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Brain

Boost for brain health research

The Ring

CIHR funds two critical brain health research projects: one to show how concussion causes cognitive impairment and another to understand the effects of alcohol and cannabis on the developing brain.

Dino Island, a video game study

The Ring

Dino Island is a product of decades of leading-edge research at UVic. And it can improve attention, working memory and executive function in children with disabilities.

Stress-testing the brain

knowlEDGE

UVic associate professor Marie-Ève Tremblay is on the leading edge of understanding what causes our brain's immune cells to change so drastically and how this affects our cognitive function.

Five new Canada Research Chairs

Five University of Victoria researchers are recognized today for their research excellence and community impact as Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs.

Unconstrained path leads to study of the brain

The Ring

During her five years at UVic, Hannah Eilertsen strove to be the best student possible. Her focus, smarts and determination paid off this month when she was awarded the Jubilee Medal for holding the highest academic standing in the Faculty of Social Sciences. She graduates with a BSc in psychology.

Your brain on Mars: Tracking astronauts’ mental performance

The Conversation

Your brain on Mars: Tracking astronauts’ mental performance

Brain burnout

knowlEDGE

Olav Krigolson has developed a unique mobile electroencephalography (EEG) system to investigate what’s happening in our brains when we’re tired, stressed, oxygen-deprived, struggling with dementia, concussed—or on Mars.

Double jeopardy: cannabis, alcohol and the brain

The Torch

A new UVic study is looking at the potential effects of combining substances such as alcohol and cannabis during early pregnancy. The work is on the heels of the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis in Canada.

State of mindfulness

The Torch

For three years, Faculty of Humanities Dean Chris Goto-Jones has been teaching a free, online course through Leiden University called Demystifying Mindfulness. More than 112,000 people have so far enrolled in the massive open online course (MOOC). Here, Goto-Jones explains the origins, contemporary interest and the continuing evolution of mindfulness in the health sector.

Understanding the aging brain

knowlEDGE

Researchers investigate new approaches to slow loss of brain power.

Social prescription for dementia

The Ring

Canada’s National Dementia Strategy, the long-awaited blueprint for finding a cure and for reshaping policy, was released last week.

Head space

The Torch

UVic researcher Olav Krigolson is helping NASA study the mental stress of a long space mission to Mars. He'll use portable electroencephalography (EEG) systems in the form of MUSE headbands and PEER research software to monitor the brain activity of crew members.

2018 Vanier scholars

The Ring

Three UVic researchers have received 2018 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships—one of the federal government’s most prestigious scholarships for doctorial students and post-doctoral researchers. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of students’ extraordinary combination of academic excellence, research potential and leadership.

Victoria teens joined seniors with dementia in a choir

Globe and Mail

Victoria teens joined seniors with dementia in a choir

Mitochondria function tied to depression

Media release

Scientists have long known that an imbalance in brain chemistry can lead to depression. University of Victoria researchers have taken this knowledge a step further, examining what happens inside the brain's cells in order to better understand how depression occurs.

Teens at highest risk for concussions

Media release

A new research model for studying repeated mild concussions in young brains could increase understanding and transform treatment for this high-risk age group, says University of Victoria neuroscientist Brian Christie.

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