Brain, mind & consciousness
Brain, mind & consciousness
Bugs, Babies & Brains
What can we learn from studying bacteria in babies?
How does the brain give rise to the mind?
From AI to optogenetics, new techniques and strategies are enabling researchers to learn from cognitive disorders and pr
Newest CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars take on high-risk, high-reward pursuits
16 distinguished early-career researchers join the prestigious CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program
Neuroscience in XR: Driving Immersive Reality
Frontier research in neuroscience and cognitive science presents an immense potential for tackling challenges limiting g
CIFAR completes review of four research programs
Three CIFAR research programs will be renewed and one program will be closed in 2020/21
Finding islands in the uncharted waters of consciousness
Can consciousness persist in brains that are totally cut off from the outside world?
Anil Seth named co-director of Azrieli program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness
A neuroscientist with interests that cross disciplines, Seth plans to build bridges between CIFAR programs
Meet the 2019-2021 cohort of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
Fourteen inspiring early-career researchers named across five CIFAR research programs
The Future of Neuroscience and VR
Advancing virtual reality (VR) technologies are leveraging the brain's visual and auditory systems and brain-body intera
Can virtual reality change the way we understand ourselves?
Virtual reality (VR) technologies could open a window on the nature of consciousness, while advances in neuroscience are
The memory hunters
In their lab at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, CIFAR fellows and neuroscientists Sheena Josselyn and Paul Frankla