The laboratory’s focus is on the neurons that use glutamate, an excitatory neurotransmitter that is key to the functioning of the central nervous system.

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.

A 2007 lecture by Sonia Lupien on the brain anatomy and functioning (in French).

Question period following a course by Sonia Lupien on the anatomy and functioning of the brain (in French).

The 2010 Douglas Institute research teams who were awarded grants from NSERC to pursue work in their respective fields of expertise.

Judes Poirier, PhD,C.Q, received the prestigious BIOQuébec 2010 Genesis Award in the Biotechnology of Tomorrow category.

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

The effects of altered gene expression (transgenic, knock-out or knock-in animals) on the function of the central nervous system are complex and require extensive characterization using the appropriate behavioural tests. The Neurophenotyping service p

Lab members of the Remi Quirion laboratory.

All laboratory projects require and utilize a multidisciplinary approach, ranging from behavioral models to cellular events, involving the latest technology.