Understanding our brains during puberty: how sex differences in brain development affect mental health Brielle Goulart August 17, 2024 594 There are many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases that affect men and women differently, but we don’t have a clear picture as to why. One factor that may be important is the influence of hormones durin...
The Lorenzetti Group announces new initiatives and appointments The Montrealer February 18, 2024 2204 Dr. Maggie Lorenzetti Dorfman takes on Presidency of the Barry F. Lorenzetti Foundation The LORENZETTI GROUP represents a series of companies that cater to different markets throughout the Montreal area, and ru...
Neurodiversity: perspective from a person with lived experience Kate Zarbatany July 6, 2023 2067 When I was diagnosed with autism at 13 years old, I wasn't even sure what the word meant. My parents told me, in the most basic way, that my brain worked differently than others. It was not good or bad, it was ...
Research by Dr. Boris Bernhardt is improving our understanding of autism spectrum disorder in children Noor El Mufti December 19, 2022 1399 Brain Canada-funded researcher is using his 2019 Azrieli Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research grant to deepen our knowledge of ASD using powerful computational models Approximately one in 66 children in Ca...
Understanding neuronal function in brain-based diseases Katarina Stojkovic January 17, 2022 1280 University of British Columbia PhD candidate Hong Lu has been awarded the Shireen and Edna Marcus Award for his work in discovering a process essential to brain synapse development, in the hope of having a bett...
Thinking differently: autism in First Nations communities Katarina Stojkovic December 7, 2021 4286 Located in Central Alberta, the Plains Cree community of Maskwacis defines autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or pîtoteyihtam, as “he/she thinks differently”. According to Grant Bruno, a registered member of Samso...
Building a charitable organization for families living with autism Audrey Burt April 24, 2020 3049 My son’s life has value beyond measure Editor’s Note: April is Autism Awareness Month, and we are sharing an article by Audrey Burt, mother of a boy with severe autism. Audrey founded S.Au.S (Soutien Autism Su...
