Neuroscience

Lesley Fellows and Viviane Yargeau On Campus

Trailblazing deans

Two Faculties recently made McGill history with the appointments of their first female deans. Vivianne Yargeau (Engineering) and Lesley Fellows, BSc’90, MDCM’96, MedResident’01 (Medicine and Health Sciences) talk about their careers and the work they hope to do in their new roles.

Illustration of a doctor standing beside an MRI machine Health

Betting big on open science

The Neuro and its Tanenbaum Open Science Institute are committed to making its research as freely available and transparent as possible, while encouraging other neuroscience institutions to do the same.

People

The sensational centenarian

A simple drawing exercise led Brenda Milner, PhD’52, DSc’91, to a discovery that would radically rearrange everything we thought we knew about memory.

Christopher Salmon with Andrea Peña, Bettina Szabo, Alexandra Bachmayer, and Jade Séguéla collaborating on a work of art Discovery

When neuroscience meets the world of art

A unique collaboration between the MUHC Research Institute’s BRaIN program and Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts will result in works of art inspired by neuroscience research.

Alan Evan posing in front of brain scans Health

Rebooting brain science

With new methods for combing through huge amounts of data and a willingness to share that data in unprecedented ways, McGill is embarking on a new era of neuroscience.

Illustration of a man squinting and pressing on his forehead Health

The lowdown on concussions

McGill’s strengths in concussion research will be highlighted at an upcoming event that also involves some big names from the sports world.

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