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Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: December 15, 2025

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The Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.

Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: From Diversity to Discovery CPHI Data Flows Through the PCGL

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:25:48 +0000

New Resource for Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Anxiety Management

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:27:12 +0000

The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development, in collaboration with �鶹��ý��վ EMHR, is pleased to present a new resource, "Tantrums and more: Practical strategies for healthy emotion regulation development in early childhood”. These resources are designed for professionals and caregivers working with young children, providing evidence-based strategies to aid children’s emotion regulation and anxiety management, which can be hard to find.

Prof. Signy Sheldon Featured in Scientific American: How Storytelling Shapes Memory

stephanie.larocque@mcgill.ca — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:06:48 +0000

Professor Signy Sheldon (�鶹��ý��վ Psychology & Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory ) and her team - also featured in The Journal of Neuroscience and Society for Neuroscience- explored how different storytelling styles (emotional/conceptual vs. Concrete/perceptual detail) actively shape how and where our brains store memories. Their findings show that distinct neural pathways are engaged depending on narrative style, with implications for tailoring communication to different audiences, such as older vs. younger adults.

Psychology: Macnamara Lecture Series - Dr. Samuel Mehr

antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:49:43 +0000

On Friday, April 4, 2025 �鶹��ý��վ Psychology Department will host Dr. Samuel Mehr, who will deliver a Macnarmara Lecture of interest to many members of the University

Psychology: Bindra Lecture Series - Dr. Rui Costa

antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:10:53 +0000

On Friday February 7th, 2025, �鶹��ý��վ Psychology Department will host Dr. Rui Costa, who will deliver a Bindra Lecture of interest to many members of the University

Psychology: Hebb Lecture Series- Dr. Morgan Barense

antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:48:26 +0000

On Friday January 10th, 2025 �鶹��ý��վ Psychology Department will host Dr. Morgan Barense who will deliver a Hebb Lecture of interest to many members of the University

Psychology: Hebb Lecture Series- Dr. Sandip Sinharay

antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:28:06 +0000

On Friday November 8th, 2024, �鶹��ý��վ Psychology Department will host Dr. Sandip Sinharay, who will deliver a Hebb Lecture of interest to many members of the University

Psychology: Hebb Lecture Series- Seth Pollak

antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:00:14 +0000

On Friday October 4th, 2024, �鶹��ý��վ Psychology Department will host Dr. Seth Pollak, who will deliver a Hebb Lecture of interest to many members of the University

New publication in Nature Neuroscience by Prof. Rosemary Bagot and her team

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:38:45 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Bagot, her lab, and their co-authors for their recent publication in Nature Neuroscience! The paper is titled, Sex-biased neural encoding of threat discrimination in nucleus accumbens afferents drives suppression of reward behavior, and can be found here. Additional brief information about this paper can be found in this thread. Prof.

Professor Karim Nader elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:01:22 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Karim Nader on becoming a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada! Prof. Nader is being honoured as a renowned leader in memory research focusing on fear. More information on this honour can be found here.

Professor Eric Hehman has been given a William Dawson Scholar award

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:26:34 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Eric Hehman on becoming a William Dawson Scholar! This honour is for researchers who have demonstrated potential to become global leaders in their field. More information on this award can be found here and here.

Professor Caroline Palmer has received a Distinguished James �鶹��ý��վ Professor award

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:21:17 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Caroline Palmer on becoming a Distinguished James �鶹��ý��վ Professor! �鶹��ý��վ’s highest honour is reserved for late-career researchers who have established themselves as international leaders in their field of study. More information on this award can be found here and here.

Psychology: Bindra Lecture Series - Dr. Vijay Namboodiri

antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:47:22 +0000

On Friday April 5th, 2024, �鶹��ý��վ Psychology Department will host Dr. Vijay Namboodiri, who will deliver a Bindra Lecture of interest to many members of the University

Main Lecture will take place at 3:30pm. Location: 522 McIntyre Medical Building. Free admission.

Reception will follow the lecture. Everyone is welcome!

For more information about the speaker please visit our website

Postdoc Dr. Rand Eid wins a REDI Early Career Transition Award

joshua.starr@mcgill.ca — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:18:35 +0000

Congratulations to Dr. Rand Eid, a postdoc in Dr. Rosemary Bagot's lab, on winning the CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award! The REDI award is a new career transition award that funds researchers through the end of their postdoc and on into starting their own labs. More information on this award can be found here. Great job, Dr. Eid!