The arrival of a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner marks an important step in the construction of the future Brain Imaging Centre at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.

Researchers at the Douglas Brain Imaging Center (BIC) use several brain imaging methods, including MRI scanners, to non-invasively understand the brain structure and functions that are altered by mental illnesses. The Douglas Institute’s Brain

The Douglas Institute Research Center Animal Facility is dedicated to the housing, breeding and behavioural Phenotyping of mice and rats. We offer service for a battery of behavioral tests aimed at understanding brain physiology and pathophysiology fo

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Team members of the Brain Imaging Centre, directed by Natasha Rajah, PhD

Neurocognitive studies by the McGill Group of Suicide Studies (MGSS) attempt to understand the link between the brain on one hand; and thoughts, emotions and behaviour on the other.

Martin Lepage's team is working on the following neurocognitive and neuroimaging research projects.

Research projects of the Bipolar Disorders Program Research Group.

The MGSS is made up of independent investigators, research associates, graduate PhD and MSc level students, and research collaborators.

The lab is interested in the effects of stress on the aging process and in individual differences in stress responsivity.