Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

The Neuro Epilepsy Day 2026: Epilepsy Across Multiple Scales

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:08:37 +0000

The Neuro Epilepsy Day 2026: Epilepsy Across Multiple Scales

Neuro Epilepsy Day and Pierre Gloor Lecture 2025

yulia.dulkina@mail.mcgill.ca — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:37:04 +0000

The Neuro Epilepsy Day is a half-day event. The day will focus on neurodegeration and tauopathy in epilepsy, and its implications for cognition and disease progression.

7th National Course on Sleep Medicine

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:56:20 +0000

This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.

Neuro Staff Appreciation Day 2025

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:17:28 +0000

Staff Appreciation Day is exclusively for Neuro staff, faculty, nurses, students, and trainees. ID required to enter.

6th National Course on Sleep Medicine

yulia.dulkina@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000

This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.

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.

Tiny fish could be the key to an ALS breakthrough

Neuro Communications — Tue, 31 May 2022 15:18:08 +0000

Gary Armstrong has high praise for zebrafish, a species of fish that he is using to look for new ways to treat ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease that has defied a cure and effective treatments.

Paddling past Parkinson’s

Victor Swoboda — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:45:14 +0000

Patrick Sullivan keeps active and motivated in the face of disease

Year in Review 2020

Shawn Hayward and Victor Swoboda — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 16:57:59 +0000

The major highlights from The Neuro during this unprecedented year

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.

Using a cappella to explain speech and music specialization

martin.maynard@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 21:54:02 +0000

Study suggests humans have developed complementary neural systems in each hemisphere for auditory stimuli

Speech and music are two fundamentally human activities that are decoded in different brain hemispheres. A new study used a unique approach to reveal why this specialization exists.

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

jennifer.lockerby@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:05:27 +0000

Multidisciplinary care and cutting-edge research share space at The Neuro

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is recognized worldwide for its research and clinical expertise in Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD is a motor neuron disease that is generally associated with old age, but people can also develop it in their thirties and forties. Characteristic symptoms include tremor, rigidity and gait dysfunction, mood and sleep disorders, and cognitive degeneration. About 100,000 Canadians have PD.

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.

April - Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month

anita.kar@mcgill.ca — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:43:31 +0000

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, �� and the �� Health Centre, is at the forefront of Parkinson’s research and clinical care. Parkinson’s patients are seen at The Neuro’s Movement Disorders Clinic and the Montreal General Hospital. Approximately 100,000 Canadians have Parkinson’s disease.

The Neuro to introduce experimental drug treatment