Posts Tagged: Brain and Mind Institute
Researchers identify specific neurons that distinguish between reality and imagination
June 1, 2017
New Western University research shows that neurons in the part of the brain found to be abnormal in psychosis are…
Western and Lawson scientists develop game-changing blood test for concussions
November 7, 2016
Scientists from Children’s Health Research Institute, a program of Lawson Health Research Institute, and Western University have developed a new…
New life hack for ‘de-blurring’ visual images without glasses
October 18, 2016
An international team of neuroscientists has shown that a person’s ability to see fine visual detail can be sharpened by…
New virtual reality ‘toolbox’ allows for cross-species brain testing
May 11, 2016
Neuroscientists at Western University have developed a new virtual reality ‘toolbox’ that can be used to build video games with…
Abnormal brain interactions harm consciousness
April 28, 2016
Over the past few years, a great amount of scientific research has shown that even when the brain is “at…
New Western neuroscience study shows how we learn from watching others
April 21, 2016
A new study from Western University shows that the parts of our brain that provide us with our sense of…
Listen to your heart – it may tell you something about memory
April 5, 2016
Follow your heart because a new study from Western University shows that your memories already do. Investigators at Western’s renowned…
Internationally renowned neuroscientists join Western to further advance innovative technologies
March 17, 2016
An internationally renowned wife-and-husband team of cognitive neuroscientists have joined Western University after collaborating on game-changing research for the past…
Western welcomes new neuroscientist who unlocks minds with machines
March 10, 2016
If you watch science fiction movies from 1970s, you would think by the year 2016 there would be a robot…
Award-winning neuroscientist named first Western Research Chair
July 8, 2014
Ingrid Johnsrude, one of Canada’s most innovative neuroscientists is coming to Western University to further her research into understanding human behaviour through speech, language and hearing. She has been named a Western Research Chair, the first of its kind announced since the chairs were established last year in support of Western’s Clusters of Research Excellence program.