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Researchers at The Neuro are world leaders in cellular and molecular neuroscience, brain imaging, cognitive neuroscience and the study and treatment of neurological diseases and disorders. Here are their stories.

New faculty spotlight: Xiaoqian Chai

13 Jan 2020

"What excites me about The Neuro is the stimulating environment and its long tradition of excellence in brain research."

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Reintroducing brain plasticity lost in adulthood

8 Jan 2020

These cells play a role in brain trauma, autism and schizophrenia. Inhibiting them could aid recovery

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New faculty spotlight: Jo Anne Stratton

7 Jan 2020

“I first became interested in becoming a scientist during my undergraduate studies after seeing my father’s disease progress to a point where he was living in a wheelchair”

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New faculty spotlight: Jean-François Poulin

6 Jan 2020

"As soon as we identify the neurons that are involved in dysfunctional circuits that cause disease, we can determine the molecular signature."

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New faculty spotlight: Joshua Aaron Sonnen

6 Jan 2020

“I enjoy knowledge for its own sake, but what gets me out of bed is that what we learn is going to help people fight some really difficult diseases.”

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New faculty spotlight: Blake Richards

6 Jan 2020

"We want to use what we learn from the brain to inform new AI systems that have capabilities that machines lack."

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New faculty spotlight: Yang Zhou

6 Jan 2020

"The Neuro is an amazing place because it’s a very good mixture of basic neuroscience research and clinical neuroscience."

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Passion for science leads Rhalena Thomas to The Neuro to find a cure for Parkinson's disease

20 Dec 2019

Dr. Rhalena Thomas is an HBHL Postdoctoral Fellow who uses computational biology to study genes implicated in Parkinson’s disease.

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Neuro researcher motivated by her father's story

11 Dec 2019

Jo Anne Stratton first became interested in becoming a scientist after seeing her father’s disease progress to a point where he was living in a wheelchair

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The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) is a bilingual academic healthcare institution. We are a McGill research and teaching institute; delivering high-quality patient care, as part of the Neuroscience Mission of the McGill University Health Centre. We are proud to be a Killam Institution, supported by the Killam Trusts.