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Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation visits Baycrest

The Ontario Government's Minister of Research and Innovation visited Baycrest on Nov. 3 for a tour and overview on the use of technology that drives research and product innovation at Baycrest.
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Baycrest senior scientist receives 2008 Michener Institute Honorary Diploma
- Dr. Donald T. Stuss

Dr. Donald T. Stuss, Vice-President of Research at Baycrest and a world-renowned expert on the frontal lobes, has been selected to receive an Honourary Diploma of Health Science from The Michener Institute of Applied Health Sciences it was announced today. The diploma will be conferred on Nov. 1st.
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UCLA brain fitness scientist and author visits Baycrest

American brain fitness scientist and author Dr. Gary Small paid a visit to Baycrest on Oct. 7, 2008 to talk about what the future holds for more effective diagnostic tools and early intervention treatments for people at greatest risk of developing Alzheimer's.
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Surf's Up! Baycrest kicks off new speaker series

Baycrest launched its new speaker series on Sept. 23 with a talk on Beach Boys' Brian Wilson -- the relationship between his creative mind in making music and the neurological changes in the brain that can lead to mental illness.
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A Celebration of Sephardi Culture

“Our Precious Heritage: A Celebration of Sephardi Culture” opens on Sept. 21 at Baycrest’s Morris and Sally Justein Heritage Museum for a year-long run.
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Patients who recover well from serious head injuries never feel quite the same, complain of “mental fatigue”

People who make a full recovery from head injury often report “mental fatigue” and feeling “not quite the same” – even though they scored well on standard cognitive tests.
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Brain noise is a good thing

Canadian scientists have shown that a noisy brain is a healthy brain. “Brain noise” is a term that has been used by neuroscientists to describe random brain activity that is not important to mental function. Intuitive notions of brain-behaviour relationships would suggest that this brain noise quiets down as children mature into adults and become more efficient and consistent in their cognitive processing. But new research from the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest, published in the July 4, 2008 issue of the Public Library of Science - Computational Biology, overturns this notion.
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Seniors with type 2 diabetes may experience memory declines immediately after eating unhealthy meal

Short-Term Use of Antipsychotics in Older Adults With Dementia Associated With Serious Adverse Events

Baycrest senior scientist elected to The Royal Society

Famous space journalist visits Baycrest

Indigo's "Chief Booklover" Heather Reisman interviews best-selling author at Baycrest

Frontal lobe damage can be risky business

Baycrest creates Centre for Brain Fitness with $10-million investment from Ontario Government

New Centre for Brain Fitness at Baycrest

Powerful imaging tools shed new light on how aging brain is assaulted by disease – and its remarkable capacity for repair

Dr. David Conn appointed Vice President, Medical Services at Baycrest

Head injuries result in widespread brain tissue loss one year later

Patient safety in long-term care under the microscope
Canadian Patient Safety Institute releases background paper

Cooking up a map of the mind