From caramanos at gmail.com Sun Mar 4 01:34:41 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 01:34:41 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=3CREMINDER=3E_BIC_Lecture_Series?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3A_Winter-2012_Program_=28Mon-Mar-05=2C_1=3A00_pm?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_The_Rela?= =?iso-8859-1?q?tionship_Between_Brain_Structure=2C_Motor_Performan?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ce=2C_and_Early_Musical_Training=3A_Evidence_from_D?= =?iso-8859-1?q?TI_--_Chris_Steele=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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URL: From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Mon Mar 5 11:38:57 2012 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 16:38:57 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] MEG News Message-ID: <1D042FCD-0EAB-41B8-AFCE-6D09D4F8CFBD@mcgill.ca> Dear all: We're talking a break this week from our Walk-in MEG Method Clinics. Next edition is on March 23rd, @ 10am, room 282 at The Neuro. We'll celebrate the arrival of Spring , or not;) The March 12 and 19 editions of the BIC Lecture series will feature Sylvain and Esther on current MEG research. Don't miss Esther's talk on modeling BOLD's resting-state fluctuations from elements of ongoing neural activity captured by MEG imaging. Sylvain will feature an update on our MEG Program and some recent advances in MEG research. Meanwhile, don't miss the opportunity to submit a proposal for your MEG study to the CRBLM incubator program: it's the perfect format ($10K to $15K) to have your MEG sessions funded for studies related to Language and Music:(http://www.crblm.ca/activities/funding/research_incubator_awards). Deadline = March 15. Also: Biomag2012 is THE biannual conference about MEG (http://www.biomag2012.org/). This year's edition will be in Paris, Aug 26-30. Deadline for abstract submission is also March 15. MEG at McGill will be holding its first Brainstorm User Symposium on Aug 31 as a satellite event. Interested in presenting your work featuring Brainstorm in a 20-min talk? Send me a title and abstract to enter the competition. The rest of the day will be dedicated to hands-on training with the software. More info and registration at: http://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm/WorkshopBiomag2012 Finally, we will be offering two additional courses for training on MEG and Brainstorm over the next few months: Boston (USA): April 28, 2012 (full day) Location: McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT Program and registration: MIT website The Brainstorm course will immediately follow the MIT's McGovern Institute Symposium: "Magnetoencephalography: Applications to Cognitive Neuroscience", which will be held on Friday, April 27, 2012. Montreal (Canada): July 11, 2012 (half-day MEG course, half-day Brainstorm practice) Location: Universit? du Quebec ? Montr?al (UQAM) Program and registration: UQAM website The Brainstorm course will be part of a 3-day practical workshop on brain imaging techniques that will immediately follow the UQAM's Summer School in Cognitive Science (June 29-July 11, 2012). Full program to be announced. See http://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm/Training for more information and registration. Happy MEG research! See you all again on March 23rd for our next walk-in clinic. 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 christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Mar 5 13:44:05 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 18:44:05 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday March 7th at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018AEA12@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - March 7th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Rebecca Thompson, Master student under the supervision of Dr. D Bobyn Since Rebecca is a Master student who is giving this seminar as part of the course BMDE500, special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Rebecca feedback on her research studies. Title: Bisphosphonates and Bone Formation Around Porous Titanium Orthopedic Implants Abstract: Previous animal studies have shown the ability of locally delivered zoledronic acid (ZA) for enhancing bone formation around fully porous tantalum implants. Less potent bisphosphonates such as alendronic acid (AA) have a longer clinically successful history and may be similarly applicable to this concept, the rationale of which is to improve the reliability and longevity of biologic implant fixation in arthroplasty surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine whether locally delivered alendronic acid increased net bone formation around and within porous structured titanium implants. Implants were manufactured for use in a canine femoral e intramedullary model, and were superficially coated with a layer of calcium phosphate and alendronic acid. After 12 weeks the femora were harvested, radiographed, and scanned with high voltage, high resolution microCT. The microCT images enable volumetric quantification of the bone density within a 2.5mm radius of the implant perimeter. Subsequent undecalcified thin section histology enabled quantification of bone apposition and bone ingrowth using backscattered scanning electron microscopy (BSEM). Statistical comparisons between control/AA-dosed implants and between low dose/high dose implants were made using paired and upaired student's t tests with p<0.05. During this seminar presentation, I will provide more background information on the topic of bisphosphonate use in arthroplasty surgery, the current results and findings from this study, their significance, and its potential for clinical application. 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 Mar 6 09:08:17 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 14:08:17 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [NEURO] SAVE THE DATE! - June 13, 2012 - The 3rd Annual Albert Aguayo Lecture In-Reply-To: <21355_1331041450_4F5614AA_21355_204_1_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB043FE3@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <21355_1331041450_4F5614AA_21355_204_1_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB043FE3@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904067333@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:42 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] SAVE THE DATE! - June 13, 2012 - The 3rd Annual Albert Aguayo Lecture [cid:image001.jpg at 01CCF884.891C8160] SAVE THE DATE! The 3rd Annual Albert Aguayo Lecture - June 13, 2012 The Neuro will host The 3rd Annual Albert Aguayo Lecture. This annual lecture honours Dr. Albert Aguayo, founder and former Director of the Centre for the Research in Neuroscience at McGill University on June 13, 2012. The lecture will be given by Ben Barres, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurobiology and Developmental Biology of Stanford University. For more information and to register: www.neuroevents.mcgill.ca [---] R?SERVEZ LA DATE! La 3e Conf?rence annuelle Albert-Aguayo - 13 juin 2012 Le Neuro sera l'h?te de La 3e Conf?rence annuelle Albert-Aguayo le 13 juin 2012. La conf?rence honore le Dr Albert Aguayo, fondateur et ancien directeur du Centre de recherche en neurosciences de l'Universit? McGill. Ben Barres, M.D., Ph. D., professeur de neurobiologie et de biologie du d?veloppement ? l'Universit? Stanford, prononcera la conf?rence. 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Jennifer From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:39 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: KILLAM Lecture - TODAY **KILLAM LECTURE** Speaker: Paola Arlotta, PhD Centre for Regenerative Medicine & Department of Neurosurgery Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA USA Title: Programming and Reprogramming of Corticospinal Motor Neurons Date: TODAY Time: 4pm Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre =========================================== Dear colleagues: Our Killam Speaker on Tuesday, 6 March, will be Dr. Paola Arlotta from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. Dr. Arlotta's lab has been conducting very exciting work on the molecular pathways that direct the early specification of neural progenitors to generate distinct types of projection neurons during development of the cerebral cortex. They specifically focus on the early signals that induce differentiation of corticospinal neurons, a clinically relevant neuronal population that can selectively degenerate in several human conditions such as ALS, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and that is permanently injured in spinal cord injury. Dr. Arlotta's group has recently made seminal discoveries published in journals like Neuron and Nat. Neurosci. I encourage all of you to attend her seminar: she is a very engaging and enthusiastic speaker and I am sure that you will enjoy learning about their exciting new results. Stefano Stifani -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Mar 7 07:17:07 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:17:07 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday March 7th at 13h In-Reply-To: <27029_1330974169_4F550DD9_27029_127_1_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018AEA12@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <27029_1330974169_4F550DD9_27029_127_1_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018AEA12@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018AF04B@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - March 7th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Rebecca Thompson, Master student under the supervision of Dr. D Bobyn Since Rebecca is a Master student who is giving this seminar as part of the course BMDE500, special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Rebecca feedback on her research studies. Title: Bisphosphonates and Bone Formation Around Porous Titanium Orthopedic Implants Abstract: Previous animal studies have shown the ability of locally delivered zoledronic acid (ZA) for enhancing bone formation around fully porous tantalum implants. Less potent bisphosphonates such as alendronic acid (AA) have a longer clinically successful history and may be similarly applicable to this concept, the rationale of which is to improve the reliability and longevity of biologic implant fixation in arthroplasty surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine whether locally delivered alendronic acid increased net bone formation around and within porous structured titanium implants. Implants were manufactured for use in a canine femoral e intramedullary model, and were superficially coated with a layer of calcium phosphate and alendronic acid. After 12 weeks the femora were harvested, radiographed, and scanned with high voltage, high resolution microCT. The microCT images enable volumetric quantification of the bone density within a 2.5mm radius of the implant perimeter. Subsequent undecalcified thin section histology enabled quantification of bone apposition and bone ingrowth using backscattered scanning electron microscopy (BSEM). Statistical comparisons between control/AA-dosed implants and between low dose/high dose implants were made using paired and upaired student's t tests with p<0.05. During this seminar presentation, I will provide more background information on the topic of bisphosphonate use in arthroplasty surgery, the current results and findings from this study, their significance, and its potential for clinical application. 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 jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca Wed Mar 7 09:02:51 2012 From: jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca (Jung Eun (Claire) Han) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:02:51 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] The first BAM 2012 Scientific Cafe - March 14th !! Message-ID: Believe what you see in movies? Can computers really read our minds? Can you ever truly forget your past? Join us for our first *Brain Awareness Montreal Scientific Caf? of 2012* where leading neuroscientists *Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, David Ragsdale, PhD, M. Natasha Rajah, PhD, and Edward S. Ruthazer, PhD* will debunk and discuss neuroscience myths presented in movies, including stem cell regeneration and brain-machine interfaces. After a brief discussion by each speaker, they will answer questions from the public. Join us on *Wednesday, March 14th, at 7:00 PM at La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. St. Laurent, Montreal)* for an evening of entertainment and enlightenment. This event is free and everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be served and live music will be playing! __________ Croyez-vous ? ce que vous voyez dans les films? Les ordinateurs peuvent?ils vraiment lire dans nos pens?es? Pouvez-vous vraiment oublier votre pass?? Nous vous invitons ? notre premier *Caf?** scientifique de 2012 du Cerveau en t?te de Montr?al* o? les neuroscientifiques de premier plan *Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, David Ragsdale, PhD, M. Natasha Rajah, PhD,* * et Edward S. Ruthazer, PhD* vont d?mystifier et discuter des mythes de neurosciences pr?sent?s dans les films, y compris la reg?n?ration des cellules souches et les interfaces cerveau-ordinateur. Apr?s une courte discussion de chaque conf?rencier, ils r?pondront aux questions du public. Venez vous joindre ? nous le *mercredi** 14 mars ? 19h00 ? La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. Saint-Laurent, Montr?al) *pour une soir?e de divertissement et d'illumination. Cet ?v?nement est gratuit et tout le monde est la bienvenue! Des rafra?chissements y seront servis et il y aura de la musique! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Wed Mar 7 09:12:32 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:12:32 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2012_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mon-Mar-12=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Communications_Centre=3B_Update_on_Recent_MEG_Brain?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Imaging_Research=3A_Connectivity=2C_Functional_Map?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ping=2C_and_Therapy_--_Dr=2E_Sylvain_Baillet=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our third lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, March the 12th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This lecture will be given by Dr. Sylvain Baillet, who will give us update on MEG brain imaging research. * 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... URL: From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Fri Mar 9 12:38:12 2012 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 17:38:12 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Take a quick survey: MNI Student Brain Imaging Workshop References: Message-ID: <314F6C0E-DEA3-41EC-BC68-C5FBB2718A90@mcgill.ca> Dear all: Please take a moment to fill the survey under the following links. It is forwarded from an announcement from the Center for Brain, Language & Music Research and will help shaping the contents of a Brain Imaging Workshop currently being organized by students at The Neuro. Thank you, Sylvain. Any student whose work falls under the broad umbrella of neuroscience is encouraged to complete the Brain Imaging Workshop survey. The results of the survey will help student members at the MNI to design a brain imaging and analysis workshop, by students, for students. The workshop is tentatively scheduled for the late spring. 4) Tout ?tudiant dont la recherche fait partie des neurosciences est encourag? ? remplir le sondage. Les r?sultats du sondage vont aider les ?tudiants membres du Centre au MNI ? d?velopper un atelier sur l?imagerie fonctionnelle pour les autres ?tudiants membres. L?atelier aura lieu ? la fin du printemps. ? 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 Sun Mar 11 10:08:34 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:08:34 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=3CREMINDER=3E_BIC_Lecture_Series?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3A_Winter-2012_Program_=28Mon-Mar-12=2C_1=3A00_pm?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_Update_o?= =?iso-8859-1?q?n_Recent_MEG_Brain_Imaging_Research=3A_Connectivity?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=2C_Functional_Mapping=2C_and_Therapy_--_Dr=2E_Sylv?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ain_Baillet=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our third lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, March the 12th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This lecture will be given by Dr. Sylvain Baillet, who will give us update on MEG brain imaging research. * 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 -- 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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Sawan Ph.D , Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Title: Challenging Brain-Machine-Brain Interface Implementation for Sensing and Subsequent Treatment Abstract: Emerging Brain-Machine Interfaces for diagnostic and recovery of neural vital functions are promising alternative to allow studying the neural activity underlying cognitive functions and pathologies, detecting mind driven decisions, etc. This talk covers integrated circuits and systems techniques used for the design and integration of Microsystems intended for wireless neurorecording. Both conventional spike detection and new neurotransmission characteristics will be presented. In addition to data sampling, spike detection, data compression and wireless transmission will be reported. Also, harvesting energy to power up bioelectronic devices and to bidirectional exchange of data with external base stations will be explained. Inductive links are used to comply with required power budget, and data rates specific for up and down links, which are intended for recording and data transmission respectively. Global view of fully implantable CMOS-based devices will be given and case studies of continuous EcoG recording intended to onset detection of epileptic seizures, and for learning about the vision mechanism will be described. 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 jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca Tue Mar 13 10:39:25 2012 From: jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca (Jung Eun Han) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:39:25 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Reminder: the first BAM 2012 Scientific Cafe - TOMORROW!! Message-ID: Believe what you see in movies? Can computers really read our minds? Can you ever truly forget your past? Join us for our first Brain Awareness Montreal Scientific Caf? of 2012 where leading neuroscientists Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, David Ragsdale, PhD, M. Natasha Rajah, PhD, and Edward S. Ruthazer, PhD will debunk and discuss neuroscience myths presented in movies, including stem cell regeneration and brain-machine interfaces. After a brief discussion by each speaker, they will answer questions from the public. Join us on Wednesday, March 14th, at 7:00 PM at La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. St. Laurent, Montreal) for an evening of entertainment and enlightenment. This event is free and everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be served and live music will be playing! __________ Croyez-vous ? ce que vous voyez dans les films? Les ordinateurs peuvent ?ils vraiment lire dans nos pens?es? Pouvez-vous vraiment oublier votre pass?? Nous vous invitons ? notre premier Caf? scientifique de 2012 du Cerveau en t?te de Montr?al o? les neuroscientifiques de premier plan Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, David Ragsdale, PhD, M. Natasha Rajah, PhD, et Edward S. Ruthazer, PhD vont d?mystifier et discuter des mythes de neurosciences pr?sent?s dans les films, y compris la reg?n?ration des cellules souches et les interfaces cerveau-ordinateur. Apr?s une courte discussion de chaque conf?rencier, ils r?pondront aux questions du public. Venez vous joindre ? nous le mercredi 14 mars ? 19h00 ? La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. Saint-Laurent, Montr?al) pour une soir?e de divertissement et d'illumination. Cet ?v?nement est gratuit et tout le monde est la bienvenue! Des rafra?chissements y seront servis et il y aura de la musique! From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Mar 13 12:37:58 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:37:58 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?FW=3A_Prochain_s=E9minaire_de_l=27U?= =?iso-8859-1?q?NF_/_Next_UNF=27_seminar?= In-Reply-To: <004001cd0074$1ca47a40$55ed6ec0$@belanger@criugm.qc.ca> References: <004001cd0074$1ca47a40$55ed6ec0$@belanger@criugm.qc.ca> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904067D58@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> For your information. Jennifer From: Francine B?langer [mailto:francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:18 PM To: 'Raymonde Thibault'; 'Van Der Knaap Maria'; Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: Prochain s?minaire de l'UNF / Next UNF' seminar Titre : Plasticit? c?r?brale induite par la th?rapie du langage : changements neurofonctionnels Associ?s ? la r?cup?ration de l'aphasie Conf. : Ana In?s Ansaldo Professeure adjointe, D?partement d'orthophonie et audiologie, Universit? de Montr?al Date : 15 mars 2012 Heure : 12h00 Lieu : Salle E-1910 - Amphith??tre CRIUGM. _______________________________________ Francine B?langer Coordonnatrice administrative 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 # 4785 T?l?c.: (514) 340-3530 Courriel: francine.belanger 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: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Mar 14 02:49:32 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:49:32 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday March 14th at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018B122B@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - March 14th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. M. Sawan Ph.D , Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Title: Challenging Brain-Machine-Brain Interface Implementation for Sensing and Subsequent Treatment Abstract: Emerging Brain-Machine Interfaces for diagnostic and recovery of neural vital functions are promising alternative to allow studying the neural activity underlying cognitive functions and pathologies, detecting mind driven decisions, etc. This talk covers integrated circuits and systems techniques used for the design and integration of Microsystems intended for wireless neurorecording. Both conventional spike detection and new neurotransmission characteristics will be presented. In addition to data sampling, spike detection, data compression and wireless transmission will be reported. Also, harvesting energy to power up bioelectronic devices and to bidirectional exchange of data with external base stations will be explained. Inductive links are used to comply with required power budget, and data rates specific for up and down links, which are intended for recording and data transmission respectively. Global view of fully implantable CMOS-based devices will be given and case studies of continuous EcoG recording intended to onset detection of epileptic seizures, and for learning about the vision mechanism will be described. 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 jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca Wed Mar 14 11:06:06 2012 From: jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca (Jung Eun Han) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:06:06 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] The first BAM 2012 Scientific Cafe - TODAY!! Message-ID: Believe what you see in movies? Can computers really read our minds? Can you ever truly forget your past? Join us for our first Brain Awareness Montreal Scientific Caf? of 2012 where leading neuroscientists Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, David Ragsdale, PhD, M. Natasha Rajah, PhD, and Edward S. Ruthazer, PhD will debunk and discuss neuroscience myths presented in movies, including stem cell regeneration and brain-machine interfaces. After a brief discussion by each speaker, they will answer questions from the public. Join us on Wednesday, March 14th, at 7:00 PM at La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. St. Laurent, Montreal) for an evening of entertainment and enlightenment. This event is free and everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be served and live music will be playing! __________ Croyez-vous ? ce que vous voyez dans les films? Les ordinateurs peuvent ?ils vraiment lire dans nos pens?es? Pouvez-vous vraiment oublier votre pass?? Nous vous invitons ? notre premier Caf? scientifique de 2012 du Cerveau en t?te de Montr?al o? les neuroscientifiques de premier plan Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, David Ragsdale, PhD, M. Natasha Rajah, PhD, et Edward S. Ruthazer, PhD vont d?mystifier et discuter des mythes de neurosciences pr?sent?s dans les films, y compris la reg?n?ration des cellules souches et les interfaces cerveau-ordinateur. Apr?s une courte discussion de chaque conf?rencier, ils r?pondront aux questions du public. Venez vous joindre ? nous le mercredi 14 mars ? 19h00 ? La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. Saint-Laurent, Montr?al) pour une soir?e de divertissement et d'illumination. Cet ?v?nement est gratuit et tout le monde est la bienvenue! Des rafra?chissements y seront servis et il y aura de la musique! From caramanos at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 00:46:40 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:46:40 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2012_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mon-Mar-19=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Communications_Centre=3B_Investigating_the_Resting_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Brain_with_MEG_--_Dr=2E_Esther_Florin=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* Please join us for our fourth lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, March the 19th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4)*.* * * * This lecture will be given by Dr. Esther Florin , who will give us an introduction to investigating the resting brain with MEG. * 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, and Sridar Narayanan (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: Brain Imaging Research at the Douglas Institute -- 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 caramanos at gmail.com Sun Mar 18 22:15:36 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:15:36 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=3CREMINDER=3E_BIC_Lecture_Series?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3A_Winter-2012_Program_=28Mon-Mar-19=2C_1=3A00_pm?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_Investig?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ating_the_Resting_Brain_with_MEG_--_Dr=2E_Esther_Fl?= =?iso-8859-1?q?orin=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* Please join us for our fourth lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, March the 19th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4)*.* * * * This lecture will be given by Dr. Esther Florin , who will give us an introduction to investigating the resting brain with MEG. * 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, and Sridar Narayanan (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: Brain Imaging Research at the Douglas Institute -- 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 Mon Mar 19 06:46:52 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:46:52 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday March 21st at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018B2EE2@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - March 21st, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Imran Sulemankhil, Master student under the supervision of Dr. S. Prakash Since Imran is a Master student who is giving this seminar as part of the course BMDE500, special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Imran feedback on his research studies. Title: Screening, Isolation, Optimization, and Safety Validation of a Nitrate-Reductase Active Bacteria Abstract: In the 1970s, research had indicated that the reduction of nitrate to nitrite could lead to gastric cancer and other ailment. However, recent studies indicate that the formation of nitrite and subsequent reduction into nitric oxide can elicit a variety of benefits. Here we report on a statistical approach for media optimization of an isolated nitrate reductase active bacteria. By using the Plankett-Burman method and response-surface methodology, it was possible to optimize the nitrate reductase activity by 15-fold. Rather than the classical method that employs a one-at-a-time change of media components, this methods offer a more rapid, yet, statistically valid approach to media optimization. Furthermore, the strain safety validation was evaluated. 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 Mar 21 01:07:33 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:07:33 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2012_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mon-Mar-26=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Communications_Centre=3B_A_Brain-Imaging_Perspectiv?= =?iso-8859-1?q?e_of_Bilingualism=2C_Brain_Organization=2C_and_Deve?= =?iso-8859-1?q?lopment_--_Dr=2E_Denise_Klein=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our fifth lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, March the 26th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This lecture will be given by Dr. Denise Klein, who will present a brain-imaging perspective of bilingualism, brain organization, and development. * 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 (*ERP*), 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: Brain Imaging Research at the Douglas Institute -- 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 Mar 21 08:25:01 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:25:01 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday March 21st at 13h In-Reply-To: <30277_1332155354_4F6713DA_30277_191_12_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018B2EE2@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <30277_1332155354_4F6713DA_30277_191_12_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018B2EE2@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018B3AE3@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - March 21st, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Imran Sulemankhil, Master student under the supervision of Dr. S. Prakash Since Imran is a Master student who is giving this seminar as part of the course BMDE500, special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Imran feedback on his research studies. Title: Screening, Isolation, Optimization, and Safety Validation of a Nitrate-Reductase Active Bacteria Abstract: In the 1970s, research had indicated that the reduction of nitrate to nitrite could lead to gastric cancer and other ailment. However, recent studies indicate that the formation of nitrite and subsequent reduction into nitric oxide can elicit a variety of benefits. Here we report on a statistical approach for media optimization of an isolated nitrate reductase active bacteria. By using the Plankett-Burman method and response-surface methodology, it was possible to optimize the nitrate reductase activity by 15-fold. Rather than the classical method that employs a one-at-a-time change of media components, this methods offer a more rapid, yet, statistically valid approach to media optimization. Furthermore, the strain safety validation was evaluated. 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 Sun Mar 25 20:49:19 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:49:19 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2012_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mon-Mar-26=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Communications_Centre=3B_A_Brain-Imaging_Perspectiv?= =?iso-8859-1?q?e_of_Bilingualism=2C_Brain_Organization=2C_and_Deve?= =?iso-8859-1?q?lopment_--_Dr=2E_Denise_Klein=29?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our fifth lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, March the 26th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This lecture will be given by Dr. Denise Klein, who will present a brain-imaging perspective of bilingualism, brain organization, and development. * 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 (*ERP*), 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: Brain Imaging Research at the Douglas Institute -- 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 vincent.gracco at mcgill.ca Mon Mar 26 12:01:26 2012 From: vincent.gracco at mcgill.ca (Vincent Gracco, Dr.) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:01:26 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] CRBLM talk Message-ID: Please join us on Wednesday March 28th at 15h30, when Dr. Patrice Voss (MNI) presents a CRBLM talk entitled "Cross-modal plasticity in blindness." The talk takes place in Room 501 of the Goodman Cancer Centre at 1160 Pine Ave. West. http://www.crblm.ca/activities/events/patrice_voss_crossmodal_plasticity_blindness Abstract: "The scientific literature has grown rich in research illustrating the remarkable ability of the brain to reorganize itself following sensory loss. This talk will cover much of the work Dr. Voss and colleagues have undertaken working with blind individuals in an attempt to better understand not only the behavioral consequences of blindness but also its impact on brain function and organization. From a behavioral perspective, this will particularly touch on the spatial hearing abilities as well as the pitch/spectral processing abilities of the blind which are generally found to be superior to what is observed in sighted individuals. Dr. Voss will present a series of findings that strongly suggest that these abilities are largely dependent on the organization of, and the functions carried out within, visually deafferented occipital structures." Vincent L. Gracco, PhD Director, Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music McGill University 3640 de la Montagne Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 2A8 Telephone: 514-398-7298 Email: vincent.gracco at mcgill.ca http://www.crblm.ca From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Mar 26 14:33:42 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:33:42 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday March 28st at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018B6CD0@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - March 28st, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Sujaya Neupane , Master student under the supervision of Dr. A. Shmuel Since Sujaya is a Master student who is giving this seminar as part of the course BMDE500, special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Imran feedback on his research studies. Title: Neural mechanisms of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Abstract: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation method which is used in neuroscience research to infer information about processing in different areas of the brain. As of recently, it is also used to treat psychiatric and neurological diseases. However, the mechanisms underlying the effects of TMS at the cortical level are largely unknown. In my Master's project, I try to address these questions by using in-vivo electrophysiology recordings from an animal model while applying different repetitive TMS (rTMS) paradigms of varying intensities. Using 10x10 electrode arrays, recordings were pursued in cat visual area 18 in conjunction with visual stimuli. In the presentation, I will show findings about the effects of rTMS on evoked and spontaneous activity. Moreover, a mechanism of gain effect will be proposed to explain the relationship between pre-TMS activity and different epochs of post-TMS activity. 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 Mon Mar 26 19:14:38 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:14:38 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Special_Lecture_by_Dr=2E_Nancy_Rich?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ert=3A_=22An_update_on_the_findings_in_the_TYSABRI-?= =?iso-8859-1?q?associated_PML_cases=22_=28Mon-Apr-2nd=2C_8=3A30_am?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3B_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=2C_MNI=29?= Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Please join us on Monday April-2nd, in the Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre starting at 8:30 am for a discussion of the differentiation of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (*PML*) on magnetic resonance imaging (*MRI*) by Dr. Nancy Richert (Senior Fellow in MS Clinical Development, Biogen Idec , Cambridge). Dr Richert?s presentation will be entitled ?*An update on the findings in the TYSABRI-associated PML cases*? and will cover the following important topics aimed at improving PML outcome by early recognition: *- Presentation of most recent data and cases* *- Comparison of PML vs multiple sclerosis (MS) on MRI* *- Demonstrate subtle findings in PML* *- Discuss the use of frequent MRI scanning* In order for us to be able to plan for refreshments please RSVP to Elinor Tobman at ellie at mrs.mni.mcgill.ca as soon as possible. * * *Biographical Sketch* Dr Nancy Richert joined Biogen Idec as a Senior Fellow in MS Clinical Development in 2010. Prior to this, Dr Richert was a Staff Clinician in Neuroimmunology at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (*NINDS*) within the National Institutes of Health (*NIH*) and a Consultant in Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology at Children?s National Medical Centre in Washington DC. In addition, Dr Richert has served as a Member of the National MS Society?s (*NMSS*) Scientific Peer Review Committee (2003 ? 2007). She is also a member of the NMSS Task Force for Nervous System Repair. Dr Richert?s primary specialty is in imaging in MS including magnetic resonance imaging (*MRI*) and magnetisation transfer ratios (*MTR*). Over the past 14 years her work has advanced the development and application of MRI outcome measures of disease activity in MS. Dr Richert?s work in clinical trials includes measurements and predictors of brain atrophy. She has participated in several clinical trials for interferon?-1b, Insulin-like growth factor, altered peptide ligand, and most recently daclizumab. Dr Richert has had extensive involvement as a scientific and medical reviewer for journals including Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis and Annals of Neurology -- 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 Mar 28 08:46:01 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:46:01 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday March 28st at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018B7582@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - March 28st, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Sujaya Neupane , Master student under the supervision of Dr. A. Shmuel Since Sujaya is a Master student who is giving this seminar as part of the course BMDE500, special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Sujaya feedback on his research studies. Title: Neural mechanisms of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Abstract: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation method which is used in neuroscience research to infer information about processing in different areas of the brain. As of recently, it is also used to treat psychiatric and neurological diseases. However, the mechanisms underlying the effects of TMS at the cortical level are largely unknown. In my Master's project, I try to address these questions by using in-vivo electrophysiology recordings from an animal model while applying different repetitive TMS (rTMS) paradigms of varying intensities. Using 10x10 electrode arrays, recordings were pursued in cat visual area 18 in conjunction with visual stimuli. In the presentation, I will show findings about the effects of rTMS on evoked and spontaneous activity. Moreover, a mechanism of gain effect will be proposed to explain the relationship between pre-TMS activity and different epochs of post-TMS activity. 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 Mar 28 12:47:59 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:47:59 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2012_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mon-Apr-2=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_C?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ommunications_Centre=3B_Clinical_Applications_of_MR?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Relaxometry_--_Dr=2E_Nikola_Stikov=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our sixth lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, April the 2nd, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). This lecture will be given by Dr. Nikola Stikov, who will give us an introduction to the clinical applications of MR relaxometry. * 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 (*ERP*), 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: Brain Imaging Research at the Douglas Institute -- 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 Thu Mar 29 07:47:35 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:47:35 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday April 4th at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018B7FDF@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is next wednesday Wednesday - April 4th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. J. Cohen Adad Ph.D. Dr. Cohen Adad just finished his postdoctoral fellowship at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Boston USA) with Dr. L. Wald, and has been recruited Assistant Professor in the department of Biomedical Engineering of Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. Title: 7T MRI of the healthy and pathological cerebral cortex Abstract: Ultra-high field MRI (?7T) has recently shown great sensitivity to depict patterns of tissue microarchitecture. Moreover, recent studies have demonstrated a dependency between T2* and orientation of white matter fibers with respect to the main magnetic field B0. During the first part of the talk, we will see how T2* cortical mapping can reveal patterns of cytoarchitectural organization of the in vivo human cortex and how B0 orientation dependence can probe the coherency and orientation of gray matter fibers in the cortex. During the second part of the talk, we will make use of T2* mapping to study cortical demyelination in multiple sclerosis population. The talk will cover most aspects of data acquisition and processing. 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/ ***************************