Faculty /ipn/taxonomy/term/3/all en 2023 Bernice Grafstein Lecture in Neuroscience presents Dr. Marina Picciotto /ipn/channels/news/2023-bernice-grafstein-lecture-neuroscience-presents-dr-marina-picciotto-351563 <p>The Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN) invites Dr. Marina Picciotto is give the 2023 Bernice Grafstein Lecture in Neuroscience. <a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/marina-picciotto/">Dr. Picciotto</a> is the Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology at Yale School of Medicine. Her talk is entitled “A novel VTA GABA pathway that encodes unconditioned reward value”. Dr. Picciotto specializes in addiction, memory, and reward behaviours.</p> Mon, 02 Oct 2023 18:15:51 +0000 adriana.sgambetterra@mcgill.ca 9015 at /ipn Come try Copilot! /ipn/channels/event/come-try-copilot-360636 <p>Curious about integrating AI into your teaching or exploring its possibilities for learning? Join us to try out Copilot, SM’s approved generative AI tool.</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:02:29 +0000 admin 9303 at /ipn Gene therapy project receives major funding /ipn/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 admin 9302 at /ipn OSE Breakfast Club: Understanding How Students Interpret Uncertainties in Physics /ipn/channels/event/ose-breakfast-club-understanding-how-students-interpret-uncertainties-physics-360508 <p>Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM </p> <p>Location: Ground floor boardroom, Rutherford Physics Building, 3600 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T8</p> <p>Host: The Office of Science Education</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:58:53 +0000 admin 9300 at /ipn Research on new stem cell models receives $2.6 million /ipn/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 admin 9296 at /ipn Bilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age /ipn/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 9295 at /ipn iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU) /ipn/channels/event/ipsc-seminars-early-drug-discovery-unit-eddu-360301 <p><strong>THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES </strong></p> <p><b>Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation - The Need for Alternative Unconventional Routes</b></p> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:57:08 +0000 admin 9293 at /ipn Physiology Seminar: Dr. Jackson J. Cone "Probing the timescales of perception with white noise optogenetic stimulation" /ipn/channels/event/physiology-seminar-dr-jackson-j-cone-probing-timescales-perception-white-noise-optogenetic-360253 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:09:47 +0000 admin 9292 at /ipn Recreating a hallmark of Parkinson's disease in human neurons /ipn/channels/news/recreating-hallmark-parkinsons-disease-human-neurons-360245 <h2><b>Scientists use stem cells to follow development of protein bodies characteristic of neurological disease</b></h2> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:43 +0000 admin 9290 at /ipn Beyond Grading: Promoting engagement in learning /ipn/channels/event/beyond-grading-promoting-engagement-learning-360172 <p>When students are engaged in learning, they are more likely to find the experience meaningful and succeed academically. A well-engaged class can also make teaching more rewarding.</p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:35:29 +0000 admin 9284 at /ipn Conférences Publiques: Centre d'imagerie cérébrale McConnell - 40ème anniversaire /ipn/channels/event/conferences-publiques-centre-dimagerie-cerebrale-mcconnell-40eme-anniversaire-360134 <h3>Conférences Publiques: Centre d'imagerie cérébrale McConnell - 40ème anniversaire</h3> <hr /> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:40:37 +0000 admin 9283 at /ipn Public Lectures: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary /ipn/channels/event/public-lectures-mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre-40th-anniversary-360133 <h3>Public Lectures: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary</h3> <hr /> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:32:21 +0000 admin 9282 at /ipn Open House: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary /ipn/channels/event/open-house-mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre-40th-anniversary-360114 <h3>Open House: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary</h3> <h4><strong>Discover the best Neuroimaging infrastructure in Canada</strong></h4> <hr /> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:07:39 +0000 admin 9281 at /ipn Scientific Day: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary /ipn/channels/event/scientific-day-mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre-40th-anniversary-360112 <h3>Scientific Day: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary</h3> <h4><em>Honouring the past, transforming the future</em></h4> <hr /> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:47:54 +0000 admin 9280 at /ipn CANCELLED 9th Theodore L. Sourkes Lecture in Neuropharmacology /ipn/channels/event/cancelled-9th-theodore-l-sourkes-lecture-neuropharmacology-359782 <h4><b>Speaker: Professor Tomas Hökfelt, PhD</b></h4> <h4>Department of Neuroscience Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden</h4> <h4><a href="https://ki.se/en/people/tomas-hokfelt">https://ki.se/en/people/tomas-hokfelt</a></h4> <hr /> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:15:47 +0000 admin 9272 at /ipn