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DESCRIPTION:\nThe Feindel Virtual Brain and Mind Seminar presents: 'REM sle
 ep behavior disorder: A window into early neurodegeneration'\n\nShady Raha
 yel\, Postdoctoral researcher\, The Neuro\n\nAbstract: Sleep paralysis is 
 a normal feature of REM sleep. However\, some people lose this muscle aton
 ia and start acting out their dreams\, a parasomnia called REM sleep behav
 ior disorder (RBD). RBD is recognized as a strong marker of an incipient s
 ynucleinopathy\, with the vast majority of patients developing dementia wi
 th Lewy bodies or Parkinson’s disease. In this talk\, I will highlight my 
 research work in the field of brain imaging and computational neuroscience
  in isolated RBD. Specifically\, this talk will dive into the prodromal br
 ain changes associated with isolated RBD and focus on how observations of 
 brain atrophy can be used to predict disease progression and uncover some 
 of the mechanistic bases of neurodegeneration in synucleinopathies.\n\nBio
 : Shady Rahayel is a postdoctoral researcher specialized in brain imaging\
 , sleep\, and neurodegenerative disorders. After a first postdoctoral trai
 ning in molecular imaging at the University of Montreal\, he is now a post
 doctoral researcher at The Neuro in the lab of Alain Dagher working on RBD
  and brain imaging. Shady was also trained as a neuropsychologist speciali
 zed in geriatrics and currently practices as a clinical sleep psychologist
 . In 2023\, he will officially start his own lab at the Center for Advance
 d Research in Sleep Medicine and at the Department of Medicine of the Univ
 ersity of Montreal\, focusing on brain imaging and sleep disorders.\n\n\nT
 he Feindel Virtual Brain and Mind (VBM) Seminar Series will advance the vi
 sion of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014)\, Former Director of the Neuro (19
 72–1984)\, to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talk
 s will highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology\, 
 cognitive neuroscience\, and neuroimaging.\n\nSpeakers will include scient
 ists from across The Neuro\, as well as colleagues and collaborators local
 ly and from around the world. The series is intended to provide a virtual 
 forum for scientists and trainees to continue to foster interdisciplinary 
 exchanges on the mechanisms\, diagnosis and treatment of brain and cogniti
 ve disorders.\n\n\nTo watch via Vimeo\, click here.\n\n** Refreshments wil
 l be served\n
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LOCATION:De Grandpre Communications Center\, Montreal Neurological Institut
 e\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2B4\, 3801 rue University
SUMMARY:Feindel Brain and Mind Lecture Series: REM sleep behavior disorder:
  A window into early neurodegeneration
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