Regular members of the SNC

AMZICA, Florin                      Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6111, ext 3337

BENGIO, Yoshua                   Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6804

Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio, Mila rallies researchers specializing in the field of deep learning. Recognized globally for its significant contributions to the field of deep learning, Mila has distinguished itself in the areas of language modelling, machine translation, object recognition and generative models.

BLANCHET, Pierre J.            Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 890-8123       (514) 343-7126

The laboratory is interested in the basal ganglia, particularly in drug-induced motor complications arising from the chronic administration of antipsychotic agents, from a pathophysiologic and therapeutic standpoint, in a translational bench-to-bedside perspective.

BLUNK, Rikard Email           Website            Phone: (514) 343-7960

Dr. Blunck's laboratory investigates structure-function relations of voltage-gated ion channels and their role in memory and learning using fluorescence spectroscopy that visualizes protein movement.

BONIZZATO, Marco Email           Web site            Phone: (514) 340-4711, ext. 4880

The laboratory of Dr. Bonizzato studies brain interfaces in the goal of discovering new neuroprothetics interventions and devise new innovative technics to study sensorimotor computations.

BOUCHARD, Jean-François Email           Website            Phone: (514) 343-6111, ext 4083

Dr Jean-François Bouchard’s team is workin on the identification of the mediators implicated in visual axon guidance and synaptogenesis. They propose that new knowledge on these mechanisms will help to develop new therapeutic agents to treat these incurable diseases such as blindness.

BROUILLETTE, Jonathan  Email           Website            Phone: (514) 343-6111, ext

Dr Brouillette’s lab is interested in the molecular and cellular changes that lead to cognitive decline in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease in order to develop new therapies capable of improving cognitive health in older adults by stopping or reducing the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

CHAPMAN, Elaine               Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-2304

CISEK, Paul                          Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6111, ext 4355

Dr. Cisek’s lab studies how the brain makes decisions between different actions as we interact with our world.

COHEN-ADAD, Julien          Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 340-4711, ext 2264

The NeuroPoly lab is developing new technologies in quantitative MRI applied to neuroscience (functional MRI, microstructure MRI, etc.)

DANCAUSE, Numa               Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6317

In our laboratory we are interested how the primary and premotor cortices control movements and how they interact with each other. We also study their reorganization following stroke. Finally, we develop methods to manipulate or shape the plasticity in order to maximize the recovery.

D’AVANZO, Nazzareno Email           Website            Phone: (514) 343-5634

The D’Avanzo lab is examining the regulation of neuronal HCN channels by membrane lipids, cannabinoids, and other proteins.

Graziella Di Crisrto         Email           Web site            Phone: (514) 345-4931, poste 2867

The general objective of the Di Cristo lab is to study the molecular mechanisms that regulate the development of GABAergic synapses, by employing a combination of biochemical, cellular imaging, electrophysiological and behavioral techniques.

DREW, Trevor                        Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-7061

DROUIN-OUELLET, Janelle Email           Website            Phone: (514) 343-6111, ext 2781

The Drouin-Ouellet lab generates brain cells from skin cells of Parkinson’s Disease patients to understand the underlying mechanisms of the disease and develop new therapies.

DUBUC, Réjean                     Email           Website             Phone #: (514) 987-3000, ext 3715      (514) 343-5729

 Our research is aimed at shedding light on the neural mechanisms responsible for controlling rhythmic motor activities such as locomotion and respiration.

EBITZ, Betket                     Email           Website             Phone #: (514) 343-6111, ext 3303

We are interested in the neural bases of higher cognitive functions. We specifically focus on how populations of interacting neurons learn and maintain our goals and beliefs about the world.

GIROUARD, Hélène              Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6111, ext 32786

Dr. Girouard's team is interested in the mechanisms regulating cerebral blood flow in health or models of cardiovascular and / or neurodegenerative pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease.

GREEN, Andrea                    Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6111, ext 3301

 Dr. Green's lab investigates how multisensory signals are integrated to create estimates of our motion and orientation in space and how we use these estimates to plan and execute motor actions in different behavioural contexts.

KALASKA, John                    Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6349

 Our lab studies the distributed cerebral cortical neural mechanisms involved in the sensorimotor planning and control of reaching movements, decision-making about the appropriate movement to make in response to ambiguous or even contradictory sensory evidence, and sensorimotor learning processes.

KOLTA, Arlette                      Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-7112

The laboratory of Arlette Kolta aims at defining the contribution of astrocytes to neuronal computations performed by cortical (in relation to vision) and brainstem sensorimotor (in relation to pain and to rhythmic movements) circuits.

LACAILLE, Jean-Claude       Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-5794

 The laboratory of Dr Lacaille studies the plasticity of synaptic networks of the hippocampus in learning and memory, and their dysfunction in brain disorders.

LAVIGNE, Gilles J.               Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-2310

LEGAULT, Pascale Email           Website            Phone: (514) 343-7326

The Legault laboratory investigates the structure-fonction relationship of RNA and RNA-protein interactions. As part of her research project on microRNA maturation, she aims to better understand the mechanisms that regulate the levels of specific microRNAs associated with Parkinson's disease.

LÉVESQUE, Daniel              Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6339

MARTINEZ, Marina              Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6111, ext 4359

The Martinez lab investigates the neural mechanisms of motor recovery in animal models of spinal cord injury. We also develop rehabilitation strategies, including neuroprostheses for locomotor control.

MASSON, Jean-François Email           Website            Phone: (514) 343-7342 

Our lab focuses on the development of molecular sensors based on optical techniques, such as plasmonics, Raman spectroscopy and machine learning. Specifically, we design new microscopes for optophysiological measurements of neurotransmitters and metabolites involved in various neurochemical pathways of the brain.

MOLOTCHNINOFF, Stéphane Email           Website           Phone: (514) 343-2391

The laboratory of Stéphane Molotchnikoff is interested in how neurons encode visual stimuli. They are also interested to better understand how neurons change their properties after training.

PROVOST, Jean Email           Website            Phone (514) 340-4711, ext 4186

PERICH, Matthew          Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6111, ext 3301

The Perich lab fuses computational neuroscience, neurophysiology, and neural engineering to study how biological brains coordinate behavior. By linking fundamental neuroscience insights with innovations in AI, they aim to guide the development of next-generation neural interfaces.

ROBITAILLE, Richard          Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6111, ext 1946

The main interest of Dr. Robitaille’s laboratory is to study the roles of glial cells in the regulation of normal synaptic functions and neuronal network and in a disease context such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

ROMPRÉ, Pierre-Paul Email Website Phone: (514) 343-6111, ext 35351

ROSSIGNOL, Elsa          Email           Website            Phone: (514) 345-4931

The laboratory of Elasa Rossignol is interested in the genetic causes of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders including epilepsy, autism and mental retardation.

ROSSIGNOL, Serge            Email           Website            Phone: (514) 343-6371

RUNGTA, Ravi Email Website Phone: (514)-343-6111, ex 6370

The Rungta lab combines advanced imaging approaches and electrophysiology to understand how blood flow in the brain is controlled in relation to neural circuit activity.  Their research aims to uncover how different subtypes of cells in the brain interact during sensory processing and contribute to brain function.

SAMAHA, Anne-Noël          Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-6111, ext 32788

Dr. Anne-Noël Samaha’s laboratory studies drug addiction, motivation and the pursuit of rewards.

TROUILLON, Raphaël Email           Website            Phone: (514) 340-4711, poste 5142

The laboratory of Dr Trouillon in interested in electrochemistry, neurochemistry, biosensors, biochips and organ-on-a-chip.

TRUDEAU, Louis-Éric           Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 343-5692

The Trudeau lab is interested in the functioning of dopamine neurons in the brain, and in particular in their connectivity and their dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease

VANNI, Mathieu Email Web site Phone: (514) 343-5946

Matthieu Vanni’s laboratory investigates the neural networks involved in vision using neurophotonics such as calcium imaging and optogenetics. This research will help to develop of new approaches of neuroprosthesis or recovery following brain injuries such as stroke.

VAUCHER, Elvire Email Website Phone: (514) 343-7537

The laboratory of Elvire Vaucher aims to understand the plasticity mechanisms of the cortex and visual pathways. They aim to slow down the mechanisms of retinal damage, including vascular inflammation and to improve residual vision at the cerebral level after partial loss of vision. The examine in particular the role of the cholinergic system in these mechansims.

WEISS, Lucien           Email           Website            Phone #: (514) 340 4711, Ext 7459

The Weiss group develops super-resolution fluorescence microscopes and image-analysis tools to characterize the cellular phenotypes associated with neurodegenerative diseases.