Neurotransmitters are chemicals brain cells use to communicate. They work together with matching receptors on the cell surface to drive brain activity. However, we don鈥檛 fully understand how the distribution of these receptors varies region by region throughout the brain, nor what effect they have on brain function.
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Published on: 9 Nov 2022
October 3, 2022 | Researchers from 51吃瓜网, including Professor Taylor Owen, have conducted a study into online misinformation and the possible effects on the provincial election campaign and says the findings have implications for the future of our democratic process.聽
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Published on: 8 Nov 2022
Software tool brings together multiple brain maps in one place
The brain is a complex organ, and no one imaging mode can catch everything that鈥檚 going on inside it. Over the years, multiple 鈥渂rain maps鈥� have emerged, each focusing on different brain processes, from metabolism to cognitive function. While these maps are important, using them in isolation limits the discoveries researchers can make from them.
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Published on: 6 Oct 2022
Purpose is to understand post-COVID symptom evolution and impact on patients鈥� lives
As of Sept. 20, 2022, there have been more than 1.1 million cases of COVID-19 in Quebec. It is estimated that 10 to 30 per cent of cases will have lingering symptoms after the acute illness. This means that as many as 330,000 Quebecers may experience what鈥檚 become known as long COVID, or post-COVID-19 syndrome.
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Published on: 20 Sep 2022
Student funding available
Dialogue McGill is launching a call to fund students who are researching access to health care and social services for the English-speaking community in Quebec. This funding call is for a 1-year stipend to support undergraduate and graduate students completing a research project under the supervision of a faculty member and/or independent researcher.
Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $2,500 (undergraduate level) or $5,000 (graduate level).
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Published on: 15 Sep 2022
August 4, 2022 | In an ongoing conversation about the role of energy transition in addressing climate change since the end of Kevin Page's Complexity Seminar, MPP alumnus Umer Farooq wrote this op-ed in collaboration with Page.聽Umer is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 51吃瓜网. He has a Doctorate in Engineering.
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Published on: 6 Sep 2022
Today, The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 102 new Fellows and 54 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Among the 2022 cohort are fifteen 51吃瓜网researchers and scholars, including eleven RSC Fellows and four new Members, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement on November 25, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta. The newest 51吃瓜网cohort will join 238 51吃瓜网researchers who are currently RSC Fellows and Members of the College and 2400 Canada-wide.
Published on: 6 Sep 2022
Society recognizes distinguished Canadians who have made remarkable contributions to their academic fields and public life
Two faculty members at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) have been inducted into The Royal Society of Canada (RSC), recognizing their contributions to our understanding of neuroscience and the human brain.
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Published on: 6 Sep 2022
It鈥檚 no secret that the internet and social media fuel rampant spread of misinformation in many areas of life. A collective of researchers, including , Postdoctoral Fellow in 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Lyman Lab, have explored this phenomenon as it applies to news about spiders. The verdict? Don鈥檛 blindly trust anything you read online about these eight-legged arthropods鈥攐r anything else for that matter鈥攁nd always consider the source.
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Published on: 1 Sep 2022
The Neuro joins two other McGill-affiliated organizations in signing The Declaration on Research Assessment
The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) has joined the Douglas Research Centre (DRC) and the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP) in signing the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), an agreement that seeks to change how scholarly research contributions are valued in hiring, promotion, and funding decisions.
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Published on: 10 Aug 2022
Many mammal species living in cold climates tend to have large bodies and short limbs to reduce heat loss 鈥� a general pattern known as Bergmann鈥檚 rule. However, bats are the exception to the rule, displaying small body sizes in both hot and cold regions. A McGill-led team of researchers is shedding light on this long-standing debate over bats鈥� body sizes and focus on why bats are seemingly non-conforming to ecogeographical patterns found in other mammals. Their findings offer a new method for investigating complex macroecology across bat species.
Published on: 21 Jul 2022
Sustainable agricultural practices require considerable investments, and smallholder famers may not realize gains for years. Without secure land tenure, they lack incentive to invest in long-term benefits. Instead, many opt to use the land as intensively as possible each year since they have no guarantee for the future. This is just one example of how land tenure security intersects with sustainable development, a relationship explored in-depth in a recent book co-edited by Brian Robinson, an associate professor in the Department of Geography at 51吃瓜网.
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Published on: 18 Jul 2022
滨苍听Policy Magazine's new Emerging Voices series by students, five Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.
The fourth article is "A Plea for Greening Canada鈥檚 Housing Policy" about the housing and climate change crises wreaking havoc on the Canadian economy by Nimmi Hamid.
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Published on: 29 Jun 2022
滨苍听Policy Magazine's new Emerging Voices series by students, five Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.
The fourth article is "Canada鈥檚 CANnabis, or CAN鈥橳abis ?" about聽Canada鈥檚 cannabis legalization review that was due in October 2021 - but it has yet to commence.
Nandini Paliwal is a master鈥檚 student at Max Bell School of Public Policy at 51吃瓜网 and is a civil servant from India, currently on sabbatical.
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Published on: 28 Jun 2022
滨苍听Policy Magazine's new Emerging Voices series by students, five Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.
The third article is "Canada鈥檚 Huawei decision: Next Steps" by Sugandha Gupta. Gupta is a Master鈥檚 student at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 51吃瓜网 and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi, as well as a Master of Science in Economics from the聽Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research.
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Published on: 23 Jun 2022
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