Author Archives: Brenda Pierucci

1. The History of the Neuroscience of Sexual and Gender Diversity

   How has sexual and gender diversity evolved in neuroscience research these past years? What is the impact of this development on LGBTQIA+ communities? This is what Dr. Jhon Alexander Moreno, director of the Innovation, Technology and Cognition laboratory (INTECOG), clinical researcher associated with CRIUGM and associate professor in the Department of Psychology of the Faculty […]

2. Helping your brain ward off Alzheimer’s symptoms

   A study by Dr. Sylvie Belleville, Laboratory Director at CRIUGM, shows that a series of cognitive training sessions has helped Quebec seniors cope with memory loss – even five years later.

3. Call for proposals – Monographic issue on pride in neuroscience research

   Dr Alexander Moreno, neuropsychologist/psychologist, Clinical Researcher at CRIUGM and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences – University of Montreal is the guest editor for a Special Issue « Pride in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience: 2024 » to be will be published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience […]

4. Neurocognitive health: A focus on LGBTQIA+ older adults

   On May 17, 2024, the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, with the theme “No one left behind: Equality, Freedom, and Justice for All”, an international research team has made the decision to speak out in order to promote research into the health of seniors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, […]

5. Can virtual reality help ease the end of life?

   Dr. Alexander Moreno, research clinician associated with CRIUGM, launches a research project to test the benefits of virtual reality on anxiety and pain in palliative care.

6. International Women’s Rights Day: CRIUGM researchers share their thoughts

   On the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, two of our researchers talk about the importance of women in research. It’s well known that women are under-represented in research. That said, it’s not just a question of the proportion of women. In fact, the search for creative solutions to various societal issues requires researchers to […]

7. At 99, swimmer Betty Brussel just smashed 3 world records – CBC/Radio Canada

   CBC/Radio-Canada interviews Mylène Aubertin Leheudre, laboratory Director at the CRIUGM, on the importance and feasibility of physical activity with age.

8. Are you over Daylight Saving Time? So are sleep experts

   “There’s no benefit for individuals, objectively, with this change of time,” said Dr. Thanh Dang-Vu, a neurologist with expertise in sleep and sleep disorders and a professor at Concordia University.

9. To watch and watch again : CRIUGM conferences

   Conférences Midi du CRIUGM Pragmatic Impairments and Ressources in People with Alzheimer´s Dementia Emotional (Re)Processing In Sleep And Dreaming

10. Quartier Innovant: a living laboratory to promote the well-being of senior citizens

    We invite you to discover our beautiful initiative in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood (Montreal), a living laboratory project focused on the co-construction of services and programs to make the neighbourhood more inclusive of its seniors. Led by the CRIUGM – CIUSSS Centre-sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal, with Nathalie Bier, researcher in charge of the living laboratory, and Ana Ines Ansaldo, […]