Brain and Mind Institute - Western University

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Tim Bussey and Lisa Saksida have joined Western University after collaborating on game-changing research for the past 15 years at the University of Cambridge. Media Release
Jörn Diedrichsen, who has come to Western University from University College London, studies human movement to develop better treatments for strokes and spinal cord damage in humans. Media Release
According to a new study from Western University and the University of Cambridge, being able to visualize things in our mind’s eye is useful as it allows us to examine our memories, simulate possible future events and solve abstract problems. Media Release

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Featured Researcher

Consciousness and Cognition

Dr. Adrian Owen’s research combines neuroimaging (MRI and EEG), with neuropsychological studies owen in brain-injured patients and healthy participants. Owen’s lab also uses web-based tools for the assessment of cognitive function in both health and disease and most recently to better understand the role that sleep plays in cognitive function. Learn More

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BMI in the news

BMI researcher's collaboration finds creativity is a state of mind.
April 19, 2018

Western University celebrates the completion of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, which houses the Brain and Mind Institute, BrainsCAN and the Rotman Institute of Philosophy.
April 16, 2018

A study co-authored by BMI neuroscientist, Jody Culham, suggests brain rewires to embrace artificial limb.
March 29, 2018

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Announcements

The 2019 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship competition has just launched! To learn more, visit the agency's website.
April 18, 2018

BMI researchers received over $400,000 in NSERC Discovery Grant awards this year.
April 13, 2018

Andrew Pruszynski is one of the 2018 Awards of Excellence recipients - Dean's Award of Excellence for Junior Faculty. Congratulations!
April 10, 2018

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