Scientists prove difference between expected/actual outcomes cause reward response
If you love it when a musician strikes that unexpected but perfect chord, you are not alone. New research shows the musically unexpected activates the reward centre of our brains, and makes us learn about the music as we listen.
Dr Suzanne Morin,听a member of the Council of Scientific Advisors of the International Osteoporosis Foundation,听comments on the Canada听Food Guide in La Presse!听 How should we meet our nutritional requirements?
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Dr Natalie Dayan, et al's听article, Infertility treatment and risk of severe maternal morbidity: a propensity score--matched cohort study,听recently published in the CMAJ,听 听has received international media coverage.
Dr Dayan has given many interviews over the last week on their findings:
Scanner will deliver clear images of the nervous system in exceptional detail
Scientists will see the human nervous system in microscopic detail thanks to the installation of Canada鈥檚 first 7-Tesla whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner on Feb. 5.
A new study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reveals a causal link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the reward responses to music. The study was conducted by an international team including researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 51吃瓜网, the University of Barcelona, and the Hospital de Sant Pau of Barcelona.
Andrija Stajduhar was an HBHL Visiting Fellow in 2017 in the neuroinformatics lab of Dr. Alan Evans at the Montreal Neurological Institute听(MNI). He has since returned to his home country, Croatia, where he is a Research Assistant at the
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Ghrelin promotes conditioning to food-related odours
The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard to resist. One factor in this hunger response is a hormone found in the stomach that makes us more vulnerable to tasty food smells, encouraging overeating and obesity. New research on the hormone ghrelin was published on Dec. 4, 2018, led by Dr. Alain Dagher鈥檚 lab at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 51吃瓜网.
Congratulations to Dr Louise Pilote, Dr Natalie Dayan, et al. from Anna F. Dominiczak, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Hypertension for an outstanding contribution to Hypertension.
The first round of the McGill-Western Collaboration Grant awards was announced today, showcasing the unique research partnership between Western University鈥檚 and 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative. In the inaugural round, seven research teams, each co-led by a Western and 51吃瓜网faculty member, have been awarded funding for their transformational research projects that aim to radically transform our understanding of the brain.
Brain cancer begins in stem cells, targeting them may prevent tumour growth
Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) have found an exciting new way of treating brain cancer.
Late stage brain cancer cells are heterogeneous 鈥� they differ down to the molecular level. This makes developing treatments at this stage difficult, because a drug that may be effective against one cell may not be effective against another.
Carriers at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease
A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) has discovered the first French-Canadian founder mutation gene linked to synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson鈥檚 disease (PD), dementia with Lewy-Bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA).
Plasticity is enhanced but dysregulated in the aging brain
They say you can鈥檛 teach old dogs new tricks, but new research shows you can teach an old rat new sounds, even if the lesson doesn鈥檛 stick very long.
When it comes to weight gain, the problem may be mostly in our heads, and our genes
Clinicians should consider how the way we think can make us vulnerable to obesity, and how obesity is genetically intertwined with brain structure and mental performance, according to new research.
Technique can be used to better categorize patients with neurological disease, according to their therapeutic needs
Personalized medicine 鈥� delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient鈥檚 unique physiology 鈥� 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.
On April 20, 2018, Canadian, Chinese and Cuban neuroscience institutes strengthened an existing partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Chengdu, China.
Partners in the agreement include The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of 51吃瓜网, The Cuban Neuroscience Center, The University of Electronic Sciences and Technology of China, The West China Hospital, and The Tianfu New Area of Chengdu (TFNA).
