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SUMMARY:Rewiring the Mind: How Science\, Lifestyle and Wellness Shape Brain Health
DESCRIPTION:Research continues to transform our understanding of brain health\, revealing just how adaptable and resilient our brains are—and how strongly they are shaped by the choices we make every day. By learning new skills and building healthy daily habits\, you can take charge of your brain and even change it. \nIn this special UBC Connects at Robson Square event\, you’ll hear from UBC scholars Dr. Lara Boyd\, Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose\, and Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell. Together\, they’ll share insights on how learning reshapes the brain\, the role of exercise in aging\, and how diet and lifestyle are essential to lifelong brain wellness. \n\nTalk descriptions:\n“How do we learn\, unlearn and relearn?” \nDr. Boyd will discuss how brain change supports learning. She will provide examples of how learning takes place in young\, old and damaged brains as well as talk about why it is sometimes hard to acquire new knowledge. \n“Eat\, play\, love – Nutrition and other healthy habits for our brains” \nDr. Appel-Cresswell will review the role of nutrition in brain health using the example of Parkinson’s disease and will tell the story of the BC Brain Wellness Program as a way to overcome barriers on the path to brain wellness. \n“The Brain–Body Connection: Exercise as a Catalyst for Cognitive and Physical Resilience”\nDr. Liu-Ambrose will talk about how exercise plays a critical role in ensuring we maintain both our physical and cognitive functions as we age. \n\n\nSpeaker bios:\nDr. Lara Boyd is a Professor and Distinguished University Scholar at UBC. She is both a neuroscientist and physical therapist. Dr. Boyd directs the Brain Behaviour Lab\, which performs research that tests ideas surrounding how behaviour and brain health affect learning. Since joining UBC in 2006\, Dr. Boyd has published more than 200 papers and been awarded over $25 million in research funding. She has also won numerous awards for her research and mentorship. Additionally\, Dr. Boyd’s TEDx talk “After watching this your brain will not be the same” has been viewed by over 40 million people. \nDr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose is a physical therapist and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Healthy Aging at UBC. She directs the Aging\, Mobility and Cognitive Health Laboratory\, the Vancouver General Hospital’s Falls Prevention Clinic and the Centre for Aging SMART. She also leads the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Data Collection Site at UBC. Dr. Liu-Ambrose’s research focuses on understanding the role of exercise and other lifestyle interventions\, in promoting cognitive and mobility outcomes in older adults. Her research findings have been implemented into clinical practice\, community programs and international practice guidelines or recommendations to promote healthy aging. \nDr. Silke Appel-Cresswell is a movement disorder neurologist and Associate Professor at UBC. She holds the Marg Meikle Professorship for Research in Parkinson’s disease and directs the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre. Her research focuses on a holistic\, interdisciplinary approach to the treatment and prevention of brain disorders. She is the co-founder of the BC Brain Wellness Program\, which promotes active engagement in exercise\, art\, mindfulness\, nutrition and community building. In addition\, her research studies the role of the microbiome in Parkinson’s disease and other brain disorders\, and the use of ultrasound guidance for botulinum toxin injections in movement disorders. \n\nModerator:\nDr. Lynn Raymond is a Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychiatry\, Co-Director of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and Clinic Director of the Centre for Huntington Disease. As a clinician-scientist\, she brings a unique perspective to her work on neurodegenerative diseases\, bridging the gap between research and patient care. Her lab investigates the mechanisms that lead to Huntington Disease\, focusing on changes in brain circuits and glutamate receptor function.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/rewiring-the-mind-how-science-lifestyle-and-wellness-shape-brain-health/
LOCATION:UBC Robson Square Theatre (C300)\, 800 Robson Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6Z 3B7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Dr. Bruce Pike: MRI Guided Transcranial Focused Ultrasound
DESCRIPTION:The integration of MRI and transcranial focused ultrasound represents a disruptive technology that has many potential applications.  This seminar will provide an overview of a new research program I established in this area that has three major research themes: neurosurgery\, drug delivery\, and neuromodulation.  Methods\, applications\, and progress in each of these areas will be reviewed and future research opportunities highlighted.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-bruce-pike/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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SUMMARY:Dr. Stephanie Salia: From placenta to behaviour: How sex chromosomes and hormones mediated immune signaling shape neurodevelopmental trajectories and behaviour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is a special guest of the Ciernia Lab. Dr. Stephanie Salia (Memorial University of Newfoundland) will present a talk titled “From placenta to behaviour: How sex chromosomes and hormones mediated immune signaling shape neurodevelopmental trajectories and behaviour.”
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-dr-stephanie-salia/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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SUMMARY:Neuropizza with the Raymond lab
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/neuropizza-with-the-raymond-lab/
LOCATION:Koerner Pavilion Conference Centre\, F-106\, 2211 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuropizza
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SUMMARY:Marwa Idrissi: Investigating the relationship between pre-existing anxiety levels and adolescent nicotine vapor-induced anxiety and impulsivity changes\, using a rat model
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Marwa Idrissi from the Laviolette Lab (Western University). \nLearn more
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/marwa-idrissi-investigating-the-relationship-between-pre-existing-anxiety-levels-and-adolescent-nicotine-vapor-induced-anxiety-and-impulsivity-changes-using-a-rat-model/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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SUMMARY:Transforming BC’s System of Care for a New Clinical Triad: One year update
DESCRIPTION:This month\, Dr. Daniel Vigo from UBC Psychiatry\, UBC School of Population and Public Health\, and the Province of British Columbia\, will present “Transforming BC’s System of Care for a New Clinical Triad: One year update.” \nZoom link if unable to attend in person:\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/5936706150?pwd=bWFoeDNGMkk2ZVNOQk9FTFZIT0lZdz09&omn=62102214283 \n 
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/transforming-bcs-system-of-care-for-a-new-clinical-triad-one-year-update/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health and Addictions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251128T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251128T160000
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SUMMARY:Ryan Tomm: Avoidance and Reward-Seeking across Levels of Depressive Symptoms: Translational Investigations of Action and Inhibition
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Ryan Tomm from the Motivated Cognition Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/ryan-tomm-avoidance-and-reward-seeking-across-levels-of-depressive-symptoms-translational-investigations-of-action-and-inhibition/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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