Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro)

AI analysis challenges autism diagnosis criteria

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:53:45 +0000

An analysis of digital health records using large language models (LLMs) is challenging a long-held belief about the clinical identifiers of autism.

A new study led by researchers at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of ��ɫTV and Mila Quebec AI Institute found that social communication factors may not be as important in identifying the condition as previously believed.

AI innovation unlocks non-surgical way to detect brain cancer spread

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:31:27 +0000

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect the spread of metastatic brain cancer using MRI scans, offering insights into patients’ cancer without aggressive surgery.

Lab-grown brain cells help uncover new targets for Parkinson’s treatments

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:33:56 +0000

Scientists have uncovered a new link between the immune system and the development of Parkinson’s disease.

Researchers at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) at ��ɫTV have discovered that an immune response plays a key role in how toxic protein clumps, known as Lewy bodies, form in brain cells and contribute to disease.

This suggests factors that trigger the immune system, such as chronic inflammation, exposure to toxins, or prolonged stress may not only correlate with Parkinson’s, as previous research has found, but drive its development.

New laboratory to advance research in 3D brain modelling

amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 21:58:41 +0000

Launching on June 26, 2020, the Helmholtz International BigBrain Analytics Learning Laboratory (HIBALL) will work to create 3D brain models at an unprecedented cellular-level resolution.