From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 1 09:19:31 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:19:31 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] TODDAY'S BIC LECTURE, Monday, February 1, 2010 Analysis of Musical Pitch: Functional Pathways and Structural Correlates Message-ID: TODAY'S BIC LECTURE BIC SEMINAR SERIES Date: Monday, February 1, 2010 Time: 1:00 P.M. Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre Speaker: Dr. Robert Zatorre Title: Analysis of Musical Pitch: Functional Pathways and Structural Correlates Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ------------------------------------------------------- BIC Lecture Series: Winter 2010 Program Lectures held Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI. For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries Feb-01, Dr. Robert Zatorre (Analysis of Musical Pitch: Functional Pathways and Structural Correlates) Feb-08, -- (no lecture; Neuroscience Canada - Brain Repair Meeting) Feb-15, Dr. William Feindel (A History of Brain Imaging at the MNI) Feb-22, -- (no lecture; McGill Reading Week) Mar-01, Dr. Bruce Pike (Magnetization Transfer Imaging of the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Mar-08, Dr. Sridar Narayanan (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Mar-15, Dr. Matthew Toews (Feature-Based Morphometry: Automatically Discovering Group-Related Anatomical Patterns) Mar-22, Dr. Robert Brown (A Non-Mathematical Introduction to Fourier Transforms and K-Space in MRI) Mar-29, Dr. Alan Evans (Brain Imaging of Cortical Thickness in the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Apr-05, -- (no lecture; Easter Monday) Apr-12, Dr. Julien Doyon (Brain Imaging of Motor Learning) Apr-19, Dr. Andrea Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia) Apr-26, Dr. Neda Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www2.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/pipermail/bic-announce/attachments/20100201/a22314d1/attachment.htm From natalja.zazubovits at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 1 16:33:02 2010 From: natalja.zazubovits at mcgill.ca (Natalja Zazubovits, Mrs) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:33:02 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] 3T MRI slot In-Reply-To: <20090217013735.A1FF3F4403C@asmx4.McGill.CA> References: <20090217013735.A1FF3F4403C@asmx4.McGill.CA> Message-ID: Dear all, Unfortunately we won't be able to use our 3T MRI slot this Thursday February 4 10AM-->Noon. It is free to use. I just sent a cancellation request (It is still under Gotman/Natasha name for now). Please let Stacey know if you are willing to take it. Thank you. With best regards, Natalja From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 1 16:54:57 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:54:57 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture - Tomorrow - Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derviates for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 3:50 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - Tomorrow Killam Lecture Speaker: Hans Keirstead, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology University of California, Irvine Title: Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derviates for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Time: 4:00 PM Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre Dr. Hans Keirstead is Associate Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Co-Director of the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at the UC Irvine Reeve-Irvine Research Center. In 2004, Hans Keirstead led his team of researchers at UC Irvine to successfully develop a human embryonic stem cell derived treatment for acute spinal cord injuries in rats. That treatment was recently approved by FDA for clinical trials in humans with acute spinal cord injuries. The trial, which will be carried out by Geron Corporation, marks the first human embryonic stem cell trial ever approved in the U.S. Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Director's Office, Rm 636 Tel: (514) 398-1903 Fax: (514) 398-8248 Email: enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 2 09:15:00 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:15:00 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture - TODAY - Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derviates for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:47 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - TODAY **REMINDER** Killam Lecture Speaker: Hans Keirstead, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology University of California, Irvine Title: Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derviates for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Time: 4:00 PM Date: TODAY Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre Dr. Hans Keirstead is Associate Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Co-Director of the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at the UC Irvine Reeve-Irvine Research Center. In 2004, Hans Keirstead led his team of researchers at UC Irvine to successfully develop a human embryonic stem cell derived treatment for acute spinal cord injuries in rats. That treatment was recently approved by FDA for clinical trials in humans with acute spinal cord injuries. The trial, which will be carried out by Geron Corporation, marks the first human embryonic stem cell trial ever approved in the U.S. Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Director's Office, Rm 636 Tel: (514) 398-1903 Fax: (514) 398-8248 Email: enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries Feb-08, -- (no lecture; Neuroscience Canada - Brain Repair Meeting) Feb-15, Dr. William Feindel (A History of Brain Imaging at the MNI) Feb-22, -- (no lecture; McGill Reading Week) Mar-01, Dr. F?lix Carbonell (Some Statistical Aspects On Resting State Functional Connectivity) Mar-08, Dr. Sridar Narayanan (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Basic Principles and Selected Applications) Mar-15, Dr. Matthew Toews (Feature-Based Morphometry: Automatically Discovering Group-Related Anatomical Patterns) Mar-22, Dr. Robert Brown (A Non-Mathematical Introduction to Fourier Transforms and K-Space in MRI) Mar-29, Dr. Alan Evans (Brain Imaging of Cortical Thickness in the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Apr-05, -- (no lecture; Easter Monday) Apr-12, Dr. Julien Doyon (Brain Imaging of Motor Learning) Apr-19, Dr. Andrea Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia) Apr-26, Dr. Neda Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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New real-time 3-D ultrasound imaging allows visualization through the opaque blood pool, but this imaging modality poses difficult image processing challenges, including poor resolution, acoustic artifacts, and data rates of 30 to 40 million voxels per second. To track instruments within the heart we have developed a Radon transform-based algorithm, which is readily implemented in real-time on graphics processor units. For manipulation of rapidly moving cardiac tissue we have created a fast robotic device that can track the tissue based on ultrasound image features. This allows the surgeon to interact with the heart as if it was stationary. To integrate ultrasound imaging with the robotic device we have developed a predictive controller that compensates for the 50-100 ms imaging and image processing delays to ensure good tracking performance. In vivo studies show that this approach enhances dexterity and lowers applied forces. 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LECTURER: Sonia Lupien _______________________________________ Nancy Haddad Agente en administration UNF / RNQ / RBIQ-QBIN Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de g?riatrie de Montr?al 4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3W 1W5 T?l.: (514) 340-3540 (4799) T?l?c.: (514) 340-3530 Courriel: nancy.haddad at criugm.qc.ca Web UNF: www.unf-montreal.ca Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www2.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/pipermail/bic-announce/attachments/20100202/8e8a074c/attachment.htm From bruce.pike at mcgill.ca Fri Feb 5 10:24:16 2010 From: bruce.pike at mcgill.ca (G. Bruce Pike, Prof.) Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:24:16 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: [NEURO] Passing of Ernst Meyer References: <20100205152111.D6D774FEA@mailscan3.ncs.mcgill.ca> Message-ID: <1F67A0A5-48E9-4C68-BF56-AB58543379D2@mcgill.ca> Begin forwarded message: From: "Sandra McPherson, Dr." > Date: February 5, 2010 10:17:36 AM EST To: "NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA" > Subject: [NEURO] Passing of Ernst Meyer Reply-To: "Sandra McPherson, Dr." > Dear Neuro Faculty, staff and students, Sadly, Ernst Meyer passed away early this morning at the Montreal General. Details regarding a service will follow as soon as they are finalized. Sandra Sandra McPherson, PhD Communications Manager/Directrice, Communications Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al, Universit? McGill 3801, rue University, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3A 2B4 T 514 398-1902 F 514 398-8072 www.mni.mcgill.ca The Neuro Celebrates 75 Years! Devez-vous absolument imprimer ce message ? Do you really need to print this message? From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 8 11:37:04 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:37:04 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Reminder - Next UNF's seminar - Hormones de stress, cognition et emotion: De l'age avance...a l'enfant Message-ID: FOR YOUR INFORMATION. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: Nancy Haddad [mailto:nancy.haddad at criugm.qc.ca] Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 10:51 AM To: Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: Reminder - Next UNF's seminar Reminder for the next seminar : DATE: Thursday, February 11, 2010 HOUR: Noon ROOM: R0715 VENUE: CRIUGM, 4565 Queen-Mary Road, Montreal TITLE: Hormones de stress, cognition et ?motion : De l'?ge avanc? ... ? l'enfant! LECTURER: Sonia Lupien _______________________________________ Nancy Haddad Agente en administration UNF / RNQ / RBIQ-QBIN Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de g?riatrie de Montr?al 4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3W 1W5 T?l.: (514) 340-3540 (4799) T?l?c.: (514) 340-3530 Courriel: nancy.haddad at criugm.qc.ca Web UNF: www.unf-montreal.ca Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www2.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/pipermail/bic-announce/attachments/20100208/b96facf2/attachment.htm From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 8 11:49:22 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:49:22 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?FW=3A_REMINDER=3A__Philippe_S=E9gu?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=E9la_talks_about_space_-_Noon_-__Feb_11=2C_2010?= Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:41 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: REMINDER: Philippe S?gu?la talks about space - Noon - Feb 11, 2010 Calling all colleagues - have you had it with winter? You are invited to take a visual and virtual holiday with Philippe S?gu?la who will talk about his passion for planetary exploration and the inspiration for his new book, Histoire Visuelle des Sondes Spatiales (A Visual History of Space Probes). Light refreshments will be served before Philippe's talk, "From Ion Channels to Channels on Mars? The Case of a Curious Neuroscientist" at Noon on Thursday, February 11 in the deGrandpr? Communications Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (3801 University Street). Debbie Debbie Rashcovsky Administrative Coordinator Director's Office Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Street, room 636 Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Tel: 514-398-6047 Fax: 514-398-8248 Email: debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www2.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/pipermail/bic-announce/attachments/20100208/0c0bf554/attachment.htm From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 8 14:53:43 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:53:43 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Funeral and Memorial Services for Ernst Meyer Message-ID: FOR YOUR INFORMATION. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Sandra McPherson, Dr. Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 2:28 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Funeral and Memorial Services for Ernst Meyer Good afternoon, There will be a funeral service for Ernst Meyer on Tuesday February 9th at 4 pm at L'?glise Unie St - Jean (110 St Catherine Street East ). The family has said that all are welcome. Please join us on Wednesday February 10th for a memorial service in the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre at 3 pm. All are welcome to attend. Regards, Sandra McPherson Sandra McPherson, PhD Communications Manager/Directrice, Communications Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al, Universit? McGill 3801, rue University, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3A 2B4 T 514 398-1902 F 514 398-8072 www.mni.mcgill.ca The Neuro Celebrates 75 Years! Devez-vous absolument imprimer ce message ? Do you really need to print this message? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Communications Centre ( http://neuromedia.mcgill.ca/mnibooking/facdirections/dgccdir.htm) of the MNI (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This week's lecture will be given by Dr. William Feindel ( http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/neuro_team/epilepsy/william_feindel/), who will be discussing the history of brain imaging at the MNI. We hope to see there! Zografos Caramanos, Alain Dagher, and Petra Schweinhardt (Organizers) ------------------------------------------------------------------ *BIC Lecture Series: Winter 2010 Program* * Lectures held Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI. For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries * Jan-11, Dr. Jennifer Campbell (Diffusion MRI Tractography) Jan-18, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton (Group Registration for Multivariate Analysis of Inter-Subject Differences in Cortical Morphology) Jan-25, Dr. Christophe Grova (MEG Analysis of Epileptic Activity: From Data Acquisition to Source Localization) Feb-01, Dr. Robert Zatorre (Analysis of Musical Pitch: Functional Pathways and Structural Correlates) Feb-08, *-- (no lecture; Neuroscience Canada - Brain Repair Meeting)* *Feb-15, Dr. William Feindel (A History of Brain Imaging at the MNI) *Feb-22, *-- (no lecture; McGill Reading Week)* Mar-01, Dr. F?lix Carbonell (Some Statistical Aspects On Resting State Functional Connectivity) Mar-08, Dr. Sridar Narayanan (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Basic Principles and Selected Applications) Mar-15, Dr. Matthew Toews (Feature-Based Morphometry: Automatically Discovering Group-Related Anatomical Patterns) Mar-22, Dr. Robert Brown (A Non-Mathematical Introduction to Fourier Transforms and K-Space in MRI) Mar-29, Dr. Alan Evans (Brain Imaging of Cortical Thickness in the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Apr-05, *-- (no lecture; Easter Monday)* Apr-12, Dr. Julien Doyon (Brain Imaging of Motor Learning) Apr-19, Dr. Andrea Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia) Apr-26, Dr. Neda Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy) -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-398-8185; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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McGill 3801, rue University, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3A 2B4 T 514 398-1902 F 514 398-8072 www.mni.mcgill.ca The Neuro Celebrates 75 Years! Devez-vous absolument imprimer ce message ? Do you really need to print this message? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Wed Feb 10 11:52:33 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:52:33 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Upcoming Seminars in Cognitive Neuroscience Message-ID: FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer Erik P. Cook, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Physiology McGill University Neural activity in visual cortex: Synchrony, reliability and links to behaviour Thursday, March 11th, 2010 W201 3801 University Street 1:30 p.m. Host: Michael Petrides Mark Burke, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Physiology University of Montreal Counting on neuronal deficits: Consequences of naturalistic prenatal ethanol exposure in the non-human primate Thursday, March 18th, 2010 W201 3801 University Street 1:30 p.m. Host: Michael Petrides Mathieu Raux, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Groupe Hospitalier Piti? Salp?tri?re Paris, France Role of the supplementary motor area in the cognitive control of breathing *Please note special time and date *Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 W201 3801 University Street *2:00 p.m. Host: Lisa Koski, Ph.D. From jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca Thu Feb 11 16:46:16 2010 From: jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca (Jung Eun Han) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:46:16 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] A male participant needed-TOMORROW (Feb12) Message-ID: Hello all, Our lab is in desperate need of a healthy, right handed, 18-30 aged, non-smoking man for an fMRI study. Inclusion criteria: a normal sense of smell, no history of neurological or psychological disorders and no fear of needles. The project investigates the effects of ghrelin- a gut hormone involved in feeding - on the perception of visual and olfactory stimuli. It involves two fMRI and two behavioral sessions. You will be compensated $150 for your time and inconvenience. If you are interested in participating, please email Claire: ghrelinfmristudy at gmail.com The schedule is as follows: Feb 12: 9:30 am - 3 pm Feb 13: for 20 minutes Feb 19: 9:30 am - 3pm Feb 20: for 20 minutes Sorry for the last-minute notice - our participant cancelled at the last minute. Thanks, Claire From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Fri Feb 12 09:27:06 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:27:06 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] MONDAY'S BIC LECTURE - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010 - A History of Brain Imaging at the MNI Message-ID: ***REMINDER - MONDAY'S BIC LECTURE*** BIC SEMINAR SERIES Date: Monday, February 15, 2010 Time: 1:00 P.M. Place: de Grandpre Communnications Centre Speaker: Dr. William Feindel Title: A history of Brain Imaging at the MNI Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ------------------------------------------------------- BIC Lecture Series: Winter 2010 Program Lectures held Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI. For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries Feb-15, Dr. William Feindel (A History of Brain Imaging at the MNI) Feb-22, -- (no lecture; McGill Reading Week) Mar-01, Dr. F?lix Carbonell (Some Statistical Aspects On Resting State Functional Connectivity) Mar-08, Dr. Sridar Narayanan (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Basic Principles and Selected Applications) Mar-15, Dr. Matthew Toews (Feature-Based Morphometry: Automatically Discovering Group-Related Anatomical Patterns) Mar-22, Dr. Robert Brown (A Non-Mathematical Introduction to Fourier Transforms and K-Space in MRI) Mar-29, Dr. Alan Evans (Brain Imaging of Cortical Thickness in the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Apr-05, -- (no lecture; Easter Monday) Apr-12, Dr. Julien Doyon (Brain Imaging of Motor Learning) Apr-19, Dr. Andrea Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia) Apr-26, Dr. Neda Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Place: de Grandpre Communnications Centre Speaker: Dr. William Feindel Title: A history of Brain Imaging at the MNI Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ------------------------------------------------------- BIC Lecture Series: Winter 2010 Program Lectures held Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI. For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries Feb-15, Dr. William Feindel (A History of Brain Imaging at the MNI) Feb-22, -- (no lecture; McGill Reading Week) Mar-01, Dr. F?lix Carbonell (Some Statistical Aspects On Resting State Functional Connectivity) Mar-08, Dr. Sridar Narayanan (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Basic Principles and Selected Applications) Mar-15, Dr. Matthew Toews (Feature-Based Morphometry: Automatically Discovering Group-Related Anatomical Patterns) Mar-22, Dr. Robert Brown (A Non-Mathematical Introduction to Fourier Transforms and K-Space in MRI) Mar-29, Dr. Alan Evans (Brain Imaging of Cortical Thickness in the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Apr-05, -- (no lecture; Easter Monday) Apr-12, Dr. Julien Doyon (Brain Imaging of Motor Learning) Apr-19, Dr. Andrea Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia) Apr-26, Dr. Neda Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Laval Title: Taking Advantage of the Systemic Immune System to Cure Brain Diseases Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre Time: 4:00 pm ============================= Dear colleagues, Our Killam seminar speaker this week will be Serge Rivest from Laval University. Serge is doing ground-breaking work on the roles of systemic and innate immunity systems in propelling and potentially controlling, damage result from acute injury (eg. ischemia) and chronic degenerative disease (eg. Alzheimer's disease). His work is being published in high impact journals (see below) and is having a major impact on the field. His seminar, entitled 'Taking advantage of the systemic immune system to cure brain diseases' promises to be enlightening and provocative, will take place at 4 PM on Tuesday February 14 in the de Grandpre Communications Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute. I hope to see you there. Best regards, Phil Barker Some recent Serge Rivest papers: Rivest S. Regulation of innate immune responses in the brain. Nat Rev Immunol.2009 Jun;9(6):429-39. Liesz A, Suri-Payer E, Veltkamp C, Doerr H, Sommer C, Rivest S, Giese T, Veltkamp R. Regulatory T cells are key cerebroprotective immunomodulators in acute experimental stroke. Nat Med. 2009 Feb;15(2):192-9. Smith DE, Lipsky BP, Russell C, Ketchem RR, Kirchner J, Hensley K, Huang Y, Friedman WJ, Boissonneault V, Plante MM, Rivest S, Sims JE. A central nervous system-restricted isoform of the interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein modulates neuronal responses to interleukin-1. Immunity. 2009 Jun 19;30(6):817-31. Richard KL, Filali M, Pr?fontaine P, Rivest S. Toll-like receptor 2 acts as a natural innate immune receptor to clear amyloid beta 1-42 and delay the cognitive decline in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. J Neurosci. 2008 May28;28(22):5784-93. Gosselin D, Rivest S. MyD88 signaling in brain endothelial cells is essential for the neuronal activity and glucocorticoid release during systemic inflammation. Mol Psychiatry. 2008 May;13(5):480-97. Kang J, Rivest S. MyD88-deficient bone marrow cells accelerate onset and reduce survival in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Cell Biol. 2007 Dec 17;179(6):1219-30. Zhang J, Shi XQ, Echeverry S, Mogil JS, De Koninck Y, Rivest S. Expression of CCR2 in both resident and bone marrow-derived microglia plays a critical role in neuropathic pain. J Neurosci. 2007 Nov 7;27(45):12396-406. From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 15 15:59:57 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:59:57 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] NO BIC LECTURE - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Message-ID: PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO BIC LECTURE next Monday, February 22, 2010. Thank you. Jennifer BIC SEMINAR SERIES Date: Time: Place: Speaker: Title: Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ------------------------------------------------------- BIC Lecture Series: Winter 2010 Program Lectures held Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI. For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries Feb-22, -- (no lecture; McGill Reading Week) Mar-01, Dr. F?lix Carbonell (Some Statistical Aspects On Resting State Functional Connectivity) Mar-08, Dr. Sridar Narayanan (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Basic Principles and Selected Applications) Mar-15, Dr. Matthew Toews (Feature-Based Morphometry: Automatically Discovering Group-Related Anatomical Patterns) Mar-22, Dr. Robert Brown (A Non-Mathematical Introduction to Fourier Transforms and K-Space in MRI) Mar-29, Dr. Alan Evans (Brain Imaging of Cortical Thickness in the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Apr-05, -- (no lecture; Easter Monday) Apr-12, Dr. Julien Doyon (Brain Imaging of Motor Learning) Apr-19, Dr. Andrea Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia) Apr-26, Dr. Neda Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Laval Title: Taking Advantage of the Systemic Immune System to Cure Brain Diseases Date: TODAY Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre Time: 4:00 pm ============================= Dear colleagues, Our Killam seminar speaker this week will be Serge Rivest from Laval University. Serge is doing ground-breaking work on the roles of systemic and innate immunity systems in propelling and potentially controlling, damage result from acute injury (eg. ischemia) and chronic degenerative disease (eg. Alzheimer's disease). His work is being published in high impact journals (see below) and is having a major impact on the field. His seminar, entitled 'Taking advantage of the systemic immune system to cure brain diseases' promises to be enlightening and provocative, will take place at 4 PM on Tuesday February 16 in the de Grandpre Communications Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute. I hope to see you there. Best regards, Phil Barker Some recent Serge Rivest papers: Rivest S. Regulation of innate immune responses in the brain. Nat Rev Immunol.2009 Jun;9(6):429-39. Liesz A, Suri-Payer E, Veltkamp C, Doerr H, Sommer C, Rivest S, Giese T, Veltkamp R. Regulatory T cells are key cerebroprotective immunomodulators in acute experimental stroke. Nat Med. 2009 Feb;15(2):192-9. Smith DE, Lipsky BP, Russell C, Ketchem RR, Kirchner J, Hensley K, Huang Y, Friedman WJ, Boissonneault V, Plante MM, Rivest S, Sims JE. A central nervous system-restricted isoform of the interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein modulates neuronal responses to interleukin-1. Immunity. 2009 Jun 19;30(6):817-31. Richard KL, Filali M, Pr?fontaine P, Rivest S. Toll-like receptor 2 acts as a natural innate immune receptor to clear amyloid beta 1-42 and delay the cognitive decline in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. J Neurosci. 2008 May28;28(22):5784-93. Gosselin D, Rivest S. MyD88 signaling in brain endothelial cells is essential for the neuronal activity and glucocorticoid release during systemic inflammation. Mol Psychiatry. 2008 May;13(5):480-97. Kang J, Rivest S. MyD88-deficient bone marrow cells accelerate onset and reduce survival in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Cell Biol. 2007 Dec 17;179(6):1219-30. Zhang J, Shi XQ, Echeverry S, Mogil JS, De Koninck Y, Rivest S. Expression of CCR2 in both resident and bone marrow-derived microglia plays a critical role in neuropathic pain. J Neurosci. 2007 Nov 7;27(45):12396-406. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 16 11:41:03 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:41:03 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Symposium on PREVENTION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - April 17, 2010 Message-ID: FOR YOUR INFORMATION. JENNIFER Drs. Jens Pruessner and Natasha Rajah at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Verdun are organizing a symposium on the PREVENTION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES: RECENT FINDINGS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS, to be held April 17, 2010. This is set as a satellite symposium in parallel with the annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) conference, which is being held in Montreal this year. We would greatly appreciate if this email could be forwarded to all faculty, staff, students and any other affiliated members of the BIC. Also, the link to use for information and registration is: http://cns-satellite.mcgill.ca/index.html Thank you so much, and all the best, Rafael Languay Research Assistant for Dr. N. Rajah Dept. of Psychiatry, McGill University Douglas Mental Health University Inst. (514) 761-6131 ext 2877 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From siddiqi at cim.mcgill.ca Tue Feb 16 13:27:48 2010 From: siddiqi at cim.mcgill.ca (Kaleem Siddiqi) Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:27:48 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] CIM-REPARTI Perception Seminar: Haz-Edine Assemlal: Feb. 17/10 in MC437 References: <3a550f50fe7ba678961e76a59a1671d8.squirrel@webmail.cim.mcgill.ca> Message-ID: Folks, Haz-Edine is a new post-doc at McGill, working between CIM and the BIC. He is giving a seminar tomorrow which could be of interest to many. Best, Kaleem Begin forwarded message: > From: manager at cim.mcgill.ca > Date: February 16, 2010 9:33:37 AM EST > To: cim-all at cim.mcgill.ca > Cc: manager at cim.mcgill.ca > Subject: CIM-REPARTI Perception Seminar: Haz-Edine Assemlal: Feb. 17/10 in MC437 > > Greetings, > > Please note that everyone is welcome, and encouraged, to attend. > > Marlene > > > CIM - REPARTI Perception Seminars > > http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/Members/manager/seminar.2010-02-14.1652242687 > > > Title: Diffusion MR image analysis for the estimation of tissues local > architecture > > > Speaker: Haz-Edine Assemlal, Post Doctoral Fellow > http://cim.mcgill.ca/~assemlal > > > > > Date: February 17, 2010 at 3:00 PM > > > Location: George Zames Room MC437 > Centre for Intelligent Machines (CIM) > 3480 rue University > 4th floor > McConnell Engineering Building > > > > Abstract: We present a method which addresses the following challenging > problem: given a highly reduced number of samples from in vivo diffusion > magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI), how to robustly estimate various > features of the brain tissue ? The considered features enable to study > the local micro-architecture of the brain tissue, with a special > interest to the brain white matter. Our proposed approach is flexible as > it enables to easily plug in a large set of features; and thus unifies > many previous works linked to the probability density functions (PDF) of > displacement in dMRI such as the diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and the > Q-Ball Imaging (QBI). It also enables to design new features: "true" > ODF, probability of non diffusion. We propose two frameworks: one which > is fast and another one which is robust to MR images noise. We validate > our approach with several comparisons of results to other methods of the > literature, on both synthetic phantom and MR human brain datasets > acquired in an acceptable time-frame. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alain.dagher at mcgill.ca Wed Feb 17 08:18:55 2010 From: alain.dagher at mcgill.ca (A. Dagher, Dr.) Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:18:55 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Do you use Neurolens for fMRI analysis? Message-ID: If so, can I ask how well it works for you? Alain Dagher MD Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University St. Montr?al QC Canada H3A 2B4 tel: (514)-398-1726 fax: (514)-398-8948 alain.dagher at mcgill.ca From adalat at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Fri Feb 19 14:23:50 2010 From: adalat at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (R. ADALAT) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:23:50 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Special lecture: "Meta-analytical functional connectivity mapping and functional data-mining" Message-ID: <699ef58c1002191123u71697c57o6019eb5792e5ee84@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tuesday 23 Feb. 2010. Time: 11:00 AM. Venue: de GrandPre Communication Center On behalf of Dr. Alan Evans: Dr. Simon Eickhoff from Universit?tsklinikum Aachen in Germany is visiting the Brain Imaging Centre and will give a talk, next Tuesday morning. Below is a summary. *Title of the presentation:* "Meta-analytical functional connectivity mapping and functional data-mining" *Abstract:* Brain connectivity has many aspects. Most commonly, three concepts are distinguished, namely structural (assessed using diffusion tensor imaging), functional (assessed by resting state correlations) and effective (models of interacting regions) connectivity. The advent of large-scale databases on neuroimaging results, however, has created the opportunity for assessing a completely different aspect of connectivity, namely task-based functional connectivity as defined by co-activation patterns. The basic idea, which will be illustrated in this talk, is to identify those regions, which co-activate above chance with a given seed-region across many hundreds of neuroimaging studies. Both theory and applications of this approach will be demonstrated, including a comparison of meta-analytical connectivity mapping to resting state fMRI analysis and probabilistic DTI tractography. The talk will close with a short overview on the possibilities for functional datamining using brain-activation databases. Using the meta-data archived with the respective activation coordinates, functional inferences on the role of a given brain area can be performed that allow the objective interpretation of, e.g., morphomatric data. Moreover, this approach allows to test for functional components of co-activated networks and hence contextual-influences on co-activation probabilities. *About Simon*: Simon studied medicine in Aachen, Sheffield, Sydney and London. Received his PhD in neuroanatomy in 2006, following work on brain histology and structure-function correlations at the Research Center J?lich, Germany under professor Karl Zilles. He also worked as a post-doc in Zilles' lab, using functional imaging and histological approaches. Since 2008 he is an assistant professor in Psychiatry at the RWTH Aachen while also continuing research at the Research Center J?lich, mainly focusing an action control and brain connectivity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erin at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Fri Feb 19 16:17:08 2010 From: erin at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Erin W. E. Dickie) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:17:08 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Volunteers_needed_for_Brain_Awarene?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ss_Week_/_la_semaine_Cerveau_en_t=EAte!?= Message-ID: <5328e9ad1002191317t23acf163l6cf650e7782be1ee@mail.gmail.com> ******Voir plus bas pour la version fran?aise de ce message******* *Volunteers needed for Brain Awareness Week!*** Brain Awareness Week is an annual public information campaign created by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives in order to educate the public on the functions of the brain and the importance of brain research. Since 1998, Montreal has participated in BAW by having graduate students from all four Montreal universities volunteer presentations at numerous elementary and secondary educational institutions. The event has earned us considerable praise from the schools visited and from the media, while nearly all the volunteers who participated reported it to be a valuable and enjoyable experience. This year?s BAW will be taking place from *March 15th to 19h.* Many schools have registered for our presentations and we are currently calling on all students and post-docs to volunteer their time to support this great event during this week. *You do not have to prepare the presentation ? we will do that for you! All you have to do is pick up the kit with all the information in it and go to the school to give the presentation.* Your enthusiasm and desire to teach is invaluable to the success of the BAW campaign. To participate, simply fill out the online form at: http://www.sfn-montreal.ca/baw/volunteer/recruitment.html To learn more about Brain Awareness Week activities, please visit our website at *http://www.sfn-montreal.ca/baw* If you have any questions, please write to BAWvolunteers at gmail.com and we will answer you quickly. *********************************************************** *B?n?voles recherch?s pour la semaine Cerveau en t?te!* * La Semaine Cerveau en t?te* est une campagne annuelle d?information publique cr??e par ?The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives? dans le but d??duquer la population sur les fonctions du cerveau ainsi que sur l?importance de la recherche s?y rattachant. Depuis 1998, des ?tudiants(es) gradu?s(es) provenant des quatre principales universit?s de Montr?al ont particip?s ? la Semaine ?Cerveau en T?te? en donnant des pr?sentations dans plusieurs ?coles primaires et secondaires. Cet ?v?nement est tr?s appr?ci? par les ?coles visit?es et nous a valu plusieurs critiques ?logieuses des m?dias. De plus, la majorit? des volontaires ont trouv? l?exp?rience amusante et enrichissante. Cette ann?e, la ?Semaine Cerveau en T?te? aura lieu du *15 au 19 mars* et nous sollicitons la participation de plusieurs ?tudiants(es) et post-docs pour effectuer des pr?sentations dans les ?coles. *Vous n?avez absolument rien ? pr?parer... Nous l?avons d?j? fait pour vous! Vous n?avez qu?? vous familiariser avec le contenu avant de vous rendre ? l??cole avec le mat?riel fourni.* Joignez-vous ? nous en remplissant le formulaire par Internet ? : http://www.sfn-montreal.ca/baw/volunteer/recruitment-Fre.html Pour en conna?tre davantage sur notre ?v?nement et pour consulter les pr?sentations, venez visiter notre site Internet: * http://www.sfn-montreal.ca/baw* Des questions? Envoyez-les ? 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JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 -----Original Message----- From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 9:27 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - February 23, 2010 Killam Lecture Speaker: Martin Lauritzen Department of Clinical, Neuroscience and Psychiatry Copenhagen University Title: Neuronal and Glial Control of Brain Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Time: 4:00 pm Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre =========================================== KILLAM LECTURE Martin Lauritzen, MD Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Title: Neuronal and Glial Control of Brain Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism Date: February 23, 2010 Place: de Grandpr? Communication Centre Time: 4:00 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to host Martin Lauritzen from the University of Copenhagen as our guest speaker this week. Martin has been a dominant figure in elucidating the role of pre- and post-synaptic signals in the regulation of local brain oxygen consumption and blood flow. His in vivo electrophysiological studies were amongst the first to provide an understanding of the neuronal signals that underlie perfusion changes used in fMRI and PET to map changes in brain activity. He is also a pioneer in the characterization of the neuronal and vascular alterations that occur during cortical spreading depression, the suspected trigger of migraine aura during a migraine attack. In his presentation today, Martin will talk about his electrophysiological work and his new approach with in vivo 2-photon microscopy. I am sure that it will be an interesting talk as he is an exciting and challenging scientist, and a dynamic speaker. Hoping to see you there to enjoy his lecture. Best Regards, Edith Hamel A few selected publications from Martin Lauritzen: 1. Thomsen K, Piilgaard H, Gjedde A, Bonvento G, Lauritzen M. Principal cell spiking, postsynaptic excitation, and oxygen consumption in the rat cerebellar cortex. J Neurophysiol. 2009 Sep;102(3):1503-12. 2. Piilgaard H, Lauritzen M. Persistent increase in oxygen consumption and impaired neurovascular coupling after spreading depression in rat neocortex. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2009 Sep;29(9):1517-27. 3. Rasmussen T, Holstein-Rathlou NH, Lauritzen M. Modeling neuro-vascular coupling in rat cerebellum: characterization of deviations from linearity. Neuroimage. 2009 Mar 1;45(1):96-108. 4. Caesar K, Hashemi P, Douhou A, Bonvento G, Boutelle MG, Walls AB, Lauritzen M. Glutamate receptor-dependent increments in lactate, glucose and oxygen metabolism evoked in rat cerebellum in vivo. J Physiol. 2008 Mar 1;586(5):1337-49. 5. Caesar K, Offenhauser N, Lauritzen M. Nonlinear neurovascular coupling in rat sensory cortex by activation of transcallosal fibers. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2007 Mar;27(3):575-87. 6. Offenhauser N, Thomsen K, Caesar K, Lauritzen M. Activity-induced tissue oxygenation changes in rat cerebellar cortex: interplay of postsynaptic activation and blood flow. J Physiol. 2005 May 15;565(Pt 1):279-94. From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 22 12:33:36 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:33:36 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: The George Karpati Symposium on Neuromuscular Disease - May 10, 2010 Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 9:26 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: The George Karpati Symposium on Neuromuscular Disease - May 10, 2010 Dear Colleague, To honor the memory of noted neurologist and physician-scientist George Karpati, the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University has organized The George Karpati Symposium on Neuromuscular Disease: Innovation and Application. This cutting-edge international scientific conference, addressing muscular dystrophies, myopathies and channelopathies, and neurodegeneration, is a tribute to George's lifelong enthusiasm for research and clinical advances. The symposium, to take place on Monday May 10, 2010 at the Montreal Neurological Institute, will bring together leaders in the field of neuromuscular disease to present results and perspectives on research and treatment. Confirmed speakers are Valerie Askanas, Stanley Appel, Andrew Engel, W. King Engel, Kevin Flanigan, R.C. Griggs, Hanns Lochmuller, Guy Rouleau, and Eric Shoubridge. The symposium follows The Ottawa Conference on New Directions in Biology and Disease of Skeletal Muscle (May 5-8, 2010) for the convenience of those who might wish to attend both events. The symposium's full day of scientific presentations will be followed by a banquet dinner in the evening at which friends and colleagues may share memories of George and his numerous contributions to the field. Registration for the Karpati Symposium is required but is free of charge. CME credits may be available. Symposium banquet tickets may be purchased for $130 per person. For more information and to register, see http://neuroevents.mcgill.ca/ We hope to see you there! [cid:image002.jpg at 01CAB3A1.13EA01D0][cid:image004.jpg at 01CAB3A1.13EA01D0] Angela Genge & Ken Hastings Neuromuscular Group Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital Le Symposium George Karpati sur la maladie neuromusculaire - 10 mai 2010 Afin d'honorer la m?moire de l'?minent neurologue et m?decin-chercheur George Karpati, l'Institut neurologique de Montr?al de l'Universit? McGill a organis? le Symposium George Karpati sur la maladie neuromusculaire : Innovation et application. Cette conf?rence scientifique internationale de pointe, qui traitera de dystrophies musculaires, de myopathies, de dysfonctionnements des canaux ioniques (channelopathies) et de neurod?g?n?rescence, rend hommage ? l'enthousiasme qu'a toujours manifest? le Dr Karpati pour la recherche et les avanc?es cliniques. Le symposium, qui aura lieu le lundi 10 mai 2010 ? l'Institut neurologique de Montr?al, r?unira des chefs de file du domaine de la maladie neuromusculaire qui pr?senteront les r?sultats et les perspectives en mati?re de recherche et de traitement. Les conf?renciers confirm?s sont Valerie Askanas, Stanley Appel, Andrew Engel, W. King Engel, Kevin Flanigan, R.C. Griggs, Hanns Lochmuller, Guy Rouleau et Eric Shoubridge. Le symposium suivra la Ottawa Conference on New Directions in Biology and Disease of Skeletal Muscle [Conf?rence d'Ottawa sur les nouvelles directions en biologie et maladie du muscle squelettique] (5-8 mai 2010) pour rendre service ? ceux qui voudraient assister aux deux ?v?nements. L'inscription au symposium est n?cessaire, mais gratuite. Il pourrait ?tre possible d'obtenir des cr?dits de formation m?dicale continue. Les coll?gues et amis peuvent se procurer des billets pour le banquet du symposium du 10 mai au co?t de 130 $ par personne. 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Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre Speaker: Dr. Felix Carbonell Title: Some Statistical Aspects on Resting State Functional Connectivity Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ------------------------------------------------------- BIC Lecture Series: Winter 2010 Program Lectures held Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI. For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries Mar-01, Dr. F?lix Carbonell (Some Statistical Aspects On Resting State Functional Connectivity) Mar-08, Dr. Sridar Narayanan (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Basic Principles and Selected Applications) Mar-15, Dr. Matthew Toews (Feature-Based Morphometry: Automatically Discovering Group-Related Anatomical Patterns) Mar-22, Dr. Robert Brown (A Non-Mathematical Introduction to Fourier Transforms and K-Space in MRI) Mar-29, Dr. Alan Evans (Brain Imaging of Cortical Thickness in the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Apr-05, -- (no lecture; Easter Monday) Apr-12, Dr. Julien Doyon (Brain Imaging of Motor Learning) Apr-19, Dr. Andrea Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia) Apr-26, Dr. Neda Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 -----Original Message----- From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:07 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - TODAY Reminder Killam Lecture Speaker: Martin Lauritzen Department of Clinical, Neuroscience and Psychiatry Copenhagen University Title: Neuronal and Glial Control of Brain Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism Date: TODAY Time: 4:00 pm Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre =========================================== KILLAM LECTURE Martin Lauritzen, MD Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Title: Neuronal and Glial Control of Brain Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism Date: February 23, 2010 Place: de Grandpr? Communication Centre Time: 4:00 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to host Martin Lauritzen from the University of Copenhagen as our guest speaker this week. Martin has been a dominant figure in elucidating the role of pre- and post-synaptic signals in the regulation of local brain oxygen consumption and blood flow. His in vivo electrophysiological studies were amongst the first to provide an understanding of the neuronal signals that underlie perfusion changes used in fMRI and PET to map changes in brain activity. He is also a pioneer in the characterization of the neuronal and vascular alterations that occur during cortical spreading depression, the suspected trigger of migraine aura during a migraine attack. In his presentation today, Martin will talk about his electrophysiological work and his new approach with in vivo 2-photon microscopy. I am sure that it will be an interesting talk as he is an exciting and challenging scientist, and a dynamic speaker. Hoping to see you there to enjoy his lecture. Best Regards, Edith Hamel A few selected publications from Martin Lauritzen: 1. Thomsen K, Piilgaard H, Gjedde A, Bonvento G, Lauritzen M. Principal cell spiking, postsynaptic excitation, and oxygen consumption in the rat cerebellar cortex. J Neurophysiol. 2009 Sep;102(3):1503-12. 2. Piilgaard H, Lauritzen M. Persistent increase in oxygen consumption and impaired neurovascular coupling after spreading depression in rat neocortex. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2009 Sep;29(9):1517-27. 3. Rasmussen T, Holstein-Rathlou NH, Lauritzen M. Modeling neuro-vascular coupling in rat cerebellum: characterization of deviations from linearity. Neuroimage. 2009 Mar 1;45(1):96-108. 4. Caesar K, Hashemi P, Douhou A, Bonvento G, Boutelle MG, Walls AB, Lauritzen M. Glutamate receptor-dependent increments in lactate, glucose and oxygen metabolism evoked in rat cerebellum in vivo. J Physiol. 2008 Mar 1;586(5):1337-49. 5. Caesar K, Offenhauser N, Lauritzen M. Nonlinear neurovascular coupling in rat sensory cortex by activation of transcallosal fibers. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2007 Mar;27(3):575-87. 6. Offenhauser N, Thomsen K, Caesar K, Lauritzen M. Activity-induced tissue oxygenation changes in rat cerebellar cortex: interplay of postsynaptic activation and blood flow. J Physiol. 2005 May 15;565(Pt 1):279-94. From caramanos at gmail.com Wed Feb 24 22:36:15 2010 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' Caramanos) Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:36:15 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter_2010_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mar-1_at_1pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Communicati?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ons_Centre=2C_Some_Statistical_Aspects_On_Resting_S?= =?iso-8859-1?q?tate_Functional_Connectivity=2C_Dr=2E_F=E9lix_Carbo?= =?iso-8859-1?q?nell=29?= Message-ID: The "BIC Lecture Series" is a series of informal lectures on brain imaging that is presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) of the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) by experts in the field; these lectures are open to all. Please join us for our sixth BIC Lecture of the Winter 2010 Program, which will be held on Monday, March the 1st, at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre ( http://neuromedia.mcgill.ca/mnibooking/facdirections/dgccdir.htm) of the MNI (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This lecture will be given by Dr. F?lix Carbonell ( http://sites.google.com/site/felixmiguelc/), who will be discussing some of the statistical aspects regarding resting state functional connectivity. We hope to see there! Zografos Caramanos, Alain Dagher, Petra Schweinhardt, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers) ------------------------------------------------------------------ *BIC Lecture Series: Winter 2010 Program* * Lectures held Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI. For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries * Jan-11, Dr. Jennifer Campbell (Diffusion MRI Tractography) Jan-18, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton (Group Registration for Multivariate Analysis of Inter-Subject Differences in Cortical Morphology) Jan-25, Dr. Christophe Grova (MEG Analysis of Epileptic Activity: From Data Acquisition to Source Localization) Feb-01, Dr. Robert Zatorre (Analysis of Musical Pitch: Functional Pathways and Structural Correlates) Feb-08, *-- (no lecture; Neuroscience Canada - Brain Repair Meeting)* Feb-15, Dr. William Feindel (A History of Brain Imaging at the MNI) Feb-22, *-- (no lecture; McGill Reading Week)* *Mar-01, Dr. F?lix Carbonell (Some Statistical Aspects On Resting State Functional Connectivity) *Mar-08, Dr. Sridar Narayanan (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Basic Principles and Selected Applications) Mar-15, Dr. Matthew Toews (Feature-Based Morphometry: Automatically Discovering Group-Related Anatomical Patterns) Mar-22, Dr. Robert Brown (A Non-Mathematical Introduction to Fourier Transforms and K-Space in MRI) Mar-29, Dr. Alan Evans (Brain Imaging of Cortical Thickness in the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Apr-05, *-- (no lecture; Easter Monday)* Apr-12, Dr. Julien Doyon (Brain Imaging of Motor Learning) Apr-19, Dr. Andrea Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia) Apr-26, Dr. Neda Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy) -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-398-8185; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Amongst these are cerebral vascular disease, migraine, and schizophrenia. The scope and successes of his programme are reflected in the more that one dozen publications appearing in Nature/Nature Genetics in 2009. His scientific approach applying molecular genetic analyses to a comprehensive population with well documented clinical information has received wide international attention. As well, Kari Stefansson was named one of Time Magazines 100 in 2007. Jack Antel Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Director's Office, Rm 636 Tel: (514) 398-1903 Fax: (514) 398-8248 Email: enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries Mar-01, Dr. F?lix Carbonell (Some Statistical Aspects On Resting State Functional Connectivity) Mar-08, Dr. Sridar Narayanan (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Basic Principles and Selected Applications) Mar-15, Dr. Matthew Toews (Feature-Based Morphometry: Automatically Discovering Group-Related Anatomical Patterns) Mar-22, Dr. Robert Brown (A Non-Mathematical Introduction to Fourier Transforms and K-Space in MRI) Mar-29, Dr. Alan Evans (Brain Imaging of Cortical Thickness in the Healthy and Diseased Brain) Apr-05, -- (no lecture; Easter Monday) Apr-12, Dr. Julien Doyon (Brain Imaging of Motor Learning) Apr-19, Dr. Andrea Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Focal Cortical Dysplasia) Apr-26, Dr. Neda Bernasconi (Brain Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: