SM News - Xiaoqian Chai /channels/news_feeds/all/term/Xiaoqian%20Chai/rss en Seven Canada Research Chairs for HBHL Scientists /channels/channels/news/seven-canada-research-chairs-hbhl-scientists-297937 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The federal government has announced <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/26-new-and-renewed-canada-research-chairs-for-mcgill/">26 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs</a> at SM, including seven supported by Healthy Brains Healthy Lives (HBHL).</p> <p>The appointments, announced by Minister of Science<b> </b>Kirsty Duncan on June 14,<b><strong> </strong></b>support researchers whose work represents a cross-section of biological, psychological and social issues related to neuroscience and mental health.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 20 Jun 2019 21:18:04 +0000 webfull 150094 at /channels Learning a Second Language May Depend on How your Brain Talks to Itself /channels/channels/news/learning-second-language-may-depend-how-your-brain-talks-itself-257992 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute explore why learning a second language is easier for some people</strong></p> <p>Learning a second language is easier for some adults than others, and innate differences in how the various parts of the brain “talk” to one another may help explain why, according to a new study led by Chai Xiaoqian and Denise Klein, researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, The Neuro at SM.  The study was published January 20 in <em>The Journal of Neuroscience.</em></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/thinkstockphotos-493797345.jpg?itok=5mQnUAZ9" width="160" height="106" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:05:12 +0000 webfull 115358 at /channels