2021
Research News: Does moral injury change the brain?
October 25, 2021
Recognizing the toll that the pandemic has taken on many health care workers’ mental health, Dr. Ruth Lanius is examining the role that moral injury plays, and its effects on the brain.2021 Awards Recipients
August 13, 2021
Congratulations to the 2021 Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Internal Graduate Awards recipientsSpotlight of the Month (July 2021)
July 08, 2021
This month we celebrate the accomplishments of Dr. Ramina Adam, Post-Doctoral Associate, working with Dr. Sandrine de Ribaupierre; as well as Borna Mahmoudian, PhD candidate, working with Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo.‘Sounding it out’ not so easy for children with dyslexia
May 28, 2021
Western cognitive neuroscientists using MRI discovered a biological deficit for some early readers that impairs the ability to sound words out.Student Perspectives: Lena Schreyer on community outreach and youth mental health
April 30, 2021
Lena Schreyer, a fourth-year Neuroscience student, is working to address this gap as the Founder and Director of Beecuz, a non-profit organization that develops proactive and positive wellness education programs for children and youth.Western neuroscience spinoff sees growth in remote-care world
April 30, 2021
Cambridge Brain Sciences now a leading provider of web-based cognitive function assessmentsSpotlight of the Month
April 20, 2021
This month we celebrate the accomplishments of Dr. Miguel Skirzewski, Research Associate, working with Dr. Tim Bussey and Dr. Lisa Saksida; as well as Julia Sunstrum PhD candidate, working with Dr. Wataru Inoue and Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo.Feature: Feeling the rain
March 29, 2021
Inspired by her mother’s strength, recovery and resilience as a brain tumour survivor, Shreya Gandhi founded Project X - Never Alone to support other patients and familiesFunding: CIHR Project Grant recipients announced
March 29, 2021
Congratulations to our program members that have been awarded a CIHR Project Grant. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced more than $7.4 million in research funding through their project grants competition for 12 research projects at Western University.Spotlight of the Month (March 2021)
March 01, 2021
This month we celebrate the accomplishments of Rubina Malik, PhD candidate in the Finger lab and Indra Bishnoi, PhD candidate in the Kavaliers/Ossenkopp lab.How can personalized medicine for psychological trauma help reconnect the mind and body?
February 26, 2021
Daring to Ask: Working with people who have suffered psychological trauma, Dr. Ruth Lanius is exploring how personalized medicine can help reconnect the mind and bodyStudy pinpoints role of language disruptions in psychosis
February 22, 2021
Like a small airport trying to handle too much air traffic, parts of the brain not meant to process language are trying to perform this complex job in patients with psychosis.Research News: Improving quality of life for patients with Frontotemporal Dementia
January 21, 2021
Dr. Elizabeth Finger is working to test behavioural and pharmacologic treatments for patients with Frontotemporal Dementia with the hope of reversing deficits in emotional processing and empathy.Student Perspectives: PhD Candidate Olivia Ghosh-Swaby on football and women in sport
January 19, 2021
Olivia Ghosh-Swaby, PhD Candidate in Neuroscience, is a strong advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion in academia and sport. She has been playing football since 2008 and led the creation of the Ontario Women’s Intercollegiate Football Association in 2017.Contributing to a better future
January 19, 2021
Mila Uzelac, MSc candidate Neuroscience, is one of 10 inaugural recipients of the Dean’s Research Scholarship. Mila is working on translational research projects that aim to improve care for cancer patients.Spotlight of the Month (January 2021)
January 06, 2021
This month we celebrate the accomplishments of Dika Ojiakor, PhD candidate in the Rylett lab and Olivia Ghosh-Swaby, PhD candidate in the TCN lab.
