Neuroscience researchers at Western University have developed the first open-access repository for raw data from mouse cognitive testing. Called MouseBytes, the database gives researchers a platform to share rodent cognition data using touchscreen cognitive testing...
Month: December 2019
Olympic expert available to comment on WADA banning Russia from 2020 Games
With the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ruling today that Russia is banned from the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the director of Western University’s International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) is available to media for comment. Angela J. Schneider,...
Lung images of twins with asthma add to understanding of the disease
Two lung imaging studies from Western University, including one performed in non-identical twin patients with life-long asthma, have shown that airway defects in the lungs of asthmatic patients are like thumbprints – they have a unique pattern and maintain that...
UPDATED: New tech allows Western neuroscientists to study virtual reality through sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzqTak6yiPs When exploring virtual reality, most consider the simulation as a visual experience. New technology at Western University will allow neuroscientists and audiologists to investigate simulated spaces through sound. Ingrid...
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry establishes new Office of Military Academic Medicine
With the aim of becoming a world leader in military medicine, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University today announced the establishment of the Office of Military Academic Medicine. The Office builds upon a long-standing relationship...