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Training the brain to recognize voices
June 03, 2021New research from Brain and Mind Institute and UCL suggests people may need to concentrate on the art of conversation more than ever following ...
‘Sounding it out’ not so easy for children with dyslexia
May 20, 2021Western cognitive neuroscientists using MRI discovered a biological deficit for some early readers that impairs the ability to sound words out.
Western neuroscience spinoff sees growth in remote-care world
April 26, 2021Adrian Owen, an investigator with Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, is currently using web-based cognitive function assessments to ...
Could COVID help identify teens at risk for mental health problems?
April 09, 2021Pan Liu explores whether pre- and post-pandemic fMRI brain scans may drive early detection and interventions for vulnerable adolescents
Neuroscientists show planning ahead is key for controlling movement on and off the court
March 31, 2021Western neuroscientists Giacomo Ariani, Neda Kordjazi, Andrew Pruszynski and Jörn Diedrichsen found that improving planning can have a ...
Powerful brain imaging provides new insights on neurological symptoms of COVID-19
March 16, 2021A team of Western scientists and clinicians is combining powerful brain imaging tools with Alzheimer’s and epilepsy expertise to better ...
Imaging helps understand empathy loss in dementia
March 08, 2021MRIs show subtle changes in the brains of patients with early-onset dementia, a finding that could lead to treatments for emotional processing ...
Study pinpoints role of language disruptions in psychosis
February 18, 2021Like a small airport trying to handle too much air traffic, parts of the brain not meant to process language are trying to perform this complex ...
‘Brain training’ may help treat post-traumatic stress, clinical trial finds
January 26, 2021Dr. Ruth Lanius finds neurofeedback can reduce symptoms and lead to remission in PTSD patients.
Lisa Saksida on equity, science and advocacy for women in STEM
December 02, 2020Lisa Saksida, co-director of BrainsCAN, has been named one of Canada's WXN Top 100, a recognition of women who advocate for workforce ...
Two BMI researchers receive Royal Society recognition
September 08, 2020Congratulations to Lisa Saksida and Jessica Grahn! “We are extremely proud of the Royal Society of Canada’s recognition of research ...
COVID-19 and brain fog
September 07, 2020Western neuroscientist, Adrian Owen, is part of a team conducting a massive global study to understand what COVID-19 does to the brain through ...
BMI Researchers receive Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund
August 14, 2020Marco Prado, Emma Duerden and Barbara Fenesi have been awarded CFI's John R. Evans Leaders Fund this year. “This is a very important ...
CIFAR grants given to two BMI Neuroscientists
July 28, 2020Daniel Ansari and Adrian Owen are among six interdisciplinary project teams awarded Manulife CIFAR Population Health and Wellbeing grants to study ...
Four new Canada Research Chairs for Western, two renewed
July 23, 2020“This is tremendous news for Western and for all our successful Chairs, including the first three ever in our Faculty of Education,” ...
Online Diagnostic Toolbox for Developmental Learning Disorder
July 13, 2020Lisa Archibald is hoping to unify parents, teachers and language professionals in identifying and treating a hidden language disorder that impedes ...
Mark Daley named CIFAR Vice-President (Research)
July 09, 2020“Researchers have a role to play in solving the societal challenges facing us. CIFAR is a place where I can further contribute to the global ...
Listen to Adrian Owen in Reddit's Ask Me Anything
July 08, 2020BMI neuroscientist Adrian Owen and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre neurologist Rick Swartz will participate in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) at ...
Read. Watch. Listen. with Mel Goodale
July 02, 2020Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you to the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions ...
Study hints at early sign of Alzheimer’s degeneration
June 29, 2020“It’s been known for a long time that the cholinergic neurons are particularly devastated in Alzheimer’s disease,” said ...
Adrian Owen and others explore COVID impact on the brain
June 23, 2020The COVID-19 Brain Study looks to recruit 50,000 individuals who received a confirmed positive diagnosis of the virus in order to answer pressing ...
Read. Watch. Listen. with Andrew Pruszynski
June 23, 2020Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you to the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions ...
BMI Postdoc receives Banting Fellowship
June 19, 2020Jonathan Michaels was recently awarded a 2020 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, given to top postdoctoral scholars nationally and internationally ...
BMI researchers investigate virtual learning impact on families
June 18, 2020The Western-led LEAP (Learning, Education, and the Pandemic) study aims to assess family experiences with learning during COVID-19.
BMI neuroscientist, Ravi Menon, explores impact of concussions
June 17, 2020“Even with no concussions, the repetitive impacts experienced by players clearly had effects on the brain,” said Ravi Menon, a ...
Study explores strain on dementia patient care partners
June 17, 2020To better understand the experiences of care partners in southwestern Ontario, BrainsCAN, in partnership with the Alzheimer Society London and ...
New institute pushes neuroscience excellence forward
June 08, 2020“The need for neuroscience research continues to grow due to its potential to impact the health, security and vitality of society in this ...
Reaching out through music
May 03, 2020Bonding with others during the COVID-19 pandemic through music
New Western Vice President
April 27, 2020Dr. Lesley Rigg joins Western University as the Vice-President (Research) this summer
Not all stresses are equally felt by everyone
April 23, 2020Assessing well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
Blingualism won't make you smarter
April 23, 2020A new study by Western’s Brain and Mind Institute finds learning a second language does not transfer to other mental skills
Read. Watch. Listen. with Jonathan De Souza
April 21, 2020Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you to the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions ...
COVID data drive support
April 17, 2020To minimize suffering and the loss of human life, we must commit to the transparent and open sharing of data. Our models – whether they ...
Study links concussions to loss of inhibition
April 16, 2020Led by graduate student Clara Stafford, the Owen Lab in BMI, analyzed results of 12 cognitive tests from an online survey of nearly 20,000 people ...
Managing anxiety and cravings
April 15, 2020Exploring the relationship between snacking and stress and how to overcome cravings while in isolation
Benefits of mindfulness while working
April 15, 2020Paul Minda and Ruby Nadler's work on improving work performance and well-being through mindfulness training receives online international ...
2nd Touchscreen Cognition Symposium
April 14, 2020This second symposium will be held online on April 22, 2020
Battling addiction during COVID-19 pandemic
April 14, 2020BMI researcher Kasey Van Hedger provides an in-depth look at the unpredictability of the pandemic and what that means for mental health and ...
Managing e-learning expectations
April 07, 2020BMI researcher, Daniel Ansari, suggests being gentle, creative and patient when it comes to online learning
Impact of isolation on addictions
April 06, 2020Those struggling with addiction may find COVID-19 self-isolation challenging
Adapting to new patterns of arm dynamics
March 26, 2020Western researchers show NHPs, like humans, account for and learn new patterns of arm dynamics.
Conference highlights diversity in STEM
February 17, 2020“The conference is an opportunity for (people of all backgrounds) to showcase their work,” BMI PhD student Kaitlyn Parks said. ...
Getting at underlying factors of eating disorders
February 17, 2020By looking at the disease both biologically and psychologically, Psychology professor Lindsay Bodell, hopes to uncover the factors that make ...
Study gets up close with near-death experiences
January 30, 2020In this study, researchers investigated 158 participants by analyzing first-person, text narratives shared by the individuals following their ...
Read. Watch. Listen. with John Paul Minda
January 14, 2020Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you to the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions ...
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 ...
Owen Named Officer of British Empire
December 28, 2018BMI neuroscientist Adrian Owen receives the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services in scientific research.
CRC designations awarded to BMI Researchers
November 15, 2018BMI researchers Michael Anderson, Ali Khan and Ranji Patel received CRC designations this year for achievements in their fields. The Canada ...
DI-BMI Exchange Program Award Recipients
October 30, 2018Exploring How Sleep Impacts Productivity
October 09, 2018BMI neuroscientists from Adrian Owen's lab discover too much shut-eye can be as bad as too little sleep.
Recognizing Familiar Voices
August 10, 2018Emma Holmes, Ysabel Domingo and Ingrid Johnsrude publish findings that indicate familiar voices are more intelligible, even when not recognized as ...
The Brain Game Myth
July 30, 2018Western-led study finds that Brain game doesn't offer brain gain. Research Scientist, Bobby Stojanoski, in the Owen Lab at the Brain and Mind ...
New BMI Faculty Member
July 02, 2018Testing Alzheimer's Treatments
June 29, 2018With support from a BrainsCAN grant, BMI Researcher, Stefan Everling, and his team show in a new study published in Neuron that a particular ...
Adaptation of Visual Pathways
June 06, 2018Brain and Mind Institute neuropsychologist Jody Culham and her team are unlocking new understanding into the plasticity of the human brain, and ...
New BMI Faculty Member
May 09, 2018Creativity is a State of Mind
April 19, 2018Marc Joanisse's collaboration with Joel Lopata and Elizabeth Nowicki finds creativity is a state of mind.
Western Interdisciplinary Research Building
April 16, 2018Western University celebrates the completion of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, which houses the Brain and Mind Institute, ...
NSERC Discovery Grant Awards
April 13, 2018Several BMI researchers have secured NSERC Discovery Grant funding this year, including Paul Gribble, Stefan Köhler, Scott ...
Schulich's Awards of Excellence
April 10, 2018Andrew Pruszynski is one of the 2018 Awards of Excellence recipients - Dean's Award of Excellence for Junior Faculty. Congratulations Andrew!
Connecting to Artificial Limbs
March 29, 2018A study co-authored by BMI neuroscientist, Jody Culham, suggests brain rewires to embrace artificial limb. The research could be helpful in ...
New BMI Members Receives Early Researcher Award
March 12, 2018BMI core member Ryan Stevenson has received an Early Researcher Award from the Government of Ontario to help build a research team in ...
February 1, 2018 | Announcement BMI Researcher Honoured with Early Career Award
February 01, 2018BMI core member Andrew Pruszynski, is the inaugural awardee for this year's Early Career Award from the Society for Neural Control of ...
CIHR Project Grant Recipients
January 24, 2018Project grants are designed to support researchers at any career stage to build and conduct health-related research and knowledge translation ...
BMI Researcher Awarded JFAR Fellowship
January 12, 2018A Global Fellowship Program to Promote Research on Child and Youth Development
The BMI Has Moved!
January 02, 2018The BMI has moved to the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building effective January 2, 2018. The BMI's reception is located on the 3rd ...
Associate Member Receives Young Investigator Award
April 18, 2017Dr. Lena Palaniyappan receives Young Investigator Award from the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP). The award recognizes ...
Robots took over Thompson Rec Center at Western University
April 01, 2017The Beal Robotics Team 5024 successfully finished qualification matches ranked 1st overall (out of 35 teams) and were the captains of the winning ...
2017 Young Women Researchers
March 08, 2017Fifteen outstanding young women researchers, selected among more than 250 candidates in the framework of the 19th edition of the ...
Postdoc fellow tuning in to rhythmic patterns in brain
March 02, 2017Molly Henry, from Jessica Grahn's Music and Neuroscience Lab, has been named a 'Rising Star' by the Association for Psychological ...
BBC Drama inspired by the work of BMI researcher
February 28, 2017CIFAR Senior Fellow Anil K. Seth co-conceived and consulted for a radio programme which recently won Best Single Drama in the 2017 BBC Audio Drama ...
New brain scan analysis for head injuries
February 17, 2017Researcher develops concussion blood test
January 04, 2017Life hack for ‘de-blurring’ visual images without glasses
October 18, 2016An international team of neuroscientists has shown that a person’s ability to see fine visual detail can be sharpened by simply staring for ...
Feds applaud BrainsCAN potential to lead the world
September 15, 2016“In my opinion, this comes at a really critical time for our understanding of the human brain and the challenges we are working hard to ...
Consciousness and phantoms: how our brains compensate for an unexpected data gap
June 07, 2016New research may lead us closer to managing phantom sensation by helping us understand the origins. In a paper to be published this year by the ...
New virtual reality ‘toolbox’
May 11, 2016Using standardized pre-existing software, the new virtual reality toolbox allows the investigators to homogenize psychological tests across ...
Abnormal brain interactions harm consciousness
April 28, 2016An international research team has now investigated their interactions in different states of consciousness and has discovered that patients with ...
Western neuroscience study shows how we learn from watching others
April 21, 2016A new study from Western University shows that the parts of our brain that provide us with our sense of touch are activated when we watch someone ...
Internationally renowned neuroscientists join Western to further advance innovative technologies
March 17, 2016Tim Bussey and Lisa Saksida specialize in understanding cognition – learning, memory, perception and attention – and developing and ...
Western welcomes new neuroscientist who unlocks minds with machines
March 10, 2016Jörn Diedrichsen, who has come to Western University from University College London, says the simple reason robots aren’t prevalent in ...
Construction set to begin on new research building
December 17, 2015University planners hope a new campus facility will provide researchers across varied disciplines an environment conducive to confronting the ...
IBM Canada invests $65 million for innovative collaborations
November 25, 2015A $65-miillion investment from IBM Canada will enable innovative industry-academic collaborations at Western University and 13 partner institutions.
London's newest (academic) supergroup
November 25, 2015For the record, the new partnership — formerly called Musical Learning Across the Lifespan (MLAL) — is more about brain development ...
Calling for a truce in the classroom math wars
November 06, 2015For years, Canadian parents and educators have engaged in passionate debate over how kids learn math. The math wars, especially contentious in ...
Postdoctoral scholar strikes more Gold with research
October 22, 2015Silence on science degrades Canada
October 09, 2015At the same time, Canada is falling behind in many international comparisons of research productivity and innovation.
Western University develops first-ever ethical framework for fMRI research
September 17, 2015Menon earns elite citation from imaging group
June 01, 2015Western University scientists say dynamic views of the brain may improve treatment of mental illness
May 24, 2015Brain patterns are in continual flux from day to day, person to person and even within the same person, our craniums not nearly as hard-wired as ...
Rethinking traffic flow in the brain
May 18, 2015His findings say traffic flow is as variable on city roads as the activity in human brains. The flow of traffic (or information) varies depending ...
Western adds two new CRC chairs, three more renewed
April 09, 2015Already recognized as one of the world’s top centres for cognitive neuroscience and imaging research, Western’s Brain & Mind ...
Bartha awarded Alzheimer Foundation grant
March 10, 2015His project, Metabolic and Functional Brain State: New Indicators of Early Alzheimer’s Disease, looks to develop a sensitive test for early ...
Echolocation acts as ‘sixth’ sense for blind people
December 22, 2014A new study by neuroscientists at Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute has further demonstrated that human echolocation operates as ...
study provides better understanding of person misidentification in dementia
November 27, 2014A new study from Western University provides researchers and clinicians with insight into a particularly debilitating memory problem that is ...
Western neuroscientists decode vegetative state experiences with Hitchcock film
September 15, 2014Researchers at Western University have extended their game-changing brain scanning techniques by showing that a short Alfred Hitchcock movie can ...
Western neuroscientist explores nuances of touchy subject
September 03, 2014When you reach into your pocket, you can easily tell a button from a coin. But how? Solving this seemingly simple problem is actually amazingly ...
Banting fellowship adds up for Lyons’ math anxiety research
August 26, 2014Western Psychology postdoctoral scholar Ian Lyons recently received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, allowing him to explore the neural ...
Award-winning neuroscientist named first Western Research Chair
July 08, 2014One of Canada’s most innovative neuroscientists is coming to Western University to further her research into understanding human behaviour ...
PET scans peer into minimally conscious mind
June 19, 2014New research by Physics and Astronomy professor Andrea Soddu touts the ability of PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scans to identify patients in ...
Overt Responses during Covert Orienting
June 18, 2014In a review published recently in Neuron, the Brain and Mind's Brian Corneil discusses the role of the superior colliculus (SC) during ...
Graduate students connect education and neuroscience
May 02, 2014Western graduate students Stephanie Budgen and Anna Matejko’s work in the area of cognitive neuroscience is now part of a new web-based, ...
London Brain Bee 2014
April 22, 2014Western Neuroscience graduate students, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry medical students and the Brain and Mind Institute recently ...
Lack of sleep may damage the brain: study
March 24, 2014Most people realize a lack of sleep can impair their cognitive performance, but they also think they can simply catch up by getting extra sleep. ...
Neuroscience journal edited by kids, for kids
January 17, 2014Frontiers for Young Minds is the first journal to bring kids into the middle of the scientific process by making them editors – and ...
New study shows alcohol impacts vision by 30 per cent
January 14, 2014“We obviously know alcohol impairs our decision making and motor skills but until now, we did not know how alcohol affects our ...
Western imaging research improves MS diagnosis
December 27, 2013A new study from the Robarts Research Institute has found a better way to use MRI scans to detect and possibly follow the progress of multiple ...
Western researchers explore links between learning disorders in children
November 19, 2013Western neuroscientist investigates why humans sleep
October 29, 2013Stuart Fogel, who recently joined Adrian Owen’s team at Western’s Brain and Mind Institute as a Research Scientist, is conducting ...
Western team wins brain mapping hackathon
June 28, 2013A team of researchers, fuelled predominantly by Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, won top prize in the Hackathon at the annual meeting of ...
Goodale elected fellow of prestigious Royal Society (UK)
May 03, 2013Western neuroscience researcher Melvyn A. Goodale has been elected to the prestigious Royal Society (United Kingdom), joining the likes of Sir ...
Analyzing brain activity in near real time
April 24, 2013Jingyun Chen, Jinhui Qin, Rhodri Cusack and Mark Daley demonstrated their real-time graph theory based neuroimaging platform at an IBM media event ...
2013 London Brain Bee
April 06, 2013On Saturday April 6, 2013 The Brain and Mind Institute hosted high school students in the London and surrounding area from grades 9 through 12 to ...
Canada-Israel Symposium on Brain Plasticity, Learning, and Education
March 25, 2013The symposium will take place at Western University from June 14 to 16, 2013. Both Canada and Israel have a number of groups that are ...
Blind brain receives visual cues for identifying object shape
February 15, 2013Researchers at Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute (BMI) used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain of ...
Program looks to build a safer implant
January 31, 2013Between 50-75 per cent of patients with pacemakers will need a magnetic resonance (MR) scan over the device’s lifetime. As of right now, all ...
Postdoc explores roots of math in brain
November 22, 2012Psychology postdoctoral fellow Ian Lyons said the idea of math anxiety could, in some ways, be compared to other phobias, such as driving or ...
Culham appointed to new, innovative journal
October 23, 2012eLife, a new high-profile, open-access biomedical journal, has just been launched with Western professor Jody Culham on its Board of Reviewing ...
Western neuroscientists breakthrough on physical cause of vegetative state
October 03, 2012In support of the study titled, “A role for the default mode network in the bases of disorders of consciousness,” Davinia ...
Western researchers explore secret origin of déjà vu
August 10, 2012Most people have been in a situation that suddenly feels strangely familiar, while also realizing that they have never been in that specific place ...
Neuroscience: The mind reader
June 13, 2012Adrian Owen has found a way to use brain scans to communicate with people previously written off as unreachable.
Big Blue’s gift to bring order to data
April 19, 2012Neuroscientist wins Grammy award
April 13, 2012Grahn, a neuroscientist at Western, has been awarded a grant from the Grammy Foundation for her ongoing research in studying how the brain senses ...
Finding ties between music, the brain and how we move
January 24, 2012Led by psychology and music professor Jessica Grahn at Western’s world-renowned Brain and Mind Institute, this new facility will help ...
New research identifies changes in spinal cord compression
December 16, 2011Research from The University of Western Ontario is now looking beyond spinal cord injuries in patients to better understand what is happening in ...
We changed our name!
November 01, 2011As of November 1, 2011, the Centre for Brain and Mind will be known as The Brain and Mind Institute. This change in our designation by the ...
Brain research predicts premeditated actions
June 29, 2011Over the course of the one-year study, human subjects had their brain activity scanned using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while ...
Humour lends insight into vegetative state
June 06, 2011Owen says, “Although our study looked at the brain’s response to jokes, our reasons for doing that were very serious. One of the main ...
Neural Correlates of Natural Human Echolocation in Early and Late Blind Echolocation Experts
May 25, 2011A small number of blind people are adept at echolocating silent objects simply by producing mouth clicks and listening to the returning echoes. ...
Seeing through sound: How a tongue click gave one man independence
May 13, 2011Kish has developed an amazing ability to navigate by echolocation – similar to bats and dolphins. It’s a skill University of Western ...
Right-handers, but not left-handers, are biased to select their dominant hand
March 08, 2011The vast majority of humans – over 90% – prefer to use their right hand for most skilled tasks. For decades, researchers have been ...
The 2011 Western Award of Excellence Presentation to Haitao Yang
January 27, 2011Computer system administrator, Department of Psychology Haitao Yang is one person a lot of folks count on. His focus remains on software ...
Why things just don't add up for some students
January 14, 2011Dr. Ansari and his colleagues study neurological deficits that make it so hard for some children to learn arithmetic, the subtle differences ...
Deaf people can rewire their brain
October 10, 2010People deaf from birth may be able to reassign the area of their brain used for hearing to boost their sight, suggests a study.
Owen joins Centre for Brain and Mind
May 17, 2010One of the world’s foremost neuroscientists, Adrian Owen, has been recruited to The University of Western Ontario as a Canada Excellence ...
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