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2019
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New audio dome paints research soundscape
December 02, 2019For too long, auditory research has involved people listening to single sounds in sound booths – and that’s just not how we listen in ...
Finding biomarker for anxiety and depression in children with neurological disorders
November 06, 2019The amygdala, an almond-sized structure in the medial temporal lobe, plays a key role in processing emotions. However, in some children with ...
Four talented Researchers go International - DI-BMI Exchange Programme
October 29, 2019The Donders Institute welcomes the following researchers from the BMI: Susan Coltman (PhD candidate), with her project Are Fast and Slow ...
Study targets 'fingerprint' of human consciousness
October 10, 2019Western’s role in this international collaboration was to scan a group of participants at the Schulich School of Medicine & ...
Fastest-rising institution for scientific research
September 26, 2019Western University has invested more than Ca$400 million (US$302 million) in infrastructure, including biomedical imaging and high-performance ...
BMI researcher and co-scientific director of BrainsCAN, named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)
September 10, 2019They have been elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Election to the academies of ...
Daley targets data strategy in new role
September 09, 2019Last week, Mark Daley, a BMI Core member, was named Special Advisor to the President on Data Strategy with a mandate to help the institution make ...
Western develops unique map of cerebellum
July 22, 2019Traditionally, the cerebellum has been known to play a key role in the coordination of movement. Research in the last 30 years has also shown that ...
Volunteers help unlock deeper understanding
June 13, 2019Finding volunteers has often been the technological equivalent of the carrier pigeon – even if the message goes out, it’s ...
Andrew Pruszynski, recognized as outstanding young Canadian physiologist
April 22, 2019BMI Core Member, Andrew Pruszynski, has been awarded the J.A.F. Stevenson award from the Canadian Physiological Society, for his cutting-edge ...
New registry to boost brain research participation
March 26, 2019Neuroscience researchers at Western have long worked with members of the London community to gather data for their studies. Launched this week, ...
Spinal cords contribute to complex hand functions
February 11, 2019We often think of our brains as the centre of complex motor function and control, but how ‘smart’ is your spinal cord? Turns out, it ...
Words don't let math add up
January 18, 2019BMI PhD candidate, Alex Cross is the lead author of a new paper, along with Marc Joanisse and Lisa Archibald, that studies the correlation of math ...
Batterink, Bodell, named among Rising Stars
January 02, 2019Western Psychology professors Laura Batterink and Lindsay Bodell were recently named Rising Stars by the Association for Psychological Science ...
Brain Bee Competition
January 01, 2019This year's Brain Bee competition ...
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