Directed by Sylvain Williams, PhD, the lab is interested in two brain structures – the hippocampus and the septum – which interact closely in order to generate critical aspects of learning and memory.

Researchers at the Douglas Brain Imaging Center (BIC) use several brain imaging methods, including MRI scanners, to non-invasively understand the brain structure and functions that are altered by mental illnesses. The Douglas Institute’s Brain

1) Mapping the hippocampus, its subfields and the memory network Our group has done significant work in the development of novel automated techniques for mapping the hippocampus and its subfields (Winterburn et al., NeuroImage, 2013; Pipitone et al.,

The CoBrA Laboratory is lead by Mallar Chakravarty, and investigates the anatomy of the brain through health and disease.

Team members of the Brain Imaging Centre, directed by Natasha Rajah, PhD

Stress during pregnancy is also a risk factor that may have significant consequences for the developing fetus.

The effect of light on circadian rhythms, sleep and fatigue

MGSS is studying the molecular and cellular changes taking place in the brains of individuals that become depressed and commit suicide.

The lab team studies the effect of prenatal stress on childhood development and the various risk factors associated with schizophrenia.  

The lab is interested in the effects of stress on the aging process and in individual differences in stress responsivity.