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

Heather Reisman hosted an "in conversation" event at Baycrest on May 5 with Dr. John Ratey, Harvard doctor and author of the acclaimed book, Spark -- The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.
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Frontal lobe damage can be risky business

Baycrest study has important implications for treating behavioural problems
It is not unusual for individuals who have suffered a frontal lobe brain injury, as a result of stroke, tumor or severe head injury, to exhibit changes in personality and behaviour. Now scientists have pinpointed two specific areas in the frontal lobes that, when injured, can shift one’s level of comfort with risk.
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Baycrest creates Centre for Brain Fitness with $10-million investment from Ontario Government

As Ontario braces for a doubling of its senior population over the next 20 years, it is turning to Baycrest to develop and commercialize a range of innovative products aimed at improving the brain health of aging adults. Today the Ontario Government took a large step in this direction by announcing it is investing $10 million dollars to create the Centre for Brain Fitness at Baycrest.
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New Centre for Brain Fitness at Baycrest

Ontario government invests $10 million
Baycrest has been awarded $10 million from the Ontario Government to create the Centre for Brain Fitness – a commercialized science enterprise to tackle the rising prevalence of cognitive decline in an aging population.
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Powerful imaging tools shed new light on how aging brain is assaulted by disease – and its remarkable capacity for repair

International leaders in brain imaging are meeting at The Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, March 24-26 to exchange ideas and advances in “Neuroimaging in Dementia”. The 18th Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference will focus on the uses of neuroimaging for dementia and cognitive rehabilitation.
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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

A disease that steals the self

People with rare type of memory loss still sensitive to others, study shows

Baycrest cognitive scientist Dr. Endel Tulving inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Antidepressant shows early promise in treating agitation and psychotic symptoms of dementia

Lunch with your NHL hero!
Baycrest and NHL Alumni Association team up to offer memories that will last a lifetime

eBay Canada Combines Heart-Pounding Adventure and Heart-Warming Causes with “Thrillanthropy”

Canadian military visits Baycrest

Stunning new garden opens at Baycrest

New exhibit of Judaic textile artwork on display in the museum until September 30

Chair of the Baycrest Board

Youth learn what it's like to be old

Youth learn life lessons from Holocaust Survivors

New CEO for Baycrest

Holocaust Survivors across GTA will attend their Senior Prom …after more than 65 years!

Baycrest prom celebration for Holocaust survivors gets news coverage in local and national media

Memory screens in New York City

Baycrest scientist inducted into The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Brightest minds in memory research meet in Toronto for conference March 4-6, 2007

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Canadian study shows bilingualism has protective effect in delaying onset of dementia by four years