Cutting Edge Lectures in Science: Non-invasive mapping of the human brain
Non-invasive mapping of the human brain
By Alan Evans (MNI and Depts of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Electrical and Computer Engineering, 海角精品黑料)
Alan Evans is the director of the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre's ACE NeuroImaging Laboratory and the Montreal Consortium for Brain Imaging Research - and, as a specialist in three-dimensional modeling of the living brain, his goal is to understand neurological pathologies inside-out. "Ultimately, we're trying to understand the natural history of a disease," he says. "What parts of the brain exhibit abnormal changes in cortical thickness, for example, over the duration of Alzheimer's disease? How does that brain map relate to behaviours, such as a decline in language skills?
More information about how Dr. Alan Evan's work on brain imaging helps to fight Alzheimer's disease.
Initiated in 2003 with the express purpose of fostering communication between scientists in different disciplines as well as between scientists and the public, Cutting Edge Lectures in Science are made possible through the generous support of Faculty of Medical Sciences (Professor Marianna Newkirk, Associate Dean Research), Faculty of Arts (Professor Christopher Manfredi, Dean), Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Professor Chandra Madramootoo, Dean), Faculty of Science (Professor Martin Grant, Dean) and the Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM). For more information, please call 514-398-4094.