2025
Researchers uncover hidden potential in discarded MRI data
November 20, 2025
A new technique is transforming how scientists use fMRI to study the brain. The study, led by Ravi Menon, PhD, was recently published in Nature MethodsWestern grads win Governor General’s Gold Medal
November 10, 2025
Congratulations to Breanne Kearney, PhD, who has received a Governor General’s Academic Medal awarded for academic excellence at the graduate level.Renee Guerville, BSc '25, among world’s best in 2025 Global Undergraduate Awards
October 31, 2025
Renee was named regional winner in the psychology category for her research on sensory processing in children with autism and ADHD.Researchers discover neurons plan ahead
October 31, 2025
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor and Canada Research Chair Andrew Pruszynski and his collaborators have found the brain doesn’t just respond to physical obstacles – it plans for them. Their study in the journal Nature shows motor circuits anticipate disruptions to help the body respond faster and more accurately, paving the way for advances in stroke rehabilitation and brain-computer interfaces.New PhD grad studies what the body remembers
October 23, 2025
Breanne Kearney’s award-winning research bridges therapy and neuroscience to improve care for people living with PTSDNeuroscience student investigates early predictors of chronic pain
September 03, 2025
Fourth-year student Madison Henderson is building skills through the Undergraduate Summer Research Internship.Early Researcher Awards recognize Western faculty
August 26, 2025
Four early-career Western researchers are advancing projects to help find solutions for pressing problems across the province. Liliana Alvarez, Thomas DeFalco, Yalda Mohsenzadeh and Lyle Muller have been recognized with the Ontario government’s Early Researcher Awards.Graduate students named Vanier Scholars
July 18, 2025
Ella Doornaert, PhD candidate in neuroscience, awarded a 2025 Vanier Canada Graduate ScholarshipWestern Research Excellence Awards announced
July 15, 2025
Six faculty members have received Western Research Excellence Awards for advancing solutions in brain health, artificial intelligence, archaeology and child mental health.Study uncovers potential treatment for Parkinson’s-related dementia
July 11, 2025
A 12-month clinical trial investigated whether a cough medicine used in Europe called Ambroxol can slow dementia in people with Parkinson’s.Researchers launch brain imaging platform with $2.9M boost from Brain Canada
July 08, 2025
A new high-resolution imaging platform, led by Ali Khan, PhD, is revealing the brain in extraordinary detail by combining 15.2 Tesla MRI and light sheet microscopy.CBC Fresh Air: New study links cannabis use to changes in the brain
April 29, 2025
A new study led by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry adjunct professor Dr. Lena Palaniyappan reveals a biological link between heavy cannabis use and psychosis.CBC Science: Could your microphone be affecting your job prospects?
April 29, 2025
Psychology professor Jessica Grahn provides expert insight in an article exploring how microphone quality affects the perception of the speaker during virtual job interviews.Cannabis may increase psychosis risk
April 11, 2025
A new study led by researchers from Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute reveals a potential biological link between long-term cannabis use and increased dopamine levels in the brain, which may elevate the risk of psychosis.Western researchers find exercise provides brain boost after sports-related concussions
February 21, 2025
New research shows aerobic exercise enhances executive function during early concussion recoveryInspiring Minds: Can we improve walking abilities with music and brain stimulation?
February 07, 2025
PhD candidate Marina Emerick is exploring non-invasive brain stimulation to target brain regions involved in rhythm perception and the use of music as an auditory cue during walking.Researchers uncover new approach to predict pain sensitivity
February 06, 2025
A team of researchers led by David Seminowicz, PhD, found two biomarkers that could transform the way chronic pain is understood and managedStudy shows promise for treating core symptom of frontotemporal dementia
January 23, 2025
Largest trial in FTD, led by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Elizabeth Finger, finds oxytocin can improve apathy symptomsWestern researchers use math to decipher how machine learning works
January 17, 2025
Led by mathematics professor and Fields Lab for Network Science director Lyle Muller, researchers have developed a new math-based technique to understand how computer models perform brain-like activities, revealing new insights into AI.Brain Gain: One year, many discoveries
January 17, 2025
Although it weighs just three pounds, the brain plays a vital role in health and disease. Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers are helping unravel some of the brain’s mysteries to prevent, diagnose and treat the most enduring and challenging brain-related conditions.Western researchers use math to decipher how machine learning works
January 17, 2025
Led by mathematics professor and Fields Lab for Network Science director Lyle Muller, researchers have developed a new math-based technique to understand how computer models perform brain-like activities, revealing new insights into AI.Modelling the human brain
January 06, 2025
Professor Steven Laviolette, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Department of Psychiatry, uses human brain organoids in his research to examine the neurobiological and molecular mechanisms underlying various psychiatric disorders, such as addiction and schizophrenia.Announcement: Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo re-appointed Provincial Endowed Academic Chair in Autism
January 01, 2025
Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo has been re-appointed as the Provincial Endowed Academic Chair in Autism at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. His renewed term will be effective January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2029.
