Graduate Students

2023 Bernice Grafstein Lecture in Neuroscience presents Dr. Marina Picciotto

adriana.sgambetterra@mcgill.ca — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 18:15:51 +0000

The Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN) invites Dr. Marina Picciotto is give the 2023 Bernice Grafstein Lecture in Neuroscience. Dr. Picciotto is the Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology at Yale School of Medicine. Her talk is entitled “A novel VTA GABA pathway that encodes unconditioned reward value”. Dr. Picciotto specializes in addiction, memory, and reward behaviours.

$10 million for Neuro-led project seeking new Alzheimer’s biomarkers

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:27:40 +0000

Weston Family Foundation grant will fund the first ultra-high-sensitivity whole body PET/CT scanner in Canada

A groundbreaking project led by Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of 9I�� has received a major boost thanks to a $10-million grant from the Weston Family Foundation.

The funding is part of a $20-million initiative by the foundation to support highly ambitious scientific endeavors under its Healthy Aging Strategy, comprised of the Weston Brain Institute and the Weston Family Microbiome Initiative.

Alan Evans receives Order of Canada

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:35:08 +0000

Career of breakthroughs in neuroimaging recognized with one of the nation’s highest honours

A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country’s top honours.

Human instruction with artificial intelligence guidance provided best results in neurosurgical training

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:14:02 +0000

Study has implications beyond medical education, suggesting other fields could benefit from AI-enhanced training

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a powerful new tool in training and education, including in the field of neurosurgery. Yet a new study suggests that AI tutoring provides better results when paired with human instruction.

A transformation in neurosurgery

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:13:27 +0000

Demonstration of an AI-powered tool during a live surgery at The Neuro

A surgical device powered by artificial intelligence (AI) was demonstrated live for the first time at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) in a historic step forward for the field of precision neurosurgery. SENTRY™, an innovative technology developed by Montreal-based Reveal and its university partners, can differentiate cancerous tissue from healthy tissue in real time, offering tangible hope to patients for better outcomes.

Scientists reveal how the brain uses objects to find direction

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:09:44 +0000

Study shows how visual landmarks tune the brain’s internal compass

We take our understanding of where we are for granted, until we lose it. When we get lost in nature or a new city, our eyes and brains kick into gear, seeking familiar objects that tell us where we are.

How our brains distinguish objects from background when finding direction, however, was largely a mystery. A new study provides valuable insight into this process, with possible implications for disorientation-causing conditions such as Alzheimer’s.

Sylvain Baillet inducted into the Royal Society of Canada

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:34:58 +0000

Society recognizes distinguished Canadians who have made remarkable contributions to their academic fields and public life

Sylvain Baillet, PhD, a global leader in brain imaging and systems neuroscience, has been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada, one of the nation’s highest academic honours.

Theodore L. Sourkes Lecture in Neuropharmacology_D.James Surmeier,PhD_ Pharmacology & Therapeutics

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:44:40 +0000

Theodore L. Sourkes Lecture in Neuropharmacology

D. James Surmeier, PhD

Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: December 15, 2025

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:53:17 +0000

The Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.

Special BIC Lecture: Charting Cortical Axes of Plasticity and Environmental Sensitivity: From Animal Critical Periods to Human Development

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:00:48 +0000

Host: Boris Bernhardt

Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: From Hype to Hope: Making Medical AI Reproducible

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:40:11 +0000

Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: The Cerebellum’s Role in Error and Feedback Processing: Evidence From Patient Studies, Neuroimaging, and Neuromodulation

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:22:50 +0000

Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Multi-Brain Neuroscience of Inter-Brain Synchronization: from Biological Mechanisms in Humans to Computational Principles for AI

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:55:57 +0000

Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: November 24, 2025

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:50:58 +0000

Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: December 8, 2025

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:52:18 +0000