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Most strokes occur from clots blocking vessels that supply blood flow to the brain.

Recognizing emotions and intentions from facial expressions is crucial for human communication and social interaction.

Most nerves in the brain are surrounded by myelin, an insulating cover that allows them communicate efficiently.

The human brain is vulnerable to too much of mTOR signaling, An important neuronal pathway regulating neuronal development and activity.

Each year, 12.6 million babies worldwide are born when the pregnancy is between 32-36 weeks.

A memory is perhaps the most fragile and personal of all our possessions.

The diversity of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disease can be commonly unified by fundamental deficits in neuronal communication, particularly at the interface between neurons known as the synapse.

Ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot in the brain, is a leading cause of death, disability, and dementia.

Even in the healthy brain, ageing is commonly associated with cognitive decline.

Stroke happens to 62,000 people each year in Canada.