neuroinformatics /channels/taxonomy/term/9725/all en Alan Evans honoured for his lifetime contribution to the field of neuroimaging /channels/channels/news/alan-evans-honoured-his-lifetime-contribution-field-neuroimaging-297595 <p align="left"><strong>The Organization for Human Brain Mapping, the largest international scientific society for neuroimaging-based brain research, has honoured Prof. Alan C. Evans with its Glass Brain Award</strong></p> <p>The award, presented to Evans at the 2019 <strong><a href="https://www.humanbrainmapping.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3267&pageid=1">OHBM</a> </strong>congress in Rome, recognizes lifetime achievement in the use of brain mapping to make significant discoveries about the human brain.</p> Sun, 09 Jun 2019 16:34:28 +0000 webfull 149794 at /channels Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives Launches New Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition /channels/channels/news/healthy-brains-healthy-lives-launches-new-postdoctoral-fellowship-competition-289852 <p>Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (<a href="/hbhl">HBHL</a>), in conjunction with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (<a href="/gps/">GPS</a>), is pleased to announce the launch of its Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition.</p> <p>This competition aims to attract, train and retain top students at the postdoctoral level from across disciplines and around the world to participate in interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research training opportunities related to brain and mental health research, knowledge translation/mobilization and innovation.</p> Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:00:43 +0000 webfull 141147 at /channels Unique brain “fingerprint” can predict drug effectiveness /channels/channels/news/unique-brain-fingerprint-can-predict-drug-effectiveness-287964 <p><em><strong>Technique can be used to better categorize patients with neurological disease, according to their therapeutic needs</strong></em></p> <p>Personalized medicine – delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient’s unique physiology – has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time. New research provides a way of delivering personalized treatments to patients with neurological disease.</p> Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:23:25 +0000 webfull 138878 at /channels $10-million gift strengthens ƽ岻’s commitment to brain research, young researchers and faster results for patients /channels/channels/news/10-million-gift-strengthens-mcgills-commitment-brain-research-young-researchers-and-faster-results-287784 <p><strong>Endowment to bolster big-data research and help establish Global Brain Consortium at Ludmer Centre</strong></p> Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:01:11 +0000 webfull 138684 at /channels The Neuro joins neuroscience data sharing partnership /channels/channels/news/neuro-joins-neuroscience-data-sharing-partnership-285125 <p><strong>Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform will make disseminating and publishing data easier</strong></p> <p>Modern neuroscience research can produce massive amounts of data, which researchers can use to find patterns revealing anything from the first physiological signs of Alzheimer’s disease to a new drug target that could stop neurodegeneration. However, this data must be stored, processed, and distributed effectively.</p> Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:04:27 +0000 webfull 135518 at /channels HBHL researchers and trainees participate in SfN 2017 /channels/channels/news/hbhl-researchers-and-trainees-participate-sfn-2017-283078 <p>The Society for Neuroscience (<a href="https://www.sfn.org">SfN</a>) course was spear-headed by <a href="http://icord.org/researchers/dr-jane-roskams/">Dr. Jane Roskams</a>, and included world-renowned experts in neuroinformatics showcasing their tools and datasets. Dr. JB Poline, a new MNI faculty member and HBHL hire, discussed the need for data publishing and the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform, as well as data and compute management software that will eventually comprise the backbone of NeuroHub - namely, CBRAIN and LORIS.</p> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:42:07 +0000 webfull 133081 at /channels Podcast: Pedro Valdes-Sosa /channels/news/pedro-valdes-sosa-podcast-261116 <p><strong><em>By the Media Relations Office, <a href="/newsroom">ƽ岻 Newsroom</a></em></strong></p> <p><em>Spotlight on neurosciences </em></p> <p>Neuroinformatics stands at the intersection of neuroscience and information science. One of the world leaders in this discipline is Prof. Pedro Valdes-Sosa, General Vice-Director for Research of the Cuban Neuroscience Center (CNEURO) which he co-founded in 1990.</p> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 13:49:31 +0000 webfull 119112 at /channels Ludmer Center Neuroscience Lecture /channels/event/ludmer-center-neuroscience-lecture-264184 <p>The Ludmer Center invites faculty, researchers & students to a Neuroscience Guest Lecture on December 12, 2016. The lecture begins at 2:00 pm in the de Grandpre Communications Centre of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital.</p> Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:40:53 +0000 webfull 123039 at /channels