From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Feb 1 07:33:18 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:33:18 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 1st at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A2060@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar today, I will present myself this seminar Wednesday - February 1st, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. C. Grova, Biomedical Engineering Dpt / Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt, McGill University Title: Multimodal analysis of epileptic activity: insights from electrophysiology and hemodynamic measurements. Abstract: Interictal epileptic discharges, and notably, interictal spikes, are spontaneous neuronal discharges characteristic of the epilepsy of a patient. As opposed to seizures, these spontaneous events are not associated with clinical manifestations, thus allowing multimodal investigation. Such events could be detected using Electro- or Magneto-Encephalography (EEG /MEG) as large amplitude spontaneous events lasting around 100ms, that can be detected from physiological background activity. To be detectable from scalp data, it has been shown that the underlying generators of such epileptic activity should be spatially extended, a minimum area of 4 cm2 has been suggested in MEG and 6cm2 in EEG. In this context, we proposed the Maximum Entropy on the Mean (MEM) framework to localize the generators of EEG/MEG activity together with their spatial extent. The first part of the talk will introduce the MEM method and the evaluation of its performance when using EEG and then MEG data. A detailed comparison between inferences using entropic techniques and Restricted Maximum Likelihood in a hierarchical Bayesian framework will be presented. The second section of the talk will present a time-frequency extension of the MEM framework, in order to localize oscillating activity in some specific frequency bands. This method we recently proposed has been validated using simulated data and applied to the localization of bursts of rhythmic epileptic activity. The third part of the talk will illustrate how these source localization techniques able to estimate the spatial extent of the generators could be used in a multimodal framework comparing electrophysiology and hemodynamic processes at the time of epileptic spikes. Illustration using EEG/fMRI data and preliminary results using EEG/NIRS data will be presented. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.bme.mcgill.ca/seminars.html See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Fri Feb 3 07:57:41 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:57:41 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 8th at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A2AB5@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar will be next wednesday Wednesday - February 8th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. G. B. Pike, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University. Biomedical Engineering Dpt, DNeurology and Neurosurgery Dept. Pr. Pike is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Quantitative Functional MRI: Outstanding Issues and Future Directions Abstract: While BOLD fMRI has revolutionized systems neuroscience during the past 20 years it has largely been used as a qualitative technique to localize brain activity and its clinical impact has been limited. The complex dependence of the BOLD signal on various physiological parameters can be considered a limi?\ tation; however, when combined with other MRI methods, it enables quanti?\ tative investigations of the brain??s hemodynamic and metabolic responses. In this talk I will review the basic concepts of quantitative fMRI, present experimental results addressing a number of outstanding issues in fMRI brain physiology, and discuss future directions and potential clinical applications. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math??matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 6 09:30:38 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:30:38 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Neuropsychology Day, Monday, May 7th In-Reply-To: <87EB3E78F18E6F42924A6D9BF65F5C2D04FF04@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <87EB3E78F18E6F42924A6D9BF65F5C2D04FF04@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190405F6E3@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> NEUROPSYCHOLOGY DAY May. 7, 2012 - 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM * Montreal Neurological Institute, Jeanne Timmins Amphith??tre (JTA), 3801 rue University Montreal 2:00-4:00 p.m.: Poster Presentations by members of the Neuropsychology/Cognitive Neuroscience Unit (Foyer of JTA) 4:30 p.m.: Brenda Milner Lecture in Cognitive Neuroscience (JTA) Bryan E. Kolb, Professor Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge Environment, genes, health, behaviour, and the prefrontal cortex Host: Michael Petrides Bienvenue ? tous -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 6 10:43:17 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:43:17 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 8th at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair In-Reply-To: <8505_1328274466_4F2BDC22_8505_26_4_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A2AB5@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <8505_1328274466_4F2BDC22_8505_26_4_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A2AB5@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A35CD@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar will be this coming wednesday Wednesday - February 8th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. G. B. Pike, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University. Biomedical Engineering Dpt, DNeurology and Neurosurgery Dept. Pr. Pike is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Quantitative Functional MRI: Outstanding Issues and Future Directions Abstract: While BOLD fMRI has revolutionized systems neuroscience during the past 20 years it has largely been used as a qualitative technique to localize brain activity and its clinical impact has been limited. The complex dependence of the BOLD signal on various physiological parameters can be considered a limi?\ tation; however, when combined with other MRI methods, it enables quanti?\ tative investigations of the brain??s hemodynamic and metabolic responses. In this talk I will review the basic concepts of quantitative fMRI, present experimental results addressing a number of outstanding issues in fMRI brain physiology, and discuss future directions and potential clinical applications. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math??matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 6 14:06:59 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:06:59 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: This week's Killam Lecture Phosphoproteomic Analysis Reveals Emerging Roles for RSK in Cell Growth and Proliferation Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190405F8B6@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:11 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: This week's Killam Lecture Killam Lecture Speaker: Philippe Roux, PhD Institute for Research in Immunology & Cancer (IRIC), University of Montreal Title: Phosphoproteomic Analysis Reveals Emerging Roles for RSK in Cell Growth and Proliferation Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Time: 4pm Place: de Grandpr? Communications Centre ----------------------------------------------- Dear colleagues, Our Killam speaker this week is Philippe Roux, a principal investigator at the University of Montreal in the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC). Philippe obtained his PhD at McGill working in my lab, performed postdoctoral studies with John Blenis in the Department of Cell Biology at Harvard, and then joined the IRIC in 2006, where he holds a Canada Research Chair in Cell Signaling and Proteomics. His group combines novel proteomics methods with mouse geneticswith an array of cell biological and biochemical assays techniques to studyintracellular signaling pathways that regulate translation and cell growth. He has done a great job establishing his lab as a leading Canadian signaling group and is a gifted speaker. He will present his latest work at 4PM Tuesday February 7 in a seminar entitled "Phosphoproteomic analysis reveals emerging roles for RSK in cell growth and proliferation". I hope to see you there. Best regards, Phil Barker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Feb 8 06:49:41 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:49:41 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 8th at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair In-Reply-To: <7364_1328543600_4F2FF76F_7364_50_20_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A35CD@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <8505_1328274466_4F2BDC22_8505_26_4_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A2AB5@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA>, <7364_1328543600_4F2FF76F_7364_50_20_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A35CD@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A3F59@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - February 8th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. G. B. Pike, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University. Biomedical Engineering Dpt, Neurology and Neurosurgery Dept. Pr. Pike is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Quantitative Functional MRI: Outstanding Issues and Future Directions Abstract: While BOLD fMRI has revolutionized systems neuroscience during the past 20 years it has largely been used as a qualitative technique to localize brain activity and its clinical impact has been limited. The complex dependence of the BOLD signal on various physiological parameters can be considered a limi?\ tation; however, when combined with other MRI methods, it enables quanti?\ tative investigations of the brain??s hemodynamic and metabolic responses. In this talk I will review the basic concepts of quantitative fMRI, present experimental results addressing a number of outstanding issues in fMRI brain physiology, and discuss future directions and potential clinical applications. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math??matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Wed Feb 8 17:41:45 2012 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:41:45 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] BIC website update Message-ID: <6A3F2C22-459F-42CE-9CC0-46C637923665@mcgill.ca> Dear all: Marta, Louis and I would like to suggest we revamp and update a bit the illustrations featured on the BIC's website. If you think this is a good idea, we would therefore truly appreciate if you could please contribute your best shot(s) at images from your own work experience at the BIC: could be fancy, good-looking brain maps and images, pictures of instruments (MRI, PET, MEG, etc. scanners), people, field-trips and parties. If you do so, please provide a short description with each of your pictures and contact information; maybe a Pubmed link to the featured publication, if relevant. Deadline for contributions is Friday next week, February 17. Cheers - Sylvain. ? Sylvain Baillet, PhD Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Director, MEG Research neuroSPEED lab - MEG @ McGill - Brainstorm project McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Fri Feb 10 13:30:02 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:30:02 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience, Thurs., Feb. 23rd @ 1:30, Room 112 (Lyman Duff Bldg.) In-Reply-To: <13298_1328817478_4F342546_13298_80_2_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB03F3BF@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <13298_1328817478_4F342546_13298_80_2_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB03F3BF@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190405FED1@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 2:57 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience, Thurs., Feb. 23rd @ 1:30, Room 112 (Lyman Duff Bldg.) Ami Tsuchida, B.Sc. Ph.D. Candidate Cognitive Neuroscience Unit Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Are You Upset? Distinct Roles for Orbitofrontal and Lateral Prefrontal Cortex in Recognition of Facial Expressions of Emotion *N.B. Place Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 *Duff Medical Building (3775 University Street) *Room 112 1:30p.m. Host: Lesley Fellows, M.D. C.M., D.Phil. From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 13 07:34:42 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:34:42 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 15th at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A55C2@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - February 15th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. David Juncker, Biomedical Engineering Department McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre McGill University Title: Microfluidics and microarrays: Multiplexed immunoassays, diagnostics, tissue staining and single cell stimulation Abstract: The presentation will be organized around two themes. The first theme is on using microfluidics-based approaches to tackle critical challenges in immunoassays and diagnostics. I will discuss why protein-analysis using chips has failed to replicate the scaling up ? and success - of DNA microarray chips. Having identified a key problem, I will present an approach rooted in better liquid addressing to make so-called antibody colocalization microarrays that overcomes these problems. Using colocalization arrays, candidate biomarkers for breast cancer were identified in the serum of patients. Capillary flow and its will be explored in the context of chip-to-chip sample transfer, microfluidics-on-yarn, and pre-programmed autonomous microfluidic systems. The potential of these devices for life science research and point-of-care diagnosis will be discussed. The second theme is about putting microfluidics on its head, and rather than inserting samples into microfluidic devices, apply a microfluidic stream onto the sample using a microfluidic probe. I will discuss the hydrodynamic flow confinement underlying the concept of microfluidic probe, and, in analogy to electrostatics, present dipolar and quadrupolar microfluidics. Applications of probes to surface patterning, tissue staining and single cell stimulation will be shown. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 14 10:43:49 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:43:49 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: REMINDER: Killam Lecture - TODAY In-Reply-To: <16288_1329226255_4F3A620F_16288_18_2_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB03FCB0@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <16288_1329226255_4F3A620F_16288_18_2_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB03FCB0@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190406170B@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 8:30 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: REMINDER: Killam Lecture - TODAY **REMINDER** Killam Lecture Speaker: Robert T. Knight, MD Department of Psychology University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA USA Title: Cortical Mechanisms of Cognition: Insights from Intracranial Recording Date: TODAY Time: 4pm Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre ---------------------------------------------------------- Robert Knight, Professor of Neuroscience and Director, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California at Berkeley will be visiting the MNI on Feb 14 and 15. He will give a Killam talk on the 14th at 4 PM, entitled "Cortical Mechanisms of Cognition: Insights from Intracranial Recording" in the De Grandpre Communications Centre. Professor Knight is an eminent cognitive neuroscientist and neurologist with research interests in attention, memory and language. His lab uses a range of methods, including neuropsychology, EEG and fMRI. He is an engaging speaker who I'm sure will make his talk accessible to a broad audience. Please join us for what I am sure will be an excellent Killam lecture. Lesley Fellows Note that Dr Knight will also speak on Feb 15th at Neurology Grand Rounds, 8:30-9:30. His talk on that occasion is entitled "Prefrontal Function: Insights from Neurological and Neurosurgical Patients. All are welcome. _______________________________ Lesley Fellows, MD CM, DPhil Associate Professor & Interim Chair Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery McGill University Montreal Neurological Institute, Rm. 276 3801 University St. Montreal QC H3A 2B4 lesley.fellows at mcgill.ca 514 398 8980 (o) 514 398 1904 (dept) 514 398 1338 (fax) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 14 13:19:20 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:19:20 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Postdoctoral fellowship In-Reply-To: References: <31402817D96A56499BBB311BE95F632002980364@EXCHCL02.cnmc.org> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190406180C@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer Postdoctoral Fellowship Position at Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC Description The Advanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Research Laboratory in Diagnostic Imaging & Radiology has an opening for a postdoctoral fellowship position. The goal of our laboratory is to study normal development, and the causes and consequences of early life brain injury in the high-risk fetus and newborn infant. The position is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of this rapidly developing new field. Facilities in our lab include a 16-node computational cluster running linux, each equipped with multicore CPUs and GPU capabilities.The research project will focus on brain MR image analysis and processing. Specifically, this will include developing and/or optimizing novel brain tissue classification and segmentation techniques targeted towards the developing brain. Qualifications Extensive knowledge in software programming using C/C++, MATLAB, and GPU computing is required. Prior experience in medical image processing is preferred. Candidates must have a PhD in an engineering discipline, computer science, applied physics/mathematics, or information systems. The candidate is expected to be a highly creative and strongly motivated researcher and capable of working within a collaborative environment. The position is funded by the Advanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Laboratory at Children's Nation for one year, renewable for a second year, and will start in May 2012. Candidates should submit a CV, list 2 referees, and provide a brief statement of research interests and goals, by email to Dr. Limperopoulos. Applications or informal inquires should be sent to PediatricBrainLab at cnmc.org Contact Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD Director, MRI Research of the Developing Brain Director, Advanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Research Center Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology/Fetal and Transitional Medicine Children's National Medical Center Associate Professor of Pediatrics George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences 111 Michigan Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20010 Email: PediatricBrainLab at cnmc.org -- Cedric Clouchoux, PhD Research Fellow -- Advanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Research Laboratory Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology/Fetal and Transitional Medicine Children's National Medical Center 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC, 20010 -- W: http://sites.google.com/site/cedricclouchoux/ @: cedric.clouchoux at gmail.com T: 1(202)476-3866 F: 1(202)476-6833 -- Cedric Clouchoux, PhD Research Fellow -- Advanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Research Laboratory Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology/Fetal and Transitional Medicine Children's National Medical Center 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC, 20010 -- W: http://sites.google.com/site/cedricclouchoux/ @: cedric.clouchoux at gmail.com T: 1(202)476-3866 F: 1(202)476-6833 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 14 15:33:34 2012 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:33:34 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: The Evolution and Function of Consciousness - Summer School updates References: Message-ID: <3B408C49-782A-4D75-8D5D-C2343F50307A@mcgill.ca> Folks: If you're around Montreal early July, this is just an all-star summer school on Cognitive Sciences (see links to info and program, below). Plan to attend and participate: there's a call for posters, and scholarships are available. There will also be a satellite MEG training on July 11 afternoon. Visit the summer school's website for updates or 'Like' MEG at McGill's Facebook page for more info: http://www.facebook.com/MEGatMcGill Cheers, Sylvain. ? Sylvain Baillet, PhD Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Director, MEG Research neuroSPEED lab - MEG @ McGill - Brainstorm project McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Begin forwarded message: From: Dave Saint-Amour > Subject: Fwd: The Evolution and Function of Consciousness - Summer School updates Date: February 13, 2012 10:26:36 PM EST (version fran?aise plus bas) News from the Summer School on the evolution and function of consciousness (June 29th - July 9th 2012, Montr?al, Canada): 1/ EXTENDED DEADLINE for posters: February 20th 2/ REGISTRATION OPENS on February 15th 3/ SCHOLARSHIPS will be available 4/ satellite WORKSHOP on consciousness 5/ free opening and closing conferences: Daniel Dennett, Antonio Damasio and John Searle. Theme of the 2012 Summer School in Cognitive Sciences: The Evolution and Function of Consciousness. When, where, how and why --since the origin of life on Earth about 4 billion years ago-- did organisms' input/output functions become conscious input/output functions? What is the causal role of consciousness? 1/ The 2012 Summer School's poster session has an extended deadline: February 20th 2012 Information about this poster session is available at: http://www.summer12.isc.uqam.ca/page/affiche.php?lang_id=2&utm_source=mass&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rem01 2/ Registration will be opened bu Wednesday, February 15th (Advance Registration fee up to march 23rd). Note that there is a very low fee for students that will attend the Summer School as a credited activity (three credits). All details: http://www.summer12.isc.uqam.ca/page/inscription.php?lang_id=2&utm_source=mass&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rem01 3/ Scholarships for travel, accomodation and/or registration will be available. We are still working the details, please write us to get the information as soon as it is available, or keep an eye on the registration page, Scholarship section. http://www.summer12.isc.uqam.ca/page/inscription.php?lang_id=2&utm_source=mass&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rem01 4/ A satellite practical workshop on measuring consciousness will follow the Summer school. The organisers of the workshop will put up a web site about it, and we'll advertise on the Summer school's one. Preliminary program is: July 10th, am: Functional Connectivity July 10th, pm: Transcranial Stimulation July 11th, am: Sleep and Dreams July 11th, pm: Magnetoencephalography 5/ Our first official program is available: http://www.summer12.isc.uqam.ca/page/programme.php?lang_id=2&utm_source=mass&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rem01 ***** Quelques nouvelles de l'?cole d'?t? sur l'?volution et la fonction de la conscience (29 juin - 9 juillet juillet 2012, Montr?al, Canada): 1/ EXTENSION de date de soumission des communications PAR AFFICHES: 20 f?vrier 2/ Les INSCRIPTIONS OUVRENT le 15 f?vrier 3/ des BOURSES seront disponibles 4/ ATELIER pratique sur la mesure de la conscience 5/ Acc?s libre aux conf?rences d'ouverture et de cl?ture: Daniel Dennett, Antonio Damasio, John Searle. Th?me de l'?cole d'?t? 2012 en sciences cognitives: L'?volution et la fonction de la conscience. Quand, o?, comment et pourquoi --depuis les d?buts de la vie sur Terre il y a 4 milliards d'ann?es-- les fonctions d'entr?e/sortie de certains organismes sont devenues des fonctions conscientes d'entr?e/sortie? Quel est le r?le causal de la conscience? 1/ Extension de la date de soumission de proposition d'affiche (poster session) au 20 f?vrier. Toutes les informations sur cette session sont disponible ? l'adresse suivante: http://www.summer12.isc.uqam.ca/page/affiche.php?lang_id=1&utm_source=mass&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rem01 2/ Les inscriptions seront ouvertes ? partir du mercredi 15 f?vrier (tarifs r?duits pour les inscriptions effectu?es avant le 23 mars). Notez l'existence d'un tarif particuli?rement bas pour les ?tudiants qui souhaitent suivre l'?cole d'?t? en tant qu'activit? cr?dit?e (trois cr?dits). Tous les d?tails: http://www.summer12.isc.uqam.ca/page/inscription.php?lang_id=1&utm_source=mass&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rem01 3/ Des bourses pour permettre aux ?tudiants de payer en partie leurs d?placements, leur h?bergement ou leur inscription seront disponibles. Les d?tails sont encore ? d?finir. Contactez nous pour ?tre tenus au courant, ou consultez r?guli?rement la page d'inscription, section Bourses. http://www.summer12.isc.uqam.ca/page/inscription.php?lang_id=1&utm_source=mass&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rem01 4/ Une s?rie d'ateliers pratiques sur la mesure de la conscience se tiendra ? la suite de l'?cole d'?t?. Les organisateurs des cette s?rie d'ateliers mettront en ligne un site qui sera annonc? sur celui de l'?cole d'?t?. Le programme pr?liminaire est: 10 juillet, matin: Connectivit? fonctionnelle 10 juillet, apr?s-midi: Stimulation transcr?niale 11 juillet, matin: Sommeil et r?ves 11 juillet, apr?s-midi: Magn?toenc?phalographie 5/ notre premier programme est disponible: http://www.summer12.isc.uqam.ca/page/programme.php?lang_id=1&utm_source=mass&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rem01 From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Feb 15 07:16:13 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:16:13 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 15th at 13h In-Reply-To: <8863_1329137141_4F3905F5_8863_132_4_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A55C2@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <8863_1329137141_4F3905F5_8863_132_4_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A55C2@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A628F@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - February 15th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. David Juncker, Biomedical Engineering Department McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre McGill University Title: Microfluidics and microarrays: Multiplexed immunoassays, diagnostics, tissue staining and single cell stimulation Abstract: The presentation will be organized around two themes. The first theme is on using microfluidics-based approaches to tackle critical challenges in immunoassays and diagnostics. I will discuss why protein-analysis using chips has failed to replicate the scaling up ? and success - of DNA microarray chips. Having identified a key problem, I will present an approach rooted in better liquid addressing to make so-called antibody colocalization microarrays that overcomes these problems. Using colocalization arrays, candidate biomarkers for breast cancer were identified in the serum of patients. Capillary flow and its will be explored in the context of chip-to-chip sample transfer, microfluidics-on-yarn, and pre-programmed autonomous microfluidic systems. The potential of these devices for life science research and point-of-care diagnosis will be discussed. The second theme is about putting microfluidics on its head, and rather than inserting samples into microfluidic devices, apply a microfluidic stream onto the sample using a microfluidic probe. I will discuss the hydrodynamic flow confinement underlying the concept of microfluidic probe, and, in analogy to electrostatics, present dipolar and quadrupolar microfluidics. Applications of probes to surface patterning, tissue staining and single cell stimulation will be shown. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Thu Feb 16 09:48:06 2012 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:48:06 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Reminder: image contributions Message-ID: <74F5CE09-0EB7-4F27-ACED-32500DEB0662@mcgill.ca> Dear all: Tomorrow (Friday, Feb 17) is the deadline to receive your pictorial contributions to the BIC website. We have received some great pieces so far but we might be missing a few key BIC elements, such as small-animal scanner/images, group pictures and some images featuring clinical research. Please send your contributions with appropriate citations by tomorrow. Cheers - Sylvain. ? Sylvain Baillet, PhD Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Director, MEG Research neuroSPEED lab - MEG @ McGill - Brainstorm project McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University From caramanos at gmail.com Thu Feb 16 13:54:56 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:54:56 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: [FSL] FCP/INDI: MULTIPLEXED R-FMRI AND DTI TEST-RETEST DATA RELEASED In-Reply-To: <3453007575265247.WA.michael.milhamchildmind.org@jiscmail.ac.uk> References: <3453007575265247.WA.michael.milhamchildmind.org@jiscmail.ac.uk> Message-ID: FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael P. Milham Date: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:56 AM Subject: [FSL] FCP/INDI: MULTIPLEXED R-FMRI AND DTI TEST-RETEST DATA RELEASED To: FSL at jiscmail.ac.uk ** 1000 Functional Connectomes Project (FCP) / International Neuroimaging Data-Sharing Initiative (INDI) Data Release Announcement ** RELEASE NAME: Multiplexed Imaging Pilot Test-Retest Dataset PROVIDER: Enhanced Nathan Kline Institute - Rockland Sample (NKI-RS) DATA TYPE: Resting State fMRI (TR = 645, 1400, 2500), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (137 directions/2mm isotropic) ANNOUNCEMENT: We are pleased to announce the release of a 24-participant multiplexed imaging test-retest pilot dataset, created to evaluate the cutting edge ?fast TR? sequences recently developed by Feinberg et al., 2010 (PLoS ONE). These pilot data were generated in preparation for using the sequences in the Enhanced NKI-RS ? a large scale imaging effort, recently funded by NIMH to deeply phenotype and image 1000 individuals between the ages of 6.0 and 85.0 years, over the next 4 years. Consistent with the model of the initial NKI-RS effort, all data generated will be shared prospectively via FCP/INDI on a weekly basis. Each of the following scans were obtained two times (one week apart) for each participant: - multiplexed resting state functional MRI (TR = 645/3mm isotropic; 10 min) - multiplexed resting state functional MRI (TR = 1400/2mm isotropic; 10 min) - standard resting state functional MRI (TR = 2500/3mm isotropic; 5 min) - multiplexed diffusion tensor imaging (137 directions/2mm isotropic; <7 min). Additionally, we provide the following scans: 1) breath-holding, 2) visual checkerboard stimulation (blocked design) and 3) eye movement calibration. DATA COLLECTION PERIOD: December, 2011 ? January, 2012 SHARING TYPE: Unrestricted, prospective/pre-publication DISTRIBUTION FORMATS: DICOM, NIFTI DOWNLOAD LOCATION: http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/pro/eNKI_RS_TRT/FrontPage.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael P. Milham, MD, PhD Director, Center for the Developing Brain Senior Research Scientist Child Mind Institute Research Psychiatrist Deputy Director of Human Imaging at the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Thu Feb 16 13:55:23 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:55:23 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: [FSL] FCP/INDI: J POWER ET AL. 2012 NEUROIMAGE DATASET RELEASED In-Reply-To: <7230154407871118.WA.michael.milhamchildmind.org@jiscmail.ac.uk> References: <7230154407871118.WA.michael.milhamchildmind.org@jiscmail.ac.uk> Message-ID: FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael P. Milham Date: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 1:41 AM Subject: [FSL] FCP/INDI: J POWER ET AL. 2012 NEUROIMAGE DATASET RELEASED To: FSL at jiscmail.ac.uk ** 1000 Functional Connectomes Project (FCP) / International Neuroimaging Data-Sharing Initiative (INDI) Data Release Announcement ** RELEASE NAME: Power et al., 2012 Neuroimage Dataset PROVIDER: Washington University at St. Louis DATA TYPE: Resting State fMRI (child, adolescent and adult) ANNOUNCEMENT: We are pleased to announce the release of the 77-participant resting state fMRI dataset that recently highlighted the artifactual contributions of micro-movements to development-related phenomena commonly observed with R-fMRI data and suggested a possible correction strategy. It is our hope that the open-sharing of this dataset will spur further investigation of motion-related artifacts and innovation of correction approaches. Usage of a common dataset can facilitate comparison of findings across laboratories and promote fruitful dialogue. SHARING TYPE: Unrestricted, retrospective DISTRIBUTION FORMATS: NIFTI DOWNLOAD LOCATION: http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/retro/Power2012.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael P. Milham, MD, PhD Director, Center for the Developing Brain Senior Research Scientist Child Mind Institute Research Psychiatrist Deputy Director of Human Imaging at the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Fri Feb 17 14:43:42 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:43:42 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] TR : Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 22nd at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A6C51@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar will be next wednesday Wednesday - February 22nd, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. S. Prakash, Dept. Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec, Canada Pr. Prakash is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Biomedical technologies for human health and industrial applications: biomedical technology and cell therapy research program Abstract: Research program at biomedical technology and cell therapy research laboratory in the department of biomedical engineering is geared towards the discovery of innovative biomedical technologies for better and affordable health care. The primary research interest is in the areas of artificial cells, microencapsulation, cell therapy, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, drug delivery, bacterial cell therapy, medical device engineering, and other biomedical technology development. Specifically, research program is involved in developing a system whereby therapeutic products could be efficiently delivered to the targeted sites and their functions maintained by the use of live cells and other methods. In addition, it is directed towards designing innovative artificial cell microcapsules and understanding the basic mechanisms that govern the use of artificial microcapsules in delivery of therapeutic agents and subsequently enabling the development of affordable health benefits technologies and products. Key program contributions in the areas of artificial cell, heart health, liver health, colon health, wound healing, stent, siRNA delivery, stem cell therapy and others will be presented. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Fri Feb 17 14:53:03 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:53:03 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Special Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Monday February 20th at 16h Room 321 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A6C5C@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, In addition to our regular seminar, we will also have a special seminar thanks to the visit of Dr. D Tucker, from the compagny EGI Electrical Geodesics Inc. and University of Oregon, Eugene, USA Monday - February 20th, at 16h Location: Room 321 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. D. Tucker PhD, compagny EGI Electrical Geodesics Inc. (http://www.egi.com/) and Professor in the Psychology Dpt of University of Oregon, Eugene, USA Title: Dense array EEG source localization Abstract: Advances in electrical source localization are providing new insight into the electrophysiology of the human cortex. Because the primary electric fields of the cortex are oriented perpendicular to the surface, accurate localization of the cortical sources of the EEG can be achieved by specification of the individual?s cortex surface in structural MRI, tessellating the cortex into small (1 sq cm) dipole patches, computing the vector sum of surface normals in each patch, then developing an electric volume propagation (lead field) model showing how activity at each patch propagates to the head surface. The potentials at the head surface are then measured with dense array (256 channel) EEG, with sensor positions precisely registered with the MRI with geodesic photogrammetry. Because electric volume conduction is impeded by the resistive skull, an accurate skull model is essential, and this is now possible through calibrating CT measures of bone mineral density with electrical impedance tomography for each individual. When the forward lead field is thus specified carefully, inverse source estimation is found to be highly accurate. Initial applications of this method, such as mapping normal sensorimotor cortex, or mapping epileptic discharges, suggest that dense array EEG can provide characterizations of cerebral network activity with both spatial and temporal resolution. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 20 07:47:00 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Special Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Monday February 20th at 16h Room 321 In-Reply-To: <12034_1329508995_4F3EB283_12034_20_5_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A6C5C@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <12034_1329508995_4F3EB283_12034_20_5_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A6C5C@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A78A0@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, In addition to our regular seminar, we will also have a special seminar TODAY thanks to the visit of Dr. D Tucker, from the compagny EGI Electrical Geodesics Inc. and University of Oregon, Eugene, USA Monday - February 20th, at 16h Location: Room 321 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. D. Tucker PhD, compagny EGI Electrical Geodesics Inc. (http://www.egi.com/) and Professor in the Psychology Dpt of University of Oregon, Eugene, USA Title: Dense array EEG source localization Abstract: Advances in electrical source localization are providing new insight into the electrophysiology of the human cortex. Because the primary electric fields of the cortex are oriented perpendicular to the surface, accurate localization of the cortical sources of the EEG can be achieved by specification of the individual?s cortex surface in structural MRI, tessellating the cortex into small (1 sq cm) dipole patches, computing the vector sum of surface normals in each patch, then developing an electric volume propagation (lead field) model showing how activity at each patch propagates to the head surface. The potentials at the head surface are then measured with dense array (256 channel) EEG, with sensor positions precisely registered with the MRI with geodesic photogrammetry. Because electric volume conduction is impeded by the resistive skull, an accurate skull model is essential, and this is now possible through calibrating CT measures of bone mineral density with electrical impedance tomography for each individual. When the forward lead field is thus specified carefully, inverse source estimation is found to be highly accurate. Initial applications of this method, such as mapping normal sensorimotor cortex, or mapping epileptic discharges, suggest that dense array EEG can provide characterizations of cerebral network activity with both spatial and temporal resolution. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 20 07:52:13 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:52:13 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 22nd at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A78BD@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar will be this coming wednesday Wednesday - February 22nd, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. S. Prakash, Dept. Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec, Canada Pr. Prakash is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Biomedical technologies for human health and industrial applications: biomedical technology and cell therapy research program Abstract: Research program at biomedical technology and cell therapy research laboratory in the department of biomedical engineering is geared towards the discovery of innovative biomedical technologies for better and affordable health care. The primary research interest is in the areas of artificial cells, microencapsulation, cell therapy, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, drug delivery, bacterial cell therapy, medical device engineering, and other biomedical technology development. Specifically, research program is involved in developing a system whereby therapeutic products could be efficiently delivered to the targeted sites and their functions maintained by the use of live cells and other methods. In addition, it is directed towards designing innovative artificial cell microcapsules and understanding the basic mechanisms that govern the use of artificial microcapsules in delivery of therapeutic agents and subsequently enabling the development of affordable health benefits technologies and products. Key program contributions in the areas of artificial cell, heart health, liver health, colon health, wound healing, stent, siRNA delivery, stem cell therapy and others will be presented. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 20 10:15:31 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:15:31 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [NEURO] Neuro Palliative Special Lecture - February 21, 2012 - 9:00 am at the Neuro In-Reply-To: <26207_1329744308_4F4249B4_26207_839_5_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB041CBF@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <26207_1329744308_4F4249B4_26207_839_5_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB041CBF@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904062672@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 8:25 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Neuro Palliative Special Lecture - February 21, 2012 - 9:00 am at the Neuro Importance: High Neuro Palliative Special Lecture Tuesday, February 21, 2012 "Palliative Rehabilitation Works!" Dr. Martin Chasen Associate Professor, Division of Palliative Care, University of Ottawa The Neuro is pleased to present a Neuro Palliative Special Lecture on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 9:00 am. This 'Special Lecture' will be given by Dr. Martin Chasen, Associate Professor, Division of Palliative Care of the University of Ottawa. The lecture "Palliative Rehabilitation Works!" will take place in the de Grandpre Communications Centre of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (3801 University Street). Refreshments will follow. For more information: debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca or 514-398-6047. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Professor Ridley studies mechanisms of cell migration focusing on the roles of Rho GTPases and the cytoskeleton. A major part of her work is now focused on cancer cell migration and invasion. Please join us for what should be an exciting seminar. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/biohealth/research/divisions/randall/sections/motility/ridley/index.aspx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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TODAY Time:? 4pm Place:? de Grandpre Communications Centre ------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, This week's Killam seminar will be presented by Professor Anne Ridley from King's College London.??Professor Ridley studies mechanisms of cell migration focusing?on the roles of Rho GTPases and the cytoskeleton.??A major part of her?work is now focused on cancer cell migration and invasion. Please join us for what should be an exciting seminar. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/biohealth/research/divisions/randall/sections/motility/ridley/index.aspx From caramanos at gmail.com Wed Feb 22 00:19:52 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:19:52 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?windows-1252?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2012?= =?windows-1252?q?_Program_=28Mon-Feb-27=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr?= =?windows-1252?q?=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_CBRAIN=3A_The_Neuro?= =?windows-1252?q?=92s_Global_Brain_Imaging_Research_Platform_--_Ma?= =?windows-1252?q?rc-=C9tienne_Rousseau=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our first lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, February the 27th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This lecture will be given by Marc-?tienne Rousseau , who will give us an introduction to CBRAIN, the Neuro's global brain-imaging research platform. * The BIC Lecture Seriesfeatures informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) at The Neuro by experts in the field. These lectures are informative and open to all. As you can see below, the Winter-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series will feature thirteen presentations examining the use of advanced brain imaging techniques to better understand the structure and function of the human brain. These will include data obtained using magnetic resonance imaging (*MRI*), functional MRI (*fMRI*), recording of evoked-response potentials (*MRS*), diffusion tensor imaging (*DTI*), positron emission tomography (*PET*) and magnetoencephalography (*MEG*). We hope to see there! Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* *BIC Lectures are held on 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 the BIC Lecture Series website .* * * *01) Feb-27: CBRAIN: The Neuro?s Global Brain Imaging Research Platform -- Marc-?tienne Rousseau * 02) Mar-05: Sensorimotor Synchronisation in the Brain -- Chris Steele 03) Mar-12: Update on Recent MEG Brain Imaging Research: Connectivity, Functional Mapping, and Therapy -- Dr. Sylvain Baillet 04) Mar-19: Investigating the Resting Brain with MEG -- Dr. Esther Florin 05) Mar-26: A Brain-Imaging Perspective of Bilingualism, Brain Organization, and Development -- Dr. Denise Klein 06) Apr-02: Clinical Applications of MR Relaxometry -- Dr. Nikola Stikov 07) Thu-Apr-12: Title to Be Announced -- Dr. Rick Hoge 08) Apr-16: 7-T MRI of the In Vivo Cortex and Spinal Cord -- Dr. Julien Cohen-Adad 09) Apr-23: Brain Function After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from ERP and fMRI -- Dr. Alain Ptito 10) Apr-30: Does the D3 Receptor Play a Role in Addiction? -- Dr. Isabelle Boileau *---) May-07: No Lecture [ISMRM Conference]* 11) May-14: Title to Be Announced -- Dr. Andrew Reid *---) May-21: No Lecture [Victoria Day]* 12) May-28: Age-Related Changes in Brain Structure and Function and Their Impact on Episodic Memory -- Dr. Maria Natasha Rajah 13) Jun-04: Title to Be Announced -- Dr. Amir Shmuel -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Feb 22 06:32:20 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:32:20 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 22nd at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair In-Reply-To: <16983_1329742937_4F424459_16983_263_3_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A78BD@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <16983_1329742937_4F424459_16983_263_3_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A78BD@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018A85DC@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - February 22nd, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. S. Prakash, Dept. Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec, Canada Pr. Prakash is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Biomedical technologies for human health and industrial applications: biomedical technology and cell therapy research program Abstract: Research program at biomedical technology and cell therapy research laboratory in the department of biomedical engineering is geared towards the discovery of innovative biomedical technologies for better and affordable health care. The primary research interest is in the areas of artificial cells, microencapsulation, cell therapy, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, drug delivery, bacterial cell therapy, medical device engineering, and other biomedical technology development. Specifically, research program is involved in developing a system whereby therapeutic products could be efficiently delivered to the targeted sites and their functions maintained by the use of live cells and other methods. In addition, it is directed towards designing innovative artificial cell microcapsules and understanding the basic mechanisms that govern the use of artificial microcapsules in delivery of therapeutic agents and subsequently enabling the development of affordable health benefits technologies and products. Key program contributions in the areas of artificial cell, heart health, liver health, colon health, wound healing, stent, siRNA delivery, stem cell therapy and others will be presented. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Feb 23 15:28:48 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:28:48 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture: Tuesday, Feb. 28 @ 4:00: Teresa Burke In-Reply-To: <87EB3E78F18E6F42924A6D9BF65F5C2D055BF4@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <87EB3E78F18E6F42924A6D9BF65F5C2D055BF4@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904063136@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Teresa Burke, PhD School of Psychology University College Dublin Dublin, IRELAND Killam Seminar: Old Problems, New Approaches: Insights into prospective memory deficits in clinical and non-clinical samples Tuesday, February 28th de Grandpre Communications Centre 3801 University Street 4:00 p.m. Host: Gabriel Leonard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Sun Feb 26 22:13:40 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:13:40 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?windows-1252?q?=3CREMINDER=3E_BIC_Lecture_Series?= =?windows-1252?q?=3A_Winter-2012_Program_=28Mon-Feb-27=2C_1=3A00_p?= =?windows-1252?q?m=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_CBRAI?= =?windows-1252?q?N=3A_The_Neuro=92s_Global_Brain_Imaging_Research_?= =?windows-1252?q?Platform_--_Marc-=C9tienne_Rousseau=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our first lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, February the 27th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This lecture will be given by Marc-?tienne Rousseau , who will give us an introduction to CBRAIN, the Neuro's global brain-imaging research platform. * The BIC Lecture Seriesfeatures informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) at The Neuro by experts in the field. These lectures are informative and open to all. As you can see below, the Winter-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series will feature thirteen presentations examining the use of advanced brain imaging techniques to better understand the structure and function of the human brain. These will include data obtained using magnetic resonance imaging (*MRI*), functional MRI (*fMRI*), recording of evoked-response potentials (*MRS*), diffusion tensor imaging (*DTI*), positron emission tomography (*PET*) and magnetoencephalography (*MEG*). We hope to see there! Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* *BIC Lectures are held on 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 the BIC Lecture Series website .* * * *01) Feb-27: CBRAIN: The Neuro?s Global Brain Imaging Research Platform -- Marc-?tienne Rousseau * 02) Mar-05: Sensorimotor Synchronisation in the Brain -- Chris Steele 03) Mar-12: Update on Recent MEG Brain Imaging Research: Connectivity, Functional Mapping, and Therapy -- Dr. Sylvain Baillet 04) Mar-19: Investigating the Resting Brain with MEG -- Dr. Esther Florin 05) Mar-26: A Brain-Imaging Perspective of Bilingualism, Brain Organization, and Development -- Dr. Denise Klein 06) Apr-02: Clinical Applications of MR Relaxometry -- Dr. Nikola Stikov 07) Thu-Apr-12: Title to Be Announced -- Dr. Rick Hoge 08) Apr-16: 7-T MRI of the In Vivo Cortex and Spinal Cord -- Dr. Julien Cohen-Adad 09) Apr-23: Brain Function After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from ERP and fMRI -- Dr. Alain Ptito 10) Apr-30: Does the D3 Receptor Play a Role in Addiction? -- Dr. Isabelle Boileau *---) May-07: No Lecture [ISMRM Conference]* 11) May-14: Relating Behaviour and Structural Connectivity in Alzheimer?s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment -- Dr. Andrew Reid *---) May-21: No Lecture [Victoria Day]* 12) May-28: Age-Related Changes in Brain Structure and Function and Their Impact on Episodic Memory -- Dr. Maria Natasha Rajah 13) Jun-04: Title to Be Announced -- Dr. Amir Shmuel -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sylvain at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Sun Feb 26 23:06:44 2012 From: sylvain at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Sylvain Milot) Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:06:44 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BIC-announce] Volunteers needed-Brain Awareness week (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:21:28 -0500 From: The BAW committee / Le comit? de la Semaine cerveau en t?te To: undisclosed-recipients: ; Subject: Volunteers needed-Brain Awareness week Could you please forward this to the students of your department Thank you Martine Brain Awareness Week ______________________________________________________________________ Hi everyone, Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is coming soon. We are still looking for volunteers to give presentations to elementary and high school students around Montr?al from *March 12-16*. Presentations are done for you and you can present in French or English. *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.** *What is 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 and undergraduate students from all four Montreal universities volunteer to give 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. If you want to sign up, check our website : http://www.sfn-montreal.ca/baw/volunteer/recruitment.html If you have any questions, please email us at bawvolunteers at gmail.com Sincerely, The Brain Awareness Week team From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 27 08:16:57 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:16:57 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 29th at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018AA3B4@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming Wednesday Wednesday - February 29th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. M. Avoli, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec, Canada Title: Synchronization of neuronal networks via GABA type A receptor signaling Abstract: GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the adult forebrain, where it activates ionotropic type A and metabotropic type B receptors. Early studies have shown that GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition controls neuronal excitability and thus the occurrence of seizures. However, more complex, and at times unexpected, mechanisms of GABAergic signaling have been identified during epileptiform discharges over the last few years. Here, I will present experimental data that point at the paradoxical role played by GABA type A receptor-mediated mechanisms in synchronizing neuronal networks, and in particular those of limbic structures such as the hippocampus, the entorhinal and perirhinal cortices, or the amygdala. After having summarized the fundamental characteristics of GABA type A receptor-mediated mechanisms, I will analyze their role in the generation of epileptiform discharges. Whether and how GABAA receptors influence the interaction between limbic networks leading to ictogenesis will be also reviewed. Finally, we will consider the role of altered inhibition in the human epileptic brain along with the ability of GABAA receptor-mediated conductances to generate synchronous depolarizing events that may lead to ictogenesis in human epileptic disorders as well. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Feb 29 08:11:43 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:11:43 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 29th at 13h In-Reply-To: <29519_1330349226_4F4B84AA_29519_858_6_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018AA3B4@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <29519_1330349226_4F4B84AA_29519_858_6_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018AA3B4@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018ACB98@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - February 29th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. M. Avoli, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec, Canada Title: Synchronization of neuronal networks via GABA type A receptor signaling Abstract: GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the adult forebrain, where it activates ionotropic type A and metabotropic type B receptors. Early studies have shown that GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition controls neuronal excitability and thus the occurrence of seizures. However, more complex, and at times unexpected, mechanisms of GABAergic signaling have been identified during epileptiform discharges over the last few years. Here, I will present experimental data that point at the paradoxical role played by GABA type A receptor-mediated mechanisms in synchronizing neuronal networks, and in particular those of limbic structures such as the hippocampus, the entorhinal and perirhinal cortices, or the amygdala. After having summarized the fundamental characteristics of GABA type A receptor-mediated mechanisms, I will analyze their role in the generation of epileptiform discharges. Whether and how GABAA receptors influence the interaction between limbic networks leading to ictogenesis will be also reviewed. Finally, we will consider the role of altered inhibition in the human epileptic brain along with the ability of GABAA receptor-mediated conductances to generate synchronous depolarizing events that may lead to ictogenesis in human epileptic disorders as well. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From caramanos at gmail.com Wed Feb 29 23:33:21 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:33:21 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2012_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mon-Mar-05=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Communications_Centre=3B_The_Relationship_Between_B?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rain_Structure=2C_Motor_Performance=2C_and_Early_Mu?= =?iso-8859-1?q?sical_Training=3A_Evidence_from_DTI_--_Chris_Steele?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our second lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, March the 5th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This lecture will be given by Chris Steele , who will give us an introduction to t he relationship between brain structure, motor performance, and early musical training based on evidence from DTI. * The BIC Lecture Seriesfeatures informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) at The Neuro by experts in the field. These lectures are informative and open to all. As you can see below, the Winter-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series will feature thirteen presentations examining the use of advanced brain imaging techniques to better understand the structure and function of the human brain. These will include data obtained using magnetic resonance imaging (*MRI*), functional MRI (*fMRI*), recording of evoked-response potentials (*MRS*), diffusion tensor imaging (*DTI*), positron emission tomography (*PET*) and magnetoencephalography (*MEG*). We hope to see there! Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* *BIC Lectures are held on 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 the BIC Lecture Series website .* * * 01) Feb-27: CBRAIN: The Neuro?s Global Brain Imaging Research Platform -- Marc-?tienne Rousseau 02) Mar-05: The Relationship Between Brain Structure, Motor Performance, and Early Musical Training: Evidence from DTI -- Chris Steele 03) Mar-12: Update on Recent MEG Brain Imaging Research: Connectivity, Functional Mapping, and Therapy -- Dr. Sylvain Baillet 04) Mar-19: Investigating the Resting Brain with MEG -- Dr. Esther Florin 05) Mar-26: A Brain-Imaging Perspective of Bilingualism, Brain Organization, and Development -- Dr. Denise Klein 06) Apr-02: Clinical Applications of MR Relaxometry -- Dr. Nikola Stikov 07) Thu-Apr-12: Title to Be Announced -- Dr. Rick Hoge 08) Apr-16: 7-T MRI of the In Vivo Cortex and Spinal Cord -- Dr. Julien Cohen-Adad 09) Apr-23: Brain Function After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from ERP and fMRI -- Dr. Alain Ptito 10) Apr-30: Does the D3 Receptor Play a Role in Addiction? -- Dr. Isabelle Boileau *---) May-07: No Lecture [ISMRM Conference]* 11) May-14: Relating Behaviour and Structural Connectivity in Alzheimer?s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment -- Dr. Andrew Reid *---) May-21: No Lecture [Victoria Day]* 12) May-28: Age-Related Changes in Brain Structure and Function and Their Impact on Episodic Memory -- Dr. Maria Natasha Rajah 13) Jun-04: Title to Be Announced -- Dr. Amir Shmuel -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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