News
- 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
Featured Researcher
Consciousness and Cognition
Dr. Adrian Owen’s research combines neuroimaging (MRI and EEG), with neuropsychological studies 
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
BMI in the news
- Dr. Laura Batterink joins the Brain and Mind Institute this summer.
May 9, 2018
- 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
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
Explore the Institute
Cognitive Neuroscience
BMI Research Facilities
Research Partnerships
BMI's New Home
The Western Interdisciplinary Research Building
Welcome
The Brain and Mind Institute provides a focus for research in cognitive neuroscience at Western University. Learn more
Key Links
- Contact Us
- BMI Lab Directory
- Making Connections
- Outreach
- Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB)
- The Rotman Institute of Philosophy
- Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping (CFMM)
- Biomedical Imaging Research Centre (BIRC)
- Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC)
- Canada Research Chair (CRC)
