Sylvain Williams pursues several complimentary lines of study aimed towards elucidating the cause of Alzheimer Disease.

Claire-Dominique Walker investigates the consequences of early stress on brain development and the neuroendocrine responses to stress.

Véronique Bohbot investigates the neural correlates underlying visual and auditory spatial memory in normal and brain-damaged individuals.

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 ...

Watch this video presentation by Judes Poirier, PhD, CQ, during the 2011 Mini-Psych School.

Understanding the molecular mechanism leading to addiction in humans

The prestigious magazine publishes research scientist Williams new work.

 A new study published by the team of Naguib Mechawar sheds enven more light on depression.

A new study published by the team of Naguib Mechawar sheds light on the mecanism of depression.

Sunday was World Alheimer's Day. Two of our researchers just recieved a Brain Canada grant in that field.