Research
December 5, 2025
Wearable alert system to prevent Parkinson’s medication ‘wearing off’ symptoms
Now retired from working as a project manager in the tech industry, Margaret Hanson’s…
Recent News
Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
Research
Slower-walking older adults at risk for falls benefit the most from a home-based exercise program
A strength and balance program has the potential to dramatically lower the falls risk of older adults with slow gait speeds. Falls are the leading cause of injury and hospitalization among adults over the age of 65 in Canada. Worldwide, about a third of older adults fall each year, with many requiring medical care to recover or losing their capacity to live independently….
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Drs. Kiran Soma and Terry Snutch named Distinguished University Scholars
Congratulations to Drs. Kiran Soma and Terry Snutch on being named 2025 UBC Distinguished…
Research
November 28, 2025
Papers of the month: November 2025
Check out some of the papers that were recently published by DMCBH members: Paul…
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events hosted by the Centre, its research partners and affiliated organizations.
Neuropizza with the Motivated Cognition lab
January 14, 2026
F-106, 2211 Wesbrook MallVancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada
Come and learn about some cool science and hang out with your neuroscience colleagues over pizza and drinks!! Neuropizza takes place monthly in the Koerner conference room starting at 5:00pm and is open to everyone.
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Neuroscience Research Colloquium
January 16, 2026 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang: Longitudinal neurodevelopmental correlates of mid-adolescents’ psychosocial processing: A path to young adult wellbeing?
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
January 16, 2026 @ 3:00 pm
Sevinchbegim Miralimova: The Relationship of Beat Perception and Verbal Working Memory to Word-Segmentation
DMCBH Room 3402, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3
Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
January 23, 2026 @ 3:00 pm
Sanjana Subramaniam: Comparative effects of early life adversity paradigms on emotional behaviour and memory
DMCBH Room 3402, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3
Our Research
The Centre is home to five Integrated Research Programs, with over 100 investigators involved in clinical and foundational research.
