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Ludmer Center’s panel discussion on Mental Health Oct 24 2014

  Ludmer Centre’s panel discussion on mental health Thursday October 23rd. 2014 McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (MCIN) Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI)   Video: <http://www.alumni.mcgill.ca/redirect/?ed=8309&jid=0000369187&link=http://goo.gl/v8Q7i4>   Photos: <http://www.alumni.mcgill.ca/redirect/?ed=8309&jid=0000369187&link=http://goo.gl/cTL5jg>

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Alan Evans amongst the Top-1% highly cited scientists in Neuroscience and Behavior

Two McGill professors have distinguished themselves with inclusion in Thomson Reuters’ 2014 list of the world’s hottest researchers. Highly Cited Researchers 2014 represents some of the world’s leading scientific minds. Over three thousand researchers earned the distinction by writing the greatest numbers of reports officially designated by Essential Science Indicators as Highly Cited Papers—ranking among […]

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Canadian Leadership in Brain Research Driven by Access to High Performance Computing

Compute-Canada press release: Canadian Leadership in Brain Research Driven by Access to High Performance Computing The essential role supercomputing can play in supporting breakthrough discoveries and driving vital research was showcased recently through two exciting announcements involving McGill researcher and Compute Canada user Dr. Alan Evans. Late last month, the human brain atlas, a collaboration between Canadian […]

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CANARIE: Revolutionary human brain atlas one of Top 10 breakthrough

Revolutionary human brain atlas created by Canadian-German team one of Top 10 breakthrough technologies of 2014 CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today added to the chorus of congratulations for the Canadian-German team responsible for the creation of the human brain atlas, which was recognized by the MIT Technology […]

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MIT Technology Review names BigBrain 1 of top 10 breakthrough technologies of 2014

MIT Technology Review (MTR) names BigBrain project 1 of the 10 breakthrough technologies of 2014 Neuroscientists have made remarkable progress in recent years toward understanding how the brain works. And in coming years, Europe’s Human Brain Project will attempt to create a computational simulation of the human brain, while the U.S. BRAIN Initiative will try […]

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Stephen Harper announces funding for 
The Azrieli Foundation and Brain Canada

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces funding for researchers studying neurodevelopmental disorders from Government of Canada, 
The Azrieli Foundation and Brain Canada Internationally renowned McGill University researchers Alan Evans and Nahum Sonenberg are among the recipients of new funding for research into neurological disorders announced today by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at an event in Montreal. […]

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Montreal Resting State fMRI Workshop

On May 29, 2014 MCIN held the first RSfMRI workshop in Montreal. Attended by more than 130 students and researchers, representative work on the topic from nine labs at the MNI, the Douglas Hospital and CRIUGM were presented. In less than a decade, resting-state functional MRI has become an important paradigm for studying the network […]

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