The Neuro

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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.

Brenda Milner is McGill's Dorothy J. Killam Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Montreal Neurological Institute - Hospital (Photo: Owen Egan) People

The centenarians have their say

As McGill marked its 200th anniversary, we checked in with some of the graduates who have lived for at least half that time, to get a sense of the history they saw firsthand at the University – including war, landmark research breakthroughs and at least one snowball fight that enraged a principal.

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Simulating neurosurgery

A team of researchers at The Neuro are developing a surgical simulation system guided by artificial intelligence that can accurately assess the capabilities of neurosurgical trainees during virtual surgery.

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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.

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An app that gives voice to the voiceless

Thanks to a new eye-tracking software technology developed by McGill neurologist Etienne de Villers-Sidani, MDCM’00, communication could soon become far less difficult for patients with paralysis.

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Ludmer Centre takes brain research to the next level

Thanks to a $10 million investment, McGill’s Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health will launch a Global Brain Consortium of top brain research institutions. By sharing their data and methods more closely, these researchers hope to make new inroads into our understanding of mental illness and brain disorders.

Principal Suzanne Fortier, Stephanie Azrieli, Naomi Azrieli, Sharon Azrieli, and Guy Roulea Health

Autism research centre launched with $16 million gift

The new Azrieli Centre for Autism Research, backed by millions of dollars in funding from the Azrieli Foundation, will explore the roots of autism, while using new findings to improve the lives of patients and their families.

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.

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