What is pain? What affects our perception of pain? Join us on June 7th with our speakers Dr. Kenneth Craig, the Director of the BC Pain Research Network and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at UBC, and Nicole Bailey, a graduate research assistant at the Kramer lab at ICORD. In this session, we will explore the psychological, social, and biological dimensions of pain, as well as current research studying the interactions of stress and pain.

The upcoming Wellness Wednesday will highlight sex-differences on age-related functions. The session will cover both brain and motor functions by two speakers - Dr. Jennifer Jakobi will cover topics on muscle system and Dr. Natasha Rajah-Moir will present on memory-related brain functions.

Join us at our Research Seminar Series on April 5th to learn more about your brain, specifically how new cells are produced in your brain and how this might affect memory and mood. Neurogenesis, defined as the formation of new neurons in the brain, is a complex process of which our speaker, Dr. Jason Snyder, is an expert in. In this session, Jason will walk us through the basics of neurogenesis, how his lab investigates the role of neurogenesis in behaviours such as learning and decision-making, and how functions of neurogenesis in animals might translate to humans.

Join us for our first Wellness Wednesday with speaker Dr. Zachary Walsh as we explore therapeutic cannabis use. This session will discuss evidence-based therapeutic benefits, cannabis modalities, and cannabis' role in healthy aging and neurocognition.

Want to stay up to date on exciting, new research emerging from Dr. Silke Cresswell’s lab? Join us on February 1st when 3 up-and-coming studies will be presented. First, Amanda Cammalleri will discuss a multimodal exercise, mindfulness, and nutrition intervention on healthy aging subjects. Following which, Mikey Jose will explore how audio interventions can be used to alleviate apathy in Parkinson's Disease. Finally, Shayan Keymanesh will consider how a Mediterranean-ketogenic diet may improve gut and brain health in people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Join us on June 15th from 12-1pm to learn about lifestyle interventions in Parkinson’s Disease. In this presentation, graduate students Shayan Keymanesh and Mikey Jose will discuss two up-and-coming studies that aim to understand how lifestyle interventions, such as diet and music listening, can help improve brain health in people with Parkinson's Disease.