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Trainee Profile: Julianne McLeod

Julianne McLeod is a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science student under the supervision of Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul in the Perception-Action Lab. We caught up with Julianne to learn more about her research interests and her experience as a graduate student. What is your thesis project on? I am using electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate brain network connectivity in female varsity…

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Dr. Mark Bevan: Dysregulation and rescue of subthalamic nucleus locomotor function in Huntington’s disease mice

December 1

2215 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 In this seminar I will focus on our recent studies on the role of the subthalamic nucleus in motor control and its dysregulation in movement disorders.  We found that 1) subthalamic locomotor encoding and gait are highly dysregulated in Q175…

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