CPSR research leader shows Finance Minister the value of stroke recovery research

March 15, 2018 CPSR research leader Dr. Lara Boyd, right, had a visit from federal finance minister Bill Morneau, centre, on March 6 to learn more about her innovative work as director of UBC’s Brain and Behaviour Lab. Along with CPSR Scientific Director Dr. Dale Corbett of the University of Ottawa, Dr. Boyd co-

CPSR research study leads to $903K CIHR grant to study the impact of stroke lesions on recovery

January 29, 2018 CPSR catalyst funding enabled Dr. Numa Dancause of the Universite de Montreal to collect novel preliminary data that suggest lesion location strongly affects mechanisms of neuroplasticity after stroke. And, accordingly, lesion location is likely a key factor that influences recovery. These

Catalyst grant funding enables researcher to secure $394K award for exercise study

January 29, 2018 Funding received from CaSTOR (Canadian Stroke Trials for Optimized Results), a joint initiative of CPSR and the Canadian Stroke Consortium, helped a Montreal-based research team secure a $394K grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Marc Roig of McGill University will lead the

CPSR Calgary site leader Dr. Sean Dukelow wins major CIHR award for his robotics research

January 26, 2018 Pictured above: Dr. Sean Dukelow of the University of Calgary and Hotchkiss Brain Institute Dr. Sean Dukelow, CPSR’s Calgary site leader, has received a major award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for his cutting-edge research into the role of robotics in stroke recovery.

CPSR’s Dr. Bojana Stefanovic receives $918K grant from CIHR

January 26, 2018 Sunnybrook’s Dr. Bojana Stefanovic, a CPSR researcher, has been awarded a $918K research grant from CIHR for her project entitled: Modulating peri-ischemic neuronal hyperexcitability The stroke model this grant is based upon  — and some of the insights on cerebrovascular modulations — were first

CanStim Consensus Conference shapes network for brain stimulation trials

December 15, 2017 Pictured: Dr. Alexander Thiel, left, of McGill University, and Dr. Jodi Edwards, right, of the Ottawa Heart Institute, chaired the CanStim Consensus Conference, which brought together 18 leading researchers from across Canada as part of a national clinical trials network to study the effect of

New model responds to antidepressant but not exercise for memory loss, depression post-stroke

December 15, 2017 Pictured above: Dr. Paul Albert, left, and Dr. Faranak Vahid-Ansari of the University of Ottawa. SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants, boost memory and cognition after stroke, but exercise may have little impact, according to a CPSR-