Centre for Neuroscience Studies
The Queen’s Centre for Neuroscience Studies (CNS) is an internationally recognized team of 58 basic and clinical scientists from departments and faculties across campus. Biologists and physiologists work alongside computer scientists and psychologists in our intensely collaborative, multidisciplinary research initiatives. When we combine these multiple perspectives, we get much more than the sum of the parts. The Centre integrates four key approaches in neuroscience research – cellular, systems, behaviour and clinical. From the lab bench where we examine how brain cells communicate, to the bedside where we evaluate the benefits of new drug therapies, together we are covering every angle. Our new multidisciplinary graduate program in neuroscience is educating the next generation of leaders who will build on our progress in reducing the impact of neurological disorders. Top students from across North America and beyond come to the Centre to learn in a collaborative environment where they can cross departmental divisions and learn from the best minds in the field. Our latest accomplishment is the acquisition of a state-of-the-art 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, which is housed in our MRI Facility at Queen’s University. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging will complement our existing research strengths, accelerate the pace of innovation and enhance our capacity to translate basic research findings into practical interventions for people with neurological disease. By cultivating our expertise in brain imaging, we will secure our position as an international leader in neuroscience.
The CNS includes seven research groups, including autism spectrum disorders, biological communication centre, brain, behaviour and cognitive sciences; CIHR group in sensory-motor integration; fetal alcohol syndrome NET; motor performance; and pain. These groups are described in http://www.queensu.ca/neurosci/research_groups.htm.
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