VILLENEUVE LAB
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6875 Boulevard LaSalle Montréal, QC H4H 1R3
The Villeneuve Lab is interested in how the brain ages, with a specific focus on factors that modify the association between brain lesions and cognitive performance. Our research is motivated by the fact that more than 25% of older adults are considered cognitively normal despite the presence of beta-amyloid in their brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. This fact suggests that other factors interact with beta-amyloid to trigger cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease. It also suggests that actions can be taken to prevent or postpone disease-related symptoms. The main focus of the Villeneuve Lab's research is therefore to examine the factors that protect against, or worsen, the development of cognitive deficits in age-related neurodegenerative diseases...
The Villeneuve Lab, headed by Dr. Sylvia Villeneuve, uses multimodal brain imaging to analyze pre-symptomatic biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease