The Douglas Institute is proud to announce that Michael Meaney, C.M., Ph.D., C.Q., FRSC, is the 2014 laureate of the prestigious prix Wilder-Penfield. 

New work by Sylvain Williams and his team sheds light on dynamic mecanisms controlling memory.

Bruno Giros, professor in the Department of Psychiatry, explained on the air at Radio-Canada how his work on dopamine in the brain  opens new avenues.

Use spatial memory -instead of stimuli-response- to reduce risks of dementia

Véronique Bohbot, PhD, establishes direct link between stimulus-response learning and alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse

Early life adversity affects broad regions of brain DNA in both rodents and humans.

Effects of child abuse  > Researchers are exploring the effects of child abuse on the brain and on suicidal tendency.

Mind the Body > The goal is to encourage people with mental health problems, who frequently have issues with their weight, to be more active.

“Use spatial memory to reduce risk of dementia” says Véronique Bohbot, neuroscientist at the Douglas Institute  

The 2010 Douglas Institute research teams who were awarded grants from NSERC to pursue work in their respective fields of expertise.