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Training the brain to rehabilitate hearing loss

October 25, 2017

As we age, it becomes more difficult to hear all the words during conversations in loud restaurants or busy venues. When talking about hearing loss, we don’t usually think about...

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Grants allow Baycrest to dive into uncharted areas in brain health research

October 18, 2017

With recent grant funding from non-profit organizations and federal grant agencies, Baycrest scientists will pursue new avenues in brain health and aging research. Investments support the work of Baycrest’s Rotman...

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Baycrest receives $1.8 million federal grant to boost research infrastructure

October 16, 2017

Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute (RRI) will usher in a new era of cutting-edge brain health research thanks to a recently announced $1.8 million investment from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation,...

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Baycrest launches study combining music and brain stimulation to improve memory

September 18, 2017

Baycrest will embark on the first study combining music therapy with brain stimulation to improve memory among patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). This study could pave the way to...

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Baycrest Global Solutions signs deal to establish new services for older adults in China

August 21, 2017

Baycrest Global Solutions Inc ., the commercial arm of Baycrest Health Sciences , has signed a new $7.8 million deal with Beijing-based Zhonghong Holding Co., Ltd . (“Zhonghong Group”) to...

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Baycrest researchers find that imagining an action-consequence relationship can improve memory

August 10, 2017

The next time you hear about the possibility of rain on the weather forecast, try imagining the umbrella tip being lodged in your home’s door lock, blocking you from locking...

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Baycrest scientist represents Canada in organization promoting international collaborations in brain research

July 27, 2017

Dr. Stephen Strother , senior scientist at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute, will help shape cooperative brain research around the world in his new appointment as a Canadian representative on the...

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Speech language therapy delivered through the Internet leads to similar improvements as in-person treatment

July 20, 2017

Telerehabilitation helps healthcare professionals reach more patients in need, but some worry it doesn’t offer the same quality of care as in-person treatment. This isn’t the case, according to recent...

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Signs of psychological problems linked to brain networks

July 17, 2017

How a person’s brain tunes out unnecessary information could be used to help predict psychological problems, according to a new study published by Baycrest researchers. The new study, published in...

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RRI trainees teach older adults about brain research

July 13, 2017

You’re never too old to learn something new. An interest in learning led Terry Dolan to take the Understanding Your Brain course taught by Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute (RRI) trainees....