Haneieh Molaei

"Measuring and mapping spatial distortions in the amblyopic eye with a therapeutic approach"

Dr. R. Farivar

June 21, 2021; 11 AM

Belal Howidi

"Understanding the Neurorestorative Effects of Sildenafil on Neotatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injuries"

Dr. P. Wintermark

June 21, 2021; 1 PM

Luisa Hernandez Melo

"Beneficial Effects of Supportive Prosody on Stress and Brain Synchrony in Dyads"

Dr. M. Pell

June 18, 2021; 11:30 AM

Yi-Ting Wang

"Sex Difference in Alzheimer's Disease: Insights from PET Imaging, CSF Biomarkers and Genetics"

Dr. P. Rosa-Neto

June 14, 2021; 2 PM

Eric Mokri

"Neural Signatures of Perceptual Competition: Binocular Rivalry, Monocular Pattern Rivalry, and Interocular Grouping"

Dr. J. Mendola

June 14, 2021; 10 AM

Maleeha Khan

"C9orf72/SMCR8/WDR41 complex as a GAP for small Rho GTPases and regulation of enzymatic activity through SMCR8 phosphorylation"

Dr. P. McPherson

June 14, 2021; 10 AM

Sehrish Javed

"Elucidating the Pathogenic and Therapeutic Roles of Bdnf-Producing Neurons using Mouse Models of Smith-Magenis Syndrome"

Dr. W-H. Huang

June 8, 2021; 9 AM

Arielle Rabinowitz

"The Relationship between Personality and Music Pleasure: Understanding mood symptoms associated with reward system dysfunction using music hedonia"

Drs. R. Zatorre and A. Dagher

June 7, 2021; 1 PM

Frederick St-Onge

"The Role of Inter-Individual Heterogeneity in Functional Connectivity During Aging and the Alzheimer’s Disease Spectrum"

Dr. S. Villeneuve

June 2, 2021; 10 AM

Alexia, Gene

"Activity-Dependent GABAA Receptor Synaptic Plasticity is lost in Fmr1KO Mice"

Dr. D. Bowie

June 1, 2021; 9 AM

Florian Pernin

"Distinc Mechanisms of Sublethal Injury of Oligodendrocyte in Response to Inflammatory and Metabolic Insults"

Dr. J. Antel

May 27, 2021; 9 AM

Marina Tedeschi Dauar

"Biochemical and clinical characterization of the genes CNTN5, HIVEP3 and CLU as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease"

Dr. J. Poirier

May 20, 2021; 1 PM

Justine Schweizer

"Exploring Viral Gene Therapy Approaches for the Treatment of Chronic Pain"

Dr. P. Séguéla

May 21, 2021; 1 PM

Sujata Sinha

"Difficulties comprehending others in schizophrenia: in search of mechanisms and social context specificities" 

Dr. B. Debruille

May 26, 2021; 1 PM

Marie-France Dorion

"Investigating the role of human microglia in Parkinson's disease"

Drs. T. Durcan and L. Healy

May 28, 2021; 1 PM

Nicholas Benfey

"Radial astrocytes in the developing retinotectal system sense and modulate visually-evoked neuronal activity"

Dr. E. Ruthazer

December 2, 2021; 12 PM

Stefanie Perrier

"POLR3-related leukodystrophy: From exploring novel genetic causes and investigating clinical features to expanding the spectrum of disease"

Dr. G. Bernard

November 30, 2021; 3 PM

Jillian McCarthy

"Characterizing Data-Driven MRI-based Brain Changes in Early Stage Frontotemporal Dementia"

Dr. S. Ducharme and Dr. Y. Iturria-Medina

November 25, 2021; 2 PM

Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo

"Missed connections: the impact of loneliness and social exclusion on brain functional connectivity"

Dr. N. Spreng

November 11, 2021; 2 PM

Jesse J. Langille

"Investigating translation in rodent neurons and in healthy and fragile X human IPSC-derived neurons"

Dr. W. S. Sossin

October 29, 2021; 2 PM

Room: 188, MNI

Rixing Lin

"The role of small nucleolar RNAs in antidepressant treatment"

Dr. G. Turecki

October 28, 2021; 1 PM

Andrea Haree Pantoja Urban

"Sex-specific Neurodevelopmental Effects of Social Stress in Adolescence"

Dr. C. Flores

October 26, 2021; 1 PM

Alfred Lee

"Characterization of Amyloidβ-Neurexin interaction in Alzheimer's disease"

Dr. H. Takahashi

October 22, 2021; 1 PM

Max Wolpert

"Impact of second language on first language grammatical processing in Chinese-English bilinguals"

Dr. K. Steinhauer and Dr. S. Baum

September 9, 2021; 1: 30 PM

Reinder Vos de Wael

"Temporal Lobe Connectome Embedding in the Human Brain"

Dr. B. Bernhardt

September 3, 2021; 10 AM

Kasia Szyszkowicz

"The effects of early life stress on gut microbiota composition in mice throughout the lifespan"

Drs. N. Cermakian and M-C. Audet

June 18, 2021; 10 AM

Roni Setton

"New Perspectives on the Aging Brain"

Dr. N. Spreng

June 15, 2021; 1 PM

Hyun Choong Yong

"Investigating the role of medial septal circuits in the hippocampal code for time"

Dr. M. Brandon

June 17, 2021; 2:30 PM

Gloria Castaneda Pizana

"Linking motivational symptoms to effort and reward processes in older adults in health and chronic illness"

Dr. L. Fellows

June 14, 2021; 11AM

Ross Markello

"Understanding methodological variability in network neuroscience"

Dr. B. Misic

June 14, 2021; 10:30 AM

Julie Bailly

"Mu opioid receptor-positive neurons in habenular networks :
Reward/aversion and mood states"

Dr. B. Kieffer

June 14, 2021; 9 AM

C. William Yao

"Implications of Dream Enactment Behavior and Isolated Insomnia Symptoms in the Canadian Population"

Dr. R. Postuma

May 19, 2021; 9 AM

Zaki Ajabi

"Networks dynamics of the thalamic head-direction system during reorientation" 

Dr. M. Brandon

May 27, 2021; 3 PM (Skype)

Steve Beukema

"Cognitively Mediated Pupil Dynamics During Visual Pattern Recognition" 

Dr. F. Kingdom

November 3, 2021; 10 AM 

Angela Zhang

"Shared Spatial Responses as Neural Correlates of Common Computational Motifs" 

Dr. R. Farivar

October 18, 2021; 1:00 PM 

Julie Bailly

"Mu opioid receptor-positive neurons in habenular networks: aversive states" 

Dr. B. Kieffer

October 15, 2021; 9:30 AM 

Jonathan Cote

"Development of a novel neuroimaging method to probe the auditory system and its age-related changes" 

Dr. E. de Villers-Sidani

October 13, 2021; 1:00 PM 

Roni Setton

"New perspectives on the aging brain" 

Dr. N. Spreng

October 12, 2021; 1:00 PM 

Ross Markello

"Understanding methodological variability in human brain mapping" 

Dr. B. Misic

October 5, 2021; 9:00 AM 

Blandine Ponroy

"Human Astrocytes in Down Syndrome" 

Dr. K. Murai

September 23, 2021; 9:30 AM 

Jocelyne Whitehead

"Investigating the Neural Correlates of Social and Emotional Processing Across Modalities" 

Dr. J. Armony and P. Jolicoeur

September 15, 2021; 9:00 AM 

Oladayo Oladiran

"The role of macrophages in autoimmune peripheral neuropathy" 

Dr. J. Zhang

August 12, 2021; 11 AM 

Nardin Nakhla

"Connectivity and Computation in the Dorsal Visual Pathway" 

Dr. C. Pack

July 26, 2021; 1 PM 

Camille Boudreau-Pinsonneault

"Endogenous regeneration of the mammalian retina: Identification of novel factors for the reprogramming of retinal glia to neurons" 

Dr. M. Cayouette

July 8, 2021; 9 AM 

Noor Sharif

"Characterizing structural white matter connectivity in pediatric development" 

Dr. A. Evans

July 6, 2021; 10 AM 

Gina Kemp

"The role of tumor necrosis factor in mediating stress-induced anxiety-like behavior: a story of stress, inflammation, and social isolation" 

Dr. D. Stellwagen

July 6, 2021; 1 PM 

Zahraa Chorghay

"Neuron-glia interactions underlying activity-dependent plasticity in the developing visual system" 

Dr. E. Ruthazer

June 11, 2021; 11:30 AM 

Elisa Guma

"Investigating the role of maternal immune activation on neurodevelopmental trajectories: connecting neuroimaging, behavioural, and molecular phenotypes" 

Dr. M. Chakravarty

June 7, 2021; 9 PM