When the Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping (CFMM) first opened its doors at Robarts Research Institute in 1996, you could stand in front of the building and see the reflection of the hospital on one side and the university on the other. At the time, it was...
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Unintentional EMF breakthrough may offer hope
While the debate rages over the harmful effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF), found in everything from cell phones, medical imaging devices and power lines, one Western researcher sees potential beyond the controversy.
Neuroscientists get yes-no answers via brain activity
Western researchers have used neuroimaging to read human thought via brain activity when they are conveying specific ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers.
Student’s internal illness inspires external beauty
Gina Duque gave the ‘brush off’ to a number of local artists at a recent London fundraiser. Oh, no, it’s not what you think. The 23-year-old Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) student lacks the animosity and hostility to do so.
Hellmuth celebrates Owen, Beamish
Western professors Paul Beamish and Adrian Owen have been named winners of the 2013 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.
Goodale elected fellow of prestigious Royal Society (UK)
Western neuroscience researcher Melvyn A. Goodale has been elected to the prestigious Royal Society, joining the likes of Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
Join the Hellmuth Prize celebration
Join the Western community in celebrating professors Paul Beamish and Adrian Owen, winners of the 2013 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 in Conron Hall, room 224, University College.
Ratcliffe: Some researchers need not apply
Two documents, Re-Profiling Internal Funding Programs and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Board Program Overview, raise questions about changes in internal research funding at Western for humanists and social scientists.
Legros, Lagugne-Labarthet join European doctoral push
Two Western professors look to open the world to Western students.
OBI funding to target neurodegeneration
When Ruth McFeat heard the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) was investing $15 million to support research on neurodegeneration, the progressive loss of the structure and/or function of neurons, she couldn’t have been more thrilled.
Fellowship takes search for answers global
Western professor Stephen Lomber is only the second Canadian to earn the Cattell Fund fellowship in the last two decades.
Blind brain receives ‘visual’ cues to identify shape
A significant number of blind humans, not unlike bats and dolphins, can localize silent objects in their environment simply by making clicking sounds with their mouth and listening to the returning echoes.
Program looks to build a safer implant
While more than 120,000 Canadians have pacemakers – and an estimated 25,000 new ones are implanted each year – these patients are unknowingly putting themselves at risk of a lower standard of care down the road.
Unintentional EMF breakthrough may offer hope
While the debate rages over the harmful effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF), found in everything from cell phones, medical imaging devices and power lines, one Western researcher sees potential beyond the controversy.
Neuroscientists get yes-no answers via brain activity
Western researchers have used neuroimaging to read human thought via brain activity when they are conveying specific ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers.
Student’s internal illness inspires external beauty
Gina Duque gave the ‘brush off’ to a number of local artists at a recent London fundraiser. Oh, no, it’s not what you think. The 23-year-old Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) student lacks the animosity and hostility to do so.
Hellmuth celebrates Owen, Beamish
Western professors Paul Beamish and Adrian Owen have been named winners of the 2013 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.
Goodale elected fellow of prestigious Royal Society (UK)
Western neuroscience researcher Melvyn A. Goodale has been elected to the prestigious Royal Society, joining the likes of Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
Join the Hellmuth Prize celebration
Join the Western community in celebrating professors Paul Beamish and Adrian Owen, winners of the 2013 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 in Conron Hall, room 224, University College.
Ratcliffe: Some researchers need not apply
Two documents, Re-Profiling Internal Funding Programs and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Board Program Overview, raise questions about changes in internal research funding at Western for humanists and social scientists.
Legros, Lagugne-Labarthet join European doctoral push
Two Western professors look to open the world to Western students.
OBI funding to target neurodegeneration
When Ruth McFeat heard the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) was investing $15 million to support research on neurodegeneration, the progressive loss of the structure and/or function of neurons, she couldn’t have been more thrilled.
Fellowship takes search for answers global
Western professor Stephen Lomber is only the second Canadian to earn the Cattell Fund fellowship in the last two decades.
Blind brain receives ‘visual’ cues to identify shape
A significant number of blind humans, not unlike bats and dolphins, can localize silent objects in their environment simply by making clicking sounds with their mouth and listening to the returning echoes.
Program looks to build a safer implant
While more than 120,000 Canadians have pacemakers – and an estimated 25,000 new ones are implanted each year – these patients are unknowingly putting themselves at risk of a lower standard of care down the road.