It’s like Google Maps for the brain, layers of information that fit together to build a new kind of diagnostic jigsaw puzzle. Shawn Whitehead, a professor at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and director of the Western Institute for …
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Western researchers find exercise provides brain boost after sports-related concussions
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Western researchers tackle major health challenges with $18M in grants
Canadian Institutes of Health Research funding drives study of key diseases, treatments
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Work placements, studies abroad, entrepreneurship among opportunities available to gain experience
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From songs to video games, Western students in the LEARN Lab design health curriculum materials
Western researchers develop course to boost physical activity at childcare centres
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Expert insight: How communities can come together to address their problems
Researchers learn from other sectors of civil society just as communities learn from academics
Western grad chases dreams after brain injury
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