Faculty

Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience

David Andrew Electrophysiological Recording, ischemia, migraine, headache, trauma, stroke
William Bendena neuropeptides, biosynthesis, action
Brian Bennett Oxidative stress, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive impairment
Michael Blennerhassett inflammation, intestine
Susan Crocker Cytogenomics, Biomarker discovery for neurodegenerative disease
Eric Dumont pain, drug addiction, neuroanatomy, behaviour, electrophysiology
Alastair Ferguson neuro-regulatory control, microinjection, single cell recording, patch clamp recording
Nader Ghasemlou Acute and chronic pain, Neuroimmune interactions, Ion channel activity, Cytokines/chemokines
Craig Hawryshyn vision, retinal development, optical physiology, visual electrophysiology
Michael Kawaja neuropathic pain, hypertension, spinal cord injury
Xudong Liu human molecular genetics, genetic mapping, population genetics, bioinformatics, statistical genetics, next generation sequencing, ASD's, IDs, psychiatric disorders
Alan Lomax neuroplasticity, neuroimmunology and neurogenesis
Neil Magoski Ion channel regulation, neuronal excitability
James Reynolds Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder
Mel Robertson hyperthermia, hypoxia, behaviour
Ken Rose spinal motorneurons, interneurons
John Rossiter neuropathology, neurodegenerative disorders
Patrick Stroman fMRI, Spinal Cord
Dean Van Vugt neuroendocrine regulation, menstrual cycle, appetite
Jagdeep Walia

Systems Neuroscience

Brian Bennett Oxidative stress, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive impairment
Gunnar Blohm Computational neuroscience, sensory-motor control, multi-sensory integration, 3D reference frame transformations, eye-head-hand coordination, smooth pursuit-saccade interactions, brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS), functional neuroimaging (EEG, MEG), decision
Brenda Brouwer neuromuscular disorders, injury prevention, spasticity
Vincent DePaul
Nandini Deshpande sensory integration, aging, mobility
Hans Dringenberg neural plasticity, long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD), neocortex, hippocampus, electrophysiology, learning, memory
Eric Dumont pain, drug addiction, neuroanatomy, behaviour, electrophysiology
Alastair Ferguson neuro-regulatory control, microinjection, single cell recording, patch clamp recording
Jason Gallivan Action, Perception, Cognition, Decision-making, Memory, functional MRI, Neural decoding, Brain network connectivity
Nader Ghasemlou Acute and chronic pain, Neuroimmune interactions, Ion channel activity, Cytokines/chemokines
Tariq Hassan
Ron Levy Parkinson's Disease
Alan Lomax neuroplasticity, neuroimmunology and neurogenesis
Doug Munoz visual fixation, eye movements, fMRI, Alzheimers, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parkinson's Disease, ALS
Kathleen Norman movement abnormalities, central nervous system disorders
Martin Pare visual cognition, attention, working memory, executive control, audiovisual communication, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, mental disorders (schizophrenia, ADHD, depression), neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson's)
Lucie Pelland physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, sensory-motor coordination, head trauma, concussion
Jordan Poppenk memory, hippocampus, individual differences, neuroanatomy, fMRI
James Reynolds Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder
Francois Rivest Computational neuroscience, reinforcement learning, machine learning, conditioning, interval timing, dopamine
Ken Rose spinal motorneurons, interneurons
Stephen Scott coordination, limb movements, stroke
Jessica Selinger Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience
Patrick Stroman fMRI, Spinal Cord
Jagdeep Walia

Cognitive/Behavioural Neuroscience

Claire Davies
Gunnar Blohm Computational neuroscience, sensory-motor control, multi-sensory integration, 3D reference frame transformations, eye-head-hand coordination, smooth pursuit-saccade interactions, brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS), functional neuroimaging (EEG, MEG), decision
Christopher Bowie neurocognition in psychosis, psychotic disorders, behavioural assessment, mental illness, cognitive deficit
Donald Brunet multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis in MS, clinical drug trials, EEG
Monica Castelhano perception
Meredith Chivers Female sexuality; sexual psychophysiology; gender differences; sexual orientation; sexual functioning; paraphilias; gender identity.
Wendy Craig bullying, victimization, relationships
Vincent DePaul
Anne Duffy Studies of youth at risk of developing mood disorders, longitudinal offspring studies, genetic, psychological and sociological risk factors and risk prediction.
Eric Dumont pain, drug addiction, neuroanatomy, behaviour, electrophysiology
Randy Flanagan motor control, motor learning, cognition, perception, computational neuroscience, visual motor control, grasping
Jason Gallivan Action, Perception, Cognition, Decision-making, Memory, functional MRI, Neural decoding, Brain network connectivity
Nader Ghasemlou Acute and chronic pain, Neuroimmune interactions, Ion channel activity, Cytokines/chemokines
Tariq Hassan
Tom Hollenstein adolescence, development
Beth Kelley autism, developmental disorders, brain development, cognitive development
John Kirby Cognitive processes in reading; dyslexia; reading remediation
Valerie Kuhlmeier cognition, development, evolution
Ron Levy Parkinson's Disease
Neil Magoski Ion channel regulation, neuronal excitability
Janet Menard neurobiology, fear, anxiety, neuropharmacology
Kevin Munhall speech production, speech perception, face perception, neuropsychology
Doug Munoz visual fixation, eye movements, fMRI, Alzheimers, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parkinson's Disease, ALS
Cella Olmstead behavioural neuroscience, learning, reward, cognitiion, motivation, drug addiction, drug abuse
Martin Pare visual cognition, attention, working memory, executive control, audiovisual communication, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, mental disorders (schizophrenia, ADHD, depression), neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson's)
Jordan Poppenk memory, hippocampus, individual differences, neuroanatomy, fMRI
James Reynolds Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder
Francois Rivest Computational neuroscience, reinforcement learning, machine learning, conditioning, interval timing, dopamine
Mark Sabbagh learning, neural changes, infants, preschoolers, theory of mind
Stephen Scott coordination, limb movements, stroke
Jessica Selinger Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience
Claudio Soares
Patrick Stroman fMRI, Spinal Cord
Niko Troje visual perception
Dean Van Vugt neuroendocrine regulation, menstrual cycle, appetite
Jagdeep Walia
Daryl Wilson attention, perception, memories, action

Clinical Neuroscience

Ryan Alkins Neurosurgery
David Andrew Electrophysiological Recording, ischemia, migraine, headache, trauma, stroke
Muhammad Ayub Psychiatry, Developmental Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
William Bendena neuropeptides, biosynthesis, action
Brenda Brouwer neuromuscular disorders, injury prevention, spasticity
Donald Brunet multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis in MS, clinical drug trials, EEG
DJ Cook Translational Stroke Research, Pre-Clinical Validation of Stroke Therapy, Neuroplasticity and Stroke Recovery
Nandini Deshpande sensory integration, aging, mobility
Nader Ghasemlou Acute and chronic pain, Neuroimmune interactions, Ion channel activity, Cytokines/chemokines
Ian Gilron pain mechanisms and treatment, analgesic pharmacology, sensory
John Gordon Boyd critical care
Diane Groll psychiatry
Tom Hollenstein adolescence, development
Felicia Iftene Schizophrenia Rehabilitation, Mood Disorders
Sarosh Khalid-Khan childhood anxiety disorders, psychotherapeutic interventions in adolescent mood and anxiety disorders, anxiety prevention
Ron Levy Parkinson's Disease
Xudong Liu human molecular genetics, genetic mapping, population genetics, bioinformatics, statistical genetics, next generation sequencing, ASD's, IDs, psychiatric disorders
Alina Marin adolescence, psychiatry
Nadeem Mazhar acute psychiatric care, substance abuse, eating disorders, addictions
Michel Melanson inflammatory neuropathies, motor neuron disease, ALS
Roumen Milev mood, anxiety disorders
Doug Munoz visual fixation, eye movements, fMRI, Alzheimers, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parkinson's Disease, ALS
Kathleen Norman movement abnormalities, central nervous system disorders
Martin Pare visual cognition, attention, working memory, executive control, audiovisual communication, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, mental disorders (schizophrenia, ADHD, depression), neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson's)
Giovanna Pari clinical trials, movement disorders, parkinson's disease
Lucie Pelland physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, sensory-motor coordination, head trauma, concussion
Caroline Pukall human sexuality, sexual dysfunction, pain
James Reynolds Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder
Mark Sabbagh learning, neural changes, infants, preschoolers, theory of mind
Fraser Saunders concussion
Stephen Scott coordination, limb movements, stroke
Dallas Seitz Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia
Claudio Soares
Patrick Stroman fMRI, Spinal Cord
Sean Taylor ALS
Martin ten Hove neuro-opthalmology
Jagdeep Walia