Research
October 22, 2018
New book by UBC neuropsychiatrists aims to draw attention to modern medicine’s “elephant in the room”
Understanding and Managing Somatoform Disorders – A Guide For Clinicians is a new book...
Research
Collaboration builds resources to heal after leading cause of brain injury in women
When we think of concussion, it’s easy to imagine that traumatic brain injury occurs...
Research
October 11, 2018
Motherhood could affect hormone therapy’s ability to prevent memory loss
Researchers have established that the foggy feeling and forgetfulness that many new mothers report...
Research
September 26, 2018
Neuroethics Canada awarded funds to develop strategy for evaluating new treatment options for pediatric epilepsy
A team led by Neuroethics Canada‘s Dr. Judy Illes (pictured) and Dr. Patrick McDonald will...
Trainees
September 25, 2018
UBC postdoc takes Harvard Medical School appointment to study sleep and Alzheimer’s disease
As anyone who has ever lain awake in the dark hours after going to...
Community
September 24, 2018
Member news: September 2018
Pictured: Renée Fleming (left), American opera singer and soprano, visited the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for...
Research
September 17, 2018
New multi-faculty research initiative weaves notes and neurons
Image source: UBC School of Music. Imagine standing on stage, stretching your voice across...
Research
September 4, 2018
New research shows athletes may be returning to the game too soon after concussion
Detailed scans of University of British Columbia hockey players who had suffered concussions found...
Research
August 30, 2018
EMBED project using digital tools to assist depression diagnosis and care
Pictured, left to right: Dr. Jun Chen, Dr. Erin Michalak, Dr. Jill Murphy, and...
Community
August 28, 2018
Member news: August 2018
Congratulations Dr. Matilde Balbi (PI: Dr. Tim Murphy), Dr. Katharina Held (PI: Dr. Yu...
Trainees
August 27, 2018
GPN emphasizes wellbeing, works to improve graduate student experience
The 2017/18 academic year saw major changes to the Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN),...
Research
August 21, 2018
Genetic model offers elegant tool for testing Parkinson’s disease therapies
Pictured: Dr. Matthew Farrer. Image credit: Paul Joseph/UBC. For the past decade, Parkinson’s disease...