How stress shuts down your brain: Douglas researchers examine new role of hippocampus

“Use spatial memory to reduce risk of dementia” says Véronique Bohbot, neuroscientist at the Douglas Institute  

Researchers identify area of brain where social memories are stored.

Researchers at the Douglas redefine the role of a region of the brain associated with organizing memory.

Véronique Bohbot, PhD, establishes direct link between stimulus-response learning and alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse

Use spatial memory -instead of stimuli-response- to reduce risks of dementia

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.,

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

Lab members of the Remi Quirion laboratory.

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