Jean-Bruno Debruille studies the processes that precede and permit the conscious perception using fMRI and ERPs.

Anne Crocker, PhD, focuses her work on the interface between mental health and the law.

Nicolas Cermakian is studying the molecular mechanisms underlying circadian rhythms, especially in animal models.

Jean Caron's research relates mainly to the epidemiology of mental illnesses and suicide.

Serge Beaulieu studies neurobiological responses to antidepressant and mood stabilizer treatment in bipolar disorders.

Work from Rémi Quirion's lab has helped to characterize the roles of cholinergic synapses in Alzheimer Disease, neuropeptide Y in depression and learning, and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in pain and opioid tolerance.

The researchers exploring the “Schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental disorders” theme focus on the causes, course, treatment and prevention of: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome Autism (research and evaluation) In Canada, one in a hundred people will be diagnosed with schizophrenia while 3 to 5% of children have an attention deficit...

We all know that, as a population, we are getting older: By 2016, 17% of Canadians will be at least 65 years old and, as the population ages, the number of Alzheimer’s cases will rise accordingly (Statistics Canada) The risk of depression among caregivers of Alzheimer’s sufferers is twice as high as for informal caregivers of individuals with no dementia The needs of our aging population will be a heavy load to bear if we do not find more effective means to treat and prevent ...

The researchers working on the “Services, policy and population health” theme come from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds: psychiatry, epidemiology, law, anthropology, economy, psychology, social work, administration. Their goal is to inspire and influence developments in mental health policy so that people living with a mental illness can obtain the care and services to which they are entitled. To accomplish this, the researchers: Study the organization of mental health s...

 In collaboration with Heritage Laurentien, the Douglas Institute has put in a new plantation of trees, to replace those who had to be destroyed. This initiative is also conducted by the Ville de Montréal, that has planned to plant 375 000 trees,