neuroscience

Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act

yulia.dulkina@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000

Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.

Tango dancing could benefit Parkinson's disease patients

anita.kar@mcgill.ca — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:16:10 +0000

New study puts 40 patients through 12-week course

Dancing the Argentine tango could have potential benefits for people at certain stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to findings in a new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, �� and the Research Institute of the �� Health Centre. The study looked at changes in patients’ motor abilities following a 12-week tango course, and is also the first study to assess the effect that tango has on non-motor symptoms.

Open Science Office Hours - – Brain Imaging Essentials

luisa.pimentel@mcgill.ca — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:44:43 +0000

Atelier "Notions essentielles de l’imagerie cérébrale"

Jeudi, le 30 Avril 2025
15:30 – 16:30 h HNE

Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2026: Behaviour, Brain Computation, and Evolution

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:30:57 +0000

Neurogenesis Speaker Series: February Edition

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:22:58 +0000

Come meet HBHL-supported Faculty! Wednesday, February 11, 2026
4:30–6:30 p.m. (includes a one-hour reception)

Bridging Gaps: Patient-Oriented Neuroscience Research Symposium

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:36:59 +0000

iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU)

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:04:03 +0000

THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES

iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU)

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:32:34 +0000

THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES

Modeling α-Synuclein Pathology Spreading in a 3D Human Midbrain-Striatal Assembloid

Brain connectivity can build better AI

shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:37:20 +0000

Artificial neural networks modeled on real brains can perform cognitive tasks

A new study shows that artificial intelligence networks based on human brain connectivity can perform cognitive tasks efficiently.

Epilepsy Day 2017

jennifer.lockerby@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:13:36 +0000

March 26 is Purple Day for Epilepsy, a day to support epilepsy awareness worldwide

The Neuro has been a world leader in epilepsy treatment and research for more than 60 years. Indeed, the “Montreal Procedure” developed by The Neuro’s founder, Dr. Wilder Penfield, and his colleagues has become the standard operating procedure for the surgical treatment of epilepsy. The Neuro was also a pioneering institute in exploiting electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study and treat epilepsy.

Olfactory perception influenced by background and semantic information

shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:14:48 +0000

When two people smell the same thing, they can have remarkably different reactions, depending on their cultural background. Researchers at the Neuro have found that even when two cultures share the same language and many traditions, their reactions to the same smells can be different.

Lack of joy from music linked to brain disconnection

shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:15:07 +0000

Have you ever met someone who just wasn’t into music? They may have a condition called specific musical anhedonia, which affects three-to-five per cent of the population.

Researchers at the University of Barcelona and the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of �� have discovered that people with this condition showed reduced functional connectivity between cortical regions responsible for processing sound and subcortical regions related to reward.

CENTECH’s Propulsion Program will help Innodem Neurosciences succeed globally

timothy.ellis@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 16 May 2018 18:52:05 +0000

CENTECH, a Montreal-based technology incubator, announced earlier that it has selected a company founded by Dr. Etienne de Villers-Sidani for its Propulsion Program, which helps the most innovative start-ups move from the initial development phase to commercializing their products and services on the international market. Dr. de Villers-Sidani is a researcher and neurologist at Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and member of the Center for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM).

Purple Day March 26 - A World Day for Epilepsy Awareness

anita.kar@mcgill.ca — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:48:11 +0000

The Neuro has been at the forefront of epilepsy treatment and research for over half a century. The “Montreal Procedure” developed by Dr. Wilder Penfield and colleagues revolutionized the surgical treatment for epilepsy, allowing thousands of patients to start new lives free of seizures. The use of electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the study and treatment of epilepsy was pioneered at The Neuro.

Using patients’ own cells to accelerate research into neurological disease

anita.kar@mcgill.ca — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:29:50 +0000

$1 M gift from Mr. J. Sebastian van Berkom launches translational research into neurological disease

A patient’s very own skin cells may hold the key to new treatments and even cures for devastating neurological diseases. A generous $1 million donation from Mr. J. Sebastian van Berkom, and critical partnerships with Brain Canada, Laval University, Marigold Foundation and the FRQS-Réseau Parkinson Quebec are driving an innovative, iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cell) research platform that will transform research into Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases.