Research in Behavioural Neuroscience
On 8 November 2001, the University of Lethbridge opened the $8-million Canadian Centre for
Behavioural Neurosciences at the University of Lethbridge. There, with his colleague Dr. Ian Whishaw, Dr.
Bryan Kolb continues his pioneering research into brain injuries from stroke, Alzheimers, drug abuse and
head injuries.
The 40,000-square-foot centreconsidered the premier institute of its kind in Canada,
and a magnet to Lethbridge for visiting researchers from around the world is home to research facilities
of 10 investigators. Included under its roof are microscopes that can magnify tissue up to 800,000 times,
allowing scientists to study the effect of stroke on brain neurons.
Stroke, in fact, is a key area of research for the centre, which is aligned with the
University of Ottawa-based Canadian Stroke Network. Research there has included the role played by estrogen
in strokes, whether such psychomotor stimulants such as nicotine can change the circuitry of the brain, and
even if tactile stimulation can encourage post-stroke brain re-mapping.
In 2004, the centre was given $1 million to build an MRI lab by the federal
governments Canada Foundation for Innovation, a private body established in 1997 to fund research
infrastructure. The centres MRI lab was among 129 at 57 institutions to receive funding that year.
As well in 2004, the centre was among three research facilities to be a participant in
the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, a new Calgary education, research and clinical care centre funded by a
$10-million gift from Calgary oil and gas executive and Calgary Flames owner Harley Hotchkiss.
Neuroscience Centre
The Heritage Community Foundation is pleased to
present this episode of the Innovation Alberta radio series,
courtesy of Porcupine Stone Productions and Cheryl Croucher.
The research of Dr. Bryan Kolb and others put the
Univeristy of Lethbridge on the world map in the field of neurological
research. This resulted in the creation of the Canadian Centre for
Behavioral Neurosciences, housed in the Neurosciences building at the
University of Lethbridge.
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High Tech Ceramics
The Heritage Community Foundation is pleased to
present this episode of the Innovation Alberta radio series,
courtesy of Porcupine Stone Productions and Cheryl Croucher.
Lorne Johansson, a research technologist at the
Alberta Research Council, talks about the development and testing of
ceramics in a variety of applications, from fuel cell housings, to
armour plating.
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