| The brain - Simultaneously strong and fragile. A 2011 lecture by Véronique Bohbot | 2012-05-29 | |
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Lecture in French only.
The brain is a magnificent and superbly complex organ, and many key questions about its function remain unanswered.
Douglas Neuroscientist Véronique Bohbot, Ph.D., gave t...
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| Inauguration of the Brain Imaging Centre | 2012-05-15 | |
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The Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) of the Douglas Insitute was inaugurated May 14, 2012. It is the first brain imaging centre in Quebec dedicated to psychiatry and mental health. It is a new, cutting-e...
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| Why is an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease useful? | 2011-09-08 | |
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Serge Gauthier, MD, FRCPC, Douglas researcher and director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit at the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging describes a highly promising research project, in which...
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| Interview with Jens Pruessner, dir. Aging and Alzheimer's Disease research theme | 2010-03-30 | |
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An interview with Jens Pruessner, PhD, director of the Aging and Alzheimer's Disease research theme.
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| Interview with Ridha Joober, dir. Schizophrenia and Neurodevelopmental disorders theme (French only) | 2010-03-30 | |
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Interview with Ridha Joober, MD, PhD, director of the Schizophrenia and Neurodevelopmental disorders research theme.
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| Interview with Naguib Mechawar, dir. Mood, Anxiety and Impulsity-related diseases theme | 2010-03-30 | |
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Interview with
Naguib Mechawar, PhD
, director of the
Mood, Anxiety and Impulsity-related diseases
research theme.
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| The Research Centre 30th anniversary | 2010-02-19 | |
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Thirty years ago, N.P. Vasavan Nair, MD, Medical Chief of the Program for Dementia with Psychiatric Co-morbidity, established the Douglas Research Centre with the late Samarthji Lal, MD, former Dir...
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| Motor function tests: Rotarod | 2009-11-11 | |
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This test is used to assess motor coordination and balance. The animal is placed on a cylinder that rotates at gradually increasing speed (RPM), until the animal can no longer maintain itself on th...
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| Researchers explain the importance of philanthropy in mental health and neurosciences | 2009-11-04 | |
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Donations are essential to the advancement of research in mental health. Many researchers receive their salary from the Douglas Institute Foundation.
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| Neurophenotyping Center inauguration (in French) | 2009-11-04 | |
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The Douglas Institute's Neurophenotyping Center was inaugurated October 29, 2008. Working in top-of-the-line facilities, researchers like Joseph Joseph Rochford, PhD and Bruno Giros, PhD study the...
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