Neuroscience | University of Toronto Magazine

Scientists Can’t Read Your Mind. But They’re Working on It

Prof. Tom Chau’s lab can already tell what word you’re thinking of, or if you’re singing a song to yourself

Research on mice reveals that specific memories can be weakened. Could this one day help treat the effects of trauma in humans?

Researchers discover that our brain erases certain memories for a reason

Understanding how we learn and make memories will lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, says Brain Prize winner Graham Collingridge

Ron Husmann lost his voice due to MS and didn’t sing for 28 years. Then he learned how to harness his brain’s own healing power

Ambitious 10-year project will create a detailed electronic atlas of the brain

Research is pointing to new treatments for the millions of North Americans who suffer from sleep disorders.

A tiny electrode implanted in the brain may help patients with Alzheimer’s disease, depression and other disorders

After years of incremental progress, spinal cord repair is edging closer to reality

Study could lead to new treatment options for people with addictions

They are on the cutting edge. And they are doing their work right here. A chronology of medical breakthroughs at U of T over the past 20 years