From bratislav.misic at mcgill.ca Mon Mar 6 07:06:51 2023 From: bratislav.misic at mcgill.ca (Bratislav Misic, Dr.) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 12:06:51 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Today | Mac Shine Message-ID: Dear colleagues, please join us for a special lecture by Dr. Mac Shine: Speaker: James M. Shine | University of Sydney Title: The Complex, Adaptive, Dynamic Brain Time: Monday March 6th @ 11AM Location: Jeanne Timmins ? Bratislav Misic, PhD Montreal Neurological Institute https://netneurolab.github.io/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From boris.bernhardt at mcgill.ca Wed Mar 8 17:25:21 2023 From: boris.bernhardt at mcgill.ca (Boris Bernhardt) Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 22:25:21 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: Neuro Event: Gradients of Brain Organization Workshop- July 21, 2023 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi BIC & FYI: Gradients 2023 coming to town B ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: NeuroEvents Date: Mar 8, 2023, 3:48 PM -0500 To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Neuro Event: Gradients of Brain Organization Workshop- July 21, 2023 [The Neuro's logo] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Instagram] [LinkedIn] [YouTube] [Events Banner] [cid:image017.png at 01D951B1.7DEBD8D0] Gradients of Brain Organization Friday, July 21, 2023 Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, The Neuro, 3801 University Street Registration is required - click here to register Recent years have seen a rise of new methods and applications to study smooth spatial transitions ? or gradients ? of brain organization. Identification and analysis of cortical gradients provides a framework to study brain organization across species, to examine changes in brain development and aging, and to more generally study the interrelation between brain structure, function and cognition. In this pre-OHBM workshop, we will bring together outstanding junior and senior scientists to discuss the challenges and opportunities afforded by this emerging perspective. Early career researchers will take centre stage for a series of talks on state-of-the-art development and application of gradient approaches, while a diverse range of established scientists from across the globe will chair the proceedings. In this manner, we hope to stimulate discussions on how gradients are changing our understanding of brain organisation and to initiate fellow researchers to this burgeoning field. Call for Poster Abstracts Researchers and students have the opportunity to share their ideas and research during the Gradients of Brain Organization Workshop. Researchers and trainees at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral level are invited to present their work. The poster session will take place in-person. The scientific presentations are intended to ignite discussion, collaboration, and connection. Submit your abstract using this form Deadline: June 7, 2023 Abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific program committee. Authors will be notified whether their submission will be accepted by June 30, 2023. Registration is required. For more information, click here Contact: Sasha Kelly, Events and Conference Coordinator, The Neuro [alt_text] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Coupled with a new denoising algorithm called CROWN, STAGE can be used to create a new series of homogeneous images that have been corrected for both radiofrequency transmit and receive inhomogeneities. During the last few years, we have focused on measuring iron content and neuromelanin (NM) in the substantia nigra (SN) for comparing idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) with healthy controls and patients with other movement disorders. We have found that the volume of NM, the iron content of the SN, volume of the SN and the N1 sign all together can provide an area under the curve (AUC) of 95% in distinguishing PD from healthy controls. We have developed a template of the midbrain to allow for automatic detection and quantification of these properties. During the process, we used true susceptibility weighted imaging (tSWI) to enhance the N1 sign visibility. Our data has been acquired using STAGE which is a rapid, quantitative, multi-contrast data collection and processing that is vendor agnostic. As such we have created a protocol that can be used for PD studies globally. We have also developed a new method to image all the vessels in the brain down to 100 microns in size. This method we refer to as microvascular in-vivo contrast revealed origins (MICRO) imaging. It uses an iron based contrast agent Ferumoxytol to instill susceptibility inside all vessels. This then leads to a major signal loss revealing small vessels far better than a conventional T1 reducing contrast agent can. We apply this method to Parkinson's disease and to multiple sclerosis to reveal new vascular findings for both diseases. The Killam Seminar Series at The Neuro Supported by the generosity of the Killam Trusts, The Neuro's Killam Seminar series hosts outstanding guest speakers whose research is of interest to our scientific community. 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Activities for children ages 8-12 will take place in the morning (registration required). Please help us by sharing this invitation with friends, family, and the wider community! And of course, come join us! By sharing this invitation, you are not only helping us spread the word about this special event, but you are also contributing to promoting the importance of science communication and outreach. We believe that everyone should have access to and be inspired by the incredible work done by scientists in our community, and we hope you can help us make this possible. Thank you for your support! To register for free, visit https://rbiq-qbin.qc.ca/2023/02/10/the-art-of-imaging-montreal-2023/ -- Nous sommes heureux d?annoncer la derni?re ?dition de notre exposition L'Art de l'imagerie, qui aura lieu ce Samedi, le 18 mars, au Centre PHI de Montr?al. Cet ?v?nement unique et gratuit invite le public ? d?couvrir la bio-imagerie ? travers le prisme des scientifiques qu?b?cois en pr?sentant des images scientifiques soumises par les membres du RBIQ. Des activit?s pour les enfants de 8 ? 12 ans auront lieu le matin (inscription obligatoire). Veuillez nous aider en partageant cette invitation avec vos amis, votre famille et la communaut? en g?n?ral! En partageant cette invitation, vous nous aidez non seulement ? faire conna?tre cet ?v?nement sp?cial, mais vous contribuez ?galement ? promouvoir l?importance de la communication et de la vulgarisation scientifiques. Nous croyons que tout le monde devrait avoir acc?s et ?tre inspir? par le travail incroyable des scientifiques de notre communaut?, et nous esp?rons que vous pourrez nous aider ? rendre cela possible. Merci de votre soutien! 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Communications Centre, The Neuro, 3801 rue University Registration required Abstract: Epilepsy research has often faced challenges due to small sample sizes and limited statistical power. The advent of 'Big Data' has yielded unprecedented possibilities for epidemiological and personalised medicine research in epilepsy research. However, size and dimensionality does not automatically equate to better performance. The focus of this talk will be on the different data sources available for clinical research in epilepsy, their relative benefits and caveats to their application in conventional study designs, and how we can promote best practices moving forward. The 2022-2023 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series will include eight lectures covering hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research. Speakers will include distinguished leaders and rising stars, with the goal of bridging basic research and clinical perspectives. 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